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How is your naked iphone 5 holding up?
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I bought my 64gb at full price no contract. Both of them. New. For you to even speculate that apple might make these units "better" makes you look honestly pretty darn you know what.
Mine is truly used naked. While I don't slide it around concrete because I can, I also don't go out of my way to baby it. After two plus months of usage you definitely see chipping around the anodized edges. Light Scratches on the back. Never dropped it. No complaints. It is what it is like I've pontificated above. Function wise all good.
Mine is also the black week 40 unit and yes it definitely shows improvement over previous weeks ... without some kind of physical impact how can chipping or scratching happen is beyond me ... if throwing and slamming the phone on the table your thing then obviously this iPhone is not for you ... (not intended towards anyone in particular)
Got my 4th iphone 5 now.
The first three were bad out of the box.
nr. 1 had scratches on the screen
nr. 2 had scuffs on the outer band, had an opening between de screen and frame and had scuffs on the back
nr. 3 had scuffs on the outer band and back
nr. 4 was perfect out of the box.
Used it for about 24 hours without a screenprotector and already one small scratch on the screen itself. Very frustrating, put it back in de box on day one after using and had it in my pocket for about 2 hours.
Maybe it was my own fault or some dust-part came on the screen while cleaning it...dunno.
Anyway, besides that it is holding up very well!
The first three were bad out of the box.
nr. 1 had scratches on the screen
nr. 2 had scuffs on the outer band, had an opening between de screen and frame and had scuffs on the back
nr. 3 had scuffs on the outer band and back
nr. 4 was perfect out of the box.
Used it for about 24 hours without a screenprotector and already one small scratch on the screen itself. Very frustrating, put it back in de box on day one after using and had it in my pocket for about 2 hours.
Maybe it was my own fault or some dust-part came on the screen while cleaning it...dunno.
Anyway, besides that it is holding up very well!
Upgrade day!
Thinking I'm going to upgrade under contract to the 5 today!
Got a spigen glas.t.r for it already, but otherwise want to go naked. Will probably be carrying it mostly in a suit or jacket pocket.
Was reading about scuffgate on the black iP5. Is that no longer a problem, or would y'all suggest going with white?
Thanks.
Thinking I'm going to upgrade under contract to the 5 today!
Got a spigen glas.t.r for it already, but otherwise want to go naked. Will probably be carrying it mostly in a suit or jacket pocket.
Was reading about scuffgate on the black iP5. Is that no longer a problem, or would y'all suggest going with white?
Thanks.
Mine was in a bad condition. Scufs everywhere, the paint was gone, the screen was full with hairline scratches and 2-3 major scratches.
I onle dropped 2 time on the carpet from about 0.5 while sitting on the sofa.
You may noticed that I say "was". Thats because a week ago the lock buton broke and I recieved a refurbished one in mint condition.
Lucky me
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Thinking I'm going to upgrade under contract to the 5 today!
Got a spigen glas.t.r for it already, but otherwise want to go naked. Will probably be carrying it mostly in a suit or jacket pocket.
Was reading about scuffgate on the black iP5. Is that no longer a problem, or would y'all suggest going with white?
Thanks.
If you wear a suit go for the black one.
I may have already posted earlier, I can't remember, but my white one is holding up pretty well. It has many light scratches on the edges and apple logo, and a few nicks on the edges as well. The only one that will notice then is me, and it doesn't bother me all that much. I have tried putting a case on it and I always take it off within a few minutes, I like it too much caseless. The back and a screen are fine.
How is your naked iphone 5 holding up?
This the first iPhone that I have owned (and I have owned all of them), that I feel the need to keep in a case all the time. It is so fragile that you do not even need to drop it in order to damage the finish/bezel. I hope the 5S offers some improvement with different anodizing or materials so that I can carry it in my pocket without the fear that a new scratch or blemish will spontaneously appear.
This the first iPhone that I have owned (and I have owned all of them), that I feel the need to keep in a case all the time. It is so fragile that you do not even need to drop it in order to damage the finish/bezel. I hope the 5S offers some improvement with different anodizing or materials so that I can carry it in my pocket without the fear that a new scratch or blemish will spontaneously appear.
I've seen most of my friends who have iphones in shocking condition, scratched up, glass broken, paint scratched off after a few weeks of use. But then those who have cases on their phone tend to be fine. The iphone 5 is highly fragile but awesome. I don't know what people do with their phones if they don't have scratches.
I am a working man, and I use a smart phone in my personal and professional life. I am careful with almost everything in my life, even my phone has scratches. If your phone doesn't have one scratch, you either don't have a very demanding life, a phone enthusiast, or a complete and utter douchebag, pick one.
That being said, whenever I get a new smartphone, the first thing I do is throw a screen protector on it, and a case, and not worry about it again. It's just a phone after all.
This being said, I wouldn't reccommend using the iphone 5 naked, at least without a front and back screen protector or clear matte skin. those look cool.
I am a working man, and I use a smart phone in my personal and professional life. I am careful with almost everything in my life, even my phone has scratches. If your phone doesn't have one scratch, you either don't have a very demanding life, a phone enthusiast, or a complete and utter douchebag, pick one.
That being said, whenever I get a new smartphone, the first thing I do is throw a screen protector on it, and a case, and not worry about it again. It's just a phone after all.
This being said, I wouldn't reccommend using the iphone 5 naked, at least without a front and back screen protector or clear matte skin. those look cool.
