Personally I'm on my 7th device and finally have one that I'm accepting. The local ATT warranty store manager himself went through 5 phones before he found one he kept. The phone itself is great on paper and performance is top notch. I just wish Samsung paid a little more attention to QA standards and tested the phone more thoroughly before releasing it. At this point if you have a phone that is hardware defect free, one can only hope software issues will be resolved in future OTA's. I have contacted my carrier and Samsung and they are now aware of the issues. However I urge you all to call and let your carrier know of any problems b/c the only way Samsung will resolve these is if the carriers get enough feedback to contact Samsung direct.
This is the list I have experienced and some I'm aware off. Feel free to add to the list.
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Screen- bubble under lens
- dimples and ripples under lens
- scratches on lens surface
- scratch under lens
- hue tone near bottom is more pink
Home Button- recessed on one side (2 of them were almost flat on right side and raised on left)
Back button - stops working
Heat - I would not consider this a problem, I only charge at 1/2xC or less, in my experience heat is perfectly normal on Li batteries during discharge and charge.
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Email Notification - Audible push email notifications don't come through after phone has been unused for 10 mins or longer on mobile network (lots of threads created on this)
Exchange emails - EAS emails get deleted as soon as it shows up in the client
OTA Update - Phone would not OTA update OE2 - soft, hard resets, clear cache made no difference
Memory management issues - Tmobile/Sprint phones
Screen rotation - out the box screen rotation did not work, *#0*# gyro test indicates fault
Reboot Cycle - out the box phone would just continuously to reboot
Carrier Options - Some carriers like ATT have removed some basic options and features other carriers allow: Calendar option to lock screen with power button on att phones is inclusive with immediate lock. Smart Manager, Download booster.
i feell bad for you
mine is fine .. at least for me.
auto brightness issue..
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auto brightness issue..
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Thanks i forgot to add that, very odd how some of these phones have issues and some don't, I can understand HW QA issues but software when they all get the same FW is byond me
On a G925I device running firmware AOD3, I experienced a much worse issue with brightness whereby when auto-brightness is off, the screen wouldn't dim before timing out (actually it would dim, but maybe only like 1%). Very annoying when you're reading some text and the screen just turns off without warning! I've upgraded to AOE3, and now I only have the auto-brightness issue mentioned above.
My first Edge functioned flawlessly, but had a spec of dust under the screen. No other problems whatsoever. My second Edge seems to be great so far.
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My first Edge functioned flawlessly, but had a spec of dust under the screen. No other problems whatsoever. My second Edge seems to be great so far.
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It is a hit or miss, that is bad QA and Samsung needs to tighten up their standards if they want to keep up with the big boys.
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It is a hit or miss, that is bad QA and Samsung needs to tighten up their standards if they want to keep up with the big boys.
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Sad thing is... they ARE the big boys. I had two OnePlus Ones that were fantastic out of the box. My first S6 (regular) had defective hardware/software that I couldn't fix, second S6 (edge) had dust under the screen. On my third device I think I've finally got a good one. If a small company like OnePlus can get a phone with amazing specs (at its time) for under half the cost of Samsung AND still have decent QC, Samsung can too. They just aren't doing their job.
I agree their quality control is horribly lacking with the S6. This is my first android phone, I'm a long time blackberry user, never been a fan of apple for various reasons i won't get into but everyone is going to compare their quality to iOverpaid phones which sadly is a benchmark in the industry these days. The lack of QC/QA is pathetic at best. Even worse is their customer service when a member here sent in his phone for repair he got the phone back with dust under the screen. I realize mfg of this phone is very difficult and it is probably easier to replace than repair but there is no excuse when you pay for a flagship one that is about $1k to have these many hardware issues, software is a different story and more acceptable but hardware is inexcusable. I spent too many weeks and days of my life dealing with this issue, I was at the point on this 7th phone if it did not work I was going back to blackberry and staying forever.
3th S6 edge for me.
1st: after one hard drop, I've pretend to try returning it by pretending a problem with dead pixel... And got a fresh one
2nd: strange home button: raised on the left, bubble under the screen ( barely unnoticeable ) plus, it's no big deal, but this one was unable to reach 66k on antutu.
