iPhone 5 beats Galaxy SIII in drop-test

We’ve heard all about how thin and beautiful the iPhone 5 is, how its Maps app is terrible and what people will do for one, but how does it fare in a drop test? The guys at Android Central were one of the first to get an iPhone 5 and quickly subjected it to multiple drops, comparing its durability with that of the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The result: The new iPhone is bulletproof compared to Samsung’s flagship phone.
The excitable tester dropped both phones from different heights, progressively getting higher each time. He started with a drop from pocket height, then shoulder height, then from his ear and finally from about six feet above a cobblestoned road overlooking Hong Kong’s waterfront.
The iPhone 5 survived every time with no cracks in the display. Even from the highest position (which the GSIII abstained from), the iPhone only had cosmetic — although very noticeable — damage to the edges.

Contrast that with the Galaxy S III: The phone endured a pocket drop with ease, but from shoulder height major cracks appeared on the display, and that was from an edge impact. More cracks resulted from the ear-height test, and the plastic back flew right off when it hit (it’s removable).
The Galaxy S III also didn’t fare that well in a durability test with the iPhone 5′s predecessor, the iPhone 4S. In that test, conducted by device-insurance company SquareTrade, the GSIII sustained more damage than the iPhone in a series of stress tests (including a drop from ear height). However, since that iPhone had both a glass back and front, it may have been more susceptible to damage than the iPhone 5, which has an aluminum back.