Cellphone Torture

[Kris Kumar]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000350043428/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000350043428/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"No, we’re not talking about happy slapping — we’re talking about actual cellphones being tortured in the name of rigorous product testing as set forth by Siemens. To make sure their handsets can withstand “the demands of popular SMS messaging,” they strap ‘em down on a lab bench and hook them up to these crazy gizmos that depress the keys up to 400,000 times (this guy could have a lucrative career waiting), one of about 20 basic quality assurance tests — we were too scared to ask what the other 19 are. They also apparently have some of the more sadistic members of the Siemens staff document the whole works and publish the pics to their website."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-may2005-ct.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />I think this is the best friday afternoon off-topic post ever. :lol: What do you think?

[GMSmigun]

I recall a recent news article regarding the fastest text messenger person ever. It looks like you found a photo of the culprit. =)

[Mike Temporale]

It's got to be a fake image - photoshoped! My brother has a Seimens phone, it's less than a year old, and half the keys have fallen out, and the few that are left just don't work.

[Kris Kumar]

It's got to be a fake image - photoshoped! My brother has a Seimens phone, it's less than a year old, and half the keys have fallen out, and the few that are left just don't work.

I guess Siemens may have started taking things seriously after it started receiving a lot of complaints. ;-) And decided to introduce this torture test.

[johnpatrick]

My favourite test is jeans test 4, check out the fluff acculation in those pockets!

http://www.ic.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=cfi1031581lmn1031338o1269023ps6uz3&amp;sdc_sid=13352296131&amp;sdc_bcpath=1031582.s_6%2C&amp;

[Kris Kumar]

My favourite test is jeans test 4, check out the fluff acculation in those pockets!

8O :lol: :rotfl:

I hadn't checked that test.

[David Horn]

Would be nice if HTC had tested the C500 like that...

[Jerry Raia]

It's got to be a fake image - photoshoped! My brother has a Seimens phone, it's less than a year old, and half the keys have fallen out, and the few that are left just don't work.

Well no wonder they fell out! After all that testing how much longer could they last?? :rotfl:

[killah21]

boring! zzzzzzz

[mpaquette]

Those pics are pretty cool, especially the jeans test. Too bad whoever made the screen for my SP3i didn't do some version of the jeans test. If they had they would have noticed all of the dust from the pockets ends up under the screen. Looks great in sunlight!

[Jonathon Watkins]

Would be nice if HTC had tested the C500 like that...

Problems?

[David Horn]

Yes, the dust problem on my last handset got so bad I couldn't see the screen in sunlight, and the 2 button stopped working. New one has been OK so far. (touch wood)