3nd: perfect! Easily reach 72k on antutu
you got a dead pixel after you dropped it? and the phone showed no sign of visible damage outside?
I don't run benchmarks on phones, and even the ones on PC you have to take with a grain of salt. But it is odd the performance was so far off assuming all is equal?
Some times rotation dosn't work in gallery...but i think cause is rom modded...
You can't fault the mfg for non oem ROM issues but there have been phones out the box with rotation issues for sure
Noticed this last night : light bleed at the edge when the capacitve keys are on.
I think it's a defect. Anyone else have this ?
I had that on one unit but it was very minor and again it is a mfg and quality issue.
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Below are the Top 4 issues I have read about in this forum and others. Please complete the poll and let us know how many of these issues you have personally experienced.
If you have had NONE of these issues, please select that poll option!
If you have had OTHER issues, please do not complete the poll. I'm mostly interested in the number of users impacted by the issues listed!
(1) Unresponsive touchscreen, and/or receiving false inputs (including from the keyboard)
(2) Phone not going to 3G or switching between 3G and EDGE
(3) Dust appearing under the screen
(4) GMail failing to sync regularly
#1 and #3 here.
#3 on a very small level, 2-3 TINY pieces of dust after a few days. I've since headed/pressed the corners of the screen to eliminate the clicking and it appears sealed.
#1 only 2x so far - each time resolved by simply hitting the power button and then unlocking.
If this forum poll was open to unregistered users im sure issue #2 with the 3g would be overwhelming.
Can I go back and change it to be open to all?
You cannot mod a poll, it would not be fair to the integrity of said poll and those votes already cast.
Right. Good to see a few folks with 0 issues thus far!
2 and 4 here
I just have #3 on my phone. Not sure whether I should be happy or annoyed.
I'm really torn as to whether I should purchase the phone now or wait for these issues to be resolved. I really want it, but I'd be so disappointed with a handset that has dust under the screen, a bad touchscreen, or more.
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I'm really torn as to whether I should purchase the phone now or wait for these issues to be resolved. I really want it, but I'd be so disappointed with a handset that has dust under the screen, a bad touchscreen, or more.
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for what its worth, all the issues in this poll except #3 (and MAYBE #1) are software related and not hardware defects.
This poll is missing the "red hued center" camera issue, which might change things a little bit as well.
Personally, I got to test the Nexus One for 24 hours and loved it, and can't wait to get mine. I am waiting until I get my tax return, which is a couple weeks out, so hopefully they have a software update by then that answers the software or hardware questions, and they have the dust issue fully figured out.
I am willing to take the "risk", though, since all 3 test units we had were prefect, except for the camera deal, which seems to be very universal, not just this phone is effected, and so forth. Plus, I didn't even notice it using FXcamera, and had the other testers check it out with stock camera no flash before it showed up.
Back on track, it seems that those with problems are a small minority. People with issues tend to be much louder than those without, so it seems many more have issues than do not. Worst case scenario, you return the phone in your 14 day return period.
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for what its worth, all the issues in this poll except #3 (and MAYBE #1) are software related and not hardware defects.
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Good point Melterx. How is your issue with #3 coming along? I read that you ordered a replacement that was worse than the original. What's your plan of action?
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Back on track, it seems that those with problems are a small minority. People with issues tend to be much louder than those without, so it seems many more have issues than do not. Worst case scenario, you return the phone in your 14 day return period.
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I thought about including that one, but didn't realize how widespread it was until reading further this morning.
If I return within 14 days, don't I still pay the $90 restocking fee?
My screen goes ape **** sometimes.its really annoying.I was showing my phone off to an iPhone user an it happened arrrggghhh. Please fix Google.everything else is great
Screen issues - what is your part number?
From what I've read on the Nexux One support site forums, the screen problems may (or may not) be related to phones with part number (P/N):
99HKE002-00 F (NOTE the ending: -00 F)
I have problems with the screen mis-registering periodically and I have that part number (or at least ends in 00 F). There is at least one other part number on phones reported so far. My phone was shipped out within 24 hrs or the Nexus One announcement.
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yes, I have the -00 F part number too and screen issues as well as 3G/EDGE toggle problems.
Sine my phone has the dust under the screen, and it's only getting worse, and my bootloader is unlocked, I'm just going to open the damn thing myself and clean/seal it up.
