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ATTENTION! Dust Entering through Silent Switch | DESIGN FLAW | 3D Touch | iPhone 6s

Also noticed dust building up on two 6s+.. in the top left.. very disappointing. This was an issue on phones 5 years ago.
 
I use to get dust under my 3GS screen... But then again, the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS had a screen that was made of 2 separate pieces (Digitizer and LCD) that you could pull apart, clean, and put back together.

The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S had those pieces fused to prevent that.

The iPhone 5 and later has had the digitizer built into the LCD. One piece. How do you get dust inside a 1-piece display?
 
I have this slight light coming through but I don't see any dust. I had to replace a couple of devices for other issues but they all had this in the top left corner.
 
Well I just returned my phone as the dust in the top left corner kept getting worse. Time to research the other phones out there.
 
I have the same issue. It's not very noticeable now but it looks like it's getting worse.
So, I am going to wait for a month, and if it will be very noticeable I will replace my Iphone.
 
Xenomorph said:
I use to get dust under my 3GS screen... But then again, the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS had a screen that was made of 2 separate pieces (Digitizer and LCD) that you could pull apart, clean, and put back together.

The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S had those pieces fused to prevent that.

The iPhone 5 and later has had the digitizer built into the LCD. One piece. How do you get dust inside a 1-piece display?
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Because it isn't dust! It is a delamination of the layers bonding the display together that looks like little dots of dust. It is probably the top glass coming away from the display, but having never seen this in person I can't be sure.
 
i got recieved 6th phone(sealed box), there's no issue at that time, i didnt tried to look deeply,
but i still cant guarantee that its dust proof..
 
Ron21 said:
Note, something I noticed with the 6S that is not on the 6 is that each corner has a tiny gap, looks like a bright pixel. I think this has something to do with the 3D Touch functionality and this is where the dust enters (my theory).

See photo attached.

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I had that on my iPhone 6 Plus, it's nothing new to the 6s.
 
Mandeep148 said:
i got recieved 6th phone(sealed box), there's no issue at that time, i didnt tried to look deeply,
but i still cant guarantee that its dust proof..
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On the plus side, since it wasn't dust that caused your problem in the first place, being dust-proof or not isn't a concern...

C
 
Guess what, in 6th replacement screen is perfect but have dust in camera lens. But i think its not big issue, pictures are totally fine..
 
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There is a definite plus to getting older, eye sight not so good any more. My screen looks great to me, and I could never focus so close as to see dust inside my camera lens, or notice any hairline scratches, don't go out in sun that much. Can't hear any rattling buttons, hearing not like when I was 20. I sit hear using my iPhone, fat dumb and happy. :)
 
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outlandish said:
I just try to understand what is the reason of the issue. Your jokes are very helpful. Please, go on.
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Is simple, has been stated a number of times. It is not dust, it is not entering through silent switch, it is not design flaw. No matter if 1,000 people say it is dust, it's not dust. The screen is sealed, but it appears that some few screens over some weeks or months have some separation or delamination of the layers. This manufacturing error may occur with a small number of screens. These appear as small spots many times reported in upper left of screen. Unfortunately are reported as dust. They are hard to see, and need you to set white screen and look very closely. People have been returning phones and Apple has been replacing them if they show these separation dots. Beyond that, the rest becomes a joke, as does the highly emotional and incorrect title jumping to unsupported conclusions base on no evidence and complete lack of understanding of how screen is made.
 
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HEK said:
Is simple, has been stated a number of times. It is not dust, it is not entering through silent switch, it is not design flaw. No matter if 1,000 people say it is dust, it's not dust. The screen is sealed, but it appears that some few screens over some weeks or months have some separation or delamination of the layers. This manufacturing error may occur with a small number of screens. These appear as small spots many times reported in upper left of screen. Unfortunately are reported as dust. They are hard to see, and need you to set white screen and look very closely. People have been returning phones and Apple has been replacing them if they show these separation dots. Beyond that, the rest becomes a joke, as does the highly emotional and incorrect title jumping to unsupported conclusions base on no evidence and complete lack of understanding of how screen is made.
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Thank you for explanations.

Do you think number of spots will be increasing over time?
 
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outlandish said:
Thank you for explanations.

Do you think number of spots will be increasing over time?
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Dust or not it will get worst overtime as it happened to mine. I spoke to the Genius rep when I got mine replaced because it was bad lol. It's like someone took a really small needle and started poking at my screen on the top left where everyone is having the issue. Anyways, he said it's most likely an issue with the adhesive. Either way, I haven't had any issues with mine at all since my replacement.
 
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