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    Monday, October 29, 2018

    iPhone XR Passes Drop and Durability Tests

    After an announcement at the Cupertino event last month, the iPhone XR was finally made available in India and dozens of other launch countries starting October 26. The most affordable model in the iPhone 2018was recently put to the durability test by Zack from the famed JerryRigEverything YouTube channel known for running extensive tests to determine how durable some gadgets really are.

    The display and the camera glass scratched off at the same level, the anodised aluminium frame was praised for being durable, and the LCD display quickly recovered after the burn test. Separately, the iPhone XR was put through a series of drop tests by EverythingApplePro, which found it to be pretty sturdy.

    Starting off with his standard scratch test, Zack observed that the iPhone XR is much like any other flagship smartphone in 2018 and starts showing scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7. Unlike stainless steel used on the expensive iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, the body of the iPhone XR is made of anodised aluminium and is mostly durable around the ports and physical buttons.

    Another interesting takeaway from the durability test is how weak the “sapphire lens” on the rear camera sensor is. Much like the 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display upfront, this glass too starts scratching at level 6 of Moh's hardness test. An actual sapphire lens, used on a Tissot-branded watch, usually shows scratches at level 8.
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