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what's up guys David here and a few months back when Apple launched the iPhone 10 they said they're using the strongest class to ever be used in a smartphone and not to be outdone with a galaxy s 9 and s 9 plus Samson is using a new stronger aluminum that will supposedly help reduce the total amount of shock that's sent to the glass in the event of a drop so today we're gonna be doing a fumble style drop test to see which one of these companies claims are true and which one of these phones is actually more 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 to anyone's new range of cases for the Galaxy S 9 plus they handled the back corner and face drops like it was nothing with the s 9 plus still being in perfect condition text only one uses scientifically proven impact materials and innovative design and a rigorous testing methodology developed by the National Physical Laboratory to protect your Galaxy S 9 plus drop after drop you can pick up the range of cases at your local Best Buy or by using the links down below in the description so check it out alright let's get to the drop test round number one backdrop in three two one the good news is after that backdrop both phones remain fully functional but the bad news at least for the Galaxy S nine is its glass is completely shattered whereas on the iPhone 10 the glass back is mostly intact I mean it's not in perfect condition there is this tiny little crack that's tough to show here on camera but it's nothing compared to the damage on the s9 and seems to backup Apple's claim abusing the strongest class on a phone giving it the easy win in round number one round number two corner drop three two one so the corner drop leaves this mark on both phones however the difference here is between stainless steel and aluminum with the iPhone 10 stainless steel band showing only minor scratches compared to the much more noticeable scuffs on the s9 aluminum neither phone has any dents or anything like that so they both held up well in that regard but once again it's an easy win for the iPhone 10 in round number two round number three face drop in three two one after that face drop we get an almost opposite result from what we saw in the first round with the essence glass remaining fully intact there's no shattering there's no cracks and a set of a few small little scratches you would never even know that this phone was dropped flat on its face now the iPhone 10 it didn't do too poorly either its glass didn't shatter and only suffered cracks along the top left but compared to the galaxy s 9 there's really no contest and it looks like Samsung's improvements to the aluminum housing and a slightly thicker glass on the front panel really made a difference giving it the win in round number three bonus round all right so this has turned out to be a close one and with both phones still fully functional after our 10-point inspection they move on to the bonus round where we'll drop each phone up to ten times from just under five beats last time it took five bonus drops before the iPhone 10's home gesture stopped working and while the phone's other features still technically remain functional not being able to use a gesture that is needed to literally unlock the phone forced us to throw in the towel let's see if the Galaxy S nine plus can do any better three two one drop oh no definitely cracked but obviously the works camera whoo that front facing camera that selfie cam that is uh that's really not usable it's super crack right there but rear camera is still working so let's go on I don't even think it's there's no way first time it cracked second time okay it works drop it I feel like it just gets louder and louder blast all over the platform screen Victorino screen still works so some dimples in the screen right over here really bad shattering up across the top adventure the selfie cam just doesn't even work at all whoo okay look at that it won't even switch to the selfie cam that's interesting well selfie cam is bad and then I came to switch so at this point I think the cameras are gone let's see maybe dial nine-one-one okay so that still works I still hear the speakerphone working so we will go on but it's a it's pretty damn close to that and you rub it alright did it survive 10 did it do it I don't know yep touch screen is still good to go I can lock it and unlock it which not all phones can do and while I can't go into the camera I could dial nine-one-one which is you know pretty important alright so the s9 + is able to survive all 10 bonus drops of course it didn't retain 100% functionality with the selfie cam no longer working but the good news for the s9 is we were able to finally access the rear cameras through eight quick shortcuts where we found that the moving part that enables a variable aperture is still working just fine which hopefully is a sign that it'll be able to hold up with regular use over time so with four rounds in the books it's time to take a look at the scorecard in the first round we learned that at least when it comes to the glass on the back the iPhone tends glass is actually stronger in the second the iPhone 10 stainless steel outshines the s9 is aluminum in the third Samsung's work on that aluminum and the thicker glass paid off big time and finally in the fourth the s9 proves that it can get hit and keep on going for longer making this a close one but a hard-earned victory for the Galaxy S 9 Plus 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