In a new installment of his famous durability tests, Zack Nelson, the well-known creator of the YouTube channel JerryRigEverythinghas left his followers speechless by subjecting the iPhone 15 Pro Max to an exhaustive and surprising examination.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple’s largest and most expensive flagship, was the latest to come under Nelson’s rigorous scrutiny. The device, which began reaching consumers last week, impressed the tester with its titanium and etched back glass, which he described as “super cool”.
Nelson began the test by scraping the Ceramic Shield off the 6.7-inch screen of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and to the surprise of many, the screen held up surprisingly well to the attack. Then, with his utility knife in hand, he subjected the selfie camera to a round of scratches, which, thanks to the protection of the Ceramic Shieldresisted effectively.
The unexpected surprise
In accordance with Digital Trendswhen it was time to drag the box cutter along the side of the device, blue physical vapor deposition (PVD) coating peeled offrevealing the titanium frame underneath, as expected.
The critical moment came when Nelson exposed the iPhone 15 Pro Max screen to a flame for an extended period of time. Despite the intensity of the heat, the screen remained surprisingly intact, holding out hope that the device would withstand the test successfully.
However, the most shocking surprise came during Nelson’s unscientific bending test. Using his fingers and thumbs, he attempted to bend the device, and to everyone’s astonishment, the rear glass screen broke with surprising ease.
This unexpected failure left Nelson stunned and expressing disbelief, as he has been conducting similar tests for the past 11 years and has rarely seen an iPhone break in this way.
Nelson noted that the strength of the grade 5 titanium frame, which is supposed to be three times stronger in tensile than aluminum and has less elasticity, could have been a factor in this unusual breakage. It’s important to note that when performing the same bending test on the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro, the smaller device demonstrated significantly greater resistance.