So, I went to the Verizon store and the floor model wasn't working (go figure) ], but both an employee and the store manager looked at it and said that they both didn't think it should be that noticeable. Unfortunately they couldn't swap it out on the spot, but they ordered me another one and said the CLN stock units are probably new anyway atm, but if the next one has the same characteristic, it's probably just a design flaw of the phone rather than a rare issue. Considering how prominent it is, I can't help but think it's a flaw, as there would definitely be mass complaining online. Crossing my fingers! Thanks for your responses, guys.