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[Q] Look at my new battery door? :) :) :)

What do you think everyone, Give us a rating from 1 to 5

5 that is pretty damn sweet. How did you do it
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i rate it a 5 cuz its AWSOME!!! btw i have a few scratches on the battery door cover. can i polish it too to hide the scratches?

What i done was use sand paper designed for metal Or wet and dry sandpaper would also do just fine. then just use a cloth and apply metal polish to it along with the grain of the metal. took me 30 minutes and the metal polish was under £5. And it got rid of all the scratches that were on it so its a good scratch remover too

It looks good. I did this on my HD2. The only problem is it becomes tarnished, scratched and rather unsightly in no time. I often wondered if some sort of lacquer may have been the answer.

i might think of doing this later. is the door more prone to scratches after the polish?

polish it thenput on a full body protector imo

I should probably consider doing this, it looks pretty sweet, and my battery door is currently covered in scratches, and the whatever the coating that goes over the aluminum is, is starting to peel off.
Although I'm likely going to get an extended battery from Seidio, so I'll probably hold off until then, since I'll be getting a new battery door with it.

Might try something like this too. My G2's battery door has the stock clear coat plastic flaking off. I've started to just peel all of it off so I can do something else to it.

i done it a week ago and its just fine no scratches at all, if im not sure the coating they put on the battery door is what scratches because once i had taken it off the scratches disappeared. its like a mirror if you put enough metal polish on it i notice people admiring themselves in the back of my phone when im texting

Should try clear plastidip to coat the polished door.
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Ya thats my biggest complaint. That film is peeling off my back cover also. If i could get that off i would be a happy camper! Not really looking to go to the hardware store to buy **** though. Would rather use some type of household product if that is even possible

I like it. You can use it to signal planes with if you are lost on a island.
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I like it. You can use it to signal planes with if you are lost on a island.
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+1 lolzz
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I remember when this was done a while back, it's still pretty cool. I scraped off my coating when it started peeling. Just use something like copper or a hard plastic so it doesn't scratch the metal. Not sure, but something like acetone should be able to soften the coating and remove it.
By the way - how in the hell did you remove the 'G2' on there? It's recessed just as much as the 'HTC' and I wouln't grind the plate down that much personally. So how did you do it?
EDIT: Took a second look and saw the 'with htc sense'. No wonder it doesn't say G2 lol.

GREAT i rate u 10 i love it

All together this cost less than £5 and a little elbow grease. I would of made a step by step guide or video if I knew anyone else wanted to do it. Because it's very simple to do.

Looks nice!
I customized mine using the laser cutter at my university. I lasered part of a maze that I generated using some algorithm we had to code as an assignment in the protective film (sadly, the laser isn't strong enough to really engrave the cover). It does have quite a few scratches after six months sadly. Maybe I'll buy a new one on ebay and make something else

Herjan said:
Looks nice!
I customized mine using the laser cutter at my university. I lasered part of a maze that I generated using some algorithm we had to code as an assignment in the protective film (sadly, the laser isn't strong enough to really engrave the cover). It does have quite a few scratches after six months sadly. Maybe I'll buy a new one on ebay and make something else
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Wow that's cool. How long did it.take to laser in the marks?
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I thought mine looked good but thats just gone and taken it to another level 10/10

Samsung Ativ-S WP8 is Official

If T-Mobile gets mid level devices, this will be my replacement for my HD7
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/...-8-inch-windows-phone-8-device/#disqus_thread

Dr.8820 said:
If T-Mobile gets mid level devices, this will be my replacement for my HD7
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/...-8-inch-windows-phone-8-device/#disqus_thread
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That's the Hi-End device

Full Specs : http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_ativ_s-4960.php

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-ativ-s-4-8-inch-windows-phone-8-handset-made-of-metal-29244563/

Really nice, I dig the look of that brushed aluminum...

I'm not a Samsung fan, but as a Tmo customer, this might be as good as it gets.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1730629&page=6
many pictures of the new phone released yesterday in microsoft blog

So next week, just the outer shell will be different for Nokia?
Samsung aimed straight for the gut.
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Nokia will respond to Sam's Ativ S next week, we will see next week who's the best.

