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White EVO in at Best Buy 5 days early! +Pics

Just got a call from Best Buy that my white Evo is in at Best Buy. Taking back the black 002. woohooo! 5 days early i'll be posting pics as well as info on if it came with the OTA update soon.
edit: got it!!
no OTA update
hw 003
manuf date: 6/25/10
screen: epson (cannot believe how purple my 002 was, i had no idea until i compared them side by side)
also, no reason to un-root your phone. they didn't even look at mine, not even to inspect it for damage.
i still have the camera protector film on...
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Explain how this works? You had a defective black one? Or you just wanted a black for white swap?
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white? yuck. good luck keeping that guy clean

I think black color its better.

my white evo hw is 003

PLESTIUC said:
white? yuck. good luck keeping that guy clean
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its a gloss white, so it will be no problem. it's not the rubber like the black one... it's just like the iphone white. i had a white iphone for 2 years and sold it 2 years later in mint condition. they stay white no problem.
attached pic of my 2 year old iphone in white.. for proof

jerryparid said:
Explain how this works? You had a defective black one? Or you just wanted a black for white swap?
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no it wasn't "defective" per say, but it did have the common problems others reported.. poor battery (although i fixed that), battery door not flush, light leak, purple novatek screen. although i didn't mention any of that to best buy, they didn't care. just did a straight hardware swap, as it was within my 30 days. no restock fee either. much to my relief, the white is a glossy white, not a rubber white-- just like the iphone.

eggypadua said:
I think black color its better.
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thanks for your opinion, although i don't think its relevant really. my favorite color is green, by the way, since we are posting useless comments

OneStepAhead said:
thanks for your opinion, although i don't think its relevant really. my favorite color is green, by the way, since we are posting useless comments
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my favorite color is chocolate brown

OneStepAhead said:
no it wasn't "defective" per say, but it did have the common problems others reported.. poor battery (although i fixed that), battery door not flush, light leak, purple novatek screen. although i didn't mention any of that to best buy, they didn't care. just did a straight hardware swap, as it was within my 30 days. no restock fee either. much to my relief, the white is a glossy white, not a rubber white-- just like the iphone.
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Just what I thought. I have the same battery door problem (and slight capacitative button leak) and it is driving me mad. I'm not sure if I should get a white exchange (easy) or try to get a black replacement (harder if BB doesn't think battery door is a problem).
How does the 50/50 black/white phone look? Is the back cover hard and glossy? Or soft and glossy? Did you just call BB and ask if they have the white version in stock 5 days before release?
Also does your white evo leak light at the bottom trim? At the bottom of the actual screen, between the capacitative buttons and screen?

jerryparid said:
How does the 50/50 black/white phone look? Is the back cover hard and glossy? Or soft and glossy? Did you just call BB and ask if they have the white version in stock 5 days before release?
Also does your white evo leak light at the bottom trim? At the bottom of the actual screen, between the capacitative buttons and screen?
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-hard and glossy.. see above pics
-i pre-ordered the white one about 2 weeks ago
-no light leak around the bottom. there is some on the lower right side however (slight) i've yet to have a touch screen phone that didn't have some light leak though.
only thing is, the only way they could do the swap was refunding the original phone back to my CC, and then I had to pay for the new one. Since CC refunds aren't instant, i needed to have the cash to do the swap. it will all balance out in 48 hours though. they warned me this might happen when i pre-ordered.

OneStepAhead said:
-hard and glossy.. see above pics
-i pre-ordered the white one about 2 weeks ago
-no light leak around the bottom. there is some on the lower right side however (slight) i've yet to have a touch screen phone that didn't have some light leak though.
only thing is, the only way they could do the swap was refunding the original phone back to my CC, and then I had to pay for the new one. Since CC refunds aren't instant, i needed to have the cash to do the swap. it will all balance out in 48 hours though. they warned me this might happen when i pre-ordered.
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How did you preorder? Just pay for $50 worth of giftcard?

that EVO look yummy... just like a cold stone desire cake...

black and white oreo evo, woooooowww, nice dude.

