I've had my iPhone 5 in a Griffin reveal case since the minute I got it, but today I saw these scratches that look like the paint is peeling off. I haven't dropped my iPhone or anything. Do you think I can get a replacement from apple?
It's a clear plastic case, I don't see this being the reason. Honestly I expect a $800 phone to last more than a month with the amount of care I take. Made an appointment at the Apple store for this afternoon.
Yeah, listen to this guy. Stop blaming the perfect Apple, friggin' poor loser.No they're not gonna replace it, tbh i don't even know why you thought that. There's nothing wrong with the phone, not their fault you put a cheap case on there.
Yeah, listen to this guy. Stop blaming the perfect Apple, friggin' poor loser.
Definitely looks like the case did it. Either dirt got in there and rubbed it or the case stuck to the coating of the aluminum and peeled off when you took the case off.
I think it gives it character but that's just me. I use my iPhone 5 naked and its been in good shape so far.
My black iPhone 5 comes in the mail today. Does anybody have any recommendations for skins?
It's a clear plastic case, I don't see this being the reason.
Honestly I expect a $800 phone to last more than a month with the amount of care I take.
Made an appointment at the Apple store for this afternoon.
I once bought a pair of business shoes that I felt wore out too quickly relative to the price. It didn't once occur to me that I am entitled to go back to the store and get and exchange for a new pair. I just avoided that brand in the future.
OP, you put a case on your iphone and the most likely scenario is that debris lodged between the case and the iPhone caused the the scratches. The "paint" (it's not paint) didn't just miraculousely "peel off" as your title implies (intentional or not).
A cheap $199 mass produced disposable product just didn't quite meet your quality expectations, and as such you think you're entitled to get another brand new one for free, because you weren't completely satisfied with the rate of wear. It's as simple as that.
The thing is, they will probably just swap it out for you anyway, just to save themselves the hassle. The only reason I am writing this post or even care, is because I wonder how much cheaper apple products would be if people didn't keep swapping these products for reasons like this. Believe me, it's built in to the price that I have to then pay.
And before I get accused of being just being a massive fanboy: I don't like mac's, I only own windows PC's, i own a nexus 7, and and earlier this year I took my ipad 3 back twice because I wasn't happy with the slightly uneven screen tint.
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I once bought a pair of business shoes that I felt wore out too quickly relative to the price. It didn't once occur to me that I am entitled to go back to the store and get and exchange for a new pair. I just avoided that brand in the future.
OP, you put a case on your iphone and the most likely scenario is that debris lodged between the case and the iPhone caused the the scratches. The "paint" (it's not paint) didn't just miraculousely "peel off" as your title implies (intentional or not).
A cheap $199 mass produced disposable product just didn't quite meet your quality expectations, and as such you think you're entitled to get another brand new one for free, because you weren't completely satisfied with the rate of wear. It's as simple as that.
The thing is, they will probably just swap it out for you anyway, just to save themselves the hassle. The only reason I am writing this post or even care, is because I wonder how much cheaper apple products would be if people didn't keep swapping these products for reasons like this. Believe me, it's built in to the price that I have to then pay.
And before I get accused of being just being a massive fanboy: I don't like mac's, I only own windows PC's, i own a nexus 7, and and earlier this year I took my ipad 3 back twice because I wasn't happy with the slightly uneven screen tint.
Hah! What a joker.
iPhones cost $650, your carrier paid the other $450 to apple.
Love clueless people wasting their time typing embarrassing responses.
Barely noticeable under bright lights, but was very distracting when reading in complete darkness. 95% of the time i am reading or dealing with text on my ipad so it was definitely a functional issue for me. It was the screen.
Not a few tiny cosmetical scratches on the back after a month of use with a 3rd party case like the OP.