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just got mine today thanks to a preorder from PCWorld, love the device and software is amazing... One small problem, i got the black version and theres this strange flex in the back cover, likes its not stuck to the insides of the device, when held it clicks and when you release it clicks again like its sticking and unsticking to the insides of the device!?!? Has anyone else noticed this? Othewise it feels perfectly solid and good quality.
What areas of the cover are you talking about? I dont notice any clicking except near the power/volume button area.
the whole of the back cover seems like its not stuck down to the device. It depresses when you touch it and makes a sticking sort of noise. Its not obvious at the edges but towards themiddle it just gets worse. I didnt think it seemed normal for 400 quid worth of hardware.
Well mine does not make a clicking noise on the back. The cover isnt supposed to be glued on so there is some play on mine when I press some areas but not much.
steviesteve78 said:
just got mine today thanks to a preorder from PCWorld, love the device and software is amazing... One small problem, i got the black version and theres this strange flex in the back cover, likes its not stuck to the insides of the device, when held it clicks and when you release it clicks again like its sticking and unsticking to the insides of the device!?!? Has anyone else noticed this? Othewise it feels perfectly solid and good quality.
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Yea, it isn't iPad feel. If you squeeze it around the edges enough it will creak...just the design I guess...
Danny80y said:
Yea, it isn't iPad feel. If you squeeze it around the edges enough it will creak...just the design I guess...
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...stay tuned for Samsung's aftermarket interchangeable back covers...Only $59.00 each!!
I honestly have no flex or creaking anywhere on the case of my tab. I have really tried to find a place where I could feel or hear it too. My asus transformer has creaks and flexes all over the place and it is one of the reasons I am getting rid of it. My tab feels just as solid as my xoom, only at about half the thickness and weight.
Took it back to the store and the advisor agreed that something wasn't right. They changed it for a new one and when I got home the new one did the same thing but to a lesser extent. I guess its the payoff for slimmer devices and I will be keeping this one.
steviesteve78 said:
Took it back to the store and the advisor agreed that something wasn't right. They changed it for a new one and when I got home the new one did the same thing but to a lesser extent. I guess its the payoff for slimmer devices and I will be keeping this one.
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It may slightly flex, since it is plastic, but it shouldn't creek or click at all. If it does, I know in the US you could get a replacement.
I got mine yesterday and think the front of the device looks great. The deep blue color with the brushed metal looks great along with the menu button and the invisible capacitive buttons. I wish the faux metal band around the phone was silver and not bluish silver. The back has a completely different color than the front (it's way lighter) and is super reflective and gathers fingerprints like crazy. Not a huge fan of it and I'm wondering why Samsung didn't use the same color as the front.
What do you guys think?
I do really like the phone. It definitely is a fingerprint magnet. I really like the brushed metal look on the back. I am not sure why they went with the two different shades of blue, but overall it does not bother me. It looks very smooth and you can't go wrong with the screen.
Loving mine. Found a replacement battery cover on eBay that is just black and has a metal cover - better than stock in my book. Designed for international, but works perfect, and this way I can leave the stock battery cover in the box and let it remain perfect for resale...
170854341817 = ebay item #
Love it. Glad I didn't get white.
I do agree with all your points, except I like the blue chrome edge.
I'll probably get a clear case, so I'm not so concerned about the back and fingerprints.
Can you post some pics
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Great...
I too love the blue. I got this case and it looks very nice.
I like it just fine. Posted in another thread that I was having second thoughts about the blue until I actually got it in my hands. The back is definitely a fingerprint catcher, no doubt about it. But like many, I plan on having a case, so it won't matter at that point.
madcap24 said:
Loving mine. Found a replacement battery cover on eBay that is just black and has a metal cover - better than stock in my book. Designed for international, but works perfect, and this way I can leave the stock battery cover in the box and let it remain perfect for resale...
170854341817 = ebay item #
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PICS or GTFO!
hehe just kidding, but seriously, we need some pics man!
xoltrix2000 said:
PICS or GTFO!
hehe just kidding, but seriously, we need some pics man!
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+1
I'd like to see pics of that on the phone.
