I read somewhere this morning that V20 camera glass is easily broken, even without dropping or very extreme force. Anyone experienced this problem?
thangnh said:
I read somewhere this morning that V20 camera glass is easily broken, even without dropping or very extreme force. Anyone experienced this problem?
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Here is the link:
https://9to5google.com/2016/10/23/v20-fragile-camera-glass/
LOL yeah i saw the video, I think my cover will reduce the chances of that happening, also i havent remove the plastic it came with
Yep gotta be something. Throwing on a Dbrand on top of existing protector. Hopefully someone will make a tempered glass protector for it.
I barely realized there was plastic on top of it. I ordered full body matte from dbrand so that'll take care of it too.
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I'm leaving the "Factory-Installed Lens Protector" :silly: intact until it begins to peel away. At that time,I'll remove it & use some of this sealer that I have leftover from use on the Note 7:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nanoflow-X-...242764?hash=item28102f89cc:g:5lcAAOSwqYBWn9tZ
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One guy left his flashlight on for 30 minutes, got his lense hot and the lense cracked.
Another guy got his new phone, took it out of box, looked at lense 5 hours later and claimed it magically cracked. Who knows what happened or what he did.
Then that YouTube scratch test guy tested the lense for scratches, he ran a sharp blade across it and watched it crack within seconds.
Now the entire Internet is in a panic over the V20 lense. Mainly reddit drama
I think it's all from the prior NOTE 7 PTSD!!!!
Beleive me, I am nervous of more wasted months too and just want to settle in with a reliable phone but I am not going to jump on the fear factor bus just yet.
I have been Luvin this LG V20 since friday !!!!!
I think it's a bit of a note placebo.
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thinking of purchasing a v20 or a s7 edge, what have you enjoyed so much of the v20
Well, see what I have from YouTube I am apprehensive about the camera lens. That is way too brittle. Defitelyndont should've used gg4 or something closer and preferably near sapphire strength.
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thinking of purchasing a v20 or a s7 edge, what have you enjoyed so much of the v20
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There's already a few threads covering this.
This same conversation happened with the g5 also. Mine broke after about a couple months or so. The replacements were (are) on ebay for a few dollars. It's very easy to replace, just pick it off with a small screw driver or tweezers and the new ones come with adhesive tape applied, just press it into place.
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Oh Jesus. The same shi** came up wit the Nexus 6P glass cover on the back and bending Nexus 6P. Both were just myths at the beginning from some idiots that don't treat their phones well and then it never became a big issue again.
The G5 also had this problem, but soon calmed down.
mgymnop said:
Oh Jesus. The same shi** came up wit the Nexus 6P glass cover on the back and bending Nexus 6P. Both were just myths at the beginning from some idiots that don't treat their phones well and then it never became a big issue again.
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Haha, I remember those 6P rumors...
I already have two scratches near my flash because I don't have a case yet. Hopefully the case fixes these concerns before I get one near the lens area.
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slickdaddy96 said:
I already have two scratches near my flash because I don't have a case yet. Hopefully the case fixes these concerns before I get one near the lens area.
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There should be a protector on the camera area' thats if you haven't removed it yet.
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There should be a protector on the camera area' thats if you haven't removed it yet.
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I think it is already removed. I put my finger nail in the corner and can't see anything lifting up. Maybe that the guy at the sprint store removed it for me
If what people say is true though and the pieces are just a couple of dollars on ebay, it won't be that big of a deal anyway.
slickdaddy96 said:
I think it is already removed. I put my finger nail in the corner and can't see anything lifting up. Maybe that the guy at the sprint store removed it for me
If what people say is true though and the pieces are just a couple of dollars on ebay, it won't be that big of a deal anyway.
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Just run your fingers along the camera area, if you can feel the two camera hole is recessed, you have a protector.
Someone with a v20 leave the flash on for 30 minutes and lets test the glass! Might as well do it now while your in your return period!
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Today I dropped my Nexus 6... And my case won't be here for another two days! The drop was from about 2 feet, the damage wasn't bad. Just a little scuffed up on the corners. Pictures below
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That just makes me cringe.
When I ordered it from sprint they told me it was gonna be 1 to 3 weeks for the phone to get there that's why I didn't order a case sooner but the phone came in within 3 days.
