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[deleted] t1_j14tu5o wrote
Do you own another phone? It seems to be a ear speaker mesh of an Android phone.
Xindependent777 t1_j14z0lx wrote
An old android because now flagship androids have under display speakers
LouisVuittonLeghost t1_j15ro66 wrote
It’s not a tumour!
Xindependent777 t1_j15ry5a wrote
Yeah unfortunately only we iPhone users are stuck with old mesh style ear speakers.. I love iPhone I really do, but the amount of outdated stuff in it.. it just shouldn’t be like this..
prstige t1_j160jsf wrote
well, the 14 pro has no visible mesh anymore
Dazzling_Job9035 t1_j152zn6 wrote
Use it to grate tiny cheeses
ThatBinBashGuy t1_j155v83 wrote
I actually have one of these for tiny cheese: https://ibb.co/027G9tT
It makes me giggle everytime I use it. hihi
Dazzling_Job9035 t1_j15627f wrote
What is this, a cheese grater for ants?!
ThatBinBashGuy t1_j15akhf wrote
I think it’s meant for garlic. But we have other tools for that, so I really have no idea
LouisVuittonLeghost t1_j15rjo6 wrote
It needs to be at least 3 times this size!!
AJDuke3 t1_j15vc1d wrote
That’s what she said
LouisVuittonLeghost t1_j160mb7 wrote
🙊
philly_cheese t1_j15ug8n wrote
We have one of these - we call it the “lesser grater”
ThatBinBashGuy t1_j15wa5x wrote
Ooof
Hobnail1 t1_j162kkx wrote
Dad, mom says to get off Reddit and mow the lawn
ZealousidealBed7495 t1_j1549vb wrote
perfect idea
fonix232 t1_j15ag6o wrote
Cheeses didn't die for your sins to commit this atrocity.
lordcuriosityrover t1_j15ttal wrote
Yay, tiny jesus!!!
veganfuccboi t1_j14r1wr wrote
That absolutely did not fall out of your iphone 13 pro. That is not a part of the phone.
IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j14r6k5 wrote
Are you sure? Where’s it from then?
veganfuccboi t1_j14rk0s wrote
Definitely not the phone. The phone in the picture looks perfectly normal. Moreover, there are youtube vids showcasing a teardown of the 13 pro. Wherever that piece of metal came from it's 100% not from the phone. Your 13 pro is fine, nothing to worry about.
Quin1617 t1_j15utjb wrote
Damn bro, you got rekt. I haven’t seen that since the whole Star Wars debacle.
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IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j163h3e wrote
Omg wtf. Why am I being downvoted? I just wanted some help.
TWYFAN97 t1_j14uzch wrote
It is indeed part of the phone. The earpiece mesh should not be visible like that. That grill piece that somehow fell off is part of the earpiece and acts as protection for it.
veganfuccboi t1_j14vyel wrote
That is not the earpiece mesh, the earpiece mesh can clearly be seen in the top photo on the phone.
The earpiece mesh is exactly that, a mesh. The thing OP is showing is a piece of solid metal with some holes in it.
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superm0bile t1_j155s8i wrote
The “are you dumb?” comment while you’re calling two completely different components the same is just the chef’s kiss of Reddit user arrogance. Please use your good eyes and try again, buddy.
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BananimusPrime t1_j157fge wrote
r/confidentlyincorrect
emu222 t1_j1591of wrote
As someone who has taken apart thousands of Apple phones, that is certainly not from an Apple product. Full stop.
badg0re t1_j14xb1o wrote
But… they the same, and thing on finger is different, I mean on your phones speaker grill is like metal fabric and thing on finger is like solid aluminum with holes.
Brawndo_or_Water t1_j15ey7d wrote
You sound like the kind of guy who just watched a couple of mr mobile and mkbhd videos and suddenly think he's a phone expert. The cherry on the cake is that you are calling people dumb.
TWYFAN97 t1_j15fbwt wrote
Unfortunately you couldn’t be more wrong. But this is Reddit of course and most people don’t know what they are talking about especially in this thread. I’ve repaired many phones over the years and I wouldn’t make a statement unless I knew what I was talking about.
ANAL_FUCK_JUICE_YUM t1_j15hw81 wrote
You're hilarious. You can literally take 30 seconds to google images of the iPhone 13 Pro earpiece and see that the part OP is holding is absolutely not it, and their phone is normal. And you've dozens of people here who own the thing saying the exact same. But no, you're right and everyone else is wrong. The irony of you complaining about people on reddit being arrogant is making me thing you are trolling.
Know when to quit.
