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How flimsy is the sim card cover i mean the bottom part of phone i removed it once and it bent managed to fix it but its got a creese mark now
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The very first thing I did was crush the cover taking it off when I got home. Disappointed coming from a very abused,yet still mint nexus.
A thread a few posts up says to email them

Lol yeah i wasnt even cruel to it nightmare
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same problem happen over here as well

push your thumbs across the top of the cover, do not pinch the sides! it specifically says not to pinch it in the first page of the instruction manual.
however i do agree the build quality of these bits are terrible.

Sim cover + gap fixed!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827091&highlight=Sim+Cover

I don't have any problems with it at all. I think you have to remove it by sliding it down from the sides of the phone, rather than putting thumb/finger on the back.

Yup, killed one myself when I first got the DHD. HTC of course wouldn't just give me a new one - only set me back about £30 for a new one, including shipping

Yeah nearly snaped mine getting it off first time. Just creased/bent it but still works will get new one at some point. Find it best to ease it off from each side now, works for me.
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harro3 said:
I don't have any problems with it at all. I think you have to remove it by sliding it down from the sides of the phone, rather than putting thumb/finger on the back.
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Yep! Don't see how people have issues. It slides on perfect and clicks solidly into place. The battery cover has flimsy clips if you want to talk flimsy
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smurcoch said:
Yep! Don't see how people have issues. It slides on perfect and clicks solidly into place. The battery cover has flimsy clips if you want to talk flimsy
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I've got three DHDs around me (including mine), they are also bought from different operators. Not even one have perfect fit for the sim cover. All of them have a small bump at the center of the cover, and mine is doing some awful cracking noise. I've tried every possible way to fit the cover in (including the way described in the mentioned tread) .. no good..
So i don't think theres a DHD without this problem in the wild..

Samsungs flip cover is fantastic

Just received my new Samsung flip cover its fantastic
Talk about superb protection
Couldn't decide between the Green and silver but now glad I went for the silver
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Nice. Still waiting for this case to be available here in Manila. Does the back cover add any extra thickness over the original back cover? I remember the case for the Note 1 added a bit of extra thickness in the back.

This thread is likely to be closed, there is a flip-cover thread in accessories.
btw, I am waiting for Orange or Blue to get in stock in the UK.

I'm glad you like it OP but personally I'm not a big fan of it. I bought the same flip case when I had my S3 and at first I loved it cause its really stylish and makes the whole device look nice but my issue with it is every time you wanna access the screen you have to flip the case and it gets really annoying after awhile. Plus when you fold it to the side the top and bottom attachment become more loose. Just my opinion but a lot of people out there like it, I hope you do too.

Lennyuk said:
This thread is likely to be closed, there is a flip-cover thread in accessories.
btw, I am waiting for Orange or Blue to get in stock in the UK.
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couldn't find one but I'm only on my phone my pc is broke and I'm waiting for my new one to arrive
don't try to duplicate i find the search on app isn't ads good
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tenshi888 said:
Nice. Still waiting for this case to be available here in Manila. Does the back cover add any extra thickness over the original back cover? I remember the case for the Note 1 added a bit of extra thickness in the back.
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it doesn't seem to , also quality seems better than
the note one
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I'm not a fan of flip covers too. I got one free with the Note 1. Never used it as I found it very impractical to use.

barondebxl said:
I'm glad you like it OP but personally I'm not a big fan of it. I bought the same flip case when I had my S3 and at first I loved it cause its really stylish and makes the whole device look nice but my issue with it is every time you wanna access the screen you have to flip the case and it gets really annoying after awhile. Plus when you fold it to the side the top and bottom attachment become more loose. Just my opinion but a lot of people out there like it, I hope you do too.
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im hoping that it will be usable , i use my note 2 in my car so hoping will remain sturdy when i bend it back
seems better than the note 1 version
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mancuk29 said:
Couldn't decide between the Green and silver but now glad I went for the silver
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I had the blue flip cover on order until I found out that when they say "Silver", they mean Titanium Grey just like the phone of that colour.
Why they called in "Silver", I do not know.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
I had the blue flip cover on order until I found out that when they say "Silver", they mean Titanium Grey just like the phone of that colour.
Why they called in "Silver", I do not know.
Regards,
Dave
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i don't either dave it its defo the same colour as the phone and looks awesome
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I'm waiting for a Silver Flip Cover.
I've never had a flip cover before or anything like it. I've only used hardcases og silicone bodies.
Should be interesting to see if it becomes impractical or not.

