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iPhone 13 Pro Max 13 Pro Max scratching is a joke

JCCL said:
That's no insurance, that's cheap way to make your 1,100 iPhone looks like a 18 USD ugly case.
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Everyone makes their own choices. I opt to put it in a case so that it is protected and I get full trade in value when Apple stops providing updates, thus lowering my total cost of ownership. My original iPhone 4 was in pristine condition until the day I sent it in to be recycled.
 
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I don’t understand how people scratch their phones so easily. My iPhone X is in the same leather case I bought for it, no screen protector and it’s new as the day I bought it. Not to mention I’ve dropped my X a few times and it’s still in tip top shape.
 
elvisimprsntr said:
Everyone makes their own choices. I opt to put it in a case so that it it protected and I get full trade in value when Apple stops providing updates, thus lowering my total cost of ownership. My original iPhone 4 was in pristine condition until the day I sent it in to be recycled.
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The recycling can must have appreciated it. 🤣
 
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nevile67 said:
My iPhone can scratch extremely easy and there is no screen design protection from small drops, the Ceramic coating is BS it does nothing. I am the most careful person and really disappointed with how easy damage can occur.

I’ve seen this phone move and slip from surfaces that have the tiniest of gradients, be warned, cover your lovely looking iPhone with an ugly case.
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The ceramic shields work great for my iPhone mini! I’ve dropped that thing more than any phone. It also was caught in my pocket and did that pull out snap really fast fly in the air 12 feet then smack down on the cement… a small little tiny crack On the back No other Marks.

No dcratches on my screen!
 
PsykX said:
I gotta say, since 2009 I have owned an iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 5, iPhone 6s, iPhone XR, and iPhone 12.

Never scratched any of them, have had a screen protector for a marginal amount of time during all these years, am always really careful about my things, and the first one that got scratched ? iPhone 12.

I didn't even get out of my house a lot with this phone, so if anything, it's the one that has had the least chances to damage. I have no idea how the scratch happened either.
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Ooookay, well, I'm gonna have to see a pic of that unscratched iPod Touch ?
 
fluxtransistor said:
Ooookay, well, I'm gonna have to see a pic of that unscratched iPod Touch ?
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I don't have it anymore, but just to make it clear, I meant the screen wasn't scratched.
The stainless steel on the back had lots of micro scratches, but it didn't break the functionality or the design.
 
PsykX said:
I don't have it anymore, but just to make it clear, I meant the screen wasn't scratched.
The stainless steel on the back had lots of micro scratches, but it didn't break the functionality or the design.
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I have not thought about the iPod with the chromed body in a very long time. Those looked like crap when they got all scratched up.
 
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nevile67 said:
That’s not true the ceramic coating is also for eliminating scratching, my point is this the worse model phone to date for picking up scratches and reducing cracks from a simple drop, it has is step forward like they are claiming.
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It's supposed to be "more scratch resistant" that than the 11 Pro glass. But after having my 11 Pro screen scratched within 3 days of owning it, I ordered a case AND a screen protector at the same time before arrival of my phone. Immediately after unboxing it I had both installed on it.
It's a fact of life... you carry your phone in your pocket you are going to get scratches. Your pocket picks up various contaminants every time you reach into it to get the phone. Some of those contaminants are as hard if not harder than the glass itself (think quartz if anywhere around dust/dirt).
 
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nevile67 said:
My iPhone can scratch extremely easy and there is no screen design protection from small drops, the Ceramic coating is BS it does nothing. I am the most careful person and really disappointed with how easy damage can occur.

I’ve seen this phone move and slip from surfaces that have the tiniest of gradients, be warned, cover your lovely looking iPhone with an ugly case.
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Only very rich people don’t use case or whatever, they just buy a new one when you are bored with the color.
 
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Just saw this thread. I switched from an SE (2016) to an iPhone mini last year and quickly noticed that the screen was much more scratch-prone (micro scratches) than on the SE. My guess is that Apple traded off scratch resistance for crack resistance.

The screen surface also has more friction/stickiness when making swipe gestures (depending on the dryness/moistness of the fingertips) than on the SE, which has a smoother/slicker surface.

I prefer the SE screen surface, but well, it is what it is.
 
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klasma said:
Just saw this thread. I switched from an SE (2016) to an iPhone mini last year and quickly noticed that the screen was much more scratch-prone (micro scratches) than on the SE. My guess is that Apple traded off scratch resistance for crack resistance.

The screen surface also has more friction/stickiness when making swipe gestures than on the SE (depending on the dryness/moistness of the fingertips), which has a smoother/slicker surface.

I prefer the SE screen surface, but well, it is what it is.
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May be Apple traded off scratch resistance and crack resistance for more profit.
 
babyexercise said:
May be Apple traded off scratch resistance and crack resistance for more profit.
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Apple introduced the "Ceramic Shield front that's tougher than any smartphone glass" with the iPhone 12. There was speculation that while it is less brittle (less likely to crack) than previous-generation screens, it might at the same time also be less hard (more susceptible to scratches). That’s generally a trade-off with physical materials.
 
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Yes i think the “improved” glass is more more break-resistant but scratches much more easily. Probably more plastic in the glass formula. My brand-new 13 Pro got a nice big scratch before the screen protector arrived (2-day lag) and I can’t unsee it. Next upgrade I won’t take out and use until i’ve installed a glass screen protector..
 
I have had my 12P since it came out. I use a Spiegen clear case because of slight arthritis in my hands and do not want to drop it. No screen protector and I carry in my left front pocket by itself, nothing else, no scratches. For all those who wear those fancy trendy stone-washed jeans, you are going to have residual sand in your pockets that will definitely scratch any screen.
 
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Scratch resistance of the Ceramic Shield screens is a joke. Can’t remember I had a single scratch on my phone in the last 10 years. My iPhone 12 slipped out of my pocket while I was sitting on the floor, screen touched the ground after it fell about 1-2 inches deep (lol). Two really big and deep scratches on the phone now.
 

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fb1909 said:
Scratch resistance of the Ceramic Shield screens is a joke. Can’t remember I had a single scratch on my phone in the last 10 years. My iPhone 12 slipped out of my pocket while I was sitting on the floor, screen touched the ground after it fell about 1-2 inches deep (lol). Two really big and deep scratches on the phone now.
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Scratch resistant =/ scratch proof. And using a case could have prevented your scratch, but some like to live dangerously. Look on the bright side, at least it wasn't a cracked screen from one inch drop. ?
 
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Apple hardware engineers must have been annoyed by consumers covering up the beautiful design that is the iPhone. Years and resources have been poured into the R&D and we cover it up with sub-$50 cases…
 
Mania89 said:
Apple hardware engineers must have been annoyed by consumers covering up the beautiful design that is the iPhone. Years and resources have been poured into the R&D and we cover it up with sub-$50 cases…
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Why does it bother you? ?
 
HalfFullmoon said:
So, an engineer working for Apple would be bothered by consumers taking actions to protect the expensive device they helped create? o_O
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If it was me, yes. But I apologise if you couldn’t recognise the hyperbole in my initial post.
 
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