iPhone 15 Screen Scratching Easily?

Ive had mine since launch, I also have had every iPhone ever, never wore a case or screen protector, I dropped those hundreds of times and never got scratches. My iPhone 15 Pro Max has more scratches on it in 1 month with 0 drops than any phone ive ever had in my life, my entire screen is deep scratches. it is terrible.

I just googled ‘does the iPhone 15 scratch easier’ and landed on this because it must! Yes same as author, I should have got a protector straight away but I’ve only had it a week and it has about 5 tiny scratches already that are manageable but I am noticing and it is annoying!!

Place the blame where it is due. I hope you are not saying my pants changed their fabric, or my laundry decided to crystallize now that Apple has presented IPhone 15. If I have never used a screen protector since Iphone 11, used the same kind of pants and same detergent etc, why would Iphone 15 screen get scratches now. The answer is simple- bad quality and that also with no warning that they are using inferior screen in the new phone.

I think you’ve clearly missed the point here that previous iPhones without screen protectors didn’t scratch easy and now the “most advanced” iPhone is scratching after a week of owning it. The user behavior is the exact same but the result is different. This isn’t a post about whether screens get scratches in your pocket.

I’ve had the same experience. It’s a minor scratch but my SE I had for 3 years never had one and I dropped it ALL THE TIME. I expect more from a $1000 phone that doesn’t even come with a charging block. Very disappointing.

I googled to find out if there are others observing a manufacturing defect in the iPhone 15, and here I am, seeing that I am not alone.

I’ve had almost every iPhone since the original launch, and this screen is the most malleable of any I’ve owned. I would like it replaced, but not with the same material.

I normally don´t express my opinion and facts as i keep it to my apple business representative, but this is a big issue that needs to be highlighted.

I'm an user of iPhone since the 3GS times, and I've actually tested and supported on a professional environment virtually all the devices that apple has commercially made available since the Mac g3. The scratches over the screen is something so common that we halted the deployment of Iphone15 family devices and rollback to iPhone 14 family. It scratches almost easily as the plastic body of the pre-unibody MacBook's.

The suggestion to use screen protectors is not appropriate as, by design the advantages of the display are the reflect and oleophobic coatings it has. no screen protector has the same coatings, and the glue layers alters the light dispersion of the screen, no matter the quality, and I'm not into the aesthetics, just on the usability.

i’m in the same boat. my iphone 12 pro max’s screen has no scratches. brand new iphone pro 15 max has a big scratch across the middle after a few weeks.

me too. not sure why i’m spending $1,000 on a phone for it to be scratched when in my pocket

New phone with micro scratches! 15 pro max. I’ve owned every iPhone since the beginning of iPhones. I baby my devices. Because of the titanium feature I actually considered not covering this phone, but out of habit I got a case. The quality is definitely not what I’m accustomed to. I’ve never put any screen protectors in my phones. They never scratched. Not even a little bit. So I’m not sure what to think about the 15. So far I am really disappointed. And the phone was $$$$!

I’ve had my new iPhone 15 Pro for less than a week. Screen is already scratched. My iPhone 13 Pro Max has no scratches. I am not happy.

Update: My heart just couldn't take the scratches on my brand new phone. The thought of living with that for 1-2 years was not palatable. After a week of running around with Customer support then back to sales - I finally got a replacement phone last night. It was worth the hassle of the hours on the phone and another hour in the Apple Store to transfer everything over to the new phone (again). This time I bought the Belkin tempered glass protector screen ($39.95) from the Apple store and purchased the 2 year Apple Care coverage ($199). So $1600+ later... This phone is expensive! I do not expect it to scratch or crack but since this is a quality none of us are used to, the Apple care should cover any mis-haps. Maybe this is their way of selling the Apple care insurance. It worked. I'm pretty certain after reading all your posts, they are seeing customers coming back for replacements. They've filed it under -"shipped out with scratches". And all the genius' there were saying that. Even when I didn't use those words- not once. If there were scratches, I certainly didn't see them initially. But I also know I didn't do anything to put them there. I'm grateful they stood behind their product.

Same happened with my iPhone 15, just got curious and search on google and find your discussion. I also never used screen protectors, but this 15 got really cheap screen

I upgraded to an iPhone 15 pro from an 11 and will say it does scratch easily. Without any drops and just putting it in my pocket for three days, it acquired several scratches. I didn't use a screen protector on my iPhone 11 and never had any issues. Definitely put a screen protector on the 15 pro immediately.

Ha. Same scenario. I have a perfect scratch across the bottom left corner that occurred in the first month after incredibly light usage and extra babying as I tend to do for the first month =p....My iPhone 12 went through **** and it took a trip in a beach bag to get its first noticeable scratch. Definitely a drop in quality or some coincidence we have.