Anyone planning to buy the iphone 17?

[harshness]

I have titanium on my 15PM and it is durable but in a case, doesn't matter.

It may matter to the legions who carry their iPhones in their back pockets.

 

[TheForce]

It may matter to the legions who carry their iPhones in their back pockets.

I did a search on this and the story termed as "Bendgate" surfaced when one overweight person sat on their iphone 6 and the phone bent and the battery got warm, indicating it had internally shorted. There was a warning put out that you should not sit on your phone which some people do carrying in their back pocket. The only reported cases of the phone bending and catching fire, and exploding in the back pocket was a Motorola G30. Since the incident with the iphone 6, Apple has shifted to the extra hard Aluminum alloy 7000 series that is specified as aerospace grade for it's strength and hardness.
Apple's internal testing on the extra thin iPhone 17 Air (also known as iPhone Air) shows it withstands 130 pounds of force applied to the center without permanent bending, snapping back to shape. The iPhone 17 Air bends at approximately 190 pounds and remains functional, while the display cracks at 216 pounds as tested by independent test labs. The iPhone 17 Pro bends at around 200 pounds while staying operational.

There have been multiple reported cases of Android phones bending after being sat on, typically while carried in a back pocket. These incidents often stem from prolonged pressure and can affect the frame, battery, or internal components, though they're relatively uncommon under normal use. Samsung S24 Ultra and S25 Ultra use Titanium frames for prevention of bendgate, however, all phone makers suggest never carry phones in back pocket as sitting on them even with titanium frames has been known to crack the screen.