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Yellowish mark Appearing on keayboards side.

Ok so I thought this was just my 1st G2 that was showing this. It seems that the rubber tabs beneath the screens are leaving behind a yellowish stain on each side of the keyboard part of the phone. Look at the '@' key now look at the grey part to the left of it and check if you see any yellow stains. Same thing on the grey part to the right of the 'enter' key. On both my 1st G2 and now my 2nd G2 I noticed this.
I tried cleaning it but it doesn't come off. I tried alcohol too and still. Scared to try anything else because I don't want the paint or color to fade.
Now idk if removing the tabs from beneath the screens is a good idea but idk why this mark is happening.
Id take a pic of it but don't have a camera to do it.
Also I don't mean to add to the list of problems of this phone as I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't trade it for anything.
Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

Nothin on mine, maybe you just have dirty hands...
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its proven that this yellow mark will reduce the phones processor to 400 mhz. really.... its just a "yellowish" mark...

I actually have the same exact thing on mine. I thought it was just something random but I saw this post and I wonder otherwise.

Troll... it has nothing to do with my hands as my hands don't touch this part of the phone you idiot.
papeshfoo said:
Nothin on mine, maybe you just have dirty hands...
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Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

Yeah I know what it is... I'm asking if I'm the only one that is all.
kidd657 said:
its proven that this yellow mark will reduce the phones processor to 400 mhz. really.... its just a "yellowish" mark...
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Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

It's urine. The type of composite htc used for the g2's main body is susceptible to saturation from organic waste fluids. This is irreversible. Wash your hands more, or stop peeing on them.
That is my scientific diagnosis. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

elracing21 said:
Troll... it has nothing to do with my hands as my hands don't touch this part of the phone you idiot.
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I'm a troll, but your clogging up the boards with usless posts?...I was just stating that maybe your hands were dirty. Nothing to get upset about Mr. Man...

I got the same mark on mine, its only on the left side though... and Im right handed just to stop the trolls.

Outbreak86 said:
I got the same mark on mine, its only on the left side though... and Im right handed just to stop the trolls.
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Interesting that multiple people have the same yellow mark on the phone. I have it too but thought nothing of it. Just that it was most likely gunk from my pocket. Its just odd for a lot of people to have the same mark in the same place. I have failed at trying to clean it off a few times now. Anyone successful clean it off.

Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?

I thoroughly looked over my phone and cant find what you are describing. I'm guessing I dont have this problem.

I think its part of the rubber adhesive under the screen
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papeshfoo said:
I'm a troll, but your clogging up the boards with usless posts?...I was just stating that maybe your hands were dirty. Nothing to get upset about Mr. Man...
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Ok sir... I'm not clogging up anything. This is what the boards are for. I'm clearly posting up a problem I'm experiencing just like other users have. This is not useless as I am asking if anyone has successfully cleaned the marks
xD
QwertyAccess said:
I think its part of the rubber adhesive under the screen
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It is because of the rubber. But I was thinking of covering it with tape. But what good is it if I can't clean what's already there?
xD
keenerb said:
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
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Yes I did first day. Same with the 2nd phone. This is happening because of the adhesive rubber on the back of the screen. Its the only thing that touched the keyboard half of the phone. The marks are left on the grey next to the @,.com,alt keys and on the right of the delete, enter, and right alt keys.
Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

I just noticed the same thing started appearing on my phone. I've had the phone since a few days before the official launch and the yellow spots just started showing up a day or two ago.
I haven't been able to clean them off, but I agree, it looks like it might be from the adhesive from the rubber pads. Alcohol didn't work to clean them off... I am fairly certain acetone or anything stronger will eat the paint off the phone.

keenerb said:
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?
You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
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Just noticed this,
Here is a pic. Oh and the yellowish stains are appearing in a spot where the plastic layer did not cover...
http://tinypic.com/r/2lstg75/7
The one on the left is hard to see in this lighting, but the one on the right is clearly visible
Edit: I just tried some diluted acetone and the stains did not come out. They are really in there good.

