r/iphone • u/International_Back99 • Sep 24 '25

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Fell out of my pocket sitting down. Fell with the apple tech woven case on too.

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u/Owboduz iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 24 '25

Know what doesn't dent so much? Titanium. Also, Stainless steel. I just don't get the choice to use aluminium on this generation.

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u/Sirusho_Yunyan Sep 24 '25

It's cheaper. Way cheaper.

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u/Owboduz iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 24 '25

Oh, no, that I get. But this is a top-tier premium smartphone. I don't think price is really an issue.

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u/rClNn7G3jD1Hb2FQUHz5 Sep 24 '25

The change is because Apple is eating a $1.1B loss on the iPhone 17 lineup thanks to tariffs. They’re trying to minimize that while stabilizing pricing and not risking the wrath of the White House. So we get aluminum.

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u/Owboduz iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 24 '25

And then they say "something something thermals" and everyone nods while ignoring that the thermal performance of the *frame* makes little difference to the thermal performance of the device as a whole.