New iPhone 15 fails bend test as YouTuber breaks it with bare hands

September is iPhone season, and Apple enthusiasts will be weighing up the tough decision of shelling out a big chunk of money to upgrade to the new iPhone 15.

Tech buffs have already got their hands on the devices and taken them for a spin to give potential buyers a peek into what their money will buy.

Unfortunately, the bigger version, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, did not fare well in its debut on YouTuber JerryRigEverything’s channel.

JerryRigEverything is known for its phone assembly/destruction videos. Zack Nelson, who runs the account, performed his signature bend and snap test on both new iPhones in a destruction video.

While the iPhone 15 Pro held up, the iPhone 15 Pro Max visibly cracked as Nelson bent it with his bare hands.

That’s not what you want to see on a £1,199 phone, and viewers expressed their shock in the comments.

‘Damn I was not expecting that back glass to crack with so little pressure lol. I think mine and Zack’s jaw probably dropped at the same time,’ wrote one viewer.

‘Amazingly, no one at Apple had the curiosity to try and bend it juuust a little before entering into production!’ wrote another viewer.

One of the most significant changes between last year’s iPhones and the latest ones is the shift to a titanium casing, which appears to be less fracture-resistant than claimed by Apple.

According to the iPhone maker, the Pro lineup is ‘built to last’, combining the strength of titanium with the ‘toughest back glass in a smartphone and the industry-leading Ceramic Shield on the front’.

‘That was satisfying to watch and another reason why I never buy Max anything,’ wrote one viewer.

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