So it begins - threads

[u/Popular_Ad_222]

I’m really interested in seeing people’s reviews in the next 3 months

[u/Loud_Ad9778]

How the fck do you guys use your phones

[u/Cashforhash → u/Loud_Ad9778]

Wait.. you guys have phones??

[u/Jwave1992 → u/Loud_Ad9778]

They use them in a way to beat them up on purpose to get engagement online. Hell maybe it's just ai now.

[u/milkywayer → u/Loud_Ad9778]

Without a case , it would seem.

[u/Elegant_Mind7950 → u/milkywayer]

Never used a case and never smashed my phone. Skill issue 

[u/DrewChrist87 → u/milkywayer]

Idk, my 14P is naked and it’s holding up just fine. I do not baby it, it’s been dropped several times, and the most damage on it is a rough spot or two on the edge of the screen on the metal. I’m also pushing 40 here soon so maybe that’s why.

[u/drakeanddrive]

How are yall dropping one day old phones

[u/drakeanddrive → u/[deleted]]

I understand liking the feeling of the phone naked as well, but it’s a 1200+ investment. Put a damn case on it.

[u/George_GIass → u/drakeanddrive]

It's the antithesis of an investment actually.

[u/Alternative-Pay2946 → u/George_GIass]

Well, loosely speaking it’s an investment into quality of life or whatever it’s being used for.

[u/Izan_TM → u/Alternative-Pay2946]

that's not an investment, it's an expense. I wouldn't call paying $15 a month for netflix an "investment into your entertainment"

[u/freddyr0 → u/Izan_TM]

unless you worked at netflix 😂

[u/Izan_TM → u/freddyr0]

nah that's just getting a pay cut with extra steps

[u/thelimeisgreen → u/Alternative-Pay2946]

The amount of stuff I can do on a device like this vs. some crappy lesser phone, even an iPhone from 5 years ago, is worth it. I tend to upgrade every 3 to 4 years or if the timing/ deal is right. These things generally pay for themselves unless you only use it to doom scroll or consume. And I was planning on waiting another year to upgrade, but AT&T is handing out $1200 trade credits for 15 Pro Max and newer, so it's like a no-brainer.

[u/ClearlyJacob18 → u/George_GIass]

Shit, I paid 1100 for my 15PM and just got 1200 for it. So kinda an investment?

[u/George_GIass → u/ClearlyJacob18]

No. You're paying your carrier a higher monthly rate than if you were to just buy it outright and sign up for an mvno like mint, total wireless, or US mobile. It's all smoke and mirrors.

[u/Black_-Hippie → u/George_GIass]

Especially when the phone is barely an upgrade over the last 3 or 4 . What are they doing adding 10 megapixels to the camera every year ?

[u/SirWernich → u/drakeanddrive]

especially the people who say “i don’t use cases, because i like how my phone feels without one” 🙄

[u/Tex-Tro → u/SirWernich]

They can do so, but then they don't have anyright to complain about scuffs, scratches, dents, etc.

[u/TasteLopsided1622 → u/Tex-Tro]

Like, “unplanned,” but easily preventable pregnancies 😆

[u/T-K101 → u/[deleted]]

How many people did drop it? You have some stats?

[u/313_YAMEII → u/[deleted]]

they aren’t putting cases on. thats why. 😭 unless they do have a case and the keep dropping it.

[u/PixieRoar → u/drakeanddrive]

There's two types of people in this world people that drop their phones and people that don't..

sadly a lot of people that purchase phones on day one happen to be one of those people that drop their phones 😆

[u/MikeTidbits → u/PixieRoar]

I dropped my phone once, it was an honest accident. The screen protector shattered. I just put a new screen protector on it and it was good as new.

Y’all need to take care of your stuff and respect your money and put a case and screen protector on it.

You can enjoy the feeling of the naked phone when you’re at home and safe on your cushy bed.

[u/neagle16 → u/PixieRoar]

I never dropped my phone until I was recording a video and the person next to me flailed their arms out, bumping my arms and my phone slams down onto concrete. I’ve never been caseless ever since that over 10 years ago.

[u/mtb_dad86 → u/PixieRoar]

I’ve had an iPhone since the 3GS came out. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve dropped one and none of them caused any damage. 

[u/OARC05 → u/drakeanddrive]

I managed to drop mine this morning. I’m clumsy which is why my body honestly went in a case the second it came out of the box

[u/feliciathedaemon]

Some pictures looks AI to me

[u/mxforest → u/feliciathedaemon]

Yes the broken camera lens one is 100 % AI.

