It’s either iPhone Chonkers Max or Air for me. The fattest or the thinnest, no in between.
Or maybe I’ll wait on the 18 generation.
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Will the iPhone Air Bend? This Extreme Test Reveals the Answer
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Or maybe I’ll wait on the 18 generation.
"Apple subjected the iPhone Air to a machine that simulated "130 pounds of pressure" on the middle of the device."
Wouldn't it be more realistic, as how many users carry their iPhones, by videotaping people, weighing something like >230+ lbs, putting the iPhone Air in their rear pant pockets then sit down to see the results? 🤐
Wouldn't it be more realistic, as how many users carry their iPhones, by videotaping people, weighing something like >230+ lbs, putting the iPhone Air in their rear pant pockets then sit down to see the results? 🤐
It's absolutely not enough. I remember the guy who bent his iPhone 6 while dancing at a wedding. Your average American and a few drinks is much more than 130lb of force.
That seems like it should go without saying. For any phone.
Not sure but people like what they like. I don’t see the point of the bend tests either. Whether toy or tool I try to take care of things I trade money for.
Wobble tests also. I don’t like resting my bare phone against hard objects so it’s never in a situation to wobble as I tap on the screen. I pick it up while it’s in use.
If I must prop it up, a case protects it and evens out the back but I still don’t type that way. But other people do so the wobble test exists.
I thought the same: 130 lbs. isn’t exactly a show-stopping metric. But it at least qualifies things, to a degree.
I mean, the device is freaking thin. Given enough pressure, it’ll bend. But in normal use (which I realize may be subjective), I see no reason for worry. For those that are worried, insert AppleCare and enjoy your cool new device.
Good time when we could just come in with an issue, and walk out with a new/refurbed phone in 30 minutes. Now I go in with a broken phone and Apple Care, they are like, 'please come back tomorrow while we try to replace front glass and back plate and everything in between'
130? Dang I would assume he weights at least 150 or maybe even 160. I mean he above average height.
MR is based in the US as are many of the prelim YT reviews/reviewers of the iPhone 17 models. It's not far fetched using various American subjects to help test it, using pounds not Kilograms.
Lots of people put their smartphones in their rear pant pockets.
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I did! Had almost all of the iPad Pros so far and yes, I can confirm they don't bend unless you sit on them.
230+ lbs is not average though. Let alone being 230 and regularly sitting on your phone.
The iPhone 6 was a notoriously weak phone, it’s not remotely comparable to the devices Apple has released since, including the aluminium frames. The Air *might* be a step backward and we’ll see, but the 6 isn’t the right predictor of that. Apple knows full well that the world is watching to see how strong the Air is, and how easily it can be bent and broken. So I’d be very surprised if the third-party reviews are managing to bend them through normal usage tests.
While still too high, it's worth noting the US is #10 in the world obesity rankings:
Ranking (% obesity by country)
data.worldobesity.org
I think the biggest concern with these thin phones is people of all shapes and sizes putting their phones in their back pockets and then sitting down.
That’s about 60kg for countries measuring things in then 21st Century.
And for those of use in the 17th century using Newton and Pascal?
That is what I registered in my head of the article title after a quick glance! 🤣
He looks awfully scrawny - clearly Air designers were inspired by him!
