OnePlus 10 Pro Build Quality Comes Under Scanner As Phone Bends In Half In Torture Test Video

Last Updated on February 22, 2022 by Anu Joy

The OnePlus 10 Pro was launched in China back in January, with reports hinting at an impending launch in India by next month. Zack Nelson of popular YouTube channel JerryRigEverything, known for his durability videos, has some bad news for OnePlus fans. The OnePlus 10 Pro snapped in half when extreme pressure was applied, making it the first smartphone of the year to fail the YouTuber’s bend test.

JerryRigEverything Puts OnePlus 10 Pro Through Signature Durability Test

The OnePlus 10 Pro shows a promising start with the Gorilla Glass Victus protecting its display, scoring a 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, but displaying deeper scratches at level 7. The sides of the phone as well as its buttons were confirmed to be built of aluminium. Moreover, the SIM card slot reveals a rubber gasket, intended to protect the device from water. The smartphone performs well in the burn test as well, with a patch of the AMOLED screen withstanding the direct heat from a lighter for nearly 40 seconds until it gives in and dies.

OnePlus 10 Pro Bends in Half

And here’s where it all goes downhill for the OnePlus 10 Pro. The back of the smartphone is the first to crack. Another crack can be heard when it is bent from the front, and finally snaps in half and dies when it is again bent from the back. Nelson says that this is quite uncommon for smartphones produced over the past few years. He notes that the phone’s lack of structure could have contributed to the breaking.

The large dual cell 5,000mAh battery runs lengthwise across the whole phone, leaving just the side rails to take the force of any human accidentally sitting on it. Maybe that’s why it’s not being released in the USA. OnePlus thinks that Americans are too fat for this phone. And while they aren’t wrong, it is a little rude.

Our Take

Jokes apart, the main culprit appears to be the placement of the volume button. The button adds a point of failure wherein it reduces the amount of material providing support to the phone. Moreover, on the other side lies the antenna line, providing one more point of failure. OnePlus could have made its phone more robust by increasing the overall thickness of the metal body, although it would have increased the size of the device. Another option would be choosing steel over aluminium, which would unfortunately increase production costs.

The video shows that the OnePlus 10 Pro could work just fine if you keep it in your front pocket. But you could risk your phone snapping into two if you dare keep it in your back pocket for extended periods of time.        

What do you think of the results of the OnePlus 10 Pro’s durability test? Let us know in the comments.