I saw how Apple stress tested the iPhone Air and it was terrifying

Take it from the guy who tried to bend an Apple Exec's iPhone Air; seeing how far Apple will bend its own ultra-slim phone is a harrowing affair.

Hi, I'm the tech journalist who fumbled an iPhone Air thrown to (or at) me by Apple Executive Greg Joswiak. I torqued the thing as far as I could and only managed a little bend from which the phone quickly recovered. In truth, though, I had already seen the trials Apple's new 5.6mm iPhone Air and its entire new iPhone 17 lineup would endure. So perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised.

When it comes to reliability and durability testing, Apple doesn't mess around and is not afraid to push the limits. It does it so that when you drop, kick, twist, bend, dunk, or drive through a haboob, your iPhone will ...