The Nothing Phone (2a) is the company’s first mid-ranger, so some changes to the design had to be made. The original Phone (1) and the higher end Phone (2) have aluminum frames sandwiched between sheets of Gorilla Glass on the front and back. The (2a) has Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and an aluminum […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra is the latest phone to go through PBKreviews’s drop and scratch test procedure. As usual, the phone was dropped several times from waist height across its front, sides and back. The first drop resulted in minor scrapes on the frame and a small crack on the screen at the top right […]
Read MoreA couple of days ago nubia’s Red Magic 9 Pro was officially launched outside of China, where it was initially introduced last month. We’ve already put the gaming beast through the paces of our usual in-depth review, so go take a look at that if you haven’t already. Also as usual, Zack from the YouTube […]
Read MoreThe latest phone to be put through the now-traditional durability testing by Zack from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything is the OnePlus Open, OnePlus’ first foldable smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the cover display has glass on top, which, like all glass, scratches at level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, with deeper grooves at level 7. The inside screen […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of the week, we showed you a video that was all about drop and scratch testing Google’s latest and greatest, the Pixel 8 Pro. And today we’re back with a slightly different kind of ‘durability testing’, this time from JerryRigEverything. As usual with Zach’s videos, there’s a screen scratch test with no […]
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 8 Pro was drop and scratch-tested by PBKreviews on YouTube and survived. The test consists of a few drops from the waist and head height onto the phone’s front, back, and side. The only genuinely critical damage was to one of the display’s corners but it doesn’t impede the phone’s regular operation. […]
Read MoreFoldables get a bad rep for being too fragile, which is understandable given the new form factor, soft inner screens and the moving parts in the hinge. However, they’ve come a long way and the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 can withstand a serious beating. In the latest JerryRigEverything video, the vertical foldable undergoes a […]
Read MorePeople have this idea of foldable smartphones being delicate and certainly not as durable as conventional devices. This is an idea that Samsung has been working very hard to dismiss. It has considerably improved the durability of its foldable smartphones over the past couple of years. There’s no bigger testament to that than the Galaxy […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Z Flip 4 has received a couple of design and build quality upgrades over the previous generation. It features Gorilla Glass Victus+ instead of Victus and sports a redesigned hinge. The phone has retained an Armor Aluminum frame and IPX8 water resistance rating, but the bigger question is whether or not it’s just […]
Read MoreJust as we wrapped our review of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, JerryRigEverything’s durability test of the same device drops. Construction and structural integrity of the Z Fold4 remains unchanged over the Z Fold3, except for the update from Gorilla Glass Victus to Victus Plus on the external display. The Z Fold4 is still IPX8 […]
Read MoreSome larger smartphones and tablets are not that rigid and bend under excessive force. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra brings a massive 14.6-inch display and is a mere 5.5mm thick so you’d assume it may not fare that well in terms of structural rigidity. Famed YouTuber JerryRigEverything decided to test out the largest Samsung tablet […]
Read MoreThe latest flagship smartphone from Samsung, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, is the new toy for tech enthusiasts on YouTube. The device is being put through multiple tests, be it camera comparison, battery test, charging test, and whatnot. We recently witnessed the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s drop test, where the phone performed well. Now, popular YouTuber Zack Nelson […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra is the latest device to receive the JerryRigEverything treatment with a razor blade, hardness picks, and the lighter. After noting that the device does not come with a factory-installed screen protector, the YouTube host proceeds to perform the scratch test. Although Samsung touted the S22 Ultra’s Gorilla Glass Victus+, the device […]
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