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weird rattling noise iphone 5

Does anyone else have a problem with their brand new iphone 5 making a small but annoying rattling sound when lightly shaken?

iPhone 5, iOS 6, 32g white

Posted on Sep 22, 2012 10:16 PM

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Sep 22, 2012 11:30 PM in response to tracy001

Indeed- I took my phone out for its first full day- nothing crazy to say the least- and when I got home, there was a noticeable rattle from the case as I ended a call and lowered the phone. I then lightly shook the phone because I was hoping I was hearing things, but there it was again. A replacement should be in order as the phone is about a day and a quarter out of the box. Also, the battery life ***** my phone faster than a freshly Drano-d drain. On Monday morning I will be strolling into the Genius Bar. Bummer, man- that's a bummer.

Sep 23, 2012 7:24 AM in response to tracy001

Hi! I got the iPhone 5 yesterday, 32G black, it also has a slight rattle inside. I noticed it within an hour of receiving it. I took the phone to one of our local Apple Store's, a tech opened the phone and said it was the vibration motor. He returned the phone to me and said it needs to be be fixed, but since the 5 is new Apple hasn't released a fix yet. He also ran a full diagnostic test, the phone is functioning properly, but the rattle is annoying. I submitted an online case with Apple Express Lane, suggest others do the same, the more cases they get the faster it will be resolved.

Sep 23, 2012 7:39 AM in response to tracy001

I am also experience this noise, it's very annoying and it's clearly coming from the On/Off button at the top. I bought a case hoping that would isolate the noise but it didn't. My old iphone 4 had a similar noise but I only noticed now when I went to check, but the iphone 5 is much noiser. I hope apple will do something with this issue. I have the 64GB in black.

weird rattling noise iphone 5

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