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Camera MOD for Samsung Galaxy Note...

Hey guys and girls..
I've got both the Note and the S3.. And no matter how much i use my s3 i always find myself looking across the room at my note and admiring everything about it. But the ONE thing that stops me coming back to it is the camera. Its by no means bad. Butim sure with the touch of a good dev it could be a lot better.
I noticed that just about every other phone sg2, sg3, htc one x etc has a camera mod increasing thr mbit of the video and in some cases increasing the quality via compression of the still shots. I would LOVE and PAY to see that on thr note.
I apologise if this has been attempted or if there is a camera mod. All i can say is im ye to find it!

Have you ever tried ics camera from play store?
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Isn't the galaxy note basically just a bigger gs2? I dunno if there is a cam mod already, but it seems reasonable to me that the method to changing bitrate values would be identical...

Try LGCamera apk, work ok in my note, up to 100mbit, still looking for a class 100 micro sd! lol.

geaguirre80 said:
Try LGCamera apk, work ok in my note, up to 100mbit, still looking for a class 100 micro sd! lol.
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Videos look better with the settings maxed out
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I forgot to add that my 57 second video came to 518mb... so it beats your memory card

geaguirre80 said:
Try LGCamera apk, work ok in my note, up to 100mbit, still looking for a class 100 micro sd! lol.
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Link?
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rlaw said:
Link?
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Here.

I was thinking more along the lines of still images with less noise. Not as fussed about video! Guess im just a bit surprised no one has done it!

sstanton86 said:
I was thinking more along the lines of still images with less noise. Not as fussed about video! Guess im just a bit surprised no one has done it!
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Eos 5d
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Braxos said:
Eos 5d
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nikon d7000 for me.
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Braxos said:
Eos 5d
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Yeah, not surprisingly a very expensive/gorgeous SLR camera. Everyone knows dedicated camera's/SLR e.t.c are better, but the point is whereas a camera-phone goes with you everywhere, your camera does not - so why not do the best we can to improve the camera phone.
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Try Camera FV-5 from the market.
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Sample photos from the HTC One

I've attached some photos I've taken personally with my HTC One. Let me know what you guys think!
Edit: My bad if this is posted in the wrong section or if it's already been done

Looking good! Thanks

Please post here in the photo mega thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38574906
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Where in Canuck / roll up the rim land did you get your mitts on a One?
Jealous fellow Canadian!
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They look good. Anyone else notice that the HTC One pics here and in several other places tend to look like 3D rendered pics. I've notice quit a few that look like a 3D canvas with textures laid on top of the objects. LOL The one of the punching bags is a prime example.
Also where did you get an HTC One? Looking for proof so snap a picture of the phone taking a pic of itself in the mirror

One more just taken with HDR on... Can you tell I like close ups lol
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jmitr said:
Where in Canuck / roll up the rim land did you get your mitts on a One?
Jealous fellow Canadian!
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Same..... Where the hell did you get a one in canada... Lol
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You can see the phone reflecting off the can in the last picture, he is legit. And the shots look good!
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Nice thanks for sharing.

Loking great thouse photos

Air Jordan 1s nice :thumbup:
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thank you for posting these photos !

please post some more outdoors THX

Impressive in low light, and let's be honest: the moments we really wanna capture for the future usually happen under challenging conditions.
What I don't like however is the 9:16 aspect ratio for portrait mode. It's terrible for viewing on TV and a proper 3:4 ratio picture only contains 3 million pixels. I could live with fewer shots done by Zoe burst mode but at 8MP, oh well...

Someone requested outdoor shots , so I went out to my balcony and took a few. I'll upload some better ones once I go roam the streets later.
But for now...
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thanks for photos...I will wait for some more and if you can please full res or at least fullHD to see the overal quality without resizing...

