Hello everyone
I've had this phone for almost 30 days and so far, so good. Seems to be impossible to slow it down. I do have a few questions, however. Does anyone else have to take two pictures to get the digicam to focus? If I take a snap, the first picture is taken as-is, no focus. If I take a second snap of the same subject very quickly thereafter it seems to focus *then* take the snap. Common?
The display seems to be Corning-made GG For Mobile. If that's the case, why does my phone show many small, light scratches on the face after just 28 days' use? No keys or diamonds were in my pocket with the phone. Thanks for any responses.
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For the scratching part of your question, it might be sand that scratched it. I read that sand can scratch gorilla glass displays.
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For the scratching part of your question, it might be sand that scratched it. I read that sand can scratch gorilla glass displays.
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I read lint can too.
so does your atrix show signs of minor hairline scratches like this on the display? i prefer to go without cases or other additions to the phone's original design, maybe it's time to bend the rules a bit
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Purple Drama Llama said:
I read lint can too.
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Studies have recently shown that its worst enemy may in fact be minute particles floating around in the air.
To the TC, I've had the same problems...I was all excited for this magical gorilla glass, so I left it naked for like 2 weeks after I got it. Numerous scratches appeared from seemingly no where, so you're not alone...
The glass is not as resistent to scratches as the captivate. If it is gorilla glass, something is different between the two. I was testing the phone for the trial period and did not apply a screen protector. Wound up with scratches even though I was always careful with the phone.
The camera app does fail to focus on the first try for me too. Definitely a bug that they should fix, but for now I just hold for focus, slide away from button (to not take a picture), lift, hold for focus again, and then lift to take the first picture.
My Gorilla glass has been great so far. Naked since buying it two days after release, no noticeable scratches.
Never had issues with my iPhone 3GS when I had it, and am not having issues with the glass in the Atrix. Both were/are naked. I wipe the screen very regularily to get prints, etc. off it, and always make sure it's a soft material that is very clean. (After 1-1/2 years and a full cycle wash in the washing machine, my iPhone still looked brand new all over, albeit after the wash cycle it became a paperweight).
I'm assuming people who suffer a lot of scratches aren't as careful as they say they are with their phones.
Damn, what do you guys do with your phones? I rocked an Xperia for months and never scratched it despite dropping it. This Atrix screen is damn near indestructible compared to other screens I've had!
bongd said:
Damn, what do you guys do with your phones? I rocked an Xperia for months and never scratched it despite dropping it. This Atrix screen is damn near indestructible compared to other screens I've had!
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My motorola milestone screen was practically unscratchable but I have a very deep scratch on my Atrix. However I will admit I got it in a freak accident, so I imagine under normal circumstances it should hold up pretty well
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This screen is really great. I'm a mechanic and I have my phone in my front pocket all day. When I'm under a truck and other vehicles, a lot of dirt usually falls in my pocket. When I take it out, my hands are dirty and greasy and I just wipe it off with my work shirt. I bought my Atrix around four days after it was released and the screen has always been nude. Don't have any scratches that I can see and the screen still looks great after a month of owing it.
palmboy5 said:
The camera app does fail to focus on the first try for me too. Definitely a bug that they should fix, but for now I just hold for focus, slide away from button (to not take a picture), lift, hold for focus again, and then lift to take the first picture.
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That's how it works: Tap and hold for focus until the frame turns green, then release and it takes the picture.
stewartsoda said:
That's how it works: Tap and hold for focus until the frame turns green, then release and it takes the picture.
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Thank you... apparently saying thats what I did implied I didn't know what I was doing.
It does not turn green the first time, ever.
palmboy5 said:
Thank you... apparently saying thats what I did implied I didn't know what I was doing.
It does not turn green the first time, ever.
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So if you tap and hold on the shutter button it never turns green? I misunderstood you I think. I thought you meant that if you just tapped it wouldn't focus. That's how mine works too, I have to tap and hold.
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stewartsoda said:
So if you tap and hold on the shutter button it never turns green? I misunderstood you I think. I thought you meant that if you just tapped it wouldn't focus. That's how mine works too, I have to tap and hold.