my phone has it too. but the right side stain is much more visible the the left. i hope its not anything coming up from the inside like a chemical leak or idk. it seems to be getting progressively darker

I just realized I have yellow marks on the side of the keyboard also. I just called tmobile, and since I was still in the remorse period, I'm having them send me another one. Great.

xdviper said:
I just realized I have yellow marks on the side of the keyboard also. I just called tmobile, and since I was still in the remorse period, I'm having them send me another one. Great.
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What good is getting a new one? Its going to stain again. They are all like this and whoever says they don't have it is either because they never use the keyboard or they are in denial.
My first g2 had it and my 2nd one has it. Even the test dummy in radioshack had it.
Had anyone figured out how to clean this???
Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

elracing21 said:
What good is getting a new one? Its going to stain again. They are all like this and whoever says they don't have it is either because they never use the keyboard or they are in denial.
My first g2 had it and my 2nd one has it. Even the test dummy in radioshack had it.
Had anyone figured out how to clean this???
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i don't have it but i don't use my keyboard though

can somebody please tell me what this is or mean...

A friend of mine wanted me to root his Evo for him. After I rooted it, I flashed the Synergy RC1 rom on it. As I was making sure everything was working, I noticed his screen looked a little flakey (see pics). It had like this wisonsin shaped marking on the screen. It's easy to notice on light colored screens. But it's also noticable on dark color screens as well.
I don't know if his screen is going bad or if this is a case of screen tearing or whatever it's called. I never had any of those issues with any of the Evos I ever owned. So therefore, I don't know what to look for.
So nevertheless, can someone please take a look at the pics and let me know if this is a case of th screen going ad, screen tearing or something else. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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plmiller0905 said:
A friend of mine wanted me to root his Evo for him. After I rooted it, I flashed the Synergy RC1 rom on it. As I was making sure everything was working, I noticed his screen looked a little flakey (see pics). It had like this wisonsin shaped marking on the screen. It's easy to notice on light colored screens. But it's also noticable on dark color screens as well.
I don't know if his screen is going bad or if this is a case of screen tearing or whatever it's called. I never had any of those issues with any of the Evos I ever owned. So therefore, I don't know what to look for.
So nevertheless, can someone please take a look at the pics and let me know if this is a case of th screen going ad, screen tearing or something else. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Looks like something dried under the screen.
Like coffee.

mattykinsx said:
Looks like something dried under the screen.
Like coffee.
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So you thinking it may be water/liquid damage then?
Where is the liquid trigger/indicators on this phone. I know one is on the battery. And that one isn't pink or anything.
I also tried flashing another room and it still shows.

plmiller0905 said:
So you thinking it may be water/liquid damage then?
Where is the liquid trigger/indicators on this phone. I know one is on the battery. And that one isn't pink or anything.
I also tried flashing another room and it still shows.
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Keep in mind that if you get the screen wet that doesn't necessarily mean that the indicator would change if you don't get any other part of the phone wet.
However, I think it's pretty obvious it's some sort of liquid damage and I doubt Sprint would be willing to replace it.

mattykinsx said:
Keep in mind that if you get the screen wet that doesn't necessarily mean that the indicator would change if you don't get any other part of the phone wet.
However, I think it's pretty obvious it's some sort of liquid damage and I doubt Sprint would be willing to replace it.
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So basically he'd have to file a claim with Asurion?

plmiller0905 said:
So basically he'd have to file a claim with Asurion?
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Yeah. If I were him I would take it to Sprint just to try. Can't hurt.

mattykinsx said:
Keep in mind that if you get the screen wet that doesn't necessarily mean that the indicator would change if you don't get any other part of the phone wet.
However, I think it's pretty obvious it's some sort of liquid damage and I doubt Sprint would be willing to replace it.
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My buddy just came back. He said that he hasn't never gotten the phone wet at all. And have no idea how it could be liquid damage. He's going to take it to sprint tomorrow afternoon after he gets off work.

mattykinsx said:
Yeah. If I were him I would take it to Sprint just to try. Can't hurt.
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Or if he feels comfortable taking apart electronic stuff, he could just take the phone apart and clean it. just make sure it is completely dry before putting it back together.

