Google Pixel 2 XL vs iPhone 8 Plus Drop Test! By PhoneBuff

What's up guys, David here, and today we have a foam bob style drop test with the all new Google Pixel, two XL, where we're going to be dropping it side by side next to the iPhone AIDS plus to see which phone is most durable, but before we get into it, I want to give a big thanks to tech 21 for sponsoring today's episode. So when we tested tech, 21 Eve check case for the pixel 2 XL the case handled the back corner and face drops like it was nothing TAC 21 protects the drop after drop with the pixel we tested still being in perfect condition. This is thanks to a scientifically proven material, with a three layer protection system that spreads out and absorbs the impact energy preventing it from passing on to your device. You can pick up the Eve check case at your local Verizon store or by using the links down below in the description, so check it out and get your phone the protection it deserves. Alright, let's get to the drop test round number one backdrop in three: two one, so both screens are still fully functional. After that backdrop, but the difference is the iPhones rear glass gets shattered, while the pixel to glass remains fully intact.

The only real damage to the pixel are actually just a few small scratches on the aluminum at the bottom, but compared to the iPhone AIDS results. The pixel easily gets the win in round number one round number two corner drop in a three to one: oh all right, so both phones get dinged up after that corner drop, but the damage does look a little worse on the pixel, with the pixel scuffs running a little deeper, giving the slight edge to the iPhone in round number two round number three base drop and three two one: oh my gosh, okay, after that phase drop both won't suffer similar damage along the bottom, but where they differ, is up top where the pixels front glass just looks horrible I mean the iPhone screen got shattered too, but on the pixel there are literally chunks of glass missing from the top, and all that cracked glass up top unfortunately also distorts the selfie cam. So it's an ugly win for the iPhone in round number. Three bonus round all right, so, while neither phone looks great they're, both still technically fully functional, so they both move on to the bonus round where they'll be dropped from much higher up directly onto steel, really put in the shock and impact resistance of each phone to the test. Last time the iPhone eight plus was able to withstand eight additional bonus drops before it finally gave outs with this inner LCD being severely damaged and not really responding to the touch while its rear camera and flash completely failed.

So, let's see if the pixel two can do any better and three two one glass flying around everywhere, but phones still working so like we there's pretty much no glass left at the top, that is, nuts 3 2 1 gee 3 2 1, oh man, oh man! So now at this point we have three little dimples in the screen. We have almost no glass left at the top and does it work? Oh, if I wanted dial nine-one-one I get dial 1 1, but I can't no matter what I do dial 9. So at this point, I'm going to have to cut it off. So this guy's out so after 5 drops, we had to throw in the towel the pixel twos inner display has a few dead spots, and unfortunately it doesn't respond to the touch on the entire top half of the screen. Nor does the response hit anything along the bottom right.

Making the phone pretty much unusable and up the damage to the top of the phone only got worse in the bonus round with so much glass missing from the front that you can actually see some components underneath so not a pretty result, all right with 4 rounds in the books. Let's take a look at the scorecard. In the first round, the pixel two just dominated the iPhone, sustaining almost no damage to the back. The second round was much closer with the iPhone just barely squeaking past the pixel in the third round the pixel made the iPhones shattered screen seem somewhat acceptable and finally, in the fourth, the iPhone was able to outlast the pixel by three additional drops. However, in the end, it was the first round with the iPhone shattered, and the pixels didn't that made all the difference along the pixel to just barely get the win here in the drop test anyways.

That is it for me in this video. Thank you guys for watching and as always I'll see you in the very next episode.

Source : PhoneBuff