Will new black 5s be 'Scuff Gate' 2?

[Gix1k]

I have to get a few of these for work. Wondering if I should go with white and gold models, since the black 5 scuffed like crazy. These current models look like hell now.

 

[ddublu]

My understanding is that they have changed the manufacturing process to eliminate that flaking/chipping from the 5.

 

[the8thark]

Yep just like antennagate.
A non existant issue that the vocal minority made up to get money out of Apple.

 

[racer1441]

Yep just like antennagate.
A non existant issue that the vocal minority made up to get money out of Apple.

Bingo. You attach the word 'gate' to something I automatically assume you have the mental ability of a young marsupial.

 

[Mrg02d]

Except, the chipping of the anodizing WAS damn unsightly and annoying...

 

[fark]

Bingo. You attach the word 'gate' to something I automatically assume you have the mental ability of a young marsupial.

You're too generous comparing them to marsupials. Single cell life form would be more accurate.

 

[irDigital0l]

Yep just like antennagate.
A non existant issue that the vocal minority made up to get money out of Apple.

Except it was actually a problem...

That Apple fixed by the time I got my Verizon iPhone 4.

 

[PaulOBrain]

Short answer yes, long answer no with a but.

 

[Gix1k]

Bingo. You attach the word 'gate' to something I automatically assume you have the mental ability of a young marsupial.

That problem was real....I don't care who you are.

 

[the8thark]

Except it was actually a problem...

That Apple fixed by the time I got my Verizon iPhone 4.

And that's the thing, people believed it was a problem.

 

[Gix1k]

And that's the thing, people believed it was a problem.

Do you have a black iPhone 5 that didn't scuff at all w/out it hitting the ground?

 

[the8thark]

Do you have a black iPhone 5 that didn't scuff at all w/out it hitting the ground?

Not me personally, I'm on iPhone 1 still. But many people I know have yes. They all used phone cases though. I can't answer for people who use their phone nude for a majority of the time though.

 

[Mrg02d]

Not me personally, I'm on iPhone 1 still. But many people I know have yes. They all used phone cases though. I can't answer for people who use their phone nude for a majority of the time though.

Lol, IP1.

 

[the8thark]

Lol, IP1.

So? I make my Apple products last the distance. Value for money.

 

[bigjim83]

Yep just like antennagate.
A non existant issue that the vocal minority made up to get money out of Apple.

People like this blow my mind. How was it not a problem? If there were phones coming scuffed up from the factory then that's an issue.

 

[lordofthereef]

Not me personally, I'm on iPhone 1 still. But many people I know have yes. They all used phone cases though. I can't answer for people who use their phone nude for a majority of the time though.

That's astounding. My wife has the black phone and has always had a case on it. She has scratches and scuffs just from it being in her purse where lint, dust, etc gets in. She recently got a lifeproof case (lol its huge and ugly) just to try and minimize the scuffs.

I think you are generalizing a bit, especially as a person who doesn't have the device. "Everyone who thinks this is a problem is wrong" is a pretty bold statement, and you have all but made it.

 

[Carlanga]

Bingo. You attach the word 'gate' to something I automatically assume you have the mental ability of a young marsupial.

Heyyy give some more credit to marsupials

 

[Gix1k]

I think you are generalizing a bit, especially as a person who doesn't have the device. "Everyone who thinks this is a problem is wrong" is a pretty bold statement, and you have all but made it.

I agree...especially since he doesn't even have one. Day 1 of iPhone 5 release was a mess with scuffs. It was so bad that I was reading the threads before FedEx arrived with my personal black one. As soon as it was delivered, I drove to Apple store and exchanged, unopened, for a white one. The work office models I have here look years old and they've never left the building.

 

[darngooddesign]

And that's the thing, people believed it was a problem.

It was an issue for me. I returned my second iPhone 4 and went back to my 3GS. I then got a 4S that didn't have a problem.

 

[applesith]

that problem was real....i don't care who you are.

scuff gate 2012. Never forget. Never again.

 

[ToddH]

They all will scuff if you use them without a case. Just don't be that guy who puts his phone in a pocket full of change and keys. If you don't want a case, then use a leather pouch.

I will always use a case / pouch combo (pouch when I want to change it up) so the phone stays looking new. To this day, mine does not have a scratch on it!!!

 

[deadstockmarket]

It wasn't really a problem for me. Would get black again any day.

 

[pmau]

I own a flawless iPhone5 and an iPhone4 with Apple's bumper.
None of them had any problems.

My assumption is that the Space Gray uses a different way of anodizing or the material is different, leading to a lighter coloration that Apple called "Space Gray" instead of "****! It's not black!"

I indeed have seen iPhone5 models from friends and colleagues that had scratches, but honesty I attribute them to car keys or cables bundled with the phone.

As a sidenote, the original 30 PIN adapter has some really sharp edges that can easily scratch anything...

(I also own a 3GS, but that's not the point here)

PS: Why no "****" in quotes... What the "****"? I don't mean it, it's in quotes

 

[Gix1k]

Has there been any clear, real world pics of the new models?

 

[bcaslis]

I have a black iPhone 5 purchased on launch day. Never used a case or screen protector. Not a single scratch or scuff. Those that claim they all scuff don't know what they are talking about.

Now of course there will be a scuff gate 2. People have to complain, even when they don't own the product.