The problem, sorry, the potential problem, is that anodised aluminium case that the new phone has.
There are many things made out of anodised aluminium, from frying pans to laptops.
What is going to be fun is to see what happens to that anodised coating over time.
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And it is specifically that anodised covering on the aluminium that is scratched.
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My best guess (and it is no more than a guess) is that this revolves around the anodised aluminium case of the iPhone 5.
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Specifically, on the anodised aluminium back of the iPhone 5.
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In fact, we can definitely state, without any fear of contradiction, that some of that anodised layer will wear off as a result of the iPhone 5 being handled.
The real reason, I suspect, that this has been done on the iPhone is that it is this anodised layer that you can then dye to pretty much any colour you want.
And I thought that this might mean that a newer design would be released to deal with the design problems that led to that manufacturing problem (specifically, the scratching of the anodised aluminium case).
They could go with not using anodised aluminium.
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Both, the housing and the potentiometer control as well as the rotary switch for selecting the source are made of anodised aluminium, while the front panel of the housing and the controls are milled from solid material.
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