Apple says its newest flagship’s Grade 5 titanium alloy chassis is lighter and more durable than the stainless steel in the iPhone 14 Pro. A YouTuber tried this argument of Apple on the iPhone 15 Pro he bought and compared it with the iPhone 14 Pro by performing some drop tests.iPhone 15 Pro is not as durable as iPhone 14 Pro!
Sam Kohl from AppleTrack reveals through his tests that the new rounded edges of the iPhone 15 Pro paired with titanium are not ideal. Kohl states, or rather shows, that titanium, in addition to being prone to scratches, does not offer good performance against drops. On the other hand, the stainless steel in the iPhone 14 Pro has much better durability than the new model, as it can function as a shock absorber.
Ultimately, multiple drop tests on the iPhone 15 Pro resulted in a complete screen failure while the panel on the iPhone 14 Pro was still working. To understand why, we need to look at the properties of the two materials. While stainless steel has the ability to spread the impact of drops across the entire frame of the smartphone, titanium is harder, so it does not spread shock impacts such as drops across the entire case. Therefore, the titanium frames on the iPhone 15 Pro transmit shock waves to the front and rear glass with higher intensity. For this reason, we can say that you will need to add a case to the cart when purchasing the iPhone 15 Pro.At the end of the drop test, the entire rear camera housing of the iPhone 15 Pro was not only cracked, but also separated from the rest of the body. The iPhone 14 Pro’s camera worked properly and the screen retained touch functionality. You can watch all the tests and the video below.
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