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[Q] Tighten Slider Mechanism??

I dropped my Epic yesterday (luckily not a scratch) but now I feel the slider a bit loose from the left side. You can lift it 1-2mm from the left side if held in portrait mode, but right side still sturdy. Its a but annoying to type since it wobbles a bit and makes some clicking sound when open. Just wanted to ask if anyone has or seen a teardown of the Epic to see if there is a way to tighten the slider a bit??
**cmon ex Pre users... u know how it feels**
Thanx

Mine does it a tad bit as well. Never dropped, but I think the case may be causing it to losen up a bit.

Mine does the same thing. Only had it 4th days and it's got some serious wobble. Definitely wish it felt more sturdy, ala moto droid

what your feeling seems to be what most epic users are having. I wish they made the slide as sturdy as the TP2 slide was. Man that thing was strong! My old epic had the same kind of movement right out of the box, I recently got another one and it is not too bad but I am sure over time it will loosen up again.

The build quality is really on the "meh" side. My first Epic had screen wobble after a week and the screen glass raising up above the bezel on the left side. My replacement (brand new) had screen wobble out of the box and again the glass on the left side of the screen is raising up slightly above the bezel. You can slide it open, press on the glass on the left side and literally see it move back down into the bezel. The stores display model had a tight screen and the glass was set into the bezel on both sides. Not in the mood to go on a replacement spree. I pay insurance so I am waiting to see if it gets any worse over time.
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Styckx,
from a employee's perspective, you'd have a MUCH better experience if you swap them out immediately until you get a perfect handset. The longer the wait between replacements, the more likely it is for the following:
The rep forgets you. Sounds silly, but dealing with one rep/store makes it more likely they go the extra mile for you. For example, replacing the epic with a new one, instead of a refurb.
They decide it's not a replaceable issue and tell you to go through insurance and pay the $100 deductible if you feel the need to replace it.
It gets worse and worse until you finally decide to head to the store, and they tell you it's now considered physical damage and refer you to Asurion.
I can't tell you how many loose charging ports or slides we saved from being *broken* phones by catching it early. Big difference.

no luck finding a useful teardown to see if there is an easy way to access the slider and see if you can just grip it a little so its tighter...
can the tach at sprint take a look at it?? Im past my 30 days and im not looking for a replacement... just enough for it to stop making sounds when i type while walking...

The screen rides on rails. If you have ever taken apart a semi auto handgun then you would know what i am talking about. Only way to tighten them up would be to squeeze the female end of the rails which is on the keyboard part of the phone.
See attatched pic for disassembly.
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sultan.of.swing said:
The screen rides on rails. If you have ever taken apart a semi auto handgun then you would know what i am talking about. Only way to tighten them up would be to squeeze the female end of the rails which is on the keyboard part of the phone.
See attatched pic for disassembly.
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that pic is saddeneing.... lol
but thats exactly what im looking to do. i want to see if there was an easy way to have it exposed so i can tighten it... i know that if i get to it, i can make the adjustments to make it rock solid, what worries me is the teardown part

sultan.of.swing said:
The screen rides on rails. If you have ever taken apart a semi auto handgun then you would know what i am talking about. Only way to tighten them up would be to squeeze the female end of the rails which is on the keyboard part of the phone.
See attatched pic for disassembly.
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Tht pic reminded me of micheal vick -_-

Wow that doesnt look pretty. It looks like it was in a car accident or ran over lol

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Wow that doesnt look pretty. It looks like it was in a car accident or ran over lol
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Ran over
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did you figure out how to tighten it? I have the same problem. My became loose because I was trying to pry out a case I put on. It's not exactly loose, but it bugs me that there's a 1mm gap between the screen and keyboard.

Sultan, can you take pictures of the back of the phone as well?
If you could demo a "teardown" on that (what else do you have to lose?) and figure out how to safely tighten the railing, that'd be great.
I don't know if it would be possible so if there's any brave or rich soul out there willing to attempt, many of us will be grateful.

I've had my phone for about 8 days now and I noticed the wobble as soon as I took it out of the box. If I have my palm on the bottom right corner and then try to click something in the upper left corner, the screen rocks back and forth. Annoying.
I got it at best buy. not sure if I want to go through the hassle of unrooting and getting a new phone just for a minor wobble. Can you just take it back and say you want a new one? I've never done it before...

