Redmi Note 7 fails spectacularly at an actual durability test

27 February 2019
The phone has plenty of weak build points, despite what some Chinese influencers suggested earlier.

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Adreno, 28 Feb 2019had many xiaomi phones never had this problem always drop a... moreSamsung uses polycornonate plastics .
Which strong enough to survive .
Are you see bend test of midrange Samsung phone by Jerry rig ..
Than you will surely observe

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    • Anonymous
    • xq5
    • 28 Feb 2019

    If you use good case and don't put it in your rear pocket it will be ok.

      NipponFan, 28 Feb 2019What do you expect from a cheap copy of a phone? a copy of what exactly ?

        Gauron, 27 Feb 2019Metal, at this price point? Get real people. At this price... morecan't find the comment of the dude who put his phone in his pocket while riding his bike to quote since it also the same to me. hence why i'm not high on big phones, it'll bend easily in my pocket when riding. jeans tight yo. i'll have to quote this intead. xiaomi is giving high spec for cheap. something has to give. sadly in this case it's the build quality. i'd rather a metal body instead of that glass tbh. stronger and i'll put it in silicone case anyway so idgaf on the shiny back.

          What do you expect from a cheap copy of a phone?

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            • Adreno
            • 0Um
            • 28 Feb 2019

            had many xiaomi phones never had this problem always drop a hardcase and u are good wtf even 1k phones need cases , i was hthinking to buy M30 and A50 but worse , plastic..

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              • Anonymous
              • ajV
              • 28 Feb 2019

              Anonymous, 27 Feb 2019The video makes it pretty clear that the phone is quite dur... moreSo true

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                • Anonymous
                • ajV
                • 28 Feb 2019

                HKNY, 28 Feb 2019Every phone bends more or less. It is normal. But, Xiaomi t... moreMaybe is not very rigid at bending but is very well build for drops. Droping the phone is the most common mistake people do.

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                  • Kajzi
                  • 0BQ
                  • 28 Feb 2019

                  Although I usually watch this guy's "tests", if I think about it I don't really see why they are of any importance. He is nit testing, whether the devices have flaws or what things should we be aware of. I mean the most probable thing that could happen to your phone is dropping it. Even that is quite rare if you just care about your phone the slightest.

                  What Jerry is doing is just straight out trying to destroy the phone in impossible situations. Come on, in what circumstances would you burn your phone?

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                    • HKNY
                    • Jbq
                    • 28 Feb 2019

                    Every phone bends more or less. It is normal. But, Xiaomi touted Note7 as a pretty sturdy device by breaking walnuts with it. But this video reveals that Note7 is far from being sturdy. Of course, expecting a sturdy device in this price range is a bit unrealistic but jerryrigeverything tested dozens of devices that didn't bend.

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                      • Kishok
                      • vV5
                      • 28 Feb 2019

                      Those videos done by Xiaomi is probably to hide the fact that the phone isn't that great when it comes to structural durability. Remember when the Mi 4i was introduced with a so-called 2nd-generation SD615 chipset that promises overheating wouldn't happen again, yeap, it stills overheats and went on to become one of their most notorious device (and still stuck on Andoid L until today)

                        'Actual', people don't actually bend and fire their phone.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • U2T
                          • 28 Feb 2019

                          Rex Tech, 28 Feb 2019That back panel looks like paper rather than plastic lol. ... morelol foldable phone then turns into 2 phones when snapped

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                            • Anonymous
                            • XNk
                            • 28 Feb 2019

                            Anonymous, 27 Feb 2019The chinese version is all over many markets and he probabl... moreInsightful comment. Everyone should see this.

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                              • XNk
                              • 28 Feb 2019

                              Pedep, 27 Feb 2019These test is a pure junk i have few the whole plastic phon... moreThe only misleading videos are the ones posted by the joker Xiaomi CEO.

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                                • vxm
                                • 28 Feb 2019

                                Put a hard case on it maybe? I would like to see someone testing it with a hard case.

                                  Anonymous, 27 Feb 2019" A phone might bend accidentally if sit on it while it is ... morejust make a thicker phone, which will boost battery capacity, to tackle this issue, and also the protruding camera
                                  I always wonder why manufacturers strive for thin phone
                                  personally I like it thicker

                                    I believes Redmi Note 7 Pro (not launch yet but will in very near future) will have a same durability issue. If U want to use those phone for a long period than U need to use strong and hard casing or otherwise U know what will happen when it bend without strong casing.

                                      That back panel looks like paper rather than plastic lol.
                                      Xiaomi making foldable phones at only 150$ of cost. Learn from that Samsung !

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                                        • Jyb
                                        • 28 Feb 2019

                                        To all the deniers that kept saying "we'll wait for Zack to test it", despite all the massive evidence that this phone was failing the bend test, I just have to say: TOLD YOU SO.

                                        Of course, being professionals at gymnastics like you are, I'm already seeing all sorts of bends (not from the phone) but from the arguments underplaying the test that just a few weeks ago was the "be all, end all".

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