Is it normal to have fingerprint inside new ipad? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 10:22:50 am
content: Hi guys, I just opened my ipad mini, which was bought new in an official store one year ago, and I found some dents and fingerprints on the backplate of the display, is it normal? Thanks.

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 10:30:56 am
content: You most likely got a refurbished piece, return it if it was not specifically sold as refurbished.Cheers,DC1MCP.S> In what world will be "normal" to have such things in a device, the most miserable Chinese table does not have them?

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 11:12:53 am
content: Quote from: DC1MC on September 14, 2021, 10:30:56 amHow are you supposed to return a device which you bought a whole year ago? Especially if you say that you opened it.

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 12:12:38 pm
content: Oh well, did’t pay attention to “one year ago”, I tought that was fresh from the bxIn any case is a refurb, and not a well done one.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 12:21:56 pm
content: I wouldn't say it's necessarily a refub. There is always a chance that some worker did not do their job properly. For some manufacturers fingerprints are normal but Apple is not one of them.

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 01:37:12 pm
content: Thank you guys.It's actually given to me by my cousin. He bought it when traveling in China. But the shop he got it is listed as authorized dealer on apple.com, and the activation date is the day he bought it.Strange.

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 02:30:39 pm
content: Eh well, at lease you now have a device to practice Louis Rossmann tutorials

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2021, 03:47:29 pm
content: Quote from: Logan on September 14, 2021, 01:37:12 pmIf he bought it there because it was cheaper than in US, then it's 100% refub. Apple devices in China are more expensive than in US.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 05:56:15 am
content: Quote from: Logan on September 14, 2021, 01:37:12 pmlol, yeah, there's your answer.

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 06:07:23 am
content: You can tell it's a refurb by the model number.https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252768092-If the model number starts with M, it was purchased new from Apple.-If the model number starts with F, it was refurbished by Apple or a carrier.-If the model number starts with P, it was sold as a personalized iPhone with an engraving.-If the model number starts with N, Apple provided it as a replacement device for a malfunctioning iPhone.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 06:38:30 am
content: Go to the police with your iPad, someone broke into it, luckily for forensics the burglar left fingerprints.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 07:34:01 am
content: If you’re saying the fingerprints are ‘inside’ the rear cover, I vaguely recall that was a nod to the design team of the early units… they lithoed their fingerprints into the metal shell as an ‘easter egg’ type of salute.

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 12:22:22 pm
content: Quote from: wraper on September 14, 2021, 03:47:29 pmNo, the same price as the official site.

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 12:23:01 pm
content: Quote from: Jeroen3 on September 15, 2021, 06:07:23 amIt starts with M.

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 12:24:09 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on September 15, 2021, 06:38:30 amI don't think the police will do anything about it.But if you're serious, I'll just stop using it.

author: Logan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2021, 12:24:46 pm
content: Quote from: SL4P on September 15, 2021, 07:34:01 amSorry, it's on, not inside.