Muellersirch said:
Or if he feels comfortable taking apart electronic stuff, he could just take the phone apart and clean it. just make sure it is completely dry before putting it back together.
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Well he definately don't feel comfortable doing that and neither than me... lol. It took almost an hour just to take my xbox 360 apart two night ago to fix the rings of death.

Definitely Liquid damage

Evo4eva said:
Definitely Liquid damage
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I would have to say the same thing. and hey im from Wisconsin, and that doesnt look anything like a Wisconsin Map maybe Lake Winnebago or Lake Michigan but most def. not Wisconsin

Sorry to say but that's liquid damage
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My friends evo had the exact same thing, it was from liquid damage.... His was not in the center of the screen, but it looked identical.... Sprint replaced it under his insurance for I think $50
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Update:
We took the phone to Sprint yesterday and they said that it wasn't liquid damage. They said that it appeared to be a pressure point. Something apparently pressed up to hard against the screen. Nevertheless, because he had insurance, they replaced the screen free of charge.
However in doing so, they apparently broke the speaker in the earpiece and the bluetooth connection. Whenever someone calls the phone, they can hear you, but you can't hear them. They come in in very very low and the sound is distorted and sounds like static.
So he called sprint and we have to bring it back in today. They also added more minutes to his plan for the next 3 months or something like that.

[MOD] Easily Remove Samsung from Google Nexus S

Today I removed my zagg full invinsible shield because it didn't fit ok so I got new one and I decided to perform a thought I had for long time....remove samsung logo!so I did it with pencil rubber and thats the result...what do you think??I love it

Samsung did good job on this one, and deserves the recognition...
That's my opinion.

OMG I'm doing that asap! So you just used a pencil eraser, did it leave and marks/scratches?
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Lmao that's awesome!
=]
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I'm definitely doing it...I had this idea of removing the logo for weeks but haven't put it in practice.
turned out a simple way to do that ^_^

i personally would just remove everything altogether. not to discredit the 2 companies for the fine work theyve done, but all black no logos just looks sexy. besides, you've credited the companies already by buying their products.

I covered with sellotape the area around samsung logo then i rubbed it with a rubber with a red part and blue part, mainly with the blue part(harder) and then cleaning it with cotton.I had no scrathches but the part of the plastic with the logo was looking a little blurry at first from some angle, clean again with cotton and rubbing alcohol and it will reduce it.Today with the invinsible shield looks nice and shiny!

I do some modelling and would normally use a sand paper after I stick 2 plastic parts together (400, 800, 1000, 2000, 3000) and will finish it with a polishing compound.
for budget or practicality I use this
just make sure you use number 4 to make it shining.

I have a black soft case on my phone. Looks great and I don't have to rub any logos off. /shrug

nice mod

Thanks , very nice. I will test

stavros86 said:
I covered with sellotape the area around samsung logo then i rubbed it with a rubber with a red part and blue part, mainly with the blue part(harder) and then cleaning it with cotton.I had no scrathches but the part of the plastic with the logo was looking a little blurry at first from some angle, clean again with cotton and rubbing alcohol and it will reduce it.Today with the invinsible shield looks nice and shiny!
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Awesome , now the Cover belongs to only google

Currently have a clear coat skin on my nexus but if when it's time to replace it I will definitely consider this. Thanks!!
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Does this void the warranty ?

Hahaha. This is cool and something I might do way in the future. I hate it when people ask me
"Is that a Samsung Galaxy S?"
NO YOU MORONS!

praveenmarkandu said:
Hahaha. This is cool and something I might do way in the future. I hate it when people ask me
"Is that a Samsung Galaxy S?"
NO YOU MORONS!
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When they see mine the say is it a new iphone?and when see the samsung logo oooohhhh it's samsung...

