iPhone 5 rattling noise [MERGED] - Page 6

NavyDude065 · Sep 24, 2012, 06:36 PM

It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.

NavyDude065 · Sep 24, 2012, 06:37 PM

It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.

leenak · Sep 24, 2012, 06:38 PM

If it is part of the design how come others don't rattle? I mean there is no rattle with my phone.

NM08SRT8 · Sep 24, 2012, 06:38 PM

There is already a thread on this same topic.. Please search next time.

Snoosedaddy · Sep 24, 2012, 06:39 PM

Don't shake it. Can't imagine any phone function that requires shaking.

mindenjoe · Sep 24, 2012, 07:24 PM

I took my phone into the store this afternoon and it ended up being a loose battery. After a quick visit into the back room, the iPhone came back with the battery reseated into the adhesive. No more thud and I'm a happy camper again!

LoloBond · Sep 24, 2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyDude065

It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.

pretty ****** design if you ask me. Mine is so loud its not even funny... anyway replacement otw... will see

aquadisiac · Sep 24, 2012, 07:46 PM

im at the apple store and the lady that checked me in said it could be the vibration motor and its somewhat normal....

zubins · Sep 24, 2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cRuNcHiE

Products with moving parts, e.g motors, speakers, autofocus camera lens and buttons will RATTLE if you shake them.

This is NORMAL.

Tomorrows lesson is titled 'How can i make myself accept that Apple Maps really is rubbish and stop living the lie'

my brothers shutter just stopped working. Im sure it had something to do with this rattle

wiivile · Sep 24, 2012, 08:22 PM

RATTLEGATE

there are many moving parts in the iphone. gyro. autofocus. etc. if you shake them, they will move.

Cali3350 · Sep 24, 2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wiivile

RATTLEGATE

there are many moving parts in the iphone. gyro. autofocus. etc. if you shake them, they will move.

This is not about some rattling. Its about the variance, and the extent to which some are. Thats all.

aquadisiac · Sep 24, 2012, 08:48 PM

Well i didnt think it was a big deal and the Genius that helped me let many of her co-workers listen to it too and they heard it over the loudness of the store

She went to the back to tighten the vibration motor or something and came back out with a replacement. She was like "omg it's not supposed to do that" i was like "oh...." lol. I took a nice long look at the replacement with my glasses on while everyone looked on amused but i didnt want ANY scuffs or blemishes. So yeah im back to square one i appreciate them being on it. One of the reasons why im an Apple fan girl

pure3d2 · Sep 24, 2012, 08:59 PM

My phone came with 3 medium-sized dents (2 on the front chamfered edge and 1 on the rear chamfered edge). I went and got it swapped out for one that doesn't have any dents or scratches.

Unfortunately, the sleep/power button is a bit looser and does rattle when I shake the phone. It doesn't bother me, so I'm not going to try to swap it now.

PerPlekz · Sep 24, 2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyDude065

It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.

uhh no.. its the camera inside, not the lens cover

i just checked it

ristb · Sep 24, 2012, 09:01 PM

mine rattles a little bit but its the sleep button

ttexxan · Sep 24, 2012, 09:02 PM

Guy at Apple said it was the gyroscope

wrecks · Sep 24, 2012, 09:08 PM

Yeh as posted already it's just the power button. Put pressure on it and shake the rattle noise will not be there.

Cali3350 · Sep 24, 2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by wrecks

Yeh as posted already it's just the power button. press on it and shake the rattle noise will not be there.

This is false. That is a different rattle.

Leonard1818 · Sep 24, 2012, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali3350

This is false. That is a different rattle.

Yea... We're talking about the camera lens rattle. A more marble-like sound if you will

Leonard1818 · Sep 24, 2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by leenak

If it is part of the design how come others don't rattle? I mean there is no rattle with my phone.

If 9 out of ten _______ do _______ , which would you conclude is the bad one? Just in general....

Leonard1818 · Sep 24, 2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoosedaddy

Don't shake it. Can't imagine any phone function that requires shaking.

It's not just when you shake it tho... It's when you set it sown on a table and stuff too

brudog68 · Sep 24, 2012, 09:55 PM

It's the nano SIM card ...pop it out you'll see how loose it sits

reRESERVEDMD · Sep 24, 2012, 10:37 PM

It really isn't an issue. It's the camera optics inside the phone that's rattling. For auto focus and such...

I've replicated that on approximately 50 phones so far. I'm not concerned.

Leonard1818 · Sep 24, 2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by reRESERVEDMD

It really isn't an issue. It's the camera optics inside the phone that's rattling. For auto focus and such...

