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Earpiece scratches

Hey, i've noticed that the earpiece on my s4 scratches way easier than on my s3. It's due to the fact that it is slightly more raised off the front glass than on the s3. Is anyone else noticing small scratches on the earpiece?
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Same here,
The chrome like ring around the earpiece easily scratches off
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Tried to scratch mine with no help, still intact :good:

Don't try. It should scratch easily with reuglar use..lol im also seeing it scratched in alot of review videos if you look closely...in my opinion the earpiece on both the s3 and s2 were less sratchable...
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I already tried, even with scissors :silly:
NO scratches whatsoever, maybe I was luck and got good set of earpiece :good:

noideaforusername said:
I already tried, even with scissors :silly:
NO scratches whatsoever, maybe I was luck and got good set of earpiece :good:
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In that case be very thankful!
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jboodram said:
In that case be very thankful!
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I am very thankful and hope it won't get problems like yours :fingers-crossed:

Me too.
jboodram said:
Hey, i've noticed that the earpiece on my s4 scratches way easier than on my s3. It's due to the fact that it is slightly more raised off the front glass than on the s3. Is anyone else noticing small scratches on the earpiece?
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Yep I got a scratch already on the metal cover for the ear piece. I also notice that the second and third little hole (from left to right) seems to be clogged or a metal part just underneath - oh an the last one too. I even attempted to unclogged one of those holes with a very sharp pin and that's when I notice they are not clogged. Those holes look just look clogged but it's just components under the grill.

I got massive scratches on the first 3-4 days of use on the camera metal ring. It should be made from the same material on the sides.

Same here also got scratches on the camera grill!
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diolamen said:
Yep I got a scratch already on the metal cover for the ear piece. I also notice that the second and third little hole (from left to right) seems to be clogged or a metal part just underneath - oh an the last one too. I even attempted to unclogged one of those holes with a very sharp pin and that's when I notice they are not clogged. Those holes look just look clogged but it's just components under the grill.
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I did the same thing!!! Also dust keeps getting in there so I keep sticking in things to clean it lol
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[Q]How to solve this problem with AOSP ROMS

I have a GS4 and have been flashing roms for a while..One thing I cannot figure out is why the camera has horrible blurring..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WA0gZwCIfLM
Please take a look...the front facing camera doesn't not do that..

Some people said they removed the little protective film off the camera fixed it for them. Taking the battery cover off seemed to make removing the protective film easier.
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ripper4209 said:
Some people said they removed the little protective film off the camera fixed it for them. Taking the battery cover off seemed to make removing the protective film easier.
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I don't have any protective film on the lens. Have you tried shooting video? Have this problem?
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i am on aokp and my video is fine.

[Q] Galaxy S4 scratch

Hello
I have an I9505 and tried to see how gorilla glass is doing vs a knife
Now i have some tiny scratches that are seen only when screen is not clean. They are seen if u put finger on then but after the screen is cleaned they disapeer and reapeer when fingers are on screen
My answer is:
If i will polish my phone with special solution does the scratches disapeer?
Thanks in advanced

ionutp said:
Hello
I have an I9505 and tried to see how gorilla glass is doing vs a knife
Now i have some tiny scratches that are seen only when screen is not clean. They are seen if u put finger on then but after the screen is cleaned they disapeer and reapeer when fingers are on screen
My answer is:
If i will polish my phone with special solution does the scratches disapeer?
Thanks in advanced
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Maybe very very light scratches, wouldn`t recommend it though. Instead get a screen protector.

A polish will destroy the coating. Then you maybe have a always dirty looking Display. Using a screen protector is a better way and you can't see little scratches with the screen protector on the Display.
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Cruzer83 said:
A polish will destroy the coating. Then you maybe have a always dirty looking Display. Using a screen protector is a better way and you can't see little scratches with the screen protector on the Display.
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thanks guys
can you recommend a good screen protector. that i will almoust not feel that is on?

Take a look to the threads in Galaxy S4 Accessoires. There are some Reviews for screen protector.
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ionutp said:
thanks guys
can you recommend a good screen protector. that i will almoust not feel that is on?
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This is the best i've used:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...TF8&qid=1374670564&sr=8-1&keywords=s4+ismooth

Dropped my GD phone. Four days old.

I was walking down the street. Get a notification. Go to pull it out of my pocket. Snags my coat and slides right to the sidewalk. Only dropped two feet at most cuz I kinda fumbled it with my other hand. Quite irritating as there is no way to fix it but to find a new chassis or buy a new device. I'm usually so careful. Never dropped a phone before. Seriously ever. I'm super ocd about the condition of my devices. I dunno if I can handle looking at the little dings for as long as it takes to afford a new device/parts. Might post pictures later if anyone cares to see the results of a standard pocket to concrete drop. Luckily no cracks or scratches in the glass. Tiny dings and tiny tiny scratches on the back.
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Any scratch on Front + Back screen? (With Protector/ case)? Picture would be great and thanks for sharing.

I did not have a case on it at the time. There was a small ding on the front glass but removing the OEM film cleared that up. The rear has a few tiny dings and itty nitty scratches. The aluminum frame has a couple dings. Nothing that most people would crap about but most of us here at xda are kinda nutty about clean devices. I'll post photos as soon as my wife comes home.
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Sorry to hear that. But lucky the screen doesn't crack/ shutter. Thanks and looking forward to see the details.