I like mine fairly well, but the home button is a bit too much burple for me.
I'm not having any issues with my phone. I'm loving everything about it. I ordered the mesh Samsung case from the UK...26.00 USD shipped.
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I think the blue looks really sexy and sleek. I wanted the white at first, but went with the blue. Not disappointed
madcap24 said:
Loving mine. Found a replacement battery cover on eBay that is just black and has a metal cover - better than stock in my book. Designed for international, but works perfect, and this way I can leave the stock battery cover in the box and let it remain perfect for resale...
170854341817 = ebay item #
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Did it affect your NFC and GPS? See comments on this video: youtube 3wS62PUUbkU
I'd like to replace my phone's shiny [email protected]#% back plate.
Slapped a screen protector and case on immediately so have noticed.
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I love it.
Got a Blue one for me, and a white one for the daughter. They both really look nice. But I am really loving the blue.:good:
ormandj said:
I like mine fairly well, but the home button is a bit too much burple for me.
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I concur. If the button was more the color of the back cover...
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Arcadia310 said:
I got mine yesterday and think the front of the device looks great. The deep blue color with the brushed metal looks great along with the menu button and the invisible capacitive buttons. I wish the faux metal band around the phone was silver and not bluish silver. The back has a completely different color than the front (it's way lighter) and is super reflective and gathers fingerprints like crazy. Not a huge fan of it and I'm wondering why Samsung didn't use the same color as the front.
What do you guys think?
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They did use the same color but different materials absorb color different and therefore the color look different. My car has the same issue with the gas cover.
Very happy I went with blue. I almost went with white because something about the thought of a blue phone didn't sit well with me... but this is not at all what I was picturing. Very nice, deep dark brushed metal look. It's perfect really.
I love the pebble blue color. I just can't do a white phone, just not my thing.
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How is everyone liking Pebble Blue?
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I disliked mine at first.
It was a total fingerprint magnet and super shiny, weird looking.
Very slippery to hold and rather cheap feeling.
Then I put a full-body plastic wrap on it.
That made it almost fingerprint-proof.
Also made it grippy to hold.
And makes it somehow feel like a more expensive phone.
It also makes this thing freaking brilliant/shiny!
After 24 hours, I'm now really starting to dig the way the phone looks.
The full-body wrap was a much better improvement than I was expecting.
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I still hate the purple home-button though. It won't be long before someone is selling stickers to cover it up I'm sure.
I just hope it's a "thick" sticker so the home button sticks out more.
And I don't want to use a phone cover anymore. The blue is really sexy right now with the body wrap. Which somehow just doesn't seem to get any fingerprints on it.
I've read a few posts around the web that the White N9005 Note 3 has a more plastic-texture back cover and the black one feels more like leather.
I also saw a video comparison of both Black vs White and the reviewer said they felt the same.
Is it possible that the Carrier branded White Note 3 have a different texture white cover compared to the black?
I'm planning on buying an unlocked N9005 on eBay and want to get the white one. Can anyone confirm the back cover difference?
Yup it's different. I have both. International Set. Black back cover indeed got the leather look & feel. As for the white, it's just a normal hard plastic case with texture on it.
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I'm pretty sure they only did this cause a soft touch white one would get dirty much easier.. My white one has a rather smooth back it seems like it'd be easier to slip out of my hand than the black one.
I've held both and the black one feels better in your hand, but in my opinion the white one looks better.
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Yep definitely different i also have one of each and the black one feels heaps nicer
Pretty Irrelevant in my eyes as anyone who doesn't have some sort of case or cover on this phone is mental ??
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Yes, there's a difference. The black one has a rubber coating, the white does not.
zipolly said:
Pretty Irrelevant in my eyes as anyone who doesn't have some sort of case or cover on this phone is mental ??
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Or simply knows how to be careful.
ShadowLea said:
Or simply knows how to be careful.
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No matter how careful you are accidents happen. I think a case is a must with this phone considering the size and cost.
There is a reboot bug OP that causes it to continuously cycle until you pull the battery. Disable wifi scanning to prevent this from happening.
