Apple really went backwards when it ditched titanium on iPhones

So there I was, thinking about how the iPhone 17 having a larger, and correct size, 6.3-inch display complete with a 120Hz refresh rate, would mean I wouldn't miss the big specs of my iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Heck, the new Fusion main camera even goes some way to making me forget my love of telephoto cameras. So all was looking rather rosy…

Until the iPhone 17 with its satin-finished back and sides slipped from my hands.

The first time this happened the phone came away with a solid dent in its lower frame. The second, a sort-of horizontal splat onto a ...