How Phones Get Tested and Abused by Manufacturers [Video]

We may need a number of issues with Nokia and their phones , but there’s no disputing they’re made of hardy stuff. It’s why we recall our first handsets so fondly-those drops barely scuffed the fascia, unlike today’s fancy blowers.

Like a car manufacturer crash-test dummying their new wheels, Nokia (and other manufacturers) use rigorous test methods with their phones. Most, like this washing machine of pain, simulate real-life usage-seen inside the video above, a pair of Nokia N8 phones rattle about to duplicate the act of falling from a shirt pocket onto the ground.

Nokia claims they employ over 200 endurance tests with each new model, including forcing them into extreme weather situations of -40°C to 85°C and over; high humidity levels; and for sure the great ol’ button-mashing. [ Nokia Conversations ]

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