Does your iPhone rattle?

[WyckedAnkh]

I'm not really going to worry about it, most electronics have some type of rattle if you shake them. My phone has a rattle(thanks for bringing it my attention though...) but after I held down my power button, it didn't. I'm going to chalk it up to my power button being pressed after so many times.

 

[JakePleasants]

When I say shake it side ways I mean this :

Bring it near your ear.

Did that and I hear nothing.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

Did that and I hear nothing.

Do you have a case on it?

 

[iSRS]

I have it too. Thanks for pointing it out.

Curious-those that rattle, did your iPhone ship with 4.2.5 and you had to update to 4.2.6, or did it ship with 4.2.6?

Mine came with 4.2.5

 

[JakePleasants]

Do you have a case on it?

Not when I shook it, no.

I have it too. Thanks for pointing it out.

Curious-those that rattle, did your iPhone ship with 4.2.5 and you had to update to 4.2.6, or did it ship with 4.2.6?

Mine came with 4.2.5

Mine has no rattle (much like a baby, but the people on MacRumors don't know that) and it came with 4.2.6.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

Mine came with 4.2.6

 

[cpc12]

that would drive me nuts, I installed a apple bumper and the buttons rattled I installed small piece of duct tape to the inside of the bumper over the buttons, problem solved

 

[Macvy Ricky]

Case that covers the power button helped quite a bit

 

[JakePleasants]

My bumper rattles when I shake it, but the iPhone does not. I shook them both individually to come to this conclusion.

 

[MacGuy76]

My bumper rattles when I shake it, but the iPhone does not. I shook them both individually to come to this conclusion.

Mine did too. That is why I don't use it anymore.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

What about the bumper rattles?

 

[Garz]

When I say shake it side ways I mean this :

Bring it near your ear.

If it rattles from shaking it sideways, go to Apple and get a new one. As I said before, I did this the day my wifes came UPS. Apple had no problem giving us a new one.

 

[fury]

The phone has moving parts in it. Vibrator, focus motor, accelerometer, etc. It'll be a while before they "shake out" the manufacturing process to minimize or eliminate any instance of audible rattling from those moving parts. It does make one wonder what else are they overlooking, but for what it's worth, the rattle doesn't mean the phone is necessarily a lemon. I have a rattle on my GSM iPhone 4 which was manufactured the 27th week of 2010, and the phone is flawless. The buttons are crisp, the screen is perfect, the speaker and mic work fine, and the reception is, despite all odds, outstanding.

So, be aware of the rattle but don't worry too much about it. If you don't tend to shake the phone violently while you use it, you probably won't notice it in regular use.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

Thanks for the response guys! I have been enjoying my iPhone

 

[ZOFOURTWENTY]

I shake mine in the dictionary.com app and it brings up a new word everytime I do so lol, its a feature o fthe app

 

[Macvy Ricky]

I shake mine in the dictionary.com app and it brings up a new word everytime I do so lol, its a feature o fthe app

NO way!!!!

 

[ReeseyKups]

I have the rattle as well. Will monitor and take the the Genius Bar if it begins to affect performance. Right now more concerned about watching battery management.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

Having trouble with battery life, Reesey? I am actually happy with mine - my incredible would die half way through the day

 

[jb20]

I really dont think its the power button.

Look at this video YouTube - iPhone 4 rattle

It is the power button. Mine does it as well. Put a case on it you wont here it.

 

[Macvy Ricky]

I came back from the apple store in the mall. They promptly agreed to replace my device but the new one that they brought out had the same rattling so I decided to keep the one I have. But then I walked into the verizon store and NONE of the phones on display had even tiny bit of rattling.

Sigh.