[u/NLi10uk → u/mxforest]

Yup. Clout farming

[u/KaczkaJebaczka]

Some of those looks photoshopped

[u/GlitteringFig2625]

Doesn’t happen with a case on it :) I’ve had the iPhone 17 in a case the whole time I’ve had it and no damage to it at all. Considering it’s the same material I can’t see the 18 being much different. All these people are doing all this for the clicks and they know they don’t have a case on them

[u/kenkenner151 → u/GlitteringFig2625]

Same here. I’ve used a Bullstrap leather case on my 12 pro, 14 pro, 16 pro and 17 pro. Not a scratch on any of them.

[u/GlitteringFig2625 → u/kenkenner151]

The only thing mine has is some minor paint chipping around the camera plateau but I think that’s from debris getting inside the case and rubbing on the paint so definitely will keep an eye on that this time around.

[u/FlamingoSuspicious96 → u/GlitteringFig2625]

What are your plans to solve that problem? It’s what I’m most nervous about

[u/GlitteringFig2625 → u/FlamingoSuspicious96]

I’m going to get a case that has a camera protector. This camera protector that was made for the Rebel Series Gen 7 is nice but doesn’t fit snug to the point where nothing can get in. But ultimately I’ll just have to clean my phone more

[u/lmboyer04 → u/GlitteringFig2625]

I had my 13 pro without a case since release day with only minor corner chips over the years until I took a spill on my bike and the entire glass shattered. Same thing happened to my friend who had a case on his 17 pro when he fell on his bike. Doesn’t guarantee anything one way or another

[u/Few-Pen5351 → u/GlitteringFig2625]

Same for my 12pm, 15pm and now 18pm. Case and screen protector as soon as I take it out the box

[u/GlitteringFig2625 → u/Few-Pen5351]

Yep you spend so much on an iPhone why don’t you try to protect it

[u/CallistoEnceladus → u/GlitteringFig2625]

Exactly my thinking. People are like oh they wanna hold it like how it’s meant to be held. I mean you want it to be slippery huh? 👋 for them all

[u/Muttbuttss → u/GlitteringFig2625]

hey, what case do you use? I usually use otterbox defender and had no damage at all to my 14 pm the last 3 years even after dropping it a million times on concrete floors, but not happy w the color selection from otterbox this year lol im considering caudabe

[u/Hellfish_X]

I would venture to say at least some of these, especially pic 4, are being done intentionally for internet attention/points.

[u/Legitimate_Wish_8293 → u/Hellfish_X]

I think they are AI tbh. 

[u/m_bohamad]

[u/KatherineCollects]

I literally had my screen protector and case ready to go before I even opened the box! I am notorious for dropping phones, but always use hardcore cases and have NEVER had a screen or phone break or look like this! And I drop my phone at least every other week! Seriously I am a klutz! You have to be trying to damage the phones to get it that bad in one day!

[u/mironor94 → u/KatherineCollects]

Bingo. These posts are stupid. I’ve dropped my aluminum phone a lot. Keep them in a case with a screen protector. Never a scratch, dent, or crack. These people have to be stupid with their stuff.

[u/FergusonBishop]

I’ve been using mobile devices without cases or screen protectors for 20+ years. I can’t fathom how people are just constantly breaking their shit. Are people doing parkour with their phone in their hand? Are they playing hot potato with their phones? Using it as a frisbee?

Just put it in your pocket and try to operate with just a smidge of caution.

[u/Romano16]

Never broke or chipped my IPhone, seems like a personal problem

[u/Visible-Loquat610]

It’s why I always get the screen protector and case in advance, I don’t even open the box unless I have them both ready to go.

[u/FireTails11]

Why would anyone pay over 1000 for a phone and not put a case on it.

[u/gpldn → u/FireTails11]

I’ve been rocking no case since iPhone 13 up to now with the 17 Pro. It feels and looks nicer. I just have apple care and never have to worry about it.

[u/Modest_Wraith]

What the fuck happened to number 4?!

[u/coronhaas32]

Ever heard of a case? Try one, they are handy and do well at protecting your phone

[u/AlreadyGoneeeee]

Oh my days

[u/slaeryx]

Mods can make a sticky thread for all the people with this problem. Save us seeing a thousand threads about personal misfortune

[u/Jin_BD_God]

Reminds me of this.

[u/its-christianu]

Did you not hear about a case by the apple rep when you bought the phone?

[u/Without_Portfolio]

With a case I’ve had zero problems.

[u/Alucardis666]

Bro people are dumb AF. How tf you guys breaking phones that ain’t even a day old…

[u/intellord911]

You dropped itz

[u/Forsaken-Inflation26]

BREAKING NEWS!! …wear and tear exists.?.?