ShadowLea said:
Yes, there's a difference. The black one has a rubber coating, the white does not.
Or simply knows how to be careful.
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Careful doesn't come into it mate unless you happen to live in a bubble , Accidents happen all to often and in most cases it wasn't your fault ...... A case is an absolute must with a phone of this size and a plastic metal look bezel ,which believe me looks crap once dropped .
Merry Christmas to all on XDA
PS And in my humble opinion the white one looks simply gorgeous when compared to the black one )
Where can one buy a black Note 3 OEM Back Cover?
OK, I just wanted to know if this was just me...
When drawing, especially when doing a long quick stroke with the pen, i will sometime get a bit of a .... squeak. Like the pen is scratching or rubbing against the screen. It doesnt happen very often, just on occasion..
I dont seem to be causing any scratches though... no damage seems to be done.
So I can only assume its the material of the SPen?
I never had this happen with my old note10.1, using the white tips that came with the pen. This pen seems to only come with th eblack tips though, with no alternative choices.
Unfortunately I had to sell my old note10.1, so I dont have the pen available to test on this screen.
Anyone else having this issue? OR maybe I should buy an alternate pen?
Any advice would be good thanks!
nirurin said:
OK, I just wanted to know if this was just me...
When drawing, especially when doing a long quick stroke with the pen, i will sometime get a bit of a .... squeak. Like the pen is scratching or rubbing against the screen. It doesnt happen very often, just on occasion..
I dont seem to be causing any scratches though... no damage seems to be done.
So I can only assume its the material of the SPen?
I never had this happen with my old note10.1, using the white tips that came with the pen. This pen seems to only come with th eblack tips though, with no alternative choices.
Unfortunately I had to sell my old note10.1, so I dont have the pen available to test on this screen.
Anyone else having this issue? OR maybe I should buy an alternate pen?
Any advice would be good thanks!
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Mine is white but it comes with 2 kinds of tips...look closer at the extras...should be plastic ones and rubber ones...mine came with a rubber tip on and 3 extra rubber and 2 plastic tips.
Uschiekid said:
Mine is white but it comes with 2 kinds of tips...look closer at the extras...should be plastic ones and rubber ones...mine came with a rubber tip on and 3 extra rubber and 2 plastic tips.
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my original note came with those... my 2014 one just came with several replacement black tips, no white ones...
nirurin said:
my original note came with those... my 2014 one just came with several replacement black tips, no white ones...
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What I meant was I have a white note...not black...so nothing is black...pen and tips are all white...to match the device itself. But if you have black tips, im assuming your note and pen are black. What I was trying to say was that amongst those black tips, there might be two types that arent as visibly different as the white tips are,...so I was advising you to look more closely or try to feel for a difference
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What I meant was I have a white note...not black...so nothing is black...pen and tips are all white...to match the device itself. But if you have black tips, im assuming your note and pen are black. What I was trying to say was that amongst those black tips, there might be two types that arent as visibly different as the white tips are,...so I was advising you to look more closely or try to feel for a difference
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Oh i see... I did try swapping tips at one point, but only because I assumed they were all the same!
On the original note, it came with 4 white rubbery tips and 4 black plastic tips... I didnt think tha there might be a difference in these tips cos they were all the same colour... I will take a closer look
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Oh i see... I did try swapping tips at one point, but only because I assumed they were all the same!
On the original note, it came with 4 white rubbery tips and 4 black plastic tips... I didnt think tha there might be a difference in these tips cos they were all the same colour... I will take a closer look
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Oh I didnt realise the original note had such obviously different tips....
yeah, the white note has rubber ones that are very opaquely white and plastic ones that are slightly translucent but still white.
Uschiekid said:
Oh I didnt realise the original note had such obviously different tips....
yeah, the white note has rubber ones that are very opaquely white and plastic ones that are slightly translucent but still white.
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The Grey note comes with 6 completely indistinguishable dark-grey tips lol
But, if you push on the ends with a fingernail, you can tell that 3 of them are slightly rubbery, and 3 are solid plastic.
