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Bezel scratched with oficial bumper

Hi guys!
Ive been using the oficial bumper for 2 days and today ive removed it to clean it and it has scratches that wherent before.
Anyone else using oficial bumper with same issue or just me?
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rttnpig] said:
Hi guys!
Ive been using the oficial bumper for 2 days and today ive removed it to clean it and it has scratches that wherent before.
Anyone else using oficial bumper with same issue or just me?
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It`s a glass phone! It will scratch no matter how you try to protect it! Eventually every phone will scratch!

I don't use the OEM bumper but after a few days inside a generic tpu case, I also noticed scratching on the upper part of the chrome bezel. Inevitable in suppose, with dust able to get under the lip of the case and the chrome being so soft and vulnerable to damage.

I've been using mine since 18/12. Used a tpu case for 1st 10 days, and the original plastic protectors to date. In my pocket, on table, in car = no scratches to speak of.
Show some pics and let's see the evidence
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I guess its normal, but damn it. You buy a case to protect it and it gets scratched.
Anyone else?
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The silver bezel will scratch even with the utmost protection, unfortunately, these things scratch, you might want to look into screen protectors for the front and back and also use the bumper, that's what i have done and it's keeping my N4 pretty scratch free!

rttnpig] said:
I guess its normal, but damn it. You buy a case to protect it and it gets scratched.
Anyone else?
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Show some pics of your scratches. Let's get some idea!
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kboya said:
Show some pics of your scratches. Let's get some idea!
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Will do tomorrow
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My apologies for not replying sooner. I've been busy with work and other things, and just plain forgot to post these! Oops.
Any how, I don't want to appear like a whiny baby who's blindly bashing the phone. I realize that chrome *anything* scratches readily. Be it metal, plastic, or whatever material you like. It's why I generally don't like chrome on anything I own.
But since you asked, here are some brutally horrible pictures I took of some dust underneath the lip of my case, and the marks it leaves behind. It's pretty minimal, but the phone is only a few weeks old, so I'm sure it'll get worse over time. I'm not worried however, because this phone will always have a case on it. And a screen protector, which I realize I applied too low. I wanted to make sure it cleared the lip of the case and wouldn't get peeled up.
Excuse the quality. I took them with my Gnex and a flashlight while laying in bed, so they're out of focus and the white balance is off.
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As an addendum to my post, I'm sure regular daily cleaning of the inside of the case and exterior of the phone will minimize or eliminate this, but I'm kind of a wash and wear kinda guy. My stuff gets used and abused so I expect this sort of thing to happen eventually.
I won't mention what the Otterbox Defender did to the plastic bezel of my poor Gnex.

Wow! That's truly awful.
I feel your pain, esp as I keep mine in my pocket etc with no case for these last 2 weeks, just front and rear protectors that came with it. I have no scratches or marking at all. However, I've always made a point of keeping my phone in a different pocket to keys, coins etc.
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Wet sand the chrome bezel with a high grit sandpaper
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immunityx said:
Wet sand the chrome bezel with a high grit sandpaper
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I thought about maybe using some super fine polishing compound but you should be careful to not get anything on the display...
My bezel has some minor (really minor) stratches which can only be seen directly under a lamp, so everything is perfect for me (no bumper, protectors or anything, naked phone for 1 month).
But out of curiosity does anyone know if the chromebezel can be "easily" replaced? From teardown pictures I'd say it looks like it is not really possible or worth the hassle... I guess the whole frame has to be replaced which means new display or atleast display change with heating and all that fun stuff...

No matter what u do u will scratch the chrome bezel. Ive had a case on mine since day one an mine has minor scratches from dust. This is why i hate chrome on cellphones. U just have to live with it

Here's what happened to my Nexus 4 after a 70cm drop

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And it didn't even land on the screen, but on the plastic chrome bezel around it..
130€ just the screen. F*ck this ****.

If you came here looking for sympathy, you are not going to get any.

