4 reasons I think smartphones still aren’t durable enough

To give credit where credit’s due, modern smartphones can be pretty resilient. My iPhone 16 Pro, for instance, sports a titanium shell as well as crack- and scratch-resistant glass. When it comes to water and dust, it has an IP68 rating — it’s effectively dustproof, and can survive submersion in fresh water to 6 meters (19.7 feet) for 30 minutes. Compare that with the original 2007 iPhone didn’t have an IP rating at all. You were taking quite a gamble the moment you went outdoors. Even your home or office was risky — it’s not like kitchen tile is that much softer than asphalt.