I have a flawless Black iPhone 5, should I swap for a White?

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spazma7ik

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Original poster

Sep 12, 2009

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #1

I'm heavily debating it after this whole black/scuffgate ordeal (as I'm sure many others are doing or considering).

I have a genius bar appointment today in a few hours and want to hear the opinions from people who have gone through something similar or just any advice in general would help. My phone doesn't have a scratch on it yet, however I'd prefer it to remain scuff free.

Thoughts?

 

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CanadaEh

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Oct 17, 2011

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Toronto

• Sep 28, 2012

• #2

How about you put on a case instead of swapping to a new iPhone that could potentially have scufs straight out the box?

 

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JDAM

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Sep 28, 2012

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #3

You are insane. Just put a case on it ASAP.

 

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Mr Hill

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Apr 28, 2012

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #4

Just keep it. For the first time ever, the black one looks the best.

 

lelisa13p

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Mar 6, 2009

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Atlanta, GA USA

• Sep 28, 2012

• #5

If your iPhone is flawless, you're in the lucky group. Don't press your luck.

FWIW, I'm in the lucky group, too.

 

Arelunde

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Jul 6, 2011

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #6

You can get a clear acrylic or TPU case for a few dollars on Amazon.com. Get one of those and you will see all the beauty of your black phone with none of the risks.

Here's a link to a hard case...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0096Q7W6Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Here's a link to a TPU clear case ...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0097CMJWE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01

I might have gotten these links reversed, but you get the drift.

 

Last edited: Sep 28, 2012

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F123D

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Sep 16, 2008

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Del Mar, CA

• Sep 28, 2012

• #7

Is there anything actually wrong with your phone that you're wanting to exchange it for? If no, then swapping is a bad idea.

 

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JayLenochiniMac

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #8

My own black iP5 came with flawless metal housing, although I didn't think the fit and finish where the glass strips at top and bottom meet the aluminum body is as good as it should be. On the other hand, my mother's black iP5 which arrived today was full of nicks and scratches out of the box. Not too concerned as my sister is an Apple store manager so I'll probably have her swap it out a few months from now once they've worked out the QC issues.

It's like playing Russian roulette at this point so if your black iP5 is flawless it's a keeper!

 

LouieSamman

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Jul 23, 2008

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #9

The black is sleek and looks way better than the white in my own opinion.
Put a case on it if you're afraid of scratches on the back. Take a look at this case from ebay that keeps the slim form factor of the iPhone without messing with its design. It's cheap too!

http://bit.ly/BlackiPhone5Case

 

Neverbepeace

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Jan 14, 2009

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New York

• Sep 28, 2012

• #10

I have an appointment tomorrow as well....but mine has minor imperfections as shown in the pic. Im wondering if I should just stick with it after reading all these replacements are bad

 

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JayLenochiniMac

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #11

Neverbepeace said:

I have an appointment tomorrow as well....but mine has minor imperfections as shown in the pic. Im wondering if I should just stick with it after reading all these replacements are bad

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Obviously not all are bad, but it's crapshoot at this point and this applies to white models as well.

 

bwhli

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Jan 9, 2012

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #12

If you like the black one more, just stick with it. I like the white more, and went with white. My dad got a black one, and there are a few small nicks. He's just going to live with it.

 

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nostresshere

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Dec 30, 2010

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #13

can anyone even believe this was posted?

Talk about third world problems!?

 

mcdj

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• Sep 28, 2012

• #14

nostresshere said:

can anyone even believe this was posted?

Talk about third world problems!?

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Ok let's talk about third world problems. You start.

If you're gonna mock someone using a tired cliche, at least get the cliche right.

To the OP, did you seriously make a Genius Bar appt solely to decide on which color to buy? Have you ANY respect for your fellow human?