I had to send that one back to assurion. Sorry guys.
But from what i saw if you could somehow tighten the rails then it will work.
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I took my epic back to best buys cause of screen wobble. They didnt have a problem at all. I just told them to compare it with other epics they had in stock.

Broken Glass after only 30cm down!!

About one hour ago, my Tab get down when i exit from my car.
About 30-35cm only, and see, glass broken... there is embarrassed for a terminal whit this price!!
So... someone have any idea about where i can find a glass for change it?

The glass is Gorilla Glass and should have stood up better, much better.
If I were you I would be asking Samsung to fix this under Warranty as clearly the glass has failed.

Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.

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Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.
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Yes, but if down from 1 meter.. not just 30/35cm!!!

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Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.
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Gorilla glass is not indestructible. I got a scratch on my Galaxy S just from dropping it maybe 5 inches.
But that was face down on a gravel road. I am only mad at myself because it would be silly to expect any screen material to just take a rock getting slammed into it. The glass is tough but anything hard hitting it at just the right angle will still break it.

jnutz said:
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Gorilla glass is not indestructible. I got a scratch on my Galaxy S just from dropping it maybe 5 inches.
But that was face down on a gravel road. I am only mad at myself because it would be silly to expect any screen material to just take a rock getting slammed into it. The glass is tough but anything hard hitting it at just the right angle will still break it.
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You obviously have not seen the You-Tube video where a chap fires from a compressed air chamber gun, THREE air pistol pellets onto the screen.
Found an article on it here.

Beards said:
You obviously have not seen the You-Tube video where a chap fires from a compressed air chamber gun, THREE air pistol pellets onto the screen.
Found an article on it here.
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Actually I have but I think you are missing my point. It isn't about the amount of force being applied but rather how the force is applied. Like with my accident it hit at just the right angle on a sharp rock. BB's are round which leads me to believe the screen shouldn't be that easily scratched by them. But I bet if you tried that same exercise with a slingshot and a nice jagged rock the results would be quite different.
I have dropped it other times from much higher places and it survived just fine. It is all about how it lands and the TAB is pretty heavy so it doesn't take much distance for it to reach free fall speed. The TAB is going faster after falling one foot than another device that doesn't weigh as much. Sure they would eventually both reach free fall speed and fall at the same rate but the TAB being heavier gets there quicker.

Tomorrow i will try to call the customer care..

And what are they going to do for you? Tell you that your screen is broken? They aren't going to replace something that was clearly caused by mishandling. I know it sucks but you just have to accept it and be more careful from now on. There is probably a local shop than can repair it for you but as new as the TAB is they might have issues finding replacement parts.

I dropped my really hard from about 60cm up...face first onto a marble floor....nothing happened to it..

AFAIK Gorilla glass makes the screen hard to scratch. It shatters all the same as any other glass ;-)
Thats why they call it glass I guess.

Surface is hard but side impact looks like the cause in this case. My guess is if it had fell face down you would have had some and maybe possible no scratches.

Either way it just tells us what we already know. The TAB doesn't like being dropped. Much like a lot of other expensive electronic goodies.
I wish the TAB came with a lanyard because this thing can be a little slick and hard to hold onto. Especially if you swap hands half way through your movie and get lube on it. Almost dropped mine a couple of times already.

Again in the corner! If I see a picture of a device with a broken screen it is always in the corner. Think I'm going to get one of those ugly silicon cases:
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As you can see the display is protected all away around the edge. I agree with jnutz, it is how the force is applied. Appearently those displays doesn't like a force momentum on the corners (or sideways on one of the edges of the screen)
OP, please prove me wrong because I really don't like those silicon cases, but did it just bounced on its corner or perhaps on the bottom edge?

