Back panel scratching?

First, not everyone hated the back glass panel. I liked it.

I did see someone in one thread this morning that got to do hands on with a 2 month old test model, and they said it had no wear and tear on it. I have no idea what thread that was in.

 

Not really. The metal backing of the original iPhone held up exceptionally well.

Now, whether the iPhone 5 has reverted back to the extremely scratchable, exposed Apple logo found on the original iPhone through 3GS is another story. The nice thing about the 4/4S is the apple logo sits behind the glass and it looks as good as day one no matter how long you've had it, whereas the exposed Apple logo would get scratched to hell in a matter of days.

 

I don't think any phone is designed to stand up to a "gouging"...

 

If it's the same aluminium they use on the MacBook Pros and the iPad (it is), and the same colouring process they used on the iPod nano back in the day (it is) then the answer is very scratch resistant, especially compared to the screen.

 

As much as I hate cases on my phones, i'll probably be buying a clear one so atleast you can see the phone and not have to deal with scratching it.

 

the metal back is sure more durable, but what if u dropped the phone then the glass back on top or the bottom cracked..

 

Sounds like you would have to toss it out if you broke the back glass.

It's all one piece....

 

I actually like the glass plating on the 4S. It's just a finger-print magnet - always having to clean it daily. I feel as if I'm going to buff out the camera lens along with it.