I don't want to see that cover anymore the one I had with my galaxy s3 was poor quality it was peeling after just one week so ... pass !!!
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supramon said:
I don't want to see that cover anymore the one I had with my galaxy s3 was poor quality it was peeling after just one week so ... pass !!!
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I'll be extreemly cheesed off if this one starts peeling but as I've said it does seem like Samsung have done a half decent job
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does these flip cover protect against drop?
my gf just dropped her Nexus and the screen cracked!

netnerd said:
does these flip cover protect against drop?
my gf just dropped her Nexus and the screen cracked!
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Ouch I feel for her I did it with my iPad 3 and could have cried
I'm not sure however if you do a search on google for more 2 drop test there are videos which show the note 2 is pretty resilient and even didn't crack at 5ft 6" however I won't be trying that
Hopefully your girlfriend has insurance
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And u cant see notification led with the cover, right guys!?
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sohebq said:
And u cant see notification led with the cover, right guys!?
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Ah yeah that's the only downside if I was brave I'd drill a hole but I don't wanna destroy the beauty of the flip cover
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tenshi888 said:
Nice. Still waiting for this case to be available here in Manila. Does the back cover add any extra thickness over the original back cover? I remember the case for the Note 1 added a bit of extra thickness in the back.
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It sure adds a little thickness, but nothing you will feel. But the camera is recessed so the chrome wont be scratched as easily as with the original cover, which I think is a good think.
And my cover fits perfectly. I'm glad I ordered it.
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And u cant see notification led with the cover, right guys!?
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Yup the notification LED and the volume rocker are covered.

mancuk29 said:
Ouch I feel for her I did it with my iPad 3 and could have cried
I'm not sure however if you do a search on google for more 2 drop test there are videos which show the note 2 is pretty resilient and even didn't crack at 5ft 6" however I won't be trying that
Hopefully your girlfriend has insurance
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phone insurance is for idiots?
you pay a 4.99$ monthly fee then when you need a phone replacement, you must pay 199$ deductible!
why even bother with insurance, it costs the same to replace the cracked screen without insurance.

Gnarfsan said:
It sure adds a little thickness, but nothing you will feel. But the camera is recessed so the chrome wont be scratched as easily as with the original cover, which I think is a good think.
And my cover fits perfectly. I'm glad I ordered it.
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Yup the notification LED and the volume rocker are covered.
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This is the biggest led down for me then
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Heat & gap concerns

Hi
I got my HTC one just under a week ago on three and I'm in love with it. But there are some things I'm worried about. One thing is that when I play games or plug the phone in charge the cool aluminum back becomes rather uncomfortably hot and makes me have to switch hands, it doesn't burn but it does irritate...
Secondly I've seen some posts about gaps at the top and I have those but I was wondering if anyone else has a very fine bulge of the plastic above where the usb port is? I don't know if this is a fault of my phone or it is a general thing so I don't know whether to ask for an exchange or not... If anyone wants pictures of the gap just say!
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Post the pic up on here :thumbup:
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I know it's only slight but it bothers me when i catch it in the corner of my eye

i dont see anything

The tiny white bit in the right side, look across the phone and you'll see it better because you can't see the white bit anywhere else... I do have really sharp eyes though so If you can't see it I'm sorry
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thehairybaboon said:
I know it's only slight but it bothers me when i catch it in the corner of my eye
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thehairybaboon said:
The tiny white bit in the right side, look across the phone and you'll see it better because you can't see the white bit anywhere else... I do have really sharp eyes though so If you can't see it I'm sorry
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I can see it, i have excactly the same on my One, im just living with it though as everything else is soo perfect!
The only thing im worried about, is were that is, were the charger plugs in, the 2 little 'Catches' on the charger that hold it in rub on the white bit, in other words the hole seems to small, only slightly, i may contact HTC about this as im a little worried it will cause future problems like a Broken Charger or Charge Point etc. . .

