I assume that MANY MANY people have this issue and don't even realize it.
Then it's NOT AN ISSUE! If the vast majority haven't noticed it, or don't care, then it's not a problem. I know how frustrating it can be when you splash out money on something and it's actually FAULTY, but this is nuts. How is it, in any way, affecting your productivity with the device?
As another poster said, it's not meant to be a waterproof unit. And if you're purely worrying about it from a cosmetic viewpoint, then I'd say, get some priorities. If having a bit of light coming out of the join of your mobile phone is a concern... Well, you need help
M
Care to explain why it is only leaking on the left side then? When i look at 9 out of 10 phones and they are all leaking light on the same side I would call that a manufacturing defect. Not only is it distracting but it allows dirt and grime to get under the screen. I guess if you don't mind dirt and grime under your screen due to a shoddy seal then its "not a big deal" and we are all "nuts."![]()
My phone (16gb white) is about 2 weeks old and I have moderate light leak on the left side. It didn't bother me all that much until today when I noticed around 5 visible dust particles under my screen. While they are hard too see when the phone is on, they are visible on a dark background. I will be taking it to an Apple store and try to get a replacement.
Dustin
Even if it did have light leak, I wouldn't return it. Everything else works perfect. Not worth paying Russian Roulette.
Are you sure they weren't there before?
Couldn't agree more.
Who cares if it goes under the LCD? The only time you'd actually see the lint/dust that creeps in the left side near the bezel is if it somehow got between one of the three layers of the screen above the LCD (the protective shield, capacative touch panel, and LCD)...but you aren't explaining how it would do that (the three panels are pressed tightly against each other).
Sounds like your disdain for the 'defect' is based purely on aesthetics so you are trying to come up with reasons (which are, to this point, unfounded) why a rational person might agree with your point of view and consider it an actual defect.
Positive. I made sure there were no dead pixels or dust when got it.
Dustin
Wow that's scary. The vast majority of iPhone 3g's have the light leak problem and this pretty much confirms that dust CAN work it's way between the layers of the screen after production from things luke pocket lint etc...
Yeah, this was why I originally returned my iphone. Now I have a bunch of Apple Steve Jobs cool aid drinking zealots breathing down my neck about how "anal" I am.
To those of you attacking my posts, by all means, keep your light leaking phones. But, don't get upset that I want one with a good seal.
I've got a small area where there is minor light leak.. it's annoying now that i know it's there.
I'll probably see where this thread goes and in the next week or so call up apple and see if I can't get it replaced..
Or do I need to schedule an appointment first? Not sure how that works.
Schedule an appointment. I had an appointment today for my phone that was leaking light and was able to exchange it. I took a picture of the light leakage in the dark and synced it to my iphone. When the genius asked me what was wrong I told him that there was light leaking from between the bezel and screen. I then showed him the pic on the phone and he immediately got me a new one which is not leaking any light.