I live in Florida with high humidity most of the time. No issues with my Gold iPhone 6s+
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone 6s Plus aluminium chipping
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I live in Florida with high humidity most of the time. No issues with my Gold iPhone 6s+
Ran a check on the Internet for corrosion on the Apple Watch Sport since it's also using 7000 aluminium and yes some people have reported corrosion on the back of the watch most likely due to sweat.
So I seriously do believe 7000 series is more prone to corrosion due to the presence of zinc.
So i exchanged my rose gold two weeks ago for a space gray now the corrosion its beginning to appear in my new iPhone this is unacceptable !!!! now i can't change my phone cuz here in my country there isn't any apple stores just third party resellers **** apple
This is completely ridiculous if you are saying your brand new iPhone corroded in two weeks, unless perhaps you are working in a lead acid battery factory and leaving it laying around in acid. Your body would not survive in an environment that anodized metals corroded in 2 weeks.
No corrosion or chipping on mine, 6S+, had it since release day. I really think the people with chipped devices have dud devices. If you're within the warranty period, exchange your device and check out the results.
I've never had a case or protector of any kind on mine and I've even dropped it a couple of times.
I've never had a case or protector of any kind on mine and I've even dropped it a couple of times.
im not working on anything like that. In fact my work its in front of a computer i don't know how it happens on my first phone then i exchanged for a space grey but it has dust inside screen then i exchanged for the one i have now and i having this problem again could it be sweat? my hands are very sweaty!
If you sweat metal etching acid, then maybe.
I have probably bought 20 iPhones over the years and never exchanged one for corrosion, dust in the screen, chip manufacturer I didn't like, weird display colors, etc... and see people on here having it happen multiple times in a short period of time. I guess I'm just lucky.
Is it corroding in places where your hands are normally in contact with it? Do you use a case?
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Nop im using it naked im waiting for my case to arrive and yes the places where its corroding its where i put my hands while im talking.
So i will have to use baby powder for sweaty hands
Nop im using it naked im waiting for my case to arrive and yes the places where its corroding its where i put my hands while im talking.
So i will have to use baby powder for sweaty hands
Maybe check your diet. Human sweat should not corrode aluminum from a bit of contact over the course of a couple weeks.
This whole discussion is getting a bit weird.
As weird as it may sound, but he may be right. Those areas where my phone showed chipping/corrosion are areas where I regularly rest my pinkies on. And yes, I am quite a sweaty person with mildly sweaty palms.
It's got nothing to do with holding it wrong. It's more like sweating it wrong. Lol
I can't imagine this has anything to do with sweat. I throw my phone in a flip belt when I go on bike rides, in my older in the gym, or in the book holder in the treadmill. Suffice it to say it gets way more sweat in it than it would from a personals sweaty hand during daily use (I feel sorry for the poor batted who gets my used phone later in its life). I use an apple leather case. I'm happy to get pics if that helps any. This is either a relatively isolated manufacturing issue or something else is at play that we haven't figured out yet.
I am sad to join the very small iPhone 6s aluminum chipping club.
My space gray iPhone 6s is starting to get the same kind of chips along the antenna bands. I have owned this phone for about a month. It has always been in a Spigen Ultra Hybrid case. My usage patterns have always been the same as my previous iPhones. So not sure why this is happening when my previous iPhone, an iPhone 5s that I kept it, is still pristine.
My space gray iPhone 6s is starting to get the same kind of chips along the antenna bands. I have owned this phone for about a month. It has always been in a Spigen Ultra Hybrid case. My usage patterns have always been the same as my previous iPhones. So not sure why this is happening when my previous iPhone, an iPhone 5s that I kept it, is still pristine.