Stress testing smartphones isn't anything new. We've seen a lot of these tests in the past on a variety of different phones. But this time, ever since Apple said their new iPhones come with a 'Ceramic Shield', a lot of YouTube creators are indulging in extreme stress tests.

For those of you who don't know, the new iPhone 12 comes with a 'ceramic shield' which is essentially a hardened glass that allegedly offers 4x the drop resistance of previous glass used in the iPhone 11. This has prompted people to perform all kinds of tests.

From literal hammers being hit on the iPhone 12's display to dropping them at unrealistic heights, we've already seen a ton of them. So just how durable this glass is? Well, that's what the tests are for. And some of them are downright brutal.

We're not going to put out videos here because there are just way too many of them. You can just do a quick search on YouTube to see them. As it turns out, Apple's ceramic shield glass does actually offer added drop protection. That obviously doesn't mean you should go out of your way and drop your phone for these tests.

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