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[MOD]HTC Evo Battery Cover/Red trim

Spent some time on adding the white carbon fiber vinyl to my battery cover and scratching the black rubber paint from the trim. Enjoy.
I still have to sand down the trim, I might paint it a bit darker red to match the color under the kick stand then add a layer of clear coat on it.

Looks good, though not a fan of a completely white back. but it does look good nonetheless.

love the trim

Looks pink.

ItsLasher said:
Looks pink.
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which is part of the reason I might re-paint it darker to match the color that is beneath the kickstand. In person tho it doesn't look pink.

dang mite have to swipe ur idea. looks pretty darn good. since mine has a few chips on the corners.
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Takes a while to do this so i know the pain it is. Not a fan of the white though, this does add a lot of character to the phone. I have done this with the black phone. The white makes the red look much lighter where the black appears to be darker and it looks much better to me, personally.

Wow, that looks really cool. I've always wanted to do something cool like that to my phone, I've never felt confident enough though.
Edit: meant to quote. That's directed at both the OP and the poster above me.
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what grit sand paper did you use? i was thinking something like 220 or higher so not to leave sanding marks. again i must say those phones look pretty dang fresh

delman420 said:
what grit sand paper did you use? i was thinking something like 220 or higher so not to leave sanding marks. again i must say those phones look pretty dang fresh
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When I sanded mine I used 400 to strip off the rubber, and then used 1000 followed by 1500 to get it nice smooth and shiny.
what type of overlays are people using? I was loooking at DiNoc from 3M, but also am tossing around the idea of using real CF fabric and resin... then after it cures i could just use a drill to drill out the stock holes and such...

I'll probably order a pre-made black one (you get another battery cover with it) from this guy here
http://evo.carbonfibermagic.com/Home.html
He's where I got the idea from. I still have yet to sand my trim down but i'll update the pics when I do.

N9005 Black vs White Back Cover Difference?

I've read a few posts around the web that the White N9005 Note 3 has a more plastic-texture back cover and the black one feels more like leather.
I also saw a video comparison of both Black vs White and the reviewer said they felt the same.
Is it possible that the Carrier branded White Note 3 have a different texture white cover compared to the black?
I'm planning on buying an unlocked N9005 on eBay and want to get the white one. Can anyone confirm the back cover difference?

Yup it's different. I have both. International Set. Black back cover indeed got the leather look & feel. As for the white, it's just a normal hard plastic case with texture on it.
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I'm pretty sure they only did this cause a soft touch white one would get dirty much easier.. My white one has a rather smooth back it seems like it'd be easier to slip out of my hand than the black one.
I've held both and the black one feels better in your hand, but in my opinion the white one looks better.
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Yep definitely different i also have one of each and the black one feels heaps nicer

Pretty Irrelevant in my eyes as anyone who doesn't have some sort of case or cover on this phone is mental ??
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Yes, there's a difference. The black one has a rubber coating, the white does not.
zipolly said:
Pretty Irrelevant in my eyes as anyone who doesn't have some sort of case or cover on this phone is mental ??
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Or simply knows how to be careful.

ShadowLea said:
Or simply knows how to be careful.
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No matter how careful you are accidents happen. I think a case is a must with this phone considering the size and cost.
There is a reboot bug OP that causes it to continuously cycle until you pull the battery. Disable wifi scanning to prevent this from happening.

ShadowLea said:
Yes, there's a difference. The black one has a rubber coating, the white does not.
Or simply knows how to be careful.
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Careful doesn't come into it mate unless you happen to live in a bubble , Accidents happen all to often and in most cases it wasn't your fault ...... A case is an absolute must with a phone of this size and a plastic metal look bezel ,which believe me looks crap once dropped .
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PS And in my humble opinion the white one looks simply gorgeous when compared to the black one )

Where can one buy a black Note 3 OEM Back Cover?

Which color are you guys going for?

Hi guys, Initially i had actually opted for the z3 compact and told myself the full size z3 was just too big and although i do feel its a tad bit bigger then i would like. Iam now telling myself i would be ok with it as the screen allegedly is awesome and iam all for bigger screens ,its just a shame the whole device has to get bigger too lol
Anyways iam now contemplating on the copper or white version? Which are you guys going for? I like the copper,its different but it also looks kinda pink-ish so iam thinking maybe i should stick with the white!
Thoughts?

Black for me. I didnt get a chance to look at the new colors for Z3 in person

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Black for me. I didnt get a chance to look at the new colors for Z3 in person
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Mint green looks pretty funky too but its not available yet here Iam leaning towards the white unless the copper isnt as pink as am thinking ha

I have ordered the copper aka gold z3
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Went for the black one and bought a slim transparent sleeve.. got one of those glass screen protectors as well..:laugh:

vidge1111 said:
Went for the black one and bought a slim transparent sleeve.. got one of those glass screen protectors as well..:laugh:
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same here. if the silver green or copper were darker tones i may have tried, but the black still looks the most manly!

aeron16 said:
same here. if the silver green or copper were darker tones i may have tried, but the black still looks the most manly!
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The black gives you that no-nonsense look..
I do agree that if the green or copper is darker, I would have opted for those as well

green and copper are awesome colors.
I like them both and thought about choosing one of them. Still I opted for black, because the risk of getting fed up with a color after a while is non existant for black

I like all the colors
silver green is really good but I can't find it and I get no chance to look at "live"

I bought mine today :0 I went for copper, They only had copper or black and the copper looked far nicer to me! It has a sort of pinkish bronze look to my eyes which prob doesnt sound very appealing but its nice! I wouldnt say beautiful but its different . For some reason i love it on the sides but am a bit meh about it on the back! Over all iam happy with the color although would have loved to of seen it in white!

