It’s worth noting that the exact phone that was durability-tested here was the standard Samsung Galaxy S22. The Galaxy S22 Plus and Ultra variants were not tested. So the same results may not apply to those other handsets. But that should still act as a good baseline for comparison. Since the Samsung Galaxy S22 is the least expensive of the new handsets and claimed durability is the same across the board.
How did Samsung Galaxy S22 hold up under durability testing?
Setting that aside, this test started out with a water resistance test, with the presenter placing the phone underwater. With its IP68 rating, the Samsung Galaxy S22 should be more than capable of handling being dropped in water. And, in the video, the phone holds its own on that front. As might be expected since the rating means it can handle at least 1.5-meters of fresh water on the depth front for approximately a half-hour. The screen, during that segment, did begin to jitter out. That, as PBKreviews points out, likely comes down to screen sensitivity though. With the screen responding to pressure changes in the water on its surface. That’s as opposed to resulting from water getting under the display. When taken out of the water, the screen returns to normal functionality. Moving on to scratch resistance, the Galaxy S22 display began to be scratched at a level 8. That’s not surprising either, given that Gorilla Glass Victus Plus was used on this display panel. Ordinarily, glass scratches at a hardness level of 5 or 6. Since Samsung used the same glass on both front and back for the Galaxy S22 series, durability should be good on each of the handsets. Now, a Mohs’ hardness level 8 is relatively high on the scale — which only goes up to level 10. Level 8 should protect even against scratches from quartz. So keys and other pocketable objects, with the exception of some sand types, shouldn’t scratch up the gadget at all. Finally, PBKreviews durability test moves on to the bendability of the Samsung Galaxy S22. Unsurprisingly, the frame only bent slightly and didn’t remain bent during the test. That’s primarily because of Samsung’s Armor Aluminum, used in the frame, which the company bills as the strongest aluminum in any phone frame.
