Kids go to town on the Honor Magic 7 Lite and it doesn't skip a beat

Thinking of buying a phone for a kid and not wanting to pay through-the-nose for repairs?

Or maybe it’s a phone for a teenager, young adult, or in fact anyone who just wants a phone to work – and keep working. That might even be you!

Honor decided to do some tests with the very things they say never to work with – children and pets. There are no pets here, which is sad as I’d love to see what an angry cat would do, but instead a number of tests with children to see just how the Magic 7 Lite stands up – the phone launched at the start of the year and that I reviewed here.

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See some of the crazy tests the phone was put through below!

Press Release

71% of UK adults worry about phone damage at the hands of a child

New research from HONOR reveals the true cost of child’s play, with 40% of UK adults being impacted by a child-related smartphone disaster
Devices have been dunked in baths, dropped down toilets, and even thrown down the stairs – with 47% of UK adults admitting they would hide their smartphones from children just to avoid any damage
To prove its durability, HONOR enlisted a team of ‘tantrum testers’ to put the Magic7 Lite through the ultimate endurance challenges

London, UK – 20^th February 2025: It’s all fun and games until your phone takes a tumble. Whether it’s an unfortunate drop in the mud or an unexpected spin in a washing machine, it seems smartphones are never safe, when in the hands of children.

Research from leading global provider of smart devices HONOR, has found that 40% of UK adults have experienced the hassle of a child breaking or damaging a phone, with 25% even taking out insurance to cover them from child related device damages. While 50% have resorted to buying an extra protective case, to limit any potential damages, 47% admitted to hiding their handsets altogether. And when it comes to how we feel when we see a child pick up a phone and start to play – 40% of UK adults reported anxiety, with 1 in 5 (19%) going into full panic mode.

The research brought to life just what smartphones go through at the hands of children. The top ten phone injury-inducing kids fails were revealed to be:

Phone being dropped by a child
Phone falling down the toilet
Phone being dropped down the stairs
Phone being stood on
Phone falling in the bath/shower
Phone being damaged due to a tantrum
Phone dropping in the mud
Phone ending up in the washing machine
Phone being dropped from a great height
Phone ending up in the paddling pool

So, to put its most durable phone to the test, HONOR called in the experts—the tiny ‘tornadoes’ themselves. A team of ‘tantrum testers’ were let loose on the HONOR Magic7 Lite, dreaming up creative (and chaotic) ways to push the phone to its limits. From high-speed rides on remote-control cars, to sandcastle building and sandpit burying, the children did their best to see if the Magic7 Lite could outlast the stamina of a fun-fueled toddler. **Spoiler alert, the Magic7 Lite survived even the most chaotic of playtimes.

The Tantrum Tests

The team of children attached a parachute to the HONOR Magic7Lite to test its crash landing technique, with the phone smashing down in awesome style – but surviving
The HONOR Magic7Lite was strapped to the roof of a remote-control car using duct tape, flying over a huge ramp and clearing a swimming pool – to outlive the car it hitched the lift on
The HONOR Magic7Lite was frozen in a block of ice, then broken free with a hammer… with an incoming call still coming through loud and clear!
And finally, the HONOR Magic7Lite was buried in a sandpit for hours… with the battery power outliving the sandcastle