Ever wonder how Apple tests its iPhones for dust, water, drop protection, and more?
Apple invited MKBHD to check out its special laboratories with custom machines for durability testing as well as talk with Apple’s chief of hardware John Ternus.
MKBHD shared multiple short videos on X this morning showing the neat behind-the-scenes look at how Apple tests its IP (dust/water) ratings, drop resistance, vibration resistance, and more.
The behind-the-scenes footage also shows the drop-testing system, vibration-testing system, and a short interview with Apple’s John Ternus discussing repairability, durability testing, and more.
(video) pic.twitter.com/Qh3hfmlmdn — Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) May 29, 2024Top image by MKBHD
Ever wonder how Apple tests its iPhones for dust, water, drop protection, and more? Apple invited MKBHD to check out its special laboratories with custom machines for durability testing as well as talk with Apple’s chief of hardware John Ternus. Check out the fascinating Apple lab footage to see how it all works.
MKBHD shared multiple short videos on X this morning showing the neat behind-the-scenes look at how Apple tests its IP (dust/water) ratings, drop resistance, vibration resistance, and more.
In typical Apple fashion, the labs have extremely detailed machines to thoroughly test each metric.
For example, one of the water ingress tests uses 13 streams of water while it rotates almost 360 degrees, hitting iPhone from all angles.
MKBHD notes there’s an entire room dedicated to just water/dust ingress. And for water alone, there are four levels that Apple tests at:
Drip tray simulation
Sustained, low-pressure jet spray
High-pressure spray from a “literal firehose”
Locking the phone underwater plus extra pressure to mimic depth for an extended time
Another interesting tidbit is Apple sometimes tests up to 10,000+ pre-release iPhones for durability.
The behind-the-scenes footage also shows the drop-testing system, vibration-testing system, and a short interview with Apple’s John Ternus discussing repairability, durability testing, and more.
Check it all out in the full thread here:
I recently got to visit some Apple labs where they durability test new iPhones before they come out, and learned a few things (🧵THREAD)
#1: Have you actually seen how they water test phones for IP ratings? (video) pic.twitter.com/Qh3hfmlmdn — Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) May 29, 2024
Top image by MKBHD
