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Google Pixel 7a Survives JerryRigEverything’s Durability Test; Seems Better Than Pixel 7 Pro

Google Pixel 7a was launched last week during the company’s I/O event. The Pixel 6a successor runs on Google’s in-house Tensor G2 SoC and flaunts a 64-megapixel dual camera unit at the rear. It has an updated design with an IP67 rating. Now, YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything put the Pixel 7a through his durability test to see if it would fare like the Pixel 6a. The new handset appears to have survived most of Nelson’s different customary scratch, burn, and bend tests. The device did not, however, burn, break, bend or lose its shape during the tests and found to be solid than the expensive Pixel 7 Pro.

Zack Nelson in his latest episode of JerryRigEverything put the latest Pixel 7a through a slew of durability tests. The phone is first subjected to a scratch test on its OLED panel. Just like most other phones, the screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 started showing scratches at level 6 of the Mohs hardness scale. It gets deeper grooves at level 7.

Like the Pixel 6a, the Google Pixel 7a’s sides are made of metal. Nelson’s razor blade was used against the volume and power buttons and camera unit. The rear camera module also has a separate metal coating. In contrast to the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s glass panel, the Pixel 7a has a plastic rear panel. The fingerprint scanner of the device failed to function properly after receiving scratches.

The Pixel 7a has a 6.1-inch full-HD+ OLED display. The 90Hz refresh rate display remains stable under a lighter’s flame for 25 seconds before the pixels begin to turn white. However, the OLED panel completely recovers.

In the final round, the Pixel 7a was subjected to a bend test. The device held up admirably under the pressure and barely showed any signs of bending. “There is almost no flex at all when bent from the back and again almost no flex when bent from the front,” says Nelson. He claims that Pixel 7a clobbers the premium Pixel 7 Pro in the bend test and the durability of the new handset is significantly better than that of the Asus Rog Ultimate 7.

The Google Pixel 7a is priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model in India. It is offered in Chalk, Snow, and Sea colour options.

Google I/O 2023 saw the search giant repeatedly tell us that it cares about AI, alongside the launch of its first foldable phone and Pixel-branded tablet. This year, the company is going to supercharge its apps, services, and Android operating system with AI technology. We discuss this and more on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
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iPad (2022) Fails to Survive JerryRigEverything’s Durability Test, Breaks Under Pressure: Watch Video

iPad (2022) was launched in October with a redesigned chassis and Apple’s A14 Bionic SoC. The new tablet is the first entry-level iPad model to feature a USB Type-C port. The iPad (2022) has now gone through JerryRigEverything’s durability test and it appears to have survived most of it — except the bend test. The display of the tablet picked up scratches at the 6 to 7 levels on the Mohs hardness scale. It was also put through flames that cause negligible damage to the display. However, the new iPad 10th generation did not fare well during the infamous bend test.

Zack Nelson, on his popular YouTube channel JerryRigEverything, put the latest iPad (2022) through a slew of durability tests. The test involved examining the scratch resistance of the display and body, its structure, and the screen’s durability under direct flames.

The ten-minute video starts with the unboxing of the new iPad. It shows the retail box of the handset — a white rectangular box — which includes a 20W charger, USB Type-C cable, documentation, and the Pink colour variant of the tablet.

The Youtuber starts with the scratch test and the new iPad’s 10.9-inch glass display starts showing  scratche at level five or six with deeper grooves at level 7. Nelson points out that sapphire glass gets scratched at levels 8 and 9. The free-floating pane of the glass starts scratching at level 6, which Nelson says is “pretty standard”. The paint on the aluminium frame scrapes off with a knife. However, the buttons don’t scratch easily. Nelson says that the device has more metal on the opposite side of the camera. Scratches in the area do not appear to damage the fingerprint scanner.

Next was a burn test where the flame was held directly at the screen and, surprisingly, nothing happens even after 15 seconds of direct flame. The pixels of the Liquid Retina display showed a black shade and recovered after some time, the video shows.

For the final structural rigidity test, it doesn’t take much force for the YouTuber to snap the iPad. The structural issues of the iPad were highlighted in the bend test as its front glass gets surface-level cracks and it was shown to become unresponsive. It didn’t survive the pressure applied when Nelson tried to bend the screen. According to Nelson, the three gold pads running along the side, less material and less structure are the major weak points of the device.

Nelson then tears down the iPad and shows the inner side of the iPad. He notes that “this iPad does look pretty repairable.”

Apple released the redesigned base model iPad in Silver, Blue, Yellow, and Pink shades in October this year. The 10th-generation iPad has a starting price of Rs. 44,900 in India. It is powered by Apple’s A14 Bionic SoC has a USB Type-C port and works with the first-gen Apple Pencil.

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