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iPhone 16 Pro Max Paint chips on 16/15 Pro

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applefanb0y

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Apr 9, 2022
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I took off my case today off my black 16 pro max and a white speck caught my eye on the left side edge of the frame. It was a tiny white dot but clearly the coating had come off. Curious to hear how people's 16/15 pro/max coating has held up over time. My chip is tiny and I assume not a whole lot of folks would notice it but it was surprising to see it.

This isnt my photo but its similar to one of these spots.

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I've always hated dark Apple products, especially black. They are simply not durable. I would not recommend! For next time, I suggest going with a lighter color.
 
Royksöpp said:
I've always hated dark Apple products, especially black. They are simply not durable. I would not recommend! For next time, I suggest going with a lighter color.
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Initially I bought a natural titanium but the screen was completely weird. This one I bought from someone else. Two days old but I could check the screen. I guess it’s a sacrifice I had to make for a perfect screen.
 
My 15PM has spots where the paint has chipped from being in a case. I stopped using a case a few months ago and settled on using skins instead. I don’t have this issue with my Pacific Blue 12PM which I kept for 2 years nor my Dark Purple 14PM which I kept for 1 year. I will stop buying dark colored iPhones.
 
So far, no such wear spots on my own black iPhone 16 Pro. However, I take it out of my case about once a week to blow out any dust and clean the case. When my friend buys a new iPhone, he immediately puts it in a hard shell case that doesn't come off until he trades it in for a new one. I was with him the last time he did, and when he took it out of that case, there was obvious grit and the paint in large areas of the phone had completely worn off. He doesn't care though.
 
barkomatic said:
So far, no such wear spots on my own black iPhone 16 Pro. However, I take it out of my case about once a week to blow out any dust and clean the case. When my friend buys a new iPhone, he immediately puts it in a hard shell case that doesn't come off until he trades it in for a new one. I was with him the last time he did, and when he took it out of that case, there was obvious grit and the paint in large areas of the phone had completely worn off. He doesn't care though.
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Frankly, I was very surprised. Because the phone had gone straight to a transparent skin and then into the spigen case. I initally thought it was a dust spec. The white dot on the rail only shines bright in a specific angle. So it was tricky to notice at first but now I know that its there.
 
Yes, cases cause friction and can leave your iPhone in that condition. Unless Apple changed something from the 15 Pro series to the 16 Pro series I don't think it should chip or scratch easily. I have a black 15 Pro that I really just throw into bags with my keys and all sorts of junk and even though the display has some deep scratches the frame has no such issues like shown in your photo. I do not use a case and I have the iPhone on me every day. So if you use your iPhone in a case exclusively I'd throw that out since it obviously isn't helping...
 
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