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Scratches on jet black out of box

tkmcguire1

tkmcguire1

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my jet black iPhone has scratches on it and I just took It out of box,there are a few small ones then these dot like scratches. I don't know if I should just not worry about it or what I should do.
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Has anyone else had this problem?
 

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I don't see anything, use flash

Edit: nvm I see the dots, looks like faulty casing. Still not something to return it over imo.
 
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It's your iPhone. The scratches in which you indicated, are minor enough where they are not visible from your pictures. If your not satisfied with that, Apple will offer you an exchange. However, I think a Jet Black iPhone is likely to show scratches rather you exchange it or not. So in theory, it's likely You will deal with this with the Jet Black color.
 
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They are small and only visible in certain light,I'll just deal with it for now. I knew this was an easily scratchable model but didn't think it would come with scratches already on it,but looking at the forum it seems this is a common occurrence.
Being that this model is sold out everywhere it would probably be hard to get a replacement and I really don't want another color,the jet black is unique and different,it's what made me come back to an iPhone as I've been using android since iPhone 5.
 
tkmcguire1 said:
They are small and only visible in certain light,I'll just deal with it for now. I knew this was an easily scratchable model but didn't think it would come with scratches already on it,but looking at the forum it seems this is a common occurrence.
Being that this model is sold out everywhere it would probably be hard to get a replacement and I really don't want another color,the jet black is unique and different,it's what made me come back to an iPhone as I've been using android since iPhone 5.
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Depending on your location, the Jet Black color is actually starting to become widely more available and in stock in the Apple stores. You can check on Istocknow.
 
even if you receive a flawless phone, these little things would show up pretty fast.. I'd recommend you to test if it has any other issue then decide if it is worth your while to start the exchange game.
 
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The front bezel of my matte black was scratched out of the box, light caught it every time I worked on the phone. Waiting on a new one.

Flaws out of the box is pretty common with Apple.
 
Depends on how you want to use it. If you want to use it with a case and protect it, it's an issue, if you want to use it without a case , soon you will have a few other minor scratches and will not worry about it at all. The worst scratch is the first one :)
 
People are getting scratches just by putting cases on them. I would get the black and not look back. My matte black is gorgeous and don't regret it one bit.
 
I wouldn't worry too much. It's going to pick up microscratches as soon as you start using it anyway. Just enjoy your new phone and stop looking for faults.
 
Take it into an Apple store and see what they recommend. I'm sure these things are tracked through every stage of production. Who knows -- maybe they will want you to trade it so they can research how it made it past Q/A with defects.

They don't look too bad imo but you purchased a new phone. If you believe it should be flawless out of the box at that price then exchange it. If not, enjoy :)
 
If it were mine, then I'm afraid it would be going back. Can't say I've checked, but I very much doubt their product description says anything like "It is to be expected that this item may suffer from minor production flaws....."

Way I see it, an expensive premium device like an iPhone should be pretty much perfect out of the box. Any marks on it should be my own doing/fault, and I shouldn't have to accept manufacturing imperfections as "it's going to get scratched/scuffed anyway".
 
tkmcguire1 said:
They are small and only visible in certain light,I'll just deal with it for now. I knew this was an easily scratchable model but didn't think it would come with scratches already on it,but looking at the forum it seems this is a common occurrence.
Being that this model is sold out everywhere it would probably be hard to get a replacement and I really don't want another color,the jet black is unique and different,it's what made me come back to an iPhone as I've been using android since iPhone 5.
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I would recommend you get a replacement, I wouldn't like to have them on my phone, especially out of the box, for a phone priced at what it is you shouldn't be receiving a phone with scratches on it out of the box.
 
Irock619 said:
People are getting scratches just by putting cases on them. I would get the black and not look back. My matte black is gorgeous and don't regret it one bit.
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Very true. Cases can be the culprit of scratching iPhones, with debris being inside the case and running against the device. And the downside aluminum, once scratched or Dented, it's permanent.
 
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