Oh no! I've had this thing for about a month now, and just today, I discovered a dead pixel in the lower third of the screen (roughly where the slide to unlock section is). It's ugly, red, and bothers me to no end. I've never actually dealt with Apple in terms of dead pixels and the iPhone. Will the Genius Bar replace it without trouble? Especially because it's less than a month old?
I'm sure no one else would ever be bothered by this pixel, but since I live on my phone, it will slowly eat away at me.
For the record, if I were to have this replaced, this would be my 8th iPhone in 3 years.
1.) iPhone original: Touch screen stopped working.
2.) iPhone original: Touch screen stopped working.
3.) iPhone original: Some weird short caused constant “device not designed for iPhone. Please use airplane mode” messages to appear, even if nothing was hooked up!
4.) iPhone original: Dock connector completely stopped working.
5.) iPhone 3G: Upgraded to iPhone 3G by choice. Hoping for relief. Just kidding! Glass screen began to delaminate from iPhone. Weird defect.
6.) iPhone 3G: Hopefully it will be perfect!
7.) iPhone 3GS: Purchased in July 2009.
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Dead pixel on my iPhone 3GS!
I think it depends on which person you talk to at the Genius Bar. If you're lucky, you might run into a nice person. I've had an iPhone 3G with two dead pixels in the middle of the screen, and I sold it without a problem.
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The people I know with a 3G that have had dead pixels have had mixed results. One guy could not get it replaced but two have gotten it replaced with no hassles. I think the first guy is going to go to a different store to try again. I don't think you should run into problems.
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