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iPhone 5 - black version scuffs (merged)
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Not sure what to do on this one guys. Got my black home and opened, at the outer band and back looked great! Here is the problem, the screen has something that is either a scratch or a fiber of some kind under the screen. It's about a quarter of an inch long. I can't get it on photo due to reflections. Should I risk swapping it out for another??
I looked into this thoroughly and would like to point out that it IS NOT THE ANODIZED aluminum that is wearing away. It is in fact a chamfered edge. I got a perfect one out of the box and just few hours into the ownership, I noticed some white showing in two places.
The dents and scuffs out of the box are obviously a machining fault and should be exchanged if they bother you.
The dents and scuffs out of the box are obviously a machining fault and should be exchanged if they bother you.
Extremely unhappy right now 
my OCD is off the charts and Verizon refuses to exchange my phone unless I pay a fee. I barely even touched my phone and I got these dents and discolorations on the sides of my phone.
my OCD is off the charts and Verizon refuses to exchange my phone unless I pay a fee. I barely even touched my phone and I got these dents and discolorations on the sides of my phone.
After using the phone naked all day, in and out of my pocket, there is no additional wear on my black 64GB. A few nicks in the anodized layer but they are so small and unnoticeable that I consider it part of the manufacturer process, they were there when I opened the phone. My original 3GS had more marks on it than my iP5.
Visited the Apple Store for a replacement and they brought out a white box replacement phone. Same issue on the replacement they offered so they brought out another. The second exhibited even worse wear than my initial device and they said I needed to return online. Unfortunate....
Here's a good photo I took of my roommate's 16GB Verizon black model. Thought it was flawless but then a closer look at the edge bands where the antenna lines meet there seems to be smudgy areas where the black color isn't fully applied and the regular aluminum color shines through, similar to these other posts. Chiming in with yet another.
The iPhone 5 came out and the 4S camera still impresses. Good sign for me. haha.
The iPhone 5 came out and the 4S camera still impresses. Good sign for me. haha.
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Online? What, so you can get a scuffed iPhone and have no one to immediately swap? Then they can blame it on you because who knows what happened between your house and the store.
This is blowing up quick.
The one that was supposed to be mine was dinged on the top right of the band. Didn't end up getting it as I had to leave anyways. Walked in at three in the afternoon, not a soul in the store except employees. They had plenty in stock. (sometimes living in a welfare town has it's advantages) But after an almost an hour of them trying to get it activated I was out of time and had to leave. I might try again tomorrow but I'm leaning more towards just keeping my 4S at this point. Scratches will drive me nuts and I hate white phones.
Got home, very small wear on the aluminum it looks similar to the wear on the silver sides of the iPhone 4S, no scuffs that I noticed. Pretty cool phone, but I am kind of laughing at myself for being so excited, it really is all too familiar. A little disappointed Netflix is letterboxed, hope that gets updated. Good luck all!
My scuff is in the exact same spot as the one in your second picture.
It's a $650-$850 device from a company whose core values include making the highest quality products in the world. First world problems, I guess, but people have the right to be pissed.
It seems pretty durable at the moment, but it remains to be seen if it starts wearing off, or chipping. hopefully it doesn't with just normal use. Im not really worried Because i take really good care of all my devices. And the black is just stunningly beautiful. The white, I just don't like at all.
