Lovers of the iPhone have been left shocked after new footage shows how easily the newest model appears to break under pressure.

It's that time of year again when tech lovers scramble to get their hands on the latest gadgets, and whenever Apple releases something, it usually turns into a frenzy.

So when you spend a significant amount of money on the latest phone, you'd probably expect it not to break due to normal wear and tear.

Well, the latest iPhone 15 has been put through its paces by popular YouTuber JerryRigEverything and it's shown that the devices are pretty weak.

The alarming revelation occurred when the stress test resulted in a significant crack appearing immediately on the back panel of the iPhone 15.

While the phone itself seemed to function adequately, the minimal force applied during the test left many observers concerned about its durability.

No one expects their smartphone to survive extreme scenarios like being run over by a car or falling off a building. However, the baseline expectation is that a smartphone should withstand common accidents like being dropped from a standing position or placed in a back pocket without suffering substantial damage.

Because we've all sat on our phones at some point, haven't we?

The iPhone 15 is the latest release from Apple. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty

Concerned viewers rushed to the comments, as one person said: "Damn I was not expecting that back glass to crack with so little pressure lol. I think mine and Zack’s jaw probably dropped at the same time."

A second added: "Holy crap the glass cracking genuinely made my jaw drop. I was fully expecting it to survive it like usual wtf," while a third concluded: "Damn that break was shocking."

Considering that the lowest cost of an iPhone 15 in the US is $799, it should arguably be a bit more durable than the video makes out.

It goes without saying, make sure you buy a case to protect your phone and don't purposely stress test it like in the video - otherwise, that could turn into a pretty costly endeavor.

The iPhone 15 appears to have a durability issue. Credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty

While we're on the subject of iPhones - did you know that the sound button on the side of your device has more abilities than just changing the volume?

Did you know that if you held down the the buttons together for about two seconds, an option will pop up to call emergency services? It can also double up as a way of contacting your saved emergency contacts.

To add to this, you can also use the volume up button to take a photo if you can't reach the screen during a group selfie!

Find some more interesting iPhone hacks here!

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So finally, after months of speculation and leaks, the new iPhone has finally arrived and everyone is losing their minds for a variety of reasons. The iPhone 8 and the iPhone8+ are the latest bits of kit to be created by the tech giant and there is also the iPhone X - the phone that has plenty of tech fans licking their lips. The X is the anniversary phone and it contains exciting features like no home button and facial recognition, although this feature failed on its first presentation to the mass media yesterday. On Tuesday, Apple revealed the new batch of phones, including the iPhone X, to much fanfare. The new features that were highlighted during the slick presentation were wireless changing, "true depth cameras", and longer battery life (hurrah!), as well as being waterproof; so you will no longer need to chuck your phone in bags of rice when you drop it down the toilet. Apple revealed a lot of details about the iPhone X, but there was also plenty that the company didn't tell us. Phil Schiller, who is soon to be Apple's SVP of marketing, told us how much the 64GB version of the iPhone X would cost, but he failed to reveal the same amount of information regarding the 256GB version. The smaller version of the phone is set to cost $999, or £999 for UK customers (how does that exchange rate work, Apple?), but the cost of the bigger brother is absolutely eye-watering. For a while now, we've been wondering when a phone will break the $1,000 mark, and that time is now. Yep, Apple's 256GB version of the iPhone X, will set you back $1,149. To put that into context, that is the same price as a MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch display and more expensive than an iPad and an iMac desktop computer. Now maybe I'm being a bit stupid here, but over $1,000 for a mobile phone seems completely and utterly ridiculous. Can we just go back to the days when phones cost $50 and we weren't so obsessed with them? In addition, the iPhone X will support fast charging, something which is fairly common in android phones already and will allow users to get a 50 percent charge in 30 minutes. The iPhone X also features Galileo support, Europe's new satellite system, which means it will now be harder than ever to lose your phone, although seeing as it costs over $1,000, you shouldn't really be misplacing it in the first place. Despite the fact that the iPhone X will also have a super retina display, it won't be as bright as Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, but it does mean it won't burn a hole in your eyes when you're trying to get to sleep at night.

It's all very exciting, and no doubt despite the ridiculous price, people will be rushing to buy the iPhone X. Apple seem to have some sort of power over people; I mean, they bought out the most losable wireless headphones I have ever seen and everyone went crazy for them - the world is a funny place.

Regardless of where you stand on the iOS vs. Android debate, we're all at least a little intrigued whenever Apple brings out a new iPhone. Apple really set the bar for smartphones when in 2007, the late Steve Jobs and his veritable dream team unveiled the iPhone. The now-fabled smartphone is credited for spawning an impressive array of things; not only did it literally put the World Wide Web in people's pockets but, it transformed the face of the photography industry forever, making it an integral part of everyday life. So when Apple CEO Tim Cook declared the latest iteration of the iPhone, the iPhone X, to be "the biggest leap forward since the first iPhone" at its launch, we all couldn't wait to see what magic had been cooked up at Apple HQ. Certainly the iPhone X boasts an impressive list of never-before-seen features including, a 5.8-inch "Super Retina" screen, FaceID and perhaps most importantly, wireless charging. However, to the surprise of all the loyal Apple-ites out there, the company has chosen to eschew the home button, making this iPhone very special indeed. As such, everyone was very excited about this launch. But unfortunately for Tim Cook, when it came to demonstrating the phone's features, the iPhone X's new FaceID feature failed on its first demonstration, in front of a whole crowd of people... Yesterday evening, Apple's senior vice president, Craig Federighi, demonstrated the new iPhone's features on stage, in front of large crowds of press and iPhone fans. Explaining the FaceID feature, he said that all you need to do to unlock the phone was to look at it, however, when Craig tried this out on his own iPhone X, it didn't work and instead asked him to enter a passcode to unlock the device. As you can see in the video, Craig starts off by stating: "with iPhone X, your iPhone is locked until you look at it, and it recognizes you. Nothing has ever been more simple, natural and effortless. We call this Face ID. Face ID is the future of how we unlock our smartphones and protect our sensitive information." However, the demonstration did not go to plan as Craig was unable to unlock the phone using his face alone. FaceID replaces the TouchID feature that has been used on several previous versions of the iPhone. The phone is designed to recognize its user's face using an infrared camera, and it's alleged to be so intelligent that it can't be fooled with hats, wigs or anything else that obstructs your face. However, according to Tech Insider, the fail wasn't necessarily Apple's fault. As they point out, the phone had just restarted meaning that Craig would have had to enter a code anyway. Consequently, it's not the device's fault, just a little accident made in preparation for the launch. In any case, I don't know about you, but I'm still excited to get my hands on the iPhone X. But whilst I wasn't bothered by this little glitch, I am a little put off by the retail price of the product. The iPhone X is Apple's most expensive smartphone to date and it retails for a whopping £999 - £1,149 in the UK and begins at $999 in the US. Guess we better start saving up those pennies, eh?