Technomancer said:
AFAIK Gorilla glass makes the screen hard to scratch. It shatters all the same as any other glass ;-)
Thats why they call it glass I guess.
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Yep.
My Tab fell a couple of times already, but the silicon TPU skin saved it. By the way, I don't find my silicon cover particularly ugly, it is smooth and very discrete. Cheers, dan

daniel.weck said:
Yep.
My Tab fell a couple of times already, but the silicon TPU skin saved it. By the way, I don't find my silicon cover particularly ugly, it is smooth and very discrete. Cheers, dan
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You have any pointers to pics of the cover you got?

jnutz said:
either way it just tells us what we already know. The tab doesn't like being dropped. Much like a lot of other expensive electronic goodies.
I wish the tab came with a lanyard because this thing can be a little slick and hard to hold onto. Especially if you swap hands half way through your movie and get lube on it. Almost dropped mine a couple of times already.:d
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Best post in this thread! LOL

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Best post in this thread! LOL
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LMAO ....Too funny

dropped mine about yesterday about a foot and a half to the ground as it slipped out of my pocket, luckily no damages

This device is nearly 98% glass on the front with a thin strip of material bordering the screen.. it's going to happen exactly like you pictured it.
Get a case like the one with the kickstand if you want to better protect your Tab

[Q] Dust under the screen

Does anyone else have any issues with dust being trapped between the layers of glass on their screen?
I've actually been waiting for a replacement phone since day one (due to a scratch on the screen from the factory), but today I noticed a new problem that wasn't there before. There is now some dust that is trapped between the layers of glass.
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Sorry about the crummy picture. I'm not sure if you can tell but if you're looking at the phone itself, it's obvious the dust is on some middle layer, due to the way the shadows fall. Since it's not on the outermost layer, I see no way of getting rid of this.
Has anyone else had this problem?

maybe try a burst or two of canned air at the edge of the screen?

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maybe try a burst or two of canned air at the edge of the screen?
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No workey. I'm not sure how in the world it managed to get there, but I'm pretty sure that dust isn't going anywhere now.

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That is a bad idea, I did that once on a Nexus one.
It had two spec of dust under the screen, i removed the battery and used canned air. When I turned the phone over the lower half of the screen was filled with dusts.
My suggestion is to get a replacement.
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I woke up today and noticed dust under my screen as well. I have no idea how it got under there, or when, I just noticed it today.
Has anyone done any replacement due to this issue? I'm afraid I'm going to get a refurbished phone if it gets exchanged. For those who bought at the microsoft store, do you get your exchanges there or are they sent to you?

just noticed dust inside my screen today

This has me a bit nervous because I noticed a bit of lint under the screen today. The point of entry appears to be the speaker above the screen, which has tiny holes which may allow dust to get trapped (permanently?) underneath. With that in mind I certainly wouldn't recommend blowing air on it which probably would just push more dust through the holes.

noticed a large quantity of dust under the glass today. I have been loving this phone really, but this is disappointing-especially since if I send it back I will likely get a refurb.
I did attempt a fix myself, slid out the keyboard and turned over the phone to remove the 2 screw covers and screws. Popped off the top plastic cap and attempted to slide the glass up and off. Glass wouldn't budge.

i could be wrong but most of the replacement DVPs that have been sent out are brand new units. if the dust is really annoying I'd go for a replacement.

has anyone written to dell?
did they correct this issue in the production?

I asked about this a while ago.. I got a new one from Dell.
I THINK looking at the phone and screen, the lint is getting in via the speaker hole at the top.
Also it looks like fine denim pocket lint.. how many of you with the complaint, wear denim and stick the phone in your front pocket?

Both my initial DVP from the WP7 launch (11/8) and my current one have dust under the screen. I tried getting a replacement from Dell last week, but the replacement locked up frequently. For now I'm sticking with dust rather than lockups.
I'm interested to know if others who have had their's for a few months are experiencing the same.

cdgoin said:
I asked about this a while ago.. I got a new one from Dell.
I THINK looking at the phone and screen, the lint is getting in via the speaker hole at the top.
Also it looks like fine denim pocket lint.. how many of you with the complaint, wear denim and stick the phone in your front pocket?
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Not sure, but it could also be getting in from the back. There is tons of dust/lint from my pocket underneath the battery cover and battery.

the evidence is compelling
dell should stick to computers, where they have excellent service
if they want to manufacture phones then research first
i dont think they forgot about sealing the screen

Has anybody tried casings etc? Do these help keeping dust away? I have heard of invisible shield and otter box.anybody tried them?
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I have the otterbox and a screen protector and still got dust under my screen, kind of annoying but I can deal with it. Itd not making or breaking my phone at this time, but it would be better if the dust wasnt there.

