Bigger Tablets ‘Far More Breakable’ Than Smaller Ones, SquareTrade ‘Drop and Dunk’ Tests Show

Though there are no "tablets of stone" in today’s marketplace, big tablets are apt to be "far more breakable than smaller ones," SquareTrade, the global supplier of insurance protection plans for tech devices, said in a report Wednesday. SquareTrade subjected 10 of the most popular tablets on the market to a series of "drop and dunk" tests, and declared the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 the winner for robustness. On a 1-10 scale, with the highest values reflecting the highest risk of breakability, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 scored a 3.3, while the most fragile of the lot, the Tmax 9 HD, scored an 8.2, the company said. "Overall, compact tablets performed above expectations, faring better in drop and dunk tests than larger models like the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 or Tmax 9 HD." Moreover, "larger tablets proved to be far more breakable than smaller ones, as well as the least water resistant," it said.