Gold finish on the iPhone 5s. Scratch Easy?

[ThaRagingAsian]

Really thinking about a gold iPhone 6+. How is the gold finish on the iPhone 5s. Does t withstand scratches really good or scratches easy like the black iPhone 5?
Thanks'

 

[Jman13]

Mine still looks brand new. Of course, mine is relatively brand new (I shattered my launch day one about a month ago, so this is a replacement). However, before shattering the screen on my first 5S, it too looked fantastic. I do keep my phones in a case, but no rubs or scuffs like I had with the 4/4S or launch 5 or anything (interestingly enough, I have a one year old replacement 5 as well, which is my wife's now...had it replaced due to dust under the camera lens...that one doesn't have a mark, so they may have improved the slate finish over time with the 5).

 

[Ann P]

Holds up a lot better than the slate on the 5 - but if it scratches, the silver finish underneath is exposed.

 

[phpmaven]

It's anodized aluminum, so it will scratch fairly easily. The chamfer get's nicked very easily. I dropped mine in my pocket when I first got it and hadn't got my case yet and put i nice nick in the chamfer from a quarter I had in my pocket.

 

[M87]

The chamfered edges are kind of easily chipped, but it's not very noticable. I don't see any scratches on the back though, and I have dropped it on asphalt a couple of times.

 

[ThaRagingAsian]

Thanks. I don't use a case and am very careful. I think the gold should be fine.

 

[lordofthereef]

My wife drops here phone about 87 times a day. Granted, there is a case on it, but she has had it out of the case and dropped it on our wood floor too. No scracthes on the back. The 5 was the bad one. That scratched INSIDE the case (hers looked like it had been througha warzone lol).