Ok so I thought this was just my 1st G2 that was showing this. It seems that the rubber tabs beneath the screens are leaving behind a yellowish stain on each side of the keyboard part of the phone. Look at the '@' key now look at the grey part to the left of it and check if you see any yellow stains. Same thing on the grey part to the right of the 'enter' key. On both my 1st G2 and now my 2nd G2 I noticed this.
I tried cleaning it but it doesn't come off. I tried alcohol too and still. Scared to try anything else because I don't want the paint or color to fade.
Now idk if removing the tabs from beneath the screens is a good idea but idk why this mark is happening.
Id take a pic of it but don't have a camera to do it.
Also I don't mean to add to the list of problems of this phone as I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Nothin on mine, maybe you just have dirty hands...
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its proven that this yellow mark will reduce the phones processor to 400 mhz. really.... its just a "yellowish" mark...
I actually have the same exact thing on mine. I thought it was just something random but I saw this post and I wonder otherwise.
Troll... it has nothing to do with my hands as my hands don't touch this part of the phone you idiot.
papeshfoo said:
Nothin on mine, maybe you just have dirty hands...
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Yeah I know what it is... I'm asking if I'm the only one that is all.
kidd657 said:
its proven that this yellow mark will reduce the phones processor to 400 mhz. really.... its just a "yellowish" mark...
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It's urine. The type of composite htc used for the g2's main body is susceptible to saturation from organic waste fluids. This is irreversible. Wash your hands more, or stop peeing on them.
That is my scientific diagnosis. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
elracing21 said:
Troll... it has nothing to do with my hands as my hands don't touch this part of the phone you idiot.
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I'm a troll, but your clogging up the boards with usless posts?...I was just stating that maybe your hands were dirty. Nothing to get upset about Mr. Man...
I got the same mark on mine, its only on the left side though... and Im right handed just to stop the trolls.
Outbreak86 said:
I got the same mark on mine, its only on the left side though... and Im right handed just to stop the trolls.
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Interesting that multiple people have the same yellow mark on the phone. I have it too but thought nothing of it. Just that it was most likely gunk from my pocket. Its just odd for a lot of people to have the same mark in the same place. I have failed at trying to clean it off a few times now. Anyone successful clean it off.
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
I thoroughly looked over my phone and cant find what you are describing. I'm guessing I dont have this problem.
I think its part of the rubber adhesive under the screen
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I'm a troll, but your clogging up the boards with usless posts?...I was just stating that maybe your hands were dirty. Nothing to get upset about Mr. Man...
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Ok sir... I'm not clogging up anything. This is what the boards are for. I'm clearly posting up a problem I'm experiencing just like other users have. This is not useless as I am asking if anyone has successfully cleaned the marks
xD
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I think its part of the rubber adhesive under the screen
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It is because of the rubber. But I was thinking of covering it with tape. But what good is it if I can't clean what's already there?
xD
keenerb said:
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
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Yes I did first day. Same with the 2nd phone. This is happening because of the adhesive rubber on the back of the screen. Its the only thing that touched the keyboard half of the phone. The marks are left on the grey next to the @,.com,alt keys and on the right of the delete, enter, and right alt keys.
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I just noticed the same thing started appearing on my phone. I've had the phone since a few days before the official launch and the yellow spots just started showing up a day or two ago.
I haven't been able to clean them off, but I agree, it looks like it might be from the adhesive from the rubber pads. Alcohol didn't work to clean them off... I am fairly certain acetone or anything stronger will eat the paint off the phone.
keenerb said:
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
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Just noticed this,
Here is a pic. Oh and the yellowish stains are appearing in a spot where the plastic layer did not cover...
http://tinypic.com/r/2lstg75/7
The one on the left is hard to see in this lighting, but the one on the right is clearly visible
Edit: I just tried some diluted acetone and the stains did not come out. They are really in there good.
my phone has it too. but the right side stain is much more visible the the left. i hope its not anything coming up from the inside like a chemical leak or idk. it seems to be getting progressively darker
I just realized I have yellow marks on the side of the keyboard also. I just called tmobile, and since I was still in the remorse period, I'm having them send me another one. Great.
xdviper said:
I just realized I have yellow marks on the side of the keyboard also. I just called tmobile, and since I was still in the remorse period, I'm having them send me another one. Great.
