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Matte Black iPhone 7 Users Complain About Chipped, Peeling Paint
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Good call. It appears it is. If It is, does the chipping apply to the Jet black variant as well?
Of course you know this because you're an expert in industrial engineering and metallurgy, and personally inspected each phone that has had issues.
I don't expect paint to flake off of Apple products like this. It's just not good enough. Seems like the paint is not adhering properly. Design flaw.
*sigh* The iPhone 5 had the same problems, and that was under Jobs' tenure. The original iPhone scuffed as well. Apple should have been aware of the possibility with such a large surface area and made sure the problem was minimized. It sounds to me like a manufacturing issue.
I thought it was someone who'd covered the chipping w/ paint/sharpie (which is what he mentioned on the thread), but looking again you may be right and this could be the Jet Black. I took that photo out and will replace it, thanks for the heads up.
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Or maybe the issue is due to dropping, scratching, intentional damage, or misuse.
Well, it's not paint. It's the anodized coating itself. And it should abrade away, not flake off. It's faulty anodizing.
I'm actually an anodizer. This is a textbook anodizing reject.
I'm actually an anodizer. This is a textbook anodizing reject.
This is why Apple moved to space gray in the first place, because the black and slate iPhone 5 chipped easily. People wanted darker black so Apple responded. Comes with the side effect of easy chipping sadly.
I have a jet black model and it's mostly fine but does have the old iPod like scratchers, especially on the back near the bottom. But that was expected as Apple stated as much.
Can't wait for the return to glass iPhones which will solve this issue. And yes, some people will break there's more easily but if you don't use a case that's the risk.
I have a jet black model and it's mostly fine but does have the old iPod like scratchers, especially on the back near the bottom. But that was expected as Apple stated as much.
Can't wait for the return to glass iPhones which will solve this issue. And yes, some people will break there's more easily but if you don't use a case that's the risk.
Oh man, the 3GS was like the iPod nano in terms of scratches. Just putting it in my pocket could garner those "surface abrasions" on the chrome Apple Logo. Drove me nuts!
Nope. No flaw at all. If it was then we'd all be complaining. The markings on the phones are all consistent with the damage caused by keys, coins and other hard metallic objects. That's not a design flaw, it's just user stupidity.
Interesting I did not think the oxide layer was able to flake off like that to emulate peeling paint.
You cannot respond to consumer demand and release a product that is susceptible to chipping anyways. They were selling iPhones in huge numbers. Plenty of people liked what they were getting. You should only introduce a new feature if you know its going to perform to your standards.
I've had a matte black 7+ since day 1 and I have one chip. However, I know exactly when it happened and it was my fault (plopped it down on my keys by accident). Other than that, all good over here. I don't keep it in a case and I don't really baby mine, either.
Which means, Jet Black either does or does not apply. I'm assuming since the picture was edited, it doesn't apply to the Jet Black. And tthe Jet Black uses a different process, which may rule it out.
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And some people wonder why other forum members are "negative."
Problems like this is the source.
Problems like this is the source.
I cannot believe people are saying this issue is normal scuffing. Like nobody who is reporting the issue knows how scuffing from normal use looks like. This looks like the paint is just flaking off. Should definitely not be happening. I am not going to criticize Apple for this. You can be the best engineer and still not foresee some problems. But they do need to account for this in future releases.
People complaining about Cook: Jobs' Titanium MBP was a pile of crap, even more than this. It had metallic painted plastic corners and the paint fell off or bubbled.