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Can a magnet DESTROY your smartphone?

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Can a magnet destroy your smartphone?So just using one to start with.Oh my god.You can see the camera's autofocus dipping in and out as the magnet gets closer.That's because your autofocus system relies on magnets.So when you bring a magnet close to the side, it puts the phone in a loop, trying to keep the image still, but it can't.

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It looks like it's dying, but then the second you take the magnet off, it's fine.The compass isn't actually affected at all.That's surprising.The myth that a single magnet is enough to destroy your tech comes from old hard drives, which used to store your data magnetically, but we're past that now.

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But what about two magnets?Subscribe if you think the phone's gonna die.It looks like it's got a bullet halfway through it.The phone's fine.That's ridiculous!

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