Congrats on the sweet white phone, even better no update and 5 days early.
As far as keeping it clean, really?? I have a white ipod thats been around for ages and still looks great, hint: 1. wash hands before picking up phone 2. try and keep phone out of dirt and mud 3. possibly do a serch here for the new thread I'll be starting in the dev forum, I'm going to title it "IDIOT PROOF method to keep your new whit Evo looking all nice and sparkly"
ok sorry, got on a rant, figured id just post irrelevent stuff to, BTW my favorite color is RED

You now own a........
OR-EVO.... bwahahahahaha.. Sorry, first thing that came to mind.

I wont lie.. if they made the whole phone white I definitely would've tried to swap my black one out.

brownhornet said:
I wont lie.. if they made the whole phone white I definitely would've tried to swap my black one out.
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So u don't put cases on your phones?
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business in the front, PARTY IN THE BACK WOOOH!

JUST2SUAVE said:
So u don't put cases on your phones?
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I dont like how bulky cases make the phone feel.. its already big as it is

Display has yellowish tint to it. Help!!

So my excitement kinda came to an early end last night. I got my second replacement mt4g due to a bad screen. This one is perfect...except that when I was reading some text on a page with a white background, I noticed that from bottom to top, the white gradually goes from white to this yellowish tint. I will post a picture of it later on tonight.
My question is, do you have/had this problem and did you end up returning it or did it go away kind of like when this was happening to the iphone 4? I really hope this really doesn't become a full-blown issue like with the washed colors, because then I would have to request a 3rd replacement and make sure that it doesn't have dead pixels, dust under the screen, washed out colors, yellow tint, crooked ffc, creaky buttons, and gaps around the bezel. Thanks.
Here is an example of what i'm talking about except my display is white at the bottom and gradually goes to the color of the phone that is on the right, at the top.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856792

Here you go guys:
img831.imageshack.us/img831/159/img1091z.jpg
(sorry for the link, I haven't posted 8+ times yet)

My bosses phone has looked like that since day 1
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ESKIMOn00b said:
My bosses phone has looked like that since day 1
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Do you think that the problem is improper screen calibration and all I have to do is wait for a software update?

225 views and one reply?? Really guys?? Not trying to sound like I'm whining, but this is a serious problem and I think i'm not the only one. I just received my replacement, and it too has this yellowish tint towards the top of the screen. This will be my 4th time that I will be requesting a replacement, so in total so far, 4 defective phones.

ur phone has a bad screen. when black looks more light greyish and when white doesn't quite look white, bad screen.
return it, these are things u wanna check within the first few days!
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I'm sorry, but it's really difficult to tell based on the picture you linked. Is there any way you can take a comparison photo with a good screen?

I can't see anything wrong from that photo. It will take something more than this to let others know if you have a problem.

smirkis said:
ur phone has a bad screen. when black looks more light greyish and when white doesn't quite look white, bad screen.
return it, these are things u wanna check within the first few days!
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The blacks never looked grayish, the colors were bright, crisp and vibrant, it was when looking at something with a white background. This issue has nothing to do with the washed screens that people are getting.
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I can't see anything wrong from that photo. It will take something more than this to let others know if you have a problem.
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I figured it out based on a chat I had with a friend. I think that the backlight was improperly calibrated or something. Sorry that I can't take a better picture as I have already received my exchange which is much much better, the light is just more distributed evenly then the previous phone. Plus it doesn't creak, the ffc is dead centered, and light doesn't leak through between the bezel and the screen at the top of the phone. After 4 exchanges(5 phones total), I finally got a "perfect" device.
Here is a side-by-side shot sort of(I returned the defective device before I could think of take a pic of them together due to my excitement!)
You can easily tell that the screen of the phone on the right has way more light at the bottom of it and the top doesn't which results in a more obvious yellowish tint. The phone on the left (good one) doesn't have it as bad, the light is distributed evenly. Both were on auto brightness. The good display's(right) brightness is down a bit more but it doesn't matter since I tried to increase and decrease the brightness on the defective one(left) and it made no difference.
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Make your notification LED brighter!!

