"Wear out" Black iPhone 5 looks sexy!

hamiltonDSi · Nov 28, 2012

I have my iPhone 5 for a month or so and I was rocking naked since day one. Now, the black paint is comming off...and damn, it's sexy !
At first I was pissed off but now when I look at it I kinda like it.
Am I the only one here that thinks that it looks sexy ? It's unique, it's personalized

solo118 · Nov 28, 2012

i wouldnt think so... but post a pic lets see it!

tardman91 · Nov 28, 2012

This thread is useless without pics!

FlatlinerG · Nov 28, 2012

Jalopybox said:
For use of 'rocking' as a verb.
Image

Rocking is a verb..

And yes, please post pics!

rollingstart · Nov 28, 2012

I'd love to see a well-worn patina on the 5. Please post some pics OP

hamiltonDSi · Nov 28, 2012

Ok guys, tomorrow I will post some pics.
I do not own a professional camera so I am going to ask a friend to give me a Nikon D80 to take some great macro shoots.
BTW, the phone is not that scratched, it's scratched in the corners and it looks nice.

JS82712 · Nov 28, 2012

hamiltonDSi said:
I have my iPhone 5 for a month or so and I was rocking naked since day one. Now, the black paint is comming off...and damn, it's sexy !
At first I was pissed off but now when I look at it I kinda like it.
Am I the only one here that thinks that it looks sexy ? It's unique, it's personalized

pics or it didn't happen

jrasero · Nov 28, 2012

http://www.techchee.com/2012/10/10/iphone-5-paint-gets-sanded-off-to-stop-it-to-chip-off/

this probably how they should have made the iphone, just naked or stuck with glass

JBazz · Nov 28, 2012

Kudos to you for not turning into Gollum. Over your iPhone wear. I like your spirit.

RealSkyDiver · Nov 28, 2012

hamiltonDSi said:
I have my iPhone 5 for a month or so and I was rocking naked since day one. Now, the black paint is comming off...and damn, it's sexy !
At first I was pissed off but now when I look at it I kinda like it.
Am I the only one here that thinks that it looks sexy ? It's unique, it's personalized

Maybe because you like it rough and dirty?

VandyChem2009 · Nov 28, 2012

FlatlinerG said:
Rocking is a verb..

And yes, please post pics!

I love that the post got deleted.

hamiltonDSi · Nov 28, 2012

Guys, at the moment I do not have a professional camera near me to take some macro photos.
Wait until tomorrow when my friend gives me hes Nikon.

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JBazz said:
Kudos to you for not turning into Gollum. Over your iPhone wear. I like your spirit.

Well, I am an iPhone user since 2007, I had all the models except the 4S (wich in my opinion was the most weak upgrade in the iPhone history

).
All my iPhones where naked so for me scratching and scuffing an iPhone is kinda normal. Never shatterd one...lucky me

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RealSkyDiver said:
Maybe because you like it rough and dirty?

Maybe, maybe not...

Troneas · Nov 28, 2012

i use a 6 month old 4S which i really like.

but if apple keeps making these products that scratch and bend with the wind my next phone will not be from apple.

Jalopybox · Nov 28, 2012

From A Buick 8 said:
Where i come from rocking is a verb

Moot point. Using it as a verb is akin to using pwned.

VandyChem2009 · Nov 28, 2012

FlatlinerG said:
Rocking is a verb..

And yes, please post pics!

Troneas said:
i use a 6 month old 4S which i really like.

but if apple keeps making these products that scratch and bend with the wind my next phone will not be from apple.

Another proud consumer observing their free will.

bigjnyc · Nov 28, 2012

Kudos to you for seeing the positive side of things.

I on the other hand would be absolutely pissified. This would probably bother the heck out of me.... I like to keep my devices pristine. I've owned every iPhone except the 4S.... Never used a case, and always been able to keep each one in excellent like new condition.

dr2391 · Nov 28, 2012

I should have went with white. I love the black look but I'm so scared of how my phone is going to look in a few months and terrified how it's going to look next year. BUT we cannot say this is apples fault. Most finishes do scratch and to think that apple is some superpower that can make things un-scratchable is silly. I bought one of those 4s black mid frames and if I lightly ran my fingernail down it, it would scratch!

Rigby · Nov 28, 2012

jrasero said:
http://www.techchee.com/2012/10/10/iphone-5-paint-gets-sanded-off-to-stop-it-to-chip-off/

Ewww.

That's ugly.

My 5's finish is still perfect, and I don't baby it nor do I use a case. If your black coating comes off that quickly, it is a manufacturing flaw and you should be able to get it replaced by Apple.

From A Buick 8 · Nov 28, 2012

Jalopybox said:
Moot point. Using it as a verb is akin to using pwned.

What ?

indiekicks · Nov 28, 2012

I could understand some wear and tear after a year, maybe even six months if we're generous. But a month?? Unacceptable.

If Apple can't get aluminum right, maybe they should go back to glass.

Leonard1818 · Nov 28, 2012

yea... maybe a year from now that would be "acceptable" (note: Acceptable is far from "sexy") but at this point, about as sexy as a crotchscab.

GrandPhrase · Nov 28, 2012

Where are the pics? Lol

haddman · Nov 28, 2012

Loving my white iP5 even more! Still looks great!

WillFisher · Nov 28, 2012

I've had a 3G, 3GS and now onto my 4S.
All had cases on for about a month, then have rocked them naked.

I can use rocked as a word because I'm still a teen.

tgi · Nov 28, 2012

I have a long diagonal scratch across my screen. It rocks.

I nicknamed my phone Scarface.

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