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[POOL] Does your Nexus 7 have defects?

Does your Nexus 7 have defects?
Also post where did you buy your Nexus 7 from.
Mine is coming soon and I will tell.

pclov3r said:
Does your Nexus 7 have defects?
Also post where did you buy your Nexus 7 from.
Mine is coming soon and I will tell.
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Mine came perfect.

The left side of my screen near the center makes a strange noise when I press down on it, almost like adhesive lifting.

This thread title has defects
No I'm sorry. I don't believe I have any dead pixels. Mind you, I didn't search for long. What freaked me out however was that I never got the USB drivers from the SDK. I'm good now though, rooted and runnin'.

100% ok here sexy n sleek
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The few bits of information about people having screens coming loose has me all paranoid. Mine makes a slight noise if the push on the lower right side of the device. But close examination makes it appear not to be the screen but the rear cover has a tiny bit of play (assume it is a slightly less than ideal retainer clip). I don't expect it to be an issue but if it does turn into one but the time I probably need to RMA it they should be further into the production cycle and hopefully past small issue like that.

There's already a thread like this
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I'm not sure I would call one dead pixel "very minor". Could absolutely ruin things depending on where it is.

C6 from Gamestop with no issues so far.

thebobp said:
I'm not sure I would call one dead pixel "very minor". Could absolutely ruin things depending on where it is.
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Yeah. I Agree with you here.

so 25% of users are reporting defects? damn.

Uh where do you get 25%?? More like 5-8%
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feelinfroggy23 said:
Uh where do you get 25%?? More like 5-8%
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add it up... about 25%... lf course the numbers aren't that great lol.

Keep in mind, I am simultaneously knocking on a huge piece of wood as I type this, but my Nexus that I purchase at Gamestop is brilliant. No issues at all to speak of. Hope it stays that way and that all of you who got defective units get them replaced soon. Cheers.

chris.wueste said:
Keep in mind, I am simultaneously knocking on a huge piece of wood as I type this
Cheers.
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TMI

This is what I'm afraid of ... had the first transformer and that device was just rubbish .
What makes me thinking is that all the issues I had on transformer are showing up with nexus .
1. Loose screen (in transformer at first no problem after a week I could feel it being loose when grabbed . After 3 weeks screen collapsed and from the top of the edge to the screen surface there was like 2-3mm difference
2. Light bleeds ... had it all over the screen. That was an IPS screen.
3. Screen not stuck properly top right corner . When looked at the screen under about 160 degrees (pretty much looking at the screen when its flat) the actual screen was off by 3-4 mm from the main glass and could see the light coming through
4. Dead pixel. One but that's it .
And that was just one single device ... makes me wonder how Asus build this one when I read all the comments
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Wha? Where did u even get those calculations???
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My left side was dodgy - but easily clicked back into place. Now it's perfect

exzacklyright said:
add it up... about 25%... lf course the numbers aren't that great lol.
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Damn right I would say 25%. I got the rising screen on the left. Read in another thread if u apply enough force it should click and stay down... pooooooooor quality control to be honest.
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MattSkeet said:
This is what I'm afraid of ... had the first transformer and that device was just rubbish .
What makes me thinking is that all the issues I had on transformer are showing up with nexus .
1. Loose screen (in transformer at first no problem after a week I could feel it being loose when grabbed . After 3 weeks screen collapsed and from the top of the edge to the screen surface there was like 2-3mm difference
2. Light bleeds ... had it all over the screen. That was an IPS screen.
3. Screen not stuck properly top right corner . When looked at the screen under about 160 degrees (pretty much looking at the screen when its flat) the actual screen was off by 3-4 mm from the main glass and could see the light coming through
4. Dead pixel. One but that's it .
And that was just one single device ... makes me wonder how Asus build this one when I read all the comments
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Yep sorry to confirm, but I have the "loose screen issue" with my Nexus 7.
It's a device from Google I/O, so it could be that this this batch was put together in a hurry, and that caused the defect, but it's still a bummer, that it's not even a month old, and this happens. There's no way of returning it, because I'm in the EU...
Oh yeah, it's one of the few ones with a white back. The white is rubbing off where it sits on the table and where you hold it with your hand. The base black is slowly emerging.
I hope the ones people actually buy will be better manufactured...

