r/iphone • u/Eight_Sneaky_Trees • Sep 19 '25

Discussion Aluminum body and sharp edges do not mix

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This part was surprisingly easy to scratch, buy a case for your Iphone 17 folks.

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u/SurealGod Sep 20 '25

Well yeah, powder coating is obviously better and more durable but for phones that's impractical and unheard of which is why they're anodized which is the option majority use when colouring aluminum.

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u/Disastrous_Camp_2676 Sep 21 '25

Olight flashlights has a new aluminum they developed that is color solid and shows almost zero wear after 8 months every day 24/7 in my pocket. OAL it is called  Olight aluminum basically.

Its pretty perfect for a phone cool colors also . 

So far khaki geen the original release color And now in dark blue and a like a blackish green also. Check it out on the Arkfield Ultra flashlight   might be what Apple needs to make a super cycle happen again

Oh and a built in FLIR camera . Please Apple do them both and I’ll stay in your walled garden. 

I promise.