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【Watch The Heirs Online】

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YouTuber JerryRigEverything has posted a video testing the iPhone 8's durability. Is the glass back really the strongest glass ever used in a smartphone as Apple claims? Does the iPhone 8 bend? How well does it hold up to scratches?

Grab your bucket of popcorn, and be warned: this test might make your cringe.

SEE ALSO: 8 reasons why buying an iPhone 8 makes more sense than the iPhone X

The first test Jerry puts the iPhone 8 through is a scratch test. Using a set of Mohs hardness picks, he scratches the display. Turns out the screen is just as scratch-proof as the iPhone 7 and Note 8's — there's no improvements with the iPhone 8's display.

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Other things we learned: Though the rear camera is covered with a sapphire glass, it's not impervious to scratches from materials that have a Mohs hardness with a level of 6, 7, or 8. Diamond has a Mohs hardness of 10, which is the highest, and most scratch-proof of all materials. (You can learn about what all the various levels of Mohs hardness levels means here.)

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The test also showcases that the iPhone 8's strengthened Series 7000 aluminum is also bend-proof. No surprise since the insides of the metal frame is reinforced with steel and the glass back helps strengthen the entire structure of the body.

And, of course, this wouldn't be a JerryRigEverything video if he didn't take a lighter to the display. It might be the hardest part to watch, but better he does it to his own iPhone than yours.

The only test he didn't perform was a drop test. But it's only a matter of time before somebody does one of those and posts it to YouTube.

Ultimately, based on this test, the iPhone 8 looks pretty durable.


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