Scratched, burned, bent: see how the iPhone 16 Pro Max passed the durability test

iPhone 16 Pro Max Durability Test/Frame from Video

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has been available for over a week, and JerryRigEverything's Zach Nelson wasted no time putting it through a brutal durability test. See if the gadget coped with it!

Published on the network, testNelson has already collected almost 3 million views. It shows that many people are eager to see how Apple's newest, biggest, and most expensive iPhone holds up to a barrage of abuse, including scratches, burns, and bends.

It's hard to watch Nelson drag the blade of his penknife across the iPhone 16 Pro Max – in fact, it's hard to watch him drag it across any other device in his path – but the exercise at least gives some idea of ​​the strength of the glass and frame , when they are subjected to such extreme actions.

A popular YouTuber pointed out Apple's recent announcement that this year's Ceramic Shield glass display is 50% stronger than the first generation ceramic screen and twice as strong as the glass of any other smartphone, but he still found it relatively easy to scratch using various tools.

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In typical fashion, Nelson throws a few dry jabs at Apple during his stress test. For example, it happened when he examined the three camera lenses on the back of the device: “The cameras are lined up to shoot spatial video for three people who own Vision Pros,” adding: “I would admit that shooting 120 frames per second (fps) in 4K would also be extremely impressive if Samsung hadn't done it first with its S24 Ultra. But you know how it is with Apple – yesterday's technology at tomorrow's prices.”< /p>

How the iPhone 16 Pro Max passed the durability test: watch the video

As always, an open flame appears on the stage, which Nelson is holding versus the iPhone 16 Pro Max display. Impressively, after burning for more than 10 seconds, the display shows no obvious signs of degradation, although, as the YouTuber says, it's best not to attempt this at home.

After last year's the iPhone 15 Pro Max bend test showed a shocking result with the rear glass shattering on the very first bend, we were particularly interested to see how the iPhone 16 Pro Max fared. Did he last? Well, you'll have to watch the video to find out…