I went ahead and got mine in White, had to carry the tradition over from my previous Xperia phones. Quite an upgrade from the SP though.

SammyXNA said:
I went ahead and got mine in White, had to carry the tradition over from my previous Xperia phones. Quite an upgrade from the SP though.
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Good choice Iam already finding that the screen on this LOVES finger prints although i guess ye always notice these things when ye first get a phone! The display is crisp and finger prints arent noticeable once the display is on but because the glass covers the bezels ye can see them on the bezels which is sorta annoying but i can live with it ! I would imagine with the white version they would be less visible

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Good choice Iam already finding that the screen on this LOVES finger prints although i guess ye always notice these things when ye first get a phone! The display is crisp and finger prints arent noticeable once the display is on but because the glass covers the bezels ye can see them on the bezels which is sorta annoying but i can live with it ! I would imagine with the white version they would be less visible
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This is very true.. The screen gets really messy and fast.. haha
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vidge1111 said:
This is very true.. The screen gets really messy and fast.. haha
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100% ha Slightly disappointed by the display i have to say! It looks amazing but the min ye touch it all you can see is grubbyy finger prints! Its actually bugging me more then it should ha

I could only imagine all the fingerprints and scratches on the rear of the black. If T-Mobile doesn't offer white or copper I'm not buying.

I like both Copper and Silver Green but only Copper available for Z3 Dual so I ordered this color.

You can always get a transparent case for the phone so smudges won't be so prominent at the back.. but the screen, tough.. I hope I find a good screen protector that minimises smudges.
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Can you guys post a picture of your copper, whites? Just curious how it looks in normal lighting conditions.
I'm also between copper and white. I think black looks nice too and gives that dark-knight feeling, but it's just too monotone for me.

tlogic said:
Can you guys post a picture of your copper, whites? Just curious how it looks in normal lighting conditions.
I'm also between copper and white. I think black looks nice too and gives that dark-knight feeling, but it's just too monotone for me.
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Here's mine in white, used my old SP running on CM11 to take the pictures with flash... Sorry if it gives any of you the wrong perspective, but I think the flash helps bring the fingerprints out a little more visible:
(Not gonna use img tags as images are fairly large but are resized by default cause of photobucket)
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/S4MMY_94/IMG_20140930_211520_zps3c84779f.jpg - Front
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/S4MMY_94/IMG_20140930_211426_zps807cf601.jpg - Back
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/S4MMY_94/IMG_20140930_211331_zps15205947.jpg - Back with cover for the lulz
You barely can see any fingerprints with the white variant of the device, but the screen is another story lol. Besides, we have a fully waterproof device, we can wash/clean it at anytime

I had the black one and it was great looking. Didn't hae too many problems with fingerprints....whenever I put it in my pocket and pulled it out to use again, fingerprints were pretty much gone. My wife liked it so much she stole it. Then I got the copper one. I really like the brushed copper on the sides but like someone else mentioned, the shiny copper back I could take or leave. Would've been absolutely sweet if the whole thing was a brushed copper aluminum. Either way, I think the black and copper are both equally appealing to me..

Dont buy Ringke Fusion Case

I bought Ringke Fusion clear case from Amazon and whenever i try to use flash it turns all white. So i have to cut it to make flash work. I have added sample pics.

Thanks for the feedback man!
Have you contacted the seller?

I thought I was the only one I have the same problem
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I have this case on the way, very disappointing. Did someone contact Rearth about it?

I've had that issue with every clear case I've owned across multiple devices. It's never as bad as your shots though, I usually get a glow in the left corner of my pics.

Just get the i-Blason clear case instead. I'm really liking this case. Has a big cutout for camera and flash and other openings. Flash pics come out fine. I'm going to post some pictures of mine sometime today in the accessories thread area.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00VY...ason+lg+g4&dpPl=1&dpID=41-ftBbYkzL&ref=plSrch
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trinikartel said:
I've had that issue with every clear case I've owned across multiple devices. It's never as bad as your shots though, I usually get a glow in the left corner of my pics.
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I had one on my G3 like this and i never had any problem. I guess its about cut on back.

There is an Orzly one that has the open cutout style on Amazon. I got that one.

Why didn't you just return it as defective instead of cutting it like that on your beautiful G4?

MicroMod777 said:
Why didn't you just return it as defective instead of cutting it like that on your beautiful G4?
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Its compatible for leather back and its nice over all. Returning it will give few more hussle. I just cut little bit and it worked fine.

Hmm I have this case and I do notice that it glares just a tad bit around the case, but it's not too horrible.

