Well my ceramic cooktop is infused black or at least has a black substrate that shows through, can take a beating from heavy pots and pans, and doesn't have a scratch on it after two years of use. If what you say is true, it seems like quite the terrible design choice. Paint your nearly indestructible CS in an area that will be magnetically attached to many hard objects, Apple's own MagSafe puck likely being one of them. Not to mention the heat wear from day to day charging. "Just slap a case on it" I hear people say but I've never needed to with my 15PM while charging and it's "inferior" tinted glass rear doesn't have a scratch on it. Speaking of, that's definitely the phone I'll be sticking with this year 👍
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Well my ceramic cooktop is infused black or at least has a black substrate that shows through, can take a beating from heavy pots and pans, and doesn't have a scratch on it after two years of use. If what you say is true, it seems like quite the terrible design choice. Paint your nearly indestructible CS in an area that will be magnetically attached to many hard objects, Apple's own MagSafe puck likely being one of them. Not to mention the heat wear from day to day charging. "Just slap a case on it" I hear people say but I've never needed to with my 15PM while charging and it's "inferior" tinted glass rear doesn't have a scratch on it. Speaking of, that's definitely the phone I'll be sticking with this year 👍
Based on the responses, extensive media reports, and from going to the Apple Store to see the demo units in person, it does look like there are a series of different issues.
1. Poor PVP coating on the rear iPhone Air panel.
2. Aluminum anodizing process that is not hardening the aluminum enough.
3. Ceramic shield rear panel on the Pros being too easy to scratch.
Also this article had a great shot of scratches on the rear ceramic shield area on an orange Pro, showing that it’s not just certain colors having issues.
1. Poor PVP coating on the rear iPhone Air panel.
2. Aluminum anodizing process that is not hardening the aluminum enough.
3. Ceramic shield rear panel on the Pros being too easy to scratch.
Also this article had a great shot of scratches on the rear ceramic shield area on an orange Pro, showing that it’s not just certain colors having issues.
Scratchgate is real: I've seen it myself
iPhone 17 Scratchgate is real. Demo units of the new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air models in Apple retail stores already show scratches.
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No. Your post was flat out misleading. I didn’t cherry pick anything as there wasn’t anything to cherry pick. Just own up to it, as you’re the own being defensive.
Go watch Jerryrigeverything on YouTube and he’ll explain it to you. Maybe then you can stop defending a multiple trillion dollar company like it’s your favourite football team because it’s decided to cut corners.
This guy is so tough guys, holy ****.If you can scratch the aluminium you can polish it out.
get over it
at the end of the day they're tools to do a job.
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The phone is legitimately taking damage INSIDE cases... the Aluminum unibody is a problem and people should be allowed to voice this frustration.
Let's all take a second to recognize that we are not Apple executives and it does us 0 benefit to defend the company we have made trillions of dollars. As a pro user, durability is important to me. I've gone caseless every single year from 12pro to 16 pro without a single crack.
17 pro, fine I guess I have to use a case and can't be so confident rocking it naked. But the fact that it's even taking damage with a case on? That's insane.
If my phone gets dented with a case on, I am smashing that **** and getting a replacement. Apple will bleed in AppleCare replacements and they'll have to address it after a generation or two.
The glass has not cracked on me in 5 years. Idc how strong the new screen is if the body is warping lmfao.
Let's all take a second to recognize that we are not Apple executives and it does us 0 benefit to defend the company we have made trillions of dollars. As a pro user, durability is important to me. I've gone caseless every single year from 12pro to 16 pro without a single crack.
17 pro, fine I guess I have to use a case and can't be so confident rocking it naked. But the fact that it's even taking damage with a case on? That's insane.
If my phone gets dented with a case on, I am smashing that **** and getting a replacement. Apple will bleed in AppleCare replacements and they'll have to address it after a generation or two.
The glass has not cracked on me in 5 years. Idc how strong the new screen is if the body is warping lmfao.
BS.
Anyone that's been to an Apple Store knows you're lying. Pics or it didn't happen. I just got back from a store, and none of them had scratches.
I wouldn't call BS on it, I spotted the same thing at the Stonestown Apple Store in San Francisco. They were all scratched up on the rear glass...Air, Pro, Pro Max...in every color too.
I have just been to the Apple Store in Singapore and there were definitely scratches on the darker colours. But none are on the aluminium itself, just the back glass material used on the back section. All the light colours looked fine also.
They aren't scratches on the ceramic glass, you can rub them off; they are literally the ceramic glass scratching the material off the magsafe chargers.
They’re scratched. I went yesterday and the black air was severely scratched. It wouldn’t rub off either. I could feel the scratch in the material with my fingernail.
I didn’t think to take any as an employee walked up to ask if I needed help as I was looking at it. I know that the white air was flawless though. I’m a bit disappointed because my black air comes today. I should’ve gotten white.
If you can scratch the aluminium you can polish it out.
get over it
at the end of the day they're tools to do a job.
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Nonsense.
These devices are expensive and shouldn't look scuffed almost immediately. This is not what people are paying for, and given the premium price, yes some people use these phones as a status symbol and / or a fashion accessory. This is why different colors exist, otherwise if it's just a tool to do a job, why bother with materials or finishes at all. Just have the same design and one color every year and update the internals, done.
Besides, if you wouldn't wear dirty shoes or a stained shirt, why would you want to take a dirty / cracked / scratched phone out of your pocket and put it on your face?
Sadly people must be intentionally scratching the devices as they can’t just appear without coming into contact with something hard and sharp.
Can’t common the Pro’s but my space black Air still looks like new from the box after 3 days with no case. I’m very careful with my phones, my hands and finger nails have not caused any scuffs or scratches, neither has being put in and taken out of my pockets.
Can’t common the Pro’s but my space black Air still looks like new from the box after 3 days with no case. I’m very careful with my phones, my hands and finger nails have not caused any scuffs or scratches, neither has being put in and taken out of my pockets.
Just an Anker MagSafe charger. It hasn’t left any marks on the glass
Trust me, they are scratched.
Why would I need to lie? LOLThe magsafe rings everyone has posted/talked about? Sure you did.
You should be more open minded and realize there’s honest people out here in the world and not everybody is dishonest. I’ll tell you what, I’ll go there Thursday after my daily route and get pictures for you if you’d like me to. Or you can go on your own (ask an adult for a ride or call uber) and check for yourself. I can’t go today/tomorrow because I have adult stuff to do once the sun rises.
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I don’t understand how people can say they aren’t scratched on the back glass. I did not see any aluminium scratches through. I’m one that doesn’t want to believe it either, but the back glass on many of the demo models in Apple Orchard Rd Singapore have scratches that do not rub off no matter what you do. I have a new 17 PM Silver into day 4/5 and travelling and it’s holding up just fine so far with no case.
They’re either trolls or delusional fanboys. Nothing else could explain it.
One thing I am not sure about is how they got scratched though.
I stopped by my local Apple Store yesterday and noticed that the blue and orange Pros already had scratches on the back. The black Airs looked even worse. I’m not sure what Apple has changed with their anodization process, but older models like the 6, 6S, and original SE never seemed to have these kinds of durability issues with scratches.