iPad 2 Smart Cover Drop Test [Video]

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Posted May 23, 2011 at 12:39pm by iClarified

Ever wondered how easily your iPad 2 glass would break with the smart cover on? SquareTrade has posted a drop test video using two iPads.

We bought two brand-new iPads and equipped one with Apple's smart cover and one without. We did some drop tests from waist and shoulder height to see if Apple's smart cover can protect your iPad.

Take a look at the video below to see the results.

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DragonLord - November 18, 2011 at 3:20am

There seems to be a substantial difference between a face-on impact and a glancing corner impact. The iPod2 is designed to be relatively bulletproof to face-ons, and yet it seems like it might shatter relatively easily with a sideways corner impact. Yet having one spin out of your hands onto a hard tile floor guarantees a corner impact, not a full-face pancake. Can you please test this dropped diagonally on its corner? I guess that the cover won't make any difference in such a case. Thanks. Good video.

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Catsrules - May 25, 2011 at 8:25pm

Why are all of these drop test done on cement? Is it just because it is the worst place to drop anything. You can't set something down on cement with out scratching it. Why not tile or hard wood floor? Me personly I am on those types of flooring more with mobile devices then I am with cement.

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Trev - May 24, 2011 at 2:24pm

this case a joke

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smate333 - May 23, 2011 at 10:40pm

I don't know, these gadgets seem to become more fragile lately, why not use plastic instead of glass? I remember dropping my earlier iphones several times with very little to no damage. I dropped my iphone 4 once and it broke on several parts of the edge of the screen, seems like it was almost engineered as a "one time dropper". The back glass serves no purpose other then to break? I know this is an ipad thread, just sayin'...

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MrEdofCourse - May 23, 2011 at 11:16pm

Plastic scratches. The screen on the iPad s actually relatively strong, but it's exposed over a wide area with a fair amount of weight behind it. Imperfections in the surface that impacts the screen ends up sending all of the energy of the impact to a very tiny point or points that start the points of shatter. While they could make stronger glass, the best bet for now is to make smarter cases like the 1st gen case.

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smate333 - May 24, 2011 at 1:34am

I agree, this new case seem to serve more esthetic purpose then actual protection. My son's first gen. ipad has the original apple case/cover and it is actually very durable. He's dropped it numerous times, sat on it, kneeled on it, I mean a 3 year old will do things with it you would never... I think it would survive this drop test, though I'm not trying it:)

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absa01 - May 24, 2011 at 8:18am

Why does your 3 year old have an iPad? Can't you get him a toy car?

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smate333 - May 24, 2011 at 11:12am

Cause thats what its for in my opinion, it is VERY educative, believe it or not, but I don't recommend an ipad as a computer equivalent, I think it is a great learning tool for kids. My son knows the alphabet, the numbers, colors, understands the concept of applications, and by the time he goes to school he will be much smarter then the kids playing with toy cars, all because the ipad... I do recommend it for kids between the age of 2-8. He does have toy cars too, to answer your irrelevant question.

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Farrierservice - May 23, 2011 at 8:42pm

My smart cover is leather and it is srinking. I had to change the settings because the cover will no longer turn off the iPad when closed.

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xypher - May 23, 2011 at 8:00pm

it hurted!! every single time they dropped it!! ho God!! nooo!! why dont u just better give it to sumone who WONT drop it facedown at shoulder height!! sorry for my bad english.:

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MrEdofCourse - May 23, 2011 at 7:56pm

You're dropping it wrong. It's really bad advice to suggest using a Smart Cover to protect an iPad 2. With a Smart Cover, there's a good chance that the cover will come loose at some point, which increases the odds that you'll drop it in the first place. I've seen this happen to several people. When the iPad does fall, it most likely won't land flat on the cover, and when it drops on the side or back, there will be damage, even if the cover does stay on. Use a 3rd party cover!!! There are plenty of options, including some which utilize the magnets for sleep/wake toggle.

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iPhonedo - May 23, 2011 at 3:51pm

Nonsense and waste of iPads.

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Frédéric Guariento - May 23, 2011 at 4:03pm

C'est une honte, pour tous ceux qui ne peuvent pas se payer ce genre de gadgets et qui en rêve... It is a shame for all that wish and dream of ipad with no means to have one. It is disgusting.

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V-Tino - May 23, 2011 at 2:03pm

What are the chances that you drop an iPad 2 FACE DOWN like that? OR trying to drive it deep w/a golf club?? *smh*

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JC - May 23, 2011 at 1:33pm

This is very helpful to know... especially given that EVERY TIME you drop an iPad, it falls flat on the ground... just like they did on this video.

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Ben - May 23, 2011 at 3:56pm

Bit like bread and butter side down?

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JC - May 24, 2011 at 12:50am

lol yup, exactly! haha I can't get enough of how ridiculous that case is for people who want to protect their iPads against accidental drops. I mean what are the chances you'll drop an iPad and it'll fall just like they're showing here? Somewhat annoying!

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absa01 - May 24, 2011 at 8:22am

The point of this was to demonstrate the worst scenerio. If the iPad landed on the side or back, the glass might have not broken, but since it landed on the face, this is the worst case scenario to test for.

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