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iPhone 17 Pro 17 Pro paint chipping
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this is exactly what I was saying to people who kept saying get a case. The camera plateau isn’t covered by a case.
Some cases do. Check out Amazon.
Amazon.com: IPhone 17 Pro Max Cases Full Camera Protection
Amazon.com: iPhone 17 Pro Max cases full camera protection
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Oh ok that’s cool.
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I am not making excuses but every year its always a loud group that will zero in on any thing negative they can find to take a crap on Apple and I wonder why they come here or buy apple products if the company sucks so much. I had a 15 pro max and upgraded to the 17 pro max. When the 15 pro max launch two years ago, the internet and these forums where saying titanium felt cheap compared to the iPhone 14’s stainless steel and how easily the titanium scuffed after a few pictures. Also, Jerry Rigs durability test where the 15 pro snaped in his hands with little effort and people melted down. After a while nobody cared and went along using their phones.
That said, I have a deep blue 17 pro max in a dbrand clear ghost case. I feel Apple didn't technically lie about durability. In all the tests I seen the front and back glass take some series damage before cracking. Additionally, the phones themselves have to take serious ( insane) levels of damage before they stop working. While it does suck the phones scuff or scratch easily, I am more concerned with the internals and the phones functioning after a simple drop more so than cosmetic damage. I rather have a cool running phone ( I am kinda of a power user) over a hot running one that looks prestine.
But Apple will probably do what they did with the iPhone 4 anntena gate and sent everyone a free case or something if the internet mob persists. I mean 98% of people out their phones in cases anyway. But let this be a lesson to Apple to not take sort cuts.
That said, I have a deep blue 17 pro max in a dbrand clear ghost case. I feel Apple didn't technically lie about durability. In all the tests I seen the front and back glass take some series damage before cracking. Additionally, the phones themselves have to take serious ( insane) levels of damage before they stop working. While it does suck the phones scuff or scratch easily, I am more concerned with the internals and the phones functioning after a simple drop more so than cosmetic damage. I rather have a cool running phone ( I am kinda of a power user) over a hot running one that looks prestine.
But Apple will probably do what they did with the iPhone 4 anntena gate and sent everyone a free case or something if the internet mob persists. I mean 98% of people out their phones in cases anyway. But let this be a lesson to Apple to not take sort cuts.
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paint chipping
The paint chipping on the pros is real and it is going to happen. I'd return mine until it's fixed. it's just too much for the price we pay.
The paint chipping on the pros is real and it is going to happen. I'd return mine until it's fixed. it's just too much for the price we pay.
Taken my 17 Pro Orange back already and keeping the black 16 Pro
I'm gutted really as love the Orange and feel of the 17. Its one gram heavier and 0.5 mm thicker but feels way lighter and thinner that my 16 but end of the day the 48MP camera, 8 X and front camera isn't worth the risk of a phone which might look worn out in one year as I never use a case
Isn't that part of the phone covered with that soft antenna layer? That layer scratches very easily regardless.![]()
All my phones rock a transparent clear case so this issue is non existent for me. As for the yellowing, I just replace the case yearly coz its cheap.
Problem is the Pro doesn’t run much cooler, lot of durability and aesthetic trade offs for a very small sustainable performance improvement.
go to 5 min to see it happen in real time. I'm looking for a camera skin or camera case
The Air is only 1.8 degrees hotter than the Pro (6.3”) so you have a soft material that marks easily for no major benefit.
The major improvement comes from the chip running cooler in the first place.
The standard 17 is only .3 degrees warmer than the pro running the same test.
It feels like Apple cut production costs for the enclosure on the Pro and then sold it as a benefit with the new vapour chamber, if you look at the tear downs the vapour chambers connection to the A19 Pro is protracted enough that heat transfer efficiency isn’t great.
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Could this be the biggest manufacturing defect in the history of Apple’s iPhones?
They made a phone whereby when you pick it up, one's hand covered an antenna and the phone lost signal.
I think that's still the winner.
I already knew I made the right decision going with the Air. And this confirmed it.
This. Definitely. I do the same and my IP15 stayed in almost perfect condition. I remember my slate iphone ….5? 6? Got scuffed so much. Kinda reminds me of that .