Daily Steals has Nexus One, factory recert for $80

Deal on the T-Mobile version: $79.99 unlocked, factory recert.
http://circlephone.com/2012/11/18/nexus-one-unlocked-cheap/
I had the much harder to find IIRC AT&T version. It was a great phone. I have a GNex, but I'm still tempted!

The ad says it's an unlocked quad band phone so why wouldn't it work on att?
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Q&A13

So it has to do with the hspda frequencies on the phone? Will the phone work on att but not the data?
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It will work on att, but only 2G GSM
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Holy Crap! I finally got the phone today after a 16 day wait and let me tell you, this phone is in TERRIBLE condition. It literally looks like it was dragged across the concrete, front and back! I cant believe that any company would try to pass this POS off as "refurbished". I'm curious to know other's experiences with these people.

Refurbished only means that they are returned to the manufacturer/vendor and tested for defects, then sold (if functioning), no matter how used it looks. At least you can rest assured that it works properly

Yeah, mine has a few dings on it too. Nothing too bad. Ordered a cheap case for it and screen protectors. It's my backup phone anyways. Why pay every month for insurance and still have to pay a deductible? I'm usually extremely careful with my phones anyway. Just in the off chance the worst happens, then I have the N1 to fall back on.
EDIT: Added pics. Minor chips on the metal frame up near the top and a couple of faint scratches on the screen.
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Mine is gonna be in tomorrow.
Can't wait to see how terrifying it looks, if at all.
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I got my two. One I'm very happy with ; think it's the OLED version, and it's pretty darn clean, the other I think is LCD and is kinda rough. Going to call them about it. Spot on LCD, big gouge on bottom, fair amount of rash. Without the spot on the LCD itself (a washed out splotchy pixel group, not the glass) I'd be ok with it, but that's too much.

Finally came in.
Two little nicks on the bottom, one little scratch mark along the aluminum bar on the back and that's it.
The screen looks damn near perfect and I can't even feel the few nicks on the bottom.
Won't turn on yet, but the little orange light is lit up so I assume it just needs some juice.
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if you buy a nexus one, always buy a new one. old nexus ones(especially OLED) versions have issues with pixels burning out and that is really unrecoverable. you will just kinda see a "status bar" on the top. if you buy a new one you won't have a problem. LCD ones don't have any problem
if you do buy a refurbished and or old n1, then hope for dear life that it is the SLCD version you bought because OLED is GOING TO HAVE SCREEN ISSUES.
I bought a refurbished OLED version. screen was a mess! returned it. bought a refurbished SLCD version . worked great. using it as my daily driver until i save enough money to get an even better phone(probably next year if the world doesn't end in 2 weeks)

-DarkKnight- said:
if you buy a nexus one, always buy a new one. old nexus ones(especially OLED) versions have issues with pixels burning out and that is really unrecoverable. you will just kinda see a "status bar" on the top. if you buy a new one you won't have a problem. LCD ones don't have any problem
if you do buy a refurbished and or old n1, then hope for dear life that it is the SLCD version you bought because OLED is GOING TO HAVE SCREEN ISSUES.
I bought a refurbished OLED version. screen was a mess! returned it. bought a refurbished SLCD version . worked great. using it as my daily driver until i save enough money to get an even better phone(probably next year if the world doesn't end in 2 weeks)
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Where can you find a new one for At&t, been looking around for a bit with no luck. Just some used ones that are pretty beat up.

Try Amazon
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I bought mine used off a member of this site, will be 3 years old in April and there are absolutely no signs of screen burn in at all. It is amoled and appears to have had a very hard life, but it still functions perfectly. I don't regret the $110 or so I spent on it, which included the dock and an extra OEM battery. I've gotten 6 months out of so far, even the power button still works perfect. I wouldn't pay the price of a new phone unless I was getting something more up to date.

I got bought mine used on ebay but it looks like new.

[Q] Dropped Nexus 4 - What's wrong with my screen?

