• @Tibert
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    29 months ago

    Scratching maybe, not sure.

    But I saw an issue that the darker ones reacted in a more visible way with skin oil. And the phone was loosing color around the buttons or where people grip it.

    The solution from apple is buy the new case to protect it, or wipe it frequently.

    The new woven case is trash and gets nasty very fast.

    • Dudewitbow
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      9 months ago

      buying a case actually exacerbates the scratching issue, as any small piece that gets into the case scratches it over time, hence experiences with Essential PH-1s. its just a symptom of titanium.

      as a material, titanium is actually softer than some aluminum based alloys, so its softness allows for some dust, which have a higher hardness than it, to scratch it up. a common material that would scratch it up would be a grain of sand, and if caught inside the case, would do damage overtime.