Though I preferred the rubbery ones on the original note, I am going to try a plastic one now. ITs a lot smoother on the screen, and you can definatly notice the lack of resistance, but it seems to be pretty good. And no squeaks haha.
I had heard rumours on the old note that the plastic tips could scratch the screen, but I'm pretty sure they were false...
This is my current set-up for drawing and painting on my note...
I use rubber tips (i'm using the aftermarket SPen with the eraser on the other end, not the SPen that came with the tablet) with a matte screen protector over my screen. The screen protector isn't for preventing scratches (although it helps) but to create the proper amount of friction i feel comfortable with. I do like the plastic tips better but from my experience they tend to get sharp edges from normal wear and tear.
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I had heard rumours on the old note that the plastic tips could scratch the screen, but I'm pretty sure they were false...
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I can't see how plastic could scratch the screen :/ however I do remember reading where people got something stuck on the tip of their s-pen and whilst using it they ended up scratching the screen. Main reason why I had to place a clear screen protector on mine just incase it happens and tbh the Anker screen protector is as though there's nothing there so it helps.
Sorry for bumping this old thread but I dont want to create a new one.
My Note 2014 came in without extra tips. And the one I have is plastic and got no traction. I'm wondering where I can buy a rubber tip and replacement tool.
Tnx.
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It might not be the tip at all. It could be the screen protector or lack of one.
The note 2014 extra tips are buried in the box it Came in. If you Kept the box, go and look. They are in a tiny zip lock bag.
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It might not be the tip at all. It could be the screen protector or lack of one.
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Tried it without protector, with a glossy and now a matte one and it got really minimal traction. A friend of mine got an spen with rubber tip and it feels better writing and drawing. At least for me.
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The note 2014 extra tips are buried in the box it Came in. If you Kept the box, go and look. They are in a tiny zip lock bag.
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Lol! I got to check the box thoroughly. I just took the tablet and charger and forgot about the box. I'll check it again. Thanks!
Samsung made such a beautiful phone; almost as nice as the note 7 IMO, and they focus so much on a nice screen but then they make a very very thin back glass that seems to crack way to easy. In my opinion they need to ditch the back glass and make it aluminum or something of that nature. I have had my s8+ for less than a week and today i was testing out my vr and i set down the head set kind of hard onto my couch where my remote was. It was no more than a 6 inch drop and the back glass ended up cracking. I am the least bit thrilled about it. Opinions?
Grab a dbrand.com skin and apply it on the back. You'll totally forget the glass is cracked
Is Dbrands the best out there? and why? I see there are a ton of different kinds so im curiour
You lost all credibility at "almost as nice as the note 7"
robber said:
You lost all credibility at "almost as nice as the note 7"
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Doesn't have the spen, so....
Check your local samsung store, last time i checked for the S7E the price to switch back glass was $50. Who knows if its the same price on the S8.
The note 7 was by far the greatest phone i have ever used. Do not get me wrong, the S8+ is amazing and is probably the best phone out ATM but the note 7 was my favorite phone i have ever used due to a variety of reasons
Yeah there was something about the Note 7 that's missing.
Probably the fingerprint reader being on the back for starters.
And the glass back is to stay for wireless charging.
Would you rather a plastic back? Eww!
This is coming tomorrow!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XTQKJY8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I like to change cases, a LOT. A skin limits the options.
cpufrost said:
Yeah there was something about the Note 7 that's missing.
Probably the fingerprint reader being on the back for starters.
And the glass back is to stay for wireless charging.
Would you rather a plastic back? Eww!
This is coming tomorrow!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XTQKJY8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I like to change cases, a LOT. A skin limits the options.
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Nice choice I was going to purchase that but instead I have something very similar coming from China. Expecting it anyday as its landed in the UK Friday.
Always nice to have a thin sleek case that you can still feel the quality of the phones design.
I have it and it's a great case. Definitely not going to protect the front in a front down fall on concrete. That's what the Speck Presidio grip is for! When I'm not trail riding, trimming trees, etc. this case is perfect. Feels naked with a nice grip. And unlike the slim TPUs it doesn't feel like it's falling off when your fingers go past the curved edges of the screen. I think this is why Diztronic recalled theirs.