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What good is getting a new one? Its going to stain again. They are all like this and whoever says they don't have it is either because they never use the keyboard or they are in denial.
My first g2 had it and my 2nd one has it. Even the test dummy in radioshack had it.
Had anyone figured out how to clean this???
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elracing21 said:
What good is getting a new one? Its going to stain again. They are all like this and whoever says they don't have it is either because they never use the keyboard or they are in denial.
My first g2 had it and my 2nd one has it. Even the test dummy in radioshack had it.
Had anyone figured out how to clean this???
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i don't have it but i don't use my keyboard though
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Hi, does anyone else has a big C like a water mark on your phones?
The app is wifi Analyzer.
that looks like a burned in
try running a pure white screen
then a pure black screen
see if you can still spot that C
That is a burn in. No doubts, you should run some app that does what Allgamer said, and if possible even with RGB colors as well.
That looks suspiciously like the shape of the coloured print on the protective sheet that a brand new galaxy s was shipped with.
Yeap it's the marked burn of the C from the protective cover... Gonna bring it back...
streakpt said:
Yeap it's the marked burn of the C from the protective cover... Gonna bring it back...
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I have a similar circle like yours in my screen in the right-center of the screen...
I see it only when there is a grey screen or brown screen...
What is this????
I have verified that isn't the protective cover....
Can anyone help me???
Thanks!!!!
stilly1982 said:
I have a similar circle like yours in my screen in the right-center of the screen...
I see it only when there is a grey screen or brown screen...
What is this????
I have verified that isn't the protective cover....
Can anyone help me???
Thanks!!!!
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can you post some screenshot?
Could it be that the phones have been in the sun with the protective film on?
I remember AMOLED screens being sensitive to light, that light being th ereason for wear. but external sunlight MIGHT also have that effect. When it is the sun with that cover for a few weeks...
possible?
cba1986 said:
can you post some screenshot?
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Yeah, here you are...
Sorry for the time....
h**p://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8028/img1524mod.jpg
Did you used Invisible Shield? Because those who watered the phone with Invisible Shield got onwed.
I hope you didn't.
stilly1982 said:
Yeah, here you are...
Sorry for the time....
h**p://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8028/img1524mod.jpg
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Looks like a burn in. But i can't say for sure. Have tried what allgamer said?
Hey dats not at all a problem remove fa dcreen guard dats it....
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I don't why, but this is NOT screenburning.
I have seen two types screen watermark C and L. These screens are little blueish.
Maybe screen type sign, you are not alone.
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Looks like a burn in. But i can't say for sure. Have tried what allgamer said?
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Yes, have tried but with no results....
I had never used invisible shield or screen protector....
seems that you've got yourself a showmodel, it's the excact location(just checked with one that's still in the box) of the foil with the huge C in the middle, they prolly kept him several weeks in the light/sun?
compuse said:
seems that you've got yourself a showmodel, it's the excact location(just checked with one that's still in the box) of the foil with the huge C in the middle, they prolly kept him several weeks in the light/sun?
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Agreed.
I see three options:
1. Leave your phone in the sun for an extended period of time so that it hopefully evens out the mark. Problem is you would purposely be wearing down the phone so the mark isn't as visible.
2. Use your phone normally and over time it should go away.
3. Return your phone and get a non-defective one. If they give you a hard time (and you aren't past the 14days/30minutes) just say you'll return it and get a new one if they don't give you what you want (reps. can be pricks sometimes).
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I don't why, but this is NOT screenburning.
I have seen two types screen watermark C and L. These screens are little blueish.
Maybe screen type sign, you are not alone.