MicroBerry said:
Someone requested outdoor shots , so I went out to my balcony and took a few. I'll upload some better ones once I go roam the streets later.
But for now...
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Can you please take some (same) shots and with apps like LG Camera (free) & others similar third party camera app they have excellent control and various settings might give some interesting result over supplied camera
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera&hl=en
Thanks

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already a thread with that topic here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38574906
Two are not needed.

2 things you have to do before moaning about the Xperia Z screen...

1: Make sure that you have turned off 'Adapt to lighting conditions'.
This is located Settings > Display > Brightness and then it is the check box.
2: Realise that the grey notification bar and grey soft button bar are grey and not black (unless you have the Jap version).
Once those 2 have been nailed down into your brain, then any screen issues are up for discussion.

I leave 'Adapt to lighting conditions' turned on & I think the screen looks great.

"Adapt to lighting conditions" is simply an auto-brightness setting.
Don't think it has anything to do with the issues the screen is having.
Believe me.. it's very hard for me to say..
But the truth is that the display is cloudy the moment you view it at even at a slight angle.
I geared up for this.. testing the demo phones in shops and even now, I think I can make do with it. But imagine. I have the phone laying flat infront on my desk. I'm looking at the screen at an angle and I can hardly make out the camera icon on top of my light-colored wallpaper.
Comparing with the galaxies wouldn't be correct.. but look at the HTCs. They sure look better.
I'm not gonna say that this totally sucks and I will be selling my unit off.. but one thing I sure can say that Sony put a cheap display on it (either cheap for cost-effectiveness, or to try and be the slimmest in the market with a lousier display)
I think the contrast is lower than natural. However I hope there will be some sort of tool released, sort of like get a permament Bravia Engine thing going on throughout the UI.. and that would help alot.

MasK said:
"Adapt to lighting conditions" is simply an auto-brightness setting.
Don't think it has anything to do with the issues the screen is having.
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Yes, but most people are leaving it enabled and it suppresses how high the brightness can go. Go full brightness with it on, and then turn it off.
MasK said:
But the truth is that the display is cloudy the moment you view it at even at a slight angle.
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No doubt about that.
MasK said:
I think the contrast is lower than natural. However I hope there will be some sort of tool released, sort of like get a permament Bravia Engine thing going on throughout the UI.. and that would help alot.
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I think they are releasing a colour calibration tool in an update (colours do need a slight tweak). But slapping on the Bravia Engine permanently would make the contrast completely over the top compared to reality.

Phone arrived this morning and now it's back in its box ready to go back.
Yuck, what was Sony thinking with that screen. Looks like the screen from the Htc Titan only difference is the resolution.

itsmemuffins said:
Phone arrived this morning and now it's back in its box ready to go back.
Yuck, what was Sony thinking with that screen. Looks like the screen from the Htc Titan only difference is the resolution.
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Good send it straight back. One less moaner! Happy days all round.
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zodiac100 said:
Good send it straight back. One less moaner! Happy days all round.
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Totally agreed but yet another thread opened so the moaning can still continue. Totally useless thread!!!!
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He been spamming the forums with the same bs, he aint even got one just trolling

Lol auto brightness off would compensate the washed off color look. Niiiiceeee. amaze me how some of you guys still think the screen looks beautiful No it's nooootttt lol. Go to a store and put your z next to a DNA or a butterfly or a LG optimus g pro then come back and cry lol. Screen looks decent. But not stunning like htc or the opt g pro
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So u keep saying ajftl but your chatting bs to, u think we dont have other phones to look at? You must have a bad phone take it back and get your money back

ajftl said:
Go to a store and put your z next to a DNA or a butterfly or a LG optimus g pro
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Then walk out of the store & ask yourself why the real world looks nothing like those screens.
Cool story bro.

