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Juli Clover @ MacRumors 3 place · today 13:22 EDT

iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Top Last Year’s Phones in Bend and Drop Tests

Apple's thin and light iPhone Air is built with a durable titanium frame, and as we've seen demonstrated, it is highly resistant to bending even though it's only 5.6mm thick. Less has been shared about its drop protection, but device insurance provider Allstate Protection Plans today shared the results of its annual iPhone drop test. The drop test provides insight into the durability of both the ‌iPhone Air‌ and the iPhone 17 Pro models.


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