iphone 11 paint chipping

Hey Joymerwin

I know this post was posted along time ago and idk if you will see this but I should have responded to this along time ago too. I also have the same problem it’s only on the camera, it happened along time ago to I was just wondering if you found something or you bought another phone.

my space grey ip 11 also like that. On my camera ring also liek that. Then suddenly it also happened near lightning port. Hate this issue because i really take care this phone by using protective case also

I have got the same issue after a few months. And the colour didn’t chip any further because I have been using a saver. Actually the parts that the saver the didn’t cover are the parts that you can see the paint swelled (see below).

In the first picture, you can clearly see the colours fade by the passage of time. Why? Because it is an homogeneous fade. And I repeat, it didn’t fade that much because of the saver.

In this second picture, the same. There is a gap due to the accidental fall through which I could notice the problem (I didn’t notice the chapping that much before), but the fall didn’t cause the problem with the paint at all, as you can see.

The worst thing has been from Apple’s shop where I bought this iPhone as well as other Apple products within the last year. They blamed this BIG ISSUE towards the use of gel (against the current virus), the globes or some cases (ridiculously I must say) and confirmed to me in person I will keep the 900€ phone like it is for sure, regardless of their engineer researchers (I quote).

I am just wondering how bad your red iPhones 11 must be if you didn’t use a saver/cover. They must be between a pink and a dirty white.

And what I am sure about is I will not spend 900€ in a new iPhone anymore, since even a cheap “Xiaomi” would never become discoloured after a few months.

PD. Si estás en España y te gustaría tomar la vía legal, mándame un privado.

I have the same issue on my iphone 11 which I bought recently in July 2020. I was using it very carefully with a protective cover from the very first day. Then I noticed chipping after like 3 weeks of use but I can confirm it didn't even drop or scratch but just started chipping. This is very disappointing because it costed me $900 to buy this phone from Sri Lanka. Yup, that's the usual retail price here. Apple MUST address this issue!!!

In previous response there was link to youtube which was pasted by button in this editor, but moderators removed that link. This is not surprising because in video I called to not buy new iPhone 12.

Here is photo of how much color peeled of from my iPhone Xs:

P.S. I hope posting photo using button on editor not violates Apple rules.

I have the black iphone 12 and since day 1 i have been using it with a good quality tempered glass and a very protective case. I am 100% sure nothing ever came in contact with the camera rings.The paint started coming off after 2 months since i got this phone.Also the paint doesn't scratch off like it does with normal wear and tear.It forms a bubble under it and just peel off on touch.Thats definitely a defect/ bad quality control issue.I have attached an image below and i have applied a skin as to camouflage the situation with the paint on the ring.

Mine too, I have been using my iPhone 11 for over 8 months and I’ve always used it on a case it had protection for the camera ring but suddenly yesterday in august 19 my camera ring chipped from the side and it completely ruined the look and texture. I don’t think talking here’s gonna work but whatever.

I have this problem too. It also started from the anodized parts around the cameras, and now it has spread to around to lock button, SIM tray, and the border around the screen. Fortunately mine is just tiny spots here and there. But those tiny spots are sure annoying. I gotta say, I'm a little dissapointed. Don't get me wrong, I love this phone, but I'm disappointed in how easy it chipped. I'll still use iPhone in the future, maybe upgrading to iPhone 12 once it is released, but I'd stay away from colored iPhone. I will definitely stick with white next time. White iPhone has natural silver aluminium, surely it won't have any paint to chip.

Same. Since the case don’t protect the elevated camera stage, the paint around the lens chipped off during 3rd month of use. It’s really sad because I spent a lot of savings to buy this phone.

is there a fix to this problem though?

Hi iv been having the same issue. Im using an iphone 11 product red and sad to say that peeling off started to happen aftee couple of days i started using this. May be tough they wont reveal this issue would have been there in the bery first stocks

Apple should really look into this issue and resolve this issue for us! We pay so much for this premium phone and such thing happen to us? I’ve been an Apple user for more than a decade and I cannot accept this standard from Apple. Such a disappointment

I have some issue like this! My phone is also iPhone 11 red product and i just bought this phone about two months ago, and the body paint is already chipped off, i notice this today. I’m so disappointed with that.

Its not about OCD, we all want our lovely phones to bd in pristine condition....iPhone deserves the attention....the white color also has a silver paint which may also chip....there definitely seems to be an issue with PVD treatment of aluminium...mine is only a month and i have started seeing small marks on thr camera ring...its extremely annoying after paying such a hefty amount....even the black ring surrounding camera also seems of average quality....just keeping the phone in jeans pocket with nothing else too will scratch the ring