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[Q] Changed build?

I received a replacement unit today from the June batch.
I opened it up and realized that it looks a bit different. Maybe I'm just imagining it?
1. The backplate with the texture on it looks light brown, almost matches the brown rim/bezel. I could have sworn it was a darker almost gray color on the previous unit.
2. The Asus logo on the back was a chrome finish, now it has faint diagonal lines cut into it giving it a different look.
Someone please look at their unit and tell me if I'm just imagining this?

A picture would help.

+1 for some pics please and anything else that may have changed.

Mine sounds exactly like what you're explaining; it even has the same very faint lines on the ASUS logo cut in it diagonally. BTW my tablet is only 2½ week old.

Please check if you have any bleed on the screen
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Hi,
Please check the light bleeding issue and take pictures if it's possible .

mine has the same diagonal lines on the asus logo, mine is also about 2 weeks old, got it from best buy, unfortunately i have some noticeable light bleed. I'm a premier silver member so im going to wait 40 days before exchanging it for another one. I love my tablet but I hope the next one has better quality control.

Tubular said:
I received a replacement unit today from the June batch.
I opened it up and realized that it looks a bit different. Maybe I'm just imagining it?
1. The backplate with the texture on it looks light brown, almost matches the brown rim/bezel. I could have sworn it was a darker almost gray color on the previous unit.
2. The Asus logo on the back was a chrome finish, now it has faint diagonal lines cut into it giving it a different look.
Someone please look at their unit and tell me if I'm just imagining this?
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Don't have my early-stock 16GB in front of me to check, but my 32GB is only a few days old, and has the faint diagonal lines on the logo. I am unsure if my 16GB has the same, but I'd be *extremely* surprised if Asus has changed this, as it'd cost a lot of money to change molds for a barely-noticeable change. I'm fairly certain the plastic on my 16GB is brown, the same as my 32GB though.
And both units have an almost identical, minimal level of light bleed.
The biggest difference between the two (beyond memory) is that the newer unit shipped with the power supply faceplate already attached. (No, it's not second hand, both units were factory sealed.)
Apparently Asus realized they were costing themselves returns and/or tech support calls from folks who couldn't believe how hard you had to push to attach the faceplate, and thought their chargers were faulty. Hence they seem to have decided to pre-attach the faceplates to save on support / return costs. At least, that's my guess, but I'd put money on it.

Should I keep my Nexus 7 with 1 white pixel?

First of all, this is my 5th Nexus 7. First was bought on the Play Store and RMA'd due to screen lift and flicker. The RMA also had screen lift but no flicker, so I RMA'd it and in the process of waiting for Google to send me the new purchase link, I walked into Office Max and walked out with a brand new Nexus 7 with zero issues. Yeah!!!
Well a week later there was an ad on my local Craigslist wanting to trade a white AT&T GS3 for a Nexus 7 straight up. I couldn't pass up the opportunity and made the trade. The next day I sold the GS3 for $380 and then drove over to Office Max and ordered another Nexus 7(they didn't have any in stock this time). It was delivered on Tuesday and had screen lift badly. I took it back to Office Max yesterday and luckily they had one in stock this time and I swapped it out. The Office Max rep opened the box right in front of me so I could assess whether or not it had the screen lift and it didn't. Problem is, when I get it home and turn it on, I see 1 dead pixel in the very bottom left hand corner of the screen. Just one. No screen lift and no flicker(so far). Office Max offers a 2 year replacement warranty for $49.99 that covers pretty much everything no questions asked which I did pay for.
Since this one is flawless except for that one tiny little pixel, in a place that I don't notice unless I am looking for it, I am thinking about keeping this one and keep an eye out for other issues or more dead pixels. My question to the community here is, would you keep it or return it? More than likely they won't have any in stock and I would have to wait for another to be delivered.

