The American insurance company Allstate Protection Plans tested the durability of the iPhone 16 Pro Max by dropping the smartphone screen-wise onto a concrete floor from a height of 1.8 m. The screen of the flagship smartphone was broken, and visible scratches appeared along the titanium frame.After the test, the smartphone became unusable, although the device responded to the touch, thanks to which it could be repaired. The back glass of the smartphone was also broken and the camera body was damaged. The smartphone continued to work, including the camera, but touching the device was already dangerous due to the broken glass.iPhone 16 series smartphones are equipped with the second generation Ceramic Shield protective glass, which, according to Apple, is even stronger than the previous version of Ceramic Shield. The 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max has glass on the front and back.
No smartphone with glass survived Allstate's DropBot test. The fragility of glass elements requires additional measures to protect the device.It is difficult to determine the durability of a smartphone based on such tests in real life, because the impact angle, height and surfaces will always be different, MacRumors notes.Allstate did not perform water resistance tests because iPhone models now have strong water resistance. The iPhone 16 series offers IP68 protection. Thanks to this standard, the device can withstand immersion in 6 m of water for up to 30 minutes. In other videos, the companies tested other devices in the iPhone 16 series.
