iPhone 18 Pro Durability Test - Perfect Timing（原声文稿）

today on my desk we have two phones the burgundy colored iPhone 18 pro and the glacier colored iPhone 18 pro max i'm a huge fan of the metal frame so i'm glad apple continued that design from last year but i'm not so sure about the color yeah the blue glacier is pretty great we'll see how durable this is in a second but making an iphone the same color as everyone's least favorite Thanksgiving giving dish is a choice.

Kind of makes me nostalgic from my grandma's couch, to be honest. But let's not get distracted.

Up here on the camera plateau, we have the same super sharp angles as we saw in last year's iPhone 17 Pro.

So the anodizing is just as likely to chip on this year's phone as last year's.

But the new thing that Apple added to the 18 Pro is the variable aperture main camera lens at the bottom of the triple trifecta.

If I bump up my own camera's aperture, we can better see the iPhone camera aperture. More light equals a brighter image.

And now this new iPhone can mechanically add or subtract light from a picture.

Thumbs up for that. We learned all about this when Samsung did it first on Android about 7 years ago. So Apple is right on cue.

Zooming in with a microscope makes it look even more fascinating.

My little microscope is self -lit, which helps us see the texture on the back of the iPhone body, as well as see inside of the camera lens.

The six fins are all opening and closing at the same time.

It'll be very interesting to take a look at the mechanics from the inside of the phone here in a bit, whether we take it apart manually or it breaks open during the durability test whichever comes first.

The other new thing that Apple reinvented this year is the under screen camera.

Red Magic and ZTE started doing this about six years ago, which means that again Apple is right on time.

Ignore the dust spec, but you can see through the pixels on the screen to where the infrared camera sits, where it handles the face ID stuff. We'll test it out here in a second.

I still can't get over this color though, kind of reminds me of the time I spilt grape juice on the carpet.

Setting the coagulated pig's blood colored iPhone back on my desk, it's time to scratch the screen.

Last year Apple gave us a brand new, surprisingly scratch resistant ceramic shield 2 cover And they're using the same slab again this year, which again, scratches at a level 7 with deeper grooves at a level 8.

Still sounds very weird to say, but you got to give credit where credit is due, and it's good to get confirmation of the iPhone's durability.

There is a rumor floating around that some privacy screen protectors can throw off the under display infrared face unlocking camera.

Gotta keep that smaller dynamic island and the underscreen camera safe. Flipping the phone around again to the cough syrup colored frame, we can see that indeed the body is aluminum, Down at the bottom we have our lower stereo loudspeaker, and microphone holes, and 60 -watt fast charging.

Which, and I hate to bring this up, is the same charging speed Apple launched back in 2019, seven years ago. So again, Apple is right on time.

If you want to know the specs of next year's iPhone, just check on what Androids were doing about six or seven years ago, and Apple will deliver.

Luckily I do have videos of every mainstream phone ever made, so it's easy to go back and check. I know, Apple does. Thanks for subscribing.

Making our way over to the back panel, it looks like it's been shaking too many hands if you know what I mean.

It kind of reminds me of the color of Elon's face when a poor kid gets to eat.

Up on the metal plateau, we find our three camera lenses, and yeah, they are all the same 48 megapixel sensors from last year, 48 wide -angle, 48 telephoto, and 48 megapixel main camera.

The only thing new is the variable aperture on that bottom unit.

The camera lenses do not pop off like they do on Samsung's phones, and the border surrounding the plateau is definitely made from plastic.

This is to help the cell signals, Wi -Fi and Bluetooth, get better reception, since plastic is more transparent to those wavelengths.

It's got the same shade as the kidney you just sold to afford the phone.

As far as the material back here goes, if your phone is in the same pocket as your keys, there will obviously be some material transfer from the metal keys to the glass back and that anodized plateau.

So be aware of that. Coins as well, keep those in a separate pocket or purse. Pinnies aren't too bad.

Not that we have to worry about those too much anymore.

I also have a structural rivet from the Golden Gate Bridge and some fossilized dinosaur poop because you never know what you might encounter out there.

What's really cool though about this casino carpet colored iPhone 18 Pro is that nearly 100 % of the scratches we just made brush right off the surface. Everything except the dinosaur poop, but now we know, right? Knowledge is power.

The screen of this iPhone 18 Pro is basically identical to the iPhone 17 Pro.

Same 6 .3 inches, same 3000 nits, same 120 Hertz, and same resolution.

The only difference is a slightly smaller dynamic island at the top.

It lasts for about 25 seconds under the heat from my flame without taking any permanent damage, but you know, don't try this at home because I am a professional. Finally, the bend test.

Rumor is that Apple put a much larger vapor chamber in the phone this time around, and even with that extra layer of cooling, the iPhone 18 Pro remains solid, rigid, and un -flexing.

The only thing that will ever hurt this iPhone 18 Pro is a drop, which, if you live somewhere affected by gravity, is something to keep in mind. Luckily, Dbrand has us covered with their new minimal line of cases.