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iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro: gap at top in between speaker and chassis?
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The person at the apple store said it is fine if you can see the metal at the top the gap is only a couple microns wide. If the gap is not at the top it’s at the bottom. Also when we say “move the display” we mean only the LITTLE distance to close the gap. Also normal the phone is only held down laterally by the adhesive and that is always gonna have a little bit of give to it
So you think that if there is a seal with glue around, then if we can move the display, it does not mean that the display is detaching from the seal or the phone was badly glued?
If you push on the seal it’s gonna move no matter what the amount it’s moving is minimal and it may or may not make it looser
The gasket is pretty thick and it’s not glued it’s just super sticky adhesive. I have had 3 phones and they all move a bit if you force it. It may or may not “damage” it but the amount you move it is so minimal I doubt it makes a difference
The gasket and seal are the same thing. The only thing that makes the device waterproof is the adhesive. It should be fully sealed
My 13 Pro has absolutely no gap at all, on the top or the bottom, and the screen doesn't "move" at ALL. Nowhere for it to move.
That is not normal at all-- it looks like something is way off tolerance or not assembled properly
If you look at many other posts on this sub many people have the same issue and the consensus is that it’s normal you just be lucky to not have a gap
It only appears that way because the vast majority of people with no gap are not posting about it on a forum. When you see a bunch of people post their gaps, it's easy to assume that must be the majority, but it's in fact the opposite.
Most of the gap pictures I've seen are caused by a bend/warp in the metal chassis, not by variances in the size of the chassis. That's not normal, and I would definitely be concerned about the water resistance.
EDIT: And in rafal886 picture, the speaker grille looks like it isn't even sitting flush with the screen-- but...
EDIT again: Wait, does he have a glass screen protector on? That is making it look like the gap is way bigger than it is. His is actually not THAT bad if so.
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Yeah I thought that too. I’m curious if his grill moves up and down too maybe he can answer