<div id="readability-page-1"><figure>  <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-20-at-10.24.02%E2%80%AFAM.png/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2208" height="1114" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-20-at-10.24.02%E2%80%AFAM.png/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/>  <figcaption>  They’ll Need A Crane. </figcaption> </figure> <p>You’d be forgiven for assuming the iPhone Air would snap like a twig under pressure. It’s almost impossibly thin at just 5.6mm. But, its titanium frame is not only stronger than aluminum, it’s also more elastic. YouTuber JerryRigEverything demonstrates this with his usual bend test. While he’s able to get some slight bowing by pressing his thumbs into the center of the screen with all his might, it doesn’t crack and immediately returns to its original shape.</p>  <p>Not content to be thwarted by Apple’s engineering team (and perhaps feeling a little disappointed that the last several devices on his channel survived the bend test), JerryRigEverything takes a trip out to his garage. With the help of a crane scale and some metal bars he’s able to find out exactly just how much pressure it takes to crack the iPhone air — 216 pounds.</p> </div>

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<p>The iPhone Air, measuring just 5.6mm in thickness, surprisingly demonstrates strength due to its titanium frame, which is stronger and more elastic than aluminum. YouTuber JerryRigEverything conducted a bend test, revealing that while the device can bow under pressure, it does not crack and returns to its original shape. Further testing with a crane scale showed that it takes 216 pounds of pressure to crack the iPhone Air.</p>

- The iPhone Air, measuring just 5.6mm in thickness, features a titanium frame that is stronger and more elastic than aluminum.  
- YouTuber JerryRigEverything conducts a bend test, demonstrating that while the device can bow under pressure, it does not crack and returns to its original shape.  
- Using a crane scale, he determines that it takes 216 pounds of pressure to crack the iPhone Air.

The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong.