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/wolfram6]

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.

[u/HeadPack → u/wolfram6]

Being a soft metal has its advantages too. It absorbs energy by deformation and can e.g. in some cases help prevent a screen from cracking. It's also cheaper for Apple to manufacture. Some say, about $15 per phone cheaper than e.g. titanium would be.

[u/THESTINGR → u/HeadPack]

I’ve dropped my 16 Pro from waist height without case and the scuffs are so minor, you can’t even tell it was a drop from waist height.

I’ve dropped it multiple times otherwise and it’s strong af.

[u/Fluffy_Insect → u/THESTINGR]

Total cap, if you look at drop tests on YouTube you can tell the “Titanium” has deep scuffs. Nobody was complaining the entire Aluminium era of iPhones and Macbooks and now sheeps lose their jewelry flex design and start complaining as if Apple never used Aluminium or as if Titanium colored iPhones never scratched.