"The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max appear to provide little resistance to scratches and scuffs around the sharp edges of the camera bump. Tech blogger Zack Nelson demonstrates this weakness in a durability test on his JerryRigEverything YouTube channel, explaining that the anodized aluminium layer on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max "does not stick to corners very well" - creating a weak point in the coating."
""For some reason, Apple didn't add a chamfer, fillet, or radius around the camera plateau, and I think it was intentional, so it looks cooler," Nelson says in the video. "But that decision to look cool out of the box is going to plague everyone who owns this phone down the road." The video shows that everyday objects, like a coin or house key carried in the same pocket as the iPhone 17 Pro, can chip away at the anodized coating around the sharp corners of the camera bump."
Durability testing reveals the anodized aluminium layer around the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max camera bump lifts and chips at sharp corners, creating weak points in the coating. The electrochemical anodizing process commonly causes poor adhesion at edges, and the lack of a chamfer, fillet, or radius around the camera plateau leaves exposed sharp corners. Everyday items such as coins or keys can chip away at the anodized coating when carried in the same pocket, while mild scratching on the flat camera plateau produces only removable dust. Demo units in stores already displayed visible scratches, particularly on deep blue and black finishes. Cosmetic scratching can be prevented with a protective case or accepted as a patina.
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