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Does your iPhone 6 wobble a bit when placed face down on a flat surface?
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It is very minimal, but I feel it has increased in the last couple of days. I only feel this happened because I applied a bit of force on the phone when I took of my power support case to switch SIM cards.
Wobble- iPhone 6 64 gig Space Gray
Mine did... I asked at my local store (walk in, no genius apointment) and the sales guy said it was "a known, but uncommon thing". They moved me to the front of the Genuis line for service, whisked my phone away and replaced the screen in about 20 min. I was impressed at this service, it was Christmas Eve,
One thing to note was this: the screen made an audible click when you tapped onto one of the corners just right... It was like the oil from my finger pulled the edge of the screen ever so slightly up when my finger was removed (and the screen wasn't quite attached perfectly), so it snapped back into place making a click. I was well within my 30 days, so the service was complimentary...
Hope this helps.
Mine did... I asked at my local store (walk in, no genius apointment) and the sales guy said it was "a known, but uncommon thing". They moved me to the front of the Genuis line for service, whisked my phone away and replaced the screen in about 20 min. I was impressed at this service, it was Christmas Eve,
One thing to note was this: the screen made an audible click when you tapped onto one of the corners just right... It was like the oil from my finger pulled the edge of the screen ever so slightly up when my finger was removed (and the screen wasn't quite attached perfectly), so it snapped back into place making a click. I was well within my 30 days, so the service was complimentary...
Hope this helps.
If it was minimal after purchase, then it could be acceptable (within production tolerances). But if it is increasing over the time, I'd be worried about my usage. I don't think the simple act of taking it out of the case it's enough to bent it, unless you are using a wrong designed case.
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They replaced the screen to fix a bent case ?
I'm confused...
If it was minimal after purchase, then it could be acceptable (within production tolerances). But if it is increasing over the time, I'd be worried about my usage. I don't think the simple act of taking it out of the case it's enough to bent it, unless you are using a wrong designed case.
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They replaced the screen to fix a bent case ?
I'm confused...
They probably went out back, twisted the phone a bit so that it was back to normal. It's so easy to do it's unbelievable. It requires almost no strength to twist these things out of shape.
My 6+ has this issue, and I went to the Apple store yesterday, and they gave me some BS answers.
Took it out of my case/bumper, and set it down, and they said it didn't wobble and it didn't look bent. I tried it on multiple surfaces at home and work, and it for sure does. Then I mentioned that it was a known issue that these bend, the lady said that it's an issue in the media, not for Apple. I then found a table that it did wobble on, and they the lady said it was because of the camera lens that slightly protrudes out. But it's not on that axis, it's on the opposite one where it could not be the camera's fault. I told her I didn't have this issue when it was new, so it had to have become like this.
The lady then said that she would go get one of their phones to compare. Their phone was actually worse with the wobble. She said that it's considered physical damage, and the warranty won't cover it, and a replacement phone was $329. I started laughing and said that's $70 less than what I paid for the phone. I said I had insurance through my carrier, and I'll see what they charge.
Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper. I only keep the phone in my front pocket, I don't wear skinny jeans or anything, and I don't do anything with this that I didn't do with my iPhone 3, 4, or 5, so obviously there is a issue with the 6+.
I'm thinking of sending Apple an e-mail explaining my situation and see what they say about it.
Took it out of my case/bumper, and set it down, and they said it didn't wobble and it didn't look bent. I tried it on multiple surfaces at home and work, and it for sure does. Then I mentioned that it was a known issue that these bend, the lady said that it's an issue in the media, not for Apple. I then found a table that it did wobble on, and they the lady said it was because of the camera lens that slightly protrudes out. But it's not on that axis, it's on the opposite one where it could not be the camera's fault. I told her I didn't have this issue when it was new, so it had to have become like this.
The lady then said that she would go get one of their phones to compare. Their phone was actually worse with the wobble. She said that it's considered physical damage, and the warranty won't cover it, and a replacement phone was $329. I started laughing and said that's $70 less than what I paid for the phone. I said I had insurance through my carrier, and I'll see what they charge.
Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper. I only keep the phone in my front pocket, I don't wear skinny jeans or anything, and I don't do anything with this that I didn't do with my iPhone 3, 4, or 5, so obviously there is a issue with the 6+.
I'm thinking of sending Apple an e-mail explaining my situation and see what they say about it.
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