WEBVTT - New iPhones Strongest Yet, But Still Shatter on Impact

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<v Speaker 1>Apple's new iPhones are the strongest yet, but they will

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<v Speaker 1>still shatter on impact.

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<v Speaker 2>What's going on, I'm rich Dmaro. This is rich on Tech.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, every year we can look forward to the new iPhones,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we can look forward to all the torture

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<v Speaker 1>tests that various companies do, and Square Trade is one

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<v Speaker 1>of them. They just did all of their tests with

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<v Speaker 1>their robots and they find that the new iPhones are

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<v Speaker 1>Apple's strongest yet. They're even beer resistant, but they will

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<v Speaker 1>still shatter on impact.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take a look at some of their findings.

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<v Speaker 1>So for starters, Square Trade says, overall, they did find

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<v Speaker 1>the iPhone tens to be stronger than the iPhone ten

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<v Speaker 1>and the iPhone tens Max even stronger. The company assigns

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<v Speaker 1>a breakability score from zero to one hundred. The higher

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<v Speaker 1>the number, the more at risk the phone is for breakage.

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<v Speaker 1>The iPhone tens Max scored a respectable seventy out of

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred, placing it at a medium risk, while the

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<v Speaker 1>iPhone ten S scored an eighty six out of one hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a high risk.

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<v Speaker 2>This is kind of so prizing because you would think.

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<v Speaker 1>The bigger phone would actually be more at risk for

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<v Speaker 1>breakage because it just has more surface area and more mass.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not the case.

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<v Speaker 1>The iPhone ten S scored the worst in face down drops,

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<v Speaker 1>back down drops, and bendability, which also surprises me because

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<v Speaker 1>you would think that a small phone wouldn't bend and

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<v Speaker 1>a big phone would. We all remember ben Gate, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep in mind, all this research is to place a

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<v Speaker 1>little doubt in your mind and to sell you insurance

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<v Speaker 1>on your phone, which I know a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>do buy. And I actually do like Square Trade because

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<v Speaker 1>it's a better value than what you can get from

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<v Speaker 1>the carriers. It's about nine dollars a month versus up

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<v Speaker 1>to seventeen dollars a month from the big guys like

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<v Speaker 1>Verizon AT and T T Mobile. Keep in mind you

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<v Speaker 1>will have to pay deductible every time you make a claim,

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<v Speaker 1>which is anywhere from twenty five dollars to one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty nine dollars, and I will compare it against

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<v Speaker 1>what Apple Care offers a little bit later on in

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast. So Square Trade uses robots to test the

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<v Speaker 1>devices in a bunch of different ways. Drops, slides, tumbles, dunks,

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<v Speaker 1>basically all the things you hope to never do with

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<v Speaker 1>your phone, but it happens. My dad's iPhone recently dropped

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<v Speaker 1>out of his pocket. Then he proceeded to run it

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<v Speaker 1>over with his car, and yeah, he needed a new

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<v Speaker 1>one immediately.

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<v Speaker 2>It happens.

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<v Speaker 1>And please back up your devices because you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to lose your stuff. If you happen to be not

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<v Speaker 1>backing up and you think you'll do it tomorrow, do

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<v Speaker 1>it today. One of the new tests they ran was

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<v Speaker 1>a beer test. Square Trade filled a dunk tank with

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and thirty eight cans of paps blue ribbon,

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<v Speaker 1>then they dropped the new iPhones inside.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the new iPhones come with a.

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<v Speaker 1>More durable water resistance rating of IP sixty eight, which

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<v Speaker 1>means they can be in almost five feet of water

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<v Speaker 1>and other liquids for thirty minutes. Square Trade said the

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<v Speaker 1>phones function normally after this test, which is something that

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<v Speaker 1>Apple said they would do. They pointed out during their

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<v Speaker 1>knot on stage that they did test them personally with

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of different random liquids, including coffee and beer.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year's devices had an IP sixty seven rating, which

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<v Speaker 1>is slightly less durable. Now, if you do get your

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<v Speaker 1>phone wet, Apple does recommend that you dry it out

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<v Speaker 1>for at least five hours. Do not plug it in

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<v Speaker 1>for five hours to charge it after you get it wet.

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<v Speaker 2>You can, however, use wireless charging during this time.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the all last design of the ten s means

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<v Speaker 1>that the face down drop will probably be your worst enemy.