Yeah that's exactly what I was worried about with the charger thing, if you do contact HTC let me know how it goes
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Will do. . .

i still cant see it. somebody mind circling it out in an edited photo?

Here.:cyclops:

ahhh thanks. i suppose that is the overhang issue. the speaker grille is badly glued.
htc is supposedly working on a solution right now, and it will be resolved in april batches. i think

MacHackz said:
Here.:cyclops:
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Hahah that cyclops smiley sure does it justice! Still waiting for my one, hope it isn't one of these HT33xx factory defects...

shiningarmor said:
ahhh thanks. i suppose that is the overhang issue. the speaker grille is badly glued.
htc is supposedly working on a solution right now, and it will be resolved in april batches. i think
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I don't think it is because I can't push it in at all so I'm guessing the size of something in that area is wrong :/
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RedWave31 said:
Hahah that cyclops smiley sure does it justice! Still waiting for my one, hope it isn't one of these HT33xx factory defects...
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look out for HT34 batches

So do you guys think they carrier will swap it for me or am I just being really uptight?
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Mine gets very hot too, I'm guessing that is a metal thing though, the gaps don't bother me or any slight overhang.
For me the issues are...
Blinkfeed
Heat
slow charging
home button is so hard to hit because it's small and in the corner
no battery percentage
no file search on the phone

Terrorantula said:
For me the issues are...
Blinkfeed
Heat
slow charging
home button is so hard to hit because it's small and in the corner
no battery percentage
no file search on the phone
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Try a launcher or put blink feed to the side and disable all sources? The file search apps on the market do me fine but normally they put something on the battery so there is less heat transfer to one spot I n the metal but I don't think they've done that in the first batch :/ and mine charges pretty fine as well
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I too have the overhang on the charging port. I have had two handsets (first one replaced due to gaps at top which moved when pressed) and its been on them both.
Second one has a slight dent/scratch in the white band, so ill wait another week (still in 28 days) and try and get another swap out. I do love the phone, battery life is immense, I'm getting about 2.5 days out of it at mo.

I have owned so many HTC phones it boggles the mind. In that time I have had to have 3 go in for repair. On stopped charging (one S) another had the wifi GPS glitch (one X international) and one just plain died one day to never turn on again (ATT one x+). All of these were taken care of by HTC. Can't say without issue, the international one X they scratched the case and took a little while to get a new one but in the end all my issues were taken care of. I would really say wait until HTC has resolved these issues and then they will take care of you 100%. You will need to be able to send the phone in for repair but they are fairly quick about 10 days total turn around time. They also didn't have any issue at all repairing a international phone at the USA HTC repair center something that is not true with Samsung.

Are you in the UK or America? Cus if you're in the UK I think I can get an exchange as well
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O2 UK now have it in stock

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z3/#activeTabNum=8&noScroll=yes
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corallus said:
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z3/#activeTabNum=8&noScroll=yes
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There's some here too...
http://www.handtec.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Sony+Xperia+Z3+16GB
EDIT: I've just had my shipment notification come through from my pre-order. I should get it tomorrow.

nniicckkss said:
There's some here too...
EDIT: I've just had my shipment notification come through from my pre-order. I should get it tomorrow.
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Nice, when you get it can you post to say if it comes with Ear Phones or not?
I've noticed the Three page has gone up but all the details are about the Z2 and there are no tarrifs yet. Can't post the URL because I am a new user but browse to the Z2 page and replace Z2 with Z3. eg.
Discover/Devices/Sony/Xperia_Z3

I wanted the white Z3 but o2 don't have it listed, just black and mint silver...I had the white Z and black Z1 and I was happy to go back to white now Sony have made all of it white, but now I'm stumped what to go for. Black is a safety colour however I'm intrigued about the mint silver which is exclusive for o2...think I'll go to the shop tomorrow and see it and then do my refresh upgrade from my HTC m8, it will cost me £360 to upgrade now but can trade the m8 in for £220 so not bad really....It's well worth being on this refresh plan!

