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iPhone 3GS' oleophobic coating wearing thin?

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Published on: 04 July, 2009 by PhoneArena Team

iPhone 3GS' oleophobic coating wearing thin?

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iPhone 3GS user Samsas Traum has a fondness for the game 'Flick Fishing' which he plays on his touchscreen handset. The problem is, playing the game (which is available at the App Store) has helped him rub the oleophobic coating off of an area on the front of the phone. Before the new iPhone was released, we told you that Apple had coated the device with a substance that was supposed to help resist fingerprints on the device. We pointed out that Apple, on its' own web site, had said the best way to clean the new 3GS was to wipe it with a soft lint-free cloth.

Check out the pictures at the bottom of this page. From left to right, picture number 1 shows the uncleaned front of the phone with the circle from playing 'Flick Fishing'. The next picture shows the result of Mr. Traum's cleaning of his phone and the circle is much less visible to the naked eye. The last shot shows the mark returning to become more apparent after the effects of the cleaning wear off.

Has anyone else suffered the same problems with the oloephobic coating on their iPhone 3GS? Is this just a lone incident or has a good idea by Apple to stop fingerprint magnet handsets from getting marked up, turned into a much worse problem?

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source: iFUN.de (Translated) via EngadgetMobile

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behold--me @ 05 July, 2009 12:54:52 AM

wow....apple that is really sad

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lolipopjones @ 05 July, 2009 08:27:58 AM

The screen is probably just defective. The Hero is going to have the same issue aswell in a small number of batches...

Its a coating you're going to get X number of glass screens that didn't bond correctly.

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sprntfanboi02 @ 05 July, 2009 11:07:14 AM

actually this probably isnt an isolated incedent, i have heard the phone is having problems all around......plus this now with the coating wearing off.....sounds like alot of 30 day returns apple

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legionsreturn @ 05 July, 2009 12:23:58 PM

sounds like it needs an actual razor to fix that screen!

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E.N. @ 05 July, 2009 01:06:46 PM

Are you saying that this is not sn isolated incident because you've heard about other problems the 3GS has or is it not an isolated incident because you have actually probably heard of many similar problems?

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vzw fanman @ 05 July, 2009 01:40:27 PM

seems like he means both.

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lolipopjones @ 05 July, 2009 08:02:12 PM

It probably isn't an isolated due to the amount of phones sold. If they sold 1 million and 10% fail or have some form of issues that 10% is still a huge number....

Nothing is perfect but its better then the Storms 35% return/failure rate.

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vzw fanman @ 05 July, 2009 10:30:55 AM

sucks for him.

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stuntz @ 05 July, 2009 10:38:08 AM

to bad it doesnt have a removable back, and battery...
Apple could just replace the back covers and save themself the trouble of having to replace the whole phone when this happens...

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trentsinmypants @ 05 July, 2009 02:11:22 PM

hes got to be using some type of cleaner on his screen. There is no way he rubbed the coating off just from playing a game (unless he has WAY too much time on his hands)

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secondcor517 @ 05 July, 2009 03:55:06 PM

that's not the back of the phone, it's the front. you can see the speaker in the pics.

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Mr Coolguy Face @ 05 July, 2009 05:04:27 PM

iPhonearena does it again LOL its clearly the front of the phone, why do they keep stating that its the back? I can see messing up once but not one of those shots looks like its of the back. . . we tall did! ha ha.

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PhoneArena Team @ 05 July, 2009 06:56:46 PM

You are correct. It is the front of the phone. Thank you for your comment and the article will be revised.

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Howtoodo? @ 06 July, 2009 09:05:29 AM

I could of sworen that i read article here that stated in recent studies, iphones are built to last about 2 years before things start goin wrong.

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YouLostTheGame @ 06 July, 2009 10:43:17 PM

All I know is that EVERY ipod I've ever owned has had some kind of problem with it. That's why my trust in Apple's craftsmanship is so poor. I just don't think they make a quality portable device. Their computers on the other hand, I love and have never had any kind of problem with.

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