It's glass. It breaks. Bummer.
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snapper.fishes said:
If you came here looking for sympathy, you are not going to get any.
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What about some empathy then?

I love your phone case!
Oh wait.
Oops
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Yeah I knew the case won't offer enough protection around the edges the second I saw it, but I liked it anyway.. That's Meifeng Hard Skin btw. I should've gotten a bumper.

And that my friends is why phone cases and screen protectors are out there for us to use!
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If I gained £1 for every thread like this, I'd be able to pay someone else to not care about your problem either.

0rigin said:
And it didn't even land on the screen, but on the plastic chrome bezel around it..
130€ just the screen. F*ck this ****.
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Wow dude, that sucks. Sorry about your phone man, Maybe try and get some other prices on a new screen. :crying:

ScumDroid said:
Wow dude, that sucks. Sorry about your phone man, Maybe try and get some other prices on a new screen. :crying:
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No the screen for this phone is expensive. Around $130 from China, plus tax and customs and we are in the neigbourhood of 130€ again, the same if I buy it directly from the LG importer for my country, plus I won't have to wait a month to arrive..

0rigin said:
No the screen for this phone is expensive. Around $130 from China, plus tax and customs and we are in the neigbourhood of 130€ again, the same if I buy it directly from the LG importer for my country, plus I won't have to wait a month to arrive..
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Grief

Damn, I have the same case.. Might change to the TPU!

Good thing it's not too expensive, eh?

I'm very sorry about your phone. I've had the same case and for some reason decided to change it to the cheap 2.90$ tpu case from eBay. Few days later my phone fell out of my hand about waist height on that same spot and not even a scratch. I'm with that tpu ever since
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Bohoo why post here? Your own daft fault sympathy or funds to fix it?
One thing you will be more careful next time pmsl
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Same thing with mine...except my glass is fine. Chrome bezel has a nick in it from a marble floor. Luckily my diztronic case that I was waiting for at the time covers it completely.
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snapper.fishes said:
If you came here looking for sympathy, you are not going to get any.
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A nokia wouldn't have broken in this way. A samsung wouldn't have broken in this way. An HTC wouldn't have broken in this way. A little sympathy wouldn't be amiss.

Just yesterday I dropped my phone 3 feet onto a concrete floor. It bounced at least 2 times. I have on a poetic bumper with no screen protector and not a scratch or mark on the phone at all.

fenstre said:
A nokia wouldn't have broken in this way. A samsung wouldn't have broken in this way. An HTC wouldn't have broken in this way. A little sympathy wouldn't be amiss.
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Nobody was forced to buy this phone

fenstre said:
A nokia wouldn't have broken in this way. A samsung wouldn't have broken in this way. An HTC wouldn't have broken in this way. A little sympathy wouldn't be amiss.
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They also Do Not make a phone like the Nexus 4 with the Edge to Edge glass...
an iPhone would have done this (a more sensible comparison in build)
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0rigin said:
And it didn't even land on the screen, but on the plastic chrome bezel around it..
130€ just the screen. F*ck this ****.
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What were you doing that the phone was only 2 feet from the ground? Are you that short?

Hard Bricked my One :(

My One had accident today while I was getting up from my car.
Now she is going to need some repairs
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She dropped from about 1 meter to asphalt where was many rocks which made those punctures which are actually really deep. top 1/3 of screen doesn't even recognize touch.

No case?

Repairing gonna be costy. The One is a horrible phone to repair.
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tunppi said:
My One had accident today while I was getting up from my car.
Now she is going to need some repairs
She dropped from about 1 meter to asphalt where was many rocks which made those punctures which are actually really deep. top 1/3 of screen doesn't even recognize touch.
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Be a boss and buy a new one.
Repair is gonna cost you a fortune anyway
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My insurance will pay for the repairs, I must pay them 100euros though for it :I
But it's worth it I think, new phones costs around 640euros around here..
It had this TPU kind of case, but it landed face down.. case has like no scratches at all lol.
going to buy otterbox when i get new one or repaired.

