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battery cover peeling off [updated with pics]

well my battery cover started peeling off. anyone else having this sort of issue? im about to scrape everything off n give it the shiny look.

Can't say. Mines just as if I took it out the box and I've had mine since the day of release. I use a clear smoke case tnough so that could be why. Dropped it about 3 times. No damage or scuffs whatsoever. Nor wear n tear.
[G2/HTC Vision]

Describe how it's peeling off...the back of the vision is aluminium..it should not peel off
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I have the same issue, its actually the thin layer of clear coating that sits on the aluminum. I dont see it as a big deal since underneath the clear coat is aluminum, it just doesnt look as good while it hasnt all peeled away.

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Do you put change in your pocket with your phone or keys? Seems liek something is really scratching at that finish.
I might expect it to get smoother over time, but that looks like something hard has been scratching it.

Mine started peeling like that, too. I always keep it in a pocket by itself. I "fixed" it by polishing off all the clear coat with a scotch brite pad, moving up and down only to leave the nice brushed look intact.
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tankmorph said:
Mine started peeling like that, too. I always keep it in a pocket by itself. I "fixed" it by polishing off all the clear coat with a scotch brite pad, moving up and down only to leave the nice brushed look intact.
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Want to post a pic of how it looks now
HTC Vision S-OFF CM6.1 Stable Oc'd to 1.5ghz on Pershoots Kernel

Gah, same thing is happening here. I was warned about first-run products...
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Oh man I just checked mine and the same thing is happening! Can't believe I didn't notice

i must've got the only perfect g2 in the US lol
sturdy hinge, no hardware problems, no peeling battery cover.
yay....lol

urfavoritemazn said:
i must've got the only perfect g2 in the US lol
sturdy hinge, no hardware problems, no peeling battery cover.
yay....lol
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dont jynx it

drsfinest72 said:
dont jynx it
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That's what i said. I think this problem is only on the G2 models? and not on the Desire Z?

broodplank said:
That's what i said. I think this problem is only on the G2 models? and not on the Desire Z?
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Well I bought my g2 from radioshack the weekend before the official release and I have had it since. Still looks brand new and I use my phone way too much. I think there is another variable to this.
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elracing21 said:
Well I bought my g2 from radioshack the weekend before the official release and I have had it since. Still looks brand new and I use my phone way too much. I think there is another variable to this.
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Mine is also in great condition no signs of that tearing, my hinge isnt perfect but not near as bad as some of those videos i saw

Wow that looks pretty bad considering the phone is only a couple of months old. This really makes me appreciate the fact that I put mine in a gel skin case right when I first bought it.

I've seen a coworker's do the same thing. I've had mine in one of those cheap $3 cases since I got it and my SkinIt skin gets here on Monday, so I'm not too worried about it.
Like most on this thread, my coworker decided to try to scrape the rest off, cause he thinks it looks better without the covering than it did with.
I just wish they'd made the phone black instead of grey (my skinit is black, though. )

Anyone have a picture of back with the coating scraped off?

Search on ebay, you can get a replacement one for around $20
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Its just clearcoat not that big of a deal.
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Nexus S - Scratches (need your participation!)

How easy does the Nexus S battery cover scratch? Please participate, and let it know in the comments for how long you've used your device, and how you carry it with you (how you use it)!

just put on a case or put on a skin
see the Accessories section, lots of good choices

Ghost armor over the whole phone. Looks and feels great.
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I put an Invisible Shield on the backplate of my Galaxy S i9000 for the same reason. Seems like it (or any of the similar products) are the best path to go.
I haven't done this on my Nexus S yet.
I'm was considering just buying a new backplate when it gets so beat up that I don't like the look any more.
Mine's not scratched at all that I notice after 5-6 weeks I've had it.

Sorry, I don't think I made myself clear. I want to know how bad the back cover scratches, not which case I need to buy (because if I'm going to buy a case, it's going to be the "S" curved one).
@above: thanks! Can you tell me how you carry around your phone? In your pocket? With other stuff? And where do you put it down if you don't use it? On a place where it could be scratched?

No scratches ...
Not using any case either
My phone is naked and I put it in a soft leather / fabric pouch ...
And I put it in my jeans pocket, together with keys and coins
Done this for months with my HTC Desire and it is still shinny as new!

i carry it in my horizontal belt leather case that was for my old SGS I9000
perfect fit

I already mentioned above no scratches on mine yet.
I carry it naked, in my pocket. My headphones are alway in my pocket (so there's a naked jack in there usually), and I frequently carry a second phone in the same pocket (an iPhone 4 or an i9000).

I've added a poll an edited the first post.

