Galaxy S21 Ultra faces iPhone 12 Pro Max in gut-wrenching drop test

01 February 2021
The iPhone's rear shatters, the Galaxy's front ditto.

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sa11oum, 02 Feb 2021iPhone 12 series are by far the most durable glass/metal sm... moreI definitely agree. Premium build for the price.

    AnonD-896879, 02 Feb 2021Yes some poor people can't afford a glass phone ,Rhode... moredid i say cheap plastic? sammy used high quality one on s21/21+ and still people whined about it. also its rare to find decent phones with cheap plastic that scratches if you look at it now, maybe on 100$ phones or below.

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      • 02 Feb 2021

      People saying this test is not accurate don't realise that it's a better representation of a real world scenario than phonebuff's, because in reality a machine doesn't drop your phone perfectly on one side.

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        Anonymous, 02 Feb 2021Some people use minimalistic transparent cases that showcas... moreAnd some don't use thé case at all

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          Shady69, 01 Feb 2021and still people prefer glass back, "iT fEeLs MoRe PrE... moreYes some poor people can't afford a glass phone ,Rhode are people who défend cheap plastic will scratch like hello cheap toy plastic , will be scratched with everything ,thé worst feeling cheap one

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            • 02 Feb 2021

            AnonD-804996, 01 Feb 2021Because not everyone has butterfingers and glass doesn'... moreYeah lol ,Samsung fanboys will Always défend it even if it vives thé box without thé phone

              iPhone 12 series are by far the most durable glass/metal smartphones on the market.

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                AnonD-804996, 02 Feb 2021I had Xiaomi Mi5, that also snapped in half. I had it and i... moreTypical of you to bring other manufacturers bending.
                Laughable that you compare cheap ancient 200$ phone build quality to iPad pro 2020.
                Just admit if you have the b@llz that Apple produced a cheap build quality product in the iPad pro.

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                  -Trix-, 02 Feb 2021Seriosly all thin products bends, https://youtu.be/_9SNUl9J... moreDeleted comment specifically mentioned Galaxy Tab S7 plus.
                  Why are you comparing latest iPad pro with poor build quality to Tab S5? Why not tab S7 which is its direct competitor.

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                    Anonymous, 01 Feb 2021Ancient design, outdated hardware and software. Don't make any sense!

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                      Anonymous, 01 Feb 2021And back then they were pushing technology and you got your... moreNot where i live i got a S21 Ultra for £1200 and i got the galaxy bud with it for free which are worth over £120

                      Apple never gives pre-order bonuses

                      And the best thing about samsung devices? After a few months they drop price alot so its win for consumers if you can wait, Apple devices on the other hand dont drop so 9 or 10 months later u paying same price.

                      So Samsung are getting there but not as bad as Apple.

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                        [deleted post]I had Xiaomi Mi5, that also snapped in half. I had it and it didn't. My sister has it nos ajd it's still intact. Bunch of people had that bendy iPhone 5 iirc and it was fine. Many ppl have iPads and they are fine. But it you're clumsy person, yeah, you should avoid these devices.

                          P C M, 02 Feb 2021Waiting for phonebuff drop test. Fair and perfect. Handhe... moreNo need to wait it’s already been out for a while. https://youtu.be/8KFRwQCnsnM Let’s say S21 didn’t do that well. iPhone 12 Pro Max did stunningly well.

                            [deleted post]Seriosly all thin products bends, https://youtu.be/_9SNUl9JQlM look how easily this galaxy tab S5e bends.

                            Of course surface pro doesn’t bend as easily because it’s really thick compared to iPad Pro.

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                              Anonymous, 02 Feb 2021Do you know the difference between display and glass panel? 🤣😂 Ikr!
                              People and their typical fanboi behaviour.

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                                Waiting for phonebuff drop test. Fair and perfect.
                                Handheld drops are usually faulty and a better phone might get worse result.

                                Anyway. As iPhone has flat Screen, even if iPhones glass were weaker it should do better than S21 ultra.
                                Wanna see S21+ vs iPhone 12 pro max and S21 vs iPhone 12.

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                                  • 02 Feb 2021

                                  ae86, 01 Feb 2021Glass back are no doubt looks gorgeous but I'm pretty ... moreGlass back is frankly... Retarded, there's little actual value to glass, its not something rare and it make the phone very fragile. If people are serious about premium they need silver/gold backs.

                                  I much prefer high grade plastic found in the old Lumia phones, those were really good. Either that or just give us aluminum back, don't care about wireless charging.

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                                    AlexP, 02 Feb 2021On video iPhone was lower than Samsung for drop off Wow. G... moreI saw it too mate. The camera man should’ve focus on the hands when holding the phone until it is dropped. Better capture the motion before and after releasing those smartphones on the hand. Not reliable IMHO though.

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                                      • 02 Feb 2021

                                      Bro u have many phones can u give one after making videos which one already used....

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                                        On video iPhone was lower than Samsung for drop off
                                        Wow. Gimmick comparison