Examine your Iphones!! Cracks are everywhere...

ryank said:

I wonder if this is an issue with iPhones sold in the first few days?

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I've only had mine 5 days now so it seems to be a widespread problem

I went to the Apple store to see a genius, basically since it is not a 'known' issue and is just cosmetic, they can't replace it because nothing is malfunctioning. I hope Apple realizes that this is a problem soon.

ruffdeezy said:

I went to the Apple store to see a genius, basically since it is not a 'known' issue and is just cosmetic, they can't replace it because nothing is malfunctioning. I hope Apple realizes that this is a problem soon.

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Yeah, every once in a while you'll get a turd that doesn't want to help. They are replacing them in Apple stores, I've read people are getting replacements.

You should've asked him if the cracking palm rests in Macbooks was just "cosmetic" as well..

Might want to call Apple tech instead.. though if the rumour is true about Apple sending out notices to Apple stores to not provide replacements for "cosmetic" issues.. might be SOL until it spreads across the web a bit more and people make a stink about it. Maybe that memo was a pre-emptive strike, knowing that this was going to be a problem.

Ugh. Why can't they just get their s*** together and get a better grip on QC for once.

No in Vancouver,
The genius said that the Macbook palm rests cracking is a known issue and something like that would be fixed no problem. I even said other people were getting theirs replaced. No luck.

Huh.. just gotta wait it out then I guess.

I'm really curious as to how the scratch on mine happened. It's so strange, it seems like it's under the screen.

Mines fine! 16 gig black iPhone

kgirl24 said:

Mines fine! 16 gig black iPhone

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Yeah I've only heard of one person having issues with a black one and that is near the headphone jack. The headphone jack seems a little tight to me, I'm going to be extremely careful now when putting them in.

BTW thedarkhorse, that looks devastating...

There is a good chance that this problem may be more widespread with the black IPhones than it at first appears. A very thorough inspection of my black 8 GB IPhone turned up multiple "micro" cracks near the headphone jack and volume buttons. However, the black plastic hides the cracks very well. In fact, without a good source of light and a good set of eyes the cracks are nearly impossible to detect.

My IPhone is from the 11th and has been babied from day one. It's never been dropped or placed in direct sunlight and I always carry it in a case. Either it's from a bad batch, or this problem is more wide spread than current feedback suggests. I guess only time will tell...

thedarkhorse said:

2 cracks near the headphone jack.

I've got a warranty and they said it would cover any damage so I think I'm gonna go down tomorrow and see if I can get a replacement or get it fixed.

ps. The scratches on the chrome aren't as dull in real life as the photo shows.

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This image was used on the iPhone Blog: iPhone News, Reviews, and Opinion

What the heck is going to happen when us Canucks start using these plastic things out in the middle of winter and come back into a nice warm and hot building? Are we going to see major stress cracks up and down these phones? :lmao:

No cracks here...
16 Gb iPhone purchased Jul 12/08.

madgunde said:

I was first in line at a local Rogers store here in Mississauga on launch day. Got the first black 16GB iPhone 3G the store sold, it had a crack from the headphone jack leading down the back of the unit about 4mm right out of the box, so they had to give me another one (thankfully I noticed it while in the store). Felt bad for the guy in line a few spots back who now missed out on his 16GB iPhone because the store had to replace mine. Both my new black model and my wife's white seem to be OK so far.

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Spoke too soon. My black 16GB model has a crack between the headphone jack and the chrome bezel. :-( Almost not worth fussing over, but I will take it to the Apple store next time I'm nearby.

Apple does it again........ lets see these things made in Canada!! Sure, they'd be 10x the price, but I don't care!!

I just want to boycott China completely.... seriously. I wish they'd stop making all the cool stuff there.. makes it hard to avoid.

Hmn, I got my new phone today, and they shipped me a 16gb black model when I ordered a 16gb white! I'm sticking with white, even with potential crackage.

I took my phone into the wireless wave where I bought it, they agreed the cracks weren't my fault and said I had to phone rogers and they'd overnight me a new one.
Not that easy, after being on hold for an hour then getting my call dropped and calling back the rogers rep told me I had to now call apple. He said if they replace my phone and ship the cracked one into apple, and apple says it was user caused damage then rogers has to pay for my replacement, which of course won't fly if the phone is still working. I'm supposed to call apple, tell them about the cracks and if they approve a replacement, they give me a reference number and I'm supposed to call rogers back and give them that reference number so they verify the approval by apple and ship me a phone.

I wished we lived in some crazy world where the store could just replace the defective back plate with a new one and I could be on my way.

thedarkhorse said:

I wished we lived in some crazy world where the store could just replace the defective back plate with a new one and I could be on my way.

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Dude, way too logical.

Dammit. I have a crack now after looking very closely near the headphone jack and chrome bezel.

It is barely notceable, but is now bugging the hell out of me. I will be stopping by the Apple Store in a few weeks to report it.

I hope that Apple never gets into manufacturing airplanes. I would be scared to fly with fear of hairline cracks in the wings.

zlinger said:

Dammit. I have a crack now after looking very closely near the headphone jack and chrome bezel.

It is barely notceable, but is now bugging the hell out of me. I will be stopping by the Apple Store in a few weeks to report it.

I hope that Apple never gets into manufacturing airplanes. I would be scared to fly with fear of hairline cracks in the wings.

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Apparently Apple makes the 747's in Qantas's fleet...

Hole in Qantas jet forces emergency landing - CNN.com