Iphone 5 rattles at top when shaken.

Check the switch, hold then when shaking. I bet that is your noise as it was on my iPhone4. Just a thought.

Lots of threads on this. Seems folks are being told everything from a loose battery to the camera lens to the vibration motor counter weight.

From those who have already gone back to their Apple Stores, seems the majority get a new iPhone 5.

I have the same issue and and have a Genius Bar appointment (55 miles away) at 3:40 p.m.

Just back from my Genius Bar appoint at the Apple Store at the Falls, Miami.

Loose battery. Adhesive reapplied to the battery. No more rattle. Took less than 5 minutes and sent me on my way.

I have noticed the same problem in my black 32GB iphone 5.

Never heard it on my Original iPhone or iPhone4.

Mine is a one day old iPhone 5 32GB black AT&T.

Heyiamlost - they told me repair/ replacement time was running 3-4 weeks, so maybe check how long it will take before sending it. That's why I went 55 miles to the Apple Store to have them reglue my battery (for my iPhone's issue).

I have the same issue. I had it with my 4s as well. I went to Apple and spoke to two reps. At least the 4 or 5 floor models that were checked had the same issue as well as other staffers' ip5 and 4s. I too have heard from several sources that its normal due to the camera components.

i had the same problem. it was a loose battery.

i follow this instruction and fixed it (no more sound): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebdQ3Fg-A8

I just left the apple store with the same problem. More of a rattle, not a thumping sound. They told me it was normal and it was the gyro. It was so loud in the store that the guy could hear it anyway. I'll go back during the week when it isn't so crowded. No one else I know with a 5 has the rattle.

SAme thing happened to me. Put your iphone flat on a table, and put you hand on top of it and press down. It should work

If it's in the upper left, it's the vibe motor! It's a metal half barrel on a shaft that spins. It's half so it's unevenly balanced creating a vibration when it spins, thereby shaking the entire device. It rattles because it's unevenly balanced.

It's not the camera and definately not the gryo. That's bad guessing on the part of staff.

The fact the Family Room teams at reatil don't know and/or aren't sharing this is disappointing and a bit concerning.

Both my wife and I have new iPhone 5's I have a 16GB Black one and she has a 16GB White one. (AT&T)

My black iPhone 5 rattles like a piece of PCB or screw is loose inside the structure of the phone, it’s not like the battery issue some of you all have talked about.

My wife’s iPhone doesn’t Rattle at all, perfectly silent when shaken.

I have a co-worker with the same phone as my wife’s (AT&T); his phone also does not rattle when shaken.

As far as I can tell, it’s a quality control issue and I personally do not want a phone that sounds like it’s broken.

Regardless of what is wrong with the device I’m not going to put up with something that I paid a premium for rattle and have a possible issue down the road, and always leave it to apple to call it a design choice that your phone has a rattle feature.