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I have the otterbox and a screen protector and still got dust under my screen, kind of annoying but I can deal with it. Itd not making or breaking my phone at this time, but it would be better if the dust wasnt there.
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that sux.
I was planning to buy otter box hoping that'd help..
What now? I have to visit many dusty places:-S
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My second DVP has sucummbewd to DUst under the screen again, and this time its owrse than the one I sent back.. Hmm.. :-/
Shoudl I send it back again..?

cdgoin said:
My second DVP has sucummbewd to DUst under the screen again, and this time its owrse than the one I sent back.. Hmm.. :-/
Shoudl I send it back again..?
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I think it's just a flaw in the design. It happened on my original MS Store DVP and the December replacement.

I've got a few specks of dust under my screen as well. Super frustrating because I don't even use the DVP daily, it just sits at home for testing usually. Now I keep it in a ziplock bag because I'm a freak.
My brother's first unit had a ton of dust under it, but for the moment his new one is fine. He actually uses his everyday and it spends tons of time in his pocket.
Definitely a design flaw/ quality control issue but I won't send it in just to get a refurb back, I don't trust Dell enough.

Poor lil galaxy s2 screen broken :( >>>>pics included<<<<

Poor lil galaxy s2 screen broken >>>>pics included<<<<
yes i am an idiot n have broken my beloved s2. i was in the gym n i dropped a dumbell onto it i know how stupid? lol i nearly cried. Im a student at the mo so this phone was a hugh investment for me
I am on a uk o2 contract n have had the phone just under 2 months but i do not have any insurance at all. I am really confused as to what to do now any advice would be appreciated.
pics not the best and doesnt show the cracks from top to bottom as this is under the glass screen
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i have uploaded a pic on flickr but will not allow me to put link on here

Do you have a "legal liability insurance"?
This insurance pays (for example), if you causes an accident, when you cross the street. I don't know if you have that in your country, but in Germany, everyone gotta have this insurance.
If a friend of you has this insurance, you can simply say, that he "threw" the dumb bell on your "bag" and the phone was inside of it.
Normally, they can't proof that you did it yourself.
BUT, you need someone, who has this insurance!
//upload the pic on imageshack.us

jojo2peter said:
Do you have a "legal liability insurance"?
This insurance pays (for example), if you causes an accident, when you cross the street. I don't know if you have that in your country, but in Germany, everyone gotta have this insurance.
If a friend of you has this insurance, you can simply say, that he "threw" the dumb bell on your "bag" and the phone was inside of it.
Normally, they can't proof that you did it yourself.
BUT, you need someone, who has this insurance!
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That's not standard to have in the uk, and insurance fraud isn't to be recommended.
Having contacts in insurance, this isn't the time to make false claims, as they are being ultra vigilant, especially on high value electronics, particularly expensive smartphones...
They became aware too many people were having unfortunate accidents with them, and often investigate those claims.
depends on the company obviously, but beware they can take legal action if you lie in a claim declaration.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/20110619220926.jpg/

pulser_g2 said:
That's not standard to have in the uk, and insurance fraud isn't to be recommended.
Having contacts in insurance, this isn't the time to make false claims, as they are being ultra vigilant, especially on high value electronics, particularly expensive smartphones...
They became aware too many people were having unfortunate accidents with them, and often investigate those claims.
depends on the company obviously, but beware they can take legal action if you lie in a claim declaration.
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Yes of course, that's true. Probably you shouldn't say that, when i advised you here @xda to do that. But, if you don't behave stupidly it would work though.
But pulser_g2 is right, when he says, that it's an insurance fraud. Probably they will do legal actions.
Send it to Samsung or so and ask, what it costs to repair it... might be the cheapest way.
//After watching the picture:
Doesn't look as bad as I thought, how many kg did you throw on the phone? Is your phone still running? If yes, a replacement of the glas would fix your problem... saving $$$
But now we know, that gorilla glas ain't resistant against bumb bells :-S

awww sucks man... but seriously it doesnt look too bad, if the touchscreen is still working and its turning on n all that, just replace the glass which will be cheaper for you!
Other then that, try sell it on as a spare and count your losses...

