I was so exited with the nand flashing that I flashed from WM 6.5 to diferend Android roms to WM7 back to android and now my touch screen is not responsive any mores.
Can this be because of nand flashing or is my phone just broken???
Hi,
This has been reported by a few people. It appears to be just a hardware issue and nothing to do with flashing Android.
Some have reported just part of (the bottom part) the screen becoming insensitive. For some it only happens sporadically, for others it is a permanent problem.
I undertsand repairs can be made to the phone, or if you are still within the warranty period... return it once you have removed evidence of your flashing etc.
Good luck
I read some where to downgrade the radio, any info on that??
I haven't read anything about that.
Here are some links of HD2 owners reporting similar problems:
Linky
Linky
Linky
Same thing happened to me, I think its just a coincident. Flashing the radio didn't help. Its on its way back to HTC now. Best posting in the thread below, keep it all in the same place for other users. If the list keeps growing there could be a problem??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916591
yet another htc that bites the dust
Same here
Efffff My Life......... Errrrrrrrrrrrr i bought this.
Full LCD Display + Touch Screen Digitizer (fit together solderless already) for HTC HD2 HD 2 ii Leo T8585 T-Mobile ~ Replacement Repair Pasts
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i'll let u guys know how i did. wish me luck.
Another one for the list - upgrade to Android NAND a few weeks ago . Now the screen is completely not working . Tried several methods ie. Press hard at buttons, etc sometimes OK but now Completely unresponsive. What make it worse is that out of warranty ( bought Aug 2009 ).
How many HD2 have touchscreen problem after Android NAND upgrade ????
seems to be an android issue than anything. could the android color density have anything to do with it?
lude219 said:
seems to be an android issue than anything. could the android color density have anything to do with it?
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Just got off the phone with t-mobile and they're replacing my phone which has the same issues.
According to the service tech I spoke to, this is starting to happen to HD2's more frequently (including his own). I'm wondering if Android and the increasing number of people putting Android on their phones has anything to do with it. The service tech I spoke to sounded pretty young, and it wouldn't suprised me if he's tweaked his phone too.
My HD2 gets really hot when using Android....particularly when its booting. Excessive heat wreaks all sorts of havoc on electrical systems/devices, and it wouldn't suprise me if the heat is causing damage to the digitizer (ie melting contact points)
The metal backing and rubber case don't help either.
I'm under warranty so it's not too big of a deal for me, other than the inconvenience. Looks like I'll have to bust out the old iPhone 2g for a week!
I hear ya...
Both on android SD and NAND, i did feel that the phone runs a bit warmer than on winmo. I'm not an expert in android or anything, but does the 16M color on android has something to do with it? I don't know if it's a graphics driver issue or hardware, but something tells me the HD2's stock capacitive screen couldn't handle that much color cramming down it's pipeline.
Hardware issue
I am almost sure that it is a hardware issue because I took a heat gun on low to the front my hd2 (closer to the ADC or "digitzer") around the corner where the red or yellow on/off button is and it fixed the problem for about 4 days till a went to a concert and left the phone in my pocket while I danced and it stopped working again... decided to just give up and got a new one through asurion insurance
lude219 said:
I hear ya...
Both on android SD and NAND, i did feel that the phone runs a bit warmer than on winmo. I'm not an expert in android or anything, but does the 16M color on android has something to do with it? I don't know if it's a graphics driver issue or hardware, but something tells me the HD2's stock capacitive screen couldn't handle that much color cramming down it's pipeline.
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lude219 said:
I hear ya...
Both on android SD and NAND, i did feel that the phone runs a bit warmer than on winmo. I'm not an expert in android or anything, but does the 16M color on android has something to do with it? I don't know if it's a graphics driver issue or hardware, but something tells me the HD2's stock capacitive screen couldn't handle that much color cramming down it's pipeline.
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The HD2's screen was designed to handle 16M color...the HD2 was designed under the presumption that it would be upgradable to WP7.
I think what's causing a lot of issues are the hacked drivers (including the graphics drivers) needed to run the Android ports. They don't run as efficiently as the stock drivers, consume more battery, and in turn generate more heat.
yup, I totally agree. it's certainly one of the risks of running non-native drivers.
