Hello, I’m interested in purchasing an iPhone 15 pro max, I have seen online that this model breaks very easily (back glass breaks with minimal pressure- JerryRigsEverything video). Has anyone else experienced this?
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I disagree.
In his videos, he compared it to the iPhone 14, same tests. Significant difference in durability. In fact, the 14 did not break and with more pressure.
Yes, it was deliberately destroyed, 1 test at a time… I’m unaware how else you’d test durability. However, the first test was the back glass. The rest of the tests followed, and most praised.
A LOT of other videos have emerged as well. Popular Mac forums have published articles too. Same observations, and more with the camera falling off after a decent fall. Never in the history of iPhones has this happened, under extreme falls (Off Rooftops).
Pure speculation; I believe it’s a design flaw related to the back glass now being removable, and it will probably be fixed on the iPhone 16.
OP:
If you still get the 15… you’ll probably like it. But take extra precautions. Like a lanyard 😂.
My opinion, find an iPhone 14. It will cost less, performance comparisons are negligible (see tests online), and it has superior durability.
Another test showing the counterpoint. Also as someone with the 14 PM my back glass shattered from 1 drop, with chunks of glass flaking off.
It breaks very easily. I dropped my phone just once onto a gravel path and the back is spiderwebbed. I have dropped many iphones before onto many surfaces and this is worse than any previous one.
We have two iphone 15's max. Both have cracked glass. Both have cases. Both have screen protectors. From my perspective the glass is too fragile for the size of this phone.
I have the 15PM and have dropped it twice, no issues at all, it's still pristine. That's why I always put my phone in a case, I put the screen protector on, and put the case on before I even set it up.
Consumer Reports tested it and it passed 100 drops on concrete and 110 lbs of force test.
Maybe some got bad backs, manufacturing defects do happen. That’s why warranties exist.
I have dropped mine a few times without issue, swapped between a leather case and a more rugged case multiple times without issue.
I would say this is definitely not true on the iPhone 15 pro max. Look if you put a case on it like tech21, otterbox, Casify or that type of thing it’s prolly fine. But I’ve been using it with out a case for a week. Literally was on my knees on the bathroom floor picking something up and the phone dropped from less than a foot off the ground and broke the corner of the iPhone 15 pro max 🤔🤷♂️ this seems pretty fragile if you ask me. Also to note this is the first iPhone or phone I’ve broken in like 10 years….
I would not buy the iPhone 15 pro max I have dropped all my phones including my iPhone 13 Pro Max and never had a problem with them. I bought the iPhone 15 pro max in September I’ve never dropped it and I have an otter box case on it but one of my kids sit on it in the car and the back is shattered including the camera area. To top it all off when you reach out to Apple about it they have you contact an repair place to have it fixed but then you have to pay to have it fixed, which is BS is you ask me because the iPhone 15 Pro Max is supposed to be more durable but yet it breaks easier so we spend all this money on a new phone and within a couple months you have to pay to get it fixed again I’m almost ready to switch back to either a later phone or an android
Launch Day purchaser here. I’m using a DBrand Grip case and Spigen screen protector. Dropped it coming down the stairs at the gym yesterday, hit a step and went down two more steps before landing face down on the mid stair platform. Picked it up and checked it out, no damage. This makes at least my 6th drop. Including one in Paris onto a cobblestone street when getting out of an Uber.
this phone has very fragile back glass
i it’s been just 2 months i bought i phone 15. it fall from my pocket with a very hard case to the front side but it’s back glass got cracked. i also went to the apple store for compaint but they replied its glass can break with a fall
really very bad experience after spending so much money and now the are asking me to get it repaired by paying more money because they do not cover it in warranty
Mine 15 pro max white one got broke in 3 months..weirdly due to my hand weight on the phone kept over the IKEA mobile stand BERGENES 🙄
I was watching Netflix and had removed the ESR kickstand cover to fit in IKEA stand. Regret doing that!!
Anyway, got it repaired from outside because Switch was asking ridiculous price.
My previous IPhone 14 Plus was far more durable and didn’t even break even when I smashed it hard at multiple places !
I have two iPhone 15 Pro one for Work and one for Personal and the glass behind the camera is constantly breaking. I am constantly replacing it with protective covering, and I believe that the design of the phone has the camera lenses protruding too far off of the phone. I highly regret buying two of these phones and I would not purchase an iPhone 15 ever again. Apple needs to fix this.
I never had any issues at all with my iPhone 12 pro. The iPhone 15 is horrible! I can’t stress that enough! I totally feel robbed and would gladly go back to my 12. This phone was in my purse. My purse wasn’t thrown. It wasn’t dropped. It sat in the same place my iPhone 12, every single time every single day with no issues and I take my phone out of the area inside my purse that the 12 always set and it is practically shattered. I am so mad! These things cost so much money. There should be a little guarantee that they’re not gonna crack on the slightest little whim. Shame on you Apple!!! And then to not stand behind, your product is really sad! Oh, and the camera quality from right out of the box is nowhere near as good as my 12 was… zoom in with the 15 and everything’s blurry past 2x and that was before my phone cracked inside my purse! Makes me never want to purchase another one!
If you are basing your “findings” on the video from jerryrigeverything …… he deliberately destroyed the phone. If that is what you plan on doing, yes it will be destroyed. If you plan to use it as ANY delicate electronic instrument, it will be as durable as needed.
This is literally the most fragile pice of technology I've ever used: on the back of the picture is a military-grade protective case. With protection on the cameras also.
I'm extremely disappointed in the quality of this Product I would never recommend anyone to buy it.
I bought iphone 15pro max 20 days ago and its back glass has been broken by falling from 2 foot table , so disappointed by its durability now it will cost 200$ to replace it
iPhone 15 Pro Max Back Glass Durability
