The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air feature design improvements that should make the handsets more durable than their predecessors, with Apple focusing on this during the launch event a few weeks ago. The iPhone Air also has Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, while the back is covered entirely by Ceramic Shield glass. The first iPhone 17 Pro Max drop test saw the handset survive several drops without damage to the front and back glass. This brings us to another stress test courtesy of YouTube channel PhoneBuff that pits Apple's most expensive iPhone 17 variant against Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra in a more controlled drop test. Unlike other drop tests that involve a person dropping a handset, PhoneBuff's tests always try to offer a more scientific approach and bring some order to the randomness of drop tests.