The ativ looks really nice. I'm tempted already.
The design and aluminum elements look real good. And good screen size too. And internal specs.
Might be the best of the windows 8 handsets as well the first.
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Any idea if Ativ-S would have micro-sim or normal sim. I am sure Nokia would have micro-sim like its current Lumia range, and hence I bought Samsung Omnia W

^most likely micro Sim.
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Nokia will respond to Sam's Ativ S next week, we will see next week who's the best.
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It will be a larger Lumia device with the same internals as the Samsung device.
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I love the look of the phone but HATE the windows button styling. I think it is the silver border around it. It just spoils it and sticks out like a sore thumb. I am not against a hardware button, just the look of this particular one.

That brushed Aluminum is plastic.
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Sholokov said:
That brushed Aluminum is plastic.
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it's not. it's a very thin but very strong sheet of metal that is very flexible. the outer layer is metal. the inside layer is plastic.

powersquad said:
it's not. it's a very thin but very strong sheet of metal that is very flexible. the outer layer is metal. the inside layer is plastic.
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Have you some source for that ?

powersquad said:
it's not. it's a very thin but very strong sheet of metal that is very flexible. the outer layer is metal. the inside layer is plastic.
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DDReaper said:
Have you some source for that ?
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Sorry guys but, it's plastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Cv2TPSNRM
Samsung you are a cheap SOB
Nokia what's up?

narta said:
Sorry guys but, it's plastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Cv2TPSNRM
Samsung you are a cheap SOB
Nokia what's up?
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i wouldn't be so sure of that
you have the windows phone official blog on one side wich had all the time they need to test the phone and said that the phone is made of brushed alluminium
on the other side you have a wierd russian blog wich had no time to test the phone and quicly say that it's plastic.
I will wait for more information to make a conclusion.

Actually isn't it supposed to be better if it is plastic? Metal will affect the antenna and signal surely. Why else would the back of some tablets have a plastic section for the antenna area. I would prefer better reception over style.

DDReaper said:
i wouldn't be so sure of that
you have the windows phone official blog on one side wich had all the time they need to test the phone and said that the phone is made of brushed alluminium
on the other side you have a wierd russian blog wich had no time to test the phone and quicly say that it's plastic.
I will wait for more information to make a conclusion.
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If you look closely the official windows phone blog said that it has an aluminum CHASSIS not backdoor.
there's yet another video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Sc5IDdFjI and if you look at 2:00 it bends the backcover way too much for it to be aluminum and not retain that bend
Probably it's a plastic backcover with an aluminum film on top
It's still a premium device, but I 'm just having second thoughts about being my first choice until I see Nokia and HTC

Black HTC One doesn't stand up well to everyday day use naked

This is how my friends Black htc one looks after throwing it in and out of her purse (with keys and other obvious hazards in a separate area) after 5 days.
It's just like iPhone 5's scuffgate
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eyecon82 said:
This is how my friends Black htc one looks after throwing it in and out of her purse (with keys and other obvious hazards in a separate area) after 5 days.
It's just like iPhone 5's scuffgate
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Why? All hazards like loose change and keys are kept in a separate side compartment.
There's not much in the purse pocket it goes into besides leather wallet, and some lipstick which has a plastic exterior

My black One is still in great condition only two very very little marks at the top edge, barely noticeable and easily covered by using a black marker. I don't baby my phone anymore as I did in the first few days, but I don't deliberately risk scratching it by sharing the same pocket with other hard object either.
I know it will stand my daily use well without needing a case.
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eyecon82 said:
Why? All hazards like loose change and keys are kept in a separate side compartment.
There's not much in the purse pocket it goes into besides leather wallet, and some lipstick which has a plastic exterior
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h.han said:
My black One is still in great condition only two very very little marks at the top edge, barely noticeable and easily covered by using a black marker. I don't baby my phone anymore as I did in the first few days, but I don't deliberately risk scratching it by sharing the same pocket with other hard object either.
I know it will stand my daily use well without needing a case.
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sometimes i really wonder about the intelligence level of some XDA users

Actually there are some reviews of early iPhone 5s in black where apparently the surface was so fragile you could write your name in the black surface on the back using a fingernail! I think the One doesn't suffer quite at that level, but it will chip. Still, any phone thrown in a bag with all sorts of bits and pieces is asking for trouble if you are expecting to remove it still in pristine condition!

The One S had similar issues with the ARC finish if I recall correctly.

