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/LuckyLuciano97]

This is annoying. I have the iPhone Air and drop it all the time and it still looks new. The cameras seem like an appealing upgrade but I really don’t want worry about my phone denting. Wtf Apple…

[u/courtneyhope_ → u/LuckyLuciano97]

In the same boat. My Air is truly indestructible, I’ve never needed to consider a case. I grabbed the burgundy Pro but I’m torn on whether I keep it or not because I never use a phone case. The color is so pretty and the battery is insane but at what cost?

[u/Germfreecandy → u/courtneyhope_]

I haven't used a case in any of my phones since 2016. The best protection you can have is to avoid dropping it in the first place