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I did not have a case on it at the time. There was a small ding on the front glass but removing the OEM film cleared that up. The rear has a few tiny dings and itty nitty scratches. The aluminum frame has a couple dings. Nothing that most people would crap about but most of us here at xda are kinda nutty about clean devices. I'll post photos as soon as my wife comes home.
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i could see it happening easily enough myself. this is the first phone iv had with a shiny back on it. my last phone was a cheap samsung so the plastic makes it easier to grip. it would be even worse with cold hands id say. ill probably try and get some skin for the back of it when they are out, something with a bit of texture on it would be better. and it would cover the logo too!
what does the screen feel like with out the screen protector on it? its just regular glass? and did the logo come off?

The logo did come off. Its kinda cool. The glass underneath feels harder and less slick I guess. It's hard to explain but the glass underneath doesn't grab fingerprints and oil and dust as much as the film did. Also when there are finger prints and smudges you can't see them as much when the display is on. I took the film off my xperia ion as well.
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I tried taking pictures with a moto electrify and an HTC one. Neither can pull a good enough macro shot to see the damage.
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I've dropped my Xperia Ray couple of hundred times,I think this one will suffer the same destiny Thats why I'm kind of relieved bout the fact that rear of z1c is just plastic,bought a case ofcourse immediately after purchase of this gem of phone. Couldn't be happier.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Apart from the external damage does the phone work ok as before ?

sachilleas said:
I'm sorry to hear that. Apart from the external damage does the phone work ok as before ?
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It works exactly the same as before.
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Mine has small hairline scratch on the camera lens. cant see it unless i check it out in a particular angle to light. Never fell...

my z1f have the same and it work fine now

Does anybody know where we can buy a replacement back cover for z1c? please post the link

njan_ivide said:
Does anybody know where we can buy a replacement back cover for z1c? please post the link
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Or any other parts...
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darksideauto said:
Or any other parts...
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Keep an eye on http://www.witrigs.com/ currently they have only Z1 but surely soon they will have compact.

S5 camera lens.

It's may sound silly but I wanna ask you guys. It's our camera lens are scratch resistant?
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Ave666 said:
It's may sound silly but I wanna ask you guys. It's our camera lens are scratch resistant?
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No.
Well, yes, but only to a certain hardness of course.

It's made by glass or plastic?
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Ave666 said:
It's made by glass or plastic?
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The multi-element lens is made out of plastic, but the lens holder that is facing the outside world is cut out from glass. As said before, it will take some scratches, but same rules apply as for the screen: try to protect it from damage.

Can it take being put on the surface of a smooth table? Yes. Can it resist keys, sand and knives? No.

Ave666 said:
It's may sound silly but I wanna ask you guys. It's our camera lens are scratch resistant?
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its glass and people are already unknowingly breaking theirs without even dropping their phones

Ave666 said:
It's made by glass or plastic?
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S5 camera lens is made of glass.
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Ave666 said:
It's may sound silly but I wanna ask you guys. It's our camera lens are scratch resistant?
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No. It is normal glass without a scratch resistant feature.

Don't forget that there's a plastic removal protector on there from factory that can be removed... I remember this was a big fail on the S4 and had end users freaking out, or maybe that was just me lol
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I took my s5 out of the box and never noticed and cover over it ?
So you really have to look for it because i still cant find one

radeonddr said:
I took my s5 out of the box and never noticed and cover over it ?
So you really have to look for it because i still cant find one
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Some phones have the lens protector, some don't.
I am on my third gs5, first 2 didn't even have a protector over the camera lens and the 3rd one does
I'm going to leave it on since there's a nice cutout for the camera optic, so it doesn't interfere with photos
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I left mine on as well however I remember how much of a pain it was on the S4
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Nick James said:
I left mine on as well however I remember how much of a pain it was on the S4
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why was it a pain? the cutout hole is perfect size and doesn't get in the way of the quality of the photos......
i remember i took a picture of something with the cover on, and then without it, and it was exactly the same...no loss in quality

It was causing some users interference with the camera. That was the issue I had at least.
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eyecon82 said:
Some phones have the lens protector, some don't.
I am on my third gs5, first 2 didn't even have a protector over the camera lens and the 3rd one does
I'm going to leave it on since there's a nice cutout for the camera optic, so it doesn't interfere with photos
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Just curious, what happened to the first 2? defects?

Hellscythe said:
Just curious, what happened to the first 2? defects?
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Yep. First one had a dent in the camera bezel, second one had dust under the camera lens
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eyecon82 said:
Yep. First one had a dent in the camera bezel, second one had dust under the camera lens
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I RMA'ed my S4 because it got dust under the lens. Sold the refrib unit to get the S5 . lol
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Scratched camera lens, photo quality
My S5 camera quality has dropped significantly lately. The photos have become quite grainy, especially in mid and low light. I compared it to friend's S5 and you can see the difference right on the screen even without taking a photo. My camera lens is with scratches, friend's not. Can it be the reason ? If so, is it possible to get the scratches out somehow ? I have seen videos of scratch repair for HTC One M8 (http://youtu.be/xhhOcIRMfWc ). Can it work on S5 ? Any advice, any solution ?