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in front of me I had the newest member of the LG family the LG V 20 the LG v10 past my durability test last year with flying colors it was probably one of the most durable phones of 2015 so let's find out if the LG v 20 lives up to the same legacy refreshingly the LG v 20 comes with a removable battery flagships tend to be shying away from user replaceable batteries lately so I'm glad to see LG stick with their usual theme the back panel has its own eject button and the battery slides in then the phone is ready to rock the phone does come with its own pre-installed screen protector but I'll take that off before I begin my scratch test I have a set of mineral pics that tell me where the screen falls on Mohs scale of hardness plastic scratches in the three range glass normally scratches at the five or six range and the harder minerals like sapphire will scratch at an eight or nine this phone is perfectly on par with the normal tempered glass scratching at a level 6 and a deeper scratch at a level 7 the glass will not be marked up by keys or coins when sitting inside your purse or pocket remember this is a very big phone it is the exact same size as my iPhone 7 plus that I am trying out for a few weeks normally I'm an Android guy but we'll see how this iPhone performs as my daily driver my review video will be coming out later this month back to the view 20 the bottom and top sections of the phone are pure plastic it is not primer or paint it is just regular old plastic just like with the v10 from last year the speaker grille is metal and all of the buttons are metal as well so at least those have the premium feel to them metal buttons won't fall out with wear and tear like older plastic buttons would so that's a plus checking the back of the phone down by the USBC charging port it is also plastic but if we jump up to the back battery door it is solid metal you can hear the sound difference at scratching the plastic and metal makes let's mosey on up to the fingerprint scanner it also has a little protective film over the top to protect it from scratching I'll remove this and well you know scratch it luckily even after being scratched to oblivion the fingerprint scanner still functions 100% at the time so as long as the scratches are superficial on the scanner it will continue to recognize your fee print the back metal of the phone can be scuffed up by keys and coins though the iPhone 7 tends to hide these marks a little bit better so maybe a protective case is still a good option with the v20 now the camera lens has a little screen protector on it and I would recommend leaving this in place while you own your phone and let me show you why the camera lens is made of glass so it will not scratch easily I can check to see if it is sapphire though with the same level 7 pic that I used on the front screen the level 7 pic does leave a mark so we know it's not pure sapphire but with that small abrasion from my pic the lens shatters on its own let's watch it again in slow motion I foresee this being a problem down the road with the LGV 20 since a small abrasion can weaken the glass considerably I recommend leaving that little screen protector over the camera lens because that will keep the abrasions to a minimum or even having a case with any kind of lip will help protect that large protruding camera lens out of the back so that is never rubbing up against anything like it is inside of your pocket or when you set it on a table the burn test the LG v10 lasted about 6 seconds before the pixels went black and turned off and the IPS LCD of the v20 lasted the exact same time so let's give this magically recovering screen a thumbs up and now you know that you'll have 6 seconds to save your phone screen if you drop it in a campfire since that happens so often the screen is cool to the touch within seconds onto the bin test I've tested over 40 phones now and most of them survived only a few have catastrophic ly broken you can check out my shelf of shame playlist for those durability failures the LG v10 passed with flying colors last year this year when bent from the back the LG v 20 flexes more than the v10 did but it still does not break so I'll flip it over and try bending from the other side the back panel pops off followed by the battery but the phone still works when I turn it back on without the structural support from the back panel or the battery the V 20 flex is quite a bit but it does not catastrophic Lee snap which is what we are looking for while I don't recommend it this phone is probably safe to sit on it can handle the forest of a gentle bend without giving up the ghost and it's not permanently kink like the iPhone 6 the LG v10 is definitely the more durable one in the V family so if you're going for Pierce drink stick with that one those stainless steel rails were durable but the LGV 20 does pass my durability test the biggest issue you will find with the LGV 20 is scratching and shattering the camera lens but any kind of case will add enough of a lip to keep it protected and you can leave that protective film on as well since it doesn't actually cover the camera part of the large lens so it's not a deal breaker by any means my Twitter followers tomorrow will know the results of the Google pixel test before the video goes live on youtube so head over to my Twitter @zacksjerryrig to be one of the cool kids if you enjoyed seeing this tech reviewed from the inside hit that subscribe button it is totally free and you'll be the first to know what a phone is made of before you buy it yourself thanks for watching I'll see you around