One drop, about 3.5 feet....
Ouch! This phone is very slippery in dry cool weather and if your skin is dry. A little moisture and hand locks on like a magnet. Regardless, I'm looking forward to my case as I cling on to my N6 with a "kung fu grip" until it arrives
I've had mine slip out of my shirt pocket two times on to a hard tile floor. It landed screen down both times. It's in a spigen slim armor case and there was no damage.
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One drop, about 3.5 feet....
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Ouch. It must of landed on a corner pretty good. I believe mine landed backside down on the asphalt and slid. Fell out of my lap when I got out of the car. Hopefully its not to expensive for you to get a replacement.
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Ouch. It must of landed on a corner pretty good. I believe mine landed backside down on the asphalt and slid. Fell out of my lap when I got out of the car. Hopefully its not to expensive for you to get a replacement.
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I don't know if getting a replacement is an option at this time. Probably putting it on ebay just to get it out of my sight.
I just gasped. I can't follow this thread anymore
Put a dark case on it and you won't see it.
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Glad I went ahead ordered my case... Got all my accessories but no phone lol.
Every new phone I decide I am going to try no case...then I come across one of these threads. Thanks, guess I am going to go check it the accessories threads now.
One benefit of being backordered is that my case came first.
Thing I love most about following new phones on XDA... Is the people that drop then within the first week. Do you guys have hands made out of butter?
Yikes. I bet quite a few people already have broken nexus 6's. Which would suck so bad.
Mine yesterday slipped out of my shirt pocket and landed on my foot. I was only getting up from my couch and the ground is soft anyway, along with my foot, so nothing at all happened.
Not gonna be putting it in this shirt pocket again. It's too big for the pocket haha
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Thing I love most about following new phones on XDA... Is the people that drop then within the first week. Do you guys have hands made out of butter?
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It's funny, i was thinking the same thing earlier today. But I was expecting to see a bunch of "Google screwed us with a cheap screen. Only cheap glass breaks like this. I've never heard of any other phone screen breaking. This is not my fault in any wayl Google made the phone slip out of my hand!". But surprisingly, every one in this thread has acted civil.
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It's funny, i was thinking the same thing earlier today. But I was expecting to see a bunch of "Google screwed us with a cheap screen. Only cheap glass breaks like this. I've never heard of any other phone screen breaking. This is not my fault in any wayl Google made the phone slip out of my hand!". But surprisingly, every one in this thread has acted civil.
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Haha yeah! Give it time.. We'll definitely have some of those.
Sucks bad for you guys.
I was just thinking about not using my Moko case when my N6 finally comes in the mail...I'm thinking again on that
Ouchies at these pics.... Can't wait till my diztronic gets here
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I'm hoping it is built like my motox 2014. I've dropped it twice from 3.5 feet screen down onto tile floor and you can't even tell. No case
I think maybe the clear plastic on the camera was effecting my pictures. Well I hope so. LoL. It's not easy getting off especially the flash one. I did it carefully because I didn't want to scratch them. I guess if your pictures are fine then you can leave them on but damn Samsung you should put tabs on them so it's easy to take off. I would think all S6 Edges come like that. Mine is from T-Mobile. Darn you can't see it. I'll post a bigger picture.
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See the white line in sky close to the bird way up in the sky? It goes from the top to the bottom. I noticed on 5 pictures and different angles.
Good call, i have always known about the stickers and remove them for customers usually (i sell phones for a living) but i didnt notice the flash one! gotta check it out now, thanks!
Thanks!!! I hadn't even noticed them.
Can you guys see in the sky what I'm talking about? If so do you think I might be right about the picture protector being the issue? Guess I should take more pictures now but stupid rain all week. Lol. Just want to find out if I have a issue with my camera.
A girl with nails might help getting the stickers off. LoL. I think I just lightly put my finger on the corner of the bottom of the flash and moved slightly up. I then noticed that it was on. I wonder if it's on my Note 4. LoL
The first thing I did is taking them off with the plastic cover of the phone
Thanks for the headsup + :good:
I"ll be damn, I missed those also, thanks.
