iPhone 16 Pro: Key Innovations and Durability Insights

CuriousHagi discovers the iPhone 16 Pro's innovative design enhances durability but still lacks significant improvements in scratch resistance.

### iPhone 16 Pro Review: Innovations, Durability, and Performance Insights
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* 📸 The iPhone 16 Pro introduces a new camera control button, which, despite its **awkward placement**, enhances **filming stability**.
* 🛠 The anti-reflective coating on the camera lens is still a topic of debate, with **mixed opinions on its presence and effectiveness**.
* 🔥 The device features a **titanium frame with a graphene sheet** for improved cooling, although the thermal management design appears to have some **shortcomings**.
* 🔋 Battery capacity has increased by approximately **10%**, but charging speeds have only marginally improved, with a shift to **15V charging**.
* 💪 The second-generation Ceramic Shield has shown mixed results in terms of **scratch resistance**, but the overall durability of the device seems **enhanced, especially around the edges**.
* 🔍 Dismantling the phone revealed a **tightly sealed design**, with notable changes in the internal structure, including a **removable back panel** and **improved heat dissipation**.
* 💔 Despite advancements, the device still experiences **shattering upon impact**, indicating that the dream of using phones **without cases** is not yet a reality.

Hello, I'm the unboxing YouTuber CuriousHagi. Have you ever heard of the story that if you wish something badly enough, it'll come true? CuriousHagi, who chose the path of poverty in the hopes of escaping poverty, finally started to find a ray of hope that he'll be able to escape the poverty. It means that it's time to finally change the glove he's been re-using for three years for the first time. Since I've started smashing from the iPhone 14 series, so in how many tries have I done till I succeeded? Anyway, the reason I keep testing smartphone durability is even though I'm reviewing cases and screen protectors, ultimately, I want to live in a time where we can use our phones without cases. After reviewing the iPhone 15 Pro last year, I found out that the back glass is pretty weak. Since just the simple review didn’t seem like enough to verify this precisely, I decided to go ahead and use it without a case for a full year.

The deep scratches on the top and bottom happened after I put it down on a straw mat, and this heart here is just my love for you. The cracked glass on the back happened when I tapped it lightly with a wrench, but other parts of the glass breakage happened when it dropped from about a 20 to 30 cm height onto asphalt. Scratches I can live with, but a phone that's shattered like Tanghulu is not something I can just accept, so it's safe to say, The time for using phones without cases is still far off. Thanks to the sponsor of today's video, I was able to buy another one, and I plan to use it without a case for another year. Watching how this phone holds up over time is part of the fun of CuriousHagi's videos. So what about the iPhone 15 Pro? Well, it’s done its time, so I hope it finds a new, better owner and lives happily ever after. So the item we'll be reviewing today is the iPhone 16 Pro.

As always, even before I opened the box, I ended up hearing some controversy brewing. But the second-generation Ceramic Shield, which they claim is stronger than ever, still feels like an attractive feature. They say they’ve used the A18 chip and improved the performance maintenance while improving the internal thermal management. I was excited to dive in and see what’s actually different from the previous model. The weight is 200g; the last model got 18g lighter, so I feel that the 11g they’ve added this time might be the outcome of the brand's idea wanting to leave the space for show-off that they lightened the weight on the future model again. If I check the thickness, the body and camera bump thickness were the same, but the lens being a tiny bit thicker and the rest of the other parts being all the same made me assume that Apple's ultimate design goal is starting to look more like the one Samsung is aiming for. In this model, it's said that the size has increased by about 0.2 inches compared to the previous version.

As I checked how much bigger it got, it’s about 1mm wider and 3mm taller, and the bezel is about 0.3mm thinner. Another noticeable change is the surface of the titanium frame, which hardness was 4. The previous model had a slightly rougher texture, but this model was changed to be a bit smoother. And because it was changed to be smoother, scratches seem to show up a bit more easily compared to the previous model, which was also a hardness 4. Even so, it’s not that big of a deal, and since the material hasn’t changed, I don’t think it’s much to worry about. The innovation I was most looking forward to was that they adopted the new glass in this model. The overall shape, including the curved edges, is the same as the previous model, but I heard they used stronger glass. Stronger glass means better protection against damage, which is great news for CuriousHagi, who’s dreaming of the day we can use phones without cases.

