#lockbuttonrattlegate
make it happen.
in all honesty, my iP5 did it and my wife's iP5s did it also. no worries.
make it happen.
in all honesty, my iP5 did it and my wife's iP5s did it also. no worries.
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Rattling iPhone SE's lock/power buttons. An old flaw reinvented?
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Hi guys, i pre ordered the iphone se and it arrived this morning. Upon opening it i decided to see whether it had the dreaded button rattle the 5 & 5s were afflicted with. To my horror the buttons were rattling ! So off i go to the store (CPW) for an exchange, they even said a new iphone shouldn't rattle like that and swapped it for another. Got home and unboxed it to find EXACTLY the same thing ! WTF ! Contacted Apple who haven't heard of this issue yet and asked me to return the second phone to the store for another replacement and if the issue exists with the 3rd handset i have got to contact them back.
My rattles just a tiny bit. Barely could hear it. But then again, it's like I'm going to be shaking my phone close to my ear so much 
You sure you aren't theolling us !? Lol, well that sucks, 3rd time luck . Try it again ....
Too right it sucks
! Apples QC department must be on long term leave, but yeah, third time lucky. I'll update tomorrow when i've unboxed the 3rd SEI kind of wonder if they've gotten to a level of such high volume that just by sheer numbers, there are just that many more lemons/defects coming out?
I know it's anecdotal, but o don't recall Apple having as many defective devices several years ago.
I know it's anecdotal, but o don't recall Apple having as many defective devices several years ago.
Not looking good! Starting to make me think that most of them will rattle, just like the 5S, which makes sense I suppose. The casing is the exact same.
Damn is the ratteling that bad on some of these phones? I literally have to shake the phone with my ear next to it.
Guess i've been extremely unlucky with mine, the phone doesn't have to be next to my ear to hear it rattle. It's noticeable by just shaking it slightly in the hand. I know people will be thinking it's "no big deal" and " don't shake your phone then " but i expect a little more when i pay £359 for a phone
LOL, yeah, guess i'm OCD when it comes to rattles, can't stand them in my car either
Oh don't get me started on car rattles! I know there's got to be a way that they can solve that issue...but it would probably end up increasing prices badly.
Apple will probably ignore the issue unless every new SE owner has the rattle and complains. I can already predict that my 3rd replacement tomorrow will be the same
Apple will probably ignore the issue unless every new SE owner has the rattle and complains. I can already predict that my 3rd replacement tomorrow will be the same
Please, keep us informed!
Bingo. It's all about tolerances when it comes to mass manufacturing--things won't all be exactly the same and certain tolerances are part of it all. Now, some might certainly have something outside of the tolerance levels, but more than likely most do not (short of there being some sort of an actual and not that common manufacturing defect somewhere affecting piles of phones).
But generally, if we talk about technology and a certain device rattles, it is considered a bad sign. (Something must have been broken or is loose) Look at the 6S that feels and sounds rocksolid, it means it has properly been manufactured and will serve you well a long time. If you know that there are iPhone models out there that do not produce any rattling sounds, it makes you wonder whether you have a well-built product in your hands. That's why some of us are concerned with these rattling buttons.