iPhone Air

iPhone Air Bends but Doesn’t Break—Still Shatters in Allstate Drop Test

Apple’s new iPhone Air, the thinnest iPhone yet, held up against bending pressure but cracked during drop tests, according to Allstate Protection Plans’ latest breakability tests. In back-down drops from six feet, the iPhone 17 Pro survived with minor scuffs, while the iPhone Air’s rear panel cracked but the phone stayed usable. In face-down drops,...

iPhone Air Teardown: Thin, Fixable—and the MagSafe Battery Works Inside

iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone Air shows Apple managed a super-thin phone (about 5.6 mm) without wrecking repairability. The inside is mostly battery: Apple moved the logic board above it, so parts sit side-by-side instead of stacked. That flatter layout makes common repairs less risky. The headline discovery: the Air’s 12.26 Wh battery is the...

iPhone Air Bend Test Leaves JerryRigEverything Stunned [VIDEO]

The iPhone Air is Apple’s thinnest phone ever at just 5.6mm, sparking worries that it could be the next “bendgate”, reminding us of the days of the iPhone 6 (11 years ago!). YouTube tech device destroyer JerryRigEverything set out to answer that question in his signature torture test—and the results were surprising. In the first...