First of all this probably voids your warranty. It isn't too difficult to do but If you aren't comfortable disassembling your N4 then don't attempt this. Don't blame me if you mess something up. there are plenty of videos out there showing how to take your N4 apart in better detail than what i have pictured here.
Pros:
LEDs are brighter because the light travels through easier.
Cons:
The white and cyan look similar and the same with pink and purple. With the white and cyan you can see the red, blue and green part of the actual tri-color LED. hard to explain and my junk camera couldn't capture it.
1. Remove battery cover
2. Remove the 2 pieces of plastic covering the mainboard and charge port flex cable.
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3. Remove the white cable and charger port flex cable
4. First i used alcohol on a Q-tip and rubbed off the first white layer INSIDE of the circle where the led shines through. I used a really small flat head screwdriver to VERY GENTLY scrape away the second white layer inside of this circle(this layer felt almost like a very thin vinyl decal) Make sure not to scrape too hard or you might be able to see the scratch from the front side of the phone. Once all the white is gone clean it up real well with more alcohol on a Q-tip. Hold it up to a light and look through to see if you missed any spots.
5. I used a small corner of the sim tool plastic to put in the circle. it helped to kind of blend the colors together it might not really be necessary to do. If you use the plastic like i did be careful because the plastic can slide in between the glass and the frame and you will probably never get it out. That's why i cut it into a square and just pushed the center of it in. I would suggest to use a piece of transparent tape(the frosted looking kind) to stick in there.
6. Reassemble and your good to go
RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
PINK
PURPLE and WHITE looked like blue from the camera i used so i didnt include pics of them.
I'm sure most people wont try this but for the people that will make sure to take your time.
Thanks for checkin it out.

I'm scared.. Good work though..
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You've got balls of steel to do this to your N4.. but it looks like it worked out! I'm tempted to try this but I'm worried about screwing something up. Good tutorial, though.

Credit where its due but I prefer the dimmer LED. I use lightflow and it lights up orange and green when charging, the LED on the GNex would light the room.

Nice work. I actually like the dim/grainy LED on this phone though
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You know if you flash PACMan ROM or AOKP you can change the brightness... lol sounds like a lot of work to go through but well done! :good:

Gamertroid said:
You know if you flash PACMan ROM or AOKP you can change the brightness... lol sounds like a lot of work to go through but well done! :good:
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I tried them and it didn't seem like the LEDs got any brighter.

Years ago we did this to the Samsung vibrant for a front facing camera, using goo gone for the paint is better than alcohol. Good mod none the less.
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justin g. said:
I tried them and it didn't seem like the LEDs got any brighter.
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Yer I tried it after posting and I didn't notice a difference as well.
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Talk about way too much free time.

There is an LED on the nexus 9

There is an LED on the nexus 9
but i think theres a bug that the os cant turn it on
notification light?: http://youtu.be/DUFqX0MsEfo

My bet is that is the ambient light sensor... some cameras will pick up the IR emissions when you film it.

tsy87 said:
My bet is that is the ambient light sensor... some cameras will pick up the IR emissions when you film it.
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haha yeah right
Let your Nexus 9 battery die
And try to turn it on right away
You will see it

Hi
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My bet is that is the ambient light sensor... some cameras will pick up the IR emissions when you film it.
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Ambient light sensors don't emit infra red or any light. When you see flashing lights via a camera from a device, it is the proximity sensor which flashes infra red, which gets reflected back when the device is close to the face.
The Nexus 9 has no proximity sensor, and so doesn't emit pulses of infra red.
The LED could be an infra red LED for lighting up our faces in the dark for face unlocking perhaps, although it wouldn't be a yellow component as shown in the iFixIt tear down.
The video looks like a white flashing LED.
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its the low battery led according to google website.

slevinbxl said:
its the low battery led according to google website.
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Then why cant the os use it

its a software bug update will fix it. you are beta testers
:laugh::laugh::laugh:

slevinbxl said:
its a software bug update will fix it.
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Or a custom ROM will...
USBhost said:
Then why cant the os use it
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slevinbxl said:
its a software bug update will fix it. you are beta testers
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Aye !!

