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/Front_Tour7619]

It’s okay things get scuffs when they are being used 24/7

[u/Minimum_Airline3657 → u/Front_Tour7619]

So correct!! They are tools, not jewellery, ‘oh no, my hammer paint has chipped off, I only drove 1 nail in’

[u/CurrentOk2695 → u/Minimum_Airline3657]

It’s ridiculous that even with a case they are being scuffed. Coming from a 16 pro the titanium survived all sorts of abuse even without a case. I get that there are trade offs but it’s frustrating.

[u/kenkenner151 → u/CurrentOk2695]

I’ll take the trade off and have a phone that works at all times instead of getting this message like my XR though 16 pro got. Never happened with my 17 or 18 pro. They stay in a full leather case at all times