Try using a pixel tester app first, sometimes you can wake them up again.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect
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Tried them all. Problem is it's the very corner bottom left pixel which is covered by the nav bar or status bar no matter what way I have it turned. I've tried hiding the status bar and turning it 180° and still didn't work.
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On the subject of dodgy pixels, the Australia/NZ specific warranty contains this little gem...
3. TFT LCD defect policy
Despite the highest possible standards, the intricate manufacturing of thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) screens may still produce slight visual imperfections. These visual imperfections do not impair the performance of Your Product.
However, ASUS will provide the warranty service for Your ASUS Product's TFT LCD screen only if there are at least:
3 bright dots or 5 dark dots or 8 bright and/or dark dots in total; or
2 adjacent bright dots or 2 adjacent dark dots; or
3 bright and/or dark dots within an area 15 mm in diameter.
(Please note: A bright dot is a white or sub-pixel that is always on under BLACK pattern. A dark dot is a black or sub-pixel that is always off under patterns excluding black.)
Not less than 30cm distance, in a straight line, between TFT screen and inspector
Room temperature between 20-40° C
Lighting is between 300 and 500 lux
The above is a get-out clause for Asus if your device has any screen defects less than what is specified. Meaning Asus do not have to replace or fix a device with 2 hot pixels or as much as 4 dead pixels! It's as if they know their product is sh*t so they've included an exemption from being responsible for faulty LCDs. What a joke.

Switchbitch said:
On the subject of dodgy pixels, the Australia/NZ specific warranty contains this little gem...
3. TFT LCD defect policy
Despite the highest possible standards, the intricate manufacturing of thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) screens may still produce slight visual imperfections. These visual imperfections do not impair the performance of Your Product.
However, ASUS will provide the warranty service for Your ASUS Product's TFT LCD screen only if there are at least:
3 bright dots or 5 dark dots or 8 bright and/or dark dots in total; or
2 adjacent bright dots or 2 adjacent dark dots; or
3 bright and/or dark dots within an area 15 mm in diameter.
(Please note: A bright dot is a white or sub-pixel that is always on under BLACK pattern. A dark dot is a black or sub-pixel that is always off under patterns excluding black.)
Not less than 30cm distance, in a straight line, between TFT screen and inspector
Room temperature between 20-40° C
Lighting is between 300 and 500 lux
The above is a get-out clause for Asus if your device has any screen defects less than what is specified. Meaning Asus do not have to replace or fix a device with 2 hot pixels or as much as 4 dead pixels! It's as if they know their product is sh*t so they've included an exemption from being responsible for faulty LCDs. What a joke.
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I had already looked into that. If I were to replace it, it would be through Office Max. Like I said, I paid $49.99 for their service protection which does warranty the screen and any defects.
I should have asked, if you had 1 stuck pixel that you barely notice unless you are looking for it and had coverage against it, would you replace it?

housry23 said:
I had already looked into that. If I were to replace it, it would be through Office Max. Like I said, I paid $49.99 for their service protection which does warranty the screen and any defects.
I should have asked, if you had 1 stuck pixel that you barely notice unless you are looking for it and had coverage against it, would you replace it?
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If it's covered, replace it.

housry23 said:
this one is flawless except for that one tiny little pixel, in a place that I don't notice unless I am looking for it
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The N7 has 1024000 pixels... one pixel is a 0.00009765625% failure rate for that specific device. The idea that they can even reach that level is, when taken in perspective, pretty amazing.
If it were me, the hassle of returning the device and either not having one or having a loaner that doesn't have my apps and isn't set up how I like it far outweighs the hassle of one weird pixel that, as you said, isn't even noticeable unless you look for it. The pixel is a non-issue.

Are there any non yellow N7 3g screens out there

I have had a 16gb N7 for several months and have just purchased a 32gb 3g N7
The screen on the new tablet has a distinctive yellow tint and is lacking in definition.
I have read around these forums about yellow/blue tints but was wondering if newer models are now all emerging as yellow or whether or not it is still a lottery.
I would especially like to hear from other 3g owners as to their experiences
Cheers
Baz
I have attached a picture of both tablets side by side running at the same brightness, the picture does not show the tint very well but clearly shows the definition issues

Release day 3g here and it's not yellow. The thing seems a hell of a lot better than my old 16g which I got a refund on due to screen lift.

Mine is definitely NOT yellow.

Looks like it's RMA time.
My 16gb looks so crisp compared to my 3g.

Mine is having same yellow tint...do i need to get it replaced or it's a common issue with 3G one?
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I had the same problem with my iPhone and Apple's reply was that they use different manufacturers so some times things vary from one manufacturer to another and there's nothing they can do since there's nothing really wrong with the device. I'm sure it's the same time case with Google.
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abhi0304 said:
Mine is having same yellow tint...do i need to get it replaced or it's a common issue with 3G one?
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This is what I am trying to ascertain, I have tried to accept it they way it is but every time I use it the colours look too yellowy and bloom. I have compared to my N4 & old N7 and the difference is like night and day.

