When did you last try? I’m too embarrassed to say how often and onto what kind of surfaces my iPhone 12 has been dropped, but I’m amazed it’s still seemingly completely functional.

My iPhone 4, on the other hand, shattered after one incident…

I was more referring to Nokia's complacency which led to its demise. Nokia was infamous for incremental updates to their phone line, making users upgrade regularly. You could never find a "complete" Nokia phone; each phone was deliberately crippled some how. Apple does the same with their iDevices.

Have you dropped the iPhone 14 Pro? Or 11 Pro?

These are literally stainless steel.

The 15s with their titanium is a step back.

The 11 Pro with its older curved edges has been the most solidly built phone ever IMO.

Happens to me regularly, I think they reached a level of Nokia a few years back :)

I even dropped my iPhone 13 four floors (onto wood), and not a scratch :o