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My iPhone 4 already has scratches
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AppleCare+ does not cover cosmetic damage such as scratches on the back of the phone.
This may not be what you do, but is there a way that you know if they are scratches or scuffs.
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How much do you think it is?
You have three options
1. Live with it. It may be tough. But, the phone is in a case and you won't have to see it every time you use the phone. Hard lesson learned.
2. Look to places such as iFixit to replace the back cover yourself.
3. Pay the damage replacement cost Apple charges (if they even allow it for something as minor as this). I believe it is $150.00, which may be more than what you paid for the phone.
How did you manage to scratch the back in a week? I had a 4S for nearly 2 years used without a case and when I sold it the back was as scratch free as the day I bought it (read: the glass on those is tough).
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It's scratched because your using a case the phone will get scratched regardless buy a life proof case ever since I did my phone has not had a single new scratch on it
It doesn't sound like it needs replaced but if you think it does, you can take the phone to an Apple store and have the back glass replaced for $29. Or you can order the part online and install it yourself for cheaper than that.
Really? No. You don't really NEED to replace it.
The phone will work.
If you scratched it so fast though, you might destroy the whole thing in no time.
In case you believe that this will happen I'd recommend getting a few stacks of back and front covers.
Seriously though, get a front & back protector off eBay for a couple of bucks and forget about it. (Might as well get a cheap back cover from there and replace it yourself, requires removing two screws, not that hard.)
Good luck
The phone will work.
If you scratched it so fast though, you might destroy the whole thing in no time.
In case you believe that this will happen I'd recommend getting a few stacks of back and front covers.
Seriously though, get a front & back protector off eBay for a couple of bucks and forget about it. (Might as well get a cheap back cover from there and replace it yourself, requires removing two screws, not that hard.)
Good luck
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I didn't mean to scratch it, it was in a case, and i took it off for a while and i noticed the scratch
This why I don't use cases. Dirt and sand get in the case and scratch them all up.
Yeah it usually happens with hard plastic cases.
If you use them, I recommend installing a back protector (Just like the screen protectors)
I noticed that a lot of stores don't sell them for some reason but you should be able to get cheap ones off ebay easily.
Oh, the plot thickens....Here you go. You mentioned that you took the phone out of the case for a while, and noticed the scratch. So it may not have been the case, but something you did, or laid the phone down wrong...Or something