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Strange scratches on iphone 6s
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Looks to me like a fungus that likes to eat aluminum surfaces. Are you using a case that covers the back?
I have seen similar markings on the interior and exteriors of lenses stored in high humidity. The fungus is well known and eats the anti-reflective coatings on lenses. This coating is actually a metal that is vaporized and applied to the glass surface.
Looks to me where Apple used a laser to etch the anodized surface and expose the aluminum
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I agree. I was using the case, but once I spotted the scratches I removed it with idea to prevent sand entering the case and scratch the phone.
Guarantee should cover this? Phone is 2months old.
Thank you for reply!
I would think the Apple would cover this. It is not a physical abuse thing.
[doublepost=1461840735][/doublepost]Check out this long thread with the same problem.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-plus-aluminium-chipping.1930678/
I have also same problem....
I already useing back cover...
If I remove back cover or use it....
Please tell me...
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I have also same problem....
I already useing back cover...
If I remove back cover or use it....
Please tell me...
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Drop your phone in a vat of acid, wait five minutes then reach in, grab it and pull it out.
Wow, the OP photo looks like someone took a knife and tried to trace the letters. Looks really weird.
There have been threads showing this before. I still think it looks like some kind of fungus or biological eating the anodized finish where the phone was laser etched. I have seen similar in old Leica lenses that had moisture damage. The fungus was eating the surface of the glass coating.
hi
what market (country) did you actually purchase that iPhone in? or, maybe if you were not the original purchaser, where was the country where the original purchase was made?
even without the degradation of the coating, those numbers (0682) are very strange.
thanks.
what market (country) did you actually purchase that iPhone in? or, maybe if you were not the original purchaser, where was the country where the original purchase was made?
even without the degradation of the coating, those numbers (0682) are very strange.
thanks.
Holly s——. That triggered my phobia. I definitely wouldn’t want to touch that...
What you’re seeing with the consistent chipping on the back of the phone like that, is the anodization from the aluminum is defective. Sometimes it can be triggered by sweat from your hands being corrosive, or if you live in a really humid environment, that can also be a ‘trigger mechanism’ for the chipping/peeling.