So I was unlucky enough to drop my N4 before I was able to get a case for it. I dropped it from my lap while getting out of a taxi so it wasn't a full on drop. At first I thought the only damage was cosmetic - a nick on the chrome trim on the top right corner of the phone.
However afterwards I noticed a small white/bright spot on the screen near that corner where it looks like the backlight is bleeding through. It's most notice-able when the screen is showing something white, less notice-able with colors (red, green, blue etc), and completely fine when showing black.
I've checked some info and it doesn't seem like it's a dead pixel, and just seems overall larger than a dead pixel. At the same time it doesn't seem like a lit pixel either since it's not visible on black. At the moment I'm very thankful that the phone is still very much use-able, but would like to find out what the problem is, and perhaps how intensive a repair this would involve since it is a bit annoying sometimes.
Anyone have had a similar problem or have any ideas?

Is normal. Stop obsessing about it. No phone is perfect. Even my wife's iPhone 4s has defects. If you are looking for flaws, you will find them, guaranteed. Just use your phone like you used to.
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jamesc760 said:
Is normal. Stop obsessing about it. No phone is perfect. Even my wife's iPhone 4s has defects. If you are looking for flaws, you will find them, guaranteed. Just use your phone like you used to.
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Yeah I'm definitely learning to live with it. It may also not look so bad in a photo but it's still pretty noticeable when you're holding the phone in your hand - especially when I'm scrolling around and you can see this static white spot that doesn't move.
Just overall interested in what the problem is as well. I've seen dead pixels and also phones that were dropped where the screen looks completely fubar'd... but haven't been able to find any examples where the screen is like this.

RMA if it's that annoying. Assuming ur phone doesn't look too damaged that they'll say it was your fault.

I do see a few scratches on the screen. Google may not RMA for that reason. If there is another reason like a defect, use that to RMA. IML no Nexus 4 is perfect. I have RMA'd about 4 times till now with a new reason every time. Now after completely blocking my credit card, I have learned to live with an imperfect Nexus 4
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ak700 said:
I do see a few scratches on the screen. Google may not RMA for that reason. If there is another reason like a defect, use that to RMA. IML no Nexus 4 is perfect. I have RMA'd about 4 times till now with a new reason every time. Now after completely blocking my credit card, I have learned to live with an imperfect Nexus 4
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Where do you see the scratches? I haven't even noticed them!
I guess from the replies I should learn to live with it then. Thing is I really thought this was due to the drop, but it's also possible it was a defect that I didn't notice... I saw some N4s with the light bleed problem, but were from the edges of the screen, that's why I really thought this was due to damage.

Send it back in, duh. It's still under warranty. :crying:

Robogar said:
Where do you see the scratches? I haven't even noticed them!
I guess from the replies I should learn to live with it then. Thing is I really thought this was due to the drop, but it's also possible it was a defect that I didn't notice... I saw some N4s with the light bleed problem, but were from the edges of the screen, that's why I really thought this was due to damage.
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I don't know whether these are scratches or camera problems.

RMA after a Year?

Hey fellas,
I have a question. Is it possible to get a RMA after One year?
I got my nexus 4 in December 2012 and rma'd it because of broken volume rockers in January.
Now that I wanted to buy a Nexus 5 and therefore sell my nexus 4 I recognized a few things on my nexus 4 while doing a thoroughly inspection.
The chrome of the display frame is slowly vanishing although I never dropped my phone or treated it in a rough way. Always in my jeans pocket.
Furthermore, the case is creaking when I press slightly on the back. And the volume rocker and power button are creaking as well.
And what i'm not sure of if its normal or not: the front camera shows my face only if I pivot the to the left and down. The camera seems to be tilted.
All these things would decrease the selling price significantly. Do you guys have any experience if a RMA is possible for those reasons and after such a long time? The creaking problems existed from the beginning btw.
Thanks

You used it and now you want a new one to sell? NICE.
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If they existed from the beginning, you should've got them replaced at the beginning

after using it for a year how could you think Google would give you a new one
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I hate these posts. People always looking to take advantage.
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kerngehirn said:
Hey fellas,
I have a question. Is it possible to get a RMA after One year?
I got my nexus 4 in December 2012 and rma'd it because of broken volume rockers in January.
Now that I wanted to buy a Nexus 5 and therefore sell my nexus 4 I recognized a few things on my nexus 4 while doing a thoroughly inspection.
The chrome of the display frame is slowly vanishing although I never dropped my phone or treated it in a rough way. Always in my jeans pocket.
Furthermore, the case is creaking when I press slightly on the back. And the volume rocker and power button are creaking as well.
And what i'm not sure of if its normal or not: the front camera shows my face only if I pivot the to the left and down. The camera seems to be tilted.
All these things would decrease the selling price significantly. Do you guys have any experience if a RMA is possible for those reasons and after such a long time? The creaking problems existed from the beginning btw.
Thanks
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Hello Dear Sir..I work for Google UK and i have to say i read your post and i have one answer to your question.
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Yeah Google, super spy master nsa brown nosing tax dodgers, are a company to be respected.
Charge back.

