The iPhone 17 Pro may be Apple’s most solid design upgrade yet, but durability tests are already pointing to one problem that could turn into the phone’s own version of “Scratch-Gate.” YouTuber JerryRigEverything recently put the device through his standard stress tests and discovered that the colorful anodized aluminum finish is surprisingly fragile at one very specific spot, which is the sharp edge of the camera plateau.

Durability tests reveal iPhone 17 Pro’s sharp camera plateau edges chip easily

Apple uses the anodizing process to make its aluminum frame tougher and more resistant to scratches. The raw aluminum is dipped into an acidic bath, electrified, and transformed into a hardened aluminum oxide shell that ranks just below diamond. However, the problem is that anodizing doe

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