I picked up my iPhone 16 Plus protective screen and case even before I got the new phone. I was already aware of the first iPhone 16 drop tests, which proved what I had suspected all along: We still ...

Tougher Ceramic Shield on iPhone 16? Sure, but don't just rely on it. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Apple claims the iPhone 16 Pro ships with “2x tougher than glass on any other smartphone.” And ...

Apple announced the iPhone 16 series this month with Apple Intelligence and some other improvements. The company boasted that its latest devices are the most durable iPhones ever. You may be wondering ...

The launch of flagship smartphones from mainstream brands usually brings with it a host of tests of all kinds. After all, premium phones are becoming more and more expensive, and potential buyers want ...

Celebrating its 25th anniversary – and the 13th anniversary of its Breakability tests – Allstate Protection Plans took the newly launched iPhone 16 Pro Max to the street with its longest-running test, ...

In the first round, the phones were dropped from a height of 1.5 meters onto their backs. Upon impact, the rear glass of both devices shattered, highlighting the vulnerability of glass surfaces.

With each passing year, Apple tries to make its costly smartphones more and more resistant to physical damage. In many respects this mission has been a success: certainly today’s iPhones are far more ...

Apple’s new iPhone Air, its thinnest model yet, passed bend tests, but still shatters when dropped, according to Allstate Protection Plans‘ latest Breakability Test. The independent evaluation used ...

When purchasing a premium smartphone, durability often plays a crucial role in the decision-making process. To determine how two flagship devices—the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the iPhone 16 Pro Max—perform ...