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Black iPhone 5 Anodized Aluminum Susceptible to Scratching?
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Keys will scratch the aluminum??? No way.
I bet if you drop it off a bridge, the screen cracks.
Probably not even fire proof.
I bet if you drop it off a bridge, the screen cracks.
Probably not even fire proof.
This just in vehicles may crumple when in a head-on collision with a tree or other immovable object.
that someone pulled out there keys and scratched the back of a new display iphone???
i can't believe people.
Breaking News:
The new 2013 models of every car company are using faulty paint. Many owners report that when they brush up against other vehicles or run into shopping carts, the paint wears off and scratches.
The new 2013 models of every car company are using faulty paint. Many owners report that when they brush up against other vehicles or run into shopping carts, the paint wears off and scratches.
Could someone else get straight to the matter and take a chisel and a crow-bar to the back of an in-store iPhone 5 and post the results?
Oh boy here we go again, this is all anyone will be talking about for the next 6 months and then apple will give us all free cases.
And it will gets finger prints on the screen when you use it. If you don't want this to happen to your iPhone, never take it out of the box.
My response would be to kick his a$$ out of the store for vandalism. Call the mall cops too!
Uh. I don't intend to mix a "naked" iPhone with my car keys in a jeans pocket. That's one silly example in that photo. I'd be more interested in knowing if it'll easily scratch even despite this, for example by sliding it a few inches across a table.
100% agreed. I read that, and reread that, and still went 'what??'... Just a little on the extreme side.
Whoever took an in-store unit and then scratched it, scraped it and took a picture...is a jerk. Who the heck does that kind of stuff?
just don't go naked ... get a nice cover and nothing will happen ... thats the plan anyway for myPhone
WOW...it scratches when rubbing another piece of metal on it.....would you believe it!!?? I think this calls for Scratchgate headlines on the newspapers tomorrow morning.
I'm guessing the plastic back of the Samsuns S3 will remain as new when poked with a key?
Thats it......I'm ditching Apple for Samsung!
I'm guessing the plastic back of the Samsuns S3 will remain as new when poked with a key?
Thats it......I'm ditching Apple for Samsung!
I remember when I used to have Nokia phones which didn't need silly bumpers and cases in order to stay respectable, though you can't deny that intentionally letting loose with keys on a phone like that is a bit dumb.
Really?
Really.
The scumbag who decided to purposefully ruin the back of a phone that doesn't belong to him, on launch day no less, should be prosecuted for vandalism. Shame on MacRumors for glorifying his childish "tests."
Yes, things scratch when you beat them up with sharp metal objects. My screen protector on my 4S gets scratched when I put it in the same pocket as my keys.
Come on. This is just a sad attempt for page views on MacRumors part.
Really.
The scumbag who decided to purposefully ruin the back of a phone that doesn't belong to him, on launch day no less, should be prosecuted for vandalism. Shame on MacRumors for glorifying his childish "tests."
Yes, things scratch when you beat them up with sharp metal objects. My screen protector on my 4S gets scratched when I put it in the same pocket as my keys.
Come on. This is just a sad attempt for page views on MacRumors part.
When most folks buy iPhone just to show off, I guess having scuffs is not a good thing.
Apple needs 3 Billion from Samsung to address this issue. 1.05 Billion is not enough.
Apple needs 3 Billion from Samsung to address this issue. 1.05 Billion is not enough.
Well, surprise! I mean damn, if you don't want your iphone scratched up, don't dump it in the same pocket as your car keys, jeez! Or get a case or slip cover. I've been using an iphone 4 version of this (bought in an apple store) since I first got my 4S last December and my phone looks brand new.
http://www.senacases.com/apple/iphone-5-cases/ultraslim/
http://www.senacases.com/apple/iphone-5-cases/ultraslim/
