
Every year, a US insurance company drops the latest iPhone onto concrete to see what happens. This year's iPhones are the toughest yet, but they're still no match for concrete.
The iPhone 16 is a superb smartphone, and it's pretty tough too: the 16 and 16 Plus have an aerospace-grade aluminium frame while the Pro and Pro Max have titanium. But as endless smartphones have discovered, even the toughest won't survive a serious smash onto concrete unscathed– and the new iPhone 16 range is no exception.