White was exclusive for phones 4 u but they folded, the white is now exclusive to carphone warehouse
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corallus said:
White was exclusive for phones 4 u but they folded, the white is now exclusive to carphone warehouse
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I see, that's a pain as I can only upgrade direct with o2 on their refresh plan...I'll have to decide between black and mint silver.

Just been and got mine from o2, they only had 2 blacks left so I went for the safety option.

Got mint silver myself, luckily they had more than one as the first had a really bad light bleed patch in the middle of the screen
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Just had to exchange mine as the camera wouldn't focus, close up was fine but everything else came out as a blur!
Luckily a store by me was still open, they could've exchanged it for the mint silver but I wasn't too keen on it.

got my Z3 yesterday, but there are two dead pixels gonna return it for a replacement tomorrow, wont stop me buying Sony again though. Least it doesn't bend.

Torpis said:
Nice, when you get it can you post to say if it comes with Ear Phones or not?
I've noticed the Three page has gone up but all the details are about the Z2 and there are no tarrifs yet. Can't post the URL because I am a new user but browse to the Z2 page and replace Z2 with Z3. eg.
Discover/Devices/Sony/Xperia_Z3
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Hi,
Yes, it comes with the push in ear bud type of phones/hands free (I don't like those sort myself, but...). Also included is an OTG lead, charger wall plug with separate USB lead, and a screen protector (matt finish) for the front.
This is a UK, unlocked handset only phone.
No dead pixels on my one, and no issues with the focus on the camera.

nniicckkss said:
Hi,
Yes, it comes with the push in ear bud type of phones/hands free (I don't like those sort myself, but...). Also included is an OTG lead, charger wall plug with separate USB lead, and a screen protector (matt finish) for the front.
This is a UK, unlocked handset only phone.
No dead pixels on my one, and no issues with the focus on the camera.
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Thanks, went and got mine today from Three. I love that it came with a USB OTG cable, it's something I never knew I needed on the iPhone but it's awesome!
I got rid of the screen protector as they are usually rubbish - it's just a shame it didn't come with the noise cancelling earbuds.

Torpis said:
Thanks, went and got mine today from Three. I love that it came with a USB OTG cable, it's something I never knew I needed on the iPhone but it's awesome!
I got rid of the screen protector as they are usually rubbish - it's just a shame it didn't come with the noise cancelling earbuds.
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Yeah, I've not really used the OTG lead very often on previous phones - occasionally for transferring data, and I've used it to listen to music on wireless headphones. And just to try it out, I've put my wireless mouse dongle and keyboard in it and that works too. This was all on my S4, yet to test it out on the Z3 but I assume it's the same.
I have put the screen protector on my Z3, but it's a matt finish and is collecting fingerprints. I much prefer it without one on. I'm just gauging confidence in the durability of the screen with regards to scratches before I run without one on at all. My past phones have had Gorilla Glass on them and I've not used protection and they have been scratch free.

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Yeah, I've not really used the OTG lead very often on previous phones - occasionally for transferring data, and I've used it to listen to music on wireless headphones. And just to try it out, I've put my wireless mouse dongle and keyboard in it and that works too. This was all on my S4, yet to test it out on the Z3 but I assume it's the same.
I have put the screen protector on my Z3, but it's a matt finish and is collecting fingerprints. I much prefer it without one on. I'm just gauging confidence in the durability of the screen with regards to scratches before I run without one on at all. My past phones have had Gorilla Glass on them and I've not used protection and they have been scratch free.
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I truly would like to know this as well. Thru out the years, I have had phone with gorilla glass and have had no screen protectors ever and have had no scratches ever! Now, I am carful as hell with my phones but my z2 I did the same as I usually do and I did get scratches. Front and back. My only guess is, this was because of the dragontail glass which is not as strong as gorilla glass when it comes to scratches. I do hope that sony went with gorilla glass this time. Anyone know for sure?