Have you got any unopened first-generation iPhones lying around? Because you might be sitting on an absolute fortune.

Cast your mind back to the days when owning an iPhone was rare - it seems like an incredibly long time ago, doesn't it?

When Steve Jobs first took to the stage and unveiled a touchscreen phone that also acts as a camera and music player, people were absolutely stunned - and now that is seen as the bare minimum.

It turns out that the iPhones that amazed us back in the mid to late noughties are now something of a collector's item, as one has sold at auction for a staggering amount.

First generation iPhones are collecting a staggering amount at auction. Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty

As reported by PEOPLE, a first-generation iPhone 4GB sold for a staggering $190,000 - which was way above the estimated price.

The phone was described as the "holy grail amongst iPhone collectors" by LCG Auctions, though the estimate was between $50,000 - $100,000, meaning that it sold for $90,000 more than the highest it was expected to reach.

Still in its original wrapping, the phone was described as an "extraordinary collectible" and "exceedingly rare".

For context - when the iPhone 4GB first hit the market in 2007, you could pick it up for $499... feeling pretty silly that you didn't keep one in mint condition until now, aren't you? But hindsight is always 20/20.

The first bid on the listing came in at $10,000, and it only took 28 bids to take it to the whopping final price tag.

"Its extreme scarcity is directly related to its limited production," LCG wrote on the listing. "The phone's provenance is pristine as the consignor was part of the original engineering team at Apple when the iPhone first launched. Collectors and investors would be hard-pressed to find a superior example."

When the iPhone 4GB was first released, an 8GB counterpart was also on offer and this proved much more popular with customers, and even went as far as to slow the sales of the phone with lesser memory, making it much rarer nowadays.

That doesn't mean that the 8GB version still in the original wrapping is cheap - because that will still fetch over $50,000 at auction.

As per the New York Post, earlier this year a first-generation iPhone 8GB fetched just over $63,000 - a pretty big increase from its original retail price of $599.

Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007. Credit: David Paul Morris/Getty

The phone was owned by Karen Green who was given it as a gift back in 2007 but kept it in storage as she didn't want to change her current device.

The phones are expected to only increase in value as the years roll on - so it's time to dig through your old drawers with your fingers crossed!

Sadly, modern iPhones won't appreciate in value the same way, simply because there are millions of them.

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As a general rule of thumb, I think it's a good idea to hold off on being the first to upgrade to a new device or software. Thanks to the finicky and fickle world of electronic programming as well as the fevered frothing of fans, anything new on the tech side is liable to being buggy and broken out of the gate. Did you get an Xbox 360 within the first couple years of its release? You've probably suffered at the hands of the Red Ring of Death; a ton of the consoles suffered a catastrophic failure of the hardware inside, rendering the expensive consoles unusable until Microsoft finally fixed the issue, many years later. That's an extreme example of just one of the many times that brand-new tech has proven unreliable, and another instance of that has cropped up with the recent iOS update. Released in conjunction with the latest line of iPhones expected later this year, iOS11 is expected to once again raise the game when it comes to mobile software. Many people will have excitedly downloaded the new operating system after its release last week, but this latest iPhone update has come with more than its fair share of teething problems. At the WWDC showcase event, we got to see iOS 11 in something approaching full flow, but it turns out it's taking a lot out of our current handsets. When it comes to iPhone users, there are many clear upsides to jumping on the Apple bandwagon, but one thing that's consistently plagued the set of mobile devices since their launch a decade ago is the tendency for the battery to drain worryingly quickly. Now, the security firm Wandera have collected significant data that says the age-old issue has reared its ugly head in iOS11. Gathering data from around 50,000 heavy iPhone and iPad users, Wandera found that 240 minutes (four hours) of continuous use was enough to completely exhaust the battery of your average device on iOS10. On iOS11, however, that number plummeted to 96 minutes, (a little over an hour and a half). That's a decrease of around 60 per cent. In their report, Wandera lamented a "common iOS problem", saying the increased drain could be down to the flashy new features included in iOS11. "Battery drain is a common iOS problem that usually pops up immediately after a major iOS upgrade release. This is partly due to Spotlight re-indexing and other behind the scenes shuffling. New functionality in iOS 11 could also be responsible for draining the life out of your phone. Animoji and iPhone X's Face ID hardware use face-scanning technology relying heavily on the camera which is a notorious battery sucker." So if you're having a couple of problems keeping your phone functional for more than a few times on iOS11, the good news is you're not alone. The bad news is that you're probably going to have to make do until the next update, or find a way to downgrade your phone back to iOS10. Detailed instructions on how to do that can be found here.