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99HKE002-00 F (NOTE the ending: -00 F)
I have problems with the screen mis-registering periodically and I have that part number (or at least ends in 00 F). There is at least one other part number on phones reported so far. My phone was shipped out within 24 hrs or the Nexus One announcement.
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I thought this problem was due to me having my finger on the top of the screen and due to the lack of multi touch in most apps it thinking my finger was in the middle.
I have the same part number as you, what are google doing about it..
I also have the gmail problem which is kinda annoying!
i've noticed battery life has become a serious issue. before it was great, but its losing 20% on standby in my pocket over a 1 hour period
Yeah, the battery life is pretty extreme, the other day "cell standby" used 60% of my battery in a day. Today the screen on the lowest setting used 70%.
No problems with 3G as I am not on t-mobile! :3
Btw the t-mobile 3g switching problem is not unique to the nexus, it happens with quite a few phones!
The Tab is my first Samsung product after several HTC android phones, Magic, Hero, Nexus, all have had top notch visual build quality and good screens.
Tab1, gaps between screen and frame right above the speakers, seemed a little much but decided I could live with it. At a friend's house the first night and throw the Tron trailer onto YouTube, looked awesome but that is when I noticed it, a bright faulty pixel smack dab in the middle or the screen, visible on all brightnesses with medium to black backgrounds. Exchanged.
Tab2, excellent visual build quality, Haptic keys seem a little finicky compared to my Nexus, screen is pretty good, no defective pixels, back-lighting is a bit uneven but really you only notice it under unrealistic viewing conditions, full brightness in a dark room, I can live with it. Completely unresponsive after failed flash, cannot help but wonder if it would have booted at least back into download mode if the battery was able to be cycled. Exchanged
Tab3, visual build quality is pretty good, rim around screen seems a little lower in the bottom left corner but otherwise fine. Back lighting is good, dim faulty pixel in lower left corner, visible in low light with 50%+ back light but pretty much unnoticeable under normal usage, I think I can live with it. Haptic keys seem noticeably better than Tab2.
Feeling a little introspective after "bricking" my first device after multiple dozens of flashes of different HTC models for myself and friends. Wondering about the pros and cons of non replaceable batteries and the overall build quality of Samsung device as I didn't really care for the GalaxyS phones that Bell, Telus and Rogers picked up.
Where does one draw the line with lack of build perfection in our gadgets, I mean I'm not perfect myself and overall I feel that perfection is an unrealistic goal to strive for so how can I demand that of the stuff I buy. Anyone have any thoughts about build quality, where do you draw your must exchange or return lines?
Well, I don't take a micrometer to the case, for one thing.
Can't really blame Samsung for a bricked device, they didn't make it for enthusiasts to tinker with, they made it for consumers. The bad flash was totally on you.
And the back cover DOES come off, for that matter, couple of video teardowns out there, it's not that hard, it reassembles just fine, there weren't even any warranty seals though technically it voids it. So does flashing, yet you still exchanged it at no cost to you but some time. Think about that for a bit.
HTC (and more importantly their carriers) have probably had more than enough bricked returns over the years, which is why the mid-year and onward HTC devices started getting more and more locked down. I wouldn't be surprised if they are as tight as a Motorola and Sony next year.
Samsung is still going Wild Wild West with their ROMs, but I don't expect that to last either, the carriers will make them clamp down the firmware tighter in the future just to avoid the customer service issues.
And finally, if you had a Tab with capacitive keys more ****ed up than a Nexus One (which has the most ****ed up capacitive keys in the history of ****ed up capacitive keys), you got a rare one indeed.
gotta say, the haptic keys on mine are great! Really responsive. Sounds like you were just very unlucky!
I have to agree that the OP is unlucky. I picked up my T-Mobile Tab the 10th (release day) and I have not had a single issue with it. Mine has been rock solid.
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Well, I don't take a micrometer to the case, for one thing.
heheh no micrometer, just fingers, when you grope 3 tabs over the course of a few days you can feel the subtle differences, the lip around the screen is pretty distinct.
Can't really blame Samsung for a bricked device, they didn't make it for enthusiasts to tinker with, they made it for consumers. The bad flash was totally on you.