My touch screen started to play up last week - wouldnt unlock via the slider on a flashed Android rom. Reflashed the phone thinking it would cure it, but it didn't. Reformatted the card, and then flashed a different Android rom. Worked for a few minutes, then stuck. Reflashed a WM rom, and the touch screen gave up altogether. Left it a day, and it worked, but when I switched the phone off, and back on, it wouldn't.
Phone was 2 days outside of the Tmobile warranty, but I've sent it back to them as the HTC phones in Europe are covered by a two year warranty....
I have nothing to lose anyway!
mine to, had to hard reset 4 times. then i hard reset did not touch the screen until the next morning and it seems to have fixed it
same problem,after flash android nand,2 week ago,now touch screen is broken
its been 4 months i am going through this this problem. Heating the screen is the best solution. But i founf WM rom which likely is fixing the problem. It happens because of andriod and i am pretty sure about it as i have done thousands of experiments on it. Now in background i run that WM rom and then andriod and never faced any problem.
HD2 touch screen not responding
I am using HTC HD2 since last 1 year..Its out of warranty right now & I recently flashed "ANDROI_PPC-SHIFTPDA_GingerBread_2.3.2_WP7S_V1_NAND_(07.Feb)" & it was all working fine unless yesterday when my 7 months old labrador chew the top right corner of my phone while it was in d cover..Got a slight crack in the glas/lcd..However it is still functional..I mean no color spill or abnormal behaviour in terms of display..except the touch screen has stopped working now..I've tried hard reset..soft reset several times but it doesn't seem to be working...Its driving me insane & I dont know what to do as my phone is out of warrranty...I remember I had a TyTN II 2-3 years ago & got its lcd split/broken somehows & HTC service center charged me INR 4000 / USD $88 to replace it...Though times have changed & HD2 definitely is a much complex device comparatively..So would cost me much more if i give it to them...Just went thru a video on youtube "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdihThJFyz4" in which tutorial for HTC leo's screen & digitizer replacement is mentioned. Im really not sure where the problem lies. Because it was perfectly fine till yesterday before i woke up this morning & realized that my dog has done a lil munching on my HD2..Any suggestions ???
I'm glad to hear that it's not just my phone...
I upgraded to nand aswell and it worked perfectly ever since the first android upgrades came out.. Then about a week ago my screen started messing with me.. Sometimes the lockscreen didn't respond at all, and then it would require like 3-4 reboots before it did? Suddenly one day it stopped working, I did a hard reset and it worked for half a day. Now it's totally nonresponding and I'm going to send it to the repaircenter.... I asked them if messing with the software was a problem, but he said that it didn't matter and that I shouldn't bother to reset the software.. It didn't void the warranty in any way.
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I was using the Miri light ROM with the darkstone android v2 ROM flawlessly even though I dropped the phone and left a crack on the phones screen. After a month or so, I started getting less and less responses on the phones screen. Now, it takes about 50 tries before I get a response from the screen. I heard about the HD2 having faulty digitizers.
My question is this:
If I get one of those OEM T mobile screen placements with the digitizer, will it take care of both issues : cracked screen and non responsiveness?
What other issues might it be if its not the digitizer?
I want to know because I went to Chinatown in NYC today and the guy said that if he replaces the screen, he cant guarantee that the phones response will work again. I just feel like he is trying to double dip and charge me twice.
it arrived yesterday at htc repair and ive been watching the repair tracking site. i had some pixel problems, like a quarter of my screen was darkened grey.
Keep in mind my phones bootloader unlocked, rooted, haha and i sent it in as is running the latest miui. Why? idno.
Anyways. I just checked the repair site and it says:
Ticket Information
Status: We are repairing your phone.
Service Type: Repair
Issue Description: top screen is darker that the rest of the device
I havent approved to pay for any repairs for an out of warranty phone. So i guess im off the hook right? I think im about to prove that htc repair people dont give a F***!
THought id share..
Uhhh, we have known this for a year now. It has been proven time and time again that HTC will warranty repair hardware defects, despite an unlocked bootloader.
This is nothing new or surprising.
Did someone has problems with the multi-touch screen: lags, do not respond or random reactions ...even when having a call ?
the solution for now is to push "shutdown button" and it seems to reinitialize the sensors for the screen ... isn't it weird ? It occurs 40% of the time ...
The menu for reinitialize sensors/calibration do not exist (for HTC Legend/Hero you can re-calibrate the sensors).
Do you have same problems ?