No scratches on mine, but that's because I keep mine in a Nexus One pouch.

gogol said:
No scratches ...
Not using any case either
My phone is naked and I put it in a soft leather / fabric pouch ...
And I put it in my jeans pocket, together with keys and coins
Done this for months with my HTC Desire and it is still shinny as new!
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I'm exactly like this, except from the keys and coins.
I don't have any scratches (I'm very pedantic with that matter) and I don't use any case (makes the phone looks ridiculous).

I have a couple little scratches... but if you pay close attention to the phone, it has a few black web scratches over a few areas. Almost reminds me of black paint on cars. My Samsung tv is made out of the same plastic and it has the web scratches.
This is an just an example of what I'm talking about....
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You mean crack in the paint?
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Had mine a week but I've had it in a case since I got it and I just added ghost armor so out should stay shiny for a long time. Carry it in my pocket with a cigarette lighter and a microfiber cloth.
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Come on man, you know want this phone. Buy it, you won't regret it. Done.

leyvatron said:
I have a couple little scratches... but if you pay close attention to the phone, it has a few black web scratches over a few areas. Almost reminds me of black paint on cars. My Samsung tv is made out of the same plastic and it has the web scratches.
This is an just an example of what I'm talking about....
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Sim simma, who's got the keys to my ... Nexus S.

Nexus S BMW Edition,
with a V 1.6 trinity engine,
horsepower: 4000+ quadrants
lol

irishrally said:
Come on man, you know want this phone. Buy it, you won't regret it. Done.
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Agreed
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No scratches. All naked and I definitely don't take care of it as I should

I have couple on the back and where the usb port is. I tend to miss sometimes when it's dark and I'm tired, didn't really expect it to be scratched there. Oh well, I'll be keeping this phone for a while anyways. Also use a case, but I don't think it's doing a very good job protecting it from scratches.

Your thoughts for the HTC Aria

My thoughts for the Aria is that its a great phone because I dropped it many times no problems it might not have flash and can't play NFS Shift but it is a really good phone
Write what your thoughts are for the Aria
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Does everything I could want in a phone! Yeah, no flash, no snap dragon, bit is A highly functional yet small phone. I liked the htc sense ui, bit cm7 is more suited for me...
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AriaUSer_ said:
My thoughts for the Aria is that its a great phone because I dropped it many times no problems it might not have flash and can't play NFS Shift but it is a really good phone
Write what your thoughts are for the Aria
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The only thing I can imagine is that you must have dropped it on a pillow. The forum is full of posts on shattered Aria digitizer screens from drops of as little as 18". I have 2 Aria's, one working and a second for backup, and the backup is waiting now for another digitizer to arrive.
Other than that and no Flash, it's a great phone.

cHarley04 said:
The only thing I can imagine is that you must have dropped it on a pillow. The forum is full of posts on shattered Aria digitizer screens from drops of as little as 18". I have 2 Aria's, one working and a second for backup, and the backup is waiting now for another digitizer to arrive.
Other than that and no Flash, it's a great phone.
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I've dropped mine several times on hard surfaces including asphault and the only damage it has is a little nick in the corner of the back cover. I've even dropped it in water, fully emersed and it never even got wet inside except some moisture under the screen that dried up. This little guy is going on 9 months old now Ans never had a single issue. Its a sturdy and very reliable little phone IMO.
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the aria is a great phone, especially with cm7 installed on it. its way more powerful than it should be.

Mine survived a toilet drop. But I think the silicone case did alot of the work.
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Mine can run nfs shift...? Just not on cm7, that I know of

I've dropped my aria while it was on my lap in the truck and when I opened the door to get out it flew off my lap as I stood up and skidded face down across the road. Not even a scratch thanks to the gel HTC case I have for it
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It just works well
Coming from a HTC Fuze, I'm glad I did not give up on HTC. The Aria makes up for all of the glitches and freezes I experienced with the Fuze. My Aria simply works reliably, quickly, and without hassle - except for random bluetooth connection issues which may or may not be due to my Motorola earset.
My only beef with it is that the compactness comes at the price of text entry speed. It's still leaps better than T9, but well short of what's possible with a physical keypad, and a notch or two off of even the iPhone. But if I send 5 texts a day, that's heavy use for me, so this is hardly worth my worry.
No trouble after dropping it face down onto concrete with a vinyl/gel cover on it.
Considering it's a $0.01 upgrade (+ AT&T $18 fee) under contract extension at Amazon.com right now, more bang for the buck is hard to find.

