Like our drop tests for the iPhone 8, our first drop was from 3 feet (0.9 m), or about pocket-height for most people. After just one drop onto a sidewalk, the iPhone X already shows visible damage ...

More Glass, More Problems: SquareTrade Tests New iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. ... Apple’s “aerospace-grade band” helped save the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus from disaster during the side drop.

The metal was scuffed on the side where the phone hit first, and there were two tiny fractures on opposing corners of the glass back. Having survived our first test, we moved on to the next. Drop ...

The side drop test in the same conditions also rendered the screen inoperable. The phone next failed SquareTrade's tumble test, which puts a device in a washer or dryer-like tumble for 60 seconds.

The first Galaxy S24 Ultra drop test shows us Corning's brand-new Gorilla Armor glass panel isn't shatter-proof. ... the side drops damaged the titanium frame.