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Video: HTC Legend Drop Test

By on June 13, 2010 at 8:52am in HTC, Mobile News, Reviews - Videos, Various News, Virgin Mobile News

The HTC Legend was just released and the design is really elegant – very similar to the HTC Hero that we saw TELUS release a few months ago. We took a quick look at the hardware in our first review but promised we’d show you another video specifically with a drop test. The Legend looks sleek with it’s 3.2 inch display and one piece aluminum case. The only plastic are the keys on the front and a couple small areas on the back: one is door cover for the battery, SIM and microSD card and the other for the speaker and camera.

You’ve got to think long term with these devices mainly because we have the dreaded 3-year contract and they’ve got to last (or you can buy this no contract). With everything so flush I decided to do a drop test because the Legend looks so delicate and I wanted to see if it shattered when it hit the ground. After 4 quick tests and the last one I launched the Legend from about 4 feet off the ground and threw it another 3 feet… only a few scratches on the case. Pretty durable. Check it here

Update: People have been asking if the Legend turned on and if it still works. The answer is yes with no problems. The aluminum case only has a few scratches and all the parts that flew off went right back on.

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Discussion

31 comments for “Video: HTC Legend Drop Test”

  1. Great test, more bloggers should be doing stuff like this.

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    Posted by Sheldon Huelin | June 13, 2010, 9:21 am
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  2. So did it still work after the drop test???

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    Posted by SteveM | June 13, 2010, 9:26 am
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  3. great test Ian.

    I enjoy your videos

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    Posted by @TorontoWireless | June 13, 2010, 9:32 am
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  4. Great video! Can we expect a new contest for a slightly drop tested and slightly scratched HTC Legend? :P

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    Posted by Alex T. | June 13, 2010, 10:21 am
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  5. Would love to have seen if the parts that came off would still go back on, and if the phone still worked… or to know if we would need to order replacement parts…

    But fantastic video!

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    Posted by Damien R. | June 13, 2010, 10:21 am
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  6. Nice …
    software review plzz =)

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    Posted by quatchi | June 13, 2010, 10:38 am
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  7. liked the tests, but i would of liked to have seen one drop on its side. I think it will drop more often on its corner or edges than its back. Also would like to know whether the phone is still functional. Probably won’t see it happen here but, if possible a test with casing?

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    Posted by chris | June 13, 2010, 11:02 am
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  8. Sayonara Rogers

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    Posted by Stuart | June 13, 2010, 11:49 am
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  9. Good test, but DOES IT BLEND?

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    Posted by Jon | June 13, 2010, 11:49 am
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  10. Ahhhh….it hurts to watch :P

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    Posted by Albert | June 13, 2010, 11:57 am
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  11. Ian you my friend are crazy but I love this review haha.

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    Posted by Nadim | June 13, 2010, 12:14 pm
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  12. They should do a contest for this phone now :D

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    Posted by Wesley Hwang | June 13, 2010, 2:28 pm
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  13. If it still works, you should give it away! if not I’ll take it ^.^

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    Posted by peter | June 13, 2010, 2:38 pm
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  14. Good stuff, glad to see more consideration to the critical element of durability. Of course being able to upgrade the OS is important in that regard too. :)

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    Posted by DavidM | June 13, 2010, 3:09 pm
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  15. Do a bulldozer test!

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    Posted by Cheddar | June 13, 2010, 3:57 pm
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  16. I cried on the inside… a little piece of me died with every drop…
    :….(

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    Posted by J. Seguin | June 13, 2010, 4:49 pm
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  17. @Jon – That is the most important question isn’t it LOL.

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    Posted by Arshad | June 13, 2010, 5:19 pm
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  18. omg….it seems to be durable…will certainly beat the iphone…wish a test can be shown for the iphone4 as well whn it comes out…

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    Posted by sneha chandra | June 13, 2010, 6:44 pm
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  19. So instead of doing giveaways mobilesyrup will now perform crash tests on all new smartphones? ;-)

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    Posted by mkm | June 13, 2010, 8:00 pm
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  20. i like how he calls it a drop test but yet he’s throwing it hahaha gotta love it! great review:)

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    Posted by jeff donnelly | June 13, 2010, 9:19 pm
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  21. Good test, But…Can it be won??? :)

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    Posted by Rimon Moshi | June 13, 2010, 11:26 pm
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  22. Next time show if all the parts go back on, or are they broken?

    And does it still work?

    Whats the point of drop tests if your don’t show it going back together and working??

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    Posted by Brian Jacques | June 14, 2010, 12:10 am
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  23. I guess so, lol

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    Posted by Wesley Hwang | June 14, 2010, 1:06 am
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  24. AAAAAH IT HURT TO WATCH!!

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    Posted by J-M Roubos | June 14, 2010, 1:54 am
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  25. that was more painful than a root canal.

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    Posted by Bryan | June 14, 2010, 11:55 am
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  26. If u watched Iron Man it was more painful ;p when he landed on his cars..

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    Posted by Wesley Hwang | June 14, 2010, 6:09 pm
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  27. I think the screen didn’t take damage because of how the buttom protrudes forward.Try poking the screen with keys or something haha i want to know how much damage my legend can take.

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    Posted by Jso | June 24, 2010, 9:20 am
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  28. Can anything be done for a scratch on the aluminium case? Any polish or something?!!!

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    Posted by Soheil | August 18, 2010, 3:22 pm
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  29. O man every time when you drop it there is some thing i feel in heart. I dont kown for what that was. Even i dont own that phone but i feel some thing.

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    Posted by Umair | October 15, 2010, 8:30 am
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  30. i have this phone, i bike everywhere and it has gone flying out of my pocket.. i go back pick it up, put the battery in, put on the cover and turn it back on, no harm done..

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    Posted by douglas.jordan | April 25, 2011, 11:24 am
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