Of course I know it is NOT normal. I'm just tired to people confusing the issues in the other threads.
These were brand new, opened by the sale rep in front of me, WITHOUT even leave the Apple Store.
Here is my calculation.
For all the geniuses...
Surface area of iphone
26.81 in^2 (4.87,2.31,0.3)
Surface area of 1/10 of a pencil point
(0.5mm/10/2.54/10)Pi = 0.0062in^2
0.5mm being the diameter of a typical lead mechanical pencil and 1/10 of that.
26.81/0.0062=~4300
So if my calculation and logic are correct
1/4300 of my iphone is nicked/stretched/damaged
Cheapest iphone5 $650 I paid retail.
Typical Porsche Surface area.
Approx 30000 in^2 (do your own calculation)
so If your brand new cheapest Porsche that you can find Retail for 75000
(30000/26.81*650)
has paint/widow/rim damage of 1/4300 of your total car, that you'd be okay?
Which translate into 30000*(1/4300)=6.98 in^2
Which also equal to Almost two quarter sized damage. (0.955*3.14)=3in^2
Rebuttal:
Porsche is not a fair comparison.
Response:
Fine will you accept that on your $8000 brand new car, which you saved up one year to buy?
Rebuttal:
iPhone is designed as mass produced product, it is allow to have some defects.
Response:
By personal experience it failed 100%. There are plenty of people reported 5, or 6 exchanges before getting a brand new one. I will also accept if Apple sells these as "refurbished" and/or "damaged" with a discount. 50 dollars would do. I refuse to pay full price without getting my money worth. I can damaged it all by myself without any help. Thank you very much.
Rebuttal:
Schiller: Any aluminum product may scratch or chip with use, exposing its natural silver color. That is normal.
Response: Mr. Schiller, please don't confuse the issue. Read my title. (I know it is a cheap shot, since he didnt really respond to me, nor on the same question.) These are BRAND NEW still sitting in YOUR store iPhones. I have not even taken it out for a test drive yet,they still have bows tied around them.
Rebuttal:
I will paypal you 12 cents, if you would just stop whining.
Response:
I will pay 17 dollars for your Brand New 70K retail car, if you would just stop whining.
Rebuttal:
There are problems with every single iphone since the dawn of time.
Repsonse:
Yes; however, these are based on my/people's simple inspection. The FIRST step when I spend almost a grand buying anything. These are not functional issues.
Bottom line
Numbers are universal.
I will not sit here and purchase a Porsche with any damage, esp 2 quarter size worth of anything, without INSPECTING it before I drive it off the lot.
Please focus on what went wrong in Quality control, when they failed at the first step.
Fire away. Attack me personally all you want, but follow the arguments.
