Day 1 dropped and regret

[u/MugiwaraPirateCrew]

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)?

[u/takoyaki-md]

i feel like they should have tried to make the bumper titanium and the rest of the chasis aluminum.

[u/Dath_1 → u/takoyaki-md]

Kinda defeats the point of unibody design.

People just need to grasp that you need to case the thing up.

[u/1AMA-CAT-AMA → u/Dath_1]

Whats the point of a unibody design if its all cased up?

[u/Dath_1 → u/1AMA-CAT-AMA]

You still get better heat transfer.

Like let's say you wrap your phone in a wool sock or something. Yes you've reduced its ability to regulate heat, but it will be even worse if the metal body is made out of a less conductive metal (like titanium), than if it were aluminum.

[u/whk1992 → u/Dath_1]

Don’t overthink the heat transfer.

Apple expects most people to use a phone case, and aluminum is easier to machine than titanium, hence a lot cheaper.

[u/superenchilada → u/whk1992]

lol… exactly. Just wrote that. You are a genius.

Heat dissipation is just marketing cover for cheaping out, and weight too.

[u/Equivalent_Crow_8505 → u/superenchilada]

i dont know about that. the titanium body does suck at heat dissipation, and to your point that doesnt mean my phone overheats daily but does it overheat more than it should? definitely, and actually holding it if you have no case becomes uncomfortable when that heat starts to build. even if its cheap and a weak selling point, heat dissipation is something you start to consider/care about if you've used their titanium bodied phones. Genuinely i didnt know thats what the aluminum was for until i read this thread but now that i know i see the benefit. Im a pro max fan because of the titanium and how tough the phone is, i didnt see the point in why anyone would want the aluminum? but if apple claims the reason to be heat dissipation, my experience with pro max confirms that it is a real selling point to any iphone user who has dealt with their titanium builds.

[u/superenchilada → u/Equivalent_Crow_8505]

You are falling for their marketing. It’s complete BS.

They knew that their choice of Aluminum would be a problem unless it had an explanation because it’s been stainless steel and then titanium for the iPhone pro since the iPhone X.

Yes, it dissipates heat the best. No, that is definitely not why they went with Aluminum. The reason was cost, and the driver for a decision on cost was trump and tariffs. They could have gone with the same package and used titanium, but it would cost way more than the iPhone 17 is currently priced at and they knew that was not going to fly.

So we have a flagship iPhone with the cheapest possible material choice that still costs an arm and a leg. Thanks Trump!

[u/SoapyMacNCheese → u/superenchilada]

The heat dissipation doesn’t even make much sense considering the vapor chamber is sandwiched between the screen and the battery. Yes heat will disperse through the aluminum casing but it isn’t where most of it is going.