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iPhone 15 Pro Max point on the titanium frame
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I wouldn’t. I use a case. Even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t.
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If everything else is flawless then no. That’s pretty good going. Noticing a lot of blemishes on frames this year. I have about 4-5.
It looks too small and insignificant to think about it to me. I’d put it in a case and forget about it.
I wouldn’t imagine a piece of debris or swarf would remain stuck to it through sulphuric acid. It usually decontaminates the surface to allow it to anodise through the electric current. Probably a blemish from the machining maybe?
It won’t flake off as it’s not a coating, but a surface treatment.
That is barely noticeable without magnification and even then, it's less than minor. I would not return over something like that.
The very fact that you had to circle it on a close up is enough to say it’s not worth the hassle.
Electronics are still mass manufactured and, despite people thinking it’s hand-made jewelry, they are not flawless.
If the screen is good(especially no dead pixels) and no dust in the camere, no.
I wouldn’t. The replacement you end up with might have a real defect.
This is a tough one, you expect (and deserve) the phone to be perfect - however as it’s so small and insignificant, if the rest of the phone is perfect, then no, I would just get a lens cleaner or some isopropyl alcohol solution and see if I can clean it off and put a case on it
Those black lines look pretty bad. They even stick out of the frame! I would swap for sure.
On one hand, you pay a lot for an iPhone, especially a 15 Pro model, so you expect a flawless product. And in such a situation as this, you are justified to return for a replacement.
However, because the blemish is so small, it is rather difficult to justify the inconvenience of exchange, restoring from backup and the risk of some other defect that may be less livable. If it were me, I’d keep it, case-less or with a case.
I think you should take it back and get another phone and just keep it in the box all the time don’t use just look at it like a piece of art😂🤣
It is a phone, not the Mona Lisa. Just use it.
To me that is a nothing blemish. When you buy a mass produced item they easily can be some imperfections and that one is almost impossible to see to a person with normal vision. Just go buy a new car and I seen so many imperfections even from premium brands that are really obvious and the owner just ignored them and was happy with the car. When I bought my new car 5 years ago I saw some paint inconsistencys. I just kept the car and then after a year I took the car to the detail shop and had them do a paint corrections as needed and for the most part the flaws are still there but much less noticeable.