30kg dumbells i dropped onto it. screen not working at all but fone still switches on sounds works n keys at the bottom do light up when home button is pushed

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30kg dumbells i dropped onto it. screen not working at all but fone still switches on sounds works n keys at the bottom do light up when home button is pushed
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woot? you throw 30kg on this phone =O?
Okay that's bad, so you gotta replace the amoled =(.
but srsly... when i'm in the gym, i neither put my phone on the ground, nor i'd throw 30kg on it. I know it was an accident...(broke my leg at tabletennis >.< ) went bad =( I'm feeling with you

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30kg dumbells i dropped onto it. screen not working at all but fone still switches on sounds works n keys at the bottom do light up when home button is pushed
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Sounds then like the LCD and digitizer were both damaged. However it seems to be so new that I couldn't find any replacement parts via eBay or google

funnily enough tht was the first time i put my fone on the ground whilst at gym at thats the last time as well lol
anybody know if its easy to change the screen myself found the digitizer touch screen and amoled pack on ebay for £92 shipped from honk kong

heres the link item number:390312055788
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390312055788

and if all else fails, call samsung and see if they'll repair it for you. might cost you a bit but it'll be cheaper than a new phone.

I've broke mine to. I was just walking along the street and it slipped out of my hand when I got it out of my pocket and fell to the floor.
It fell flat and the samsung case popped off. When I picked it up there are two cracks on the screen and no response. It turns on etc, just blank screen though.
I've got gadget cover on my house insurance so will be claiming through that

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I've broke mine to. I was just walking along the street and it slipped out of my hand when I got it out of my pocket and fell to the floor.
It fell flat and the samsung case popped off. When I picked it up there are two cracks on the screen and no response. It turns on etc, just blank screen though.
I've got gadget cover on my house insurance so will be claiming through that
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lol its ok for some at least u have insurance
i guess this will teach me a lesson to be more careful in future n also maybe buy a protective case for it, not tht it would of helped for me in this instance. But at the same time why would u want to cover up something that feels and looks beautiful?

You can replace it yourself but you will need the correct tools. And iPhone4 repair tool kit will work. I have replaced the digitiser and LCD on a Samsung android phone before and it is not for the faint hearted. Once you get through all the clips and delicate flexible data cables, you will then have to go up against the dreaded double sided tape which holds the glass to the phone. Do it wrong and you snap the plastic frame!

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You can replace it yourself but you will need the correct tools. And iPhone4 repair tool kit will work. I have replaced the digitiser and LCD on a Samsung android phone before and it is not for the faint hearted. Once you get through all the clips and delicate flexible data cables, you will then have to go up against the dreaded double sided tape which holds the glass to the phone. Do it wrong and you snap the plastic frame!
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daaaamn not for the feint hearted u mite aswel count me out then seems very fiddly

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You can replace it yourself but you will need the correct tools. And iPhone4 repair tool kit will work. I have replaced the digitiser and LCD on a Samsung android phone before and it is not for the faint hearted. Once you get through all the clips and delicate flexible data cables, you will then have to go up against the dreaded double sided tape which holds the glass to the phone. Do it wrong and you snap the plastic frame!
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Did you see the ebay page the OP linked? It looks to me they send you the whole front face with the front frame?

Do your folks have home insurance with cover away from the home?
If that is still listed as your main abode, then it wouldn't be a fraudulent claim.

Oh sorry about that, I would definitely cry if something like that happened to me.
Please let us know if it was possible to fix it.

z1c plastic back replace with a glass one(with pic)(fix flash bleed)

first i get this phone i think is the same as the z1 that have a glass back on it.but after checking the back closely i realize that is made from plastic,and it actually feels a Little bit flimsy.so i decide to replace it with the glass one that came from the japan version of z1c that call the "SO-02F". it cost 45rmb(approximately 7.2$) on TAOBAO for the glass that came with the watertight tape and the original ASF.it take less than 5 min to replace with a pryer an a hair dryer. feel free to ask about the detail of this.
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update:it did fix the "flash bleed"problem. you can see the example below.

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first i get this phone i think is the same as the z1 that have a glass back on it.but after checking the back closely i realize that is made from plastic,and it actually feels a Little bit flimsy.so i decide to replace it with the glass one that came from the japan version of z1c that call the "SO-02F". it cost 45rmb(approximately 7.2$) on TAOBAO for the glass that came with the watertight tape and the original ASF.it take less than 5 min to replace with a pryer an a hair dryer. feel free to ask about the detail of this.
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Looks interesting. Could be an idea to provide a link to the glass back.

