What's up guys David here, and you guys have been asking for the LG V30 drop test.
You've been messaging me on Facebook.
You've been leaving comments here on YouTube so here it is.
Today, We're gonna be doing a #phonebuffstyle drop test with the V30. We're gonna be dropping
it side by side next to arguably its biggest competitor in the Galaxy Note 8.
But before we get to the test,
I want to give a big Thanks to Tech21 for making this video possible.
So when we tested the Evo Check case for the LG V30
It handled the back, corner, and face drops without a problem.
Tech 21 protects drop after drop,
with the V30 we tested still looking flawless.
Tech21 cases are drop tested 20 times to ensure durability and long-lasting protection,
to be able to withstand the multiple drops that occur in the everyday use of a smartphone.
The Evo Check case is available for both
the LG V30 and the Galaxy Note 8 in a number of different colors, so click on that link down below in the description
And get your phone the protection it deserves. All right. Let's get to dropping.
Round #1: Back Drop.
In three,
two,
one.
Alright so after that back drop, both phones pass our ten point inspection and remained fully functional.
But cosmetically, there's no contest.
The V30 surprisingly survives the back drop with almost no visible damage, while the Note 8 has its rear glass
completely shattered, so a really impressive result for the V30, and an easy win for it here in round number one.
Round #2: Corner Drop.
In three, two, one.
After that corner drop, both phones have their aluminum band scuffed,
but because the bands are all metal without any kind of layering over top of them, the scuffs honestly
don't look all that bad.
And neither phone really did better than the other here making it a draw in round number two.
Round #3: Face Drop.
In three,
two, one.
Alright, so that face drop cracked the glass on the front of both phones,
but the result on the Galaxy Note 8 does look better with the majority of the cracks being contained in just the corners
which may or may not be due to it having curved edges.
The V30, on the other hand, suffers more significant cracking,
with the shattered glass up top distorting the selfie cam, giving the edge to the Note 8 in round number three
Bonus Round.
Okay, so with both phones still being technically usable, we enter the bonus round, where we drop each phone
directly onto steel from much higher up,
which should put the shock and impact
resistance of each phone to the test.
Last time, the Galaxy Note 8 was able to survive not one, not two, but all
10 bonus drops; while the glass on the front and the back of the phone did take a beating, most of the display itself remains
undamaged except for on the edges.
However, unfortunately
after doing our ten point inspection, we found that no matter what we did
we couldn't get the camera or the flash to work.
So a decent results but not necessarily the best.
Let's see if the V30 can fair any better.
Three two one.
See, doesn't make as loud of a noise because this phone is so lightweight and,
still looks like it's working. Cool. Three two one.
Good drop, is the result good? Ooh.
Alright, so we have a little dimple in the screen here.
Obviously way more shattering. The back doesn't have any shattering between
some phones that shatter on the back
after all this impact flip. The back's holding up nicely. The screen looks like it's working, and pretty much all the corners, so
let's go on, Drop !
Whoo ooh
That one hurt, that one hurt
um
Nothing much. I mean same story a little bit more like little fractures in the glass
But it's still responding, so this thing is doing really well. And drop.
Ten drops? Can you do ten bonus drops? Three, two, one.
Whoo, that one sounded the worst too. Did it do it ? And...
Yep, looks like it is still fully
functional. At least the touchscreen is.
Okay, so the V30 also survived all 10 bonus drops, and while the front glass looks really bad, the rear glass
still remains in perfect condition. And, unlike on the Note 8, the rear camera and the flash still work.
However the wide-angle camera on the back did get damaged, with it unable to focus on anything.
You can actually see what looks like the camera housing at the bottom of the viewfinder, so what the lens may have gotten somewhat
dislodged. The display itself, though, still remains fully
responsive to the touch. However, when you lock and unlock the phone, you do get this flicker that happens,
and, what's weird is if you keep the always-on display
option turned on in the settings, the screen won't turn back on after you lock it. You have to like fully restart the phone to
get the screen to come back on again, but if you disable the always-on display option, this doesn't happen, and it works just fine.
So a really interesting result. Alright, before we take a look at the scorecard
Let's quickly review our new scoring method because, man, we needed one. So from now on, the scores will be based only off of how
a phone performs relative to the phone
it's being compared to and not off of any other phone from other drop tests. The winner of each round will receive 10 points with
the loser scoring anywhere between 6 and 9 points depending on how much worse it did. If two phones perform
similarly, each phone will be given 10 points, and,
after all four rounds, the scores will be tallied up to determine an overall winner. Anyways,
let's get to the scorecard. In the first round, the clear advantage
went to the v30 whose glass remained fully intact. The phones tied in the second round, and the third, the Note 8 suffered less damage on
the front. And then finally, in the fourth, while the Note 8's display looked better, the V30s camera and flash still worked,
contributing to the V30s higher overall score, making it the winner here in this drop test.
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.