iPhone 4S camera lens rattle

Did you have the same amount of rattle or did appear to be a little better in your replacement phone. Mine is a little more noticable, but I don't have any rattling when it vibrates. I'm debating on taking it to the Genius Bar today to see what they say, but if it appears that all the phones are about the same, I don't want to waste a trip or time.

Also did they say anything about it affecting the phone or camera itself long term?

Any suggestions?

The rattle is practically the same. It is just around the camera on the back. I can't really notice a rattle when it vibrates. You can take it to a genius bar and they will most likely exchanged it. I did it just to put my mind at ease, if you feel like you need to to make you feel better then go for it. But it is a wide spread occurrence so no need to exchange.

Bugger!....

Never thought on this occasion to check the apple community but I called Orange in the UK when I heard the rattle and they dispatched the phone the next day. Just unwrapped the new one and noticed the rattle on the new phone too. I really feel a little let down by a company with a usual eye for detail. Not sure about the lens thing, either "floating lens my arse" or a awful design choice. Can't wait for the iPhone 5 with the liquid battery that seeps out of the phone or the "removable screen" that's supposed to be loose to give a better visual quality :)

Poor show apple.

Just got off the phone with apple and was told that my phone should not be rattling at all. Made an appointment and was told my phone should be swapped out. heading in now. will update shortly.

Just got bk from apple store. Phone was replaced with new one that is solid as a rock. No rattling. I was also told too that the rattling is not normal. Shook display phones and could only get one to rattle.

The thing that's bothering me about the rattle now is that when you set the phone to vibrate and have it on a table on something soft, when it vibrates for a call the lens rattles so loudly that it kind of makes vibrate mode pointless.

I'd be interested to know if you do tap up near the camera of you have any rattling. I think some rattling is more than others. Mine appears to be a little looser than it used to be but the camera is taking excellent pictures. It is an annoyance especially when you spend a lot on a phone but you exchange it you chance getting one that may be worse. I say you got a year through apple. It gets wise exchange the phone. I'm sure there are a few out there that aren't rattling but they will once they loosen up or are put down a few times.

Anyone find a fix yet?

Ok so let me clarify my rattle issue. My phone would rattle when it was shaken. Which is definently not supposed to happen. But if you read jackelton's response above. That rattle appears to be normal as my replacement makes a noise when tapped.

I totally agree with that because while at the apple store I shook all their phones and only got one to rattle with a shake but they all had some sort of rattle when gently tapped by the camera. Some worse than others

That's pretty much what I think all the phones do. Not sure why they don't have some sort of secure position for the lens when not being used. Like I said above its an annoyance but I guess unless it's causing phone/camera issues I wouldn't worry about it. For those OCD people out there I simpathize with you. The 4s is a lot more noticeable and I'm finding myself doing the "test tap" all the time but I guess I just need to take my own advice and not tape the back and enjoy a great phone... Well until the iPhone 5 comes out. :-)

I have the same issue with my 4S. But thank goodness it's apple where I can just go to a genius bar and have it replaced. If this was another manufacturer... good luck

Jonny Apple Seed, I wish that was true, and I sure hope it is for you. Several of us have been told by the genius bar that it's normal and to just deal with it. If you get the same, I hear you have better lucky with phone support... haven't had a chance to try it myself yet.

It's sad really... looks like Apple is becoming just another manufacturer.

Phone support will just send you to an apple store. I think the main issue here is that depending on who you talked to from apple your answer changes. my apple store claimed it was not normal as well as who i spoke with at apple support

I can hear my phone rattle everytime I set it down on a table. That's not exactly going out of my way to try and recreate the rattle, and I don't consider it to be "normal". It's a design and/or manufacturing defect and I full expect to have the phone replaced by apple under warranty in my case.