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When I first run the Camera app and tap and hold the shutter button, the camera will sometimes try to focus but after a second it just gives up. Other times it doesn't try to focus at all. Either way whatever focus it stopped at is incorrect and the framing at the center stays white instead of turning green. If I lift it will take an out of focus shot, so I slide off before lifting. Subsequent pictures while the app is still running focus fine.
I can reproduce this problem 100% of the time in rapid succession just by pressing Back and rerunning the Camera app.
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When I first run the Camera app and tap and hold the shutter button, the camera will sometimes try to focus but after a second it just gives up. Other times it doesn't try to focus at all. Either way whatever focus it stopped at is incorrect and the framing at the center stays white instead of turning green. If I lift it will take an out of focus shot, so I slide off before lifting. Subsequent pictures while the app is still running focus fine.
I can reproduce this problem 100% of the time in rapid succession just by pressing Back and rerunning the Camera app.
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Mine doesn't do that. Sounds broke. I'd exchange it if possible.
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On the HTC/Google manufacturing vid for the nexus one display it shows how the screen is comprised of the LCD, the touch detection surface, and the glass. Well... I've just noticed that I can see the touch layer thing, or at least, it looks like the one showed in the video.
If you are under florescent light and look directly at the phone at eye level, tilt it slightly upwards, about 5 degrees or so, and you (well I) can see white dots all over the screen, the dots seem to be visible where the grid/crosshatch lines intersect.
Just thought it was strange, you can see it with the phone on or off
that`s normal, everybody can see it.
yup, just noticed it today ^^; (I've had the phone for 2 weeks)
I noticed it a while ago but I think this is normal.
Seems normal. At first I thought the glittering dots were dust, then realized they were aligned in a perfect grid.
I thought it was pretty cool when I saw it.
I'm glad that the visibility is less than that of the HD2, when I had the HD2 I ALWAYS noticed it.
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I thought it was pretty cool when I saw it.
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I thought "oh hey, my phone sparkles in the sun just like vampires from a certain teenybopper series!"
I noticed it a while ago and pooped my pants for a second 'cos I thought they were scratches. My face was literally like
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Huey85 said:
I noticed it a while ago and pooped my pants for a second 'cos I thought they were scratches. My face was literally like
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Lol,make laughed.
You can see the crosshatch too if you move the phone around in bright light while the screen is off.
I thought that was damn cool.
I'm sure my eyes must be rubbish now, I cannot see what you guys are talking about
GazzaK said:
I'm sure my eyes must be rubbish now, I cannot see what you guys are talking about
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Turn off the screen of the phone.
Now try looking at the screen (there must be a decent light) moving it a little bit in diagonal, if you look very close you will see the grid of the touchscreen.
I've never noticed it until today
It scared me when I opened my n1..but I quite like the diagonal lines. The nexus also has a beautiful purple hue to it.
I was so happy when I saw it! GO NEXUS!
http://hoopload.com/profiles/blogs/nexus-one-spotted-in-the-event
It always is so strange to me when I see someone in person with a Nexus One. You can tell it is immediately but it just shocks you given how rare they are compared to other smartphones.
Hmm, not so sure...
I saw the same episode the other night and thought exactly the same as you. I went as far to rewind and freeze frame it.
It was then that I noticed a slight difference between my Nexus One and the one on the screen. The ear piece has two LED's (one either side). Then I realised it was the Desire as that has indicator lights there. The other reason is the headphone socket is on the other side to ours on the shot as it pans out.
well that kills the rarity then...as the desire is not as rare (no where near as rare) as the Nexus One.
My best friend is on US Cellular and dumped blackberry to go Android(at my prodding) He preferred the Desire over the Samsung Mesmerize(Galaxy S) because of the build quality. Hard to argue with him. He'll love this post.
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I saw the same episode the other night and thought exactly the same as you. I went as far to rewind and freeze frame it.
It was then that I noticed a slight difference between my Nexus One and the one on the screen. The ear piece has two LED's (one either side). Then I realised it was the Desire as that has indicator lights there. The other reason is the headphone socket is on the other side to ours on the shot as it pans out.
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It's not a Desire. I have one right beside me. Look at the picture - the Desire doesn't have that curvature at the top of the screen.
edit: and the Desire only has one LED as far as I'm aware...
Desire has one LED, same as the N1, possibly one of the sensors being picked up by the camera somehow?