I will send it for repair soon...
im having the same problem, ive had it for a long time now, ive gone threw 20 Roms. so i know its not software related, or is it something the devs are over looking??
weird thing ....do Googlers have same problem when demonstrating navigation/goggles/phone calls/voice recognitions .....or do we fall on bad series ???
definitely hardware problem or something no-one has been aware of ....?
masterdevx said:
Did someone has problems with the multi-touch screen: lags, do not respond or random reactions ...even when having a call ?
the solution for now is to push "shutdown button" and it seems to reinitialize the sensors for the screen ... isn't it weird ? It occurs 40% of the time ...
The menu for reinitialize sensors/calibration do not exist (for HTC Legend/Hero you can re-calibrate the sensors).
Do you have same problems ?
I will send it for repair soon...
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Sometimes it's worse than others, I think if the phone is running something pretty intense it happens more often. Otherwise, no, there's no calibration. Calibration doesn't make sense on a capacitive screen.
The touch screen issues have been known since the beginning, and the solution of quickly turning the screen off and on has been known for just as long.
It's part of the hardware, and most if not all Nexus owners experience it once in a while.
Getting a warranty replacement for that will not fix anything, it is a flaw in the hardware design.
Good thing to know that...but really weird for such a device...they probably think about it when starting/choosing next nexus.... ;-)
http://quintessart.blogspot.com
I'm curious whether they'll return it with a relocked bootloader and stock ROM
i've noticed that the only time i have touchscreen response issues is when i use my N1 without a case on it and it seems to be because some of my fingers touch or get near the edges of the screen glass. i have a silicone slip on case and when its on the phone it prevents me from touching the glass accidentally at the edges and i never experience any response problems when its on the phone. just my 2c.
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i've noticed that the only time i have touchscreen response issues is when i use my N1 without a case on it and it seems to be because some of my fingers touch or get near the edges of the screen glass. i have a silicone slip on case and when its on the phone it prevents me from touching the glass accidentally at the edges and i never experience any response problems when its on the phone. just my 2c.
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It occurs for me 40% of the time ...with or without case, on hand or laid on a desk ...whatever i want to do ...call/messaging/browsing/just home button/alarm clock/unlocking with security path/scrolling between desktops ... really disturbing hardware problem ...
masterdevx said:
It occurs for me 40% of the time ...with or without case, on hand or laid on a desk ...whatever i want to do ...call/messaging/browsing/just home button/alarm clock/unlocking with security path/scrolling between desktops ... really disturbing hardware problem ...
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yeah that would annoy the crap outta me as well, glad mine does not exhibit this problem.
i'd love to guesstimate how old mine is but i'm the second owner, it might be possible that they fixed this hardware issue in later build revisions or it could just be a random problem with the touchscreen/module, some do it and some don't idk.
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I'm curious whether they'll return it with a relocked bootloader and stock ROM
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I recieve my phone back tomarrow. Ill let you know how my phone comes back. Does anyone know how you can tell if i have a new amoled screen or not?
Im pretty sure i will be able to tell if i get an slcd right off the bat.
btw i sent it in monday im geting it friday. great service..
I revieved my phone back completely stock bootloader locked unrooted running frg83. as soon as it connected to internet it got update for 83d. oh to be stock again.
edit: oh yeah they also replaced my power button and i sent it in for a screen repair.
wow. seems like excellent service. supposedly i have a battery on the way but haven't received yet.
jm1999 said:
I revieved my phone back completely stock bootloader locked unrooted running frg83. as soon as it connected to internet it got update for 83d. oh to be stock again.
edit: oh yeah they also replaced my power button and i sent it in for a screen repair.
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was it amoled or slcd though lol
i have to make the call when i get up. today my usb port was gone from the phone when i went to plug it in tonight. i never used to have the screen issue, it slowly started happening and now it happens all the time, i lay it flat in my hand and i hit a button on screen and my menu pops up etc.
nice to see a recent time frame though, i'm dreading going without my phone and having a dumbphone replacement. would love to know if it was amoled or slcd you got back though, thats my one worry
every where i have read that almost every one who is owner of htc hd2 have facing the touch screen problem so here i started the thread that to know that is there any one who has the htc hd2 without the touch screen problem??????
lets us know please if u have the htc hd2 without the touch screen problem
NOMIOMI said:
every where i have read that almost every one who is owner of htc hd2 have facing the touch screen problem so here i started the thread that to know that is there any one who has the htc hd2 without the touch screen problem??????
lets us know please if u have the htc hd2 without the touch screen problem
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I bought my Leo December 31st, 2009.