I've replicated that on approximately 50 phones so far. I'm not concerned.

Yea but how bad are they? That's the real question

TannerH · Sep 24, 2012, 11:10 PM

On every iPhone 5 I've held, this has been apparent. When you tap the back hard, you can feel something in there.

I've held 7. Mine, my replacement, my mother's, and 4 at the Apple store - looking for scuffgate similar to the one that was on mine.

Sep 24, 2012, 06:36 PM	#126
NavyDude065 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Lens Cover It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.
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Sep 24, 2012, 06:37 PM	#127
NavyDude065 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Lens Cover It's the crystal camera lens cover. I placed my finger on the crystal cover and no more rattle. It's part of the design.
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:46 PM	#133
aquadisiac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: GA	im at the apple store and the lady that checked me in said it could be the vibration motor and its somewhat normal.... __________________ 32GB White iPhone 5 16GB iPad mini Verizon 13" Macbook Pro Late 2011 Time Capsule
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Sep 24, 2012, 08:48 PM	#137
aquadisiac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: GA	Well i didnt think it was a big deal and the Genius that helped me let many of her co-workers listen to it too and they heard it over the loudness of the store She went to the back to tighten the vibration motor or something and came back out with a replacement. She was like "omg it's not supposed to do that" i was like "oh...." lol. I took a nice long look at the replacement with my glasses on while everyone looked on amused but i didnt want ANY scuffs or blemishes. So yeah im back to square one i appreciate them being on it. One of the reasons why im an Apple fan girl __________________ 32GB White iPhone 5 16GB iPad mini Verizon 13" Macbook Pro Late 2011 Time Capsule
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Sep 24, 2012, 09:01 PM	#140
ristb macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2010	mine rattles a little bit but its the sleep button __________________ http://www.etsy.com/listing/99420586...-slash-t-shirt
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Sep 24, 2012, 06:38 PM	#128
leenak macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2011	If it is part of the design how come others don't rattle? I mean there is no rattle with my phone.
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Sep 24, 2012, 06:38 PM	#129
NM08SRT8 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010	There is already a thread on this same topic.. Please search next time.
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Sep 24, 2012, 06:39 PM	#130
Snoosedaddy macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado Springs	Don't shake it. Can't imagine any phone function that requires shaking.
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Sep 24, 2012, 07:24 PM	#131
mindenjoe macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	I took my phone into the store this afternoon and it ended up being a loose battery. After a quick visit into the back room, the iPhone came back with the battery reseated into the adhesive. No more thud and I'm a happy camper again!
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Sep 24, 2012, 08:22 PM	#135
wiivile macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	RATTLEGATE there are many moving parts in the iphone. gyro. autofocus. etc. if you shake them, they will move.
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Sep 24, 2012, 08:59 PM	#138
pure3d2 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012	My phone came with 3 medium-sized dents (2 on the front chamfered edge and 1 on the rear chamfered edge). I went and got it swapped out for one that doesn't have any dents or scratches. Unfortunately, the sleep/power button is a bit looser and does rattle when I shake the phone. It doesn't bother me, so I'm not going to try to swap it now.
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Sep 24, 2012, 09:02 PM	#141
ttexxan macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	Guy at Apple said it was the gyroscope
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Sep 24, 2012, 09:08 PM	#142
wrecks macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oahu	Yeh as posted already it's just the power button. Put pressure on it and shake the rattle noise will not be there.
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Sep 24, 2012, 09:55 PM	#147
brudog68 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: TN USA	It's the nano SIM card ...pop it out you'll see how loose it sits
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Sep 24, 2012, 10:37 PM	#148
reRESERVEDMD macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012	It really isn't an issue. It's the camera optics inside the phone that's rattling. For auto focus and such... I've replicated that on approximately 50 phones so far. I'm not concerned. __________________ Mac Pro 2.8 Quad\|8GB\|5850HD\|128GB SSD\|2TB HDD rMacBook Pro 2.3Ghz\|8GB\|256GB SSD iPad 3 64GB WiFi Black iPhone 5 64GB Black
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Sep 24, 2012, 11:10 PM	#150
TannerH macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	On every iPhone 5 I've held, this has been apparent. When you tap the back hard, you can feel something in there. I've held 7. Mine, my replacement, my mother's, and 4 at the Apple store - looking for scuffgate similar to the one that was on mine. __________________ -Tanner Holcomb MacBook Pro (late 2011) iPhone 5 32GB Black Verizon Dropbox 2.5 GB invite http://db.tt/qTkqXY5D
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