I used a piece of strong packing tape to get them off. Just touched and pulled. Much easier than trying to get your fingernail in there and risking a scratch.
This makes no difference to the camera picture quality whatsoever. Tested this so many times on my
phones. Zero. So i leave it on for protection
My pictures are just fine
are you sure we should remove it?isnt it there for the protection?
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This makes no difference to the camera picture quality whatsoever. Tested this so many times on my
phones. Zero. So i leave it on for protection
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I beg to differ I notice auto focus on previous devices to be impacted. Along with dust and dirt forming up around the edges over time have a direct impact with the camera
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
I beg to differ I notice auto focus on previous devices to be impacted. Along with dust and dirt forming up around the edges over time have a direct impact with the camera
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The S4 also had issues with this similar style of protector over the camera from factory
lawtq said:
This makes no difference to the camera picture quality whatsoever. Tested this so many times on my
phones. Zero. So i leave it on for protection
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Maybe it's not a issue for your phone but I noticed it might be a issue for mine. Other people feel the same way as me.
Galaxy S6 and Edge Owners, Remove the Sticker Covering Your Flash and HR Monitor
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/04/1...e-sticker-covering-your-flash-and-hr-monitor/
nircc said:
My pictures are just fine
are you sure we should remove it?isnt it there for the protection?
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You can still scratch the lens regardless if it's on or not. Having a $700+ phone I've very careful with it. Plus a case could help raise it a tad so the camera isn't flush.
LeKtRiCzzz said:
I beg to differ I notice auto focus on previous devices to be impacted. Along with dust and dirt forming up around the edges over time have a direct impact with the camera
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Yep
sweets55 said:
Maybe it's not a issue for your phone but I noticed it might be a issue for mine. Other people feel the same way as me.
Galaxy S6 and Edge Owners, Remove the Sticker Covering Your Flash and HR Monitor
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/04/1...e-sticker-covering-your-flash-and-hr-monitor/
You can still scratch the lens regardless if it's on or not. Having a $700+ phone I've very careful with it. Plus a case could help raise it a tad so the camera isn't flush.
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Thanks for the answer ill read that droid life article and might get rid of those stickers
i wanted to ask something instead of making a new thread
for some reason i cant see the tickets button in chrome browser so any time i want to awap to another ticket i've ipened i need to press the left button near the home button
why is that?is it better to just use the default brpwser?
Heh, I was so annoyed with this that I even took it off the demo unit at my local BestBuy when I was playing with it. First thing I did when I took mine out of the box.
Each to their own
Funny how so many of these youtube tech reviewers forget to remove it.
By the way I took them off but they don't have effect on the picture quality as the lens over only covers the edges not the lens itself as u can see so it doesn't matter u keep it or take it off
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Oh boy. LoL
Gross!!
I don't know what that is, but my front camera is full of things like dust. I have never seen things get in the front camera
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Here is normal rear camera photo
With front camera, it is all blurry and ****
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I just realized it after a week or so, it was kept indoor 100%
Could be residule dust in the housing being knocked about and ending up on the cam lens from static. Sorry to see that on your week old device man
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Gross!!
I don't know what that is, but my front camera is full of things like dust. I have never seen things get in the front camera.
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If it's any consolation, my little Jiayu G4S has exactly the same problem with BOTH cameras. I've come to expect it from these relatively cheap phones. I'm also fairly good at taking my Jiayu apart now - looks like I'll be doing the same with this one too soon
Also, after just a week my back cover is very creaky indeed. I think I've taken it on and off six times to swap SIM cards etc. My Jiayu is a solid as the day I got it almost two years ago.
do you know how long from launch it normally takes for genuine battery covers to hit the market? The wife wants a pink one however I have never owned a xiaomi before so never followed their release times for accessories.
Same dust here :/
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Same dust here :/
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That's really frustrating
people say there are holes between the 3.5mm phone jack and the camera, that's where the dust came from.
Yes, my back cover is not tightly fit, the battery is the same. People call me insane, but I could feel the battery rocking left and right when I shake it hard.
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People call me insane, but I could feel the battery rocking left and right when I shake it hard.
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Yeah, same for me. Had not noticed it before, but that's not anything major though. I'm more concerned about the dust in camera, although I don't have this problem yet (and I hope I won't).
