Can anybody who attended the iPhone 5 launch comment on the iPhone 5 black bezel.
I am thinking of ordering the black version tomorrow but I am conscious that when scratched, the bezel will show silver marks.
I don't want to use a cover and meticulously look after my phone, the the odd bump is inevitable.
I've only had my black iPhone 5 for a few days now, and I already have chips in the new, shiny, "highly-polished" chamfers (or bezels). I dropped it onto a smooth tile floor while bending over to pick something else up. It only dropped less than one foot and some of the shiny black chamfer chipped off. Now I have a few silver marks on the edges. Needless to say, I immediately put it into a case. If I could order it again, I would get the white/silver one. I love the color of the black phone, but I don't think that it will stand up to "normal" daily wear- it is just too fragile. Luckily, I had screen protectors on the front and back, or else I'm sure that I would have scratches on the aluminum back. This is my 3rd iPhone, and the first time that I have ever put a mark or scratch on one. The previous models (3GS, 4S) were much more durable in my opinion. I didn't even put cases on them, and I still did not scratch them.
I've only had my black iPhone 5 for a few days now, and I already have chips in the new, shiny, "highly-polished" chamfers (or bezels). I dropped it onto a smooth tile floor while bending over to pick something else up. It only dropped less than one foot and some of the shiny black chamfer chipped off. Now I have a few silver marks on the edges. Needless to say, I immediately put it into a case. If I could order it again, I would get the white/silver one. I love the color of the black phone, but I don't think that it will stand up to "normal" daily wear- it is just too fragile. Luckily, I had screen protectors on the front and back, or else I'm sure that I would have scratches on the aluminum back. This is my 3rd iPhone, and the first time that I have ever put a mark or scratch on one. The previous models (3GS, 4S) were much more durable in my opinion. I didn't even put cases on them, and I still did not scratch them.
My black 5 is looking pretty old already from bezel chamfer scratches.
"I am thinking of ordering the black version tomorrow but I am conscious that when scratched, the bezel will show silver marks."
If he scratch is sufficiently deep, yes, it will show silver marks.
My 2 day iphone was in a case yet I still managed to scratch the bezel. Why should this be considered normal usage damage? This is in no way normal or to be expected from an expensive bit of equipment.
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Yup. Mine is pretty mangled up now too. Looks like crap.
iPhone 5 Black Bezel & Scratches
