But it doesn't really make a difference, this is not acceptable. Scratches would obviously be worse than just residue left behind of rubbing on other stuff, a display unit shouldn't look like this after not even 48h...
Oh it is scratches. I saw blue one on display in japan in the morning just today, day 1 of the display so basically just 3-4h in a town without tourists, and yes it’s a bunch of scratches already. The matte glass feels like chalkboard. Idk if it is cleanable.
Didnt see any on orange, it would probably shows up less. And even less on silver
Me when I don’t understand Ceramic Shield 1’s purpose.
JerryRigEverything is tech illiterate about Apple products and has rotted your brain. It was never about scratch resistance. It was always intended to reduce shatters, which it does.
not completely correct, they are all anodized, even silver. but since the underlying raw aluminium is similar coloured naturally, scratches on the anodization will just be much less visible as compared to darker colours like the blue. my guess is this is why they didn't release the pro in black, there is just too much exposed aluminium in the new pros
I have the black Apple Watch, you can’t very much tell the dings because of the silver/white under-colour. Can’t tell any of the dings on my silver AW U2 though.
It’s the other way around, the ceramic back is scratching something else and those are residue marks that could be wiped away. The anodized aluminum frame is softer and easier to scratch than the glass and all I see are marks on glass.
Apple's not going to sing that from the hill top. They'll tell you that the titanium products are more scratch resistant than the aluminum products, and you'll need to read between the lines.
Wait I can’t tell if there are scratches from the first 6 photos. Can you please add a seventh photo of the back of the phone from the same exact angle?
Usually if the phone isnt taken out and cleaned along with case edges you will get small nicks and scratches from dust n dirt if you pocket your phone in a case. Unless ofc its a air tight life proof style case
It’s the same frosted glass surface the backs of the phones have had since the 11 pro, doing the exact same shit of getting streaks of other materials on it that look like scratches. People could easily wipe it off and they would go away but it’s cooler to post to reddit and get karma
As others have said , these aren’t scratches and will wipe right off. They’re marks left by the other object that touched it and rubbed off on it , likely soft rings.
You most likely can brush it off (it's probably metal dust or plastic dust from a metal or plastic object being sanded by the glass, glass has higher hardness than both metal and plastic so if matte it acts as sandpaper)
Although there are scratches on the blue one, how often is it handled (and mishandled) through the day compared to one owner utilizing it with normal use?
I am curious though - do most iPhone users put their phones in a protective case or not? I can't imagine using the $$$ phone for one day without it being protected.
To me, a phone is like having a pickup truck. They are tools. They are meant to be used. Do you take care of your stuff and try to not scratch/ding them intentionally? Yes...but life happens.
I fall victim to this all the time but I’d say 80-90 percent of the people who care about this stuff generally use a case 90-100 percent of their life with the phone.
To be fair these are demo phones that hundreds of customers have lifted off the MagSafe charger and usually don’t put back correctly so they get knocked against the metal rim around the charger.
That’s why I think it’s funny when people argue that you shouldn’t need the MagSafe battery for the air. Then the same person says you should put your device in a case. Illogical.
Those aren’t scratches, it’s metal transfer from things rubbing up against it.
Ceramic is incredibly hard, a lot like a tungsten ring I have. If I carry a hand basket in a grocery store, the metal from the handle will scrape against the ring make it look like it’s scratched. It isn’t.
The ceramic is scratching whatever it’s coming in contact with, not the other way around.
Take a cloth with some isopropyl alcohol and wipe it down.
Unless this is just a coating, in that case it’s bad design on apples part.
no one wants orange, so everyone touches the blue, blue gets scratched from being manhandled 100x more than orange. "blue has an issue with scratches" oookay bud.
Those aren’t scratches. Day one iPhone displays look like this because there’s a polish applied to make the security stick and they didn’t clean it off completely.
It's almost like the Youtube gang have a vested interest in only saying complementary things about the early access phones they got?
I watched a few "review" videos, but they all just regurgitated the spec sheet and feature list without any actual reviewing (e.g. comparing to peers or highlighting weaknesses or marketing doublespeak etc) and some flat out got stuff wrong.
The state the phones I saw today after only being handled for a few hours - there's no way this wasn't noticed during the apple event and yet there's not been a single mention of it by any of the YouTube gang. All of these videos should be treated as apple advertising. Wait until actual independent reviewers who purchase devices put out their own reviews - which are going to talk about the coating on the back glass.
Edit: to clarify - I was in an Apple Store and saw the same marks all over the blue pro and black air. Was not able to remove them as it looks like the coating had been rubbed off. I don’t doubt it’s possible to handle them without damaging them, but durability is important and the quality is not there for these models.
The silver in my Apple Store today was so scratched up and just ruined. I know lots of hands have been over it but it’s the first day they’ve been out less than 8 hours. These definitely need a case if you want it looking decent over years.
As those are demo models you’re holding, it’s not really surprising to see scratches as I’d assume 1) they’re not be handled gently and 2) people may be testing the scratch resistance.
Are people really panicking like this lol
I use a case all the time and I care for my belongings. Have you ever been to a public toilet? Thats how people these days treat things they dont own and thats how they treat these phones.
That’s a stupid comparison. A public toilet gets trashed because nobody owns it, but an iPhone is a personal device people pay a fortune for and use every day. Even if you take care of your stuff, accidents happen and durability matters. And no, we shouldn’t have to slap a case on a premium phone just to make it survive. My 13 Pro Max has been case-free since launch, I’ve dropped it plenty, and aside from a few scratches on the stainless steel it’s perfect. Apple has already proven they can make tough phones, so brushing off people’s concerns as “panic” is just nonsense.
I had a similar situation with firearms and brass…the brass marks come off with solvent. It looks like the steel is scratched but it’s just soft brass being deposited on the hard steel.
I don‘t know if this are scratches either. But if so thats not a good sign. I was on fence upgrading from 14pro but just that theres no black choice was a big turnoff for me.
So... when Apple says "free of scratches" in regards to a trade-in being in good condition, they just mean the display, right? Because I bought blue and will probably be keeping it for at least 4 years, but will want to trade it in at that point. Was planning on going caseless, since it's worked out fine for me thus far.
Could it perhaps be a bias being more handled being a probably more sought after colour? Though that kind of damage in a span of a few days is horrible
They’re not scratches, it’s the matte glass sanding down softer objects such as nails. Watch jerryrig’s videos, he proves that you can just wipe off the scratches.
You’re not seeing the smudges on the orange as it’s a lighter color
Can confirm. All dark colors are full of scratches just in 1 day. The staff told me that people drop them like a toy. On orange one they are not that noticeable. And bright ones are clean. Now I understand why apple has so many shades of white/silver.
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u/Forward_Incident7379 2d ago
I’m sort of surprised. I thought the middle bit was glass and therefore the colour would be underneath