gold swap to black - Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Thinking of leaving the buttons and finger sensor gold when I do the black housing swap.
Anyone​ already do this?

Didn't get much feedback...so if anyone is wondering....the black looks great with gold buttons. I did change the sensor to black tho.

How easy was the fingerprint sensor to change? I've only changed the battery of my old 6P, was it an easy swap?

It was very easy. Just make sure you have some good double sided tape... because the new fingerprint sensor didn't come with a new sticky pad. The sensor just unplugs and pulls off

Here is a pic

I actually did that about a year ago.
I kept the gold volume rocker and fingerprint scanner and made the rest black. It turned out pretty nice.
Since then I got a pixel XL and now I'm back to a gold Nexus 6p again lol

Looks good. The gold power button looks way goldier..Lol.. next to black volume rockers

I went from black to silver, might do the same on my dad's. The color just comes off. Attaching a photo of it at a year in a case. I think I actually like the silver a lot better.

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Black or White

Not wackho jacko but G1. any advantages to white / black i.e. scratches finger prints muck?
I have a black one, cos Im an smoker...
I personally think the white is too i-pod coloured for my tastes so was gunna get the black one as I think its less in your face (also less inviting to mr thief)
so if all is good once someone confirms if the sat nav is any good as per my other thread i might be ordering sat nav
I think the white one looks slick. I wanted to get one, but I found a black one on ebay for $200. I could not pass on that.
as you can now see in my sig it says Blackstone (same cost: free phone, £30.00 pm for 18months)
I liked the white, but my wife thought it looked to much like a toy and "girly".
I also thought that white might show some scratches more. Especially if it bumps up against something a different color.
I ended up with black because that's all they had. I considered the bronze, but never saw it in person.
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White has issues seeing the letters on the keys in certain light.
White
I have the white one and I am a Bus Mechanic. I have about 7 friends with the black one that they kind of like mine. (Probably because its the only white one, not because of the color)
Problems:
Back is a silverish grey which kind of rubs around the corners and looks kind of bronze/brown. (I replaced with a Black Battery Cover)
I can imagine it would look horrible if it got chipped. I take good care of mine, but I still use it a lot.
Like the above poster said. The keyboard is kind of silverish grey and under certain light conditions it can be difficult to see. There is an application that you can download to turn on and off the backlight which helps a little, although I think eventually like any keyboard you will get accustomed to using it and not so much rely on seeing the keys.
Oddly enough given that my trade is all grease and diesel oil, it has stood up for 2 months w/o any problems and it is as white as the day I got it.

Anyone else have screen bleeding?

My screen has been like this since day one. In the pictures you can see brighter back light bleeding from the top center/right, the right middle/bottom, and the bottom center/left. Also, a bit of light shines through the white bezel in the bottom center which now that I notice, won't stop bugging me.
Was hoping it would go away but I got this on Amazon so an exchange would be easy as long as it comes back in stock soon (white 32GB).
Is mine the only one plagued with this? Keep in mind that this is with brightness turned all the way up on a black screen.
Yea I have screen bleed at two spots but it doesn't bother me unless for some reason it starts to expand then it will become an issue.
Most LCD panels, which are backlit, will have some light bleed around the edges. You can return the phone for a different one, but you'll probably have the same issue. It is the nature of backlit LCD panels. AMOLEDs don't have this problem since each pixel has its own light source.
Thanks for the input guys!
I don't seem to have this issue on mine. I can't notice anything like this when I turn on Moto Display. Is there an easy way for me to test this out?
the nature of LCD. one of the reasons I enjoy amoled as well.
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I have this screen bleeding too.
I've got my device yesterday and started "Dead Pixel Test", on the black screen i saw the screen-bleeding.
All my previous devices didn't have a screen bleeding, or it wasn't noticeable like that.

