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How's your 5s doing for wear and tear?
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I have had my phone for a month and it still looks great. I have a case for it but rarely use it
Still looking quite fresh! I always baby my phones and meticulously take care of them for the sake of reselling when the time comes.
I have the tough armour case too (am in love with it). No screen protector.
My phone is still in perfect condition.
Too early to tell. My slate iPhone 5 remained perfect around this time last year, but then again, it wasn't from the batch with defective anodization. I didn't get wear on the edge until close to one year.
My slate was from the "batch" that was coated in unobtanium and plated with diamonds (since we're just making stuff up), and never had any signs of wear and tear... because I was mildly careful with it (naked by the way). Ended up selling it to PowerOn (the company noted for being crazy about condition issues) for the FULL "like new" estimate after more than a year.
The space grey I could see holding up better to the rigors of being careless with your phone, but on the other hand, if you are expecting anything to remain "flawless" you need to treat it accordingly. There is no iPhone, past or present, that I cannot "scuff" (even the fabled 4/4S) especially given enough stupidity and/or magnifying glasses and special lighting.
If you're simply CAREFUL with your prized device you too can feel like you got a phone from the special, top-secret, unobtanium/diamond plated "batch"!
False. There was indeed a batch of black & slate iPhone 5 with defective anodization that wore prematurely with the black rubbing off like crazy, just as there was a batch of iPhone 5 arriving from factory full of nicks and scratches. Apple was aware of these problems and have since fixed these quality control issues.
But that's beside the OP's point. I suppose the question is, is space gray iPhone 5s wearing better than slate iPhone 5 in the long run?
My launch space grey is still flawless with spigen case and a glass screen protector. Back of the case is cheap and totally scratched though.
Nothing so far. I have my gold iPhone in a Power Support Air Jacket in Clear. REALLY like the combination. I have never had a clear case on a black phone, as any scuffs and scratches on a clear case are so visible against black. Against light colors, like light-gold and white, scuffs on the case are almost invisible.
Got a couple of nicks and scratches on mine. Thats what I get for using it while falling asleep and then dropping it behind my bed
