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the Galaxy s7 edge is proven to not only be one of the best and most powerful phones of 2016 but also one of the prettiest ones now the difference between the words pretty and durable depends highly on the quality of the materials and with this phone your mileage may vary I'm high memory better with pocket now and this is our durability report of the galaxy s7 edge just a couple of disclaimers folks I've been using the galaxy s7 edge on and off for the last few months since our review period in March most of you know that I do prefer sleeves over cases to protect my phones and this was no exception my main reason to come back to the galaxy s7 edge after his stint in the competition is mainly because of its insane battery life and also because let's face it this phone is gorgeous does it matter where you go or what you do this phone can definitely call some attention now most of the experience with the aging of this phone will be part of our after the bus segment in the next few weeks this durability report will mainly focus on a recent incident that happened then or was it terrible as I was recording our review of the galaxy s7 active I made the minor mistake of pushing the s7 edge off the second floor yeah I set that a second floor and to make matters worse it fell over a bed of rocks I obviously expect it to go downstairs and pick up the pieces given the fragile glass it's made of but it turns out that this phone is actually more durable than I thought for starters the 7000 series aluminium trim this pretty much intact with just some minor scuffs here and there but which shocked me the most really is this Gorilla Glass 4 at the back that pretty much only received a minor single hairline crack and by minor I mean you actually have to look for it now sadly what took the most beating is the camera up to the point where it's pretty much unusable and bear in mind I wouldn't be the first person to complain about camera lens cracks on the Galaxy lineup eh display at the front survived the fall without a problem and as notorious as Galaxy phones are for scratch fingerprint scanners believe it or not this fingerprint scanner is still intact the phone also works flawlessly after the fall showing that even with tremendous impact this phone continues to work without a problem sadly as surprised as I am with how durable this phone is I because this appointment is from a consumer standpoint in getting this fixed Samsung only has a meager six repair centers in all United States which is terrible when competitors like Apple will fix your phone in every single Apple store across the globe then there's also the concern of how long it'll take how much it'll cost and if the reports are true that the water resistance goes down the drain after it gets repaired sure there are third-party repair shops or even parts on eBay but with no visible screws on the chassis this is something that I really wouldn't recommend doing yourself or at least something I won't try to do on my own whatever the case may be I do have to give props to Samsung for how durable this phone is I mean hey surviving a fall from a second floor is just epic but I also have to give a thumbs down for how complicated it is to get repairs yes we know phones aren't really designed to be dropped but that mentality is also unrealistic in real-world use expect thereafter the bus segment coming very soon and I'll report back on the experience on getting this phone repaired how about you what are your horror stories or success stories with the Galaxy s7 edge drop us a comment down below and while you're added make sure you follow us on social media and hit that subscribe button down below for more videos like this one you can also catch our videos on vessel vessel comm / PocketNow and follow me on twitter - underscore to be better on instagram at high metal data please give this video a thumbs up if you like what you saw I am hi Mary better thank you very much for watching we'll see you on the next one