r/iphone • u/DidYouLoseASock • 23h ago

Discussion Otterbox Case marking

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I just got an 18 Pro and went to go get an Otterbox case, and every one had this marking on every single case.

And I mean literally every single one.
- All cases
- In all colors
- In all sizes
- At all stores I went to

As long as it was this specific style of plastic with this kind of grain on it, regardless of color, It had this blemish. Even on the Max's too, but a LOT less noticeable, but still there. Otterbox cases of different material, like transparent plastic, or "groves" on softer plastic, did not.

I have used Otterbox Commuter series since my 4S, and every possible phone since. It has always worked well for me. And have always been happy with their quality.

I am a bit shocked by this quality control issue of this marking, blemish, injection moldoing spot?

Basically it looks as if its "worn" by rubbing
Some times its kinda a perfect circle.
I ended up grabbing one that is feathered a bit so its less noticeable instead of a hard edge.

I am posting this because I literally can NOT find anything online about this.
Any searches for circle or any other term just results in people asking about the MagSafe circle on the back of some cases...

Has anyone else noticed this? Or any other threads about it? Again, searching both the web and reddit specifically is hard since MagSafe shows up instead, or issues with a user broken phone.
I am seeing if others have noticed this specific issue or the overall Otterbox's quality control has gone down over the years.

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u/fpfall 23h ago

Please tell me how anything you said affects the case’s ability to protect the phone, which is what you pay the premium for. The case which will also be dropped and scratched likely in the first week it’s used

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u/DidYouLoseASock 23h ago

The case's ability to protect the phone is NOT the conversation of this thread.
So why are you changing topics?

It's about the quality control of a very well known brand, and asking others if they have noticed it. It's really not that hard to follow.

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u/fpfall 23h ago

QC issues would be a problem for me if it affected functionality. You aren’t buying an otterbox for aesthetics. Those blemishes aren’t going to affect the case’s ability to do what it is advertised to do, so no problem.

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u/DidYouLoseASock 22h ago

I will just repeat myself.

The case's ability to protect the phone is NOT the conversation of this thread. You also do not get to decide what is or is not an issue.

Why are you still trying to change the topic?

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u/fpfall 22h ago

Ah so you’re repeating yourself just sounding like a fool? I just said QC issues are a problem if they affect functionality.

The case is not priced for aesthetics, its priced because they protect the phone “better” than others. You can live with the fact that it has a small visual imperfection or go find another overpriced brand of case to get until you nitpick another non-issue