Just did mine and it looks amazing!
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stavros86 said:
When they see mine the say is it a new iphone?and when see the samsung logo oooohhhh it's samsung...
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Lol when I have miui on my phone people always ask if my phone is the new iPhone. I then tell them its not and they see the wonders of android they say I'm getting one now. Haha.
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Ive tried an eraser and it just doesnt seem to be working. No loss, no gain.

tailsthecat3 said:
Ive tried an eraser and it just doesnt seem to be working. No loss, no gain.
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Same. Mines stubborn.
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Red 64 gig turbo!

my red battery cover showed up today. I love the ballistic nylon, but the fraying was sending my OCD into overdrive lol case anybody was wondering, as most would figure that fits the 64 gig version perfectly. With the black power and volume keys it actually looks better than the factory version I think. I'll post some pics later when I have a second camera available.

Nice! Did the adhesive make it difficult to remove the original back?

Where did you buy it?

I trust you're going to share a pic or two with us... Congrats!

Yes I would like to see some pictures. Was it hard to get the back off? Does it adhere to the back alright? Did it come with led's for the flash?

I don't get threads like this. Why even start the thread if you have no pictures or information to share?! It's like when someone says they got something great to tell you and then says, "hey, I'll call you back". #epicthreadfail.

Take phone into bathroom. Use mirror. Done.

rx2mazda said:
I don't get threads like this. Why even start the thread if you have no pictures or information to share?! It's like when someone says they got something great to tell you and then says, "hey, I'll call you back". #epicthreadfail.
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Lol ya. I got over excited. I'll post some tonight with my Wifes phone .
So about the adhesive. No its not to hard. The top corner clips are the hardest part. Its hard to get them to pop loss and I was worried about damaging the frame.
I ordered it from eBay. Google droid turbo battery cover, it should pop up in shopping. Mine was 25 but I saw one for 19 yesterday.
The fit is really tight and clean. I have to admit, I never looked at the mgf models because I wanted 64 gigs. But wow it feels great in the hand. I am so pleased with it! My only concern is how it holds up. The bn is pretty much scratch proof. The mfg model is basically Kevlar with a soft touch clear coat. But that's OK, I ordered another one as a backup. I also ordered a second bn back to experiment with. I want to try and remove the bn and try leather! But that's a another project.

zathus said:
Lol ya. I got over excited. I'll post some tonight with my Wifes phone .
So about the adhesive. No its not to hard. The top corner clips are the hardest part. Its hard to get them to pop loss and I was worried about damaging the frame.
I ordered it from eBay. Google droid turbo battery cover, it should pop up in shopping. Mine was 25 but I saw one for 19 yesterday.
The fit is really tight and clean. I have to admit, I never looked at the mgf models because I wanted 64 gigs. But wow it feels great in the hand. I am so pleased with it! My only concern is how it holds up. The bn is pretty much scratch proof. The mfg model is basically Kevlar with a soft touch clear coat. But that's OK, I ordered another one as a backup. I also ordered a second bn back to experiment with. I want to try and remove the bn and try leather! But that's a another project.
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Understandable. ?
I might be interested in this but I'd have to see your pics. I kinda like the black ballistic nylon, but your description sounds cool.

Speaking of battery covers, I never knew there's a blue nylon one.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/blue-Housing...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f443be6fb
There's a lot of them for around $22USD on aliexpress.

pics =)

Fun fact! The bn turbo is also made of Kevlar... Interesting...

