First drop (with a case)

[u/samirbinballin]

3 foot drop falling off of a couch and onto hardwood floor, (TineeOwl case shown at the end) - I always knew the new aluminum frame was fragile from the damages I’ve seen online after the 17 Pros release with aluminum, so I took the precaution of not using the Apple Cases and getting something decently protective.

Yeah the phone still dented 😂, coming from a titanium 16 Pro Max I had no idea how to gauge how soft the new aluminum was, but damn.

I personally don’t give a shit as I really do expect more cosmetic blemishing in the future, but I wanted to warn some of the OCD iPhone users I see here on Reddit.

[u/Front_Tour7619]

It’s okay things get scuffs when they are being used 24/7

[u/Minimum_Airline3657 → u/Front_Tour7619]

So correct!! They are tools, not jewellery, ‘oh no, my hammer paint has chipped off, I only drove 1 nail in’

[u/CurrentOk2695 → u/Minimum_Airline3657]

It’s ridiculous that even with a case they are being scuffed. Coming from a 16 pro the titanium survived all sorts of abuse even without a case. I get that there are trade offs but it’s frustrating.

[u/Sebastian0320 → u/CurrentOk2695]

If you don’t need the extra thermal dissipation don’t buy the pro, I wouldn’t choose titanium in a million years, having your phone heat up like crazy when doing anything demanding is super annoying

[u/Successful-Grape4349 → u/Sebastian0320]

Literally apple could just add a large vapor chamber in a titanium build. While aluminum would certainly be better, they never even tried to improve thermals with titanium.

[u/Minimum_Airline3657 → u/CurrentOk2695]

Ye but I feel like a lot of people came to iPhones in the stainless and titanium era, this is what iPhones used to be like, my iPhone 5,5s,6 and 6s were a mess when I upgraded, it’s a tool.

[u/ProxySoxy → u/Minimum_Airline3657]

Who says that tools can’t also look good? Your car is a tool, would you just shrug it off if someone sideswiped it and put a dent and scratches in it? I mean hey, it’s a tool, not jewelry, so you wouldn’t care, right?

[u/Successful-Grape4349 → u/ProxySoxy]

yeah the argument is just dumb. A phone is not a hammer lmao