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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I can see how that is misleading. It’s not stretching, it’s flexing. And being partially aluminum makes it worse. The glass is in contact with the aluminum, the titanium is the outer half of the frame as well.
“However, while titanium is stronger it's also a little more flexible, and that along with the move from a vertical to a curved edge appears to have removed some of the shock-absorbing properties of the iPhone 14 Pro's stainless steel band.”
https://sendcutsend.com/blog/stainless-ste
“Titanium has the added challenge of being more flexible than most machined materials compared to its hardness, so care must be taken to fixture it as rigidly as possible.”
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.
“The normal elasticity of stainless steel is 200 GPa, whereas titanium’s is 115 GPa. Because most of its alloys are more elastic, stainless steel often beats titanium in this area. Again, more flexibility makes it easier to mill stainless steel and make different parts.”
Indeed the frame is aluminium, but the titanium is what the glass is in contact with, and the fused titanium increases overall frame rigidity.
It’s all speculation on my part of course. I’m no engineer. But it could explain how the regular 15 glass doesn’t break despite being easily replaceable.
Ah, my mistake. That makes sense, Jerry did mention tensile stress between the glass and frame too, so it is a little confusing with how the different materials interact. That's very useful information too, thank you for those references!
Would be interesting to know why the glass does break when the regular 15 Pro doesn't, nor the 15/Plus. Either way, I wouldn't imagine it's a problem for everyday users. I've seen some high-end phones snap in half with Jerry's test! It's nice to see the frame itself is still very solid here.
I’m more interested in the flex shatter. A LOT of people carry their phones in their back pocket. I still remember all of the frame flex in the iPhone 6 Plus. Very easily damaged. Hopefully this is not a repeat
I always eagdrly await the new iPhone. As a matter of fact, every cell phone I’ve had since the 4s in 2011 has been iPhone. But this is concerning enough to convince me not to buy the 15 pro max. I get it it’s an intentional destructive test, but when I’m looking at spending over a thousand dollars on a piece of electronic equipment, I need unquestionable durability. Therefore I will not be getting the iPhone 15 after having seen and read about this back glass fragility flaw
Yep this. Plus, I usually put some force on the back of my phone when I take off a case. After watching Jerry’s video I don’t do that with the 15 pro max anymore. I think you can’t just blow it off just because Jerry is purposely breaking the 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.
Don’t buy it. I dropped it from 2 feet and the back glass completely shattered. Literally don’t even look into it. The quality is beyond horrible and as someone that’s used an iPhone and Apple products my whole life I’m extremely disappointed and embarrassed that I paid money for this piece of garbage
That’s what it looks like to me too, which has been the cause for every break reported and how little force it takes.
”Something had to make it break”. Well yeah, as for anything on planet earth unless untouched. A tree branch for example.
Are we suggesting here that you can’t turn when walking with the 15PM inside a fanny pack without worrying you may bump an object and break your iPhone?…
Pictures were provided as asked, and the same response was given downplaying their claims.
I feel it’s a fair assessment that the countless people across the globe aren’t taking the time to fabricate stories, pictures, and/or video. That again, we’d see the same public response on prior models if it was this bad.
We should be encouraging people to share there experiences and feel comfortable doing so, whether good or bad, without making them feel like they’re at fault.
Titanium has more flex than SS, and the frame is not 100% titanium. It’s also aluminum.
I believe it’s using what’s called “Titanium aluminide“. Only around half of the outer frame is titanium.
iPhone 15 Pro Max Back Glass Durability