Looks good but I want to find one without the verizon logo if possible

zathus said:
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What kind of adhesive did you use to put the charging pad back on?

turk2333 said:
What kind of adhesive did you use to put the charging pad back on?
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If you talking about that black rubber pad in the teardown video. That's just a guard to protect the charging coil from the battery cover. In the tear down video the guy made it seem like you have to be very careful with that. It's just a piece of rubber. And I actually detact the side of it facing the back plate. So that it only stuck to the phone. I used lint lol
That's actually a good point. So, if you end up doing this. When you take the back plate off, That black piece of rubber that's protecting the coil. You're going to want to make sure that not sticky on the part facing the battery cover. Once you remove the back plate the adhesive strength of it is going to be weaker. So if you don't make it not sticky, when you put the phone back together everytime you touch that spot it could make a noise and be quite irritating. Plus I'm not sure if the curvature between the two battery covers is the exact same.

zed011 said:
Looks good but I want to find one without the verizon logo if possible
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Not possible. There is no international red version, so therefore there is no red version without the Verizon logo. I don't know how hard it would be to remove. I think its laser etched. I was actually giving that a thought.. How I can remove it lol

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Looks good in red.

zathus said:
my red battery cover showed up today. I love the ballistic nylon, but the fraying was sending my OCD into overdrive lol case anybody was wondering, as most would figure that fits the 64 gig version perfectly. With the black power and volume keys it actually looks better than the factory version I think. I'll post some pics later when I have a second camera available.
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Your BN was fraying? That's not giving me the warm fuzzies. Maybe I should get the red back instead of the blue BN. Something so I can tell my phone from my wife's.
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I don't get posts like this. It's the OEM red Kevlar back. It should look exactly like the red turbo you'd get at Verizon. Pics were nice but not needed.
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wingdo said:
Your BN was fraying? That's not giving me the warm fuzzies. Maybe I should get the red back instead of the blue BN. Something so I can tell my phone from my wife's.
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I don't get posts like this. It's the OEM red Kevlar back. It should look exactly like the red turbo you'd get at Verizon. Pics were nice but not needed.
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Yeah. In one spot it was fraying. Not super bad. My wife always told me I was seeing things lol so it was that minimal. I'm just really ocd on phones.

zathus said:
Yeah. In one spot it was fraying. Not super bad. My wife always told me I was seeing things lol so it was that minimal. I'm just really ocd on phones.
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I'd love to go to the red cover so I can use one of the magnetic car mounts. Are there instructions on taking the back off?
Edit: I picked up the red one for $19 on eBay. after I saw the teardown video. Seems stupidly easy to replace. Can't wait to get this so I can install a ProClip car mount for the Turbo. I love the BN back, but the fact very little works with it makes it useless IMO.

Nexus 6P Graphite. Fingerprint scanner is a different color?

Hello guys!
The fingerprint scanner on my Graphite Nexus 6P is another color than the rest of the body? For me it seems to be greener than the body.
Is it the same for you?

Anyone?

Can you show us a picture.
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Can you show us a picture.
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Ok..I will try to tak a picture now. Also...the bottom plastic part is also another color than the metal body. I will take a picture in a sec.

toknitup420 said:
Can you show us a picture.
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Okay, here you go:
http://imgur.com/a/Xo3XR
This is my second unit (I already exchanged one) but I do not think the first one was like this.
Build date on this one is 04/12/2015.

Its suppose to be a different colour/shade of grey

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Its suppose to be a different colour/shade of grey
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Did you checked the photos I provided? Are you sure this is normal? I did not see this on my first model

Come on, guys...please someone with a 6P confirm if this is how it is for you or not...

It all looks normal to me. Also the fingerprint scanner will reflect light differently than the phone body because it's recessed into the body of the phone. Which in turn can make it look different. But yours looks normal. The bar at the bottom is supposed to be slightly diff than the body of the phone to give a two tone effect.
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so, ppl are telling you it's normal, but you're still asking ppl to tell you it's normal?
ok

Michael Ilie said:
Okay, here you go:
This is my second unit (I already exchanged one) but I do not think the first one was like this.
Build date on this one is 04/12/2015.
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Delete the pics with your iMEI and S/N number sticker displaying. That is not something you share with anyone except your carrier.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Delete the pics with your iMEI and S/N number sticker displaying. That is not something you share with anyone except your carrier.
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Ok, I did this. What about the problem I have? So far only one nexus user told me it is normal. I need more opinions.

