It looks like all the phones at the store in Glendale have it.
some more, some less.
regardless, none of them has it when booting up(YES I RESTARTED THEM ALL)
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It looks like all the phones at the store in Glendale have it.
some more, some less.
regardless, none of them has it when booting up(YES I RESTARTED THEM ALL)
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I wonder if the LCD manufacturer plays a part in the issue.
If you go into field mode by dialing *3001#12345#* and then go to Versions, you'll see your LCD Panel ID. As far as I know, there are two such versions:
5755136
7455232
I've gone through 4 iPhones, 2 of each. And the one that has the checkerboard is one of the latter version.
Like I said before, if you look the glowing battery while it's charging, the one with the problem has the glow where the glow has too much contrast and doesn't blend smoothly into the black background.
If you go into field mode by dialing *3001#12345#* and then go to Versions, you'll see your LCD Panel ID. As far as I know, there are two such versions:
5755136
7455232
I've gone through 4 iPhones, 2 of each. And the one that has the checkerboard is one of the latter version.
Like I said before, if you look the glowing battery while it's charging, the one with the problem has the glow where the glow has too much contrast and doesn't blend smoothly into the black background.
7455232...same here....
now I think that there could be a problem again. To be fair, my dots aren't extreme like some others but certainly visible.
Maybe I'll exchange it after all.
the problem with exchanging is that is seems all the iphones they are currently selling have the new screen.
so it might be hard for you to get a good one.
good luck though.
EDIT: i am saying this cause i exchanged 3 of them while at the store and they all had the same issue.
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7455232 w/ Problems
7455232 and I see the dots and even more when I turn the brightness up. It only annoys me when I watch movies on the phone.
7455232 and I see the dots and even more when I turn the brightness up. It only annoys me when I watch movies on the phone.
I also have a model 7455232. I will check a phone tonight that does not have the dots and see what model it is. This is really starting to bother me now. I wish Apple would say something. Even if they said "We should be able to fix it in software, just wait while we work on it", that would be fine with me. I just hate not knowing what is going on.
BTW: The phone I will be checking tonight was just picked up from an Apple store on Wednesday night, so if it is not a model 7455232, maybe the stores have both models right now.
-Steve
BTW: The phone I will be checking tonight was just picked up from an Apple store on Wednesday night, so if it is not a model 7455232, maybe the stores have both models right now.
-Steve
Same here 7455232 with the dots. I exchanged one with two dead pixels for a phone with white dots, shotty assembly (nothing is flush), a button that is hard to push, a loose back end, and the usage stats don't work. Man...should have just lived with my dead pixels.
Yes! I have this problem too. Its VERY annoying when watching dark movies. My LCD also has a few dead pixels.
If this is a defect I just might go to the store and get it replaced. My 14 days is up today and I hope this won't have any affect on replacement. Although Mail in sounds convenient because of the loaner phone.
Edit, and yes, same version ID 7455232!
Steve
If this is a defect I just might go to the store and get it replaced. My 14 days is up today and I hope this won't have any affect on replacement. Although Mail in sounds convenient because of the loaner phone.
Edit, and yes, same version ID 7455232!
Steve
Where ya getting the model numbers from? iTunes? On the back of mine it reads A1203 yet it shows MA712 in the general info.
unity,
You have to be in phone mode.
go to the keypad and dial:
*3001#12345#*
There you'll find info on the screen version
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I have 7455232 with easy to notice white dots and I just spotted two-three new dead pixels. I checked the screen throughly yesterday and no dead pixels were visible. I'm also experiencing erratic signal strength w/o moving, way too much... full service to 2 bars to no service and back to full service. Maybe the cheap screen phones also came with cheaper antennas? Anyone with a 7455232 experiencing this as well?
Seems like 7455232 is a lower quality POS
I highly doubt they are going to keep opening iPhones until they find a 5755136 for me. Maybe they will send it in for replacement? Or maybe they will announce a recall for 7455232 later down the road in order prevent bad news effecting the stock price at a crucial time after launch? Or they could just ignore it and only help the picky ones that complain. In any case, I scheduled another meeting with a Genius tomorrow, we'll see what happens...
Seems like 7455232 is a lower quality POS
I highly doubt they are going to keep opening iPhones until they find a 5755136 for me. Maybe they will send it in for replacement? Or maybe they will announce a recall for 7455232 later down the road in order prevent bad news effecting the stock price at a crucial time after launch? Or they could just ignore it and only help the picky ones that complain. In any case, I scheduled another meeting with a Genius tomorrow, we'll see what happens...
i have the good 5 series......
was in store today and was not impreseed with genius bar help...i knew more than they did about the phone! i would exchange for sure if bad......
was in store today and was not impreseed with genius bar help...i knew more than they did about the phone! i would exchange for sure if bad......
Ok, I have an 5755136. Its an 8GB. No dots. Does this seem to affect all versions of the phone, both 4 and 8 GB models?
I have the 7455.....whatever screen, and I had to turn the brightness up all the way and go into a dark room with it held up to my face to see the dots... but they were there.
i agree that we can't expect them to keep on opening iphones til we find one with the "old" screen(if there are any left).
I am just wondering if it's worth waiting to see if apple releases a patch to fix it, since it is obvious to me that it is a software issue, or at least i hope so.
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I am just wondering if it's worth waiting to see if apple releases a patch to fix it, since it is obvious to me that it is a software issue, or at least i hope so.
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yes,
all iphone i checked at the apple store had it, and they were all 4 gb.
I am having the issue on the 8gb version.
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