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Loose Trim?

Ive noticed that the trim on mine is kind of loose on the left side where the volume rocker is, Im able to push down a little not like that on the other side. Anyone else?

tdtylert said:
Ive noticed that the trim on mine is kind of loose on the left side where the volume rocker is, Im able to push down a little not like that on the other side. Anyone else?
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Are you sure it's not the battery cover? The trim is really solid, it's usually the battery cover from what I've gathered.

That could be possible, its hard to tell what is exactly moving when i push on the trim and battery cover on rocker side but everything is air tight on the power button side

tdtylert said:
Ive noticed that the trim on mine is kind of loose on the left side where the volume rocker is, Im able to push down a little not like that on the other side. Anyone else?
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Mines solid as a rock.
I wish they made a clear protector to go just around this trim in addition to the screen and back. When you drop a phone it's usually the corners that eat the concrete.

I have the problem you describe. I verified it wasn't the barry cover because I was able to reproduce it with the cover off. You think they'll let us swap for this issue?
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Had that issue, replaced phone due to another issue. Second phone was perfectly solid, no creaking or anything when you push right below the volume buttons

tdtylert said:
Ive noticed that the trim on mine is kind of loose on the left side where the volume rocker is, Im able to push down a little not like that on the other side. Anyone else?
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Mine HAD this, I took a phillips and tighten the screws on the back (remove battery cover of course) and now its SOLID!
NOTE: FIRST loosen the screws a bit THAN tighten them up again.

That does seem to noticably reduce the problem. Thanks dude.
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Welshy992 said:
That does seem to noticably reduce the problem. Thanks dude.
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I was about to take mine back because of this! Than I did what I mentioned and all solid. Glad I could help.

Anyone know where I can buy a screwdriver that fits?

I had this issue on two vibrants, and the third is nice and solid. They let me exchange both without any questions.

As others have said, the Vibrant has seven screws under the battery case that hold the bezel trimmed front to the case. (Compared to other phones I have disassembled I LOVE this construction. Many phones are simply snapped together. Screws, IMHO, exhibit quality construction).
See the pic for the screws .
You need a really small Phillips cross-head screwdriver to tighten the screws. If you don't have a "jeweler's sized" set, you can get them at most stores. Or you can get an eyeglass screwdriver set. Make sure it has a Phillips head screwdriver bit included.
Do not over tighten the screws as you might crack the plastic or strip the threads.
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tdtylert said:
Anyone know where I can buy a screwdriver that fits?
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Go to any Radio Shack, hardware, auto supply, Target, Sears or Wal-Mart and get a set of screwdrivers they call:
Precision
Jeweler's
Mini
Eye glass repair kit (albeit, these may be too small).
A set cost less than $5.

I hate loose trim. Love it tight.
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I don't know how many geeks would know what "trim" means in the "non-tech" sense.
I hate loose trim too.

adelaney said:
I hate loose trim. Love it tight.
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Do I see what you did there? I see what you did there

Great post - thanks! And thanks to JasjarMan as well.
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As others have said, the Vibrant has seven screws under the battery case that hold the bezel trimmed front to the case. (Compared to other phones I have disassembled I LOVE this construction. Many phones are simply snapped together. Screws, IMHO, exhibit quality construction).
See the pic for the screws .
You need a really small Phillips cross-head screwdriver to tighten the screws. If you don't have a "jeweler's sized" set, you can get them at most stores. Or you can get an eyeglass screwdriver set. Make sure it has a Phillips head screwdriver bit included.
Do not over tighten the screws as you might crack the plastic or strip the threads.
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creeky glass/lifting up

I noticed yesterday when I pressed on the screen I could hear a faint creeking sound. Slide the keyboard and tried again then I saw it. Along each long side the glass is very faintly raised above the bevel and you can "press" it back down flush. It's only the tiniest little movement but it's definitely there.
Anyone else? This might be a deal breaker for me. This is barely a week old and I treat my phone like a baby, so for a screen defective to pop up already isn't sitting well.

I had a similar problem but it wasn't the screen creaking it was the slider plastic rubbing against the keyboard when I pressed on the screen and would only happen when the slider was closed.
The sprint store I bought the phone at sent me to a repair center to try and fix it but they just gave me a new phone.
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Mines at the repair center now. I go back in 30 minutes. The fact though is the long sides of the glass were very slightly raised above the bevel and if you applied just a bit of pressure you could see it settle back down below it, "stick" for a minute before coming back up just above the bezel.
I'll update after I see what they say.

Well at first the tech didn't see a problem, then I kind of showed him specifically the one side, and told him to press down on the screen and look at it. He noticed what I noticed and said "Why I don't see it a problem at the moment, I do see the potential for it being one in the future" (whatever that means). He promptly ordered me a replacement which will be in Monday.