This made me remember a problem with LG P500 when dust would get under the digitizer.
After a week no problems (Prime 32GB)
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Kenneth131 said:
do you know how long from launch it normally takes for genuine battery covers to hit the market? The wife wants a pink one however I have never owned a xiaomi before so never followed their release times for accessories.
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htt p://www .aliexpress dot com/item/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-2-battery-case-Original-High-Quality-Protective-Battery-Case-Back-Cover-For-Xiaomi/32448421724.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.71.8mhZbK&ws_ab_test=201526_5,201527_3_71_72_73_74_75,201409_1
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do you know how long from launch it normally takes for genuine battery covers to hit the market? The wife wants a pink one however I have never owned a xiaomi before so never followed their release times for accessories.
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There is a dealer called "Xiaomi Home" on Aliexpress who apparently offers these. Whether "Xioami Home" is an official subsidiary of Xiaomi, well, who knows. But anyway, supposedly original Xioami back cases are available at http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/100-Original-XIAOMI-Redmi-Note-2-Case-Protective-Cover-Case-For-Redmi-Note-2-phone-case/811568_32446023315.html. Not all colors are available at this time. They also have a supposedly original Xiaomi protective flip cases listed at http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/New-arrivel-Original-XIAOMI-Redmi-Note-2-Case-Flip-Protective-Cover-Case-For-Redmi-Note-2/811568_32446027248.html.
I noticed I have similar dust like things under front camera hole I think they were not there when I just received phone. Seems like dust came from somewhere, any ideas what we could do with this sh.t?
If it's coming through the headphone jack like some people suggested, you could try getting a can of compressed air and spraying into the head phone jack, should unseat the dust without damaging any components.
Possible fix..
My RM Note 2 had this problem too!! After 4 days! If you blow in the headphone port the ff camera steams up.. So that's definitely the problem. I fixed it quite simply.. Took the phone apart.. (easy for anyone with basic phone tools and a little experience..) Just took the shielding off, no need to remove motherboard.. Then lifted FF camera module out and used a very lint free cloth to get rid of any dust etc..
I then used a tiny tiny bit of blutac to form a gasket around the camera module, making sure that no Blutac is visible through the front of the phone.. Pressed the module in to place gently, and did the blow test to check it was successful.. And yes! 2 days later and no dust at all.. It's just a slight design oversight.. The camera housing isn't well sealed enough.
Hope this might be helpful to some.. It's probably not very well explained.. Sorry. Annoying to have to do this on a brand new device.. But my HTC one M8 had a similar problem.. Can't be fixed.. And it cost £550.. So an easy fix on an otherwise flawless and awesome £100 device is very forgivable.
This probably ends your warranty and could well break something especially if you don't really know what you're doing. I'm not responsible for thermonuclear war or anything do with your phone. Proceed with caution at your own risk.
Regards, happy Chinese bargain buying!
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My RM Note 2 had this problem too!! After 4 days! If you blow in the headphone port the ff camera steams up.. So that's definitely the problem. I fixed it quite simply.. Took the phone apart.. (easy for anyone with basic phone tools and a little experience..) Just took the shielding off, no need to remove motherboard.. Then lifted FF camera module out and used a very lint free cloth to get rid of any dust etc..
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Josh
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I think if you took some pic when taking the phone apart would be great. I want to do this , too. But I have only replace the touchpanel before. and I don't know where to pry...
Still no problems.
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i hope that xiaomi will fix this problem in a future release...who knows..
If you see dust on the front camera, try put your mouth over the 3.5 jack and start to aspire with force. The dust will magically disappear
However dust doesn't affect photo quality
Well.. I've had the phone for less than 3 full days and already cracked the rear glass. Good thing I have insurance.. but it seems s7 is extremely fragile.
Phone dropped out of my pocket while sitting down. About 1 and 1/2 foot drop and hit the corner.. already cracked..
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someone reported the same thing less than an hour after getting it. I feel they could have designed around that a bit better. Tempered glass always does terrible in corners. A couple of MM extra metal at the corners could probably save a bunch of phones.
Understandable. I have this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1I6J0E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 and I'm worried it's not gonna be enough for this phone. Already have two different ones on order.
