We've heard all about how thin and beautiful the iPhone 5 is, how its Maps app is terrible and what people will do for one, but how does it fare in a drop test? The guys at Android Central were one of the first to get an iPhone 5 and quickly subjected it to multiple drops, comparing its durability with that of the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The result: The new iPhone is bulletproof compared to Samsung's flagship phone.
The excitable tester dropped both phones from different heights, progressively getting higher each...
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Published By: Mashable - Friday, 21 September, 2012
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