Overview

• JerryRigEverything measured roughly 216 pounds of centered force to crack the iPhone Air’s front glass, with the titanium frame springing back from hand bends and the phone remaining partly functional.
• Ceramic Shield 2 showed improved scratch resistance in testing, largely shrugging off level 6 picks and showing faint marks at level 7, though the titanium sides can still scuff.
• iFixit assigned the iPhone Air a repairability score of seven out of ten, a notably higher mark than many foldables, according to coverage citing the teardown.
• MacRumors reported early cosmetic scuffs on some darker-finish iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air demo units, raising questions about finish durability rather than core function.
• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple’s 2026 foldable is expected to resemble two titanium iPhone Airs side by side, start around $2,000, feature about 7.8-inch and 5.5-inch displays, and include at least some manufacturing in China.