The Motorola Moto Z2 Force Is the Toughest Phone You Can Buy
EVER dropped a smartphone and felt your heart stop? As phone prices rise north of £1,000, the danger of smashing our most-used gadgets is higher than ever.
So what's the safest phone to drop? One brave tech site has dropped $18,000 (£13,380) worth of smartphones...so you don't have to.
Research released by O2 last year revealed that 7.5million unlucky Brits are walking around with a cracked phone screen at any one time.
And 6million of us have dropped and cracked our phones immediately after purchasing.
Part of the problem is that not all phones are made equal – some handsets are simply far tougher than their rivals.
Tech blog Tom's Guide has dropped thousands of pounds worth of phones to find the toughest (and weakest handsets), and the results might surprise you.
All of the phones were tested over the course of four rounds, falling from four feet and six feet onto wood and concrete.
The phones were even plonked into a toilet during one quirky round.
A second batch of the phones were also purchased, and then dropped from 100 feet using a DJI Mavic Pro drone. The phones landed on a plywood target in an asphalt parking lot.
Phones were awarded points depending on how much damage was acquired during the seven rounds of testing – up to a maximum of 35 points.
This was then converted into a toughness score out of 10.
And it turns out the toughest phone tested was the Motorola Moto Z2 Force (£654), earning a massive 8.5/10.
The next best phones were the LG X Venture (£245) with a 6.6/10 score, and the Apple iPhone X (£999) with a 6.2/10 score.
But who were the losers?
Well the worst phone was Apple's super-budget iPhone SE (£349), which earned a measly 3.9/10 in the test.
"When we dropped the iPhone SE on its face from four feet, the screen completely cracked," the blog wrote.
"Following that, a six-foot edge drop caused a chunk of screen in the lower-left corner to come off.
"Although the icons were still visible, we decided to stop testing the iPhone SE at this point because we deemed its display too dangerous to use."
The pricey Google Pixel 2 XL (£799) also scored poorly, being awarded a 4.3/10 score.
The biggest learning was that phones are generally very tough, and that it's important to use a screen protector.
"Chances are, your phone will survive a six-foot fall onto wood and, if it's lucky enough to land on its edge, withstand drops onto concrete with minimal damage," Tom's Guide explained.
"Bad news: If you don't have a screen protector, there's a really good chance something's going to break."
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