That's good they're replacing it.
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yes the left side of my screen does this. i've lived with it for the past 3 weeks but i can't get over it i'm constantly trying to push it down...
i got mine at radio shack though that mean i gotta take it back there or will the sprint repair guys look at it? can it be a different radio shack?

B3NJ4M1N said:
yes the left side of my screen does this. i've lived with it for the past 3 weeks but i can't get over it i'm constantly trying to push it down...
i got mine at radio shack though that mean i gotta take it back there or will the sprint repair guys look at it? can it be a different radio shack?
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I believe within 30 days its all radioshack, however after 30 days you can bring it in there without a prob.

pics!
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The Evo had the same problem, and I think I saw a few Nexus with the issue. Definitely take it to get replaced!

Worth getting replaced, since it could eventually detach completely.

I never noticed it till this post, but the left side of my screen is also lifting. Ill probably just wait for it to get worse then have it swapped though.

I have only had my Epic for 3 days now and I noticed after reading this thread that the left side of my glass is coming up. It is not over the bezel, but it is flush with the top of the bezel. I don't know if I should take it back. I am just worried that it will get worse over time.

Well got my replacement today and the same issue exists on a brand new one. It is not raised up nearly as much as my returned one but you can still press the left side/bottom when keyboard is slid out and feel some very slight movement down. It's even with the bezel where as the opposite side is slight below the bezel. I never had an issue with my returned one. It is more "annoying" just knowing it is there then any kind of hinderance to use or function.
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I have a feeling at least some of you are mistaking movement between the two halves of the phone for "creaky glass" - if you press down on the top of the phone, it's going to move. There is a small gap between the top and bottom half of the phone - you're pressing the top half into the bottom half and feeling that movement and seeing the glass move (without really noticing that the whole rest of the top half of the phone is moving too). I don't know if some of you have never had a slider phone before, but I've had many and they're all like this.
There could be a few defective phones out there that really do have glass that's not attached properly, but I have a strong feeling that some of you looked at the title of this thread, looked at your phone and then started freaking out over nothing.

Has anyone with the raised glass on the left side noticed it getting worse over time? I have this issue and only three days left to exchange...

I'm pretty sure the "creaky" part is not really an issue.. at least on mine. The creaking isn't coming from the screen itself. Its the top and bottom plastic rubbing when you push the screen down.. test it by sliding it open before pushing the screen down and there's no noise.. at least on mine...
I wonder how hard it is to take the phone apart and if you could just put a little super glue to keep it down... or just pry it up a little and get some in there.. someone else try it first deal?

> I'm pretty sure the "creaky" part is not really an issue.. at least on mine.
I tested my Epic and noticed the creak as well. And I thought it was from the glass moving up and down. But then I read your post and then held the phone only using the sides of the top (screen) part and then used a finger to push around on various parts of the screen. Creaky sounds were gone.
You are correct, at least for me. The creaky sounds in my case are certainly from the two sliding parts of the phone pressing against each other. And they only come from the left side of the phone. I consider this a non-issue.

I haven't heard/experienced the creek on my phone. However, I have started noticing the glass becoming more and more detached the more I use it. Currently on mine all sides but the top side are now above the bezel. Have been contemplating returning the Epic for and EVO since I'm loosing faith that 2.2 will fix my bluetooth problems.

Flak said:
I haven't heard/experienced the creek on my phone. However, I have started noticing the glass becoming more and more detached the more I use it. Currently on mine all sides but the top side are now above the bezel. Have been contemplating returning the Epic for and EVO since I'm loosing faith that 2.2 will fix my bluetooth problems.
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This is what I'm worried about (not the creaking). My glass is raised in the left side, worried about it getting worse and separating, only two days left to swap.
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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.

[INFO] Asus Transformer Minor Teardown

Well today I thought I'd see what could be done about a light bleed spot that was annoying me. There are a couple of light bleed spots (seems pratically evident to some degree on all IPS screen devices). Anyway I did a minor disassemble as a result.
Result: Impossible to get rid of completely, its just an unfortunate trade off. I did manage to make it less intense and under normal light conditions and 60% brightness you can not really notice it now. p.s. there is nothing to "losen" the screen. It is not screwed down by the edges.
Anyway since it was apart I took some pics so you can see what is inside the beast
WARNING: The bezel is VERY fragile, so be warned. I used a guitar pick to remove it VERY carefully. After the bezel is off its easy sailing to remove the back cover. /warning
Enjoy.
LHS Speaker (CRAP!!!)

Thanks for this. I've been umming and ahhing about doing it myself, just to see whats in there. Now I dont have to. Added to ultimate thread as well. Nice job.

