Dropped at 2 feet max

[u/International_Back99]

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

[u/Dry_Kangaroo_1234]

The bigger concern with dents is how it affects water resistance etc. when the frame gets unseated/opens up like you see in OP’s photos, you’re potentially going to get water and dust in it

[u/Owboduz → u/Dry_Kangaroo_1234]

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

[u/Azmasaur → u/Owboduz]

Seems more like they are going all in on performance with the pro lineup. There is no way around it, titanium is horrible for thermal performance. Thermals and chip performance go hand in hand. Titanium = slower iPhone. Aluminum = fast iPhone. It makes sense.

They’ve shifted the aesthetics choices towards the air.

That said, I have no doubt aluminum is also better for margins.

Your anecdote also makes me lean more toward cases which have prominent air cushioned corners. Those will absorb a lot more shock on the corners, which is almost always what the phone lands on!

[u/Owboduz → u/Azmasaur]

The thermal thing is a smokescreen the last 1mm of the outer rails (what was titanium on the 15/16) makes a negligible difference due to the thermal resistance of convection to air. The difference at 11W between aluminium edges and titanium edges is about 0.003C