Before a new phone is released to the market, its OEMs run it through a battery of tests to ensure that not only does the phone perform as intended, but that it is also able to withstand a bit of abuse that one might encounter in daily life. Companies like Apple, OnePlus, and Samsung have shared some insights into what goes on behind the scene.
Well as it turns out, those tests are limited just to OEMs, but to carriers as well. According to a report from Engadget, they have revealed that Verizon has a testing facility of their own where the carrier subjects brand new phones to similar durability tests as well. These tests are more or less the same that OEMs conduct, like drop tests, tumble, scratch, and so on.
If the carrier deems that the phone is not up to scratch, they then send it back to the manufacturer with some notes about it in hopes that the manufacturer will be able to do something about it. It might be possible that this could be one of the reasons why phones released on carriers tend to come out a bit later than if you were to pick it up from the store unlocked.
That being said we guess we can appreciate Verizon running their own battery of tests – after all we’re sure the last thing Verizon needs is for customers to come back with faulty and broken devices which they then have to replace, right?
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