TWYFAN97 t1_j15iat6 wrote
Take a look at this pic and tell me with a straight face it looks identical to what OP has. The picture OP is showing has the metal grill piece with the holes clearly missing. I had a 13 Pro and it’s obvious OP is missing that part of the speaker assembly. Multiple people blindly stating something doesn’t make them right, but that’s the Reddit hive mind there.
I only make posts or replies to inform I don’t waste my time like some people who do so to troll.
Sir_Lagz_Alot t1_j15kh29 wrote
I’m looking at your photo, OP’s photo, and my phone. And they all match. And clearly there’s tons of people here who also have iPhone 13s or newer, are they all making this up?
“Reddit hive mind” lmao, you’re trying to find problems where there aren’t any.
And FYI, the dot pattern on OP’s image of the “missing grill” doesn’t match the pattern on the speaker. I’d know, I’ve repaired these phones before.
mkyei t1_j15j6vz wrote
How are we supposed to trust someone that doesn’t even have the correct screen protector on their phone?
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z2ocky t1_j158w3n wrote
You must be pretty stupid to think that grill is even comparable to the picture posted by OP lmao. Calling others dumb when you sound stupid is hilarious.
TWYFAN97 t1_j1592od wrote
What’s more hilarious is people forget the part in question was damaged since it was never meant to be removed from the phone. We are also not looking at it from the front but the back which is why it may appear different in addition to the damage.
Sir_Lagz_Alot t1_j15d3am wrote
But the grill is STILL ON THE SPEAKER ☠️
TWYFAN97 t1_j15de2r wrote
The grill is literally not even there. You can see a gap and indentation where it should be.
Sir_Lagz_Alot t1_j15dmo0 wrote
But you can see the indentation for the grill tho. And there’s something in it. The grill. You can clearly see its mesh in the photo. Compare it to your phone.
Besides, the grill is rounded, not sharp. That piece wouldn’t even fit in.
The grill isn’t naturally flush 100% with the screen. There’s always a small dip, which is that “indentation” you see. With a grill resting there.
z2ocky t1_j159smr wrote
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tbone338 t1_j16095o wrote
That’s not from your iPhone.
thatdude473 t1_j161ood wrote
Do you use a screen protector? Some of those have little mesh grilles like this.
iPhone_3GS t1_j14yszm wrote
Does this have an original Apple screen?
IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j14yxty wrote
Yup. Bought it a month ago.
riley_hugh_jassol t1_j15dhkr wrote
Well then it's under warranty. Take it to a store.
iPhone_3GS t1_j14z3u3 wrote
Very strange, it looks like it would be part of a Samsung galaxy phone
Low_Recognition5954 t1_j15er7u wrote
Samsung makes apples iPhone screens lol…
iPhone_3GS t1_j15f1ej wrote
That is correct they started with the iPhone X,
Funny thing is Samsung made the processors for the first second and third generation iPhone
Cool-Newspaper-1 t1_j15ie6p wrote
Actually that’s neither particularly funny nor should it surprise any one. Samsung is huge in OEM stuff
KingOfTheCouch13 t1_j15vqw1 wrote
I bet you're fun at parties.
Cool-Newspaper-1 t1_j15w639 wrote
Thing is, if people still aren’t aware that companies want to make a profit rather than work against the competition, they look - let’s say it this way - like they don’t have too much of a clue of what they’re talking about
KingOfTheCouch13 t1_j15x923 wrote
All he was saying is that it's "funny" Apple went on to be their toughest mobile chip competitor after working so closely with them. Imagine if your and your friend start a bakery. You open several very successful chains and he goes on to become a world renowned pastry chef.
Cool-Newspaper-1 t1_j15xwkc wrote
Except that two multinational companies are in no way comparable to a friend and Samsung was and still is a huge manufacturer for chips, they just lost one of many customers who decided to design their own chips. What Apple hasn’t done though is, in your analogy, a world renowned pastry chef while Samsung still has ‘normal bakeries’. They’re still very close competitors.
spudds96 t1_j15vvmf wrote
Plus they're literally one of the main chip producers alongside nvidia tsmc and IBM
Ok-Appointment2366 t1_j15pmja wrote
Yeah… but this post is about the speaker grill.
LGisMe69 t1_j15on33 wrote
Why is this getting downvoted?
anyavailablebane t1_j15pd6x wrote
Probably because it’s not the screen. It’s the speaker grill.
TaxingAuthority t1_j15mae8 wrote
Homie, I'm sorry you were downvoted so much. You directly answered the question posed to you.
yaboyebeatz t1_j15xu4a wrote
Not from your phone bro
smoukey t1_j15z5wn wrote
Wtf put it back
barbarick1ller t1_j14x5n2 wrote
Do you have a screen protector? I had one fall off and it fell off, turns out it was the screen protector not from the phone.
IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j14x915 wrote
Yes! I hope this is the issue.
barbarick1ller t1_j14xja0 wrote
It was a zagg if that is what you have. I can also confirm my 14 pro max does not have that. So you should be good.
TomerKrail t1_j15nojs wrote
This is the issue, I work with phones, I've seen this kind of screen protector before
Willinton06 t1_j14ru9p wrote
If that was on the phone then you just solved a problem, that should not be there, it’s not in mine, or any I’ve ever seen
IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j14u8mz wrote
But it was hanging out if the speaker next to the front facing camera. It looks like the speaker grill.
Willinton06 t1_j14vo46 wrote
Look at the left side, it’s pointy, it wouldn’t even fit up there, it must have been a cartoon level coincidence that got it there
NeverBrokeABone t1_j1505pc wrote
Have you had a glass protector installed? I’ve gone through a few and they’d leave their mesh behind sometimes.
Im_IP_Banned t1_j157dw7 wrote
That’s not from an iphone
reddit_ross t1_j15xkzy wrote
No such thing on my 13PM
joseph-parsons t1_j15wzz4 wrote
I'm fairly certain that didn't come from the iPhone 13 itself; I just checked my brother's near new 13 Pro Max (which I think is the same as the non-Max variant), and the mesh looks identical to the close up of the iPhone you included in your photo. Perhaps it came from something else (case/screen protector) as other's have suggested.
dddanger-zone t1_j15pxgc wrote
I wouldn’t use that fingerprint for anything important anymore…
Glass-Strike-6073 t1_j14w1d5 wrote
This is not an iPhone part but it probably was stuck to the magnet in your ear speaker.
Space_Monkey667 t1_j152dm8 wrote
It’s of the screen protector ig , many screen protectors have one covering the ear piece
PhilRoberts33 t1_j15crqg wrote
Glad it fell out because it shouldn’t have been there to begin with.
beanie_0 t1_j15wdp2 wrote
No, probably, probably not.
Aftershock_7582 t1_j14u0mv wrote
Looks like the speaker grille that was on my Samsung S6 Edge
Working-Potential-59 t1_j159bec wrote
That’s not from your iPhone, it’s from another phone for sure
KacikSifirBir t1_j15e6pk wrote
Writing this from a 13 and it’s not that phones part
Sixstringerman t1_j15jw4v wrote
Are people blind here? This is obviously a different shape than the earpiece of an iphone.
catsagamer1 t1_j15o265 wrote
looks like it’s from a screen protector
pc_n t1_j14wofy wrote
It's maybe from glass screen protectors. esr brand have one like this.
Marko787 t1_j15ecos wrote
That’s not the mesh iPhones have
NohrianInstinct t1_j15ivx1 wrote
Not a big deal. It's not from the iPhone to begin with.
TheAceMax97 t1_j15izn9 wrote
That’s from a Samsung.
Nike_486DX t1_j15jczq wrote
Its a dust protector that usually comes with some screen protectors. Actually a neat thingie, right now i have a small dent in the speaker grill (13 pro too), which could have been avoided if there was a protector like this.
Its purely cosmetic tho, as its not a part of the iphone. Just a protector
dimlylitmurder t1_j15nna8 wrote
Speakers are magnetic, and that’s a small piece of metal, I’d assume that the earpiece speaker of your phone just picked up that little piece of metal from like your pocket or something, as it’s not part of the iPhone! You should be fine op
pixeley88 t1_j15m53e wrote
The iPhones have WAAAY more holes than that!
Edit: it might be fake?
The_Unknown__Hero t1_j15uddo wrote
use it to slice fruits :O
Various_Carob9358 t1_j15je01 wrote
Is it possible you had a screen protector that included a ear piece grill on it?
the_fart_king_farts t1_j15mf6j wrote
Not iPhone part
Wassermelone196 t1_j15bmwi wrote
Unfortunately you’ll now have to buy a iPhone 14 pro Max with 1tb
aRman______________ t1_j15ixjg wrote
If have a glass on your phone it might be the mesh form the screen protector
serbiana96 t1_j15j0uf wrote
Thats from the screen protector
ricoh18 t1_j15nes7 wrote
My 13 pro microphone looks identical and nothings missing from mine as far as I know
s1lver_v t1_j15lh5c wrote
nothing fell out of your phone lmao my 13 pro top speaker looks exactly like yours and mine is intact idk where you got that mesh from but it didnt fall out of ur phone
tomelwoody t1_j163lld wrote
The earpiece is the wrong shape and the holes are not correct. May have been an incorrectly fitting piece or a fake post, we will never know for sure.
