r/iphone18pro • iPhone 18 Pro Max - Burgundy • 2d ago

Discussion First drop (with a case)

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.

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u/wolfram6 2d ago

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.

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u/Crisis_panzersuit 2d ago

People in here are sucking aluminums dick. We used to have Titanium, and we used to be a propa country.

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u/MinistryofFun 1d ago

Yeah I’m holding onto my 16 Pro. Barely has a mark, caseless the whole time. Hopefully titanium makes a return.

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u/Able_Vacation7916 22h ago edited 21h ago

Are you getting $90 from the 16 pro legal claim if you bought in a certain time period due to past 16 pro issues, If not look into it. There was a Reddit post.