Some Defective Apple iPhone 12 Cases Shipping Without Speaker Holes

[kventin]

You have to buy the speaker holes separately if you need them, as most everyone already has speaker holes from older iPhones.

Makes sense.

But they have changed to a new type of holes, so the old holes cannot be used.

 

[portland_bill]

Lisa Jackson has just impaled herself thinking about all the extra tonnage the left-in silicon will accrue to.

 

[its93rc]

Mine's fine (12 Pro Green) and it seems they upped the quality this time around. It's quite impressive compared the 11 Pro Silicone cases. Still, I'm probably getting a leather but this is nice.

 

[JM]

You have to pay $60. The $50 case comes with no holes.

And the $60 comes 5g ready.

 

[nylonsteel]

ok kinda sux
but - everyone should own a dremel tool

 

[MauiPa]

To the Apple employee who supposedly said it was not supposed to have holes. Look at the picture on the box, does it have holes. Why do people speak with authority when in fact they don’t know? Happens a lot

 

[WesFL]

Sounds bad...so maybe I should just get AirPods. UPSELL

 

[Bea220]

Well damn... Apple just flat out got lazy on my clear MagSafe because they just plain didn't even include the bottom of the case! (side note: Pretty bummed there's a small defect in my $50 case but whatever, it's bound to get that way I suppose)

 

[portland_bill]

At least it’s IP99 rated.

 

[johnnylarue]

Customizable speaker hole placement = Feature.

There you go, problem solved!

 

[dannyyankou]

Yikes. Good thing you should be able to swap it out easily.

 

[Candlelight]

Holes are $19.99 sold separately.

 

[Packers1958]

Less holes. More case.

 

[JagRunner]

lol at the rep "It's not supposed to have speaker holes"

 

[ghostface147]

That will suck for the people that don't notice the missing holes and think their iPhone 12 speakers sound like poo poo.

You say that, but I've had users get a new iPhone and didn't understand why people sounded so terrible. They didn't remove the wrapper.

 

[macduke]

If there really aren't that many, I would hold onto it. Might be worth more money for a collector some day. Because Apple.

 

[jwwy]

bluetooth can go thru without holes

 

[19callum93]

“One customer was told by an Apple advisor that the case wasn't meant to have speaker holes” 🤦‍♂️😂

 

[coffeeplease]

Tim accidentally shipped the iPhone 13 cases 🤦‍♂️

 

[Chorx]

Defective? No you misunderstand. Apple charges you for those now. The speaker holes are sold separately. $29.99

 

[zorinlynx]

To the Apple employee who supposedly said it was not supposed to have holes. Look at the picture on the box, does it have holes. Why do people speak with authority when in fact they don’t know? Happens a lot

I've learned over the years that customer service representatives aren't a reliable source of information about the company they work for.

 

[darngooddesign]

Designed by Apple in California.

But not manufactured by Apple in California.

 

[bluespark]

I don't get why these cases have enclosed bottoms to begin with. Apple should have left that area completely open as it always has in the past.

 

[Gjwilly]

Wait. What’s the deal with the 3/5 holes?
Back when one was a mic and one was a speaker, ok, but now?

 

[n-evo]

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