RIM just put out a series of videos showcasing the durability tests a Blackberry has to withstand prior to its release. Pretty cool!
The featured victim is a Blackberry Curve, which is dunked in water, bent to excess and dropped. Details are slim regarding the specifics of the tests and their outcomes, but it’s still nice to have a window into the process. And now, let the Blackberry jokes commence… [YouTube via MobileSyrup]
Sam
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:26 AMSo, they don’t show what the screen or anything looked like after the first test (or if it even worked/is a real blackberry)
They don’t show the end of the drop test, or how high it was dropped from.
And they don’t show it turned on and being put in and out of the water, oh how very convincing
Rhys
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:30 AMCan it handle being sold by current BB management?
NateC
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:49 AMDoes that guy need a Homer Simpson patented dialing wand?
Ash
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 12:41 PMWhat was the point of these videos? No point in showing durability if they dont show if the phone actually survived the event and was still usable afterwards. For all I know, that could have been a dummy phone in those videos. Is it just me, or are the people at RIM just getting dumber? Are 5 year olds running the joint? First the Bold cartoon characters and now these pointless videos.
DanSectacular
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 4:56 PMComparisble to light grip that completely faults an iphone reception. Love it.
The Joker
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 4:09 AMWhat about verbal abuse because it’s such a piece of crap.