Week 37, factory F2 here. Damaged.
Received my black iPhone 5 (32 GB, factory C3) today and noticed two scratches on the bezel (photos attached). Scuffed out of the box.
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Mine is black scuffed.
Production week: 35, 32gb and C3 factory...
Spoke to apple care yesterday and they asked for photo. They will send me replacement.
Is it just me or is anyone else noticing that the devices listed as being from F2, seem to be the more commonly "flawless" ones?
Seeing a lot of issues with C3 devices.
I've noticed that too. The flawed ones also seem to be from earlier weeks as well, e.g. 33 and 35.
think you are crazy.. that really is nothing
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Production week: 36 (September)
was flawless out of the box...
has held up well with heavy useage and no case.. no scuffs yet
At this point I might end up going to Foxconn and make my own iPhone 5.
Both of my black F2 (week 36 September) and DN (week 34 August) devices have imperfections.
Scuffs on the DN and discolouration on the F2. The F2 is almost perfect except for the small, but quickly noticeable discolouration.
I have plenty of stuff made from anodized aluminium, and it is easily scratched, in particular along edges. On tools, keys, flashlights it does not matter, who cares what they look like as long as they work. On items where looks are important, there I could see it becoming a problem. Usually their design avoids edges, though, so scratches are not so prevalent. Combining hard edges with anodized aluminum on an item intended for every-day-carry seems like a recipe for scuffing.
Take the iPhones back in mass droves to get them replaced.Where should we start?
I'm amazed 36% of black iPhone 5 users say their phone was scuffed out of the box. What the hell is Apple doing?!
Yeah, same. I was told by retailers and Apple support themselves that they are out and will be out for at least a few weeks.
if only that was possible. "Build your own iPhone kit," they ship you the parts and tools, and you assemble it.
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Can you post pictures of the discoloration? curious to see what this would look like.