I received my refurbished iPhone on Monday, used it with extreme caution until my case arrived Wednesday and then put it in the case. It was 100% scratch free when I put the phone in the case. Today I removed the case to see how my iPhone was holding up and I discovered one small scratch. I guess it's impossible to keep the back scratch free.
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ìPhone 4 back scratches way too easy
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Is the case a "slider" type case? Those have been known to scratch iPhones for a while due to dust particles rubbing on the phone inside the case.
I agree... while I don't have a lab coat and any measurable amount of science to back it up, some keen mark I eyeball before/after observations on my own show that it is painfully easy to scratch the glass on the back.
Zagg!
AGREED! I saw Apple Store employee do the whole "a key " won't even scratch it" demostration, so I first went naked with my iPhone 4 and it got scratched terribly. Then I got very lucky and it overheated, I screenshotted the "Do not use iPhone, temperature extremely high" warning, and they gave me a new one, I put a Zagg on mine too, and it's scratch free! Zagg has big scratch though, they're supposedly scratch free I'll get a replacement though lifetime warranty!
AGREED! I saw Apple Store employee do the whole "a key " won't even scratch it" demostration, so I first went naked with my iPhone 4 and it got scratched terribly. Then I got very lucky and it overheated, I screenshotted the "Do not use iPhone, temperature extremely high" warning, and they gave me a new one, I put a Zagg on mine too, and it's scratch free! Zagg has big scratch though, they're supposedly scratch free I'll get a replacement though lifetime warranty!
My back is 100% scratch free
This is why a bumper is superior to a case.
MY SGP hybrid EX bumper + 3M carbon fiber skin is not only thinner than a case but offers more scratch protection
I don't really even mind scratches ( my front is completely naked) I just didn't like the smudgy look of fingerprints on the rear glass.
The back on my iphone has some really minor scratches (can only be seen under direct light at a certain angle) no big deal, and MUCH more scratch resistant than my 3G was. I am much more worried about cracking the back than scratching it. If the scratches bother you so much, have apple replace the back, forgot how much they charge but it isn't much.
Wtf is the world coming to? It's a ****ing mobile device...hello mobile, you use it on the go, bound to get scratched.
I used it with a case and was extremely careful with it. And it still got scratched.
It's a phone, made out of glass, do you expect it to be scratch free forever? For ****'s sake.
I personally think the scratches on the back make it look cooler, but that's just me.
I've had my iPhone 4 since August, and with the exception of one hairline scratch on the back of the phone, it's immaculate. I have never had a case on it, and it's either in my coat or jeans pocket when I'm not using it. It also is cleaned nightly with a micro fiber cloth.
I also have the incase snap and I have not even one minor scratch on the back. I do clean mine almost every day or every other day jus to make sure there isn't any dust or dirt. It isnt here to keep stuff from between the case and the backing.