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i have the same problem
not really a big deal, but.. why is the menu button 'mEnu'. perhaps the cost of capital E's was down that day they made the template?
Ha-ha.... I would've never noticed if you didn't say anything... but yeah, it looks weird.
Yeah, it sucks. And the stupid "chimney" on the home button pisses me off too. It looks more like a problem then design... like a line of the black part got scraped off.
...and the curvy arrow.
...and the cut in the magnifying glass.
Who ever designed those bottom buttons should be fired! Actually I take that back... whoever approved the design for those bottom buttons should be fired!!!
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Yeah, it sucks. And the stupid "chimney" on the home button pisses me off too. It looks more like a problem then design... like a line of the black part got scraped off.
...and the curvy arrow.
...and the cut in the magnifying glass.
Who ever designed those bottom buttons should be fired! Actually I take that back... whoever approved the design for those bottom buttons should be fired!!!
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someone needs to switch to decaf...
haha yeah.. the buttons are all kinda strange, now im looking at that chimney...
whats weird is i looked at an evo, and well it had mEnu also. seems... odd
mEnu
The capitol E on the mEnu button goes all the way back to the original mytouch. I never noticed it until a customer pointed it out on the huge in store poster right behind me.
haha, i've never would've noticed any of these things if you guys hadn't pointed them out. I actually like the curvy arrow, cut in the magnifying glass and the chimney. Only thing that looks weird, or out of place, is the mEnu button.
The E has to be like that because the letters are cut outs and the lower case e would leave that little bit inside the semi-circle cut off and so it wouldn't work. I didn't notice this til this post and it was driving me a little nuts but now I think what I said is reasonable. I rather like it anyway.
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I kept staring at the E. Probably spent a good hour in total trying to figure out what was off about it. Didn't even notice.
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Wow really?
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Speaking of those buttons - does any one else have buttons that are slightly yellow in color?
Actually, my keyboard backlight seems to be a bit on the yellow side as well. Ill try to get pics
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...and the curvy arrow.
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Damn you, curvy arrow! ::shakes fist::
conscious design choice
It might be weird, but the mEnu capitalization is a conscious choice; an homage to the hTc logo.
I love my phone, but one of my least favorite things about it: The typography.
The T-Mobile logo is chrome on black. The four buttons are white/backlit on black. The Google logo is white on grey, and the hTc / G2 logos are cutouts on silver.
No consistency in sizing, fonts, colors or materials.
Of course, these are tiny details, and overall it's a wonderful device.
hTc.... makes sense
I didn't notice it because it looks like how I write those letters. I make an uppercase m look like a big lower case m, same with the u.
Get a hobby people. Please shut this down.
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I rEally don't know what you'rE all talking about. Or is it just mE.
Yes, the whole reason I noticed the E was because it looked yellow while the m, nu, and the rest of the buttons were white.
Glad to know I'm not the only person who notices strange things like an E!
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Speaking of those buttons - does any one else have buttons that are slightly yellow in color?
Actually, my keyboard backlight seems to be a bit on the yellow side as well. Ill try to get pics
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Finland_2_Cupertino said:
Get a hobby people. Please shut this down.
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PlEase go to a forum whErE only things you arE intErEstEd in arE discussEd and lEave gEnEral topics about this phonE in thE gEnEral sEction about this phonE alonE.
hEEEEEEEEEEy, cool. NEvEr noticEd that till now. BTW, is thE c, in hTc a c or a C? BEcausE it's thE samE sizE as thE T. Hahaha, this is to much fun
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So I have noticed a fairly large grouping of dust has collected under my screen on the top left corner. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and how did you get it taken care of?
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ajk511 said:
So I have noticed a fairly large grouping of dust has collected under my screen on the top left corner. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and how did you get it taken care of?
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Happens to a lot of people including myself. I just deal with it since I can only see it during the day in the sun. You can take it to the spring store and they might fix it for you.
jxr94 said:
Happens to a lot of people including myself. I just deal with it since I can only see it during the day in the sun. You can take it to the spring store and they might fix it for you.
