I think we'd all be a bit happier if we just enjoyed the device instead of worrying about it's resale value. If you are going to worry about that so much juts get a case and leave it in for a year. Besides that if the phone is completely open to the elements it's going to get dinged.
impressive. how obsessed are you regarding keeping your device pristine with skins and screen protectors? i ask because i'm very obsessed and i ordered several products.
No, a picture is not a "warrant" or a guarantee that a device will be 100% flawless. Nor is a claim that it was made with great precision, or that it is manufactured with quality materials.
Example: "My product is well made with high-end components and materials" vs. "My product is 100% flawless and will be so out of the box 100% of the time, I guarantee it or you can return it dozens of times".
See the difference? Apple in no way guaranteed flawless anodizing, or anything else in terms of material perfection. Yes, they do make things to a very high standard (so high, that OCD folks actually bring cloths and lights to inspect their phones, lest they miss a dust sized speck on the chamfered edge...). It's silly, and it will largely end when the 30-day return window closes (refurbs, a $49 cost, and not being able to open box after box should end the madness...).
Being cosmetically perfect is not the largest component of "build quality" anyway. Some would argue it's not even a component of "build quality" at all (and that build quality deals with function and longevity, NOT cosmetics).
Again: If you don't want one, don't buy one. Easy.
If such a tiny "flaw" impacts people from using the phone for what it was designed for fine, but even if we ignore the "it's a tool" logic, it certainly isn't a piece of fine art either...
Somewhere in the next year, your black iPhone 5 WILL show signs of use (if you use it that is... even with a case...). If you can't live with that, MOVE ON. Buy a different phone (or again, buy the 4S, which by all accounts now is flawless, indestructable, and makes you meals while washing your clothes...).
My how fondly we remember our ex's... Always forget their faults...
iP5 will be the best selling iPhone of all time. If it were a legitimate issue, no way that would ever happen. Ironically, even the people freaking out over specks are lining up to buy ANOTHER.
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I am glad you don't work for Ferrari or Bentley.
"oh sir, the paint peeling from the wheels will not detract from your driving experience" "Madam, please ignore the threads coming off the leather seats, they still are comfortable".
Nonsense.
And I am glad you didn't buy a Ferrari. There are minor imperfections all over the car, including the paint.
If you don't believe me, go check one out on the showroom floor.
Scratches, nicks, LOTS of stuff if you look hard enough.
If you really believe Ferrari and Bentley are made flawless, THAT is "nonsense"
I am glad you don't work for Ferrari or Bentley.
"oh sir, the paint peeling from the wheels will not detract from your driving experience" "Madam, please ignore the threads coming off the leather seats, they still are comfortable".
Nonsense.
Glaring imperfections is what we are all talking about, not sure what you are.
Ferraris and Bentleys are orders of magnitude more expensive than most other cars. iPhones are not. You are comparing Apples and Oranges in multiple ways here plus your description of these cars doesn't hold up.
Anyway, bought my iPhone the first day, a few tiny nicks that you really have to look to see. Either people are careless with their phones or there is some quality control inconsistency happening in manufacturing. Construction quality still blows away any other smartphone.
I think the problem is with the scuffs that my iPhone has is that I had my iPhone 4 for more than two years and used only the bumper most of the time and there are no problems at all on the back of the phone after all that time. Having the 5 for only 13 days and there are noticeable scuffs already is not a good thing. I have a Genius appointment today and see what they say. When I called Apple CS, they told me it was up to each store on what they would do. If they refuse to exchange for a white, I might just return it and wait for a white to be available and buy again then. Otherwise, I like the 5 a lot.
And my best friend dropped his 4 on the first day and it shattered.
Maybe it was defective glass? Maybe not. He claims he dropped it onto carpet from 2 feet.
Point being, there are plenty of instances where damage was caused accidently (which is perfectly fine by the way, stuff happens), and people, well, exaggerate a little about the circumstances. "I put it on a pillow every night and wrap it in a microfiber cloth..."
Then we see the "evidence" and it's on top of a table that looks like it's taken more hits than hits than an NFL running back.
Am I calling him a liar? Not really. Just saying that perhaps it wasn't ENTIRELY the phones fault and that maybe, just maybe, people are a little rougher than they say on the item they want to stay flawless...
No pics = Thread does not deliver
And my best friend dropped his 4 on the first day and it shattered.
Maybe it was defective glass? Maybe not. He claims he dropped it onto carpet from 2 feet.
Point being, there are plenty of instances where damage was caused accidently (which is perfectly fine by the way, stuff happens), and people, well, exaggerate a little about the circumstances. "I put it on a pillow every night and wrap it in a microfiber cloth..."
Then we see the "evidence" and it's on top of a table that looks like it's taken more hits than hits than an NFL running back.
Am I calling him a liar? Not really. Just saying that perhaps it wasn't ENTIRELY the phones fault and that maybe, just maybe, people are a little rougher than they say on the item they want to stay flawless...
That's a shame cause mine is still perfect and I've thrown it around knowing I could get it replaced if needed. It's held up so well I canceled my skins and screen protector orders.
Just like intercourse with a pretty lady..
sure it might feel better without it.. but I rather put protection on.
Ferraris and Bentleys are orders of magnitude more expensive than most other cars. iPhones are not. You are comparing Apples and Oranges in multiple ways here plus your description of these cars doesn't hold up.
Anyway, bought my iPhone the first day, a few tiny nicks that you really have to look to see. Either people are careless with their phones or there is some quality control inconsistency happening in manufacturing. Construction quality still blows away any other smartphone.
Replaced? Not for scratches or nicks you can't. Your time is coming. The case is delicate and you will see damage sooner or later.
2 weeks with my Black iPhone 5 and no case, not a scratch or imperfection.
Including use during work as a gardener, what do you do to your iPhone?
Just like intercourse with a pretty lady..
sure it might feel better without it.. but I rather put protection on.
I hear ya! I did that once; hurt like crazy. I asked what was wrong, and she said hold on. Left, came back, and I was like "Wow...what did you do? That's so much better!" Her..."Picked off the scabs"...![]()
uhh...