Apple’s newest iPhone 16 fashions function a second-generation Ceramic Defend materials, which Apple says is even harder than the prior-generation Ceramic Defend. Gadget insurance coverage supplier Allstate Safety Plans at the moment printed the outcomes of its annual gadget drop check, giving us perception into the sturdiness of the brand new iPhones.
Allstate examined the iPhone 16 Professional Max, which is Apple’s largest iPhone thus far at 6.9 inches. It continues to have a glass back and front, and although Apple has launched higher Ceramic Defend materials that is infused with ceramic for sturdiness, it is nonetheless no match for a concrete sidewalk.
Utilizing a “DropBot” to simulate drops from a peak of six ft, Allstate carried out a number of assessments. Within the front-down drop check, the iPhone 16 Professional Max show shattered and there have been seen scuffs alongside the titanium body. This drop rendered the iPhone 16 Professional Max unusable, although haptic responses have been nonetheless felt so it might be repaired.
Within the back-down drop check, the iPhone 16 Professional Max’s rear glass shattered after one drop and suffered injury to the digital camera housing. It did stay practical, together with the digital camera, however it was not secure to deal with with naked palms because of the damaged glass.
No smartphones which have glass have survived Allstate’s DropBot, so it isn’t stunning to see the iPhone 16 Professional Max fail. Glass and exhausting surfaces don’t combine, so it’s a good suggestion to have a safety plan of some sort like AppleCare+ or a protecting case. Drop assessments of every kind are exhausting to make use of to find out sturdiness in an actual world state of affairs, because the angle of the drop, the peak, and the floor that an iPhone is falling on are all the time going to range.
Allstate has stopped doing dunk assessments as a result of iPhone fashions now have such stable water resistance, and the iPhone 16 fashions proceed to supply the identical IP67 water resistance as prior fashions. Different YouTube movies have examined the iPhone 16 fashions with drops, hammering, scratches, and different injury for these .
AppleCare+ for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus is $179 for 2 years or $8.99 per thirty days, and for the iPhone 16 Professional and Professional Max, it is $199 or $9.99. With AppleCare+, an iPhone 16 Professional Max show alternative prices $29, and with out, it is $379. Cracked again glass alternative is $29 with AppleCare+ and $199 with out, and if each the back and front are cracked, it is $499 ($58 with AppleCare+).