Will new black 5s be 'Scuff Gate' 2?
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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
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Except it was actually a problem...
That Apple fixed by the time I got my Verizon iPhone 4.
PaulOBrain
macrumors regular
Short answer yes, long answer no with a but.
Gix1k
macrumors 68040
That problem was real....I don't care who you are.
the8thark
macrumors 601
And that's the thing, people believed it was a problem.
Gix1k
macrumors 68040
Do you have a black iPhone 5 that didn't scuff at all w/out it hitting the ground?
the8thark
macrumors 601
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
macrumors 601
So? I make my Apple products last the distance. Value for money.
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
macrumors G5
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
macrumors 604
Heyyy give some more credit to marsupials
Gix1k
macrumors 68040
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
macrumors Core
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
macrumors 68030
scuff gate 2012. Never forget. Never again.
ToddH
macrumors 68040
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!!!
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
macrumors regular
It wasn't really a problem for me. Would get black again any day.
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
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
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.
Now of course there will be a scuff gate 2. People have to complain, even when they don't own the product.