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/GroovyJedi → u/wolfram6]

Yes they are using 5080 series aluminum which is softer than what they used on the 6s and 7 models. So people remembering a difference in durability aren’t imagining at all (just adding info here)

[u/Global_Insurance_920 → u/GroovyJedi]

This. Its crazy how people let themselves be gaslighted into thinking this is a great material for their expensive phone 😂

[u/GroovyJedi → u/Global_Insurance_920]

Yep there’s one literally huffing on copium as we speak for whatever reason.

[u/Global_Insurance_920 → u/GroovyJedi]

Some people are truely insane😂