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Apple Blames In-Store MagSafe Chargers for iPhone 17 Pro Display Model Scratches
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Wait till they blame material transfer from concrete for your dents. 😂
Yeah social media is slowly moving to other stuff.
Apple knew what it was doing. Just wanted it to look a certain way and that’s, that. Didn’t expect so much so fast and their displays escalated that. Better not be turning any trade in away. It’s only normal wear and tear over time.
An incompatible polishing cloth was used. All employees will now have to attend mandatory excuse-making training, led by Craig Federighi.
They 'solved' it by eliminating the Slate color.
Jet Black was also extra prone to scratching. There's no magic fix for some colors and finishes.
When perfectionists like SJ are no longer around, that is what happens - mediocrity prevails.
Not true. This has been happening since the V1 version of the MagSafe stems. But as the stems wear more metal is exposed. The darker colors show it more than others but a buff with a damp soapy cloth takes the marks away.
The black 16 Pros were the worst.
Yeah Tim Cook to make sure his shareholders don’t get rid of him as CEO. The guy has to go.
It’s not material transfer. Its not a car clear coat.
If it’s the exact same body except for better anodizing and curved plateau almost apple saying this design crap.
Whatever it is, right now on both the iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max and iPhone Air models I'd get a protective case at the earliest opportunity. ESR now sell models that include a functional protective cover for the camera button.
"designed to be durable" and yet they ignored the fact that such edges simply cannot stand much scratching. Uh huh.
Surprised they actually made a statement already but when local news stations in large cities address it then got their attention.
After all these years of creating phones, I’m surprised at Apple for choosing a camera ridge that will certainly chip and scratch with use
Aluminum is not the material of choice even though it dissipates heat and is light in weight
Surgical grade stainless steel is a good option
Different treatments of the steel after it is ground and polished, such as bluing, etching, or various other chemical surface treatments that react differently to the different metals used can create bright, high-contrast finishes on the steel.
Aluminum is not the material of choice even though it dissipates heat and is light in weight
Surgical grade stainless steel is a good option
Different treatments of the steel after it is ground and polished, such as bluing, etching, or various other chemical surface treatments that react differently to the different metals used can create bright, high-contrast finishes on the steel.
Perhaps you should listen to Apple again:
the company has NOT denied that the paint chips and the camera module gets scratched. Apple has only said that it is of the same quality as the edge of a MacBook.
It chose not to mention that a MacBook is closed, which means the edge is better protected, and that the edge of a MacBookless likely to come into contact with small stones or uneven surfaces.
In other words, Apple has admitted that ‘the internet’ is right to be upset, without actually admitting it.
In marketing, it's important to listen to what hasn't been said.
I'm not surprised anymore.
Design over function.
We see it with Liquid Glass. Main thing is that it looks good in press photos.
I am not making excuses for Apple but I agree. Every year there are hordes of people desperately looking for any scandal or perceived flaw the the iPhone they can zero in on and blow up over the internet. The only legitimate scandals I seen over the years with iPhone was of course antenna gate with the iPhone 4 and bend gate withe iPhone 6 plus. When the iPhone 15 pro models launched two years ago, Jerry Rig's durability test video (where he snapped the back glass with is hands) people were doing the same thing as this. Saying titanium felt "cheap" compared to the iPhone 14 pro models stainless steel or saying it was easily damaged by drops. Then the overheating thing and folks were also harping on that as well. But all that quickly died down and people think the 15 pro models are good phones. I don't see the internet harping on Google phones flaws like they do apple iPhone.
From the same company who’s listing for the fine woven case said underwent thousands of hours of testing through the design process.
To be fair, I have seen 16 Pro models damaged in store prior to the 17 launch. But I didn't think much of it because the phones been sitting on display for a year.
By 2011 this kind of Jokes stopped being funny. I wish people will stop trying to be "funny"/"cool"