Screen protector?

henrybravo said:
No case?
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How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?

NJGSII said:
How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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Well if it has a lip it raises the screen from any surface.

So it's a girl ?!
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NJGSII said:
How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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A flip case will do that job :silly:

NJGSII said:
How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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With many (if not most) cases, when the phone is face down the screen is raised from the surface. So if your phone falls face first, the screen won't make contact with the surface. Obviously if the surface is very jagged then the display may hit it. The case (particularly dual layer varieties) also adds a little bit of shock protection that will help decrease the chance of shattering the screen from blunt force to other parts of the phone.

I'm about to go into this thread and tell you to try flashing stock rom....

This thread made me remember an article I read awhile ago...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2030865/coming-soon-selfhealing-chips-for-smartphones-computers.html

eskargoz said:
So it's a girl ?!
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Could be. Varies by phone. My bro is a bro. So he is a he.

Why she?

atrako1973 said:
Why she?
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cause she was his baby

are u susre this is not photoshopped?

Please report what the repair will cost when you know it.

bornotty said:
cause she was his baby
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Here's me thinking people were calling it a 'she' due to OP comment about the top half not being responsive.
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vizzy said:
Here's me thinking people were calling it a 'she' due to OP comment about the top half not being responsive.
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today I sent it to repairs, they couldn't give me any estimate of price, but when I hear from them I will report back with that info and when they repair it if possible I will also report final cost.
Only thing they estimated was that it is going to take about 2 weeks!
My One is she because well it's my One but not only and it also seems to break up easily..
It had this kind of case, but did not help when dropped face down since there was some small rocks.

Condensation on front camera

Ugh!
Installed a spigen wet screen protector and now condensation on the INSIDE of the front camera. It was not even that wet. So much for the waterproof video... mine must have a leak.
Had it for 6 hrs...

Pics or it didn't happen! [emoji57]
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aaronc_98 said:
Ugh!
Installed a spigen screen protector and now condensation on the INSIDE of the front camera. It was not even that wet. So much for the waterproof video... mine must have a leak.
Had it for 6 hrs...
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How does that happen?

Warranty will cover this for sure, don't yell a word about screen protector to them.
You can also try dryer.

Moisture probably got in through speaker grill

dnkeyhnter said:
Moisture probably got in through speaker grill
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So maybe a gentle back and forth with a hair dryer and the steam could escape through the grill?

Just put the phone in rice for a couple hours, and you'll be good.

Thanks guys, I will try the rice tonight.

And definitely do warranty if that doesn't work, because that will be covered, don't mention screen protector (TAKE IT OFF BEFORE YOU GO IN) and be careful of hair dryer so you don't accidentally overheat or cause some other damage to speaker or sensors that would be troublesome to you or warranty down the line. I work for a mobile carrier, trust me, this should be an easy replacement as long as the water indicator sticker isn't red or pink.

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Ah, thank you! I'm assuming you used one of those screen protectors that you get wet before applying? Side question: How difficult was it to apply on the screen? I'm horrible with screen protectors that aren't tempered glass and I think I'll have problems with this phone.
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The rice seems to have cured the problem, but mine is certainly not waterproof

aaronc_98 said:
The rice seems to have cured the problem, but mine is certainly not waterproof
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Thanks for the update. I get my 64GB Edge today, and also have the Spigen HD Flex screen protector which is the wet application. I will need to be very careful around the speaker grill...

brucipher said:
Thanks for the update. I get my 64GB Edge today, and also have the Spigen HD Flex screen protector which is the wet application. I will need to be very careful around the speaker grill...
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Let me know how it goes! I've got the same thing, and I'm afraid to do a wet screen protector install. I usually have Best Buy do it for me, but they don't have any products for sale and they won't do it with the screen protector I bring them.

Glad the rice worked out for you..

