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carl1

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Apr 20, 2013
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Hello ! Im just wondering if this dent/scratch on my iphone 5 on the antenna can cause that the antenna could not work properly? I read on the internet that these small black lines on the side are antennas, so im wondering if i will have some hardware problems ( like signal, wifi problems ) or just cosmetic ? In the photo the scratch is that black thing on the antenna.
Thanks !

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I can't even see any scratches or dents, but no, they won't affect the WiFi/cellular signal.

are you sure? because i can return it but this doesnt bother me if there is no hardware problem. so if these black lines are not for the signal ( as i said, i read that these are antennas.) what are then the lines used for?

thanks for the repply !
 
are you sure? because i can return it but this doesnt bother me if there is no hardware problem. so if these black lines are not for the signal ( as i said, i read that these are antennas.) what are then the lines used for?

thanks for the repply !

The lines aren't the antennas - they merely separate each antenna (LTE, WiFi etc)
 
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