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so just scan the QR code on the screen or check out the link in the video description and pinned comment to get 4 additional free months of Surfshark! The biggest innovation with the iPhone 16 Pro is the new camera control button. The hardness was 4. There’s been a lot of talk about the location of the button and honestly, I was a bit confused at first since it wasn’t where I expected it to be. After using it for a few days I thought about why they designed it this way. While filming the video the stability caused by my hand reaching further was on a different level so I could get why they chose this slightly awkward placement. The biggest issue with this series, the anti-reflective coating on the camera lens was debatable as some say it’s there, some say it’s not and I was a bit confused who was right. But if you check by shining some light on it... How should I say this? I guess you could say it looks like

there’s something possibly coated on it. While the iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro look quite similar compared to the standard iPhone 13, I noticed that while ghosting was about the same, lens flares, those circular rings around bright lights, were less noticeable. Seeing the rainbow effect appear under strong light, also in Galaxy models with AR-coated Corning glass lenses, made me think that the “new nano coating” they mentioned at last year’s iPhone 15 launch might have actually referred to AR coating. Next up was the heat test. With the A18 chip installed in this model, they say that performance has increased and power efficiency has greatly improved. After pushing the phone to its limits and checking how it heats up, I found that it maintains performance better, and the drop in performance over time is a bit more gradual. So, I got the feeling that the heat management seems a bit more stable. The part I thought interesting was that the maximum temperature on the display was noticeably lower. To get a better idea

I checked the back of the phone. I could check that the max temperature was 1.6 degrees Celsius lower, and the heat was more evenly distributed compared to the previous model, which tended to concentrate heat in certain areas. Lower display temperatures mean that the phone’s heat dissipation system is now changed to focus on the back of the device. I thought it'll be nice if we dig into how exactly that was done later on. I also checked the charging speed. As I checked the area from 5% to 95%, it took about 1 hour and 15 minutes for the full charge. Considering it increased about 3 minutes longer than the previous model, and the battery capacity has increased by around 10%, there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference in charging speed. One notable change, though, is that while the previous model charged at 9V, this one now charges at 15V. I’m not exactly sure why they made that change, but it seems like any hopes for faster wired charging

can probably be set aside. As for the 25W MagSafe charging, which a lot of people must be curious about, I think it would be necessary to check in more details, so I’ll dive deeper into that in the next video. The second-generation Ceramic Shield that they say was updated starts showing minor scratches at the sixth time, and at higher levels, scratches appear more easily. So, in terms of scratch resistance, I didn’t notice a significant difference from the previous model. For more precise testing, I compared it with the Ceramic Shield on the previous model, and the visual while being cracked at high hardness levels and getting scratched in low hardness levels made me think that there might be a minor difference, but it didn't seem like the difference was that noticeable. Personally, what did stand out to me was that the display feels a bit sturdier. Unlike the previous model, where you could sense a bit of empty space inside when tapping on it, this one feels like it’s more filled in. I could confirm this by dropping a hardness tester on it.

The camera lens glass, which I scratched without pressing the shutter button, didn’t show much difference when compared to an unused lens. Now I'll start smashing it. How strong would this second-generation Ceramic Shield be, which showed no significant improvement in scratch resistance? The first break happened at 467N. Compared to the previous model, the maximum breaking point was similar, as was the lowest breaking point, so I didn’t really get the feeling that it’s much stronger. However, the durability of the second-gen glass was noticeable at the edges. The maximum breaking point was 454N, about 1.35 times higher than the previous model, and the lowest breaking point was 267N, about 1.46 times higher. This made me feel like we’re one step closer to the era of using a phone without a case. The rear glass, which reminded me of the previous “Tanghulu Edition,” if we only look at edge durability, it’s still a bit lacking to be called “stronger glass.”

I could see the lowest breaking point has increased. While it's not an exact test since the lens is already scratched, the top lens, which is most exposed to impact, proved to be the strongest part. To sum it up, the front display feels noticeably stronger around the edges due to the change of the glass, and at the rear glass, the maximum breaking point didn't show much of a difference. But considering the fact that the lowest breaking point has increased, as well as the fact that especially the back glass, where it met the titanium frame, used to break easily in the previous model, it feels that while improving the internal design, they have reduced the Tanghulu effect. Even though it’s less frequent, the phone still shattered completely, so I’m really curious to see how this one will hold up by the time I review the iPhone 17. You could say that dismantling is the highlight of any unboxing experience. That's because there are some questions you can only answer

by taking the device apart. If I carefully remove the display as usual, unlike previous models that greeted me right away, you can see that this one was much more tightly sealed. After unscrewing each tiny part and wondering what their purpose was, I finally realized that the back panel is now removable from this series onward. Even if we're the first-release country since I proceed various tests before the dismantling, so around the time the dismantling starts, a lot of experts have finished dismantling it. The reason why I didn't check their videos beforehand is because dismantling is the most exciting part of unboxing, and watching others do it beforehand feels like a spoiler. Now that I’ve finished disassembling it, I could check what’s changed compared to the previous model. The most noticeable change is the titanium frame. Different with the titanium frame of the previous model, that part of the MagSafe charging was penetrated, touching the back and made using aluminum around the graphite core to disperse heat. The design shifted toward the display side.

