iPhone 5/5s wobble on a flat table.

Is it 100% a perfectly flat table? Try it on something like glass.

If you've already done that, then I know my 5s does not do this as I just tested it, and never noticed it on any previous iPhone either. Doesn't sound normal IMO. However, if its minor and the rest of the phone works fine then I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Same here..

Flip it over on its screen and notice it wont wobble, only when on its back.

 

Great Scott! You're right, I want my money back!

 

I would take it to a Genius and express your concerns. If it was widespread issue the forum would be full of anal retentive (not OCD) folks complaining.

The reason I would take it in is that I would be concerned with the battery swelling and deforming back of the phone. If you're told it's "OK" then at least you'll have the record of the visit if something happens down the road.

If they tell you it's OK then don't worry about it and enjoy your phone!

 

My 4/s full glass back + extra thickness looking better all the time.

 

I notice something similar on mine. If I press the lower right corner on a flat table, the upper left side lifts and if I press the upper left side the lower right lifts even higher. I think these are within manufacturing tolerances, although it is kind of sad to see Apple's attention to details going down the toilet. I will do as PNutts suggested and monitor to make sure it is not the battery swelling.

 

It's bent, take it back.

 

It's the aluminum that bends easily. If you put enough pressure on your iPhone or sit on it while in your back pocket, it will bend by the volume buttons .

 

I tested the corners because those areas would amplify the unevenness. The middle aluminum also looked flat to me. It is hard to test the evenness of the aluminum piece because you would need a reference material that is completely flat. I think you're onto something. Maybe the glass and aluminum have some mismatch (material properties) causing the unevenness.

 

I wouldn't worry about it. It probably can be explained by the metal reacting to changes in temperature. Based on your photo the variance is minor. I'm not an expert but I'd say the wobble falls within tolerances. PHYSICS

 

It tilts when I press opposite corners. Left or right in the middle doesn't seem to tilt. Oh, this is going to be annoying when I type with the phone on the table.

 

people care about this?

 

Mine doesn't wobble.

 

The iPhone doesn't get a price adjustment every year.

 

Just tried mine. Pressing at the points where you posted (top and bottom), it doesn't wobble at all. Pressing in the corners, there's the slightest bit of movement.

 

Not in the US. Off contract or unlocked, the last 3 generations of iPhones cost the same amount. I know because I've purchased them. If you go back before the iPhone 4s, you can't get a 64GB capacity, it tops out at 32GB.

64GB iPhone 4s - $849 in September 2011
64GB iPhone 5 - $849 in September 2012
64GB iPhone 5s - $849 in September 2013

Technically...if you factor in inflation, they've actually gotten cheaper each year.