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A rare look inside the durability lab where Apple tortures its products


Apple puts its products through a lot of tests during the development process, intended to ensure they have a long...

These tests are further tweaked to factor in some of the device usage data Apple has access to, which highlights the labs’ complex efforts to align with changing environments. The IP ratings relate only to dust and water, but Apple’s tests also include other commonly-encountered liquid hazards, like sodas, juices, sunscreen cream, and perfume. To get closer to the real-life scenarios, Apple has developed a robot that drops devices at different angles and even on different surfaces, including particle, granite and asphalt boards.

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