Following last week’s event wherein the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything noted that the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s back component could be cracked by bending it with your hands, some speculation has been raised as to the durability of the new titanium frame. It was also noted that the smaller 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro did not crack in the same way.
Following up on this, the reliable humans at Consumer Reports performed a battery of tests on the new iPhone 15 Pro Max handset, and determined that it did not crack under the pressure. Consumer Reports was one of the leading critics of the iPhone design back when the iPhone 6 ‘#Bendgate’ was a thing.
Prior to testing, it should be noted that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max design sandwiches the display and the frosted rear glass with a titanium frame around the sides. The titanium is fused to an internal aluminum chassis. Titanium is a strong material, but people have wondered whether the rounded edges where the titanium meets the glass make the glass more prone to breaking or cracking, than the 14 Pro flat edge design.
Per the Consumer Reports video, the new handset was subjected to compression tests wherein a machine applied 100 pounds of pressure across the length of the device. The phone flexed and then recovered after the pressure was released, but there were no cracks to be seen.
Consumer Reports also tested the iPhone 15 Pro Max handset in a drop test machine, wherein a tumbler drops the handset onto a stone base 100 times in succession. The handset survived with no damage.
Still, if you’re able to get your hands on the new iPhone 15 Pro Max at this early stage of the game, please be careful with it, maybe buy it a nice protective case, and enjoy your cool new iPhone.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via 9to5Mac, Consumer Reports, YouTube, and TikTok