it's not "normal" like someone else said, but I do not think it is that big of a deal, and definitely not worth returning IMO.
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iPhone 5: gap between bezel and plastic
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I agree with you only if that space is a cosmetic issue. My fear is that with that space you will have dust and whatever else kind of nonsense getting into the internals of your phone and causing havoc. Granted that's what the warranty is for.
The following signs prove that the picture is taken at an angle:
- The left corner is out of focus while the right corner is not.
- You can see more of the plastic band on the right side aluminum case
- The reflection of the iPhone used to take the picture indicates that the camera lens is centered between the right corner and the speaker port
Throw a case on it and forget about it. Some of you guys are ridiculous.
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It was definitely taken off-center.
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It was definitely taken off-center.
I have this too but mine is much worse. Took it in and they said that if i notice that it gets worse they will exchange it.
My white iPhone 5 had a light leak in the top right hand corner (under the power button) so I took the screen off and fixed the issue by realigning it making sure that corner was well seated before closing it up. Fixed! Perhaps you could try that if you felt confident doing it. My iPhone was perfect apart from the leak, so now I am pleased I have one with no cosmetic/hardware issues.
Dont worry to much about it, when the battery gets hot and expands it will push the case to the edge and you wont have the gap, much better than those who are tight to begin with then the expanding battery bends the phone.
It will fix itself.
Are you serious? The picture on Apple's website is touched up and photoshopped. NO IPHONE coming off the assembly line is going to look like that.
That's the point. If Apple wanted to give people a better idea of what to expect out of the box they shouldn't use these rendered images on their website. People have been OCD anal about iPhone since the first one so why use images that are impossibly perfect on your website when your customers are going to expect this unattainable perfection. And yes I am serious.
Please enlightening me on ONE product that looks identical down to the T to its advertisement picture?
You need to get a clue. ALL forms of advertising use some sort of doctoring/touch-up to make their product look the best it can be.
Obviously, I need to be a little more specific about the point I am trying to get across since it is apparently easier to attack me then to think about what I'm saying. People have been OCD about perfect iPhones since it was first released. These OCD people expect their phone to be perfect even though it is made by people in china who are being paid peanuts. Add to that the fact that they had to make 5 million of these things in a very unrealistic time period, obviuosly the phone is not going to be as perfect as the render on the website. No other product manufacturer has this amount of scrutiny placed on their item. SO, to try and make my point again these people and their search for perfection are allowing the perfectly rendered image on Apple's website guide them into thinking that their phone should not have any issues whatsoever. When in reality the phone cannot look like that.
No, your point was made very clear. However, the fact that typical Apple users are so anal is no reason to advertise using a less-than-perfect picture of the product they're trying to sell.
The fact is, if you're not happy with the product and feel that you have been duped by the advertising photo, then you have every right to return the product for a full refund. Maybe you should refresh yourself on Apple's return policy and realize that you are not forced to be stuck with such an inferior product.
No, your point was made very clear. However, the fact that typical Apple users are so anal is no reason to advertise using a less-than-perfect picture of the product they're trying to sell.
The fact is, if you're not happy with the product and feel that you have been duped by the advertising photo, then you have every right to return the product for a full refund. Maybe you should refresh yourself on Apple's return policy and realize that you are not forced to be stuck with such an inferior product.
Apple's return policy is the main reason everything I own that can be Apple is Apple. Side note I am not trying to say that Apple shouldn't use rendered images on their website, in general I just think people should be more inclined to think about where the phone is coming from before saying apple is lacking in QC or anything of the sort.
I have this issue as well with my replacement (in the exact same spot), OP.
It's so minor and purely cosmetic I wouldn't fret.
It's so minor and purely cosmetic I wouldn't fret.
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iPhone is just a consumer product requiring accuracy of +/- 0.1mm. It's not a high precision semiconductor machine requiring accuracy of less than 0.003mm.
How often do you use your phone in the dark with the brightness all the way up? I get so curious how people find these small little things....
I know it's probably super easy, but I still would go nowhere near opening a device that's a few days/weeks old. But good to know it can easily be fixed
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In your own words, you are expecting the iPhone to look exactly like the mock up on the website.
You're a classic definition of a Hypocrite.
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It's easier for you to take that route, than actually provide an example.
No, your point was made very clear. However, the fact that typical Apple users are so anal is no reason to advertise using a less-than-perfect picture of the product they're trying to sell. From now on I will keep my replies at a 5th grade level as to not speak too deaply for some people.
The fact is, if you're not happy with the product and feel that you have been duped by the advertising photo, then you have every right to return the product for a full refund. Maybe you should refresh yourself on Apple's return policy and realize that you are not forced to be stuck with such an inferior product.
That is the point I was trying to make. Since Dartanian was smart enough to catch on I will just use what he said. As for what I said about the rendering and it not having the gap, the point I was trying to make is that since the gap is not in the same place for everyone and since it isn't in the rendering it can't be normal. That's all. On a side note if you are going to quote me, quote the whole post, you are misrepresenting what I say by only quoting one sentence. Maybe you should go into politics.
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Actually it sounds like everyone's is in the exact same location. Upper portion of the bezel. I haven't read anyone saying it was on the bottom or sides. Just the upper portion. Hell I just discovered I can fit less than a mm of a corner of paper into mine as well. It's normal. You will not get a perfect fit on something that has to fit into another piece. The only way I could think it would is on presicion cut metal where the the bottom is smaller than the top and friction stops it from going down further.