I actually had my iPhone 5 replaced about 40 days before the warranty was over. The battery began cutting off and the phone was acting like the battery was dead. Say for example, I'd be at about 40% charge left and it would just shut right off and tell me to plug it in to charge it. I would charge it long enough for it to turn on again and 10 minutes later it would do it again. It did this several times before I took it to the Apple Store.
Long story short, they found really strange activity with the internal power logic and battery and couldn't determine the issue so they simply replaced it and extended the warranty so that I would have 90 days. I wasn't too pleased, but hey. This new iPhone 5 doesn't have any marks on it and the battery lasts way longer.
The exact same thing happened to my friend's iPhone 5 and his sister's iPhone 5, and as of recently, the iPhone 5 of a friend's girlfriend is doing the exact same thing. Has anyone ever had this problem?
Mine's doing that shutting off itself thing.
Launch day white Verizon iPhone 5, which I named it Chip, that I'm using on my AT&T account: Holding up extremely well!![]()
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But I do baby it. I do, however, have one rule: no case. Ever. Just a clear skin that covers back and sides, and a glass screen protector (prior to glass screen protector, just full body clear skin). There are some scratches on the chamfered edges, a "chip" on the top right front chamfered edge that was there since the beginning, and a small abrasion on the bottom right chamfer corner caused from when I fell during a hiking trip with my phone still in my hand (compromised the glass screen protector corner, but otherwise, no other damage; glass and screen is undamaged/uncracked).
Right now, I have an iLoome Flex on my 5, but it is getting scratches far more easily than my previous glass protector. Anywayz, here are a few shots of Chip taken by my new iPad Air, Chip Jr.
FYI, the one left most vertical scratch on the Apple logo was there since the beginning. The rest of the scratches on the logo are on the skin, not the actual casing:
Heeeey! Look really great! Can u just tell me where u bought ur protectors for the side of ur phone and for the back pls? I would really like o have the same, do that i don t nee to use it with a cover. Thank u very much in advance!!
Thank you, mich! I'm glad you enjoyed the pics.The skins on the left side are a little dirty/yellowed as that tends to happen over time, but I replaced the right side recently with a free replacement that Skinomi sent me after I requested one. It's covered for the life of the device, and you can request as many free replacements for the device, free shipping.
Skinomi can be found on Amazon or direct from their website (cheaper on Amazon). If through their website, don't forget to use their 25% off discount code! Cheers. Sent from my MacBook Pro.
I'm on O2 4G Big Bundle and fortunate enough to live in a City with strong signal.
50mbps download speeds.
I got my black iPhone 5 on launch day. It's still a great phone but looking a bit shabby around the bezels. My battery life is very poor now though. Also there are a few wierd software probs that have really started to bug me. I'm contemplating a platform switch in the autumn.
I had an issue with my battery on the iPhone 5 as well. I'd recommend taking it into an Apple Store and have them test it. As long as the diagnostics show there's a problem, they should be able to provide you with a new phone at no cost as long as it's under warranty.
Not only was the battery a problem but I had somehow scratched the camera lens. I mentioned that to the Genius and he disregarded it.
Everything works except my silent ringer switch failed on me. Has anybody ever fixed one, easy or hard?
Apple quoted me 200+ to fix it, pfft![]()