There's only 1 thing to do:
If you don't like the screen's colour, saturation settings etc. - simply do not buy the phone, do us all a favour and stop b...ng about it in every thread.

juDGEY2k10 said:
So u keep saying ajftl but your chatting bs to, u think we dont have other phones to look at? You must have a bad phone take it back and get your money back
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Lol it's not bad. Funny I'm not the only one saying this so I guess there is a Lot of fellas with"bad phones" lol the z screen it's a decent screen. Deal with that. Not the best one out there. I know you love your z. I believe u
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DeadlyDazza said:
Then walk out of the store & ask yourself why the real world looks nothing like those screens.
Cool story bro.
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Lol I love the cool story bro. Guys listen I like my Xperia z. I'm not trashing it. I'm just saying today 1080p screen should look like a1080p screen and coming from a Sony brand where they make awesome tv's ..with that being said it should look stunning.
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DeadlyDazza said:
Then walk out of the store & ask yourself why the real world looks nothing like those screens.
Cool story bro.
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My real life vision it's not color washed off lol.
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ajftl said:
Lol it's not bad. Funny I'm not the only one saying this so I guess there is a Lot of fellas with"bad phones" lol the z screen it's a decent screen. Deal with that. Not the best one out there. I know you love your z. I believe u
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Lol I love the cool story bro. Guys listen I like my Xperia z. I'm not trashing it. I'm just saying today 1080p screen should look like a1080p screen and coming from a Sony brand where they make awesome tv's ..with that being said it should look stunning.
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My real life vision it's not color washed off lol.
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You have HTC butterfly which you prefer yet you still use XZ. Says something

Persithis said:
You have HTC butterfly which you prefer yet you still use XZ. Says something
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oh boy. I'll be dumping this(meant I'll be using something different not that I hate the z..it's a cool phone. Beautiful) in a week or two when my HTC one arrive. I'm a phone addict. And always liked Sony. They much better this year with the z. They getting there.
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I hope a moderator close this thread.
You guys make xda really bad
And other phones fans, plz go back to your lovely phone section.
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
I hope a moderator close this thread.
You guys make xda really bad
And other phones fans, plz go back to your lovely phone section.
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+10:good:

abd_alazeez2002 said:
I hope a moderator close this thread.
You guys make xda really bad
And other phones fans, plz go back to your lovely phone section.
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The irony.
You say we are fan boys, yet you fail to recognize the deficiency in the Z.

Maedhros said:
The irony.
You say we are fan boys, yet you fail to recognize the deficiency in the Z.
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But why are you so bothered about the deficiencies? Why does it annoy you so much? You obviously don't like this phone so why are you so interested in it?
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Maedhros said:
The irony.
You say we are fan boys, yet you fail to recognize the deficiency in the Z.
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Defects are defects when I admit them, yet you fail to understand my post.
I meant that Xperia Z section or any other section will soon be full of useless, pointless and junk threads or posts.
And this is because of fanboys.
This will reflect bad at xda.
If we have a series problem with this phone, we will use official ways to report it. Like posting in Sony official forum or contact them.
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2013 Flagship Phones

This is some pros and cons of the new flagship phones.
Note: Pls cooperate if you see something wrong here, dont bash pls
Samsung Galaxy S4:
PROS: Battery Life is Amazing
The New Amoled doesnt use Pentile Matrix
Camera is better
Air Gestures, Smart Screen and some other motion are kinda useful now
S-Voice is definitely an improvement
One of best 1080p screens right now
Removable battery and Micro SD
CONS: Still the same design
Some overheating problems
Screen Smearing
Innovations arent really game changer
8.8gb of user storage in the 16gb version
There is still lags
HTC One:
PROS: Super LCD 3 is super sharp
Complete revamp of Sense
Zoes, Ultrapixel and Boomsound
Uniquely designed
Solid in the hand
Low light is really a top notch
Best battery among htc phones
Cons: Non-Removable Battery
No sd card slot
Zooming in camera is kinda horrible, due to the 4mp
Some design flaws
Sony Xperia Z:
PROS: Water resistant, dust resistant shatterproof and scratchproof
1080p display
Camera is good but needs improvement
Good Design
Standby Time is one of the best
Sd card slot
Cons: Viewing Angles
Battery life is kinda fast to drain
Boomsound is not really a "boom"
Using a last year processor
Kinda lacks in the software part
LG Optimus G Pro
PROS: First 5.5 inch 1080p screen
Camera is an improvement
Tons of features
Big Battery life
SD Card Slot
Cons: The interface looks cartoonish
1080p video recording kinda suck
No Stylus
Looks like the Note 2