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Understandable. I have this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1I6J0E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 and I'm worried it's not gonna be enough for this phone. Already have two different ones on order.
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i've got the rugged armor and it seems it should be fine, so i assume this would be ok too
This happens EVERY time a new phone is released. If anyone doesn't believe me, just go look at the other phones and you will see the same warnings when they were released. ALL of these kinds of phones are fragile to a certain degree. Anyone going without a good case is taking extra risk. Even a good case is no guarantee. Think of it this way, would you carry a laptop around without protection, drop it, and expect it not to eventually get damaged? When the next iPhone or S8 is released next year, other threads like this will show up early after their releases. If you drop it 2 inches or 2 feet...there is always a chance there will be damage. I don't think anyone drops it on purpose. That being the situation, I would think it would be a good move to put it in a case and at least improve the odds from the beginning.
I feel how it hurts. Can you post pics?
Mind you I have never broken a phone this early. And I've had lots phones without cases. Notably note4, LG g2, g3, gs3. All which I dropped many times.
I'll post pictures soon.
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From this vid s7 edge looked like it shouldn't happen so easily https://youtu.be/GU8S_BjByKU maybe edge is more durable?
But it's not so bad and guy from video claims that back cover replacement costs ~30$ but anyway it's insurance problem. I wonder will water resistance still be present after such repair
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An 18 inch drop did that?
I already opened a claim, I don't want any issues with waterproofing. But if Samsung repair says they can do it for cheaper I might go with that option.
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An 18 inch drop did that?
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Yep. I was sitting at dining table feeding my son. just slipped out of my pj pocket and hit the floor. That's why I'm surprised.
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Yep. I was sitting at dining table feeding my son. just slipped out of my pj pocket and hit the floor. That's why I'm surprised.
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Thanks for posting. I'm definitely getting a case for it.
Isn't this what you people wanted? A premium feel at the expense of durability?
wow scary, first time ive heard of a phone ruined by being dropped now im definitely going to get a case and also place the phone inside 10 socks just in case
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Isn't this what you people wanted? A premium feel at the expense of durability?
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It's really not any more serious than chipping the paint or faux chrome on the edge bezels of previous Galaxy devices. I've owned the S3, S4 and S4 Mini. They look terrible after a year, even if you don't drop them. The S4 Mini is now over 2 years old and it's edge bezels look like the surface of the moon, and it's not from dropping it. That won't happen with the current generation of Galaxy devices.
At least the glass back on an S6 or S7 can be replaced to look like new. The edge bezels are part of the chassis. So, yeah, I'm fine with metal and glass.
i dropped my Xperia Z3 Compact a couple of times while standing, couple times onto wood floor, couple times onto tile. Never even scratched. Dropped it one day while at the pool onto this sort of uneven stone/sandstone kinda stuff from literally 2 or 3 INCHES, completely shattered the front glass. I mean total spiderweb destruction.
If just depends how you drop it and onto what surface.
Isn't it just bad luck either? I mean, I recently dropped my S6 and it also broke the glass (in the sense that the glass plate let loose and can now get dust under it). This was an innocent drop and it had falled quite a few times before already (before I was used to the slippery back of the thing) without any issues.
I've seen phones survive the most insane stuff only to get beaten by the bad luck of exactly hitting that part of the corner after a small drop.
Still sucks bigtime of course...
Lot of what's said is true. I still wonder how the waterproofing would be after repair.. of if the waterproofing would be OK with cracked glass.
I'm thinking the rear glass has no effect on the IP68 rating, when looking at the gs6 rear glass replacement video.
Well this sucks, I want to start off by saying I have yet to drop this phone and I have had it in a Spigen case with a screen protector since day one.
So I'm sitting in a meeting during work and I took my case off my phone to clean between the case and screen protector since it isn't flush, and I noticed beneath where the case sits on the left edge slightly below half way of the phone that the paint is scrapping off. I am wondering if anyone else has been losing paint on the border near where the screen glass is? The case I have been using is Spigen Rugged Armor. I also take the case off maybe once every other week.
I pre-ordered mine the day they announced it and got it shortly after the first wave started shipping. The other day I noticed that the bottom of mine was chipping away. I contacted Google Fi support and they're shipping me a new one.