[u/HeyitShaDow]

this is a YOU problem bubba

[u/Wooden-Scar5073]

Are they running over them with city buses?

[u/melkor3011]

This happens with every iteration. Just get a case and screen protector guys

[u/pavelekpl]

Pic. #4 Fuck off with this being an accidental or even the shit happens damage

[u/shortyman920]

One of those photos is basically a phone that got ran over. Not sure what phone on earth is withstanding that

[u/Motor-Relief6672]

I won’t even open the box unless I have a screen protector and a case first

[u/TokyoGNSD2]

I'm sorry but I'm not barebacking my $1300 phone. This is why I just get the white color because I have the case & screen protector before I have the phone.

[u/Siktrikshot]

The case less mofos be like I never drop it!

[u/MadMudd96]

People are really out here in the big 2026 NOT using phone cases on $1,300 iPhones!? MY GOD, nowadays I order the phone case WEEKS before I get my phone!!

[u/Mundane_Engineer_550]

Damn, it's almost like they make a case to protect from the exact thing 💀

[u/Positive_Self_8873]

I have weak grip and arthritis and I drop my phones less wtf man, people buy cases if you got a 2500 phone get a case.

[u/TimberW1lly]

Genuinely astonished at how quickly people are dropping/breaking phones that just came out.

I bought my 17 Pro in November and immediately went to Best Buy for a Dbrand case (they’re my case of choice) before taking everything home and unboxing.

Yes, I could’ve transferred stuff at the Apple Store, but I wanted access to PW safes and authenticators on my old phone before I wiped it.

[u/Exotic_Chemical3358]

Why raw dawg such an expensive phone. That’s why they make cases

[u/Careful-Boat-2986]

[u/Xyridaceous]

I put a case on mine as soon as I took it out of the shipment box.

[u/Emilx2000]

Dropping the Grade 5 Titanium for aluminium was a terrible choice.

[u/distant3zenith → u/Emilx2000]

For durability, yes. But for heat management, it was necessary.

[u/Longjumping-Bat5128]

If I spend $1200 on a phone, you better damn well believe it’s gonna have a case on it

[u/PunchYoPhase]

Wear case it’ll hide damaged part everything works fine anyways who cares - respond I got when addressed same issue with 17 pro

[u/Flimsy_Rice_1182]

The only time I use protection is on an iPhone
After they set up my 18 pro black, I reached in my bag and whipped out the case I had bought couple days earlier off Amazon lol

[u/ForceUseYouMust]

What a bunch of whiners lol, am I the only one that thinks it looks cool?

[u/Rikky999]

Exactly why I’m keeping my titanium 16pro. Two years with no case in construction and nothing like that.

[u/Solid-Journalist1054]

$10 case from TEMU, phone is still 100 percent mint from a year ago. Use a case girls

[u/LiquidFireNeon]

I've decided I won't even take mine out over concrete any more even with a case if I can help it . Or tuck it up under my armpit while walking as I often did. 15 pro got cracked on the back again after it was repaired even with a defender. Got my 18 pro yesterday

[u/mironor94]

Sorry, you’re an idiot and careless with your phone? Got it.

[u/jeremyw013]

that 4th picture would have to be run over by a semi truck and repeatedly hit with a sledgehammer to get that bad

[u/luffyxvx]

the anti apple propaganda begins, every time a new phone comes out this happens

[u/Alert-Stop-2671]

Can’t believe people wont put a case on their $1300 phones

[u/blackcoffee92]

They make em cheap these days

[u/orgpekoe2]

Phones in war zones look better than this

[u/freeportme]

That’s what happens when you drive over it.

[u/loppyjilopy]

literally who cares 

[u/Big-Ad8993]

Only time I’ve damaged my phone is when I got in the car forgetting to zip my pocket up and it fell out.

[u/alwayspieky]

So aluminum still trashy what’s new

[u/Sensitive_Use2655]

Brother have you considered using a case?

[u/Strong_Jicama_8466]

WTF do these people do to do this!

[u/rodrogas69]

How are people this careless, I had my 15 pro for 3 years and just had minor scratches on it. I have my 17 pro max for 4 months now and dropped it once but managed to put my feet under before it hit the ground, it’s like ultra instinct hits me when it comes to the phone lmao

[u/masonay0un]

I honestly don’t know how people raw dog their phones, the aluminum is way too smooth.

[u/Available-Apricot954]

Honestly, I just feel like if you know you’re “clumsy” or negligent of the stuff you own then why not just take the extra step to get some kind of protection.

