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Apple clarifies some iPhone 17 Pro 'scratches' are caused by MagSafe stands
If you've heard that Apple's new iPhone 17 Pro models are more prone to scratches than past models, the story is not as cut and dry as it might appear. Bloomberg reported on September 19 that in-store iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro were already showing scratches, including circular marks from where the phones mounted on MagSafe stands. Now Apple tells 9to5Mac those marks aren't scratches but rather "material transfer" from the stands to the body of the phone.Apple's explanation suggests that simply cleaning demo iPhone 17 Pro units and replacing old MagSafe stands will prevent those markings from happening in the future. That doesn't account for the scratches some iPhone 17 Pro owners have noticed around the phone's camera bump, though. In a recent scratch test video, YouTuber JerryRigEverythingspeculated that Apple's decision to not add a chamfer or fillet to the sides of the iPhone 17 Pro's camera bump left it more prone to damage. Through 9to5Mac, Apple says it designed the Pro's aluminum camera bump in the same way as its other aluminum products and that it's durable, but prone to "small abrasions" over time.
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