Blue spots\blemishes appeared on screen

Hey guys,
Yesterday night before i went to bed, three blue spots appeared on the screen.
The degree if their appearance depend on the content shown on the screen -
*if viewing bright white light (such as an artical with white background) the spots are nearly invisible
*when darker colors are shown, for example when i pull the statues bar down - the spots are visible and annoying.
*when the screen is completly dark, the blue spots are highly visible
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I've never dropped\hit\damaged my phone in any way, i had the case\glass a few days before i even had my phone, and yesterday night those three spots just appeared out of no where - what should i do?
Images not working. I haven't got or seen blue dots on screen before. I would suggest contacting Motorola.
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get intouch with Motorola , thats a fault
Does anyone know why this happens? I just happened to me after more than six months of peace.
It's happening to a lot of people. Same with me, and the spots on mine were in the center near the bottom of the display.
Happened to me randomly one month after i got the phone. Had to get replacement from moto. Haven't had problems with new. Been about 8 months. Fingers crossed.
My wife and I each have the same phone her's has had the same blue dot for a month or 2 now: http://i.imgur.com/90U6BMR.jpg
Mine just developed a small white dot in the upper right corner of the screen.
ugh.
I believe these are from pressure against the back of the LCD. After I replaced my screen due to cracks I noticed that I had to play with all 20 screws a lot becasue if even one was too tight it would make a spot on the screen and I had to keep adjusting all the screws slightly, it was like putting a head on an car engine, slightly too tight on one screw would often cause inperceptable torque on the LCD and then a spot would appear above a different screw. Took a lot of adjustment and its still not perfect. From the pictures I'm seeing of the large blue spots and their locations, I'm susupicious something got jarred between the LCD and MB which is very sensitive as I said almoast imperceptable screw torques are enough to cause very similar artifacts (though they could also be just causing some kind of ground issue also, they are dead white with light blue around them, very small becasue the screws are small, and also very particularly pronounced.
So WILD guess is three things:
1 something not sharp or pointed moved somehow and is causing pressure on the back of the lcd directly below the blue spots.maybe those 2 rubber boots that cover two connections (you see them immediately and must remove both when doing anything to the phone after the glued on back is off.
2 LCD Failure
Probably 2 but if you are capable and adventurous check 1. Or ship it if still under warrnaty. Anyone know how long is the warranty? If you buy off of MOTO like I did?
I must be the special one. I have a red dot on mine.
I noticed a vague blue spot in my moto g 2015 today as well. When i press it lightly, the center of the spot turns to a small sharp bright white dot.
I aggree it must be caused by internal pressure. I had the same sort of spot on my HTC Desire. When i replaced the battery, the spot was gone. Turns out a drained/old Li-ion cell expands quite a bit, this caused the pressure from the inside on the screen.
My Moto G is only 6 months old so you wouldn't expect the battery to be faulty yet... Too bad the Moto G doesn't let you replace the battery yourself in an easy way like with my old HTC.
Did anyone experience the spot disappearing after replacing the battery with a fresh one? And does anyone know if old Moto G batteries look thicker than normal after they die?
I just started seeing this about a month ago, mine looks like the Pepsi logo, red and blue orb.

anyone got the black version?

Wanted to know how you liked it? I have the white one but I've had like 4 white phones in a row and was thinking of trading for a black. I'll be putting a skin on it so not worried about fingerprints. Let me know how you like it otherwise compared to white.
Went from an old white Z1 compact to a black X compact myself. Not much to say about it though lol. It's black and looks good. The only issue is that it's a fingerprint magnet. But if your putting a clear or colored skin on it that pretty much solves the problem. Only other thing I can think of to say is it's kind of an off black. Basically at times in the light it can look like an extremely dark navy blue at times which is kinda cool.
Have the black. In direct sunlight it looks more dark blue but in household lighting it looks black. Pretty slick looking. I really wish they would have made a yellow like the Z5C. I kinda felt like owning an ostentatious phone this time.
I have tried both and I can say that white version is a lot nicer in my opinion
you wont see any fingerprint or scratch easily and also the nicely curved back looks elegant on white and blue versions...

Which color black or platinum?

