The Samsung Galaxy S6 seems to be one durable phone, but Digiato on YouTube decided to test the capabilities of the phone even further with a drop test to end all drop tests: from a drone flying up 50 meters into the air.
The same team from Iran also uploaded its creative drop tests for a Sony Xperia Z3, HTC Desire and LG G Flex 2 involving a 10-ton roller.
Tehran's Chitgar Lake is the backdrop of the high-flying drop test, with the drone first taking aerial shots of the high-tech landscape. Although the video is in Farsi, subtitles help to explain in English just exactly what is going on.
First, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is dropped from just a few feet off the ground to see how it would fare from a fall from a pretty normal height that is likely to happen in everyday life. The glass and back panel of the smartphone show no major damage and just a few scratches on its sides along the alumnium frame, even when the drop is increased by a few more feet.
The exciting part begins at around 3:30 minutes into the video when the phone is finally outfitted into a drone for the ultimate drop test. An on-drone camera shows closeup footage as the S6 is lifted 50 meters into the air above the picturesque lake and as it is dropped to the ground.
The phone is dropped in gloriously slow motion and its fall is captured from various angles to prolong the agony of the reveal. When it finally hits the ground, the team rushes to see what happened to the smartphone as the drone continues to film their reactions.
Unsurprisingly, the S6 does not survive its treacherous fall from the sky. The glass is cracked; the panels are coming off; and the device's display no longer works.
Although the screen is blacked out, the team believes that the smartphone still turns on because vibrations are felt whenever the home button is pressed.
Verdict: Dropping a Samsung Galaxy S6 from a drone at 50 meters in the air results in one very dead phone. We have to say, though, that Gorilla Glass fared remarkably well with just a few cracks, considering the height it was dropped from.
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