To see if there's a correlation to this issue with a particular manufacturing week. But I think a week is too vaguely to gauge.
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone 6s Plus aluminium chipping
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To see if there's a correlation to this issue with a particular manufacturing week. But I think a week is too vaguely to gauge.
It's not necessarily to weak to gauge, but the data you are going to collect here definitely will be, unfortunately. You won't be able to make any scientific conclusions by week codes people submit here.
Final assembly dates won't reveal much about casting batches and machining of a sub assembly like the aluminum body done by third and fourth tier suppliers most likely. These parts could be co-mingled from multiple sources or batch supplied rather than in a just in time stream. You would need complete traceability back to initial aluminum smelting and even then what is the OP trying to determine? Every manufacturing stream has a flyer that gets past inspections. That's what warranties are for. And you are absolutely right that no accurate information could possibly be gained by assembly reports coming through this forum.
I don't have this issue but just as an FYI, if u have a tsmc u should avoid getting a replacement. I had dust in my camera lens so I traded my tsmc and got a Samsung. This phone is laggy and has poor battery life (yes it's true). I would rather have some paint issues rather than crappier performance
I have a gold 6s+ that's been inside a Speck Candyshell Grip case since the day I got it. The only metal parts of the phone that are exposed are the mute switch, headphone jack, lightning port, speaker grill, and camera. I'm now noticing some of this micro-pitting around the headphone jack, lightning port & mute switch area. It's minor and I'm not overly concerned about it right now since only very small areas of the phone are exposed from inside the case and I'll only have the phone for a year or two. But since it's only been about 2 months, I'm very interested to see how the finish of these phones hold up over time.
This is total nonsense... as has been pointed out in your other thread(s) on the subject. How many threads are you going so spread this?
I would go with your original thought, which was based on logic... dirt between the case and phone resulted in the finish being damaged.
OMG!! How have we been here, where we couldnt put a phone on the table!!
I can see your point by the dozens and dozens of threads complaining about quality. Yep.
But I see you joined today, so it all makes sense now.
That's a terrible line of thought, seeing as the phone was only a month or so old. If the finish is chipped that easily I shudder to think of what it will look like at the end of 2 years...
[doublepost=1455529149][/doublepost]I'm also having the same exact issue with you. I have no idea what to do with it too. My phone was in phone case since Day 1, did not even drop before. I dunno where all this chipping comes from. Sigh.
After reading that most of these reports also include the phone being in a case - I would think that has something to do with it. The case is trapping dirt/grit/sweat/moisture/sand, something that's causing this issue. That seems to be the only link between them all.
Do we really need to go around the barn again. Read response #310. It's a manufacturing defect. Not sweet, not the case, not how you set it down. The pits or void breakouts are from casting porosity based on pictures.
If the void is just under the surface, it can pass inspection and break out a short time later. Take phone in to Apple. They will exchange it. Case closed.
If the void is just under the surface, it can pass inspection and break out a short time later. Take phone in to Apple. They will exchange it. Case closed.
Just to share my experience, my ip6s had some chipping along the pentalobe screws, lightning ports and hp jack. After removing my e2e screen protector due to crack, realised there's bubbling under the glass.
contacted apple regarding the bubbles and the chipping, but their reply was, " sorry that's cosmetics issues" and got my screen repaired.
contacted apple regarding the bubbles and the chipping, but their reply was, " sorry that's cosmetics issues" and got my screen repaired.
Signing in, mine is 6s Space Gray and yes its starting to show off what OP posted on the first page, I treat my iphone 6s. At first I did not believe this thread and believed that it could be a rare isolated case. but here I am with the same issue.
I saw mine at the bottom just below the antenna plastic band, I see some as well on the headphone jack.. No drops, no sign of impact. not even a scratch and I use mine with a case, a leather case, so Spigen is out of the question here.
I'll definitely have mine replaced even though everything is working fine the thought on the back of my head that it has some kind of defect irks me. And whenever I look at the back its reminding me to check those spots.
Hopefully I get an outright replacement and not have to wait for it.
I saw mine at the bottom just below the antenna plastic band, I see some as well on the headphone jack.. No drops, no sign of impact. not even a scratch and I use mine with a case, a leather case, so Spigen is out of the question here.
I'll definitely have mine replaced even though everything is working fine the thought on the back of my head that it has some kind of defect irks me. And whenever I look at the back its reminding me to check those spots.
Hopefully I get an outright replacement and not have to wait for it.
That I have no idea. I assume my first one got replaced out of goodwill because it was almost within the first 30 days exchange policy. I reside in Singapore and we don't have an Apple Store where I can just storm in and talk to a genius. That's the problem.