ForgottenGuardian said:
Let me know how it goes! I've got the same thing, and I'm afraid to do a wet screen protector install. I usually have Best Buy do it for me, but they don't have any products for sale and they won't do it with the screen protector I bring them.
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I'm in the same boat as you. Although they're getting Edge screen protectors on 4/3 so that might be an option. I don't think I feel comfortable doing it myself after this.
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all you need is 2 mist squirts of water, it takes very little water to get the film to stick. in any case, no need to panic, i wouldn't worry it will evaporate in a few hours.

I have the same problem what way did you leave the phone facing in the rice and for how long?

That's an easy fix. Just use a hair dryer and blow into the top little vent and you'll be able to watch it disappear
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My Z5c has a Non-Frosted but Glossy back

I'm just curious. How come my Z5C has a glossy back, as far as I have researched on the internet, it only has 1 version with a frosted glass back.
Anyone has any idea? :s
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yea i have it also its called a screen protector on the back.

RiTCHiE007 said:
yea i have it also its called a screen protector on the back.
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Thanks for the reply, but mine I dont think it's a screen protector, I cant find the egdes.
For yours, was it placed there by sony or you put it there?

Its frosted, like everyone's are, period. Admins, this one deserves a lock because there's not point in have these kind of conversations again...

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Its frosted, like everyone's are, period. Admins, this one deserves a lock because there's not point in have these kind of conversations again...
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Sorry, But I dont think this looks like frosted glass at all.

That backside doesn't look like mine for sure.

If this is an issue to you, return it to Sony or call customer service........very simple

Did you buy a secondhand phone? Seems like it was replaced

Looks like a screen protector. Can you feel the raised edges of the plastic sides or camera lens? If not it's most definitely a protector. All the replacement backs I've found have been frosted.

I admire the skill of the guy that put that screen protector (if is one).

I believe the back cover has been replaced since there is no sign of a screen protector. But what kind of manufacturer manufacts fake cover that looks nothing like the real one...

I replaced my back cover due to a scratched lens cover, which is glossy as opposed to frosted, so agree with suggestions that it could have been replaced at some point.

wazmeister05 said:
I replaced my back cover due to a scratched lens cover, which is glossy as opposed to frosted, so agree with suggestions that it could have been replaced at some point.
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Do you have a link to one? I would love a glossy back.

civicsr2cool said:
Do you have a link to one? I would love a glossy back.
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Sure thing! I'll PM you the link and you can post it if anyone else asks? Having been on XDA for 5 years, I've never actually posted anything so the 10 comment limit still applies

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Sure thing! I'll PM you the link and you can post it if anyone else asks? Having been on XDA for 5 years, I've never actually posted anything so the 10 comment limit still applies
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https://www.replacebase.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=Z5+compact
I tried to order one but they don't ship outside the UK. Maybe I was wrong in assuming they were all frosted simply because they look like it in the stock photos they use to sell it! Are these glass or plastic?

civicsr2cool said:
I tried to order one but they don't ship outside the UK. Maybe I was wrong in assuming they were all frosted simply because they look like it in the stock photos they use to sell it! Are these glass or plastic?
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Ah, sorry didn't realise they were mainland UK only.
I actually had no idea it would be glossy until it arrived - it was a quick purchase so I could replace the plastic camera cover and get back to taking pictures without lens flare. To be fair though, all reviews etc. I've read all talk about the frosted glass back so I'm pretty certain on closer inspection that it is plastic.
Not a deal breaker personally, I imagine it won't shatter as easily and I have put a vinyl cover on it anyway. Came with adhesive already on it too which seems to be a bonus looking elsewhere, though I'm not convinced the waterproofing will be guaranteed with it any more. But Im not in a hurry to test that...

Finally got my glossy back in the mail and figured I'd follow up with y'all. Someone may gain knowledge from it.
Purchased from here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281997857206?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
It is a bit of a weird white compared to the frosted back but similar to the front.
It's glass, and extremely fragile. I cracked it taking it out of the packaging. It's probably as fragile as an egg shell. I'm still on the hunt for another to strip to clear and expose the electronics. If y'all know of any plastic ones let me know.