The IR proximity sensor might be picked up as a LED by the camera and turned visible - many cameras "see" some of the IR spectrum, unlike human eyes.
Judging by the picture - it doesn't look like Desire, it can be only Nexus.
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The IR proximity sensor might be picked up as a LED by the camera and turned visible - many cameras "see" some of the IR spectrum, unlike human eyes.
Judging by the picture - it doesn't look like Desire, it can be only Nexus.
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I have to agree that it isn't the Desire (just Google Imaged it) and the earpiece os totally different but there are definately two LED looking sections either side of the earpiece grill (ours doesnt have anything similar). The main difference is the headphone socket sits on the left on the unit (ours is on the right) as the guy is holding it, we see the underside of the phone.
What episode is that?
Re: the headphone jack, it could be mirrored?
Bravo for the Nexus actor skills
It was episode 7 (26:10 into it). I had thought that about it being mirrored (used loads in TV and film to suit a camera angle it seems) but in the same shot, the camera housing is square and it doesn't seem to have any LED flash by it either. Also, the volume rocker sits slightly raised from the phone (Nexus One almost flush) and looks lower down the left side of the phone. It could be two phones, one for the screen view and one for the looking up at the "phone in the hand" shot as it looks smaller in the guys hand on the long shot. Not really sure what the little bugger is really...
The sensor shows up as purple... Its a nexus... It just looks weird from the angle/lens just my two cents
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tdiboy said:
...but there are definately two LED looking sections either side of the earpiece grill (ours doesnt have anything similar).
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Look closer on the both sides of the earpiece, when the phone is in direct strong light that will penetrate the screen tint. You'll see 2 "things" on the left side of the earpiece, and 1 "thing" on the right. The "thing" on the right you know - it's a charging LED, which is visible. The left one your eyes can't see - but cameras see it, as I pointed earlier, and it's a proximity sensor - blinking IR LED with IR receptor which measures reflected light.
If you look at matte (anti-glare) screen protectors, you'll see that some of them have a cut in top left corner - just where the proximity sensor resides.
So "ours doesn't have anything similar" is just untrue.
ap3604 said:
It always is so strange to me when I see someone in person with a Nexus One. You can tell it is immediately but it just shocks you given how rare they are compared to other smartphones.
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I've never even seen one in person other than mine!
The only time I've seen one was some lady had one that she got given at some google event, she didn't even know what root was!
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I've been seeing N1s on that show too! Almost took a screenshot of one scene where the trackball glows white. Rewound and checked and thought that it could be a reflection of something shiny.
It always makes me chuckle when I see someone put a smartphone up to their ear and the screen stays on; you know they aren't really on a call.
Hey guys,
Well, about two weeks ago, I had my phone in my shorts pocket and was changing back into uniform. I stepped on the phone and hoped everything would be alright, but I didn't check. Later, I called my friend to notice, around 4 cracks from where I stood on it. Surrounding the 4 cracks, was a large blob of dead pixels and just a rectangle of empty black space. Now, I was scared, I had no idea what I should do, sure wasn't taking it to HTC considering their fees, and 3rd party repair was around £20. I just thought I'd wait.
Wait I did, after a few days, the black rectangle was gone and it was normal screen again. Gradually, I noticed the green blob getting smaller, until yesterday when it was completely gone. Now I just have 4 slim tiny cracks in the screen that aren't amazingly noticeable and all's good.
However, I'm surprised by all this, should this even be possible?
Thanks
WHOA..! looks like you have some sorta super screen...
This might explain it
Save Your Cell Phone Screen by Massaging Dead Stuck Pixels Away
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This might explain it
Save Your Cell Phone Screen by Massaging Dead Stuck Pixels Away
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OOh, interesting, thing is mine were just green and black pixels and went away under normal use, I didn't massage or anything. But I'm happy about it, so meh.
thats incredible i wish my screen would do that with heat spots.
That's cool.. also a cool link. Something to remember
* FEEL THE FORCE *
AutoRegen screen is always welcome. And thanks for link good to know
That is seriously awesome!
Broke my Defy's screen (Yes the "Lifeproof" one!) and after I read this post I dug it out of my drawer... And to my surprise IT WAS STILL [email protected]&*ed.