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I pre-ordered mine the day they announced it and got it shortly after the first wave started shipping. The other day I noticed that the bottom of mine was chipping away. I contacted Google Fi support and they're shipping me a new one.
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That's similar to my chipping, I just got off the phone with support and they're looking into what can be done...
I wish I had the support you received! They told me it is what it is basically... and here I was hoping I was done shopping for phones...
Edit: I did try mentioning you experienced the same issue and contacted Fi Support instead of the CS I spoke to, they said you must have had other software/hardware related issues to get the device replaced...
Deal breaker! Canceled my order! I don't do cheap paint. Thanks for posting this.
Still beats the experience I had with the Jet Black iPhone 7+. Scratch and fingerprint magnet.
mjs2011 said:
Still beats the experience I had with the Jet Black iPhone 7+. Scratch and fingerprint magnet.
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Are you really comparing glossy finnish to matte finnish ?
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Are you really comparing glossy finnish to matte finnish ?
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No
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No
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The way you put it definitely says otherwise
FalconFX said:
The way you put it definitely says otherwise
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I want comparing material. Just making a general comment about the Jet Black iPhone 7
So this gonna happen to all the Pixel phones or what?
Got 2 see the same thing Today. I was very angry!!! Contacts German telekom and they will replace
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Hmm, black 32GB here. No case ever used.
Not a single scratch or chip or flake of paint lost yet.
I've got a skin that's been sitting in the mailing package for a couple weeks now.
I've been too lazy to put it on.
I may have to think about doing that soon.
Getting phone replaced for something that is most likely to happen again? Just wondering what you plan on doing when the paint chips on the replacement?
mine is the same, pain is missing from the sharper edges in the style of chips, the rounded edges in places have signs of wear as if I have managed to wear the pain down. not a great sign in a little over a month, guess it is just cheap paint on them, worst comes to the worst I'll just get a slim case to put over it.
zathus said:
Deal breaker! Canceled my order! I don't do cheap paint. Thanks for posting this.
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ithehappy said:
So this gonna happen to all the Pixel phones or what?
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mine is the same, pain is missing from the sharper edges in the style of chips, the rounded edges in places have signs of wear as if I have managed to wear the pain down. not a great sign in a little over a month, guess it is just cheap paint on them, worst comes to the worst I'll just get a slim case to put over it.
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Hmm, black 32GB here. No case ever used.
Not a single scratch or chip or flake of paint lost yet.
I've got a skin that's been sitting in the mailing package for a couple weeks now.
I've been too lazy to put it on.
I may have to think about doing that soon.
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I have ZERO issues with the hardware or software. I think people are having one off situations. Out of the millions of phones out there; there are only a few reporting issues like this.
I had mine since they went live (at BestBuy) and have yet to experience any issue. And I only have a hard case to cover the sides. The top and botton have no protection...
So to those with issues... Do you keep your keys in the same pocket as phone? Could something be rubbing it the wrong way?
I always keep my phone in my left front pocket withe nothing else in it.
Is this happening with a case on your device...?
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it's in a pocket on it's own and it's not only the chips on the hard corners it's wear on some of the smoother corners as if it has been rubbed off. I do work in the building industry so it will come into contact with some abrasive materials in my pocket but it's the first phone I've had this issue with, but then it's also the first phone I've had with so much metal on it, it could just come down to a mix of the larger metal surface and the paint not being finished in a durable way.
I don't use a case and never have since about the Z1, it just seems like this phone is going to force me to put it in a case before 6 months is up due to the paint wearing badly.
Not a single blemish on my paint (or glass for that matter) and my phone comes in out and of pocket many times a day, sometimes with a pocket that has a metal rivet above it that it rubs against as going in/out. Black XL 32GB
I have a bear motion on mine (waiting on nillkin nature tpu delivery), just checked to make sure, no nicks dings scratches or swirls. I put it in the same left pocket alone in every pair of pants I wear. Nothing ever goes into the left pocket, except maybe some pills. I don't stick my hands in my pockets when they are dirty or dusty.
This is anodized aluminium, having it hit against anything will scratch and ding them, as happens with anything make with the same material.