By now you've probably heard the jokes that the "C" in iPhone 5C stands for "cheap" on account of its supposed low price and plastic shell, but if a recent video from Taiwan bears any truth, the little guy can take a beating. There's no way to tell if the shell in the photo really belongs to an iPhone 5C, but if it is, adopters of the device may not need to worry that they're stepping down too far in quality.
The video, made by Apple Daily (via MacRumors) depicts the shell being tossed into a plastic bag along with numerous everyday hazards such as car keys, coins, paperclips, and screws. The handler then forcefully crumbles the materials around the shell and pulls it out a few seconds later. Although the image quality in the video isn't the greatest, it seems clear that the shell came out mostly unharmed.
According to the report, the shell warrants a pencil hardness rating of "8H," the second-hardest possible. Further evidence of the shell's durability was demonstrated when the handler started sliding the teeth of a key across the surface with considerable force.
But is it real? It's hard to say, especially considering the absence of Apple's usual secondary information below the word "iPhone" on the back, and it's possible it's just a very well made forgery. (Although if the tests in the video are true, Apple might want to look up the folks responsible.)
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