Guys which color would you recommend. Both color has one advantage and one disadvantage like: Black color G6 is fingerprint magnet but front is more immersive with hidden black border. Platinum color has black thin border around screen. However back is less prone to smudges.
I wanna know how is the look and feel. Is there is any difference. I didn't find any topic related to color so made one:silly:
Honest9 said:
Guys which you color would you recommend. Both color has one advantage and one disadvantage like: Black color G6 is fingerprint magnet but front is more immersive with hidden black border. Platinum color has black thin border around screen. However back is less prone to smudges.
I wanna know how is the look and feel. Is there is any difference. I didn't find any topic related to color so made one:silly:
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I'm not sure you are going to get a conclusive answer here.
Personally I went for the Platinum. I don't use a case and thought the platinum/silver would hold up better over time, also all of my phones have been black so I thought I would have a change this time. I'm very happy with my decision, although I would say the black probably looks nicer when it's clean.
The only real way you are going to be able to make a decision though is by going to a store and looking at both.
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The paint on the aluminum on the black one also chips so have that in mind. I've had both colors. First a platinum and now a black one. It's hard to pick a favorite but black just "always works". Though the silver front can reflect light pretty nicely at times.
dannejanne said:
The paint on the aluminum on the black one also chips so have that in mind. I've had both colors. First a platinum and now a black one. It's hard to pick a favorite but black just "always works". Though the silver front can reflect light pretty nicely at times.
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Actually I am planning to use this phone without case. How is the grip? What do u mean by chips?
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nathdogg said:
I'm not sure you are going to get a conclusive answer here.
Personally I went for the Platinum. I don't use a case and thought the platinum/silver would hold up better over time, also all of my phones have been black so I thought I would have a change this time. I'm very happy with my decision, although I would say the black probably looks nicer when it's clean.
The only real way you are going to be able to make a decision though is by going to a store and looking at both.
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Unfortunately I don't have time to go to store. I will get this phone maybe tomorrow itself.
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Honest9 said:
Actually I am planning to use this phone without case. How is the grip? What do u mean by chips?
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The grip is just fine! Feels good in the hand. Though the back is a smudge magnet and feels greecy. Going to Dbrand mine.
The black paint on the aluminum will go off if you hit the sides of the aluminum. Making silver spots on the black paint. In a while it could get potentially ugly and look like wear and tear.
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dannejanne said:
The grip is just fine! Feels good in the hand. Though the back is a smudge magnet and feels greecy. Going to Dbrand mine.
The black paint on the aluminum will go off if you hit the sides of the aluminum. Making silver spots on the black paint. In a while it could get potentially ugly and look like wear and tear.
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Thanks! Platinum seems best bet. I won't be using skin or case.
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I think all manufacturer should add black front only. Other colors like white, silver or gold effect the viewing experience and looks bad. My HTC 10 topaz gold was having white front bezels with similar black borders around screen, so I added black color orzly tempered glass instead of white one to make it look black lol it works
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I was not a fan of the platinum until I saw it for real. I wanted it when I saw it but it turned out I could only get black anyway. I am glad I did. The all-black front looks better to me and I like the darker coating on the aluminum edge too. Of course the platinum back looks better and there is no coating on the aluminum to wear off. To me the decider there is which part of the phone I will be looking at 99% of the time. But for others the decider will be which part of the phone OTHER people will be looking at.
Ultimately I'd say you wouldn't regret either though so I wouldn't agonize over it too much.
I wanted white, but it turns out that the white one is gold/pinkish so I took a look at the grey and the black one... The grey "looks" cheaper than the black one imo, but that might not be important to you.
I really like white phones because I have sweaty hands and I leave a lot of smudges on black phones. You can't tell on white ones.
The main reason I went with the black is because there is a black border around the screen... its very obvious on the white and grey phones but on the black one its invisible! It would have annoyed the living hell out of me...
I'd suggest you go look at all 3 variants in person and decide there... I was really close to purchasing the girly white one online, hopefully i didn't.
Thanks! guys for all your input. I am really loving G6 community. Good phone, good people
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My wife & I each got a new G6. She went with platinum and I with black so we could easily tell whose phone was whose... And then she went out & got a "cute" (read obnoxious) case so it didn't matter anyway.
I am using titanium/silver variant, and its dam good
Hey buddy, its been a while i am using LG g6 silver, The problem u r talking about the border, i never notice it on a normal usage, I just notice when I read any article stating this issue and then my eyes intentionally focus on black border, Silver looks really classy and I recommend it.
But if u like black and the only reason it is a fingerprint magnet, then u can buy cover or dbrand cover for ur LG g6, which will look awesome on black lg g6. And anyways the drop test isn't so impressive as u must have seen on youtube. You won't keep your phone without cover anyway.
Honest9 said:
Guys which color would you recommend. Both color has one advantage and one disadvantage like: Black color G6 is fingerprint magnet but front is more immersive with hidden black border. Platinum color has black thin border around screen. However back is less prone to smudges.
I wanna know how is the look and feel. Is there is any difference. I didn't find any topic related to color so made one:silly:
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Double thought about the color here too...
I wanted to buy the platinum one at first, but the thing is that my carrier only have black one. So after a few articles and YouTube videos, it turns out black is also a good deal, in some segments maybe even better then platinum? I'll just have to take care of the back (skin or cover), right?
clearly a personal choice
I saw that video also, black is a finger print magnet, wanted platinum anyway, so that's what I got. Happy with it.
One thing additionally though, the question about 'how it feels', some say 'good size' etc, I agree, except one thing, this phone is slick as snot. Slickest damn phone I've ever had. You really want to use a deliberate grip, it will surprise with how slippery it can be.
Love it though, awesome phone
I too wanted a platinum, but was not in stock. Ended up getting the blue one with the black front, best of all worlds I'd say!
Black is always the best
Black LG G6 looks stunning... It is better to when compared to platinum
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djapeman said:
Double thought about the color here too...
I wanted to buy the platinum one at first, but the thing is that my carrier only have black one. So after a few articles and YouTube videos, it turns out black is also a good deal, in some segments maybe even better then platinum? I'll just have to take care of the back (skin or cover), right?
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Black LG G6 looks stunning... Go for black color.. you will love it
Yup, went for the black... It does look awesome!
Bought one of each, gave my wife the choice of which one she wanted. She chose the platinum. Now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't offered her the choice. The black looks like any other phone; the platinum looks rich and classy.
I’ve just ordered the black. Look forward to receiving it tomorrow
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