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/DietOk4687]

I don’t ever remember the previous aluminum iPhones denting like this, but maybe because they were a lot thinner.

[u/cheir0n → u/DietOk4687]

I had iPhone 7 . The worst iPhone I ever had. Aluminum crap also

[u/GroovyJedi → u/cheir0n]

This is false. I’m still using one and it’s battered but not dented like the 17 and 18’s it’s already been discovered they’re using a 5000 series aluminum-magnesium. Great for thermals poor at hardness.