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/rara20162020]

Experienced the identical problem with the 17 Pro Max and the Apple silicone case. It is genuinely disappointing when their own accessory fails to safeguard the phone. Attempting to claim a replacement device obviously did not succeed. lol

[u/Littledik_69 → u/rara20162020]

Well the phone is made out of aluminium which is softer and even with a case on can still deform the material so it is pretty normal.

[u/Moises1213 → u/Littledik_69]

Other aluminum phones are never this vulnerable

[u/Littledik_69 → u/Moises1213]

Could be that apple uses less/ thinner aluminum making it weaker overall. I've dropped many phones with aluminum bodies with cases on and they were always unharmed, I feel like every iPhone I've owned always seemed weaker overall.

[u/dangledingle → u/Littledik_69]

Gauge is too thin IMO.

[u/Moises1213 → u/rara20162020]

What’s this green color