Those are chips. So throwing a phone in a bag/purse cannot cause that. Has to hit the ground or she dropped it and didn't know or something.
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KillaHurtz said:
The One S had similar issues with the ARC finish if I recall correctly.
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The htc One does not have MAO coating as seen on htc one s, it's only anodized silver.So it does not have the same chipping issue but because silver is soft, hitting on hard object will still leave a mark.
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Yes, agree, my wife is like the op lady who doesn't really look after her phone well, she drops it, throws it, forgets where she left it all the time, they are just normal people using their phone. We all know putting One with coins, keys will damage it, and I think that will be all.
However, like I did to my wife's phone, I would suggest simply getting a good tpu case, then you are good to abuse the phone.
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h.han said:
The htc One does not have MAO coating as seen on htc one s, it's only anodized silver.So it does not have the same chipping issue but because silver is soft, hitting on hard object will still leave a mark.
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I think you'll find it's made of an anodised aluminium alloy, not silver, and is harder than silver.

I think there is little doubt at this point that the black finish isn't as well suited to standing up to the rigours of daily as the silver version. Paul Obrien's black one got scuffed up without being dropped on hard surfaces quite quickly, and lord knows I will trust his experience more than most of the forumers here.

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I think you'll find it's made of an anodised aluminium alloy, not silver, and is harder than silver.
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Oh, my bad, I meant aluminum, which, is silver colour, of course not silver the metal it would be too expensive
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This is why I went for silver. You could see this coming a mile off

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I think there is little doubt at this point that the black finish isn't as well suited to standing up to the rigours of daily as the silver version. Paul Obrien's black one got scuffed up without being dropped on hard surfaces quite quickly, and lord knows I will trust his experience more than most of the forumers here.
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Well, I wouldn't just conclude on that, because as a black One owner, my One is holding up quite well, and as I said, I don't baby my phone anymore, but will still take good care of it.
I think it's in the end down to personal preference, one thing we cannot argue is that aluminum is soft and it will get marks if you don't look after it, see iPhone 5 as a living example, so when it gets scratched, the underlying silver colour will be more noticeable on black phone than on a silver phone, so black owners naturally take the risk. However, a simple permanent black marker will do a perfect job of covering those marks.
Both silver and black share the same coating, anodized aluminum, so in terms of vulnerability of scratching, they are the same, only difference is noticeability (is it a word? Well you get my point.)
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h.han said:
Well, I wouldn't just conclude on that, because as a black One owner, my One is holding up quite well, and as I said, I don't baby my phone anymore, but will still take good care of it.
I think it's in the end down to personal preference, one thing we cannot argue is that aluminum is soft and it will get marks if you don't look after it, see iPhone 5 as a living example, so when it gets scratched, the underlying silver colour will be more noticeable on black phone than on a silver phone, so black owners naturally take the risk. However, a simple permanent black marker will do a perfect job of covering those marks.
Both silver and black share the same coating, anodized aluminum, so in terms of vulnerability of scratching, they are the same, only difference is noticeability (is it a word? Well you get my point.)
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I am correcting myself here, in terms of the back of the phone, both black and silver have anodized aluminum but the chambered edge does not. It may just be painted in black on black One and exposed natural silver on silver One. So yes, the chambered edge if scratched on black One may look nasty. But again, only if you don't take good care of your phone.
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It does please me that the OP seems to have taken these pictures with a Brownie.

Women's purses, the destroyer of phones everywhere

Don't put your phone in a purse. Simple as that. God knows what's in there. There could be a whole sandy beach at the bottom.

Is it just me or does that look like a black HTC One dummy unit and not a real phone? The black dummy units don't have actual holes cut for the speaker grills, just little faded paint dots, which is what that looks like. I would think the speaker holes would look a lot darker in the pictures if they were actually holes. The dummy units have way crappier build quality so that would totally invalidate the findings.

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Is it just me or does that look like a black HTC One dummy unit and not a real phone? The black dummy units don't have actual holes cut for the speaker grills, just little faded paint dots, which is what that looks like. I would think the speaker holes would look a lot darker in the pictures if they were actually holes. The dummy units have way crappier build quality so that would totally invalidate the findings.
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Nexus 7 backplate in aluminium

I Just had this idea, what if somebody would produce backplates for the nexus 7 in aluminium? Like replace the whole backplate, to get an iPad premium feel to it?
Would it be possible due to the antennas? I'm curious because I just broke my Nexus 7 backplate, and it would be nice to have something more premium than plastic on the back.
I own a Nexus 7 with LTE

No, because Google is cheap
You get what you pay for

Potetsjokolade said:
I Just had this idea, what if somebody would produce backplates for the nexus 7 in aluminium? Like replace the whole backplate, to get an iPad premium feel to it?
Would it be possible due to the antennas? I'm curious because I just broke my Nexus 7 backplate, and it would be nice to have something more premium than plastic on the back.
I own a Nexus 7 with LTE
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Wireless charging will not work with an aluminum back plate. Also reception is exponentially degraded.

