Imlove the extremly polished stainless steel band, I was really dedicated to buy my first white iPhone, but this X is all over the place. Black camera insert on the white back, black front bezel next to the polished stainless band. It’s all over the place, it’s not the refined, unified design I was expecting.
Instead I went with the grey. It’s much less attractive as an all white would have been, but it has a nice understated classic look to it that I like.
I do hope the (micro-)scratching on the physical vapor deposited layer isn’t going to be too bad. Apple hasn’t said what PVD they have used, so it can be anything from a DLC to a TiN and the hundreds if not thousands different treatments there are today.
Instead I went with the grey. It’s much less attractive as an all white would have been, but it has a nice understated classic look to it that I like.
I do hope the (micro-)scratching on the physical vapor deposited layer isn’t going to be too bad. Apple hasn’t said what PVD they have used, so it can be anything from a DLC to a TiN and the hundreds if not thousands different treatments there are today.