iPhone 15 Pro Max durability test shows that Apple's most expensive iPhone is also the most fragile
HIGHLIGHTS
- iPhone 15 Pro Max has a titanium version with a frosted glass back.
- Overall, the phone passed most tests and even showed impressive results in some.
- But it failed miserably in the bending test.
The iPhone 15 series is currently very popular and the devices have recently gone on sale. iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have more going for them with a new titanium finish, better cameras, a new chipset, and a display. But it turns out that the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple's best product, is not as durable as expected. iPhone 15 Pro Max durability test The iPhone 15 Pro Max passed YouTuber JerryRig Everything's durability test and the results were disappointing, to say the least. Even the YouTuber himself was shocked by the almost immediate abandonment of the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Let's talk in detail about exactly what happened.
iPhone 15 Pro Max passes the usual test starting with a scratch test. The iPhone 15 Pro Max has a ceramic shield on the front, which Apple says is “stronger than any smartphone glass.” The front glass again showed its toughness in Zack's lighter burn test as there was no reaction. Scratches start to appear at level six with "deeper grooves" at level 7 but visibility is very low. The phone's edges are susceptible to scratches from knives, as are the buttons, but they don't come off. The frosted glass back is also scratch-free. So far, the results have been completely normal and impressive in some cases. Now comes the difficult part.
As soon as Zack started bending the iPhone, the glass immediately cracked. Apple uses grade 5 titanium on iPhone 15 Pro models. The ease with which the iPhone 15 Pro's frosted glass broke was quite a shock to Zack, who mentioned that most phones don't break and the iPhone doesn't break at all. He joked that if this happens to anyone, the good news is that Apple has reduced the cost of replacing the glass from $500 to $200.
The iPhone continues to work fine, the frame is intact but the glass is broken. But once the latter is gone, you'll need to repair it. Titanium is 30% more durable than the stainless steel Apple used for older Pro models.