Millions of people have been getting excited about the minute they open their newly bought iphone 5, but the excitement has been short-lived for some clients as they take open the smart packaging just to discover little dings, scratches and discolouration on their brand-new iPhone 5’s aluminium frame.
Granted, a small cosmetic damage isn’t the end of the world, but when you are parting with many hundreds of pounds for a brand-new gadget, manufacturing errors are the very last thing you want to see when you open the package.
To add insult to injury, Apple have been offering the fit and end of the iPhone 5 during its start, and following advertising campaign, comparing the manufacturing precision to that of a finely crafted watch.
According to Apple’s website: “Look at iPhone 5 and you can not help but notice the exquisite chamfer surrounding the display. A crystalline diamond cuts this beveled edge. It’s what gives its distinctive lines to iPhone 5. Fitting for a phone so amazing.”
The chamfered edge encircling the screen is among the principal areas suffering from harm. That extremely sharp edge, cut in to the iPhone’s aluminium frame, is prone to damaging and denting. When produced to such a fine degree the delicate metal becomes brittle. This seems actually more evident on the black design, as the black outer layer of anodized Aluminum has already been seen to wear off, showing the original steel grey colour just beneath the anodized surface.
Some customers have reported uneven patterns on the frame, particularly surrounding the joints, which are divided by plastic fillers, designed to boost antenna reception. This discolouration could be produced by an uneven anodising process, because it is used to the alloy frame all through the manufacturing process.
With over five million iPhone 5 models sold within the initial two days, it’s not surprising that some units may have minimal cosmetic damage, nobody’s arguing that. The real problem is just how extended your sleek and gleaming new iPhone 5 will stay in good condition before that delicate chamfered edge gets bumped or scuffed. It looks like buying a protecting case could be the first port of call after your telephone arrives.
That elegantly crafted design will have to be hidden away inside an ugly plastic covering if you want to maintain it as perfect as possible. We might notice another media disaster, reminiscent of the iPhone 4’s ‘antennagate’ two years ago, which saw Apple provide free cases to clients to remedy the reported reception problems., if reviews of damage continue to increase.
If you are intending to buy an iPhone 5 in the not too distant future, I might advise beginning the container in store to check on the condition of the phone before you go residence. When you still have the chance if there was any observable damage then request a replacement. If they have sufficient stock to begin with that is.