Sfkn2 said:
Hmm I have this case and I do notice that it glares just a tad bit around the case, but it's not too horrible.
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Look at my samples. do you have leather back or plastic back ?

bikrame said:
Look at my samples. do you have leather back or plastic back ?
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Leather. I see your samples, and do not see the same with mine..

Sfkn2 said:
Leather. I see your samples, and do not see the same with mine..
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Thats surprising !

A roamer, but made an account before more people decided to cut their case.
Theres a really simple fix to this... the issue here is that because the case is clear, the light bleed through the case and affect the camera when taking pictures. To fix this all you need is a sharpie or any black marker... just Ink up the insides. The black ink will prevent the light from bleeding through the case, and withe the phone behind it, you'd barely notice the ink.
i mean, having a dark ring around your LED is better than cutting it right?, you can always in the other side to balance it out.

Grab a Spigen case. It fits and feels fantastic. No problems with the camera.
Ringke does have a 1 year warranty. It might only be the clear one that is reflecting back. I am sure they will swap out for another color, correct the mold and send you a Revision for free, or give you your money back.

Raynold101 said:
A roamer, but made an account before more people decided to cut their case.
Theres a really simple fix to this... the issue here is that because the case is clear, the light bleed through the case and affect the camera when taking pictures. To fix this all you need is a sharpie or any black marker... just Ink up the insides. The black ink will prevent the light from bleeding through the case, and withe the phone behind it, you'd barely notice the ink.
i mean, having a dark ring around your LED is better than cutting it right?, you can always in the other side to balance it out.
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This. There was a buyer comment on amazon that explained this process also. I can't see the marker after its installed on my black leather.
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Yep, I had the same case on my G3, and it had the same issue. Sucks to see they didn't learn from their last mistake.

I've just checked this and yes I've got the same problem with flash. I've got the leather back. All in all I'm not impressed with the case since day 1 anyway, always looked cheap to me.

I have the clear case with a plastic back and do not have this issue. Not even in pitch black with the flash on.

Which color to choose for nexus 6P?

Guys I'm really confused between GRAPHITE AND ALUMINUM. I love both the colors but ive heard some people saying that on graphite its much easier to see the scratches and fingerprints all over it. In aluminum people say it'll hide the scratches and fingerprints...... But then the chamfered edges on aluminum is shiny similar to what iPhone 5 series had and after sometime those edges start to look ugly and scratches can be seen easily on those edges, as I have already used iPhone 5 white variant.
Now I'm all confused whether which color should i choose...
What you guys think, pls share your opinions and mention the reasons as well.

get graphite.
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Aluminum is my least favorite in picture but super sexy in person.

I got the Aluminum, looks the best. Black shows fingerprints and is an old look, everyone has had a black phone before.

But what about the edges in silver variant which might turn ugly due to scratches after some use?

Pick the color you really want and don't worry about it. You are better off spending time worrying about the phone bending than having scratches.

Dispata said:
Pick the color you really want and don't worry about it. You are better off spending time worrying about the phone bending than having scratches.
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Now there's this bending issue as well?

DP stark said:
But what about the edges in silver variant which might turn ugly due to scratches after some use?
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I am waiting to have the Silver version delivered... I think that it's a matter of whether you would like to see the rear "visor" or not. If it's a feature you like, get the alu, otherwise the black one tends to hide it, but makes the phone a bit less unique.
Owning a black HTC One M7, its anodized aluminum surface has now small chips and scratches which are very visible due to the color contrast with the body. By the way, the chamfered edges look like they are the element least prone to scratches

If you want premium go for gold
I have that one and damn this thing feels looks premium also that black visor on gold looks dope!
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I got graphite because who doesn't want a jet black phone?

Graphite here. Using a case anyway, rhino bumper. Not a single scratch, bending is an issue if you sit on your phone or charge it to the point it's going to explode.
Colour choice is 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, its soley down to the end user.

Do you see fingerprints on its back on daily basis? Does it look oily? How often do you have to rub the back to make it look clean?

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Graphite here. Using a case anyway, rhino bumper. Not a single scratch, bending is an issue if you sit on your phone or charge it to the point it's going to explode.
Colour choice is 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, its soley down to the end user.
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So just by overcharging there are chances of it getting bent?

DP stark said:
So just by overcharging there are chances of it getting bent?
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Batteries swell when they're overcharged. I've seen a mechanics diagnostic kit actually break the device, the device split almost in half as the battery had more than tripled in size.
I know it's not supposed to happen but believe me it can.

This is an iPhone

You should the need titanium orange color.

Is there any way to change the back from Silver to graphite just like how we did on Google Nexus 6 ?
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sam razzy said:
Is there any way to change the back from Silver to graphite just like how we did on Google Nexus 6 ?
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Use a skin
Cheers ?
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Prattham said:
Use a skin
Cheers ?
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I know to use the skin.. My question is whether we can change the back if aluminum or silver or graphite get damage ? Just like how we use to do in Nexus 6.
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I got the aluminum version mainly because my brother has the graphite. I like it because you can see the Nexus name better. I got my wife the gold one and i think that one looks more elegant. I don't like gold colored things but its the best looking.
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