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iPhone 5 - black version scuffs (merged)
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Iphone5, returned, black anodising coming off edges!
Hi Guys, im a long time reader but this is my first post here. This issue resorted in me finally joining up to notify my issues today.
Lined up at 3:40 am at the apple store in Canberra Australia with my wife.
She wanted white 32gig, i wanted black.
at 8:10 am we finally had our phones in our hands.
Ended up going to work, and by 3pm and some hours of playing with it i noticed to my horror that on the bottom edges all the way around, on the sharp 45 degree milled edges, silver specs were showing!!
COULDNT BELIEVE IT!
The anodising was coming off on the fine edges!
called apple store, returned and got to swap it for a white unit because theres no anodising and its shiny milled alloy. Happy now, but so very disappointed with the black anodising.
Oh, but on my white model, just above the volume buttons is a shiny milled dint in the alloy, looks bad but cant be bothered to take this one back too.
Not impressed with apples quality here as i own a LOT of apple gear and i do believe this phone is a little rushed of quality checking is not up to scratch as much other models before.
Bare with me, im loading some pics to photo bucket to share.
My wifes white i 5 is fine, i just happened to get 2 bum units, not so great odds unfortunately.
Col
Hi Guys, im a long time reader but this is my first post here. This issue resorted in me finally joining up to notify my issues today.
Lined up at 3:40 am at the apple store in Canberra Australia with my wife.
She wanted white 32gig, i wanted black.
at 8:10 am we finally had our phones in our hands.
Ended up going to work, and by 3pm and some hours of playing with it i noticed to my horror that on the bottom edges all the way around, on the sharp 45 degree milled edges, silver specs were showing!!
COULDNT BELIEVE IT!
The anodising was coming off on the fine edges!
called apple store, returned and got to swap it for a white unit because theres no anodising and its shiny milled alloy. Happy now, but so very disappointed with the black anodising.
Oh, but on my white model, just above the volume buttons is a shiny milled dint in the alloy, looks bad but cant be bothered to take this one back too.
Not impressed with apples quality here as i own a LOT of apple gear and i do believe this phone is a little rushed of quality checking is not up to scratch as much other models before.
Bare with me, im loading some pics to photo bucket to share.
My wifes white i 5 is fine, i just happened to get 2 bum units, not so great odds unfortunately.
Col
thanks. The way the scuffs actually look will determine whether I keep a black or return it.
Are you able to post some photos of the scuffs in this topic?: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1448690/
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Or free cases again, lets hope that this is limited to a certain week of production or factory.
2 iPhones just arrived at our house. 1 black. 1 white. Unboxed and plugged in to charge - nothing more
. The white one is fine. The black one has oily hand prints all over the back of it already.
Just found this post on the forums
Hi Guys, im a long time reader but this is my first post here. This issue resorted in me finally joining up to notify my issues today.
Lined up at 3:40 am at the apple store in Canberra Australia with my wife.
She wanted white 32gig, i wanted black.
at 8:10 am we finally had our phones in our hands.
Ended up going to work, and by 3pm and some hours of playing with it i noticed to my horror that on the bottom edges all the way around, on the sharp 45 degree milled edges, silver specs were showing!!
COULDNT BELIEVE IT!
The anodising was coming off on the fine edges!
called apple store, returned and got to swap it for a white unit because theres no anodising and its shiny milled alloy. Happy now, but so very disappointed with the black anodising.
Oh, but on my white model, just above the volume buttons is a shiny milled dint in the alloy, looks bad but cant be bothered to take this one back too.
Not impressed with apples quality here as i own a LOT opf apple gear and i do believe this phone is a little rushed or quality checking is not up to scratch as much as before.
Bare with me, im loading some pics to photo bucket to share.
Col
Just found this post on the forums
Hi Guys, im a long time reader but this is my first post here. This issue resorted in me finally joining up to notify my issues today.
Lined up at 3:40 am at the apple store in Canberra Australia with my wife.
She wanted white 32gig, i wanted black.
at 8:10 am we finally had our phones in our hands.
Ended up going to work, and by 3pm and some hours of playing with it i noticed to my horror that on the bottom edges all the way around, on the sharp 45 degree milled edges, silver specs were showing!!
COULDNT BELIEVE IT!
The anodising was coming off on the fine edges!
called apple store, returned and got to swap it for a white unit because theres no anodising and its shiny milled alloy. Happy now, but so very disappointed with the black anodising.
Oh, but on my white model, just above the volume buttons is a shiny milled dint in the alloy, looks bad but cant be bothered to take this one back too.
Not impressed with apples quality here as i own a LOT opf apple gear and i do believe this phone is a little rushed or quality checking is not up to scratch as much as before.
Bare with me, im loading some pics to photo bucket to share.
Col
first one is a little dot.
second one is right where the strip across the band is. pretty noticeable
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cases will still cause this after time when you take it off dirt and other stuff gets in the case and will scratch it pretty bad.
i dont see this being a case issue. they need to change the anodizing to something more strong like powder coat.
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I'm amazed some people will keep the phone if not 100% perfect.
Yes they will mark eventually but out of the box it should be pristine.
At £700 for the 64GB it better be perfect for me. I'll go with the white otherwise , i can see an influx of black being returned ....
Yes they will mark eventually but out of the box it should be pristine.
At £700 for the 64GB it better be perfect for me. I'll go with the white otherwise , i can see an influx of black being returned ....
Any molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, or anyone with access to a SEM. Get a pic of a scuff and sell it to CNN or Wired. Trust me in that it will pay for your phone. 
imagine how much this will cost them if they recognize the mistake. Who knows how many have already been produced. since i did get applecare+, I will probably keep the black until the issue is solved and then in a few months get a new one