iPhone 5 rattle?

[JSho101]

I was about to say, if 9 out of 10 have the rattle then there's not much sense in sending off for another. Will they have another to replace mine? I bought it thru AT&T, so what's the best way about going to get a replacement? Going to the AT&T store? There is no Apple store in my area.

 

[Jdeezy85]

Why are people shaking their phones anyway? Lol it rattles when shaken? Then don't shake it!

 

[Apple4ever2011]

You have to be the Worlds Pickiest Person if you complain about a slight Rattle after Shaking the Hell out of it!! Take the Phone Back and get Refund to buy a Galaxy 3 or Nokia... get lost. You are to Damm picky...

 

[jf1450]

Why are people shaking their phones anyway? Lol it rattles when shaken? Then don't shake it!

I love it. Well said.

 

[Jeremy]

Why are people shaking their phones anyway? Lol it rattles when shaken? Then don't shake it!

In my case you can turn the phone gently and could hear it.

You have to be the Worlds Pickiest Person if you complain about a slight Rattle after Shaking the Hell out of it!! Take the Phone Back and get Refund to buy a Galaxy 3 or Nokia... get lost. You are to Damm picky...

Who are you to judge what people expect out of their phone they paid for? If you paid for it, fine. But you didn't. I'd say if someone dropped $600 on a phone they can go back and exchange it as many times as they like until they are satisfied. And besides Apple replaces these and technically if there was nothing wrong with it, they wouldn't replace it.

People should not come here to judge other people. End of story. Don't like it, don't post in the thread.

 

[Jeremy]

I was about to say, if 9 out of 10 have the rattle then there's not much sense in sending off for another. Will they have another to replace mine? I bought it thru AT&T, so what's the best way about going to get a replacement? Going to the AT&T store? There is no Apple store in my area.

You'd have to contact Apple. That's where AT&T will direct you.

 

[JSho101]

Thanks so much Jeremy. Appreciate the help.

And yeah, I didn't shake my phone at all. I'm not looking for problems. I actually wish I never would have heard it. I can hear it during everyday use, which is why I started researching and discovered it appears to be a common "problem." When you pay so much for a phone, you don't expect there to be any rattling inside...

 

[cardfan]

Yep, mine doesn't rattle. I'd definitely be exchanging it if it did.

 

[Jeremy]

Thanks so much Jeremy. Appreciate the help.

And yeah, I didn't shake my phone at all. I'm not looking for problems. I actually wish I never would have heard it. I can hear it during everyday use, which is why I started researching and discovered it appears to be a common "problem." When you pay so much for a phone, you don't expect there to be any rattling inside...

No problem, good luck.

 

[Bias X]

It will not cause any issues down the road, no. You can try your luck at swapping it out at your local Apple store and see what happens though most of them do this, but not all.

Yeah mine wouldn't let me do this. I just went in today and was told that they are currently investigating other problems with the iPhone (something peeling) and that I ran a risk of getting that as well. I told him I'd be more comfortable if I swapped so he said okay, took it into the back and came back out. Said I had two loose screws but it still made that noise and so did his. So they tightened the screws and basically told me to wait for a new batch of iPhones.

 

[Jeremy]

Yeah mine wouldn't let me do this. I just went in today and was told that they are currently investigating other problems with the iPhone (something peeling) and that I ran a risk of getting that as well. I told him I'd be more comfortable if I swapped so he said okay, took it into the back and came back out. Said I had two loose screws but it still made that noise and so did his. So they tightened the screws and basically told me to wait for a new batch of iPhones.

Yeah, I'm 99% positive it's a camera component. If you tap on any iPhone you will hear it but it shouldn't be that loose that it sounds like a rattle with very little movement.

 

[dmt316]

Too many responses to read through so I'm posting anyway. Mine was a very loud sound when you shake it and you could feel it too. Just left the apple store and they said it was the lack of glue on the battery that caused the sound. All fixed up for me

 

[Jeremy]

Too many responses to read through so I'm posting anyway. Mine was a very loud sound when you shake it and you could feel it too. Just left the apple store and they said it was the lack of glue on the battery that caused the sound. All fixed up for me

Yeah, this thread is about something totally different but I've heard of a few who had loose batteries.

 

[sully bubz]

I had the same issue - it was something heavy moving around in the phone - not the camera, not the vibrate motor. Went to the genius bar at the apple store - Turns out the battery was loose. They didn't have any to replace so they fixed it, made a note in my file and said if I had any other issues they will replace.

 

[Bias X]

Yeah, I'm 99% positive it's a camera component. If you tap on any iPhone you will hear it but it shouldn't be that loose that it sounds like a rattle with very little movement.

The problem with mine is that I hate literally hit anywhere, by hit I mean a light tap, and the the camera component will rattle. If I tap near the camera it's fairly loud. A lot louder than it was on my 4S and 4. But oh well. I'm content I guess.

 

[Jeremy]

The problem with mine is that I hate literally hit anywhere, by hit I mean a light tap, and the the camera component will rattle. If I tap near the camera it's fairly loud. A lot louder than it was on my 4S and 4. But oh well. I'm content I guess.

There is nothing from stopping you going back say in 2 months once things calm down.

 

[Bias X]

There is nothing from stopping you going back say in 2 months once things calm down.

Thats what I planned on doing. The Genius said he made a note of it on my account. So, I assume I'm still good for an exchange since he told me I could exchange it if I wanted.

 

[Jeremy]

Thats what I planned on doing. The Genius said he made a note of it on my account. So, I assume I'm still good for an exchange since he told me I could exchange it if I wanted.

Good deal.

 

[canguler87]

Showed up at Apple Store Munich today for showing that rattle.. He showed it to some other colleagues too.. All of them said it's the first time they're having that kind of issue.. Actually I didn't want to change my phone at first. Cause I didn't have any other problems and you can't even know that the new device would be %100 fine. But cause of they are hearing that problem for the first time, I didnt want to risk it and changed the device immediately there.

I tested it there and there is no rattle in the new device. But when I'm back I realized that there is a small scratch (ironic grey) on the right corner of the device. And the home button is a little bit strange.. I don't know how to describe it but it feels a little bit softer when I click on it. Maybe the previous device's was so hard to click that's why I can't decide if that's an issue.

Because of Apple, we're exactly looking for the tiniest issues on any devices!! )

 

[ibanana]

My iPhone 4 did this, but my 5 is silent.