iPhone 15 Pro Max Back Glass Durability

This seems to be a very common question on this forum and I have the same reply to each of you.

If you do not intend on intentionally trying to break your iPhone or putting it under extreme conditions that it wouldn't normally be in then you will most likely not have an issue with the phones durability.

Tmrk wrote:

Yes. Dropped from my pocket on to asphalt parking lot and cracked. Very fragile.

Because dropping something made of glass a couple of feet to a hard surface and having it break is so surprising.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max has the same issue! Mine has broke twice and I researched comments, reviews, and drop test reports. The two latest phones both with the same back have a poorly designed feature that allows the phone backs to easily break due to the use of a inadequate end product.

the Apple 15 models, not sure which ones had a immediate recall due to broken back glass. I can’t locate any information on the iPhone pro max 14.

what did Apple do to correct the back glass to prevent breakages at such a high rate.

Also the representative at Verizon suggested buying the Apples protective clear case with Magsafe… it has cracked needs to be replaced.

What can I do? I had the iPhone 13 previously and not once did the back or front of my phone break!

The back glass is indeed very prone to breaking. I have been using iPhones for over 15 years. I just upgraded to 15pro. I have a sturdy cover. The phone fell from my pants pocket onto the tile floor on itsback. The back glass shattered. My previous phones fell many times from higher points and did not see this problem. this is definitely a design issue. Yes, we should handle these devices carefully but one of the selling point of 15pro was titanium is stronger (it is in their marketing video). With this glass shattering issue it seems to be false advertisement.

The crux of this thread was to address the original question or concern.

That was - Does this model, in particular the back glass, break more easily than previous models?

Of what use is the comment, "Yes. Dropped from my pocket on to asphalt parking lot and cracked. Very fragile."

??

lol..

Case details would be helpful. Screen protector details... helpful. Where the crack was... helpful. ETC.

Drrrrrrrrrr.....

I don’t recommend this product.

I have never had a screen crack on me like this.

i was skeptical of the reviews and comments saying it cracked easy and thought well I’m more careful. I should be fine.

its not the case. It does crack easy.

I accidentally dropped it at a three foot height, (my husband said it’s 2 1/2 feet) with screen protector and a good reviewed and well known case on a dirt field and it immediately cracked. It did not land on any rocks. It landed on dirt on its back . And it cracked in multiple places all over the front screen.

i have never had this happened with any other phone before, ever. I have never cracked any phone, watch, iPod.

if you do decide to get this phone be aware, that even with a case, if you drop it, it will crack.

i believe the reviews that people are cracking it with less like having it in their purse or it dropping on the counter.

get it with the care plan or get a completely different phone.

Don't hesitate, the average user isn't going to break their phone. 1) the average user will have a case on their phone. 2) He's putting pressure on the back glass with his thumbs. Yes it broke but they also specifically said they made it more modular and easier to repair the back glass.

This "influencer" literally buys phones, and destroys them and makes videos for clicks. Again your average user isn't going to do anything like this, and likely won't have any issues, and if you do there's Apple Care. In all my years of having iPhones I have broken 2 phones, both as a result of bone headed moves on my part.

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.

One thing to note, is the titanium frame generally has less flex than previous materials. So it's likely also the back glass is flexing more than the frame, and causing it to be under more stress when bent in this way, and therefore break in Jerry's video. It's possible that previous phones that use a steel or aluminium border frame have more flex and move with the glass, and the stress is more evenly distributed. The titanium also should increase durability on side impacts.

In any case, it's extremely unlikely it will break under normal use, especially if you have a case. Jerry was using a considerate amount of force directly in one small area, in the middle of the phone, which is unlikely to happen in a normal scenario.

I have just got my 15 Pro Max, and have absolutely no concerns over this. Look after your phone and you won't have an issue. And as you know, the back glass is much cheaper to have replaced this time.

Superior durability…

No, 14 PM back broke, whilst in a case, from a 5.5 foot fall onto my kitchen floor.

The video doesn’t show how much force he’s putting on the phone. He looks like a relatively in shape dude so it could have been a decent amount of force. Again you said yourself it’s pure speculation.

Possibility of a bad batch of backs, defects do occur in manufacturing. This reminds me of “bendgate…”

the average user with their phone in a quality case, and not abusing their phone isn’t going to have an issue.

When I went to Best Buy to see the phone, the sales clerk said they have been seeing a lot of breakage on the 15 Pro Max. She even suggested waiting for the 16.

Hi yes the back glass dose break easily i have had mine a little over a month and it fell from my back pocket about 1 foot and 1/2 down and the back it completely shattered

Update: I've had the 15 PM since launch, have dropped it at least a dozen times and it's in pristine condition.

Get a good case and you're good to go!

I completely regret buying mine not only was it as much as my monthly rent but it’s completely shattered on the back and I have no idea how. I am careful with it. I have a case and screen protector on it and it is shattered. Honestly I do not recommend this phone at all. I have had 6 iPhones before this and nothing like this has ever happened even when they are out of cases. I’m so angry

Sorry I’m not buying spontaneous breaking in a purse. You hit your purse against something, or something happened, but it didn’t “just break” in your purse. Where’s the pictures? You can upload pictures via this forum.

Then one person says “I just talked to my friend and his broke….”

Pictures or I call “That didn’t happen for $1,000 Alex.”