Sorry if I came across that way, definitely not blaming Samsung, as per Clubtech its looking like the bad flash was due to older Odin which is totally my fault, I've flashed a lot of gear over the years and usually the tools are dedicated flashers for a particular firmware, or as long as the device is recognized you're good to go with your current flasher, I guess somewhere along the course of my Odin flashing research I guess I spaced out on the need to always use the most current version, especially with the fresh fresh firmware.
And the back cover DOES come off, for that matter, couple of video teardowns out there, it's not that hard, it reassembles just fine, there weren't even any warranty seals though technically it voids it. So does flashing, yet you still exchanged it at no cost to you but some time. Think about that for a bit.
Oh I know I got a nice freebee with the over the counter Tab exchange, I thought about it quite a bit as I was driving from south granville to coquitlam to exchange it , whoever gets that Tab as a refurb though will get a very nice one.
Sure the battery can come out but it's not like you can just pop the back off, swap the battery and carry on. I was more musing about the pros/cons of design, with my friend's iphone if he forgets to charge he is kind of sol until it charges enough to leave the house with whereas I can just power down the Nexus and pop the spare battery in.
HTC (and more importantly their carriers) have probably had more than enough bricked returns over the years, which is why the mid-year and onward HTC devices started getting more and more locked down. I wouldn't be surprised if they are as tight as a Motorola and Sony next year.
Samsung is still going Wild Wild West with their ROMs, but I don't expect that to last either, the carriers will make them clamp down the firmware tighter in the future just to avoid the customer service issues.
Its quite possible, although the HTC dev community rises to all challenges. I would probably not buy Moto due to their antagonistic relationship with their customers. Although people have complained about Samsung's firmware releases in the past they seem to be on the right track right now, its such a bad joke that Sony is just releasing 2.1 for the x10, even Dell managed to jump from 1.6 to 2.2 with the streak.
I've got to give one to Samsung here, their Galaxy S/Tab line is so easy to carrier unlock it is kind of startling. Frankly I'd prefer to always buy truly unlocked devices off contract like the Nexus (amazing how high the resale value is on this phone) in the future, although the future isn't looking too bright in this regard, hopefully the google flagship devices with always be more enthusiast friendly.
And finally, if you had a Tab with capacitive keys more ****ed up than a Nexus One (which has the most ****ed up capacitive keys in the history of ****ed up capacitive keys), you got a rare one indeed.
lol, the keys on my Nexus are quite fine, and really the keys on Tab2 were totally usable, just required more of a deliberate touch, whereas the new Tab seems to be a bit more responsive, I'd be happy with either though, again these are just observations that come with handling multiple devices over a short period of time
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Hi everyone!
I was just wondering how everyone's Optimus 7 is holding up! Searching in Google I did not find that many problems... but I've been through hell with it!
First there were some fixed color vertical lines in the display... this was around 9 months after purchase. I did get bothered, but since they require 1 month (!!!) to send the repaired phone back to you here in Italy, I didn't send it.
Then it started rebooting a lot... gave some memory errors... and then finally would lock at the LG logo after rebooting a few times. Obviously at this point I sent it to repair... Ah, and the touchscreen was also not responsive at times.
I got it back, and the service center said that they made "electronic repairs". Fair enough, but... the touchscreen was still not responsive at times (the other problems were fixed)!
Then I send it again... got it back, now they said the exchanged the full motherboard. Should be fixed now, right? WRONG!!! Still the same problem!
Today I just sent it ONE MORE TIME to the repair center... I've been now almost two months without my phone, and I bought it only 13 months ago.
I've really lost faith in LG by now... So, what's YOUR experience with the phone? Am I unlucky or are these problems really common?
I've had no issues, and I can't really return mine as I live in the US and am using an unsupported phone.
The gorilla glass was a big seller for me because I hate screen protectors and even when they are on I still manage to scrath the glass. Aside from a minor scrath on the one side, the phone has taken my abuse with flying colors.
Was able to update and unlock my phone and runs quite well on AT&T's network.