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Wireless charging will not work with an aluminum back plate. Also reception is exponentially degraded.
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Well. Depends on where the antennae are. My HTC one is a nice block of aluminum.
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dottat said:
Well. Depends on where the antennae are. My HTC one is a nice block of aluminum.
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Your HTC One , has external antennas, the aluminium case is used as the antenna's just like the iPhone 4+ , this is why you have this white plastic strips , to separate the the casing in to different antenna's .
When it comes to antennas and aluminium body's doesn't matter where the antennas located ,aluminium blocks any kind of wireless signal ,so you have to use some kind of RF window , like on the Wifi iPad's , the apple logo is a "RF window" for the wifi antenna, or the plastic strip on top of the Cellular iPad's .

1. Learn how to electroplate plastic (it ain't easy) http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=525 and take off the back and electroplate it.
2. Get a lathe and cut out your own from a block of aluminum.
3. Take off the back, make a mold, and pour molten aluminum into the mold. Polish to heart's content and install.
None of the options are really easy unless you're an experienced fabricator.
Best to choose the tablet that has what you want before you buy, so you don't regret not having a block of aluminum later.
Myself, I don't automatically think that METAL = BETTER QUALITY. I look at the ACTUAL quality of the device.

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Your HTC One , has external antennas, the aluminium case is used as the antenna's just like the iPhone 4+ , this is why you have this white plastic strips , to separate the the casing in to different antenna's .
When it comes to antennas and aluminium body's doesn't matter where the antennas located ,aluminium blocks any kind of wireless signal ,so you have to use some kind of RF window , like on the Wifi iPad's , the apple logo is a "RF window" for the wifi antenna, or the plastic strip on top of the Cellular iPad's .
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That was my point. He's only talking about the backplate.
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lotherius said:
Myself, I don't automatically think that METAL = BETTER QUALITY. I look at the ACTUAL quality of the device.
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I have an HTC One and I like the premium feel but I much rather would like to have a phone made by plastic (but I like sense so that's why I bought it) , besides the antenna problem of metal:
Plastic is more durable, scuffs less easy
Plastic is lighter and slightly elastic , therefore less impact when falling a smaller chance to break the display and just more comfortable to hold or deformity of the body
Alluminium phones remind me of bug(arthropod) "design" instead of the much more flexible and elegant "design" of vertebrates

How I FIXED the slipperyness of the HTC One m8

I usually don't like to use cases, bought one for the m8. It made it bulky so i found a sleek way of gripping it. No company made griping product, just plain ol' electrical tape.
You can style (cut) how you want for your preference. I put it there because of the bottom three fingers that grip that part of the phone. It's sleek, none intrusive, actually does a very good job gripping. I can shake it and it will stay put. Photos should be attached. Tell me your thoughts
Photos taken with m7

You could also order the back skin from xtremeguard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712028
90% off XtremeGuard Wet install front/back protector
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h_zee13 said:
You could also order the back skin from xtremeguard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712028
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thanks

h_zee13 said:
You could also order the back skin from xtremeguard
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Thanks exactly what I did! cost me 1.99 for the front and back and I couldn't be happier! great quality product, completely clear and adds a great amount of grip to it! Best purchase I have done so far for my M8

Thanks for sharing man, I got ghost armour for my phone love it.
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koysis said:
I usually don't like to use cases, bought one for the m8. It made it bulky so i found a sleek way of gripping it. No company made griping product, just plain ol' electrical tape.
You can style (cut) how you want for your preference. I put it there because of the bottom three fingers that grip that part of the phone. It's sleek, none intrusive, actually does a very good job gripping. I can shake it and it will stay put. Photos should be attached. Tell me your thoughts
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Orrr just install a Zagg or Xtremeguard wet install back protector. Adds some grip without making your beautiful device look like a Blue Peter project!
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koysis said:
I usually don't like to use cases, bought one for the m8. It made it bulky so i found a sleek way of gripping it. No company made griping product, just plain ol' electrical tape.
You can style (cut) how you want for your preference. I put it there because of the bottom three fingers that grip that part of the phone. It's sleek, none intrusive, actually does a very good job gripping. I can shake it and it will stay put. Photos should be attached. Tell me your thoughts
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Living in the south, I prefer duct tape.

