They all are Foxconn china, this is the website, but really it's the first 3 letters in the serial that matter
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html/
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They all are Foxconn china, this is the website, but really it's the first 3 letters in the serial that matter
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html/
Anyone has bought their iPhone 5 on Apple's online store? If so what week are they shipping?
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All the phones I have gotten have been from here:
Factory: DN (China, Chengdu - Foxconn)
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Apple Store
Original white iPhone 5 64gb was week 33 I had on launch day, mint condition but had a red stuck pixel 
. Screen was lovely and white and had a uniform screen.
2nd one (white box replacement), week 36 had dust/metal particle under the screen, phone was in mint condition and again a nice white uniform screen.
3rd one (white box replacement), week 40, so far no stuck/dead pixels and still has a nice white uniform screen.
Apples quality control is disgusting.
My 3GS, 4 and 4S though were perfect when they launched and haven't been changed once.
. Screen was lovely and white and had a uniform screen.2nd one (white box replacement), week 36 had dust/metal particle under the screen, phone was in mint condition and again a nice white uniform screen.
3rd one (white box replacement), week 40, so far no stuck/dead pixels and still has a nice white uniform screen.
Apples quality control is disgusting.
My 3GS, 4 and 4S though were perfect when they launched and haven't been changed once.
Went to my phone service provider and bought an Iphone 5 today (they had it in stock). Its Week 40, and I cannot find a single scratch, mark, scuff, dent, or chip. It looks perfect! Hopefully it doesn't wear too much as I like to keep my phone caseless.
Original white iPhone 5 64gb was week 33 I had on launch day, mint condition but had a red stuck pixel
2nd one (white box replacement), week 36 had dust/metal particle under the screen, phone was in mint condition and again a nice white uniform screen.
3rd one (white box replacement), week 40, so far no stuck/dead pixels and still has a nice white uniform screen.
Apples quality control is disgusting.
My 3GS, 4 and 4S though were perfect when they launched and haven't been changed once.
If all it had was a stuck red pixel and the rest was "mint" you shouldn't have returned it. Stuck pixels go back to normal.
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Apple has already said that with time the phone will scuff so if you like caseless you are defintely going to be seeing scuff over time.
I've never seen a stuck pixel go back to normal, those tricks used to quickly change the screen colors back and forth never worked for me.
maybe like a 1 in 100 chance lol but never for me.
Tried running a pixel fix video on full brightness for 10hrs and did nothing, had the phone about a 2 weeks before I exchanged it. It's still a malfunctioning transistor, even if it corrected itself it may have returned.
They can correct themselves but I have not personally seen one fix themselves yet.
I've never seen a stuck pixel go back to normal, those tricks used to quickly change the screen colors back and forth never worked for me.
maybe like a 1 in 100 chance lol but never for me.
I have NEVER seen a stuck pixel disappear, even with the test
You can, IMEI and serial numbers are there on the back of the box.
use this website
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
use this website
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
Model introduced: 2012
Serial number: x
Production year: 2012
Production week: 41 (October)
Name: iPhone 5
ModelCode: iphone_5
Model Number: MD299
Group1: iPhone
Group2:
Generation: 7
Machine Model: iPhone5,1
CPU speed: 1.3GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 4 inch
Screen resolution: 1136x640 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 32GB
Factory: C3 (China)
I will be returning this, Apple were helpful and another unit in on the way.