There IS a notification light, but that's not it.
The notification light on the Nexus 9 is on the metal trim on the right side of the top speaker.
However, the real notification light doesn't work for notifications either.

mhannigan said:
The notification light on the Nexus 9 is on the metal trim on the right side of the top speaker.
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No thats the ambient light sensor

USBhost said:
No thats the ambient light sensor
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No, it's not. The center of the top bezel is the ambient light sensor - the camera. The rectangle on the metal trim to the right of the top speaker is the notification LED. Do you have a Nexus 9? I'm holding one.

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No, it's not. The center of the top bezel is the ambient light sensor - the camera. The rectangle on the metal trim to the right of the top speaker is the notification LED. Do you have a Nexus 9? I'm holding one.
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O ok now i see it
Then why would the nexus 9 have 2 leds or small lights

http://m.imgur.com/06ODTKX
Here's photo of the same thing on mine. Discovered the same way letting the battery die then charging.
Tried light flow and cant get it too light any other way. Also the top right is an Antenna probably left over from the LTE version, its the exact same style as the HTC One M8 antenna implementation.

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No thats the ambient light sensor
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Wrong. That black piece of plastic in the aluminium frame (white N9) is just that: plastic. Most probably to absorb shock or temperature-related changes of the frame.
Here are iFixIt's photos of the PCB in that area:
FRONT
BACK
As you can clearly see (or NOT see): There's nothing there.
However, on the other side of the device - what can be seen in the top post, there's something:
See that little yellow thingy above the USB port? Looks like this:
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And that's a RGB LED.
(The ambient sensor is right of the black square's top right corner in the FRONT picture above.)

So I watched the video in the OP and didn't notice any light bleed. Is there something wrong with your tablet? ??

KinetiClutch said:
http://m.imgur.com/06ODTKX
Here's photo of the same thing on mine. Discovered the same way letting the battery die then charging.
Tried light flow and cant get it too light any other way. Also the top right is an Antenna probably left over from the LTE version, its the exact same style as the HTC One M8 antenna implementation.
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No, that's incorrect. The LED notification light is on the metal rim to the right of the top speaker. This is not an intenna. This is not a proximity sensor. It is the LED notification light.
The video shows infrared light that we can't see directly. Assuming that is infrared, that is related to proximity sensing.
Why are you guys telling me I'm wrong, and just guessing? I'm not uncertain about what it is. LOL... I'm telling you, not asking you, what it is. Stop making things up.

manigault said:
So I watched the video in the OP and didn't notice any light bleed. Is there something wrong with your tablet? ??
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because tablet was dead
Screen did not turn on

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No, that's incorrect. The LED notification light is on the metslmrim to the right of the top speaker. This is not an intenna. This is not a proximity sensor. It is the LED notification light.
The video shows infrared light that we can't see directly. Assuming that is infrared, that is related to proximity sensing.
Why are you guys telling me I'm wrong, and just guessing? I'm not uncertain about what it is. LOL... I'm telling you, not asking you, what it is. Stop making things up.
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Trust me, it FLASHES.
It's an LED. What more can I say, I can see it flash with my own eyes. Try it yourself.
you are wrong.

manigault said:
So I watched the video in the OP and didn't notice any light bleed. Is there something wrong with your tablet? ??
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Sand is out - get 'em while they last ...

32gb, WiFi, currently listed as IN STOCK ...

