Spontaneous separation of new iPhone 5 - Page 4

pnoyblazed · Oct 10, 2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tardman91

My guess is he doesn't know yet, considering he posted this "spontaneous" separation at 3:33 am.
And there's no way in hell this thing "just happened". Someone sat on that, or tried to bend it on purpose. When was the last time something in your hand just bent while you were holding it?

unless he has telekinesis

Intarweb · Oct 10, 2012, 09:15 AM

Interesting first four posts by the OP.

chambone · Oct 10, 2012, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky1680

my phone spontaneously separated while holding it in my hand. It wasn't dropped or mistreated in any way.

BS. This phone looks like it was bent back and forth a couple of times.

striker33 · Oct 10, 2012, 09:16 AM

Some people just want to see the world burn.

dgalvan123 · Oct 10, 2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ET iPhone Home

What's odd about this is the 3 people, including yourself, that have experience these mysterious damages are all new members of MacRumors. That's the one thing I noticed among the 3 of you, besides these usual damages to your 5's.

You had me giving you guys the benefit of the doubt, but it's becoming a little hard to believe due to your member date.

"If your ability to trust someone else depends primarily on their MacRumors forum member date. . . you might be an Apple fanatic!"

touchmonkey · Oct 10, 2012, 09:19 AM

Paging Uri Geller.

chambone · Oct 10, 2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sedrick

Give it up. Some people are either paid shills, or they have an unhealthy emotional attachment to their Apple products..

We've got a clearly lying OP, but even that doesn't stop Sedrick from persisting in his silly crusade. Typical.

MTShipp · Oct 10, 2012, 09:20 AM

Skinny jeans + back pocket + sitting down = this perhaps?

IMHO, aluminum frame would not bend without pressure.

Grabbing popcorn and hitting subscribe to this one.

BFizzzle · Oct 10, 2012, 09:27 AM

as others have stated BS.. point of impact/stress on the device..

vastoholic · Oct 10, 2012, 09:40 AM

So I guess the mods didn't like the posting of the OP's EXIF/GPS data on here. Haha. I reload the page and it's all gone. Pretty funny though. Basically, saying the picture was also taken with an iPhone 5 so the OP already has two iP5's.

I think what is actually going on here, he's not trolling about the iP5, he's actually trying to advertise for a website, but he failed since I can't read the whole URL in his picture.

FreemanW · Oct 10, 2012, 09:43 AM

I've gotta say, this spontaneous buckling of the phone reminds me of . . . .

Honest officer, she just kept falling on the knife. Yes, thirty-seven times.

The event strains credulity to the breaking point, and beyond.

Intarweb · Oct 10, 2012, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vastoholic

So I guess the mods didn't like the posting of the OP's EXIF/GPS data on here. Haha. I reload the page and it's all gone. Pretty funny though. Basically, saying the picture was also taken with an iPhone 5 so the OP already has two iP5's.

I think what is actually going on here, he's not trolling about the iP5, he's actually trying to advertise for a website, but he failed since I can't read the whole URL in his picture.

Yeah they delete my post and called it trolling. That makes sense.

BSben · Oct 10, 2012, 09:53 AM

For a new phone it does look quite dirty. It also looks very empty, which seems strange, as such a slim device should be tightly packed inside.

pvmacguy · Oct 10, 2012, 09:53 AM

Spontaneous separation w/e.... This is what really happened!

jeremiah239 · Oct 10, 2012, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BSben

For a new phone it does look quite dirty. It also looks very empty, which seems strange, as such a slim device should be tightly packed inside.

Good point maybe it's one of those mock up iPhone 5's people were selling just before the iPhone was announced.

Sedrick · Oct 10, 2012, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chambone

We've got a clearly lying OP, but even that doesn't stop Sedrick from persisting in his silly crusade. Typical.

I, too, called BS on the op, but if I also offended you in the process, then my comments must have hit home. Nothing personal, I just don't let large corporations do my thinking for me.

Steviejobz · Oct 10, 2012, 10:03 AM

Have you been near any powerful magnets recently?

ZipZap · Oct 10, 2012, 10:07 AM

Well I am trusting and I say it could have happened.

None of you know how these are manufactured. Know nothing about the tight tolerances or how a misaligned phone might impact the build.

Sadly, neither will the so called Apple Geniuses.

ucfgrad93 · Oct 10, 2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cperchard

Call me sceptical....but......well.....i call BS that nothing happened to it

Agreed. I find it very difficult to believe that the damage shown "happened" while the OP was just holding his phone.

kemal · Oct 10, 2012, 10:09 AM

This is what happens when you have a fetish with aluminum. Crack propagation is very efficient.

