Good for you they’re allowing this. I’m surprised Apple is allowing to to exchange it for a different color. Don’t they typically make one keep same color, model, etc?
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iPhone 15 Pro Max Black iPhone 15 Pro Max Scratching
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If you just return and re-buy you can change colour.
The aluminium phones have an anodized frame. The SS and now Titanium phone use a PVD coating for the colours.
Any of them will scratch if rubbed with something abrasive.
Dust and grit getting in cases has always been a common cause of it. In OP's case, their phone most likely just had a defective coating.
Thank You good man
So in theory Ti frames should have similar scratch resistance as SS. Hmmm…
I've had the Blue Ti 15 Pro since launch. It's been out of the case (FineWoven) twice and there are no scratches or any other marks on it. I would get the color that you want. Natural Ti also scratches.
It doesn’t seen that all of the phones are having their coating worn off. There may be some variance in the manufacturing process that leaves some phones with a weaker coating that can be rubbed off. I’d suggest going ahead and getting your phone but keep an eye on it to watch for unusual wear and then take it to Apple if that happens.
The first part of your comment is based on a revisionist meme.
When people would cup the iPhone 4 in their hand in an unexpected way that people don’t normally hold a phone, it could reduce the antenna’s reception depending on how conductive the person‘s skin was.
Steve Job’s reply was “Just avoid holding it in that way.”
I’m not sure where the second part of your comment that Apple ”tried covering it up after getting caught” comes from besides an exercise in creative writing.
I keep reading all these issues with the Pro Max this year from panel issues to DFU Mode errors and I'm actively trying not to let the issues put me off, my view to give this coating finish an extra layer of protection I'll be putting some Gyeon CanCoat Evo on the frame of my phone like every other phone before it! 🤣
My opinion is every coating on an item is a failure point no matter what it is. Even the most resistant coating will fail in some manner. Everything from surface preparations to bumps and scratches will happen. The best surface for these phones is natural color but then you have the natural surface getting scratches. I have the black Pro and I will do the cases to reduce The damage to the coating. That is the primary reason is I don’t care what color a phone is as it will be cased
My 4 yo black 11 pro max has only 1 small dot where painting fell off, beside that the surface is flawless
As we spoke above, coating technique for Ti and SS is the same
So I have the 15 pm blue, We have a one and a half year old and 2 dogs, and the baby had just fell asleep and my rescue heard the ups driver and started barking while I was outside , so I ran in put my phone on the railing of deck , let him out and closed the door and the phone fell 6 feet to the side driveway and have a small nick on lower corner , no other scratches , it bounced and flipped, no case or screen protector.
I got my Blue 15 PM since launch date and it has been in a case since day one. I guess I didn't care enough to examine it until I saw some silver reflection under case two days ago.
I booked an appointment with Apple store, they took a look and offer a new phone as a replacement right away
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Is all that white part (line+dots) metal with no coating or is it a reflection? Because that’s a lot. I have one single small dot without coating on my black, near the front glass, but I’m keeping mine as it looks like a spec dust and I can’t risk getting a phone with worse defects. But yours seems worse
Yes, all non-blue spots are missing PVD coating, they offered me a natural titanium colourway as my replacement.
Very interesting they offered you a different colour. Was this a regular swap or via the Genius Bar? What did you opt to do?
So true. My friend picked up an iPhone 13 on release and stuck it in a clear case and left it in there for almost 2 years. When he removed the case, there was no paint left around the side of the frame.
Doesn't natural titanium have a layer of paint like other colors? Is it more difficult to get scratched? I returned a blue iPhone 15 PRO (for other reasons), but it fell out of my hands, one corner moved from the case and a mark was made. I think titanium is very delicate, the other iPhones I have had were more resistant
NT has a coating too, but a scratch will be of a similar color and less visible
Yes, the “natural titanium” and “white” frames do have a colored coating but scratches would be less noticeable on them.
Titanium is not particularly delicate. It is much harder than the aluminum used in the base model phones but not as hard as the stainless steel used in last years pro phones. Any phone frame can scratch when it lands on an abrasive surface such as when yours came out of the case. Titanium is a compromise that brings lighter weight but a little less impact resistance to the pro phones. I’m satisfied with that tradeoff.