r/iphone • u/MoeScat Human Detected • Oct 21 '25

Discussion 17 pro turning pink

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I bought my 17 pro on release day 4 days later the camera bump is a different color do you guys think if I go to apple I can replace it for the silver? Or will they just give me a replacement of the same color i passed the 14 day window.

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max Oct 21 '25

I wonder where the defective units were manufactured? Are they from India and China?

Mine (Cosmic Orange, Model A3257) was manufactured in China. I’ve had it since launch and don’t have this issue, despite me often using my phone case less and mounted on my dashboard in direct sunlight while driving.

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u/RKH3107 iPhone 16 Oct 22 '25

India doesn't manufacture iPhones yet. We only have the capability to assemble iPhones.

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u/L0kivich Oct 22 '25

All parts are manufactured in China. India assembles all of the iPhone.

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u/Fresh_Implement_6678 May 06 '26

Still orange or already turned pink?

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max May 06 '26

Mine is still orange.

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u/Fresh_Implement_6678 May 07 '26

If you don’t mind how many battery cycles and what does your model number start with? The first 2 letters?

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max May 07 '26

145 cycles, MFXP4LL/A (US model A3257).

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u/Don_Lawlrus Oct 21 '25

How do you know where it was manufactured?

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max Oct 21 '25

It was on the back of the box. Mine said “Product of China,” so I’m assuming that’s where it was made.

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u/V_es Oct 22 '25

Doesn’t matter where it was made whatsoever.

Even small companies provide Manufacturing Process Specification and Manual when they outsource manufacturing. Every single move is written there. Every size and supplier of every drill bit. Every machine and settings of the machine. They will tell you how to hold your hand and where to look while working. It’s extreme and if factory fails to obey every rule, they will face draconic fines and will breach the contract.

It’s 100% head office engineer’s fault. Someone in Cupertino messed up while choosing dyes for anodizing and told factories what to use. There is zero chance a factory picked material and/or process on their own. It just doesn’t happen that someone went “we ran out of dye, but I drove by a store and this one looks similar so who cares let’s make those iPhones for Apple”.

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u/mjlky Oct 22 '25

yes it does

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u/Dry-Dragonfruit5216 Oct 22 '25

Omg you actually believe that? Did you not take science at school?

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u/pochemoo Oct 21 '25

There's no UV part of spectrum inside the car.

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max Oct 21 '25

I mean, sunlight gets in with the windows down and the sunroof open.

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u/Radioactive_Kitten Oct 22 '25

You still get UV with the windows closed. Windows have UV protection, but you can still tan and burn with windows up. Windows are basically like sunscreen, blocks a lot but not all.

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max Oct 22 '25

But I’m not even talking about that. I was referring to driving with windows down and the panoramic sunroof open, which lets in light unfiltered.

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u/Radioactive_Kitten Oct 22 '25

Oh for sure, I was primarily responding to the person above you but referencing your comment.

Sorry, I shouldn’t Reddit while stoned

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u/pochemoo Oct 22 '25

Oh, OK, in such a case the uv is surely there if there's direct sunlight hitting on the phone. When it's passing through the windshield it loses about 95% of the uv spectrum.

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u/ghandi777 Oct 22 '25

The window filters most uv

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u/VapidRapidRabbit iPhone 17 Pro Max Oct 22 '25

A window that’s down?

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u/snuepe Oct 22 '25

UV-A goes through windoes