Ivabign · Oct 10, 2012, 10:09 AM

There is no way this happened without force - If I were an Apple Genius, I would laugh heartily and round up all the other blue shirts so we could laugh in unison.

skidbubble · Oct 10, 2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BlindMellon

when should i be concerned about it, after it bends in half from bending over working in the yard? it's a large investment for me and this just seems to be another in an ever growing list of problems with this phone. you seem to be one of the big apple supporters here and i can appreciate that but you cant be blind to all these problems. (or maybe you can)

This. Agreed 100%

It seems like every day someone is posting some new problem / flaw / issue with this phone.

Arnezie · Oct 10, 2012, 10:18 AM

um no it didn't

it just bent itself ,,,,,no way

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pvmacguy

Spontaneous separation w/e.... This is what really happened!

Image

My thoughts exactly

Candurin · Oct 10, 2012, 10:35 AM

Listen... I would definitely come up with an alternative method while at the urinal. You do NOT want to be handling yourself if you can turn your iPhone inside out like that with "zero" effort.

I've worked with anodized aluminum for over 10 years. No way, no chance, that occurred spontaneously.

urkel · Oct 10, 2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky1680

thanks. I'll let you know what the apple store says.

Just to be on the safe side, I'd buy AppleCare+ by phone before going to the Apple Store just in case they say they wont cover it.

Oct 10, 2012, 09:16 AM	#79
striker33 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010	Some people just want to see the world burn. __________________ 6th rMBP returned. 3rd iPhone 5 returned. Gone back to the trusty 4S. Tim Cook sucks.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:20 AM	#83
MTShipp macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Skinny jeans + back pocket + sitting down = this perhaps? IMHO, aluminum frame would not bend without pressure. Grabbing popcorn and hitting subscribe to this one. __________________ Macbook Pro Retina 2.7/16/768 ; iPhone 5 16GB ; iPad 4th Gen 64GB White VZN LTE ; iPad mini 16GB White WiFi
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:40 AM	#85
vastoholic macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK	So I guess the mods didn't like the posting of the OP's EXIF/GPS data on here. Haha. I reload the page and it's all gone. Pretty funny though. Basically, saying the picture was also taken with an iPhone 5 so the OP already has two iP5's. I think what is actually going on here, he's not trolling about the iP5, he's actually trying to advertise for a website, but he failed since I can't read the whole URL in his picture. __________________ View my flickr sets....if you want. They're not too exciting.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:53 AM	#89
pvmacguy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PVB	Spontaneous separation w/e.... This is what really happened! __________________ \| iPad2 32 gb wifi \| iPhone 4S 16 gb \| Macbook Air 11": 1.4ghz; 4gb ram\| GadgetMac heatware feedback
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Oct 10, 2012, 10:03 AM	#92
Steviejobz macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NYC	Have you been near any powerful magnets recently? __________________
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:15 AM	#77
Intarweb macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2007	Interesting first four posts by the OP.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:19 AM	#81
touchmonkey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2008	Paging Uri Geller.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:27 AM	#84
BFizzzle Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Austin TX	as others have stated BS.. point of impact/stress on the device..
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:43 AM	#86
FreemanW macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The Real Northern California	I've gotta say, this spontaneous buckling of the phone reminds me of . . . . Honest officer, she just kept falling on the knife. Yes, thirty-seven times. The event strains credulity to the breaking point, and beyond.
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Oct 10, 2012, 09:53 AM	#88
BSben macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK	For a new phone it does look quite dirty. It also looks very empty, which seems strange, as such a slim device should be tightly packed inside.
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Oct 10, 2012, 10:07 AM	#93
ZipZap macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2007	Well I am trusting and I say it could have happened. None of you know how these are manufactured. Know nothing about the tight tolerances or how a misaligned phone might impact the build. Sadly, neither will the so called Apple Geniuses.
	1

Oct 10, 2012, 10:09 AM	#95
kemal macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska	Poor Materials This is what happens when you have a fetish with aluminum. Crack propagation is very efficient. __________________ 1988 Mac SE Upgraded to 2.66 MacPro
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Oct 10, 2012, 10:09 AM	#96
Ivabign macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2011	There is no way this happened without force - If I were an Apple Genius, I would laugh heartily and round up all the other blue shirts so we could laugh in unison.
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Oct 10, 2012, 10:35 AM	#99
Candurin macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011	Listen... I would definitely come up with an alternative method while at the urinal. You do NOT want to be handling yourself if you can turn your iPhone inside out like that with "zero" effort. I've worked with anodized aluminum for over 10 years. No way, no chance, that occurred spontaneously.
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