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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Uses 5080-Series Aluminum, Which Might Dent Even Within A Case

13 February 2026 at 18:05

A side view of four Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphones in different colors, showcasing their camera setups and logo.

Apple used a specific aluminum alloy within the iPhone 17 Pro Max to ensure the model's beefed-up heat dissipation capacity. However, that alloy is now leading to worrying cases of people's phones being dented even when secured by a case, negating the entire raison d'Γͺtre for encasing your iPhone 17 Pro Max in the first place. Apple uses a 5080-series aluminum alloy for the iPhone 17 Pro Max and a 6000-series one for the base iPhone 17, leading to very different denting outcomes Erica Griffin recently posted images of her dented Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, clearly showing the frame […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/apple-iphone-17-pro-max-uses-5080-series-aluminum-which-might-dent-even-within-a-case/

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