I dont have touch screen problem until now
so r u the only one ???
No problem here, since Jan '10, was a little too sensitive on 1.42 rom, but no problem since.
When you are reading about how everyone has the problem, don't forget only people with the problem post, no one starts a new thread about how few issues they have.
Works Fine... Bought Late 2010.. Second Version (Yellow Reset)
i have mine since late 2009 (Leo eu) and used it extremely, flashed several wm roms, several android builds and once wp7. I NEVER had a touch screen issue, neither a hard button issues.
the only thing is that I just ordered a mugen battery, mine become to be a bit short.
I am sure 95% of us here are happy with the quality of this product.
but we always here in forums people that have problems, not those who dont need anything.
After 15 days my HTC HD2 repaired, just do not know what is left of the old phone when I look at what is replaced. Like it was smashed by a truck!
Quote:
Report service:
Reported an error on the device
Broken: The problem with the screen
Description of failure: The screen does not respond to touch.
Visible damage: scratched.
Related data
[74H01549-00M] - Chassis Pre-Assy, Black, Stainless Steel, MLRB81 1
[83H00233-01] - Sub-Assy to 82H Lamination, LCM + Touch Window, AU LCM, HTC, HTClogo, w / o camera hole, Wintek TW, HTC LAM, Leo 1
Note
Defect was corrected by replacing the touch panel, casing, keyboard Fleta (54H20178-00M) and new SW's.
Had mine since November 2009 and had 0 hardware problems with it. Bear in mind that:
There is a thread exactly the same of this that has been and gone. It even had a poll on it
People don't start threads to say their phone is working correctly, so most threads are about problems. It does not mean that everyone is having problems.
Got mine back from lending it to a cousin, still working fine from when I bought it in April.
My HD2 works fine even though it was a second hand one with a smashed glass...
Had mine since last year, no problems.
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Works Fine... Bought Late 2010.. Second Version (Yellow Reset)
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so is there many kinds of different rest button like this bro said that he has yellow reset button?
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Works Fine... Bought Late 2010.. Second Version (Yellow Reset)
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I too have the revision version with yellow reset (earlier version has red)
Went out of my way to make sure it was revision version.
So far excellent, screen & buttons are perfect to date. Most people I know who ended up with screen issue had early version but most had also dropped there HD2 on more than one occasion.
Problem with these compact & cutting edge devices is they like a gentle life, drop them a few times (maybe just once!) & handle them roughly will limit lifespan greatly.
Heat in these devices can get quite hight too, I charge mine screen side down so heat can dissipate through heat-sink battery door rather than soak into motherboard & screen. I do the same when using it as a wifi GPRS internet modem for my notebook & also make sure it is in a cool spot (have done this since had a kaiser & used it for 5>6hr wifi modem sessions), Data/WiFi connection & charging simultaneously in the 34°C heat of BKK tests a devices cooling near its limits.
i have one with the yellow reset button and last night the touch screen stop working suddenly after installing google I/O android app.. man, i just cant express my feeling when i tried to unlock it and nothing happened
I really fail to see why we need a thread where people are expected to post;
"My device is working just fine...."
I really dont think this touchscreen problem is that widespread considering the amount of people who own HD2's compared to a handful of posts about it on XDA.
Im even less convinced that the colour of one tiny plastic component bears any relation to whether or not your touch screen is going to fail.
anyway.........
/rant
yellow reset has revised motherboard & different screen supplier.
HD2 model had a high level of returns, not to the point of a recall but enough for some networks to have a serious moan to HTC.
I have 7 workers on HD2's, 2 have had service repairs due to unresponsive screen so the problem is real.
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yellow reset has revised motherboard & different screen supplier.
HD2 model had a high level of returns, not to the point of a recall but enough for some networks to have a serious moan to HTC.
I have 7 workers on HD2's, 2 have had service repairs due to unresponsive screen so the problem is real.
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Ok, that would make a certain amount of sense, thanks for bringing that up as I'd never noticed that being mentioned on the forums before.
That said, I still dont see the need for a "still working" thread. There are numerous threads for those with the screen issue to post in.
Thanks again for the info though
Edit;
While Im here, I might as well add;
Had mine since launch, T8585, has been no issues whatsoever.
