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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  • AnonD-58527
  • PZU
  • 23 Sep 2012

Are they been held correctly?

Incorrect holding technique could be the cause of scratching them. Or poor phone table placement skills
when not been used.

Hang on, free bumper for everyone again:)

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    • iphonegirl
    • jtx
    • 23 Sep 2012

    New Statement from Apple: The Customers are holding the phone the wrong way thats why its chipping, but for another 600$ you can get a brand new ishit phone (shipping not included).

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      • iphonegirl
      • jtx
      • 23 Sep 2012

      iShitty Qaulity MADE in CHINA bs, so much for their quality...

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        • Anonymous
        • ijs
        • 23 Sep 2012

        Expensive price but cheap material. Tiny screen hard to read. No more fan.

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          • angry android
          • IhE
          • 23 Sep 2012

          WHOOPS! Looks like iphone 6 owners are going to pay for all of the return and replacement costs from this iphone 5 debacle.

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            • ihater
            • Ji$
            • 23 Sep 2012

            pakaaz, 22 Sep 2012iMarkers & iPaint is coming soon to Apple store for $1.... morethats sounds cheap $1.99 have you missed a few 0,s off that price.

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              • Alexei
              • 3dX
              • 23 Sep 2012

              In Ron Burgundy voice: "That escalated quickly"

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                • Anonymous
                • vmA
                • 23 Sep 2012

                just chipping away lol sorry just had to get a pun in there

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                  • Say What
                  • IxX
                  • 23 Sep 2012

                  inder , 22 Sep 2012due to made in chinaEverything you own is made or has parts made in China. Largest manufacturing hub in the world!!!!!! Check out your LV or Armani Collezioni Tags yup majority is made in China now of days. Only difference is large companies have very strict or even outsourced QC with there manufacture. So instead of saying that the problem originated from cheap Chinese labor, why not say it was a design flaw on Apples part. If they even designed there phones themselves...LOL

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                    • AnonD-56991
                    • 39x
                    • 23 Sep 2012

                    ken mcgornor, 23 Sep 2012LOL Z, can your overpriced iPhone doing pure real multitask... moreNo but it can take all your money and give you an undeserved sense of smug self satisfaction at the same time.

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                      • Oncom
                      • tA$
                      • 23 Sep 2012

                      This is very innovative. You can draw images on the shell. Patented already by Apple.

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                        • 2Ih
                        • 23 Sep 2012

                        ZANBAY, 22 Sep 2012Hahahahah I am laughing for 5 minutes :))) Thanks for the funny comment. You've made my day!

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                          • 2Ih
                          • 23 Sep 2012

                          AnonD-7829, 22 Sep 2012Hmh, they say all anodized aluminium products look like tha... moreThis anodised aluminium is from the PRC (not "Communist China"), it has to be different. It has the more natural look like the worn jeans. This may well be the limited iJeans or iWorn batch/version. Hang on to them, Apple will make an anoucement about this special version soon enough. Don't you worry about that.

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                            • 2Ih
                            • 23 Sep 2012

                            Blankman, 22 Sep 2012I don't see a problem. Send the phone back and get a replac... moreThen you should write an article reporting the problem here or write to Samsung to alert them of the wifi fault. I haven't seen one yet. We should all share all technological faults here for the advancement of the future.

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                              • 2Ih
                              • 23 Sep 2012

                              Ck, 22 Sep 2012Just cover it with otterbox( they might say that. But that ... moreBetter late than never my friend.

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                                • ken mcgornor
                                • 3J9
                                • 23 Sep 2012

                                Anonymous, 23 Sep 2012LOLZ. A few phones have some small scratches and the Andro... moreLOL Z, can your overpriced iPhone doing pure real multitasking like watching a video while texting at the same time?

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                                  • TMach
                                  • nGX
                                  • 23 Sep 2012

                                  You must be opening the box wrong and denting it in the process!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • tw}
                                    • 23 Sep 2012

                                    made in china = bad quality

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                                      • AnonD-25790
                                      • Trj
                                      • 23 Sep 2012

                                      I always buy my iphone 3 months after lunch..i didnt face any battery issues with my 4s or signal issues with my 4..but cuz most of ios 6 features do not work in my country i might stick with 4s..i mean wth even iphone 4 is fast so having a faster iphone is nothing..same camera and worse size for one hand usage..4s FTW

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                                        • AnonD-7811
                                        • nHR
                                        • 23 Sep 2012

                                        LOL fail by apple, gf.