iphone 11 paint chipping

It seems the camera ring is not anodized...its just painted....it hurts....mine too has started showing a small white spot on the camera ring and it irritates me every time i look at it...its just a month and i am taking care of my phone like a baby...case and screenguard from the moment i bought it...i even dont keep it on rough surfaces...once when the phone was in my jeans pocket....i took out and saw a white spot out of nowhere...quality control at Apple seems compromised...my feeling of a brand new phone just diminished in a second

I am also facing the same issue on my iphone11 black paint is chipping by itself i bought a separate camera protector even then paint chipping wont stop and now paint is getting off from the speakers

and when I contacted apple they just said its some sort of wear and tear like seriously do you know how expensive this phone is and wear and tear starts happening just after 4 months

i hd an iphone 6 before this and nothing ever happened to it it still looks new

is this what we should now expect from apple

im too disappointed

My red 11 is chipping off around lens and charging port. Its getting much more noticeable and annoying. Sad to know apple calls it cosmetic damage to a manufacture defect and won’t replace instead having warranty. Is there any way to mask it and how do you gonna upgrade to 12

i’ve been experiencing this problem as well but only around the camera lens. my mom spent a lot of money on this phone for me and i’m very disappointed. i don’t want to tell her because she just gonna think that i did it. i’ve been trying to look for ways to fix but i can’t find anything. can someone please help ???

My iPhone 8 did it all around the lightning port. I was shocked because I never thought it was a paint coating on these phones, I always thought the metal was coloured in some way. Have just upgraded to the XS so am hoping it's not the same on that! So many issues in the last few years with these phones, and even more iOS issues, when Apple was always just fantastic in my opinion.

Hi joymweein, it is also happening to my iPhone 11 red. The camera frame tends to fade off its color and a silver type of aluminum frame forms. I had a fat case which was protecting the whole phone and I took care of my phone but it still happened. Well it didn’t happen to my SIM card or charging port, but it only happens to my camera frame. And I think it’s only for the red color because my friend has the green color and I don’t see any problem with it, I hope apple finds a solution to it and communicates with all stores on how to fix it! Thanks for bringing the problem up

Unfortunately this isnt an isolated issue with just the red color. My black iPhone XR started chipping around the camera after 3 weeks of use and is currently getting worse. I have a genuine Apple silicone case, which is covering the camera ring just fine, and yet it keeps chipping. I’m currently waiting for a protective ring from China, so I could cover this ugly defect. Apple needs to take responsibility for their lowered quality standards, otherwise a class-action might be on the way, just like the battery fiasco with the 6 and 6s series. So disappointing.

It's also happened to my gold 11 pro. At first I thought it's a spot and I should have to clean it with wipes. But I can't get into it. It's really disappointing, it's just 3 months after I purchased the phone. I'm sure I do really take care of my phone, since it's precious for me. How could this things happen, you guys better to fix the issue of colors, so this issue will not come up again.

I am facing a similar issue with my iphone se 2020 product red. Its 3 months old and has been in spigen case from day one. Recently I noticed that the red color is chipping around the camera ring. Its really disappointing as I really take good care of my phone.

Although it doesnot effect the functionality but whenever i look at it, i kind of feel bad for it.

Ay! Same deal. I have SE 2nd Gen too. I don’t really have any options other than not to use the phone at all to prevent the chipping then feeling bad when you see the white speck on the aluminum that you knew you never caused. So I guess the best action to me is just don't mind it as long as you didn't actually drop or scratched it and just be mindful when buying a new iPhone to never choose any other color aside from white.

And personally I wont give a fork anymore and just run naked without a case while still taking good care to never accidentally bump, drop, scratch, or scrape any parts of my phone while using it, peace ✌️.

My iphone 11's paint started chipping from the first month itself, it's mainly on the camera ring and the charging port🥺. Right after the paint started chipping i atarted feeling like am using a cheap phone eventhough it's very expensive in india🙂

I have the same problem and the scratches is all over my iphone se like literally all the sides have scratches ( the camera ) I dont even scratch it or put it on my pocket but it scratches easily

pls apple fix it

My iPhone 11 also having the same issue since the day I brought it but they refused to replace it.

as it is out of the box they said i have to go to the service store for this issue and the service store refused to replace it too

I have problem with color peeling much worse. I have captured video of it and call anyone who want to buy iPhone not do it, because as I expected this problem is existed starting from iPhone 5 and still not solved

I have used from the first day my iPhone in case and that day when color peeled off, I simply talked by phone after I released my finger paint was on my big finger. There wasn't anything that can scratch it, only skin of my finger, but suddenly phone for 1100$ has so poor quality of painting which is frustrating. Now I can't even sell it for good price, no one want to buy iPhone which 25% of surface paint peeled off 😞

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Me too! I thought it was a dust particle only then when i tried to wipe, it wont ever come off because it is the paint chipping!! I also took good care of my phone and it just sucks for a brand new phone!