Your welcome

Just got a couple questions if I may. In order to lift off the back plastic casing, was it just held down by those 2 torx screws at the bottom by the 40pin connector socket, and did it just lift off easily, or were there clips holding it down? Oh and were there any labels/security stickers that would invalidate a warranty that you saw when it was open please, as I cant see any in the pics?

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Just got a couple questions if I may. In order to lift off the back plastic casing, was it just held down by those 2 torx screws at the bottom by the 40pin connector socket, and did it just lift off easily, or were there clips holding it down? Oh and were there any labels/security stickers that would invalidate a warranty that you saw when it was open please, as I cant see any in the pics?
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Hi stuntdouble,
Two torx screws have to come off first, these are part of what holds the bezel down.
After that you need to use a guitar pick from the back to lift the bezel up...best to get all 4 corners up and keep sliding..as soon as it wont slide lift it out and back in again a bit further on... it absolutely destroyed the pick by the way..lots of sharp edges in there.
The bezel will then come off from the front of the tablet. Just be careful and dont force it, Around the 40 pin connector was the biggest pain.
The back cover is held down by 4 screws on the top glass, and umm if I recall about 10 screws behind where the bezel . It basically then falls off once all screws are off with not to much effort.
There are also no security stickers over any of the screws anywhere inside the tablet

Excellent thx a lot. Will have a fiddle inside mine one of these days then.

What did you do, specifically, to fix bleed? Were some screws too tight, too loose, did you move stuff around...?
Thanks for the pics.
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What did you do, specifically, to fix bleed? Were some screws too tight, too loose, did you move stuff around...?
Thanks for the pics.
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I tried to lift the screen a bit where the bleed was. when i did that it went away a bit. I then cut and jammed small bits of black foam under it. it worked ok enough but not to get rid of it totally.
There are no screws holding it down. well not onthe edges anyway. You would have to dig deeper to find out the direct cause. I did not want to do this as it means components being removed.

I appear to have a small bit of hair or fibre trapped under the glass - it's visible when the screen is off - do you think doing a tear down like you did would give me access to blow it off or is the screen still secured?

Thanks for doing this, gives me an idea of how well its made.

Thanks for posting this! After breaking it open, any ideas of where the creaking is coming from?

Great work there, thanks for sharing your efforts with all.

What size torx screw driver does on need? Would loosening the bottom screws help for light bleed ?

Thanks for posting this...I don't suppose you have any more shots of the left/right speakers? Like a closer view/shot of them? There's a lot of people with speaker issues and I'm thinking I should just replace my own/test it somehow.
Thanks!
verkion

RavenMad said:
I appear to have a small bit of hair or fibre trapped under the glass - it's visible when the screen is off - do you think doing a tear down like you did would give me access to blow it off or is the screen still secured?
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Yes I'd say you could with a can of air, you would not have to remove the screen, however you risk getting more dust under it to be honest. So id say be careful.
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Thanks for posting this! After breaking it open, any ideas of where the creaking is coming from?
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is it around the edges you get the creaking?... if so its the bezel as that is clipped on. The back cover is screwed on pretty well.
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What size torx screw driver does on need? Would loosening the bottom screws help for light bleed ?
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T5 torx. The screws's inside are phillips 000's.
loosining the T5 torx screws will do absolutley nothing to help bleed as they are no where near the screen. The screen starts and ends where it shows externally. The black boarders are just filled with circuitboards.
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Thanks for posting this...I don't suppose you have any more shots of the left/right speakers? Like a closer view/shot of them? There's a lot of people with speaker issues and I'm thinking I should just replace my own/test it somehow.
Thanks!
verkion
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Hi Verkion, These are the only two pics I have, , the wiring is SUPER bad on the left hand side speaker (look close at the bottom wiring in white/red. I was scared to sneeze close to in incase it broke!.
The wires are soldered on too.
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Whats this i see....a mini PCI-E pinout
Probably for HSPA/HSPA+/LTE/WiMax/ETC/ when they release a model to carriers, but still cool nonetheless
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I think there's a thread in the zoom forum that tried to do something with a similar pinout....
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Hey, any idea about battery capacity? I'm hoping its at least 6000 :S

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Hey, any idea about battery capacity? I'm hoping its at least 6000 :S
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If i'm not mistaken TF has 2x 3300mah battery.
From one of the pics, you can see it is printed 3300mah batt capacity.
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hey thanks a lot for this !
Has anyone spotted the microphone ? I'm looking to change it if possible , depending on what this involves...
Is this it ? h t t p: / / i.imgur.com/K2yPh.jpg
I kinda i doubt it .. why would it need such a large data bus.
It could probably be the one on the left though , under the yellow sticker

[Q] Shake your Xperia Play

Hey Folks
As a nooby I must admit I'm quite intimidated by the video I was subjected to at registration but I've worked up the courage to start up a new thread
My Xperia play has an audible rattle when it is shook even lightly.I'm trying to firgure out what this is as it does not happen to my brothers.Another thing is that there is no rattle when the phone is open in controller mode but only when it is closed.
I'm wondering if this is normal with x amount of phones or whether or not its dodgy.It must be something to do with the hinges as far as I can see because it does not make a sound when it is open.Any response would be greatly appreciated
I've seen a thread similar to this on these forums as I've been lurking for a while.I'm just wondering how common if at all common is this?