phatmanxxl said:
Living in the south, I prefer duct tape.
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As a European, I have to ask, what's the connection "living in the south" --> preferring duct tape?

urra said:
As a European, I have to ask, what's the connection "living in the south" --> preferring duct tape?
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I guess because its cheap and can be used to fix anything....even though it looks trashy, its still functional and better than spending money to have it fixed correctly.

Looks good OP! I just ordered this... https://dbrand.com/shop/htc-one-m8. I ordered the matte black front and back. I had one on my m7 and really liked it.
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urra said:
As a European, I have to ask, what's the connection "living in the south" --> preferring duct tape?
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Lol... It is a bit of an Americanism & joke, although one that is seated in truth...
Duct tape in America is used to affect many repairs, from simple tears in paper, to re-attaching bumper to automobiles & securing trunk lids (what the EU calls the boot). It is used to make or repair wallets, shoes & even for furniture repairs, not just for attaching ducting to plenum boxes or GRD cans.
The joke comes in because it is said that a redneck (slanderous term for blue collar worker or laborer) can fix anything with duct tape, & that if it can't be fixed with duct tape, then 'F' it, it's broken.

urra said:
As a European, I have to ask, what's the connection "living in the south" --> preferring duct tape?
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This is kind of a truism here...

koysis said:
I usually don't like to use cases, bought one for the m8. It made it bulky so i found a sleek way of gripping it. No company made griping product, just plain ol' electrical tape.
You can style (cut) how you want for your preference. I put it there because of the bottom three fingers that grip that part of the phone. It's sleek, none intrusive, actually does a very good job gripping. I can shake it and it will stay put. Photos should be attached. Tell me your thoughts
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This may work well if you live somewhere cool year round, however, if you live anywhere its fairly hot and/or humid during the summer - then you know what happens to electrical tape. When it heats up - you lose the bond, then the tape will slide around leaving a sticky, slimy mess all over your phone/hand/pocket. Just a heads up for anyone looking to do this. If your phone lives indoors, however, I'm sure its a non-issue.

Traceamount said:
This may work well if you live somewhere cool year round, however, if you live anywhere its fairly hot and/or humid during the summer - then you know what happens to electrical tape. When it heats up - you lose the bond, then the tape will slide around leaving a sticky, slimy mess all over your phone/hand/pocket. Just a heads up for anyone looking to do this. If your phone lives indoors, however, I'm sure its a non-issue.
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Not sure if u also considered the fact that phones can heat up. My m7 gets pretty hot sometimes like when gaming and charging (probably shouldn't) don't know if the m8 heats up though but then again where I live its 110 during summers, was 107 this week
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Just ordered a red carbon fiber skin for the back, $10. Never gone without a cast before but the phone is so nice without one.

Jus or xtreme guard full body protector slippery gone
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Supcase
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xReaper7x said:
Thanks exactly what I did! cost me 1.99 for the front and back and I couldn't be happier! great quality product, completely clear and adds a great amount of grip to it! Best purchase I have done so far for my M8
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Does the Xtremeguard back skin wrap ONLY around the back, or does it wrap around to the sides as well? I'm ideally looking for a skin that ONLY covers the back, which is for some reason surprisingly hard to find with the M8. Most skins wrap around the sides too. The idea I had was to use it with an edge only bumper case, and when a skin wraps around to the sides, it interferes with the fitment of the case. I had a aluminum edge bumper + back skin on the M7 and loved the setup.

Elsydeon said:
Does the Xtremeguard back skin wrap ONLY around the back, or does it wrap around to the sides as well? I'm ideally looking for a skin that ONLY covers the back, which is for some reason surprisingly hard to find with the M8. Most skins wrap around the sides too. The idea I had was to use it with an edge only bumper case, and when a skin wraps around to the sides, it interferes with the fitment of the case. I had a aluminum edge bumper + back skin on the M7 and loved the setup.
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Yep it only wraps on the back!