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...or so you think:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948417
I have recently noticed the same thing in the same upper left corner. I switched from my oversized battery and cover back to the original battery and cover to see if that helps prevent it from getting worse.
brandenk said:
I have recently noticed the same thing in the same upper left corner. I switched from my oversized battery and cover back to the original battery and cover to see if that helps prevent it from getting worse.
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I've been using a different back as well, for the powermat charger. I wonder if that is what caused it. Well, off to the sprint store I guess. We'll see what they say.
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I have the same problem in the upper-left hand corner. I didn't have an extended battery until today. Completely stock, even got the dust while I had my screen protector on. I do notice that my phone has what I think is called "screen separation". Sometimes when I press down on the screen, it feels strange like it is separated. Hasn't affected the operation of the phone, but it's not too big of a deal for me to take back to Sprint yet. I only notice the dust when the screen is completely black and in direct light, too.
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I've been using a different back as well, for the powermat charger. I wonder if that is what caused it. Well, off to the sprint store I guess. We'll see what they say.
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I actually noticed the dust under my screen about two weeks ago and have not made it to the sprint store yet. Should I even bother going there or are they not going to do anything for me? I have the Total Equipment Protection as well.
I've noticed dust under my screen as well. What sucks is the dust is right on top of the front facing camera ....maybe this weekend I will take it to the sprint store and see what they say.
Yeah I have it too, also have a blown speaker for the 2nd time -______-. I took it in to get fixed and they gave me a new screen (awesome) but forgot to put a earpiece back in. Looks like im just ignoring the 2nd time i got dust under the screen and gonna fix the rear speaker myself, or try to at least.
If they have any displays in stock, they'll replace it on the spot. Just make sure you tell them you want a brand new component. The store I took it too put a display that was all scratched up and nicked on the edges on my phone as if I wouldn't mind. How insulting!
Hi just got my Arc replaced due to a dead pixel, this one has its left corner of the screen slightly raised and i can feel it only if i swipe my finger over it, havent really notised it on the previous device so i am just wondering if anyone elses is like that. Sorry my OCD is kickin lol
Nankov said:
Hi just got my Arc replaced due to a dead pixel, this one has its left corner of the screen slightly raised and i can feel it only if i swipe my finger over it, havent really notised it on the previous device so i am just wondering if anyone elses is like that. Sorry my OCD is kickin lol
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get a screwdriver and see what is underneath.
Lol what do you mean, open the phone?
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Lol what do you mean, open the phone?
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That was a joke. what if you return this one too and get a better one? Check it next time to make sure its all OK
Nankov said:
Hi just got my Arc replaced due to a dead pixel, this one has its left corner of the screen slightly raised and i can feel it only if i swipe my finger over it, havent really notised it on the previous device so i am just wondering if anyone elses is like that. Sorry my OCD is kickin lol
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Yup, mine's the same. Nothing serious though, as it's not noticeable and I also can feel it if I move my finger around that edge.
i noticed that too, mine is too at the top left corner of the screen
but i think its normal / tolerable
have a look on Sony Ericsson Xperia arc 360-degree View
phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-arc-Preview_id2638
zoom in at the screen and rotate it, compare between the left and the right corner
Nimche said:
That was a joke. what if you return this one too and get a better one? Check it next time to make sure its all OK
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Actually i did return 4 phones already, dead pixel, loose back cover ( tried a different one same thing so exchanged), next one light leak on screen edge, and another one with what appeared to be dust under screen or underneeth the protector. Dont think i want to go trhough all this again and get another faulty one, like someone said all devices have some imperfections its just to get somthing that you can live with, i think this is not so bad esspecially if most Arcs have it.