Though there have been other reports of the issues you have had, I guess I'm just lucky.
not lucky too, my phone is now in service after a month use, i had problems with touchscreen
u talked about "not responsive at times", mine was working for itself - running application, scrolling on it's own, etc., once i look at the screen and had about 200 appointments
and as i red somewhere here, it was worse when i connected the phone to a charger, the difference was that i used original charger
My family use two E900 and two E906. No problems so far with the phones after a couple of months
Hardware wise it's fine and i am still pleased with it, it does not get recognized anymore by Zune though so probably i will be left behind when the new update comes up lol.
I have 2 of them and both of them randomly restart... I cannot use them anymore! LG Service in my country is unreliable and I'm saving money to buy 2 other models... LG devices are crap and I wouldn't say that if they were trying to support their customers with firmware updates or even some official announcements...they have left us eating their s%^& instead...
I bought one last October and it works fine till now (i receive all the updates)
It is vodafone branded and never flash it .
Well, mine (vodafone de) got a problem with the battery (poor) and video recording. It just freezes the camera app after I click cam button to end the recording.
Since I'm in russia and the service is in deutschland... it's dumb to send it back and then here again) It's easier to buy $300 lumia 710 here / $150 focus on ebay. Since I don't really use recording, i don't mind, I'll wait for wp8 devices.
As for the updates - flawless! I got them almost instantly, loving vodafone and LG support for the platform.
After 8 months mine started randomly reboot on its own, and as LG Support is not working across Europe I am now fighting seller (Amazon) to repair it. If not, I try to sell or repair and sell it.
And as I was never happy with WinPhone I hope I will get my money back and go for Android or iPhone afterall. Use to have WinMobile-system phones since 2004 but new Windows Phone is just a great mistake of Microsoft - greed is not always good advisor.
Hi All,
My Optimus is holding up quite well. I did have issues with the intermittent shutdown / reboot. This has disappeared since 8107 (maybe simply some luck?). I flashed my phone with a firmware from the forum here (thanks Nasirahmed), since then I have a dutch ROM and tethering. Then I updated with the force method to 8107 (I have little patience ).
Hardwarewise my Optimus has been topnotch. I dropped it from considerable heigth a few times and after reassembly of the battery and batterydoor it still works very well and there is no visible damage. Quite different from my former HTC diamond 2 and Xperia. The Xperia disintegrated spontaneous, got repaired and continued disintegrating. The Diamond 2 fell three times (from less heigth) every time there was visible damage and eventually the screen got broken (and repaired I must say). So I think the Optimus is a quite sturdy device.
Windows phone 7 is nice and fast, has considerable limitations (compared to for example Android and WM6.5) and I doubt it if I would buy a WP7 again.
My two cents.
Ronald
My phone came up today from the third visit to the repair center... let's see if it is finally OK!
About the Gorilla glass, something weird happened to me: after I dropped a few water drops on the screen back in December, some "air bubbles" appeared on the screen... When I first took the phone to assistance, the guy just said that it was the screen protector (???) and just removed it (in front of me), so indeed there is a screen protector... I neved noticed it before the bubbles appeared.
Anyway, if the glass of the screen is Gorilla Glass, why does it comes from the factory with a screen protector? Do I need to buy a new one (he said this wasn't covered in the warranty...)?
I removed my screenprotector also. It annoyed me, and the device has Gorilla glass, so what can happen??
No issues here. In fact, its been an incredibly stable & sturdy phone for me.
Ive dropped it more times than I care to admit to & it has very little to show for it.
The screen has only one tiny scratch, no idea how it happened considering I have been at it with a chisel, screwdriver, keys, drill & craft knife since to see if they do any damage. That screen is near indestructible.
I love how well built it feels. I pulled off the charger cover a few months after buying it (which was as soon as it was available in the uk)
Software wise, Ive not had many problems either. Used to have the odd random restart here & there, but that was fixed when mango appeared.
So yeah, still a happy chappy
Sincerely? Like s**t.
It's the worst phone I have ever had. WP7 is great, no complains here. But considering how tight the OEM specs for WP7 is, LG screwed in everything they could.
The screen is just average at best;
The camera is probably the worst in 1st gen Windows Phone;
The physical buttons are a good idea, but they are too big and the plastic is too cheap. Specially the Windows button;
The battery-life is short, really short. Before and after Mango;
And the random resets, at least once a day, sometimes in the middle of a conversation.
My next phone will be another Windows Phone, but I will never buy anything from LG again, not only phones...