Great stuff,did you try underwater test after change?Tnx

taobao is cheap but most seller don't accept PAYPAL and can't ship international.
Found seller which can ship abroad but cost bit more.
witrigs

How to take out the original back plate?
Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
I also a bit worrying the water resistant after changed

rickywk said:
How to take out the original back plate?
Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
I also a bit worrying the water resistant after changed
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You use a heat gun or I guess a hair dryer works too, and you work your way around the back edges of the phone. then you detach the back part of the phone bit by bit with the same things you need to open an iPhone for example (guitar pick and such).
I'm also wondering if the phone is still as water resistant as originally advertised (I don't trust that adhesive band that you apply after...), not to mention the warranty of the handset after doing this.
But, other than that, it's a job well done.

thermalboyz said:
taobao is cheap but most seller don't accept PAYPAL and can't ship international.
Found seller which can ship aboard but cost bit more.
witrigs
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i just ordered one from the link you've shared, thanks. i might just bring it to a local mobile repair shop and let them put it on for me.
hopefully it will fix the flash bleed and would still be waterproof :fingers-crossed:

rickywk said:
How to take out the original back plate?
Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
I also a bit worrying the water resistant after changed
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i just heat it a little bit and pry it at the gap at top then just rip it of. and yes it still watertight.

paulkhim said:
i just ordered one from the link you've shared, thanks. i might just bring it to a local mobile repair shop and let them put it on for me.
hopefully it will fix the flash bleed and would still be waterproof :fingers-crossed:
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it actually really easy to change it yourself.it just hold by a ring of heavy-duty tape so just heat it a little bit and you can rip it off very easily.then just stick the new one on it and is done.

ggmm206 said:
and yes it still watertight.
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Why are you sure?

inkmars said:
You use a heat gun or I guess a hair dryer works too, and you work your way around the back edges of the phone. then you detach the back part of the phone bit by bit with the same things you need to open an iPhone for example (guitar pick and such).
I'm also wondering if the phone is still as water resistant as originally advertised (I don't trust that adhesive band that you apply after...), not to mention the warranty of the handset after doing this.
But, other than that, it's a job well done.
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ok i have test it still watertight.but i'm not sure about the warranty.if you worry about that you need to ask the seller or the costumer service before you doing it. thx

SirRobin78 said:
Why are you sure?
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i just use it in the pool yesterday...but i'm not 100%sure it will work one everyone.so do it on your own risk.i'll not be responsible for any kind of damage cause of replacing the back

Thank you! For me, one of the major questions: is the flash bleed gone with glass back? Can you see a difference between the camera ring on plastic and glas back ?

Bendable glass cover? I don't think so...

ponchofiesta said:
Bendable glass cover? I don't think so...
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the one that i bend is the platic one....the glass one have"xperia"in the middle instead of "sony". i post that pic just for show that the original one is plastic

SirRobin78 said:
Thank you! For me, one of the major questions: is the flash bleed gone with glass back? Can you see a difference between the camera ring on plastic and glas back ?
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i did fix the "flash bleed" problem. i update the thread with some sample.

Damn great news. Honestly I could not give a slight fsck over watertightness if I can get the much harder to scratch glass back. Ordering now, hope they don't run out soon...

@ggmm206 This is awesome, I was searching a lot regarding back plastic replacement of the international version with a tempered glass but was no luck.
The part you ordered is the black one and I'm thinking placing an order for this because I owns the white model and, for me, I think that the black front + white borders + black back will look soooo delicious just a question, the black replacement of tempered glass that you ordered is opaque or translucent??

I also ordered the back cover from witrigs....I'll report back when I have it and installed it.

dani_mola said:
@ggmm206 This is awesome, I was searching a lot regarding back plastic replacement of the international version with a tempered glass but was no luck.
The part you ordered is the black one and I'm thinking placing an order for this because I owns the white model and, for me, I think that the black front + white borders + black back will look soooo delicious just a question, the black replacement of tempered glass that you ordered is opaque or translucent??
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i think it paint the color and the logo at the back of the glass