The iPhone 16 Pro has faced one of the toughest and most difficult physical tests to see, even if it’s someone else’s smartphone. Apple’s carefully developed device undergoes tests every year a drop test that aims to verify how precise the resistance offered is among its features and above all, if it is superior to that of the iPhone 15, which already has a good reputation.

Sam Kohl from the Apple Track YouTube channel managed to get information on the subject. For this, he went to Australia on the day iPhone shipments started and became the first person to test the durability of the iPhone 16 Pro. However, since a single drop test was not enough, hours later, They created their own challenge from YouTube channel TechRax.

iPhone 16 faces its toughest test

The Apple Track test subjected the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro to drops from a height of several meters, as can be seen in the video published below.

The tests revealed a potential weak point in the device’s design: the bezels. Although Apple’s Ceramic Shield glass is superior to previous versions, iPhone 16 Pro’s thinner bezels make the screen more vulnerable It may be damaged if it falls sideways.

When the iPhone 16 Pro takes a corner hit, The display panel is more severely damaged than previous models like the iPhone 15 Pro. This suggests that the screen can withstand direct impacts, but thinner bezels don’t offer the same protection.

On his behalf, TechRax conducted even more extreme durability tests by subjecting the iPhone 16 Pro to hammer and knife blows. As expected, the device did not emerge unscathed from these tests.

The titanium edges were easily scratched and the screen shattered on direct impacts, breaking off the back. The test and results can be seen in the video below

Apple introduces Ceramic Shield glass for the first time on iPhone 12 screenmaking it a much more durable material than its competitors.

The company claims that the iPhone 16 Pro has an improved Ceramic ShieldAble to withstand drops and scratches 50% more than the iPhone 15, a characteristic typical of daily use and that is to say nothing of the most extreme conditions that such challenges usually suggest.

In both Apple Track and TechRax tests, the iPhone 16 Pro came out with damage, whether it’s a lot or a little, maybe it’s a personal judgment, but the fact is It has proven to be more durable than the iPhone 15 Pro.

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