If you are the owner of HTC 10, then you should be pleased to know that the device can survive some of extreme test unlike its predecessor which has some bending issues.
Some lust after the latest, nicest smartphones. Other want to see them scratched, shredded, burned, twisted, and mangled beyond good measure… in the name of science! YouTuber Jerry Rig Everything is of the second kind.
He’s made a steady reputation for brutalizing smartphones to showcase their resistance to wear and tear, ranging from mild to maniacal. Oh, who are we kidding, he does it for the fun of it!
As always he picked up a brand new device for the test, the results aren’t pretty to look at, but informative nevertheless.
The screen scratch test estimated the Gorilla Glass covering at level 7 hardness, lasting through mild damage likely to occur from keys and everyday handling, but unable to resist a deep scratch.
Still, that’s on par with the majority of high-end smartphones today, and the glass handles flame very well, too – all the display pixels that went black after being subjected to fire recovered in a few seconds.
The company has made some serious improvements in metal designs as it prevent the device to bend. Also of note is that the HTC 10’s front camera is better protected, as HTC used glass rather than the plastic found on last year’s M9 handset.
Fully made of metal without any paint or plastic additives, the HTC 10’s holds its own against scratch marks, with marks from keys appearing faintly visible. Additionally, Jerry found out that the fingerprint sensor, while prone to scratching, remains functional and responsive – for some time, at least.
