Although it is a newer phone, the OnePlus 10T is not the OnePlus 10 Pro's official successor. Accordingly, maybe it has been redesigned to withstand bend tests, in contrast to the 10 Pro, which essentially broke in half when bent with some force a few months ago.
The OnePlus 10T starts out strong since, like practically all other smartphones, it has glass on the screen - which scratches at level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, showing deeper grooves at level 7. So far so good. The screen lasts for about 20 seconds under a lighter before the pixels turn white and then never totally recover. That's pretty much par for the course for an AMOLED.
Now on to the main event. Bending from the front results in no issues, but bending from the back cracks the phone again, and exactly in the same spot as for the 10 Pro - right under the camera island. Clearly these two phones have internal, structural similarities too, beyond their similar looks. And unfortunately it seems like OnePlus didn't have time to fix the design. Maybe next year.
That is what JerryRigEverything YouTuber Zack set out to discover in his now-"traditional" scratch, burn, and bend "durability test." Watch the video below to see how OnePlus' most recent creation performed.
The OnePlus 10T gets off to a good start since, like almost all other smartphones, its screen is made of glass, which scratches at level 6 on the Mohs scale and develops deeper grooves at level 7. All is well thus far. Under a lighter, the screen lasts for roughly 20 seconds before the pixels start to become white and never fully recover. That is quite typical behaviour for an AMOLED.
Now for the important part. Bending the phone from the back results in a crack exactly where the 10 Pro's did—under the camera island—but bending it from the front causes no problems. Beyond their comparable aesthetics, these two phones undoubtedly share internal, structural commonalities as well. And regrettably, it appears thatOnePlus didn't have time to fix the design. Maybe next year.