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i noticed that too, mine is too at the top left corner of the screen
but i think its normal / tolerable
have a look on Sony Ericsson Xperia arc 360-degree View
phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-arc-Preview_id2638
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Thank you, you are right
and this
gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?sImg=reviewsimg/sony-ericsson-xperia-arc/review/phone/gsmarena_019.jpg&idReview=584&idPage=3
Same here. .. just noticed anyway. .. not so evident but true. ..
Great. I'd never noticed that before and now it's going to bug me! :-S
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Yeah, I had two Arcs, both had the same problem. Everyone told me their screen was completely flush so I exchanged the first. I googled a bit and didn't find a single picture of the Arc were the corner is not raised, so I guess most Arcs are like this.
Mine was flush, but now the top sticks up a couple of mm. My finger keeps getting caught on the screen protector.
this maybe a really silly reason, but i think it maybe due to the 3.5mm keadphone jack present there and they didnt design it properly???
Yeah, I guess it could not be glued properly with the jack beneath it. It's a very nice looking phone, but they definitely had to cut some corners because of the design...
Device #1)
I just got my S4 and it appears there is smudging around the home button, where my thumb presses it. I don't use a screen protector but this has nothing to do with that. It is like a grease spot that doesn't come off. Anyone have this before? Should I return it?
** I went to the Sprint store (within my 14 days) and they exchanged my device. **
Device #2)
I am kind of worried this is going to happen again. Has anyone seen this before?
Not it to my knowledge. I'd keep returning the device until they get you one that's good.
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Not it to my knowledge. I'd keep returning the device until they get you one that's good.
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I'm starting to see what looks like grayed out smudges over the soft keys. Is that normal?
Wash your dirtyass fingers before you use your device.
I would lol at that but it is really hard to explain. It is like the screen over the soft keys has a smudge over them. If you wipe it down real good you can't really see them. But, and to your point, if the screen gets a bit greasy you can see what looks like smudged or worn down spots over the soft keys. I really wish I could take a picture....
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I would lol at that but it is really hard to explain. It is like the screen over the soft keys has a smudge over them. If you wipe it down real good you can't really see them. But, and to your point, if the screen gets a bit greasy you can see what looks like smudged or worn down spots over the soft keys. I really wish I could take a picture....
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I'll bite one more time. Post a picture of what you're talking about.
soft key permanent on screen
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I'll bite one more time. Post a picture of what you're talking about.
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This is the best I can do. It's easier to see (obviously) in person. Now this is not grease from my hands. This is a dead ringer outline of the soft keys that is getting progressively more prominent. I've been using this phone for 5 days only.
That looks like burn in from them being on. Just keep having it replaced.
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That looks like burn in from them being on. Just keep having it replaced.
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This is my 3rd one and today is day 13...I might get the LG G2. I'd hate to get another messed up device and be stuck with it. The one prior had this huge spot near the bottom of the screen where there was no oleophobic coating. The first one had a dead pixel and soft keys would not light up.
mine hasn't done anything like that. i do have a screen protector on, though.
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mine hasn't done anything like that. i do have a screen protector on, though.
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A couple people have suggested that to me at Sprint. But for 600$ (I bought it outright from them) and Gorilla Glass 3 I should be able to go more than a week without something happening to it. I had the sluggish and buggy Galaxy Nexus for a year without a screen protector and it never so much as scratched. Just seems bad to me. I dunno...maybe I am too picky.
Stop being so anal and use your damn phone. This is just stupid and there is nothing wrong with the phone. Someone had to say it so I did. Rant Over!
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Stop being so anal and use your damn phone. This is just stupid and there is nothing wrong with the phone. Someone had to say it so I did. Rant Over!
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I actually exchanged the phone yesterday so I'm going to unsubscribe from this thread...but your reply wasn't very helpful or nice. I bought the phone out of pocket for $600, I expect it to be of good quality. There's nothing wrong with nitpicking something that costs that much money.
I agree.. you tell him.i expect the same when I put out that much money...
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yeah, i didn't mean to imply that you were nitpicking or anything. only that you seem to have bad luck.