The new machine will be instantly turned into a battle loss version? iPhone 17 aluminum alloy frame trapped "film door"
The iPhone 17 series officially launched on September 19, and quickly fell into a controversy caused by "film". Many first batch of users reported on social media that they accidentally scratched the aluminum alloy frame of the new phone while applying film on their phones, resulting in obvious scars before the phone started to be used.
This issue is more prominent on the display machine of offline stores. According to some technology bloggers on the spot, the iPhone 17 Pro deep space blue display machines in many Apple Stores had dense scratches on the border just a few hours after they were on display. Tests have shown that the scratch resistance of this color version is significantly weaker than other color schemes.
The root of the dispute is pointed to iPhone 17 Material changes to the Pro series model - Apple abandoned the titanium metal used in the previous generation in this series and switched to aviation-grade aluminum alloy. Although this adjustment significantly improves heat dissipation performance, aluminum has lower Mohs hardness and slight friction in daily use can cause scratches.
As the Weibo topic "The first batch of victims of iPhone 17 film patches appeared" quickly became a hot search and triggered 420 million views, a large number of users expressed their dissatisfaction with the material selection and official response methods. According to reports, Apple's customer service responded to this: "There is such a characteristic of aluminum alloy" and suggested that users "wear protective cases."
In addition, the new anti-reflective screen coating equipped with the entire iPhone 17 series has also become the focus of discussion. Some users are worried that film or film tearing may damage the coating. Although Apple has clarified that normal operation will not cause the coating to fall off, users are still advised to choose film products with caution.