This phone is great! only complaint is the size and no physical keyboard >.<
even so its better than the tilt2 i came from

I like the aria. It's fast, compact, and looks pretty.
I chose the aria because of its smaller size. I was coming from a motorola pebble so I didn't want anything gigantic. It even sports the same soft back as the pebble which is comforting.
There are, however, some things that I do not like about the phone. I don't like the antenna being built into the back cover; I feel that over time the contacts might wear out. Additionally, the back cover itself is annoying... It isn't as securely attached as I'd like; the glass around the top of the phone tends to lift up about 1mm from its protective back cover - something I noticed a few days after purchasing the phone. And lastly, I'm regretting buying a phone this small; I'm 6' so my hands are fairly large, it's a little hard to hold a phone this size without dropping it. An evo 4G would fit much better in my hand.
Having said that, I believe without a doubt that the screen will crack if you drop it onto contrete from waste high without a case for it. I have never dropped my phone though...
But I did go through a car accident with it (no case).When everything was all said and done I found my little aria under the brake peddle.. It was in my cup holder before. Not a single scratch on the screen - no idea how that happened.
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My first phone to welcome me to the Android world and I said it did a great job, i also got a lot of help from the community here though >.<

I love my aria, only problem is battery life, but I keep it on the charger most of the time so there are no worries. When I turn my data off, it can go 24 hours without a charge without a problem.

I love this phone. It was my first Android and considering I was coming from WM 6.5 it was a huge upgrade. While I like the large screens of other androids I felt they were too bulky and opted for this one. Other than a few shortcomings (slower processor, smaller screen, and no flash mainly) the phone is great.

Here comes the famous drop test for sgs3

not looking good, order your cases asap
edit: keep your beast safe...

Ohhh she's adorable..
Wait.. I was sposed to be watching the phones?
Moral here is "Don't drop your $700 phones from chest height into rough concrete kids"

Maybe the wind was too much when the S3 was dropped
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Hey guys, I found Casper the ghost!
I mean....the S2 is still the strongest phone out there when it comes to dropping. We need a S2 vs S3 drop test. We already know that iPhone 4S will get ****ed up every time
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yea, will have to get good case + screen guard.

I guess this will be the first time when I'll buy a case for my phone. S2 was invincible.

She wasn't very accurate with her dropping.
But anyone who uses a phone w/out a case is a fool (IMO).
Just a $300+ accident waiting to happen.
And cases are available sooo slim nowadays.

.. and seriously, you need to be 7ft tall or even taller for the phone to be dropped that high.. LOL
unless you're on a horse or umm levitating.. LOL.. what are the odds? hmm?

CZ Eddie said:
She wasn't very accurate with her dropping.
But anyone who uses a phone w/out a case is a fool (IMO).
Just a $300+ accident waiting to happen.
And cases are available sooo slim nowadays.
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I'm a fool and risky as hell. I hate cases, I like to see the natural beauty of my phone. I honestly forgot how nice my wife's Moto Atrix looks without the case cause she has this horrid(in my opinion) Speck case on it. To each their own though.

Here is one more
Might as well add it to OP
They wasted like 3 + 3 devices!
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im glad i have a case and insurance for my S3

That gorila Glass 2 might still be as hard but it looks like it isn't as though, that combined with a thinner bazel and you end up with a cracked phone. Luckely i already have a case, now i just need the phone,...
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Most people buying S3 already have a case and other accessories except the phone
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My girl dropped her phone from the second floor, she was wearing her robe and it had slipped out, then it fell over the railing upstairs straight to the hardwood on the first floor and slid several feet.
Turned out the phone had no scratches and just scratched the case, Good thing she had a case cause her palm pre would of got murdered!
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chuunarusamurai said:
My girl dropped her phone from the second floor, she was wearing her robe and it had slipped out, then it fell over the railing upstairs straight to the hardwood on the first floor and slid several feet.
Turned out the phone had no scratches and just scratched the case, Good thing she had a case cause her palm pre would of got murdered!
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galaxy s 3 thread man
yeah sometimes a phone can fall from 30cm and get smashed, other times not a single scratch :X

Someone should make a video of 'real life events'. You know...having the phone on lap then getting out of the car, etc. Because, in those instances, the phone isn't falling straight down. It's got some angle and slide to it.
(I took my Nexus One and threw it face down onto tiles about 3 feet in front of me...and nothing but the lcd underneath broke.)

