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Some Apple iPhone 4s are shipping with reversed volume keys

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 6:41PM EST
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In a manufacturing oops from Foxconn, some iPhone 4s have apparently slipped through quality assurance and are being shipped with reveresed volume keys. The reversed keys are cosmetic only and still function normally with the top button as the volume up and the bottom as the volume down. Such mistakes are not surprising (but they are embarrassing) when you consider how fast Apple is manufacturing and shipping off these handsets; even the glue has not had adequate time to dry. If you happen to receive a backwards handset you might not want to return the device; 10 years from now these mistakes may be worth a fortune.

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