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At Apple’s launch event for the iPhone 17, executives highlighted the device’s durability. In an interview with Tom’s Guide, Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak handed the new iPhone Air to reporter Mark Spoonauer and challenged him to bend it. Using all his strength, Spoonauer found that while the ultra-thin iPhone Air did bend slightly, it didn’t break as expected. Instead, the device snapped back into place, exactly as intended by the company.
Apple executives demonstrated the resilience of the iPhone Air on camera, showing that the 5.6mm-thick device can bend without breaking. The iPhone Air is marketed as Apple’s most durable model ever. Its ultra-slim design raises questions about durability and bending, especially after issues with the iPhone 6 series. However, Apple added a grade 5 titanium frame to ensure the device stays in one piece.
According to John Ternus, hardware engineering chief, achieving both thinness and durability required several breakthroughs: advanced materials, Ceramic Shield protections, a clever internal “plateau” structure, and efficient Apple silicon. The iPhone Air’s internal layout clusters much of its hardware near the top, creating more space underneath. This design step allowed the device to maintain a slimmer form factor.
In the video embedded below, Spoonauer tried to bend the iPhone Air vigorously, even tossing it back to Greg Joswiak. Although the device demonstrated impressive resilience, we can’t conclude its real-world performance until JerryRigEverything tests it. Will the iPhone Air withstand real-world bending? Let us know in the comments.
The iPhone Air’s real-world scenario will include drop, scratch, and burn tests alongside the bend test. We eagerly await JerryRigEverything’s analysis to see the device’s internals.
