iPhone 5: Apples Toughest iPhone Yet

Multiple endurance tests conducted on a single iPhone 5 unit indicate that Apple’s new smartphone is likely to withstand even the worst case scenarios in every-day usage.

The people at Android Authority have released an unbiased video featuring three durability tests conducted on the same iPhone 5 they used for drop tests in Hong Kong about a week ago.

The already-damaged iPhone 5 faired extremely well in scenarios where the tester poured an entire cup of hot coffee over the handset, crammed it between edgy pieces of metal in a bag, and finally submerged it in a water tank for 15 seconds.

The video embedded above shows how the phone incurred little to no substantial damage immediately after the tests were carried out. Only after 24 hours of sitting in rice (to absorb the moisture) did the phone finally come its demise.

While not scientific, the tests done by Android Authority are substantial enough to declare the iPhone 5 as one of the most durable smartphones out there, and arguably the toughest iPhone ever released by Apple.


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