iPhone 15 Screen Scratching Easily?

Then apply a screen protector to prevent any additional damage.

Same here with my iPhone 15 max worth 1500 usd only in my pocket since the beginning and scratches everywhere… this is unexpected

Never had any scratch before with the first 14 iPhones…

Go out Amazon.com and look at belt clip cases from a company called Encased. I've kept my iPhone in an Encased Clip case for the last few years. For a good quality screen protector, which is virtually impossible to mess up check Spigen. You get two really good quality protectors for about $16 (also on Amazon).

I had my iPhone for one week and suddenly I felt a crack in the middle of the screen. There was no drop or any kind of physical contact with the phone and still got the screen cracked. Don't expect the quality of apple products to be so bad.

sobelo1 wrote:

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

An unprotected iPhone screen carried in your pants pockets may not be hosted in as pristine an environment as you think. When pants are washed, some reside detergent is left, which then when dried can turn into microscopic crystals. In addition we live in a world with micro-sand particles, which can accumulate in our pockets. You can't necessary see them, but when they are brushed up against an unprotected glass screen, these teeny tiny particles become abrasives and can scratch your iPhone screen. This is why I personally NEVER keep my phone in my pocket. Instead, I keep my phone in a belt clip case, which places the phone face down so it can't be harmed by anything. And I also make sure to put a decent quality screen protector on my phone right out of the box, to ensure the screen can't be harmed. I find it more amazing, people will pay $1000+ for a phone and not spend a few dollars more to protect it.

While I'm not going to post any links to articles, there are a number of really good, not biased articles about the new glass formulas on modern iPhones and scratch resistance. Google them. Simply said, the newer formulas are intended to make the screens harder to break, which since Apple moved to this glass is quite apparent. But when you make glass harder to break, that doesn't mean it's harder to scratch. In fact the opposite is more common. Glass which can flex more to avoid breaking, can be easier to scratch. So, it's wise to use a screen protector and this becomes a non-issue.

Me too, went from a 12 pro max to the 15 pro max and within a few weeks I had a pretty significant scratch in the center of the screen and one of my mics went bad. Apple did replace the phone for the bad microphone. I have a screen protector on now. Been rocking an iPhone since the inception of the iPhone. C’mon guys, price goes up, quality control goes down.

I haven't missed any point. And Apple has used the very same glass formula on iPhone for at least the last 3 years. Glass can scratch and if you don't protect it, Apple doesn't warrant against accidental damage. Put a screen protector on your phone to avoid further scratches.

If you want, schedule an appointment at your Apple Store Genius Bar and show them the scratches. But don't be surprised when all they do is offer to sell you a Belkin Screen Protector on your phone. Apple sells and installs screen protectors in Apple Stores all day long. Why? To protect the very expensive investment people made in their phone. If Apple didn't think there was any reason to put a screen protector on iPhone's, they likely wouldn't sell and install them themselves.

Never had an iPhone scratch so easily as this 15pro has.

Not even a week old !

Even iPhones that I’ve had for a year or two barely had a mark.

Genuinely wish I had just stuck with the 14pro.

feels flimsy overall, preferred the old design. Am yet to notice and upgrade that has justified the new model designation.

Yes, I just noticed that the iPhone 15 Pro Max I bought last month has collected soft scratches on the all four edge of the screen :(. I never dropped the phone, only normally put on my pockets and it never happened before in my older iPhones.

Quite a disappointment, considering the titanium body is much durable than the previous iPhones.

I have scratch that formed that is 1 inch by a quarter inch and they called it "cosmetic". I have no idea how it got there and I don't cary keys in my pockets. It has also formed a bunch of scratches that are more than earlier edition Iphones. This seems to be a product issue given my personal usage hasn't changed. I suggest everyone invest in a screen protector and complain to Apple.

The screen on iPhone 15 and the 14 before it are NOT inferior screens, no matter what you say. The glass formula may be easier to scratch, but it is infinitely harder to break, meaning it won't cost hundreds of dollars if it falls. It would be incredible if someone could invent glass which is equally harder to break and scratch, but that hasn't yet been invented. You cannot suggest the screen is inferior, however. And it is beyond mystifying to me anyone would spend up to or more than $1000 on a phone and not spend a few dollars on a screen protector to protect their investment. Mystifying is an understatement.

iPhone 14 used Ceramic Shield, just as iPhone 15 does. From the research I've done, there is no difference in the formulation of the glass. I'd say you were just lucky to not have scratched your previous iPhone and you've not been so lucky with your current iPhone.

If you use Apple's compare iPhone models at www.apple.com, here is what it says about iPhone 14

"Ceramic Shield front, tougher than any smartphone glass"

And here is what Apple says about iPhone 15

"Ceramic Shield front, tougher than any smartphone glass"

I mean luck plays a lot into this but man I know I put my iPhone 4, 5, 6, 7, SE, XS, 12, 14 through a lot more stress with only micro scratches to the screen. It’s suspicious to me that I’ve had the 15 for two months to have “deeper grooves at a level 7”.

Marketing terms don’t mean the quality control is the same. Regardless, I’m stuck with it and I’ll just accept that this screen will scratch more. Maybe I’ll replace it later on to get a fresh feel.

I don’t know why you are defending of people sharing of their problems. i have bought previous Iphone 14 and never the store ask for screen protector if wants to buy it but when bought Iphone 15, they even ask me if want to buy it and even offer insurance to cover for human error.

You might be right same material but low quality to save cost.

Look at Samsung, if they offer screen protector recommendation?

Even I showed the store for what the youtube showing about testing with knife and the reply said no believe it.