iPhone 12's Ceramic Shield Glass More Durable than Previous iPhones

iPhone 12'south Ceramic Shield Drinking glass More than Durable than Previous iPhones

Posted by on Oct 24, 2022 in iPhone 12, News

Apple tree highlighted the use of Ceramic Shield cover glass on the iPhone 12 series which it claimed offering 4x better drop operation. With the iPhone 12 now up for sale, Apple's claims have now been put to exam.

YouTube channel MobileReviewsEh used a strength meter to exam the durability of the iPhone 12's comprehend drinking glass and compared it to the iPhone 11 from terminal year as well. The force meter measures the pressure applied in Newtons. The iPhone xi's cover glass cracked when 352 newtons of pressure level was applied to it. In comparison, the Ceramic Shield of the iPhone 12 cracked at 443 Newtons. That'southward a notable comeback and definitely confirms the iPhone 12's screen is indeed more durable than previous iPhones.

In the scratch test, coins, pocketknife, and keys could not scratch the Ceramic Shield glass which is typical of the strengthened drinking glass used in smartphones. The iPhone 12's display scratched at level 7 on the Mohs hardness exam, while the iPhone 11 scratched easily at level half dozen.

YouTuber AppleEverythingPro has as well done a drop exam on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro to test the toughness of the drinking glass. Both phones survived multiple drops from the waist and head heights without any issues. Information technology was primarily the stainless steel and aluminum chassis on both devices that showed signs of damage first with deformation and scuffs. It was only after being dropped confront downwards from a height of over 10ft that the Ceramic Shield glass on the iPhone 12 Pro cracked, while the iPhone 12'due south survived fifty-fifty that.

While these tests do reveal that the Ceramic Shield glass on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is more than durable than the cover glass used on previous iPhones, it is still recommended that one takes extremely precaution in handling their iPhone and do non drop it unnecessarily as it can damage other components within information technology.