Discussion has gone as far as it can and needs no more. Locked this will stay.
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CircumcisedPeacock t1_j15oi5g wrote
Now your phone isn’t water resistant! /s
PeaceGunner t1_j15fjsw wrote
Its a dust preventinator, its purpose is to prevent nuke any dust preventing it from going in the phone speaker. When you warm it up enough with your fingers it'll actually liquify and find its way back to its place.
unWELC0MED t1_j15k4tz wrote
I think those are mostly for cosmetic purposes You should be fine.
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IranOutOfLebanon OP t1_j14xatz wrote
Not trolling. What a weird way to troll.
oOLunaLinxOo t1_j159krj wrote
You should visit an Apple store
mihneaxgod21 t1_j15a5z4 wrote
I have a friend with an iphone 12 and he has this mesh too!
Apprehensive_Yak4111 t1_j1567d4 wrote
I'm going to be completely honest. That looks really nice. Apples should make something like that
ouruniverse06131986 t1_j14xp16 wrote
I think it’s just to cover the speaker
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mcqua007 t1_j15803k wrote
Not the same at all. Look below, the size of holes is way smaller:
More zoomed in:
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veganfuccboi t1_j14w4gb wrote
Because he's wrong. That metal piece did not come from the phone.
plurry17 t1_j14vb5u wrote
This is not the part of the phone, I have 13 Pro and there isn't any metal piece
TWYFAN97 t1_j14uqek wrote
Clearly people don’t know anything if they are downvoting me lol. That piece is normally well adhered to the earpiece and doesn’t come off like that.
ImChimeraX t1_j14xguo wrote
Show me an iPhone 13 with a silver speaker grill with large holes like that and pointy edges.
When you realise you can’t, you’ll realise why you’re being downvoted.
Yes, it’s likely a speaker grill, but no, it’s not from an iPhone 13. It’s the wrong shape, colour, and design.
It’s likely that the magnets in the iPhone speaker attached this bit of magnetic trash and caused OP some confusion about it.
TWYFAN97 t1_j14xxry wrote
OP is showing the rear part of the earpiece cover which is why it looks like that. I repair iPhones as a side hustle I know what I’m talking about. Regardless a part is missing from the earpiece and damage can impact how it appears.
ImChimeraX t1_j14zs5v wrote
That piece looks nothing like any part from an iPhone. I mean maybe you need glasses or something, but looking at photos for iPhone parts you can clearly see there’s no part of the grill or earpiece assembly that looks remotely like that.
I’m happy to be proven wrong next time you take an iPhone 13 apart, but from my own experience repairing the odd phone, and from tear down videos, and parts catalogues I can’t see why you’d think it’s from OPs phone.
veganfuccboi t1_j14z2ip wrote
Wrong, the rear part of the earpiece speaker for the 13 pro does not look anything close to that. There's videos on the internet that disprove you, there's common sense that disproves you, you can watch a jerryrig teardown of the phone and it will disprove you, but it seems you're so adamant on your stance, despite it being demonstrably wrong, that I sincerely doubt you'd believe apple's own engineers if they told you it's not true.
That metal piece did not come from OP's phone.
mcqua007 t1_j15848t wrote
Not the same at all. Look at the size of the holes in the mesh.
BananimusPrime t1_j157nan wrote
It’s admirable how hard you’re doubling down on being very, very wrong.
TWYFAN97 t1_j157y9h wrote
Yet I’m not wrong and ignorant users who think they know better are the ones who are wrong. Obviously the metal piece is missing and OP is clearly showing what’s left of it.
veganfuccboi t1_j15a88s wrote
You're saying the metal piece is from behind the earpiece speaker, yet the phone op showed us in the photo looks intact and absolutely identical to the one in the photo you keep repeatedly posting in this thread.
As a self-proclaimed phone repair hobbyist can you explain how that metal piece that is clearly larger and thicker than the gap between the display and the borders of the phone somehow came from the behind the earpiece and got outside, yet the phone in OP's photo doesn't appear damaged in any way whatsoever.
Again, look at the phone in OP's photo, and the one in your photo. Despite his photo being slightly blurry, you can clearly make out that both earpieces look the same.
Techgeek_025 t1_j15u49x wrote
Take it to a store. I don’t think that’s good.
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Flyhotstuff t1_j162w77 wrote
This grill actually isn't part of the phone. Idk where it came from but how it looks now is how it's supposed to look. That thing you're seeing on the phone still is the mesh. Apple meshes look nothing like what you're holding.