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iPhone X iPhone X scratched out of the box
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This!!!
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What's the issue??? Three devices in a row, each for the price of a Laptop faulty!
This thread explains perfectly why we have to pay so much for Apple Products.
Oh... really?
https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/21/iphone-x-production-line-students-interns/
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Of course, the usual Bla. It's not Apple (who are greedy af) it's the customer who wants a product which is not damaged out of the box. How dare I...
From what I've experienced with the iPhone 8, units produced in weeks 40-41 (October) seemed much better than those produced in weeks 36-37 (September), so for those not in a rush to buy an iPhone X it's probably wise to wait a month or two.
Guess what, some people are not concerned about tiny marks that you can barely see with a magnifying glass.
Big deal you spend $1300 on an item. Some of you act like its the biggest money investment decision of your life and treat a phone like precious/rare jewelry.
Its a phone, it will get scratches, dents, marks and dropped from daily use.
You want to stress and go crazy over a few tiny production marks then go for it but dont try to act like others are crazy because they dont share the same OCD obsessions as you.
It all depends on the relation. 1300€ for a smartphone is a big deal. The price signalizes "best of the best". This is where Apple wants to place this phone. And this does not mean scratches and dents out of the box. It's as simple as this.
On the photos it seems very small but believe me, you see it every single time you look at the phone. The metal frame surrounds the display very elegant and the little nick in this surrounding is very noticable.
I will probably keep this phone as I don't want to return/exchange. It's not worth time and effort. BUT that does not mean I can understand nor support this level of QC.
No it doesn't signalize best of the best or any other nonsense that your false sense of OCD elite perfectionism claims are. Its a mass produced by the millions smartphone made in Chinese subhuman condition factories with cheap labor and low skilled workers that get overworked with tons of hours of labor per day and stacked together in tiny rooms like sardines. And many of those workers commit suicide and jump out the window to their death due to the stress and pressure to bring you your precious "best of the best"smartphone on release day and keep up with demand. That's the reason they included security measures on windows and installed nets to deter some of those suicides at factories.
So save the nonsense. What you showed in that pic is not a dent, its a tiny nick. Get over it or return it for the 3rd time and put each phone under a microscope as soon as you open it.
Happy Thanksgiving, be thankful for what you have cause others out there have it a lot harder and wish their life problems were about tiny marks on the side of their $1300 smartphone.
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Yes the launch day ones are also good and that’s also the reason i try to get new iPhones on launch days.
That is utter BS and you know that.
If you want to discuss REAL problems and not this first world stuff go to another board which is not about Apple products.
But in reverse that does not mean that a highly overpriced product is supposed to come damaged out of the box.
just keep in mind that it’s a glass phone and will show micro scratches
The stainless steel band is Unfortunately. Not scratch resistant and doesn’t seem to have much other than cosmetic appearance
Apple could have used a better grade of stainless stee.
Be careful
The stainless steel band is Unfortunately. Not scratch resistant and doesn’t seem to have much other than cosmetic appearance
Apple could have used a better grade of stainless stee.
Be careful
Apple will choose the optimal level of QC for their bottom line - which will be considerably less than perfect to the keen eye (albeit considerably better than the competition). They know that there will be people out there like the OP and myself who notice small imperfections and get annoyed by them, and will exchange them as a result, but that’s still the most profitable path for Apple compared with making near-perfect products all the time.
Oh come on, the obsessive crew are a drop in the ocean and are easily offset by the millions and millions of people who don’t know or don’t care about scratches on their iPhone.
The stainless steel used on the silver iPhone X bands is nearly identical to the 316 L stainless used on the Apple Watch. Most need to understand stainless scratches and scuffs, it's not just about the quality of steel Apple issuing. The stainless proprieties in general are known to scratch, but fortunately can be removed for the most part with a Cape Cod Cloth.
Both dents I had in the phones out of the box were on the edge of the metal frame, so the is kind of a gap which cannot be buffed out. This is sad because a normal scratch I would have buffed out with my cape cod without hesitation and never worried about it.
It's not Apple's fault, it's Made in China. Apple needs to look into replacing Foxconn.
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Apple describes it as Surgical Stainless Steel. What is that?
It's likely just a regular grade of stainless steel, but it's not been identified what exact property
Of stainless that is. But in comparison, it's very similar to the same 316 L stainless steel used on the Apple Watch, which looks great, but scratches very easily.
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But isn't 316L used on Rolex and Panerai watches as well? That grade of stainless steel looks great on those brand watches.
Any mass produced product, no matter what the cost is, is going to have some production issues. Doesn’t matter what it is. No amount of money asked for this will change that.
You have failed to listen to reason from other members and return your scratched model for an replacement (one that would be gracefully offered at no charge).
This thread has lost its usefulness and therefore is being requested for wasteland.
Doesn't Rolex use 904L stainless steel? It's more scratch resistant than 316L, and more expensive too.
If I'm not mistaken, both those brands use a higher grade of stainless than 316 L. 904 L stainless is much more expensive to manufacture as well.
If you're not interested just ignore it! It's not you who states what I have failed or not. I know what to do. Trust me. My point was that I received (and paid) three out of three faulty iPhone X, THE iPhone of all iPhones, precision made etc. It's not. And for the price point is a shame.
IMO, threads "use their usefulness" when ppl stop posting in them, and they naturally sink off the bottom of the page...
So... I decided to return my silver iPhone X due to the scratch and order a SG iPhone X. It arrived yesterday. Today i noticed during normal usage that there is a really visible bulge on the right side where the ON/OFF Switch is. I started to examine the phone an found that the right side of the display looks like it is popping out in the middle. Maybe the battery is getting bigger... WOW. Just wow.
Oh please, again no pictures! Oh, and by the way, the pictures you posted showing the small dent are of a used phone - I can see a screen protector, and a lot of dust - who knows what you have done with the phone! Next time post pics right out of the box, or nobody will believe this.