The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is one of the most robust handsets released recently. The 5.7-inch Android Marshmallow-powered phablet touts the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 — the first device to do so.
The Galaxy Note 7 with its metal chassis and Gorilla Glass 5 protection may seem robust at the outset, but is the device really a tough cookie?
YouTuber XEETECHCARE decided to put the Samsung phablet under the scanner and subjected it to a drop test to see if the device — which is primarily covered in glass — survived the test.
The metal frame of the Galaxy Note 7 only safeguards the handset if it falls on the edge, but what happens if the smartphone were to land on its face on an undulated surface? Will the chemically treated glass thought to be shatterproof withstand the drop test? That is exactly what XEETECHCARE set out to demonstrate in the drop test video.
"Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Drop Test! Is Gorilla Glass 5 Strong enough to withstand the deadly drops? Lets find out in this epic Note 7 durability drop test!" notes the video's description.
Corning has tom-tommed the fact that its Gorilla Glass 5 is able to withstand drops on rough surfaces nearly 80 percent of the time and is far superior than competing glass designs.
The glass manufacturer claims that Gorilla Glass 5 is four times better in surviving drops from heights compared to other alternatives. It apparently "raises the bar for protection against drops higher than ever, surviving 1.6-meter, shoulder-height drops onto hard, rough surfaces."
Interestingly, both the front and rear of the Galaxy Note 7 are protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
The video, published to YouTube on Monday, Aug. 15, shows the Galaxy Note 7 being unboxed and then dropped on to the pavement on its back in the first test.
The rear of the device is not that lucky — the bottom right edge of the Galaxy Note 7 gets slightly chipped. It also suffers a hairline crack, and the Gorilla Glass 5 on the back cracked despite the handset being dropped from waist height.
In the second test, the side drop test, the Galaxy Note 7's S Pen popped out because of the impact. There were scratches on the S Pen area, but the glass was unscathed.
The third test, front-facing drop, showed that the Galaxy Note 7 survived with a tiny scratch on the top left edge.
Check out the video below to see how the Galaxy Note 7 survived the test.
