I agree he is hitting it. However he's hardly using any force at all. If they really want to show it off they should shown how much force it would take to damage it, and I'm guessing that it's still not that much. But still, over the past 15 years I've had maybe 10 different cell phones and still don't see why you would need this type of impact resistance.
Looks impressive, but if this thing is attached to my phone thats a differnt story. If I hit that with a hammer I can see the screen staying intact, but the phone...not so much.
he is clearly NOT hitting the screen -- watch the way the shadow falls on the table; each stroke has a different shadow density... try watching it with the sound off and it becomes obvious.
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he is not even touching the screen with the hammer!!! watch closely people. this is total bs.
You're clearly hard of sight. May I suggest an eye doctor?
I agree he is hitting it. However he's hardly using any force at all. If they really want to show it off they should shown how much force it would take to damage it, and I'm guessing that it's still not that much. But still, over the past 15 years I've had maybe 10 different cell phones and still don't see why you would need this type of impact resistance.
He is hitting the damn thing with the same force that the LCD couldn't handle. What else do you want - as wiimote thrown at 5 paces??
Looks impressive, but if this thing is attached to my phone thats a differnt story. If I hit that with a hammer I can see the screen staying intact, but the phone...not so much.
So you think that hitting the screen would cause less damage than bending it to the degree he did?
Think about it...
he is clearly NOT hitting the screen -- watch the way the shadow falls on the table; each stroke has a different shadow density... try watching it with the sound off and it becomes obvious.