What is it with you forum people? Can't you just answer a question without judging? Why not take advantage of something? Google is one of the richest companies in the world.
I only want to know if it is possible to get a RMA after a year or not. Repaired or replaced. I don't care.
If it's not the creaking case, it's the tilted camera. That's definitely not my fault and since I never used the front camera I never recognized it.

kerngehirn said:
What is it with you forum people? Can't you just answer a question without judging? Why not take advantage of something? Google is one of the richest companies in the world.
I only want to know if it is possible to get a RMA after a year or not. Repaired or replaced. I don't care.
If it's not the creaking case, it's the tilted camera. That's definitely not my fault and since I never used the front camera I never recognized it.
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You were answered. The simple answer is no. Those issues do not justify a RMA.
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Lol nice try but no you cannot RMA after using it for a year.
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I see morals are lacking.
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99 cent 3 pack Tech Armor Screen Protectors

if you've got amazon prime, you'll get free shipping for these. tech armor HD screen protectors..3 pack. usually 7 bucks, but use the promo code NOTEBIRD and they're only 99 cents! i just got myself 2 packs, since i already have a pack from ebay sitting around. deal ends 11/8 i believe
http://www.amazon.com/Tech-Armor-De...Armor+Galaxy+Note+4+HD+Clear+Screen+Protector

Thanks!!

WOW!! This has got to be the best deal ever.. THANKS!

Saw that on slickdeals and took advantage of that. Hopefully they are sized properly so we dont have to worry about the edges not sticking due to the slight rounding of the glass on the edges.

Did something change? It's not eligible for Amazon Prime anymore.
The promo code brings it down to $0.99 + tax and free 3-day shipping. Not a bad deal, thanks!

yeah i think they were selling out like crazy so they changed it up a bit...
my 3 packs shipped, should be here thurs!

I just ordered and got the 99 cent deal, but is say this item will be released on October 27th.

Anyone happen to know whether or not screen protectors affect the sensitivity of the S-Pen or screen in general?

Code expired.... Boo

So for a dollar I mean even if it was terrible you can't really complain. This was a deal!! As suspected the edges don't lay don't as you would like but because of the 2d glass I guess this is as good as it gets. Here's some pics for y'all to check out if you were looking into purchasing them.
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After some use the Spen doesn't seem to be affected at all. Maybe after a couple of days the edges will settle down and then this will be perfect.

to update mine, i love this screen protector. my edges aren't nearly as bubbled as yours, though. then again i took like 15 minutes just to get it on perfectly even lol. mine looks perfect and it's a real nice screen protector...glad i've got 9 of em! lol

jayochs said:
to update mine, i love this screen protector. my edges aren't nearly as bubbled as yours, though. then again i took like 15 minutes just to get it on perfectly even lol. mine looks perfect and it's a real nice screen protector...glad i've got 9 of em! lol
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I believe everything is going to turn out perfect. Half a day of use and its already settled down along the edges.

yeah mine are slightly bubbled.. but honestly I never ever notice it. I really like these! I'll buy again in the future.
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plus bc of the fact they do the cutout for the home button rather than wrapping around it... makes it so much easier to apply!
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jayochs said:
plus bc of the fact they do the cutout for the home button rather than wrapping around it... makes it so much easier to apply!
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Very happy i only paid 99 cents for this. It looks horrible IMO and makes the whole phone look like a toy (as do all the others)

are they glass H9 protectors or just like an invisishield?

J3ff said:
Very happy i only paid 99 cents for this. It looks horrible IMO and makes the whole phone look like a toy (as do all the others)
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lol what?
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Got mine installed today. I had to reset several times to get it aligned just right. Once that was done, I just had to squish out the bubbles and then lift to remove the remaining dust particles with scotch tape.
It is perfect now. Can't even tell it is there.
The key is to not to be afraid to lift and correct as many times as required to get it right.