[u/duplicate_avoidance]

The phone is barely 24 hours old. People are messing theirs up already.

[u/infamous_boy206]

Got my TechWoven case & screen protector. TechWoven case is nice 👍

[u/LeVerified]

Everyone sharing the same fake pics. Saw dem kohl post two of these pics already.

[u/youngpacino420]

I buy a case and a screen protector before I buy the phone itself for good reasons 😂

[u/BenekCript]

People should not have nice things if they can’t respect them. Here’s hoping this was their own money.

Yes, the titanium was superior here. But you know what you’re getting with an aluminum body in 2026.

[u/jpt86]

At $1,200+, the devices should certainly be more durable. Also, at $1,200+, a smart person would put these devices in a case.

[u/NeonGamer6]

[u/MamboFloof]

Only idiots who refuse to use a case have this problem. Or they are doing it for internet points.

[u/GuntherOfGunth]

What the hell are they doing?

When I got my 17 PM last year I had to use it for a week without a case but never dropped it like this. Crazy how clumsy some people will be with a $1300+ phone.

[u/GAFS_fiend]

Dayam

[u/ProteinPortfolio]

wear a back case for god sake

[u/interwebbed]

This is why you have a case and all protectors before you get the phone lol

[u/EcstaticGeologist360]

i dont even have these on my iphone 13 pro and im using it without a case, wtf are yall doing biting on it? lol

[u/lvl-46-primeape]

I’ve literally never used a case or anything on any phone and I’ve never damaged a single phone. It’s not hard to actually care about things you own lmao

[u/tacticool_wrx]

I’ve broken every phone I’ve ever had so I get it.

This time I put an otter box defender on my work phone and a clear apple case and extra glass on my personal

[u/ardentlyours14]

Genuinely feel like this could be a) a PR stunt, or b) the beginning of a trend, cause I've never seen this many complain about dropping their phones

[u/saabfrk]

Wow, the aluminum is so much weaker than the old titanium…

[u/Toby_7243]

Get silver. Ignore scratches. Done.

[u/koolaidismything]

Shameful.

[u/Familiar_Marzipan_46]

Nowhere near as slippery as the 16 pro max was.

[u/betocareto]

It was expected lol

[u/unamedunknownanon]

Why its so easily to chip off

[u/Jashin777]

Bro this is such a skill issue 😭😭how you dropping it on day 1

[u/Particular_Legend427]

Here is a thought, get a goddam case, delusionally careless. Where did the contention come from that these goddam things are built like gshocks or Nokia phones from back in the day.

[u/mxrrss]

slide 4 100% isn’t real

[u/SnooGadgets6277]

This is what happens when you raw dog a phone.

[u/theRealCowardice]

The best case: AppleCare.

[u/Financial_Clue_2534]

Rage bait

[u/LalowTree]

Can't say that I feel bad.

[u/DennisHoward19531223]

Lack of responsibility

[u/JackRadcliffe]

These posts are making me rethink considering an upgrade from my 16 pro.

[u/GoatApprehensive9866 → u/JackRadcliffe]

A good case costs $25 or more and can prevent all of this. Titanium can and does get scratched too. Even the high-end phones made from kryptonite are not indestructible

[u/bmb3101]

I really like the tech weave case made by Apple, looks great and no finger prints.

[u/Raslatt]

AI

[u/sloppyjaloppy5]

Not even 72 hours…. I’m gagging.

[u/Larrythebird47]

AI

[u/RogueOps]

That’s gotta be AI.. there’s a video of a guy dropping the 18 Pro off of a roof 10 times and the camera never shattered once.

[u/becomingwater]

You will get this with all phones if you drop it lol

[u/Kimb1102]

Yall are ruff on yalls shit

[u/Buuish]

Real photo but from a YouTube channel that drop tests phones. The person posting that is trying to rage bait people

[u/Lilbig6029]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GvwWFA4rlyjfn9L8cy

[u/Bob_Fajita2578]

I work at a Best Buy, yesterday I (as the mobile person) sold 12 18s, and today geek squad had 6 appointments for iPhone 18s for customer damage

[u/the29thStranger]

What do u expect without using a case? The phone bounce back to your hand when it drops?

[u/if_flyer2017]

Bro my 17 Pro Max barely has any nicks, and it’s been a year since I got it at launch. 🫩✌️

[u/pierroism]

Everyone is so irresponsible what the hell. The amount of posts I've seen of people whove dropped their phone after ONE DAY. Genuinely how.

