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Battered, Bashed and Beaten: Broken iPhones A-Go-Go

How much damage can an iPhone actually withstand? See for yourself, in these cringe-inducing images - ouch!

By James Hutchinson, Good Gear Guide

PC World Sets the Standard

After PC World became intimately familiar with the glory of the broken iPhone recently, we decided to take a look at some of the destruction Apple's smartphone has suffered at the hands of others. Above is our contribution to the pile, but this certainly isn't the worst case out there.

Check out these related videos:
• iPhone3GS Stress Test
• The Original iPhone Stress Tests
• iPhone Fails Stress Test

Republished with permission from PC World. (View original version.)

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