Anyone know if the o2 xperia z3 has bootloader unlockable: Yes?
Im looking for the mint silver green one. Looks really nice though im not really a fan of o2.
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sfex3best said:
Anyone know if the o2 xperia z3 has bootloader unlockable: Yes?
Im looking for the mint silver green one. Looks really nice though im not really a fan of o2.
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Mines locked.
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Sighhh why the hell do they have to make this mint silver color available only on o2. I seen reviews of the o2 customer service and they have like 1 star.
I want this silver green colour so badly but other than o2 its not available anywhere here in uk.
Thanks for that news tho
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sfex3best said:
Sighhh why the hell do they have to make this mint silver color available only on o2. I seen reviews of the o2 customer service and they have like 1 star.
I want this silver green colour so badly but other than o2 its not available anywhere here in uk.
Thanks for that news tho
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It's exclusive to o2, it may come to other networks at some point... I personally am not a fan of that colour.
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Received my Xperia Z3 today on o2, bootloader is locked.

My Z3 is on O2, but in the service menu the bl can be unlocked. Just waiting to see if a non invasive method to root can be found. It is a bit of a pain having all this dross preinstalled.

Color choise durablitly long term?

I was just wondering how peoples phones are holding up. I am switching from a Note5 titanium to an S8 and have only 2 choises black or grey... My titanium note5 after 2 years looks still amazing, back side looks like 9.5/10 (always in a case)
I ask because i read a review where the person was complaining about the tiny scratches he was finding on the backside of his black model
Im leaning towards black. but like black cars i worry they only look good for a few months then become a pain to keep looking good?

I have the black version and after about 4 months it looks brand new. Admittedly I have been using a case for about 3 months (the OEM alcantara one), so take that for what it is.
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Thanks I'm an avid case user. Spigen neohybrid on order.
I went Black.
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I love the Arctic Silver. It hides finger prints very well too.

TKG26 said:
Thanks I'm an avid case user. Spigen neohybrid on order.
I went Black.
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I also have the ultra hybrid from spigen. That back transparent plastic goes from 0 to crap in no time flat. Full of fingerprints and grease almost instantly and within a week it's full of scratches. Not to mention it sounds like it's gonna break every time I "drop" it from like 10cm height onto the table.
My advice would be not to get clear hard plastic backed cases. Especially if they are not "raised" a bit by silicone or rubber feet or something.
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neo hybrid is different I believe.
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https://www.spigen.com/products/galaxy-s8-case-neo-hybrid?variant=30614663425
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neo hybrid is different I believe.
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Oh yes. Sorry. Got confused. Was thinking of neo hybrid crystal.
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I did get a cheap o clear case for occasional usage. Love them but the sides turn gold over time
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My black S8 Plus got scratches on the back the ONE day I used it without a case or skin on it. I sat it down on the table at the restaurant (Formica tabletop) and it got scratches somehow. Been in a case or skin ever since.
The midnight black is GORGEOUS, but it shows every flaw and is a fingerprint/grease magnet.
I wish I had gone with the orchid grey like my wife, but at the time black was the only option for the US Unlocked version. She got the T-Mo version. If I had to do it over again, I'd get the grey T-Mobile version, or the coral blue unlocked version.

. That sucks as luck would have it my cases are arriving same day as the phone
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I have a black S8 and the reason for this is because on silver model, I didn't like the way frame looks, it was kind of chrome, but on black it looks slick. Although fingerprints are visible more. I would also purchase blue coral, but putting it in a black case will cover the phone's color My phone is 1 week short of 2 months and still looks good, although I am using a case "Spigen Liquid Armor"