The Galaxy S22 series, which will be launched later, is the first time Samsung uses an aluminum alloy frame. The manufacturer describes it as enhancing durability and protecting the phone like armor. As for the front and rear protection of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ tempered glass, Samsung claims that it is not afraid of falling. damage while offering solid scratch resistance. In the face of the waist height drop test, can this flagship machine survive?
The foreign YouTube channel PBKreviews recently conducted a drop test of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. After they removed the stickers protecting the middle frame of the new phone, they dropped the phone to the concrete floor at regarding the height of the waist. Due to some changes to the camera design of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the ultra-wide-angle lens shattered when the phone fell flat on the ground. In addition, the position where the fuselage collided with the concrete floor also appeared not serious scratches.
PDKreviews then dropped the Galaxy S22 Ultra from the waist position in a vertical and inclined manner. The lens glass that had been shattered was separated, the metal part of the bottom was scratched relatively seriously, and the S Pen was slightly loose and popped out, but Does not affect the screen. After that, the tester dropped the phone horizontally, and the curved screen of the Galaxy S22 Ultra cracked, but the fingerprint recognition was still able to work normally. There were no other serious damages in the subsequent drop tests, which only aggravated the cracks of the screen and the shattering of the lens.
After watching the whole test clip, it seems that the aluminum alloy frame and Gorilla Glass Victus+ of the Galaxy S22 Ultra does achieve the protection expected by Samsung. However, the protruding lens and screen still have their weak points. In addition to considering purchasing a protective case, users should be careful to protect Phone is the only way.
source:phonearena