**Does the iPhone 15 Pro Max bend and crack easily? Consumer Reports says no**

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Last week, the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything (https://youtu.be/IS0SItAzEXg) found that he could crack the back of his by bending it in his hands. People have wondered whether the new titanium frame with rounded edges is less durable (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/22/iphone-15-pro-drop-test/), although it’s worth noting the smaller 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro did not crack in the same way.

Consumer Reports tried (https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/cell-phones/iphone-15-pro-max-passes-drop-test-a9052597453/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TK) to repeat the findings with the use of a slightly more scientific methodology, and found that the iPhone 15 Pro Max did not crack under the pressure. Consumer Reports was one of the leading critics of the iPhone design back when the iPhone 6 ‘#Bendgate’ was a thing.

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