in my case, i bought two iphone 32gb, white and black, and i received black first from telco at 14th dec, the white i received it from applestore MY.

from my experience, i've used the black, seems not satisfied coz i wanted white actually,so a deal of selling the black to my friend already made on 14th, when the white comes, then i hand the black.

so last monday i collected the white, and used it for a day, and guess what,already made 3 tiny scratch on the side, YES, be careful when using hard case, especially the one that snaps to the edges...eventhough it snaps smoothly!

i used the same casing, and black got 1 scratch, white got 3 scratches. black using that since 17th, and white,well, for 6 hours maybe. noticed the scratches after remove the casing coz when i was unpacked the white, we already inspected if got any defects.

in the end, i use the black , and sold the white juz hours ago. now im using soft jacket capdase.yeah,its different than foldcase, foldcase, the front screen is protected, but after that incident, im sticking to hybrid/rubber/etc material than the snaps one. be warned, guys. me and my friend also didnt expect the iphone5 quality to be like this. seriously.

if got extra layer protection on the sides, well maybe it is safe to use hard edge case that requires snapping. probably its my own fault, but as i said, i used the black since 14th, switching between two casings that requires snapping, only 1 scratch. the white, only a day, already have 3 scratches. i dont wanna post the casing here coz i bought it from LYN member.yeah, its cheaper than retail store.same genuine.i love it actually, until i open it up coz my fren wanna buy either white or black from me. we unbox the white set together, and he inspected if got defects. so i said i wanna use it for a night only to feel the new phone before i let go. i installed the snap casing afterwards. and the next day, i decided to get a soft jacket for the white, removed it, and put the soft jacket. at evening, met my fren, we were comparing the two phones, and he inspected again, there they were, 3 scratches on the white side. im a sloppy user abit, but the black should hav more scratches coz i constantly snap and snap.

go soft.on ur iphone5.

probably some ppl here like me will try our best to keep the phone unscratched or anything. this is important when i wanna sell my i5 afterwards, the secondhand value of well taken care phone. it is more convincing to sell a lean and unscratched phone than the scratched one. buyers do pay attention to this...and it affects their decision to buy or not....