Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues

22 September, 2012
Buyers are reporting dents along the chamfered edges on their brand new black iPhone 5.

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  • dud3
  • uvX
  • 23 Sep 2012

what a funny crap

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    • will lee wanta
    • iwt
    • 23 Sep 2012

    my plastic samsung phones never face such problem LoL
    i dropped it over and over again

    btw, my samsuung wave2 is also made of metal (not sure if it was aluminum). And yes it scuffed, revealing silvery metal beneath it.

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      • nokiaguy
      • wgF
      • 23 Sep 2012

      AnonD-27765, 23 Sep 2012My two-year old Nokia N8 has some scratches on the screen b... moresame nokia n8 gun metal grey being a mechanic shes fallen out of my pocket hit the floor a fewtimes some scracthes on screen paintjob perfect

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        • nick
        • 3HT
        • 23 Sep 2012

        i waiting in the queue for mine and picked up the 32gb black on launch day. got home and unboxed it only to find a chip on the side of my brand new phone. upset and disappointed would be an understatement. i went back today and they replaced my handset with a new one (after they told everyone 32gb was out of stock). When i opened the box infront of the apple sales guy we notices tiny specks of silver where the matte black had come off!! Cheap cheap nasty production! Samgung here i come!

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          • Anonymous
          • tRg
          • 23 Sep 2012

          Omg, buying new black iphone 5 will be a big risk.
          This problem surely cause 2nd hand value drop by a lot. I better don't take this risk.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3TL
            • 23 Sep 2012

            Galaxy S2 user, 23 Sep 2012The Nokia N8 anodized aluminum body is much better than thi... morei ve been 15 months of using a silver n8, not a single scratch in aluminum or glass after badly falling dozens of times, only upper and lower plastic parts show some signs of abuse it has taken

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              • Anonymous
              • N80
              • 23 Sep 2012

              Iphone5 design for earphones just stupid - it prohibits someone using headphones and type at the same time


              Keyboard is slightly skinnier than iPhone 4S and with 5 I need more tries to type the right word

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                • Anonymous
                • 39D
                • 23 Sep 2012

                So if I dent my phone will Apple sue me?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • vur
                  • 23 Sep 2012

                  plastic may have a cheaper feel to it but as you apple ppl are starting to see there is a reason behind why most company use plastic
                  it doesn't dent as it pops back to place
                  it dosent mark as easy because the colour is in the plastic
                  when plastic dose chip it dosent stand out as much as on alloy.
                  ppl do drop there phones and it does happen maybe apple should have a look at why most company are using plastic and only have glass on the front its because its more durable not because its cheaper.
                  as some ppl say cheap plastic well it seems to keep its looks better then the over priced alloy and at least the cheap plastic doenst come damaged out of the box.

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                    • nav
                    • sXb
                    • 23 Sep 2012

                    gtel, 22 Sep 2012s2 comes with the free avengers movies and iphone5 come wit... moreI live in rural area and I am facing signal problems will apple sue me for this???

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                      • AnonD-57033
                      • Rx9
                      • 23 Sep 2012

                      Cocky & Karma, 23 Sep 2012Well, that's just to show how 'cocky' apple; they don't wan... moreYeah epic fail line. I bet some of these days apple gonna come with an announcement that says 'youre not looking at it properly use sunglasses or something'

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                        • Anonymous
                        • uuy
                        • 23 Sep 2012

                        Cocky & Karma, 23 Sep 2012Well, that's just to show how 'cocky' apple; they don't wan... moreTotally agree mate... It is karma indeed. What goes around, comes around.

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                          • mad
                          • 6%H
                          • 23 Sep 2012

                          ha.. ha.. eat that.. fanboy said that android have a cheap build materials, now who gonna eat that word..

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                            • Anonymous
                            • uuy
                            • 23 Sep 2012

                            TMach, 23 Sep 2012You must be opening the box wrong and denting it in the process!What a lame excuse!!

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                              • AnonD-57033
                              • Rx9
                              • 23 Sep 2012

                              First day of using the iPhone 5 and it already looked like it had lots of mileage haha. So much for premium quality. On your third month of using you'd probably mistaken it for a missing tool from your toolbox !

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                                • yosi
                                • jZt
                                • 23 Sep 2012

                                more chinese made garbage

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                                  • Cocky & Karma
                                  • kcB
                                  • 23 Sep 2012

                                  Well, that's just to show how 'cocky' apple; they don't want to use Google Map, cause they own Android & Motorola. Then some of the iOS users don't mind & still trying to defend stupid apple, by saying.. oh apple just release their own version of the map/iLost.

                                  Then people that has bought the ip5, some said.. oh we don't mind that their 'brand new' phone has a little scratch/es on the phone, cause sooner or later it's going to get scratch anyways..LMAO!

                                  Now it's time for steve jobs curse, from him lying about the antenna gate issue [you're holding the phone the wrong way, yes it's classic], the wi-fi, battery drain issue [we have the app for that], apple is the original inventor of a smartphone & its features, etc.

                                  Being a bully; suing an online grocery store in Poland & Australia. Sued Samsung for copying of a rectangular form, rounded corners & colors?? LMAO!

                                  *** K A R M A !! ***

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                                    • v}7
                                    • 23 Sep 2012

                                    This is what Tim Cook have to said in defending iPhone5...."the scratch caused by users got nervous when they got lost by using Apple map"

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • uuy
                                      • 23 Sep 2012

                                      gtel, 22 Sep 2012s2 comes with the free avengers movies and iphone5 come wit... morelol :-) awesome!!!

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                                        • kcB
                                        • 23 Sep 2012

                                        Anonymous, 23 Sep 2012LOLZ. A few phones have some small scratches and the Andro... moreyes, you are correct & we're GLOATING at you! LOL