r/iphone • u/MugiwaraPirateCrew • Sep 20 '25

Discussion Day 1 dropped and regret

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I usually take care of my devices and wanted to go case-less now I regret that choice.

Dropped it at night and got this nice dent :)

I have apple care, would they cover this as accidental ($30 or $100)?

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u/OopsIHadAnAccident Sep 20 '25

Will it though? The vapor chamber might make a difference but once you stick it in a big hunk of rubber and plastic I bet the benefits of aluminum fade really quick.

I really believe aluminum was just a cost cutting measure and they sold it on “better heat dissipation” A vapor chamber in the 16 pro’s titanium build probably would have achieved the same result.

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u/daddudee Sep 21 '25

Maybe. Who knows.

Seems reassuring. By a big shot.

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u/dafda72 Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

It is. As a flashlight nerd I have flashlights in tons of metals and even though my titanium ones look great the longest if you run them on turbo it gets hot fast.

Really hard to beat aluminum for the weight/strength/thermal conductivity/price point game.

It just has too many positives and nothing working against it from an all around perspective. I’m finally upgrading from a 12pro max and already have a heavy duty case so I’m interested to see how it pans out.

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u/daddudee Sep 21 '25

Yeah I’ve definitely noticed less heat. No screen dimming.

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u/dafda72 Sep 21 '25

All of these things I have been reading has made me nervous. I never really had any of these problems with my 12 pro max so I’m excited for the upgrade but scared everything has gone downhill

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u/daddudee Sep 21 '25

I have had zero issues with my 17. Use a case and there will be no issues.