I'm interested to see reports of the build quality on this one.
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See my post in new revision topic, I have the 32gb wifi version

velocity90 said:
See my post in new revision topic, I have the 32gb wifi version
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Oh, I didn't realize it was the sand color. I have been following that thread closely. Will go back. Originally, I thought I wanted the sand (32GB), but then the white appealed to me. I wasn't in a hurry. Then the reports--oh my. I played with a 16BG at two Best Buys and had to use my fingernail to push any of the buttons. I do not like the buttons on my N7 FHD, so was hoping for better. (I returned my first N7 from release date and repurchased about 4 months later getting a better tablet.) At this point, I'm not ready to buy. Even worse, I borrowed my son's ipad 3 (which I replaced with a Samsung Galaxy TabPro 12.2), jailbroke it and love the screen and form factor, but it's a little too big and even jailbroken, it doesn't give me what I want. (like, how many apps does it take to replicate Aldiko premium on ios?)

velocity90 - you have a sand, in hand, already?
Mine (still on its way) is HT4CVJT ...

Ow my bad, no black here.

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velocity90 - you have a sand, in hand, already?
Mine (still on its way) is HT4CVJT ...
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Can't wait for your (and others') reports. I still like the white because of no black metal trim, but if sand pans out as a generally more dependable build, then it would not be an issue.
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Well, it's here ... no lightbleed, no button issues, seems perfectly fine.
It's coded HT4CVJT ... for anyone that's interested, this is what the sand colored back looks like ...

_litz said:
Well, it's here ... no lightbleed, no button issues, seems perfectly fine.
It's coded HT4CVJT ... for anyone that's interested, this is what the sand colored back looks like ...
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You have pics of the boot screen? When the bleed is noticeable

Been trying to take one ... it's very very dark and the shots don't come out ...
There's a tiny bit of glow around all four edges during boot, with a very faint purple background ... both very typical of an edge lit LCD screen in full black ...
There is NONE of the splotchy glow seen in other pictures.
It would make sense that the sand versions, being brand new, have all the latest engineering improvements ...

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Been trying to take one ... it's very very dark and the shots don't come out ...
There's a tiny bit of glow around all four edges during boot, with a very faint purple background ... both very typical of an edge lit LCD screen in full black ...
There is NONE of the splotchy glow seen in other pictures.
It would make sense that the sand versions, being brand new, have all the latest engineering improvements ...
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If what you say is true, it might be finally time to pull the trigger on the Nexus 9... The sand doesn't look half bad either. Should I wait for MWC? Bah! I just don't know.
If you could take a picture of the front you would be doing us all a huge favor! :good:
Also, how is the texture of the back cover?

Try this ... Remember this is in a dead black room, with a super sensitive camera sensor which is going to bloom on ANY light source ...
To the eye, there is basically nothing noticeable outside of the purple back-glow of the LCD screen (which is normal for an edge-lit LCD screen showing black in a dark room).
This isn't a 1500 buck Samsung TV hanging on a wall.
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My black 32g also is HT4C, I'm perfectly happy. Only bleed around the edges. Personally it doesn't bother me

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velocity90 - you have a sand, in hand, already?
Mine (still on its way) is HT4CVJT ...
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How are you able to know your serial before getting the device?

mkygod said:
How are you able to know your serial before getting the device?
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Google sent that info in the shipping notification

Could anyone post a picture of the power and volume button?
Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know if the trim on the Sand version is chrome like the white model, or dark like the indigo black one?

Purpleclad said:
Does anyone know if the trim on the Sand version is chrome like the white model, or dark like the indigo black one?
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I read a description somewhere that said dark which is why I switched to wanting the white. I'd like it verified, though, by someone with the tablet.
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Trim (if by trim, you mean the edges) on the Sand color is dark.
It stands out very nicely against the gold/tan color of the back.

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Trim (if by trim, you mean the edges) on the Sand color is dark.
It stands out very nicely against the gold/tan color of the back.
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Thank you. Yes, I think we are referring to the band around the edge (like N7, 1st gen if you are familiar with it).
It also looks (Play Store pics) like the "nexus" shows through darker on the sand than on the white.