Michael Ilie said:
Ok, I did this. What about the problem I have? So far only one nexus user told me it is normal. I need more opinions.
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its normal. you also have to consider they are different materials which will affect the color a little. I have aluminum and its the same. scanner and bottom are different shades. nothing to worry about

jdpeck said:
its normal. you also have to consider they are different materials which will affect the color a little. I have aluminum and its the same. scanner and bottom are different shades. nothing to worry about
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I might be a little OCD ambout my phone. The reason i am a little worried is because I do not remember my first unit having this. But on the first one I had a bad pinkish display....on this one the display is good...but i noticed today the different colors.

Michael Ilie said:
Come on, guys...please someone with a 6P confirm if this is how it is for you or not...
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Looks normal. What exactly is your concern? Does everything function as it should?

XxMORPHEOUSxX said:
Looks normal. What exactly is your concern? Does everything function as it should?
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Yes...it does. It is not about functionality tho. I just do not know if this is how it is supposed to look. As I said I do not remember my first unit (built in Octomber) to have two different colors. Or at least it was more of the same shade. That is why this one seems weird to me.

Michael Ilie said:
Yes...it does. It is not about functionality tho. I just do not know if this is how it is supposed to look. As I said I do not remember my first unit (built in Octomber) to have two different colors. Or at least it was more of the same shade. That is why this one seems weird to me.
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It could very possibly be a different shade. But I am just saying that unless it is effecting the usage of the device, why does it matter. It's not like you could trade it in on the basis that the fingerprint scanner paint is a slightly different shade then your first model. You are hyper focused on a non issue. Are you worried that you got a refurbished one. Because you probably did. And that would definitely explain the difference in paint. But still, you have a fully functional device.

XxMORPHEOUSxX said:
It could very possibly be a different shade. But I am just saying that unless it is effecting the usage of the device, why does it matter. It's not like you could trade it in on the basis that the fingerprint scanner paint is a slightly different shade then your first model. You are hyper focused on a non issue. Are you worried that you got a refurbished one. Because you probably did. And that would definitely explain the difference in paint. But still, you have a fully functional device.
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Well yea...I am kinda worried it was a refurbished device. But the thing is...I do not know if it was indeed refurbished or not. The guy at the shop where I requested a replacement opened the second one in front of my eyes. He cut the exterior seal and also the seal on the box. So...might it be refurbished? How can I tell?

Michael Ilie said:
Well yea...I am kinda worried it was a refurbished device. But the thing is...I do not know if it was indeed refurbished or not. The guy at the shop where I requested a replacement opened the second one in front of my eyes. He cut the exterior seal and also the seal on the box. So...might it be refurbished? How can I tell?
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Yeah it is hard to say. I would assume it's new, but maybe they have refurbs stocked from huawei on hand for trade outs. I don't really know how it works. I have gotten refurbished phones in the past though and have not experienced negative side effects. My HTC m7 which I had for the full 2 years was one of my favorite phones. My first model did crap out though in the first week and I had to mail it in to swap it and definitely got a refurbished one. But it still works fine to this day. I could see where they had glued it back together at the top though and it made me uneasy for the first few months.

XxMORPHEOUSxX said:
Yeah it is hard to say. I would assume it's new, but maybe they have refurbs stocked from huawei on hand for trade outs. I don't really know how it works. I have gotten refurbished phones in the past though and have not experienced negative side effects. My HTC m7 which I had for the full 2 years was one of my favorite phones. My first model did crap out though in the first week and I had to mail it in to swap it and definitely got a refurbished one. But it still works fine to this day. I could see where they had glued it back together at the top though and it made me uneasy for the first few months.
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This is a little bit off topic...but is it legal to sell refurbished phones without saying they are refurbished? The shop I bought it from claims it maight be a new phone. Idk if they collaborate with Huawei. Nexus devices are not so Popular in Romania. The 6P launched here on something arount 22nd of December (I bought it on 23rd...but the phone was manufactured in October).
Back on topic...do you think it looks normal? Still waiting for more replys from guys that own a Graphite Nexus 6P