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Sincerely? Like s**t.
It's the worst phone I have ever had. WP7 is great, no complains here. But considering how tight the OEM specs for WP7 is, LG screwed in everything they could.
The screen is just average at best;
The camera is probably the worst in 1st gen Windows Phone;
The physical buttons are a good idea, but they are too big and the plastic is too cheap. Specially the Windows button;
The battery-life is short, really short. Before and after Mango;
And the random resets, at least once a day, sometimes in the middle of a conversation.
My next phone will be another Windows Phone, but I will never buy anything from LG again, not only phones...
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I don't agree with all your complaints, even though I will also not go to LG again due to my own problems. Anyway, before all the hardware faults I had, my main complaints were:
1) VERY, VERY bad auto white balance in the camera. When the flash was on, 70% of the times I got completely blueish images.
2) I like the idea of actual physical buttons... but not this noisy! When in bed these buttons can actually wake my girlfriend (yes, she is a light sleeper).
I have no problems at all; only the battery is draining too fast even with all battery saving options turned on and also in airplane mode But the hardware buttons are great! It´s great that you never can hit them accidentally And I love the aluminium backcover, it looks so good! The display is also good, but in daylight its sometime hard to read... Now I´m only missing a custom rom and some apps or games like Tap Tap Revenge
Apparently battery life is a common problem among optimus 7 users. I haven't had any problem with mine (I've had mine for 6 months) except for a terrible battery life while HDSPA connection is on.
mine is rebooting like crazy now. I'll bring it today to my dealer, for repair. but I think LG will screw me, because mine is vodafone-rebranded, and originally it was OPN. Although the issue has nothing to do with the flash, and they certainly know that, because it seems that sooner or later, al Optimus 7 will start rebooting and fail the SD
My Optimus 7 started rebooting randomly, and also the battery wasn't lasting as long.
Buying a new (real LG) replacement battery seems to have cured both problems
Time to say something positive about the E900
It is the best mobile in terms of reception that I ever had. 2G, 2.5G, 3G (HSDPA) are stable and fast (T-Mobile in Germany). Compared to my former devices (HTC Legend and Samsung Galaxy S) this is excellent.
The Wifi reception is even better than my laptop's Wifi (Dell Latitude E5410) and definetly best among my three mobile phones.
Wifi tethering works absolutely flawless, no need for cables anymore.
I received updates always with one of the first waves (besides tethering which arrived first on Vodafone branded devices). For the old HTC Legend as well as the Samsung Galaxy S there are no more firmware updates expected. But LG and Microsoft still deliver updates for the first generation LG E900. That's what I call a good service.
Sure, there are some points the E900 is not rocking. The display is very bright at night (you can light up a whole cinema ) and doesn't have the colors of the AMOLED displays but we knew that before buying it. But the TFT doesn't have the gaps between the pixels like AMOLED displays.
And the camera is no DSLR. With good light conditions it is ok for snapshots. But for real photos I would never use the optics of a mobile phone. And I don't want LG to integrate a fullsize DSLR chip and lenses. That won't fit in my pocket
Ah, yeah, the random reboots. Had that issue on my device as well. But it occurs less often than my Samsung Galaxy S is hanging completely.
Summarizing I am happy with the E900 and I will continue to use it as long as LG and Microsoft provide support for it. It was a great deal to buy it a year ago for just 190 EUR.
Please vote and let us know about your N7 and where did you buy it.
This pool could give us clue about the build quality and help people to make buying decision.
So, again, if you own or owned one, please vote.
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Things I noticed about my Nexus 7 in the first night with it:
1) Right audio output is dead. 3 headphones pushed in all the way. This in the end is why I'm getting a replacement.
Other minor issues:
2) Touch seems flaky. A single touch-drag will glitch into two touches every now and then. I noticed this when browsing it will suddenly zoom instead of scroll. I also see it in Swype where it will drop in the middle of a long word, really annoying. There are other glitches that I can bring out with multi-touch in a test program but I don't think they are significant comapred to the ones I can actually notice causing problems while using it. All I know is that the touchscreen performance of my SGS is pretty much flawless (one of the reasons I bought it over the Desire) and the N7 unit I have now is far from it and it shows in some pretty annoying ways.
