r/iphone18pro • iPhone 18 Pro Max - Burgundy • 18d 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/pez555 17d ago

Absolutely hate the design of the 17/18 pro line. Didn’t upgrade for that reason.

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u/Fluffy_Insect 16d ago

As if they never used aluminium before, go touch some grass.