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the banana phone slipping into the niche fruit themed phone market next to Apple and Blackberry it's time to see if this newcomer can hold its own during a durability test the box says talk more smile more and save the gorillas I wasn't planning on saving any gorillas this morning but this phone just talked me into it let's get started inside the box we get some instruction booklets the banana phone itself and a micro USB charging cable pretty simple design so far my banana has three buttons and is about the same size as a real banana which I've included here for scale apparently by buying this phone one percent of the sales are donated to gearing up for gorillas an organization working out of the Congo so that's kind of cool grabbing my most picks there is no screen on this contraption mostly because it works exclusively through bluetooth and acts as a wireless bluetooth headset for your current phone the whole thing appears to be made from yellow plastic up here by the earpiece as well as the stim is all plastic the yellow buttons are also made from plastic and the rest of the shaft down here next to the microphone is plastic it's literally now possible to pair a banana with an Apple via bluetooth and if that's not the future I don't know what is peeling the banana down at the bottom near the micro USB charging port reveals more plastic I can see why the Box said do not eat you'd have to be bananas to eat this banana because going bananas means yeah alright but if the banana is structural that is what we've all come here to find out gripping the tropical fruit with both hands and flexing the construction reveals a solid build quality there is some creaking along the outer plastic peel but the banana remains solid and intact I would not worry about keeping this banana in your pocket unlike a real banana which would definitely not be safe in your pants here in the United States bananas are usually eaten raw but in other parts of the world there is a member of the banana family called planten's that is fried and is surprisingly delicious my lighter doesn't cook this banana real good but I'll include a recipe in the description if you want to make some real planten's for yourself you're currently watching a grown-man play with a banana let that sink in for a second and figure out what life decisions got you to this point and then let's keep going it's time to take the banana apart and review it from the inside the banana has no visible exterior screws but does have a nice seam along the outside that allows the banana to peel in half getting our first look inside and I'll be honest there's quite a lot of wasted space in here there is plenty of room for wireless charging or even a headphone jack this is not an efficient banana at all curious enough though there are two Phillips head screws holding down a large block of solid metal people generally associate weight with quality so adding a metal banana core while decreasing nutritional value would indeed provide a false sense of quality and substance a nice little trick there banana maker there are four screws holding down the motherboard to the banana peel there is no waterproofing inside the banana but there is a lot of hot glue holding in all the components it's a very inexpensive yet effective construction technique up top we have the largest ear piece I've ever seen inside of a phone held in place by the same hot glue we see everywhere else it's hardwired to the motherboard just like the microphone down at the bottom of the banana repairability wasn't high on the priority list during the banana design process no Lego connections anywhere I was finally able to pop the charging port out of the device but not before it snapped in half rendering my banana uncharged Abul in the future but at least we got to see the insides the battery is a 450 milliamp power which gives this banana about 10 hours of talktime Apple's usually have closer to 14 hours of talk time and finally app will beat another phone as something thumbs up for that the three buttons are all injection molded into one piece overall I'd have to say that the banana shape is a great form factor for a cell phone it has a nice curve to it way better than something round like an orange or this carrot I love carrots do you like carrots what's your favourite fruit do you think the banana phones are gonna be the next big thing let me know in the comments if you want a banana phone of your own I'll put a link down in the video description and thanks a ton for watching I will see you around