The OnePlus 10 Pro. Now normally OnePlus releases their phone to everyone at the same time,
but this year that's not the case. This phone is not available here in the United States.
Makes you wonder if something's up. So today we're going to durability test this OnePlus
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[Intro]
So I just want to start this one off by saying I have never had a OnePlus phone snap in half.
We've had one break, yes, but it's relatively rare actually for any smartphone to fail
my durability test. Out of the hundreds of phones that go through this routine,
only seldom do we have one expeditiously expire. That being said,
OnePlus has included a charging brick in the box which is nice, along with a flexible case.
-[Zack's conscience] Probably not going to help.
-Dude, let them watch. Personally, I think the phone itself looks pretty good actually.
It's got the textured back glass with a hint of sparkle, like an 'I focus at work but party
on the weekends' kind of vibe. Upon close inspection, there does appear to be a screen
protector included on the front, which is nice. Any protection is good protection.
However, and I've never had this happen before, there is a very distinct smell
coming from the protector. Almost like some very strong hairspray...not
that I have much experience hairspray, but it is super strange. If I hold it up to the camera
you might be able to get a whiff... Oh, no? I guess we'll just have to wait for the metaverse.
Let's start with the scratch test. Back in 1822 a super smart guy named Friedrich Mohs
invented this cool test to see what different smartphone screens are made from. It can,
of course, also be used to differentiate between different minerals, but man, that guy was ahead
of his time. Plastic is a level 2 or 3. Glass is a 5 or 6, and sapphire would be an 8 or 9.
You might have noticed as well that there are a lot of apps and warnings on this phone in
Chinese, and that's because OnePlus has decided to not release this phone in the USA. This is a
foreign model, and as you can see does scratch at a level 6 with deeper groves at a level 7.
The front facing hole punch camera is chilling under that same slab of glass,
it's 32 megapixels. The earpiece lid is up here as well with no grill. The size of
the OnePlus 10 Pro are made from aluminum. It's interesting that if we switch OnePlus' numerical
numbering system to a base two binary. Instead of OnePlus 10 we get OnePlus 2,
which is the first OnePlus phone I ever tested seven years ago. We've come full circle.
Looks like every side and button of this OnePlus 2 is made from metal.
The dual SIM card tray has its red rubber ring around the opening to help keep water out.
Even though there is no official IP rating, it's good to know that the protection is there.
The back of the phone does have a seam next to the camera lens where the metal frame
joins up to the glass. And then, of course, we have the heavily textured back glass panel,
which once again is using its level 6 texture to sand down my level 5 steel razor blade. The dust
can mostly be rubbed off though so it's not a big deal. I think the textured glass is pretty cool.
The cameras on this phone is where Hasselblad comes in with their color calibration. Apparently
this main 50 megapixel camera can support 12 bit raw images, which is a pretty big deal on paper.
I'll let other reviewers handle the image quality, I'm just here for the durability.
And it looks like the other two cameras, the 8 megapixel telephoto and 48 megapixel wide angle
are protected with glass as well. The ring flash also has its own glass lens, dual tone with both
LEDs at the bottom. And kind of a light bar effect up at the top. No complaints so far.
The display of the OnePlus 10 Pro is also one of the main selling points of the phone.
Most screens these days are unable to show those billions of colors collected by the rear
Hasselblad cameras. But the display on this OnePlus 10 Pro is 10-bit, which means it can
handle at least a billion of those shades that the camera can't collect. Plus the 6.7 inch 120
Hertz 1440p display can last for about 40 seconds under the heat from my lighter before it gets
toasted and does not recover. As I'm setting up my fingerprint you can see a permanent little gold
mark in the corner of the screen. Hopefully though that's all the damage this guy will sustain.
-[Zack's conscience] This is called foreshadowing.
-Silence.
With the fingerprint registered, we can add some level 7 deeper grooves
to the bottom half of the screen, right above that optical reader.
Even with that hefty marring though the fingerprint reader is still able to find my
print and unlock the phone every single time. Nice work on that scanner OnePlus. Thumbs up for that.
However, it's time to assess the structural integrity of the phone as a whole
as I always do with a bend test. If you ever hear
noises during this portion of the video it's usually a bad thing.
[Cracking sounds]
And none of those were good noises. The Volcanic Black Frosted back has been
thoroughly cracked. The cracks consolidate into what looks like a line directly underneath the
stove top camera bump. I don't think it's the frosted glass that's what's making this
phone weaker though since we've had plenty of frosted glass textured glass phones survive
and they survive in one piece instead of millions. I think it's something else. The
phone is still alive though, which is good. Let's bend the OnePlus 10 Pro from the other direction.
[RIP OnePlus]
And now, except for the flashlight, the OnePlus 10 Pro is definitely not alive anymore. I would
say though that this flash does appear to be rather exceptional. It's a little unnerving
that we are only two phones into 2022 and we've already lost one. And the one phone that has
survived so far this year is a folding phone. Well I guess technically they are both folding
phones now since the OnePlus 10 has a nice crease right under that camera lens. But normally most
phones cannot be cracked in half with bare human hands. So let's see why this one can.
Removing the back panel is easier now that we aren't worried about it breaking...anymore
than it already is of course. It's kind of fun we can combine the teardown and the durability
test into the same video, and you know, I'm not a structural engineer, but it
appears to me that the lack of structure is what contributed to the rapid unplanned disassembly.
The large dual cell 5000 milliamp hour battery runs lengthwise across the whole phone,
leaving just the side rails to take the force of any human accidentally sitting on it.
Maybe that's why it's not being released in the USA. OnePlus thinks that Americans are too fat
for this phone. And while they aren't wrong, it is a little rude. It also doesn't help that
the volume button is placed where it removes some structure at that exact breaking point,
above the battery on the right side. And on the left side there is an antenna line
along with a much thinner metal exterior than I expected. The metal exterior shell isn't doing
a whole lot to hold the phone together. And, you know, don't get me wrong, if the OnePlus 10 Pro
stays in a front pocket, it'll last just fine for it's three to seven year lifespan. But in a back
pocket or any abnormal abuse could very well cause the 10 Pro to kick the bucket much sooner than it
should. Durability is one of the many factors to consider when buying a phone. Like always though,
one broken phone doesn't make a brand bad forever. OnePlus can pick up the pieces and come back with
a more solid phone next year. A simple rigid case will always help add structure where there is
none. I'll leave a link for my Teardown Skins and grip case down in the description. It's definitely
too late to protect my unit though. Protection is more preemptive and not so good retroactively.
Does the phone snapping in half affect your buying decisions? Let me know down in the comments. I'm
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