making the entire frame titanium. I could see that the separately made back panel has a graphene sheet attached as part of a new cooling technology and has changed to help dissipate heat. The reason why the lower part of the display felt filled was because it actually was. I could find out that the heat emitted through the display was reduced because even though the same graphene sheet is attached the heat from the chipset passes through the titanium frame first. The next major change was the battery. The hardness was 4. The previous version had a hardness of 2, which indicates they thought hard for a way to more effectively disperse heat through the aluminum frame. With a higher capacity and changes to the radiation heat design by the increased weight I could find out that they had to give up the lightweight advantage to balance out the low thermal conductivity of titanium. Another changed part was the lens. While most things are the same it now features an improved telephoto lens which feels sturdier than the back glass.

I also checked out the camera button, which is the biggest innovation of this series. It seems to be made of a glass-like material, as it shattered when I tested it. After removing the glass-like material, there was a copper wire to sense touch, and on the back, there’s a sensor that detects presses and triggers vibrations. The part I was most curious about was the second-generation Ceramic Shield, which now has stronger corners. Since the thickness is similar to the previous model, I guess the material or reinforcement process might have been improved. I'm not sure if the back glass also uses this second-gen Ceramic Shield, but it came up in my mind that it could be that the thicker heat dissipation design resulted in a slightly thinner and weaker back glass. I checked the wireless charging coil for MagSafe, which they say can support 25W wireless charging starting from this series. The charging speed increased by 66%, but the coil itself remains the same, so that is fascinating. I feel like it would be worth exploring in more detail.

in the next video. So, in conclusion, while the second-generation Ceramic Shield on the iPhone 16 Pro that changed newly is indeed tougher, but how should I say this... I can't help but feel that this isn’t the most important aspect right now. The so-called improved thermal design feels a bit lacking, as it seems the display’s heat management has been somewhat downgraded. Still, with the performance boosts, I expect overall heat when using would be reduced. As for the faster charging speeds, it turns out they haven’t changed all that much. About the shift to 15V and the 25W MagSafe charging, I think it'll be fun if we start getting to know it with time. Then, I hope this video was helpful to a lot of people as always, and this was the growing YouTuber, who learns and grows through these reviews alongside you, CuriousHagi. I'll wrap up today's video here.

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The speaker's phone has deep scratches and a cracked glass due to accidental drops and light taps.

They plan to use the new iPhone 16 Pro without a case for a year, intrigued by its durability.

The 16 Pro features a stronger Ceramic Shield, an A18 chip for improved performance, and a slight increase in weight and size compared to the previous model.

The new phone model is 1mm wider, 3mm taller, and has a 0.

3mm thinner bezel compared to the previous one.

The titanium frame's surface is now smoother, making scratches more noticeable, but the material and hardness remain the same.

The new model features stronger glass for better damage protection, a lower max temperature, and a charging speed that is only slightly longer than the previous model, with an increased voltage from 9V to 15V.

The iPhone 16 Pro introduces a new camera control button with an unconventional placement for better stability.

The phone's design includes a titanium frame and a graphene sheet for improved heat dissipation.

Other notable changes are a higher-capacity battery, an improved telephoto lens, and faster charging speeds, though the overall thermal design may feel lacking.

iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro: Key Observations

The iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro have a similar design, with less noticeable lens flares and a stable heat management system.

The new nano coating may refer to AR coating, and the A18 chip offers improved performance and power efficiency.

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Durability Testing of the New iPhone Model

The lowest breaking point of the new iPhone model has increased, with the top lens proving to be the strongest part.

The front display shows improved strength around the edges, while the rear glass's breaking point remains similar to the previous model.

The second-generation Ceramic Shield demonstrates noticeable edge durability, with a higher maximum and lowest breaking point compared to the previous model, and the back panel is now removable in this series.

Innovations in the Latest Smartphone Series

The camera button, made of a glass-like material, shattered during testing and revealed a copper wire and touch sensor.

The second-generation Ceramic Shield has stronger corners, but the back glass's thickness and heat dissipation design may have resulted in a weaker glass.

The MagSafe charging coil supports 25W wireless charging, with a 66% increase in charging speed, while the display feels sturdier and more filled in compared to the previous model.