Is this systemic or a random defect? Hardware or software fix? Who knows, but from what I have heard and know these digitizers are discrete units that report touch locations and can't be fixed in software. Worth returning the device over? Maybe, but sadly I think it might mean bailing on the device completely as it could be unfixable.
3) Orientation sensor is off by about 4 and 6 degrees in X and Y directions. Sucks to play a game and have a tilt offset, and probably screws with auto-rotate a bit too. This seems like it could be calibrated out easily but this functionality, if it exists, is not readily apparent. Wonder if this is caused by UPS or whoever tossing the boxes around. My SGS was off about 4 degrees after a drop, but there was a command line calibration for it (also in the menu in 2.3, but I got lucky when they repaired the faulty internal SD it went away, probably on the same board as flash that was replaced).
4) Screen raised up on the left side. This is first thing I noticed because I looked for it first. I could probably live with it or try the washer fix if it weren't for the audio jack problem. It doesn't make any creaky noises or anything.
The screen as far as display looks quite good. Even blacks with no backlight bleed or dead pixels. My concern is that my replacement unit will have a worse problems with the display than this one, then I'll end up riding the replacement train for another pass like so many other folks. I might just ask a Google rep straight up if it would be better to wait a few months. I was prepared to do this for minor problems but the broken audio jack is pretty major.
These guys complaining about scratches and stuff how about a brutal drop test to ease your suffering?
Poor iphone 6 But S6 edge took the victory!
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With a $1000+ device comes great amounts of "moaning;" because at that price point, perfection is expected.
I don|t give a **** about iPhone users, this phone still have many flaws.
The phone in near perfect. Most owners are absolutely delighted with it. However, forums are mainly for troubleshooting, so you will always have a ton of posts from people with problems no matter the device. Its much like the TV news in many respects.
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The phone in near perfect. Most owners are absolutely delighted with it. However, forums are mainly for troubleshooting, so you will always have a ton of posts from people with problems no matter the device. Its much like the TV news in many respects.
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I jhave to disagree, my HTC M8 was near perfection but had plenty of niggly issues with battery life and dot view problems, yet I didn't see too many posts in relation to that.
Since then I have had a beautiful Samsung gear live watch which was broken in the first month by a faulty charging mechanism. And to follow that I bought a S6 Edge with a smart view mirror case where the screen does not come on when I take it away from my ear so I have to open the case to end the call, battery drain which as yet is unexplained, a scratched screen thanks to the smart view case, intermittent lag problems as yet no explanation, poorly designed case stopping me from altering the volume unless the case is closed and then can't seemed to do it without the screen being on, not able to do very much when the smart view case screen is active apart from end calls (doesn't work tho..!) intermittent fingerprint locking, sometimes the phone does not lock even when the screen as been of for a while this list could go on.
I have never in all my years buying HTC phones ever had anything near the same amount of issues with one phone in one week, and its a shame because it's a beautiful phone in lots of ways.
Nothing is perfect... I'm assuming most, if not all, of these people complaining have ocd, no other explanation.
Jonnibravo said:
I jhave to disagree, my HTC M8 was near perfection but had plenty of niggly issues with battery life and dot view problems, yet I didn't see too many posts in relation to that.
Since then I have had a beautiful Samsung gear live watch which was broken in the first month by a faulty charging mechanism. And to follow that I bought a S6 Edge with a smart view mirror case where the screen does not come on when I take it away from my ear so I have to open the case to end the call, battery drain which as yet is unexplained, a scratched screen thanks to the smart view case, intermittent lag problems as yet no explanation, poorly designed case stopping me from altering the volume unless the case is closed and then can't seemed to do it without the screen being on, not able to do very much when the smart view case screen is active apart from end calls (doesn't work tho..!) intermittent fingerprint locking, sometimes the phone does not lock even when the screen as been of for a while this list could go on.
I have never in all my years buying HTC phones ever had anything near the same amount of issues with one phone in one week, and its a shame because it's a beautiful phone in lots of ways.
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Thankfully I don't have any of the issues you mentioned (although most of them seem to stem from a faulty case). Therefore to me, and many many others, the phone is near perfect. You have every right to be unhappy with it because of your situation, but that's not everyone's experience.
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