Moving past the reception issues, the yellow displays, the scratching and dropping we find one more problem that’s not that hilarious but definitely hilarious and so against what Apple is all about.
As you already know Steve Jobs and Co. are all about perfection and out-of-the-box ideas. Perfectly designed Apple machines with perfectly imagined software, that’s the general idea although it doesn’t always work.
So when iPhone 4 users find themselves playing with devices that have reversed volume buttons, that whole perfect design idea goes down the drain. Although placed in the wrong spot, the buttons work as they’re supposed to: the “–“ will increase the volume while “+” will decrease it.
I assume this is just a minor problem and not that many units will have the volume buttons reversed. But it’s still a problem that could have been avoided by the manufacturers. Just like the yellow display issue, which is caused by glue not evaporating entirely, this goes to show that Foxconn has been rushing production in order to meet Apple’s demands.
But what Foxconn did was to mess up Apple’s aura again, even if just briefly. We’ve seen all the scandals around Foxconn which include suicide stories and sweatshop-practice accusations and Apple has always defended its iPhone manufacturer in public. It will be interesting to see what excuse can they come up now in light of this unfortunate event.
So how are your volume buttons on your iPhone 4 device? Will you take the phone back if they are reversed? Of course a very simple fix solution would be to never look at them, since you already know what each button will do.
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