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iPhone 17 Pro Max Where are my dented or scuffed 17 pro/pro Max peeps at?
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Sorry to see that.
On the rare occasions I’ve dropped my phone I did twice getting in and out of my car. My 13 mini and 15 pro both suffered this fate, I wonder if it’s a high risk time for phones? 😂
On the rare occasions I’ve dropped my phone I did twice getting in and out of my car. My 13 mini and 15 pro both suffered this fate, I wonder if it’s a high risk time for phones? 😂
I think even with a case it would have dented. But impact area would have still had paint on it.
A rigid metal would just pass the force onto the glass with predictable results. Aluminium might dint but I'd take that over a screen crack.
iPhones are way too slippery for me not to use a case. No way I would go without.
A lot of hair splitting in this thread so I will join in and split the split.
The OP isn’t talking about damage, he is talking about cosmetic damage. Durable does have an operational component, ask anyone with hard jobs in brutal conditions, so what the OP is talking about is better characterized as ‘less pretty’ than ‘less durable.’ And many people couldn’t care less about less pretty. Many people see it as a tool. Tools show wear from use.
This confirms my hypothesis that the sort of people who don’t think they need a case probably do need a case.
My stainless steel Iphone 12 pro fell out of my pocket and hit tile and was dented/scraped just as easily, its not just an aluminum thing.
It wouldn't make sense if it were made out of durable material, like what the cases we put on them are made out of. Why can't we just make the thing like it's meant to be held and used by a human being?
MacBooks Pro are not held in the hand all day every day, several feet above the ground. They're used on a desk, or a lap. Dropping them is rare. As such, the priority in their design is thermal performance and weight for portability, not drops.
I don't necessarily agree with Apple's choice to prioritize these same 2 things in a handheld mobile device. They should be designed to be dropped by people, because it will happen.
How so? He said it's all good. I haven't used a case in 15 years, and it's all fine.
People suddenly trying to nitpick the definition of "durable" now that Apple has released aluminium Pro iPhones are just trying to obfuscate.
And now we're redefining the term "damage"?
Just accept that aluminium is less durable than titanium - it's plain to see. Just admit it, guys. If you want to say that you don't care because you use a case, or you don't care about superficial damage, or that it's worth the tradeoff for thermal performance, no worries. But you don't need to be saying "well it's not damage when the case of the phone starts chipping away".
Some people are surprised and annoyed that these aluminium Pro iPhones are more susceptible to the kind of damage OP showed than the last few years of Pro iPhones. We can't redefine our way of that fact.
It already started with the iPhone 6, which was super slippery with its rounded edges.
I do I am an avid user of said plan lol. Well aware of what is covered and what isn't. A small dent on my phone isn't that worrisome
Whose complaining my man? Just simply stating this phone is way softer than previous ones. If you can't admit that maybe you have ADS? (aluminum derangement syndrome)
Ya um its definitely a dent lol. But good tryWell, when I dropped my 15 Pro the first time, with a case on, it landed in a way that the frame bent right where the top speaker is.
When you drop things, they may show deformations. That’s expected as @Thor_9 pointed out.
However, you never mentioned how any of your previous phones „reacted“ to being dropped from, probably, less than a meter and, probably, with a slowed down fall due to hitting the car frame or something else on the way down.
Also, what you show us here is a scuff, and not a dent.
Pay attention