Apple’s newest iPhone Air has been washed away only in the world, but the nonsense around its durability has already begun. On just 5.6 mm thick, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, an achievement that has worn fans and raised some eyebrows. Finally, when a phone starts looking like a wafer compared to a smartphone, skeptical can not help, but wonder: Will it snap in half on the first sign of pressure? Before we get deeply, the thinnest iPhone here is our first impression of air.

To overtake the story, Apple’s Senior Brass sat down with Tom’s guide, to show how much they are in their design. Greg ‘Joj’ Josaviak, head of Apple’s worldwide marketing, and John Turnus, who leads hardware engineering, insisted that the wind is strong as every bit because it is thin.

According to the apple, the mystery is located in the material. The frame grade 5 is designed from titanium, used in aerospace engineering, while performance is preserved by Ceramic Shield 2, a hard heir for the original ceramic shield. Inside, Apple has reshuffled normal layouts: important components such as camera, speaker and Apple silicone chip sit together, which they have attractively dubbed the “camera plateau”. It leaves the remaining location in a large, reinforced battery.

Of course, any conversation about thin iphones is essentially back to the 2014 “bendgate”. This was when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus developed an unfortunate reputation for the war in the pockets of the people. So, naturally, interviewers had to ask, “How does the iPhone air avoid the same luck?”

The two officers were in a hurry to defend the design, emphasizing that Apple had learned from the past. “Its design makes the iPhone Air more durable than any previous iPhone,” he insisted.

But Josaviak decided that the words were not enough. In a moment that could have been badly wrong, he actually advocated an iPhone wind on the interviewer and challenged them to turn them. Before picking the device, a side climbed on the table and was put into the test. For the surprise of all, and possibly for the relief of Josaviak, the phone organized. Critics reported that “this is a bow, but it comes back to shape.”

“Surely, if you play enough load, you can get it a little to flex, but it goes back right,” Turnus explained.

Josaviak added his analogy, “This is the idea. It’s like a seismic building, okay? It is the idea that it should give a little and then come back.”

In other words, the iPhone Air is engineered for a broken flax, a design philosophy that feels almost upside down, but can make the handset more flexible. The conversation then moved to the battery, of course the most delicate part of any phone, and a special concern gave the ultra-slim design of the wind. Will repeated bend or torque will emphasize this important component?

Officials assured that the air battery has been given its protective shield. A metal can sit directly over the battery, strengthen it and prevent damage from everyday handling. Design, he explained, makes the cell stronger than expected inside such a thin device.

All said, the interview turned into an indiscriminate durability demo, similar parts bold and dramatic. To try to bow down to its latest composition, by critics, Apple sent a clear indication: the iPhone is not only about aesthetics, but about the strength under pressure.

If Josaviyak and Turns are correct, Apple has cracked the formula, a smartphone is so thin that it seems impossible, yet suspects that doubt and side-table crash is sufficient to avoid both.

Will consumers embrace the air as engineering victory or every time they slip into the pocket of their jeans, this is another question.