Seems about right but what has this got to with the S3?
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Wrong....s4s screen USES pentile matrix, in different layout than S3 however
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HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
Looks like the S3
The design is the best among android phones
Blinkfeed is useful
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I guess it is a useful thread for people looking to purchase a new phone, hence maybe it should be moved into some general section?
In addition you should remove the notations of personal perceptions (as above quoted examples). Those are all seen different by people, hence not useful and dilute the otherwise very factual comparison.

I don't think "Looks like S3" is subjective here. It does. Also the LG thing does look like a Note 2.

chrismast said:
I guess it is a useful thread for people looking to purchase a new phone, hence maybe it should be moved into some general section?
In addition you should remove the notations of personal perceptions (as above quoted examples). Those are all seen different by people, hence not useful and dilute the otherwise very factual comparison.
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Ah ok thanks

Theshawty said:
Seems about right but what has this got to with the S3?
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For others who want to change their s3 and upgrade to other phones

There's already a thread for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173470

Glebun said:
There's already a thread for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173470
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The other thread was about s3 compared to other flagships, the thread I created was for the Pros and Cons of the flagship devices

that's the same thing basically
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that's the same thing basically
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I created this thread for others to add the pros and con so we can add it in the first post, so it will be a guide for buyers who wants to upgrade their beloved s3.

okay anyway, I reported the thread, a mod will decide what to do

If my voice is worth anything, I found this article quite useful actually.
As previously stated, the other thread exists, but with a different purpose.
This thread doesn't compare anything, it simply stated the pros and cons of the various devices, unbiased.
So for anyone looking to upgrade they can get a clean comparison without having to compare their own phones to another's.
So yeah, thanks for this
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Glebun said:
okay anyway, I reported the thread, a mod will decide what to do
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Ok then

Glebun said:
that's the same thing basically
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Except this thread provides a straightforward guide in the first post...... Whereas the other thread is everything mixed up together in a mash tun, which I found pretty useless as the same comparisons crop up, and there's no across the board review of all of these.
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ballsofsteel said:
Except this thread provides a straightforward guide in the first post...... Whereas the other thread is everything mixed up together in a mash tun, which I found pretty useless as the same comparisons crop up, and there's no across the board review of all of these.
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The other thread will i think will force you to read pages just to get the info you needed. While this thread, i will keep it updated so that your opinions will be added to the first post. Its like brainstorming

The HTC one has ultra pixels not megapixels
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KayKrate said:
The HTC one has ultra pixels not megapixels
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So? Hardly makes any difference.
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KayKrate said:
The HTC one has ultra pixels not megapixels
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not correct. all cameras have megapixels, HTC just decided to call theirs "Ultrapixels". It still is 4 MegaPixels (as in 4 million pixels), but the matrix is larger

Thread closed, please go here >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173470

has anyone skinned their g2 yet?

love the stealthy all black look of the nexus, i think if you had the right color skin to cover the lg logo it would look pretty nice. was wondering if any of you guys had skinned yours yet. i think the only one ive seen available is the exoskins, but they dont have black
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exoskin-0

This is a nice share. Actually i am waiting for Gelaskins and decalgirl to come up with their design. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for this I will be ordering the brushed titanium Monday. Looks really cool
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Please post pictures after you get it on! I wanted something on my phone, so I went and had them custom cut a Zagg InvisibleSHIELD. Doesn't look as good as I'd hope so I'm looking for something else.
Via Jonesey's G2 from hell, er, Verizon

thatg said:
love the stealthy all black look of the nexus, i think if you had the right color skin to cover the lg logo it would look pretty nice. was wondering if any of you guys had skinned yours yet. i think the only one ive seen available is the exoskins, but they dont have black
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exoskin-0
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Check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454932