NOMIOMI said:
every where i have read that almost every one who is owner of htc hd2 have facing the touch screen problem
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So where did you "read" that arse vomit??
conantroutman said:
Ok, that would make a certain amount of sense, thanks for bringing that up as I'd never noticed that being mentioned on the forums before.
That said, I still dont see the need for a "still working" thread. There are numerous threads for those with the screen issue to post in.
Thanks again for the info though
Edit;
While Im here, I might as well add;
Had mine since launch, T8585, has been no issues whatsoever.
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Kind of agree but to see how many users have had a 2 year trouble free life span is interesting.
Think the revision details can be seen in wiki or HD2 tips thread.
huevo0000 said:
i have one with the yellow reset button and last night the touch screen stop working suddenly after installing google I/O android app.. man, i just cant express my feeling when i tried to unlock it and nothing happened
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I have the yellow button version also and my touch screen stopped working on Sunday. Odd.
I´m so freaked out with my T9193, she stopped working... It has made me so sad, I really love my little jewel...
First I suffered the infamous unresponsive screen issue, but I had it repaired, actually it has a new OEM digitizer and LCD, but there is no output at all: the screen keeps blank (black). You can tell the phone is on because of the bright of the screen, the starting vibration an charging orange light...
I know it works because I Task29 it and flashed original shipped ROM (Telstra´s), and everything went ok as I could see in my laptop.
The main idea was to sell it as parts or very cheap in order to buy an Inspire 4G, but.... well you know what: it is a HD2! and even more, it is a T9193! Bought directly in Australia and shipped to my country... I feel like part of an elite jaja...
So, my question is, what do you think: an Inspire 4G or another T9193?....
Thnx
have you tried entering the bootloader? Maybe you should get it repaired. I suspect something is wrong with the motherboard. Alternatively, it could also be the case that the LCD is not working. I had the exact same problem with my Touch HD last time around. I sent it for repair(it was on warranty) and HTC changed the motherboard. Im sure repairing it is cheaper than getting a new HD2(unless you are going for a used one). Besides, you might wanna consider getting the evo 3d/galaxy s ii instead of the inspire 4g?(its your personal preference...but im just saying...) Hope your phone comes back alive in full glory! I know how it feels when your treasured device is in a coma. I experienced it with my Touch HD and i also experienced it with my HD2 recently, when it spun for 10 mins in the washing machine.But everything is ok and its breathing fire now!
Thanks for your comments kawshigan.
Actually I was able to flash it entering to bootloader (pressing volume down while turning on), but I couldn´t see it on the phone screen, so it seems to be just the LCD....I think...
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have you tried entering the bootloader? Maybe you should get it repaired. I suspect something is wrong with the motherboard. Alternatively, it could also be the case that the LCD is not working. I had the exact same problem with my Touch HD last time around. I sent it for repair(it was on warranty) and HTC changed the motherboard. Im sure repairing it is cheaper than getting a new HD2(unless you are going for a used one). Besides, you might wanna consider getting the evo 3d/galaxy s ii instead of the inspire 4g?(its your personal preference...but im just saying...) Hope your phone comes back alive in full glory! I know how it feels when your treasured device is in a coma. I experienced it with my Touch HD and i also experienced it with my HD2 recently, when it spun for 10 mins in the washing machine.But everything is ok and its breathing fire now!
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Thanks for your comments kawshigan.
Actually I was able to flash it entering to bootloader (pressing volume down while turning on), but I couldn´t see it on the phone screen, so it seems to be just the LCD....I think...
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well,if you were able to flash it,there is a high chance that the motherboard and the flash is working. So,it could be either the LCD or the BUS. But for the latter, if you send it to HTC for repair, they will still replace the whole motherboard regardless of a broken BUS or chipset...its just a way of making money...but if that can revive your HD2, you should go for it
Hi,
So I bought my second HD2 in 2 months on ebay because I wanted a phone that you I can "do stuff" with.
The first one was a piece of **** that only turned on when I put it in the freezer and the flash memory was damaged I guess. Alright, my bad, the seller said that it was broken but only the software...
I got another one that was sold as in perfekt condition for christmas and after 1 day of playing and flashing around the volume down button went berserk. Now it is turned on constantly which means I get into the bootloader all the time and even if I manage to boot WP, I get the volume screen at 99% of the time.
