Technology media GSMArena released a blog post on October 18, saying that some of the first users of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max reported that their devices had encountered body fading problems, mainly focusing on "Xingyu Orange" and "Dark Blue". Color matching.

Based on the descriptions of multiple users, there seems to be a unified law of fading. Specifically, the color first begins to fade from the raised camera island area, and then gradually spreads to the entire aluminum alloy fuselage frame. It is worth noting that the central matte glass panel on the back of the fuselage is unaffected, which is in sharp contrast to the faded metal part.

The picture shows a picture posted by netizens

When it comes to the cause of fading, many affected users speculate that it is associated with ultraviolet rays. They say that after putting their phones in the sun for a short time, they see a noticeable fading phenomenon. Some users even joked that just putting the ¡°star orange¡± iPhone 17 Pro in the sun for a while could get a unique ¡°rose gold¡± phone for free.

Some netizens said that after placing their mobile phone in the sun for a while, they observed obvious fading.

Some analysis pointed out that such problems may be related to the manufacturing process. It is speculated that during the production process, the anodic oxidation protective layer of the back cover may be partially sealed, causing the internal aluminum material to be exposed to the air for a long time, causing oxidation reactions, which in turn causes color changes.

It is reported that the iPhone 17 Pro series no longer adopts the previous generation of titanium body design, but instead returns to the integrated aviation-grade aluminum alloy structure. This material has undergone multiple forgings and precision machining, and has been anodized to balance lightness and strength. In addition, ceramic shield glass material has been introduced under the back of the new model for the first time. Compared with the previous generation back glass, the drop resistance has been improved by four times. At the same time, it achieves a thinner thickness, freeing up more space for internal component layout.

It is unclear how big the impact of the fading problem is, and no equipment from the evaluation agency has replicated the problem. Some media believe that this issue may be limited to specific batches of products, and Apple officials have not yet responded to this matter.

Source: Thunder Networks Combined from Tomato Interaction, IT House