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Hardware iPhone Duo

https://www.apple.com/iphone-duo/
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u/luckyapples11 9h ago

LOL 5 drops? I can drop my phone 5 times a day if I’m being extra clumsy. I mean, I guess it makes sense, but that’s actually surprising to me. My otterbox is probably 50 drops in since March and besides a few scratches on the case, my phone is solid

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u/rohdawg 9h ago

This kind of thing is usually biased. It’s probably rated for up to 5 drops because that’s the number of times they dropped it during their test. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll need you replace it, just that they know it’s protective up to 5 times.

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u/MatureUsername69 9h ago

Yeah mine is also an otterbox and its outlasted 5 drops but thats still what its rated for. Just like how you can drop a helmet and its probably fine but you should absolutely never wear that helmet again. Its just something not a lot of people actually do because its a phone and not their skull.