Am I unlucky or is the HTC HD2 simply a crappy phone that likes to brake down?
Can you guys help me with the volume down thing? I bet it is hardware related but I like the way the phone looks and feels a lot
LOL @ "The first one was a piece of **** that only turned on" way to funny.
Now 433Mhz the HD2 (taking US-HD2 aka Leo1024) is NOT a POS phone even now. Taking it that it was the most powerful phone in market when it came out. You have to understand HD2-EU been out since 2009Q3 and HD2-US been out since 2010Q1. Taking it as its almost 2012 where lifespan of a phone is close 9-12months. I am sure the POS you bought was faulty thats why the Seller sold it. If I still had my HD2 I would still keep it now until Edge or now upgrade it to Amaze.
I'm not sayin that the phone hardware is crap, but it seems to be very fragile. I never had issues with cell phones are smartphones before. Had a Touch Diamond for 2 years, a Nokia 5800 and a Samsung S8500 before.
Maybe my cleaning efforts have damaged the volume button. That thing smelled like a billion cigarettes and I put on a little too much cleaning vinegar.
I guess, I'll open both phones tomorrow. I am pretty sure the vol down is just wet or dirty and the motherboard of the first HD2 will get the hot air treatment:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982454
Pretty sure, the mainboard won't survive but at least I can replace the flex board which contains the volume "buttons" on the second phone.
My HD2 works just perfect. After WinMo 6.5 and Android I'm now running it using WP7.5. Hardware is doing quite well and it's not fragile at all. I droped it several times (by accident of course) - I think 6 or 7 times in two years - and nothing happend.
Well mabe your cleaning was really a little bit to intense... so... never clean a running system ;-)
If you buy cheap phone on ebay that's what u get and u should pay attention very well to the listing details before u buy and ask the seller. But htc hd 2 is very powerful phone and I dropped mine and still working prefect also some times the roms doesn't work well with some phones for other reasons I still don't know.try as much roms as u can till u get the right one to it
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NOPE... just bad luck
It's not a crappy phone, you're just unlucky i think. I've had mine for almost 2 years and it still works perfectly fine. But i sometimes wish i had the t-mobile one. EU doesnt have enough space for sense roms.
Horrible phone! Constantly freezes when receiving text messages, freezes at random times. Makes random calls. Constantly losing 3G. Freezes when I try to unlock the screen.I have had to remove the battery maybe 100 times in the past month.At multiple times it has completely shut down and wouldnt come back on when fully charged.
actually my brother has this phone....but i used it for a month.And my experience was terrible with this phone.Never recommend to anyone!
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Horrible phone! Constantly freezes when receiving text messages, freezes at random times. Makes random calls. Constantly losing 3G. Freezes when I try to unlock the screen.I have had to remove the battery maybe 100 times in the past month.At multiple times it has completely shut down and wouldnt come back on when fully charged.
actually my brother has this phone....but i used it for a month.And my experience was terrible with this phone.Never recommend to anyone!
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sounds like ur gettin the old winmo bugs...
try flashing android nand on it... android and hd2 work so well together... i rarely have problems... if ur not after a switch to android id suggest a custom winmo rom... energyrom was my rom of choice...
have mine for over two years now, dropped few times, using original latest eu rom, perfect phone. I love it so much "reason is to do stuff... ), so not switching to newer models with wp7. But today few nokia WP7 phones are comming to my company, so I may switch if these are cool
I have had my HD2 since it was out (2009) and till now... its working perfectly no problems at all =)
Using it over a year, start from wm6.5 then sd android, wp7 and now stick arround with nandroid. This multiOS kind device that makes me last long play with it, i eager to upgrade to latest new phone, but i'll miss a lot of interest and challenging thing then. I only had several awful color stripped on screen, restart phone will cure it and recently i lost sounds, maybe it caused while i drown in the river with my bike while HD2 was on my pocket. I disasemble and clean speaker contact and now my HD2 was rocks just like it does a year ago..
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I use my HD2 nearly two years without hardware problems. I dropped it more than once and no damage. Each key still works.
How good it is depends on the ROM you use.
My hd2 went broke after 10 months first the micro USB didn't worked anymore and few days later the back and the answer phone button failed.
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The HTC HD2 isn't crap, the amount of "things" you can do on it is just endless, how many phones do you know that has lived for 2/3 or more years is being developed endlessly......