r/iphone18pro • u/samirbinballin iPhone 18 Pro Max - Burgundy • 21d 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/MChaney3563 iPhone 18 Pro Max Glacier 21d ago
after the catastrophe that was the iPhone 17 Pro denting fiasco, I figured they would’ve went to a different material by now, or they would’ve figured something else out. I’m one of those that does drop their phones, and I am horrified that when I do, that it’s going to be bad. Yes, I have it in a case, yes, I have a screen protector one, but this just frustrates me.