The new iPhone 17 has been dubbed a “scratch magnet” by some users, who complain that certain models are particularly prone to visible scuffs and marks.

Within hours of Apple ’s latest smartphone going on sale on Friday, customers were sharing images on social media of the iPhone 17 Air, Pro and Pro Max models displaying superficial damage.

The issue appears to impact the black iPhone Air and the blue iPhone Pro and Pro Max, which use a coloured aluminium oxide layer rather than the titanium chassis of their predecessor.

One video posted to X (Twitter) showed the back of a £1,200 blue iPhone Pro Max with visible scratches, with the customer describing it as “shocking”.

The same video also showed some minor markings on the same phone in the orange colour variant, while the silve

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