> I'm guessing phone cases are still pretty much required if you drop your phone once or twice a month onto cement/asphalt/marble/etc from pocket height.

Here's video of a drop test where the new Pro version survived drops to the pavement on its front, back, and side from hip height, then the same three drops from shoulder height, before finally having the front glass fail in the third drop from as high above his head as dude's arms would reach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oof5z3BNTdY

Not exactly super fragile, although the orange finish on the aluminum scuffed up much more easily than the finish they use on titanium frames.