The tech folks at Phone Doctors, recently, have released an article which discloses some worrying results about the iPhone 5 after just a few days of regular wear and tear.

Easy Scratching on iPhone

The Apple iPhone 5 has a two-tone texture that replaced the solid black and white backings seen from the iPhone 3G forward. According to Phone Doctors, “The problem is that the casing is metal underneath the painted black, or white component. This is lending itself extremely easily to scratching. The scratches are deepening and revealing the metal body of the phone. While this issue is certainly not the end of the world it will quickly lower the value of the phone in terms of resale value and it simply does not look good.” said Tony Baker, Vice President of Marketing at Phone Doctors.

Can’t Think of Case-Less Smartphone

“The days of the Case-Less Phone are over. Most people will find that the iPhone 5 will need an iPhone 5 case to keep it in pristine condition, or they’ll be running to a repair technician for an iPhone housing change in a matter of months.” stated Baker.

When the iPhone 4 went public, there were severe antenna concerns that prompted the delivering of a case by Apple. Other iPhone manifestations and Apple products have been overwhelmed by release date bugs. Screens have come out of the box seeming yellow in colour; the iTunes store has crashed. Each time an item is released something seems to go wrong and many people are starting to wonder if Apple simply cannot pull it together come game day.

Although the Phone Doctors’ drop test of the Apple iPhone 5 shows that it is indeed more robust than the Samsung Galaxy S III, Phone Doctors recommends that both devices are enclosed by a protective case, especially if users look forward to selling their device when they upgrade to the next incarnation of the iPhone.