[hobarrera]

I took it to the only Apple Store around (where I had bought it) in person. They said upfront that checking it would take seven days.

They ended up giving me a new one after checking that it was, indeed, faulty.

> [...] if the phone was in your budget

The phone was in my budget. Extra cables were not. Why would you assume that because I can afford a smartphone, I just have money lying around?