Tried the whole massage thing, but my girlfriend got jealous! And it didnt work for me.
Had the Note 4 a bit over a week now and I just noticed something with my camera.
The rear-facing camera always has a small black spec 'stuck' on like there's some debris stuck to the camera. It's not removable by any means... at least without opening up the lens. I can't tell if it's a defective camera or some manufacturing debris from the factory. I don't see how it could've gotten in there from me since the camera is sealed. To state the obvious, yes I've looked at the outer camera cover and done all I can to see if it's removable but it's not. This is probably inside the cover either on or between the lens and the cover.
The spec is only visible at 0% magnification up until 1.4x magnification. Anything above that, the debris is gone from the view. Here's some pictures and a video I took on a white piece of scratch paper. Used the S-Pen to point out the dark spec in red color. This does not move. Always in the same spot relative to the upper lefthand quadrant of the phone display.
So is this a defect or debris? Wondering if I should just take it back to Best Buy for a replacement.
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My guess is, that if it was a debris, it would be out of focus, since it would be too close to the sensor. Usually debris looks like a flare and it looks round. Your's looks very crisp. I noticed in your video, that when the camera is focusing, that thing stays perfectly visible. So I think it's a problem with the sensor itself. Like a portion of the sensor cant capture those pixels.
I would take it back and have them change the phone asap.
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My guess is, that if it was a debris, it would be out of focus, since it would be too close to the sensor. Usually debris looks like a flare and it looks round. Your's looks very crisp. I noticed in your video, that when the camera is focusing, that thing stays perfectly visible. So I think it's a problem with the sensor itself. Like a portion of the sensor cant capture those pixels.
I would take it back and have them change the phone asap.
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I think your guess is correct. I stopped by Best Buy on the way home and the Samsung rep said pretty much the same thing you mentioned. They'll replace it, I just gotta go back with the original box and everything to get it replaced.
Thanks!
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I think your guess is correct. I stopped by Best Buy on the way home and the Samsung rep said pretty much the same thing you mentioned. They'll replace it, I just gotta go back with the original box and everything to get it replaced.
Thanks!
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If you can, open the box in front of the Samsung rep, to check for any scratches on the aluminum bezel. Mine arrived with two pretty big, but I was to bothered to go get a replacement. Also make sure the home button click sound is normal and not loud. I ve heard some people complain about that!
I did an official OTA update of my Samsung S8 SM-G950FD.Post update, the very next day without any phone drop, my phones rear camera developed a black spot or kind of sketch.
It is not a dead pixel on screen just visible when the camera is on and in the pic clicked.:crying:
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I did an official OTA update of my Samsung S8 SM-G950FD.Post update, the very next day without any phone drop, my phones rear camera developed a black spot or kind of sketch.
It is not a dead pixel on screen just visible when the camera is on and in the pic clicked.:crying:
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Maybe there is dust inside the camera
Is it cleaneable if I take it to the service center. Attached image of the problem.
https://ibb.co/1Qp33Vy
Is it a UFO????
Yes and yes it's cleanable
Try and shake it maybe it will go to the sides
Had you keep it under direct sunlight?
I had similar smudge due to exposing the phone at direct sunlight.
chaki- said:
Had you keep it under direct sunlight?
I had similar smudge due to exposing the phone at direct sunlight.
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I take a bunch of pictures while welding and using th3 plasma cutter at work. Been doing it for years. And never had any issues with spots or discoloration on my cameras. If you dont know. Without proper shielding welding and plasma cutters can cause burns to your eyes. Like sunburns. Ive been sun burnt by welding i dont think a mere few seconds or so facing the sun will cause this
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I take a bunch of pictures while welding and using th3 plasma cutter at work. Been doing it for years. And never had any issues with spots or discoloration on my cameras. If you dont know. Without proper shielding welding and plasma cutters can cause burns to your eyes. Like sunburns. Ive been sun burnt by welding i dont think a mere few seconds or so facing the sun will cause this
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That were my two cents.
The other suggestions maybe right then. Try to clean it....
Thanks guys, it's gone now..not sure how..probably by just a tap on the back of the phone or a mild shake.
Wow that is weird. I figured a dead at on the camera. In the past Samsung cameras have a tendency to get a purple tint when going bad. Never saw this one before