Some Defective Apple iPhone 12 Cases Shipping Without Speaker Holes

[joiwomcow]

“For the mansplainer in your life.”

 

[Return Zero]

Missing holes on the bottom... not something I've witnessed since that fateful night in Bangkok.

 

[Rocko99991]

'Should be able to get replacement'. Should? No, will get a replacement.

 

[CharlesShaw]

How embarrassing. Here’s hoping they can quickly identity exactly which inventory was affected.

 

[gbf]

Those defective ones will be worth money someday

 

[citysnaps]

Mine's ok.

 

[gtg465x]

Honestly, why do people still buy cases?

Buy Apple Care for that little bit extra and then you can enjoy using your phone as Tim intended!

$200 plus $29 per broken screen is pretty expensive compared to a case. Plus, it only covers 2 years. What if you keep your phone for 3 or 4 years? Might as well get used to a case.

 

[itsmilo]

I say it again: Apple cases and cables are of poor quality, specially compared to third-party manufacturers that are half the price.

i agree.

Original Apple Watch leather band literally fell apart. I blame the Miami humidity
Original iPhone Case: blue color chipped off on the sides
Original iPhone Leather Case: volume buttons are messed up

meanwhile all my 2 bucks AliExpress 3rd Party original „fakes“ are still going strong.

 

[retta283]

These defective cases will be worth something someday I tell ya!

 

[brobro6]

You get more material for that price, I don’t see the problem

 

[mailman199]

A consequence of COVID I assume

 

[dwhittington]

I’d pay $5 extra for one without a lightening port.

 

[Shreducator]

Apple advisors are the worst. It’s sad.

 

[wittyphrase]

It’s not meant to have speaker holes. JFC.

Its the new “just don’t hold it like that.”

 

[Apple_Robert]

This is holey unacceptable.

 

[MacManTexas56]

i'm sure for an extra $19 and they'll gladly add holes for them

 

[blacktape242]

good grief....

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

One customer was told by an Apple advisor that the case wasn't meant to have speaker holes, which is, of course, incorrect.

This is what happens when some fanatics have blind faith in Apple.

This reminds me so much of my own iPhone 6 ordeal back in 2014, the boxes shipped without any print and I kid you not, some treated it like an environmental breakthrough.

 

[RedGT]

Come on you know the apple hole punch is being released for Christmas 🎄

 

[diego.caraballo]

Did they check if there are holes in the iphone? 🤔

Indeed. As they found some iPhone 12 without any speakers holes, the Plant Manager quickly phoned the case factory and they changed the design. It’s the flexibility and adaptability that Tim talked about when defending Chinese manufacturing.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I got my iPhone 12 clear case yesterday and it has no speaker holes or lightning port cutout. Apple is sending me a replacement.

That is Apple’s subtle way of trying to silence you.

 

[techpr]

 

[iReality85]

My case arrived in the mail yesterday and has been sitting in the box on my counter. Same blue case as in the header photo.

Didn’t want to open it until I get my shiny new 12 Pro on Friday. Hmm maybe I should...

 

[Mr. Dee]

Designed by Apple in California.

 

[MauiPa]

I say it again: Apple cases and cables are of poor quality, specially compared to third-party manufacturers that are half the price.

And you must be right, because you said it