Oh yeah that looks sweet. Theres also a guy who unscrewed the back off and sanded it down. Came out really good

thatg said:
love the stealthy all black look of the nexus, i think if you had the right color skin to cover the lg logo it would look pretty nice. was wondering if any of you guys had skinned yours yet. i think the only one ive seen available is the exoskins, but they dont have black
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exoskin-0
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I ordered this:
http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi%C2%AE-TechSkin-Protector-Protective-Lifetime/dp/B00F58KU48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380154014&sr=8-1&keywords=skinomi+%2B+lg+g2
as I love the look of carbon fiber, but it won't arrive til next week. IF it looks half as good as the pic then I'll be stoked.

Did it about three hours ago. Went pretty smooth for me. The kit comes with skins for the volume rockers as well but I thought it would look better without. So far, without much time to test, I like the feel. Definitely like the look. My only worry and it's a big one, is how it will fare going in and out of my pockets.
Edit: posted 5 total pics and only one uploaded. I'll keep trying the rest.
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Sorry only posting this one.
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Try again
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And again
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Crooke356 said:
Did it about three hours ago. Went pretty smooth for me. The kit comes with skins for the volume rockers as well but I thought it would look better without. So far, without much time to test, I like the feel. Definitely like the look. My only worry and it's a big one, is how it will fare going in and out of my pockets.
Edit: posted 5 total pics and only one uploaded. I'll keep trying the rest.
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I have the same skinomi carbon fiber skin but I think I did a better job of putting it on
No raised edges or corners. I have tips on how I did it if people want.
http://imgur.com/a/qKCmm/

Gasaraki- said:
I have the same skinomi carbon fiber skin but I think I did a better job of putting it on
No raised edges or corners. I have tips on how I did it if people want.
http://imgur.com/a/qKCmm/
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Really? Should have sent it to you
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Gasaraki- said:
I have the same skinomi carbon fiber skin but I think I did a better job of putting it on
No raised edges or corners. I have tips on how I did it if people want.
http://imgur.com/a/qKCmm/
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Any issues with it sticking?
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Crooke356 said:
Really? Should have sent it to you
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Any issues with it sticking?
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Nope. I put it in my pocket everyday. It really depends on how well it's installed on the phone though.

Gasaraki- said:
Nope. I put it in my pocket everyday. It really depends on how well it's installed on the phone though.
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Well, judging by your pictures, I don't see any difference so I guess I'll find out.
Edit: nvrmnd. I see I did mine differently. I went off someone else's pics and assumed there were gonna be gaps and arranged it so the chrome-ish band would show. Didn't think of covering it up.. Poo. Guess I'll buy another one.
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would if i had one.. well a bit

I plan on getting a clear skin to go over the white g2. What is a good brand that won't turn yellow after a while?

thatg said:
love the stealthy all black look of the nexus, i think if you had the right color skin to cover the lg logo it would look pretty nice. was wondering if any of you guys had skinned yours yet. i think the only one ive seen available is the exoskins, but they dont have black
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exoskin-0
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this is the first time of me seeing the back buttons on the verizon version. i dont like those buttons. it looks like it would be a nightmare trying to take a screen shot with those small buttons.
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iB4STiD said:
would if i had one.. well a bit
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ib4stid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what are you doing over here? thinking about taking the plunge for a better handset than your gs4?

iB4STiD said:
would if i had one.. well a bit
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Get one bro! :thumbup:
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Gasaraki- said:
I have the same skinomi carbon fiber skin but I think I did a better job of putting it on
No raised edges or corners. I have tips on how I did it if people want.
http://imgur.com/a/qKCmm/
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Please share your tips. I put one on and feeling the edges drive me nuts.
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