The iPhone 17 Camera Has an Important Design Flaw

People are finally starting to get their iPhone 17, and now that new phones are in the hands of people who do not work for Apple, faults are starting to reveal themselves. More specifically, sustainability testers say you may want to slap a case on your new phone.

In particular, it turns out that the iPhone 17 Pro has a major defect with its camera. Although the lenses themselves are good, the edges of the raised camera “tray” (as Apple calls it) can apparently be scratched simply by dragging in the same bag or the same pocket as household items like rooms or keys. It is according to the tests by the critic of reliable YouTube Zack Nelson, or JerryrigeveryWho deplored Apple’s decision to avoid adding a chamfer or another protective barrier around the camera bump.

“I think it was intentional,” said the youtuber in his video. “So it looks cooler.”

According to Nelson, scratches probably have to do with Apple’s decision to return to anodized aluminum for this model, as opposed to the titanium that the company began to use with the iPhone 15 Pro. Aluminum offers better cooling and strong scratch resistance wherever the anodization process adheres, but capture is that without chanfreennes, these corners tend to miss during the anodization bath.

For example, when Nelson tried to scrape the flat parts of the tray (as well as the rest of the back of the phone), he only produced dust that could be easily wiped, good and new. But these camera tray corners remained permanently, even after wiping.

This follows a similar report of Bloombergwho noted that the display models of the iPhone 17 Blue and the black air iPhone seemed particularly subject to scratches, as well as to User itemspointing stripes on all colors and several models of new iPhones, especially after being Attached to Magsafe accessories. If it is possible that some of these stripes can be wiped, as shown in the video of Nelson, those who in the corners seem particularly nasty, and I am not only talking about the camera plateau.

How to stop scratches on your iPhone 17

Although it is certainly not ideal that your naked iPhone can be sensitive to scratches, there is a simple solution: make a case on it. This will hide your fantasy apple brand, of course, but it will also guarantee that your phone will not gain the weight of your keys or your loose quarters, and will add a barrier around these edges of the camera tray.

This year, Apple has three cases, including a transparent plastic, silicone and a new fabric style case called TechSoven. In the tests by YouTuber Arun Maini, or MrwhosebossThe clear case was easily sensitive to scratches by simple household objects, but all the other options resisted. It is a relief for anyone who was burned by the previous case of Apple fabric, Finewoven, who also had his own Striped drama When he made his debut next to the iPhone 15 line.

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