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Apple wants to make the iPhone unbreakable! #mkbhd #waveformpodcast #apple

June 05, 2024 / 00:59

This episode covers Apple's durability testing methods, including water resistance and drop tests, as well as the debate between repairability and durability in smartphones.

The discussion highlights the machines used by Apple to test water resistance and drop durability, emphasizing the precision of their testing methods. The speaker shares their experience visiting Apple Labs and observing these tests firsthand.

Additionally, the episode contrasts Apple's approach to smartphone design with that of Fairphone, which focuses on repairability. The conversation touches on the implications of prioritizing durability over repairability in device design.

Overall, the episode presents a balanced view of the trade-offs between making devices that are durable and those that can be easily repaired.

TLDR

Apple's testing methods for durability contrast with Fairphone's focus on repairability.

Episode

0:59
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I got to visit some apple Labs obviously we've seen ip68 ratings on phones before
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but seeing the machines they actually use to blast water at the phone or like pressurize it under X in of water for x
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amount of time is cool to see maybe the most interesting part is they had a drop
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test machine that can drop the phone and the exact same way every single time so
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that they can test it on different surfaces on different angles different materials durability is a spectrum and
00:00:27
on the other side of durability is repair and Apple has been the most aggressively all the way on one side for
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so long they literally vocalize their goal of making the iPhone never have to be repaired ever you see the other side
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of that Spectrum which is something like the fairphone and the fair phone's goal
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is to be infinitely repairable but the argument from Apple is that's probably less durable and so all the additional
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mass that you need to repair over and over again might be not what you want so there's it's a spectrum of repairability
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versus durability

Episode Highlights

  • Apple's Durability Testing
    Apple employs machines to rigorously test the durability of their devices, including drop tests.
    “They had a drop test machine that can drop the phone the exact same way every single time.”
    @ 00m 14s
    June 05, 2024
  • The Repairability Debate
    The tension between Apple's durability focus and Fairphone's repairability goal is explored.
    “Durability versus repairability is a spectrum.”
    @ 00m 58s
    June 05, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • Durability is a spectrum and on the other side is repair.
    Apple wants to make the iPhone unbreakable! #mkbhd #waveformpodcast #apple
  • Apple's goal is to make the iPhone never have to be repaired.
    Apple wants to make the iPhone unbreakable! #mkbhd #waveformpodcast #apple

Key Moments

  • Repairability Spectrum00:23