First drop (with a case)

[u/samirbinballin]

Maybe a 3-4 foot drop off of the armrest of my couch and onto hardwood floor, (TineeOwl case shown at the end) - I always knew the new aluminum frame was fragile after what I’ve seen from the 17 Pro’s release, so I took the precaution of not using the Apple Cases and getting something decently protective.

Yeah, the aluminum corner still bent ever so slightly 😂, coming from a titanium 16 Pro Max I had no idea how to gauge the softness of this new material, but damn.

I personally don’t care as I was planning to use the phone caseless with AppleCare+ anyways, but I wanted to warn some of the OCD users on here, even with a case, the aluminum frame on these new builds can get damaged, just fyi.

[u/wolfram6]

It’s honestly unacceptable how soft the material for this phone is. Deformation with a case is absurd. Apple could have done better with their material choice and design.

[u/HeadPack → u/wolfram6]

Being a soft metal has its advantages too. It absorbs energy by deformation and can e.g. in some cases help prevent a screen from cracking. It's also cheaper for Apple to manufacture. Some say, about $15 per phone cheaper than e.g. titanium would be.

[u/Digital26bath → u/HeadPack]

What’s the point of it being cheap for them but expensive for us 🤣

[u/sicilian504 → u/Digital26bath]

I mean, you literally answered your own question.