[u/Emotional_Turnip3370]

All got 1 thing in common

[u/Vuila9]

never trust any social platform, especially Threads and X, they are just engagement bait, and people are falling hard for it.

[u/Scoffer_]

I’m trying to kill my base iPhone 13 for a year now - I don’t have any protectors nor case and I still see only microscopic scratches. Ppl doing this to a one day old phone should be studied lol

[u/DemotivationalSpeak]

I ordered a case right after pre-ordering the phone, and because it was estimated to arrive a few days after the phone, I got a cheap amazon case to hold me over. The screen protector went on first thing out of the box before the phone was ever powered on. The fact that you can dump $1200 into a phone and decline to spend an extra $10 on a basic case is beyond me.

[u/HumanBeanJuice54]

They have screen protectors but no case 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/TurbulentMuscle0]

That’s why you should have got a cheaper 17 pro and waited until Apple stop using shitty aluminum

[u/Due-Restaurant-7208]

I violently drop my phone ten times a day. A good case is not optional for me

[u/West_Coconut_4303]

I am a person who drops all phones constantly. Sometimes multiple times a day. Sometimes entire flights of stairs to the basement.

However, I am self-aware. Selecting a case for me is a science. Getting a good screen protector is a must, too.

I have had iPhones since the iPhone 4s. I never managed to destroy or even damage one. When I sell them, they don’t even have a scratch.

[u/sallen165]

Y’all y’all

[u/CaterpillarPuzzled50]

Iphone 14 pro still looks like brand new here😂 case is another question - its sunburn and plastic is fragile so some small pieces come off but the gold color is without a scratch under

[u/No-Ad8527]

i want to hear how this is apple's fault

[u/IngenuityLow3630]

It’s a 249 grams brick
Of course it will break if you drop it

[u/FullPrinciple5170]

Some if not all of these pix are fake af

[u/Klutzy-Caterpillar57]

It’s always the mfa that don’t use cases

[u/Early_Gift515]

idk looks like a skill issue, cause how are you not taking care of something that you spent over a thousand dollars on?

[u/Sari_Chile]

I paid $2579.20 for mine. That's not pocket money for me so of course I also bought a case and a screen protector.

[u/MarmiteX1]

Ouch, I'm sticking with my 15 Pro Natural Titanium. It's astonishing to see people with 17 Pro, 18 Pro models with scuffs etc on their phones soon as phone came out.

[u/SmartRecipe1424]

I traded in my 14 pro for the 18pro, and I didn’t have to pay anything extra thru T-Mobile. I just keep paying the same price i already was for my flawless service. Couldn’t be happier. Just had to spend the 30$ activation fee. Easy Peasy

[u/LYPX]

My 17 Pro Max before I send her back as trade in.
The phone has been dropped HUNDREDS of times and there’s not a single scratch on it.

Why?….. it’s simple. A case.

[u/Puzzleheaded_River61]

It's an iphone. 😆

[u/GrimDystopian]

People never fail to amaze.

The only people we should see this from are drop testers. We know from the 17 Pro series that if you don’t want serious damage or scratches you need to put on a case and whether or not you use one, AppleCare is a must.

[u/HonestEmployer4219]

brother you just opened it WHAT DO YOU MEAN 😭

[u/povertymayne]

MFer on picture 4, did he drop it on a wood chipper?

[u/Few-Cash-2385]

Genuinely a skill issue. People have the motor skills of a toddler

[u/TimeToHack]

the only time i’ve busted a phone that bad is when i fell off my e-board going ~25 mph and landed on my 13 Pro Max. 16 Pro has a hairline crack but it’s only visible off-axis and hasn’t bothered me for 2ish years. how are these people busting their phones that bad.

[u/TheDeltaMoo]

4 is definitely AI, right?

[u/dtxboy93]

I don’t get complaining about damage when you don’t put a case on the phone???

[u/Different-Garden6882]

has to be a youtuber that did the drop test on it. theres no way😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/krizz_yo]

bro's phone had to fall in a blender

[u/Tricky_Table9577]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gE6IUBRWZd744

[u/NectarineSame7303]

You must be special if you manage to total your phone within 3 days of them being shipped to you.

[u/IcyReveal3024]

If that was a Nokia it would still be pristine and the only damage would be to the floor 😂 honestly it’s only a phone, just AppleCare it

[u/Fluffy_Insect]

Get ready people!

[u/Silent_Laugh_7239]

e-waste producers

[u/TartCherry33]

Looks like only the burgundy ones tend to drop, the rest are fine.

[u/stefannnnnd]

Get a case? Like what?

[u/MrMasters87]

Why not put it in a case day 1?

[u/Willtogo]

U