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Scratches Appear on Early iPhone 4 Review Unit
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But what about all those times I WANT to throw my phone across the room?
lol - Yeah, it seems like that should be mentioned when they talk about the scratches.
Is that a scratch or a "scuff"? And it's one thing to simply say "it has nasty scratches after only five days", it's another to um, sort of, QUALIFY that with HOW it got scratched?
I note there is no mention at all of the use and abuse it endured to acquire those during the five days.
To me this is no better than that ifixyouri shop smashing an empty iPhone shell and claiming "it breaks!!"
I note there is no mention at all of the use and abuse it endured to acquire those during the five days.
To me this is no better than that ifixyouri shop smashing an empty iPhone shell and claiming "it breaks!!"
If you have a ring with a diamond in it, it will *GASP* scratch glass. I think this is probably what happened here, the reviewer has a big arse ring with stones in it and they scratched it while digging for it in their pocket.
Just get a case if you are so worried about it.
Just get a case if you are so worried about it.
Uh, maybe I think it won't get scratches because I've had my 3G for two years and I haven't gotten a scratch on the glass front yet.
But no...I'm sure "Steve told me" must be the real reason.
The stainless steel sides will pose more of a problem for the blades, but I have no doubt it will blend. Reduced to a highly toxic cloud of vengeance...
Already ordered my Zagg Invisible Shield. Ugh. Should have picked UPS delivery. Need to put it on some napkins everywhere I go now.
Sigh... why do people do this? You are at a restaurant and you set your phone down at the table. WHY????
There are only a few places my phone is at during all times. In my hand during use, in my pocket or on the charger at home. With this... I have NEVER lost or misplaced my phone.
If only there was some kind of invisible shield you could buy to protect your precious iPhone if that was a concern !
And there's the rub. Nonetheless, the line for FAB, First Adopters Bitching, begins here.
I have a Rolex with a synthetic sapphire crystal which costs as much as the no-contract iPhone, and I've scratched it or nicked its corner. Scratch resistance does not equal scratch-proof... unless you have a diamond-coated surface.
But again... let the people who willingly chose to be first adopters start whining. I might just wait to see if there's any actual manufacturing issues or not before I go and plop $200 on another iPhone.
Oh, I do it at work too. Well that's how I've always do it before I get a case or something like that. My friend span (spin?) his 3G on the table when he first got it. I gasped in horror.
Now my 3g is so damaged and cracked, but not as bad as his. (missing volume rocker haha)
If it happens to you, just buy a new phone. Not a big deal.
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It's hard to prove that that case is made of the same material as the iPhone 4. There is a capacity marked on the back suggesting that it is an earlier prototype and perhaps not using the same glass.