If I shake mine up&down fast enough, it makes a small rattle. Doesn't seem harmful, and my phone's been working perfectly for months.

Gave mine a little shake up and down and it rattles a little. My phone is fine. Never noticed because I never shaked it before.
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Yep, mine rattles when the gamepad is closed, but doesn't when it's open. It sounded like it could be the buttons but I shook it while holding different variations (of buttons) but it still rattles. It must be something inside that becomes taut when you open the gamepad.
Out of interest, why were you shaking your phone?
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Also, I don't have to shake it much, and it rattles when shook in any direction, more so when up and down though.
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Has anybody else noticed that, whilst typing, the two halves of the phone sometimes hit against each other?

Hey guys thanks for the replies.
I always get all ocd with my new gadgets .I wasn't sure if this was a widespread minor annoyance or a defected handset.I got a flashlight widget which requires a shake to switch on and off so that's how I discovered it.
To milkyJoe.that problem drove me absolutely insane so I had to come up with a solution.i'll post it tomorrow when i've more time pal

MilkyJoePD said:
Has anybody else noticed that, whilst typing, the two halves of the phone sometimes hit against each other?
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Yeah mine does that, annoys the hell out of me. I thought about going into Verizon and seeing if they can do anything. My screen half has become more loose than I think is acceptable.
XperianceIT
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there was a thread about this a while back and i think that they found out the reason it does this is because of a cable or a loose piece of plastic in all xperia plays. it's perfectly normal and nothing is wrong.

MilkyJoePD said:
Yep, mine rattles when the gamepad is closed, but doesn't when it's open. It sounded like it could be the buttons but I shook it while holding different variations (of buttons) but it still rattles. It must be something inside that becomes taught when you open the gamepad.
Out of interest, why were you shaking your phone?
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Same here!

Whats more important is the fact that the slide mechanism scratches the deck pad near the select button after repeated open and close
It's a manufacturing defect and I've seen it twice on 2 different models of Xperia
So I know it's not a coincidence.
My newest one has a rubber protector over it I made to stop the scratching and the "jiggle" the OP is talking about
Picture for proof
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xrishox said:
there was a thread about this a while back and i think that they found out the reason it does this is because of a cable or a loose piece of plastic in all xperia plays. it's perfectly normal and nothing is wrong.
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hell it could be the loose end of the hdmi port sony decided to cut off

I thought that would be the gyroscopic sensor, isn't it like a little ball or something?
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Patient: My arm hurts when I hold it over my head like this.
Doctor: Don't do that...

Do you not feel that having a rattling phone makes it feel cheap

Hogwarts said:
Whats more important is the fact that the slide mechanism scratches the deck pad near the select button after repeated open and close
It's a manufacturing defect and I've seen it twice on 2 different models of Xperia
So I know it's not a coincidence.
My newest one has a rubber protector over it I made to stop the scratching and the "jiggle" the OP is talking about
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Man that is genius! I should look into that, although I haven't really gotten any scratches from the slider yet and I've had it since June.

I took it apart thoroughly and there are several loose parts inside, but I'm pretty sure it's the power/lock button. The flat cable that slides is not going to make a sound like that and the headphone jack and front-camera didn't seem nearly as problematic.
Hogwarts said:
Whats more important is the fact that the slide mechanism scratches the deck pad near the select button after repeated open and close
It's a manufacturing defect and I've seen it twice on 2 different models of Xperia
So I know it's not a coincidence.
My newest one has a rubber protector over it I made to stop the scratching and the "jiggle" the OP is talking about
Picture for proof
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On my third one and I just put clear tape over it. My first one didn't show wear nearly as fast. I disassembled the second and saw that the Teflon (or whatever it is) dome nub/button was kinda creased and had collected contamination, though the damage was already visible while the phone was otherwise pristine and new (hardly even a speck of pocket lint!). It wipes right off and, honestly, I think it was the metallic paint that it was scrubbing off and not externally acquired dirt or dust. My second one also quickly developed a scratch on the underside of the top piece from a screw on the bottom that was screwed in too far and protruding. This was before I took it apart, so I am not to blame!