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<v Speaker 1>On the iPhone Tens, the front screen shattered on the

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<v Speaker 1>first drop. The iPhone Tens Max cracked on the first drop,

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<v Speaker 1>but Square Trade says it was still usable. For this reason,

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<v Speaker 1>I always recommend a case that has a lip over

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<v Speaker 1>the front, basically a case that comes just over the

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<v Speaker 1>edges of the front of the screen, because that will help.

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<v Speaker 2>You in a face down drop.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, on the side drop test, Square Trade says that

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<v Speaker 1>the steel frame did help reduce damage, but on the

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<v Speaker 1>backdrop test, both phones shattered on the first drop, and

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<v Speaker 1>in the case of the iPhone Tens, the back of

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<v Speaker 1>the device actually came apart from the frame.

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<v Speaker 2>And finally, when it comes to repairability, they had a master.

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<v Speaker 1>Technician look at what it takes to pop these phones

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<v Speaker 1>apart and do some repairs. They found that there is

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<v Speaker 1>much more adhesive inside the phones, which helps with the

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<v Speaker 1>water resistant.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you've ever taken a part of gadget.

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<v Speaker 1>It's this little sticky adhesive that can prove kind of tricky.

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<v Speaker 1>The iPhone ten S features a single battery, unlike the

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<v Speaker 1>iPhone ten and the tens Max. Square Trade says both

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<v Speaker 1>phones will cost more to repair than before. Just how

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<v Speaker 1>much they're expecting about three hundred and ninety nine dollars

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<v Speaker 1>to replace the front screen and about five hundred ninety

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<v Speaker 1>nine dollars to replace a shattered backscreen. Again, that's without

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<v Speaker 1>insurance if you paid out a pocket and that can

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<v Speaker 1>definitely vary based on where you bring it. So of

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<v Speaker 1>course this all sounds super scary, and a good case

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<v Speaker 1>can mitigate many of these concerns. I personally like the

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<v Speaker 1>offerings from Tech twenty one. The Spec Presidio Grip is

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<v Speaker 1>my all time favorite case, and the outer box is

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<v Speaker 1>great if you're super clumsy. That's kind of like a

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<v Speaker 1>little tank on your device. But we all know that

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<v Speaker 1>the best case can't protect you from everything, including drops

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<v Speaker 1>that are really bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Theft and loss.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, most people I know with an iPhone do consider

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<v Speaker 1>Apple Care a given. This year they added theft and

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<v Speaker 1>loss into the mix, which is kind of comforting for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 2>If you lose your phone.

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<v Speaker 1>However, you are going to pay for the privilege of

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<v Speaker 1>having this protection. Apple Care Plus for the new iPhones

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<v Speaker 1>costs fifteen dollars a month for twenty four months, or

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred dollars if.

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<v Speaker 2>You out right.

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<v Speaker 1>This gives you two years of protection. Deductibles are twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nine dollars for screen damage, ninety nine dollars for other repairs,

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<v Speaker 1>and two hundred and sixty nine dollars if you lose

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<v Speaker 1>your phone or if it's stolen.

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<v Speaker 2>So do the math.

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<v Speaker 1>You pay three hundred dollars for the Apple Care Plus

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<v Speaker 1>plus two sixty nine. You're talking basically five hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty nine dollars, which is pretty much half the price

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<v Speaker 1>of a new phone if you lose it or if

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<v Speaker 1>it's stolen. Keep in mind, you can always go with

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<v Speaker 1>the standard Apple Care Plus, which is nine to ninety

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<v Speaker 1>nine a month for twenty four months, or if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to pay in full, you can pay two hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>That will not give you the loss and theft protection. Though.

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<v Speaker 1>The big difference is that you can save money monthly

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<v Speaker 1>with Square Trade because remember, it costs about nine dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a month and you're gonna get the same repairs, but

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<v Speaker 1>the big difference is Square Trade does not cover against

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<v Speaker 1>theft or loss, but they will repair or replace your

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<v Speaker 1>phone if you bring it to them in pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>any condition, in any other circumstance. As long as you

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<v Speaker 1>have it, they will replace it or repair it under

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<v Speaker 1>their plan. I've talked to them about this and they

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<v Speaker 1>are pretty good. But like I said, they do not

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<v Speaker 1>do anything when it comes to loss or theft.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you have it.

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<v Speaker 1>Square Trade's latest tests on the brand new iPhone ten

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<v Speaker 1>and ten S Max. You can find pictures of what

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<v Speaker 1>these phones look like after their little torture tests on

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<v Speaker 1>my website. Just go to richon tech dot tv or

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<v Speaker 1>check the show notes.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Rich Jimiro. Thanks so much for listening. I'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you real soon