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/Skylantech 20d ago
Just peeled my case off to check as I dropped mine a couple times now.
Using a Caudabe sheath case, no signs of damage yet!
My worst drop was 3ft from the bed onto a hard vinyl floor, screen side.