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iPhone 5 Rear Case Scratch Test Video
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Its just a phone, who cares if it has a bunch of scratches and scrapes, if its a big deal in your life, you have worse problems.
No one has pointed out the Multi-Tool
Umm, they might as well have used a hammer here. The kid is banging on the iPhone with a heavy, sharp, stainless steel multi-tool. These things weigh a ton and have sharp edges. There's nothing that would stand up to this kind of abuse. This is not just banging on the iPhone with keys.
Umm, they might as well have used a hammer here. The kid is banging on the iPhone with a heavy, sharp, stainless steel multi-tool. These things weigh a ton and have sharp edges. There's nothing that would stand up to this kind of abuse. This is not just banging on the iPhone with keys.
So what you're saying is..
If you havin anodized problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but scuff-gate ain't one.
I didn't realize it was news to everyone that if you throw and bang keys up a device it gets scratched up. I guess my car has 'scuff gate' too. Lol people these days..
Well, except (in this highly scientific test) the back of an iPhone 4S ...
... which is, kind of, the only news here.
Ncie!
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COME ON!
This was a great demo. This needs to be front page, not some dodo story on Best Buy.
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COME ON!
This was a great demo. This needs to be front page, not some dodo story on Best Buy.
Except that the 4 and 4s already DOES stand up to this abuse. They even demonstrated it.
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For the most part I agree. But as easily this scratches, this is going to look terrible a few weeks/months down the road sans case. I wouldn't drive a banged up Ferrari around. I wouldn't wear stained and ripped clothes. Likewise I don't want a phone that looks trashed up either.
I am opting for the white as well. I think the black will look terrible after some normal/heavy use.
People are pretty used to the 4 and 4s. He'll, even the 3G/s doesn't look this bad this quickly/easily.
You people are never satisfied! Damn. They got rid of the glass and gave you a metal back. **** already it's what everybody wanted
It is, simply as its the same material. However due to the color contrast, the scuffs on the white iphone will be a lot less visible than black.
Anyone with a brain can understand that taking a steel nail to aluminum will scratch it. Next they'll say the iPhone doesn't hold up in hot tubs!
Anyone with a brain can understand that taking a steel nail to aluminum will scratch it. Next they'll say the iPhone doesn't hold up in hot tubs!
God this is such nonsense. It ought to be able to go in your pockets and not scuff/scratch up. That's not too much to ask.
I'll give Apple credit for making the phone sturdier this time around, but this is FAR too prone to scratches. Sturdiness is more important, but I don't understand how they let this get released. Guaranteed negative publicity explosion in about a week.
The white iPhone 5 actually held up way better againt scratches and scuffs than the black one. But, I'm not worried because I intend on getting the white one anyway
Stainless steel is a good compromise. It holds up well to scratches, and gives enough to not shatter like glass. That's why knives and other cutlery are usually made out of it.
However, it's much more difficult to machine than aluminum, and Apple probably couldn't hit their weight target (though they wouldn't have missed it by much). The real problem is the anodization. It's only a few microns thick (assuming hard anodizing) and doesn't generate a hard surface. So, yes, any contact with other metals will expose the underlying aluminum.
They should have left it natural.
I just bought one and I think I'll have to get a bumper for it, even though I didn't want to. But to answer to your comment, Nokia managed pretty well with this, so it's not impossible.