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I used my iPhone 17 Pro without a case for a year – here’s how it looks now

From pockets full of lint to backpacks and cupholders, here’s how the iPhone’s aluminum unibody design has fared over time.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I remember watching the iPhone 17 keynote last year in the ZDNET office, preparing a new entry for our live blog as Apple rolled the iPhone 17 Pro introduction video. It was at that moment, as I watched the sizzle reel of an iPhone 17 Pro swinging through metal keys, gravel, and shards of glass, that I couldn’t help smirk in disbelief. Beside my laptop was my iPhone 15 Pro Max, a device that, after nearly two years of use, had aged quite poorly. The frame in the Blue Titanium finish was noticeably discolored, the PVD coating…
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