Mine looks pretty good. The colours are softer than my Galaxy Nexus but that is to be expected because Super AMOLED tends towards the blues and has overblown colour contrast.

My 3G is certainly yellow when put alongside my original N7 16GB. The screen seems to lack the 'bite' of the older device.
I've posted a seperate thread trying to find out if the newer non-3G 32GBs have the same problem. I may return and opt for a 32GB with a MiFi.

Just got my replacement from google, not yellow this time....but has one stuck pixel.
Trying dead pixel apps in the hope it will resolve.

I have an N7 3G I ordered on release day and it has no screens issues at all (no yellow tint or lifting).

RMA number 2:crying:

[Q] Is there such thing as a perfect display?

My nexus 10 has a couple tiny specs of dust under the display, but I decided to keep it as it was better than the others I had. I went through 3 nexus 10s to get one with acceptable light bleed and minimal dust. In fact, the first of every device I've owned has had an issue. For instance, my first sgs3 had a few bright pixels, as did my second. To be honest, I can't even tell you if my current one has any issues as it has a screen protector on it, but it probably does. I also went through 3 1080p ips Asus laptops with screen defects before I gave up and bought a cheap Acer that also has bright pixel. My old Samsung galaxy tab 2 has two bright pixels and just noticed my canon elph camera also has one. My brand new surface pro has a small piece of dust under the display and a bright pixel. I guess my point is should I just accept the fact that no nexus 10 (or any other device for that matter) has a perfect display? Sorry if this question is too broad for this section, this is just the only place I could think to ask it where like minded people may be able to chime in. Thanks.

tcb4 said:
My nexus 10 has a couple tiny specs of dust under the display, but I decided to keep it as it was better than the others I had. I went through 3 nexus 10s to get one with acceptable light bleed and minimal dust. In fact, the first of every device I've owned has had an issue. For instance, my first sgs3 had a few bright pixels, as did my second. To be honest, I can't even tell you if my current one has any issues as it has a screen protector on it, but it probably does. I also went through 3 1080p ips Asus laptops with screen defects before I gave up and bought a cheap Acer that also has bright pixel. My old Samsung galaxy tab 2 has two bright pixels and just noticed my canon elph camera also has one. My brand new surface pro has a small piece of dust under the display and a bright pixel. I guess my point is should I just accept the fact that no nexus 10 (or any other device for that matter) has a perfect display? Sorry if this question is too broad for this section, this is just the only place I could think to ask it where like minded people may be able to chime in. Thanks.
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If that's the only issue and it doesn't really bother you keep it. I'm sure mine has some too but I just don't bother looking for them because I don't notice anything under normal circumstances. I'm sure you can get one without dust but then you'll probably find major light bleed. I wouldn't bother taking the chance of getting one worse unless it's really bad
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Well the obvious answer is no, but the closest I've gotten would be from my moto x and my lg g2. With a tablet as affordable and high speced (when it came out) I kind of have to assume quality control wasn't the most stringent. That and if you think about it, the nexus 10 was a sand box for all of Samsung's new tech so the production methods probably weren't perfected yet
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Two different kinds of camera modules used for Galaxy S5?

I got a CLN replacement yesterday due to a defective display. It has a blue sticker "NB 05/14" meaning it was refurbished in May 2014. When I compared the replacement with my old phone, I noticed that a camera lens on my old phone is bright purple under a fluorescent room light while the one on the replacement phone is very dark purple.
Has Samsung started using a new camera module? Pics taken indoor by the replacement phone look darker but this is just my subjective impression.
Both phones were originally manufactured in April 2014, according to the stickers in the battery compartment.

The phone was not refurbished in May. That phone is a brand new phone.
It takes about 60-90 days to turn around a refurb phone.
They don't exist yet.

Yes, there is a green "core' and a purple "core", just like in the S4. There is absolutely no difference in the two as far as the images the produce. NONE. In the S4, if you replaced your camera, you had to make sure you got the exact same core. It could turn into a real pain in the arse.