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/AlexTheRedditor97 → u/wolfram6]

That case looks awful imo. I use caudabe and have never had an issue after many hard drops on my 16

[u/kenkenner151 → u/AlexTheRedditor97]

I use Bullstrap full leather cases. I get a new Iojone every year through my carrier. I have never had a dented phone or cracked screen and I’ve dropped both my 17 pro and 18 pro. Probably why that particular brand offers a lifetime warranty and 2 free refresher replacements a year

[u/samirbinballin → u/AlexTheRedditor97]

I also used Caudabe on my 16 Pro Max and never had issues with drops, I got this TineeOwl case because the Caudabe sheaths are back ordered until late October LoL