SiNJiN76 said:
Someone should make a video of 'real life events'. You know...having the phone on lap then getting out of the car, etc. Because, in those instances, the phone isn't falling straight down. It's got some angle and slide to it.
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Im gonna get a zorb ball so i can protect my smartphone
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LeviathanPT said:
Im gonna get a zorb ball so i can protect my smartphone
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Hahahaha. Make sure you make a video!

hawkeye2188 said:
I'm a fool and risky as hell. I hate cases, I like to see the natural beauty of my phone. I honestly forgot how nice my wife's Moto Atrix looks without the case cause she has this horrid(in my opinion) Speck case on it. To each their own though.
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I am with you. I have never had a case, but do have a screen guard. Never had a problem yet.
It makes me laugh how the iphone crowd go on about how great looking their phone is and how the glass back looks great. Or when they go on about how the S2, looks like cheap plastic. Yet they cover their phone with a £1.99 cover from ebay, so they never see or feel the phone. And the gel, rubber cover from ebay is cheaper and tackier than the S2 phone.

this is the biggest downside of the phone... i don't care for the minor issues that i read about this phone except for this.. what was samsung thinking? didn't they test a few phones before putting it into production? didn't they test how tough gorilla glass 2 or lack there of before using it on their flagship phone?
fail!
i'm still upgrading to it though.. LOL

Zagg invisibleshield for s3 horrible

I got flamed for asking about a screen protector. Just wanted to warn everyone not to waste your money. They should call this a orange peel shield. I never felt so cheated in many life. And yes I installed it correctly.
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I stopped using the Zagg screen protectors a while ago the quality seemed to be getting worse. On my S3 I installed a Skinomi screen protector and it came out perfectly.

iam_ultrasonic said:
I got flamed for asking about a screen protector. Just wanted to warn everyone not to waste your money. They should call this a orange peel shield. I never felt so cheated in many life. And yes I installed it correctly.
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Zagg is garbage imo. Skinomi is nice and SGP too.
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Zagg is horrible. They all feel like they were dragged through sand before shipping out.

yeah, this was my first time using zagg, i needed something right away and that was the only one i could find in store yesterday.

I had a Zagg on my Captivate. And I know what you mean about the orange peel effect. It made using Swype really interesting. But honestly after like 2 weeks the skin totally smoothed out. The same one is still on that Captivate and my daughter is using it 23 months later and it still looks good. I probably won't ever buy one again but to be fair they do have a long break-in period.

I have Skinomi, came out perfect.

Zagg actually advertises the orange peel as a feature, not the drawback it actually it. "Gives more grip!" ugh

entropism said:
Zagg actually advertises the orange peel as a feature, not the drawback it actually it. "Gives more grip!" ugh
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Think its suppose to be their anti glare feature...either way I avoid Zaggs whenever possible.

Yeah haven't used zagg since my iPhone 3GS days. One day I left my phone on top of my car and the material prevented it from sliding off after being on the road for around 5 miles (never went over 50 though). The same material made it way to labored to use the touch screen though....

The Skinomi screen protector is really cheap on Amazon right now:
http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi-TechS...=1340480601&sr=1-1&keywords=galaxy+s3+skinomi
It says normally it's $11.95. Right now it's $0.99

I'm using the Moshi iVisor AG. This one you can peel off and wash when it gets dirty. So far, so good. Feels pretty good as well.

I'm not a Moshi fan. It ruins the screen clarity.
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iam_ultrasonic said:
I got flamed for asking about a screen protector. Just wanted to warn everyone not to waste your money. They should call this a orange peel shield. I never felt so cheated in many life. And yes I installed it correctly.
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LoL @ orange peel shield

ok, so i picked up some screen protectors from att store, if they are anything like the captivate ones i also purchased from them in the past, i should be ok.
i also ordered the skinomi for comparo. i will keep you all posted.

verks said:
I'm not a Moshi fan. It ruins the screen clarity.
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Eh, it seems good enough.
I just need something that will last- i go through the cheap disposable ones like candy, and they dont have the older Invisibleshields big enough for the S3.

driftr319 said:
They do make the HD and zagg dry for the S3
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Meh. The older Zaggs were better, and i've still got 2 that can fit a 4.3, maybe a 4.5. I'll probably use them if i ever decide to get a smaller phone- the S3 is a tad bit too large for my tastes.

Try these.
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http://www.bestskinsever.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-skin
Somebody in the One X forum was raving about them so I ordered them. I put them on today and they really are incredible. I would challenge anyone to detect a screen protector was on my phone. I've used Zagg's and these are thinner, not draggy to the touch, and have no orange peel. They are wet apply and were pretty easy to get on correctly. And the One X is a ***** because of all the angular cuts it has on the sides. It also comes with protection for the camera lens. Mine's curing but I'll post pics of it on a grey phone for you pebble blue people when it's set.
Here's a pic from the One X post...
More here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674946

I have an OLD best skins ever skin on my Ipod, probably been there since 2006 or 2007. Still on, still works great, but I hate the feel of it. I'm a big fan of the bare glass.

entropism said:
I have an OLD best skins ever skin on my Ipod, probably been there since 2006 or 2007. Still on, still works great, but I hate the feel of it. I'm a big fan of the bare glass.
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I'm guessing the tech may have changed a little over 5-6 years.