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[Deleted member 651465]

There seems to be a lot of negativity over the quality of the anodised banding around the edge of the iPhone 5.

Most of the criticism seems to be that it marks easily, but many people (myself included) have received the handset with marks (an example of mine below).

So, I'd like to see if there is a pattern, or if I'm just really unlucky

Visit http://www.chipmunk.nl/cgi-fast/applemodel.cgi, then paste your iPhone serial number in and post the results. You may also want to say if you've ordered online or picked one up I store.

I accept that the coating is fragile, so I'm not bashing that.. I'd have no issue if I caused the damage myself, but to receive something like this is unacceptable.

Post away

Preordered via Apple.com/uk

Serial number: C37H94A5A39C
Name: iPhone 5
ModelCode: iphone_5
Group1: iPhone
Group2:
Generation: 7
Model introduced: 2012
Production year: 2012
Production week: 35 (September)
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 4 inch
Screen resolution: 1136x640 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Factory: C3 (China)
External link: Technical specifications by apple-history.com

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I have the details for my replacement. Let's see if the ones built later were better or worse

Production year: 2012
Production week: 36 (September)
Factory: C3 (China)

 

[Deleted member 651465]

My replacement arrived today, looks good.

Thought I noticed a scratch near the left hand side of the screen, but it wiped away I also noticed on my first handset (whilst browsing last night) that I had a weird bit of fluff under the screen, dead centre. To be honest, I'm glad I replaced it. That would have done my head in.

My logic is.. even if I mark it myself, at least I know it's my own fault and that when I received it, it was perfect.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Just noticed a dead pixel in the centre of the display (opened a new tab on fullscreen landscape safari), and I'm gutted.

Called Apple and they are yet to receive and log my original marked iphone, so I have to wait for it to "be on the system" before they can book another out to me.

Technically, it is showing that I have 2x 64GB iPhone 5, so the only alternative is to send my current handset off before they send my 3rd(!), which I can't do due to work.

Tempted to reserve one instore and ask for a refund of my online order, but will see what happens tomorrow when I call