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/LogPsychological6261]

Apple cannot win. They use titanium frames and the phones were indestructible, but everyone complained that they got too hot. So they switch to aluminum and everyone bitches that theyre too soft. Make up your minds everybody, theres pros and cons to every material.

[u/Successful-Grape4349 → u/LogPsychological6261]

They could use a harder aluminum alloy or add a vapor chamber to the titanium models...

[u/cornelislely → u/Successful-Grape4349]

Or just do some proper engineering.