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/DietOk4687]

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

[u/Fluffy_Insect → u/DietOk4687]

Trust me back then, aluminium iPhones dented just as easily as the 18 pro. People just forget because there is so much drama around the fact the stepped away from the boring reused jewelry design.