Can anyone confirm what the Note's main camera lens cover material is made of? Plastic, glass, gorilla glass?
I am considering getting a Note, but my current HTC Desire has a plastic lens cover which gets scuffed and scratched easily degrading the photo quality greatly.
I'd like my next phone to have a tough, scratch resistant lens cover.
As far as I know the lens is just ordinary plastic. If I were you I'd get a silicone skin to prevent scratches from rough surfaces I don't have any scratches on my lens yet but I handle my phone pretty careful and I don't ever put it together with my keys in my pocket.
See this link: http://www.martinfields.com/US/Martin-Fields-Overlay-Plus-Screen-Protector-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-
I have lots of dust underneath the rear view camera's lens. It showed up spontaneously today during heavy use of the camera and walking around, and never occurred before I sent it in to Samsung. Is it easy to tear down the tab and air dust under the glass?
dibblebill said:
I have lots of dust underneath the rear view camera's lens. It showed up spontaneously today during heavy use of the camera and walking around, and never occurred before I sent it in to Samsung. Is it easy to tear down the tab and air dust under the glass?
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Just call Samsung and demand a new tablet or a refund considering the ordeal you've already gone through with this thing. Don't take it apart yourself because then you are just throwing your warranty out the window (A warranty you obviously need since your touchscreen doesn't even work properly).
Maybe not super important, what does "Dust Resistant" even mean when Samsung wants to push that feature? Pretty sure my past smart phones never collected dust, too. Do they mean inside that actual screen? It makes me worried because on the edges of the screen, while you have to look for it, there is dust between there and the inside of the frame (chrome plastic). So maybe dust won't enter anywhere else, but are far as those bevels are concerned, I don't think that qualifies as 'resistant'.
Which brings me to a related question: if dust collects in that area, it still has no effect on resisting water, does it? I know the battery cover and USB flap are the main things that make it water resistant, but how does that work when there's holes everywhere else?
What is the Dust Resistant feature actually meant to protect? No phones ever collect dust on the screen. Seems to me like they just mean on the outside edges of the phone, seeing as there are no separate pieces connecting the front & back of the phone.
It means dust as in like dirt and sand and stuff if im not mistaken.
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Likely the places it stops water getting into while closed and sealed correctly, also stops dust getting in those same places
I would assume so
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Iam shooting photos and movies underwater and if water didn't, came in than the dust is not problem at all.
But I know on which places the dust botherimg you, just take it underwater and than brush thath dust off with toothbrush or something. no panic this phone is underproof.
Thanks, all.
Long time creeper first time user here. I was in the market for a new phone and had it down to the S7 Edge and the Note 5. The only issue I'm having though is even though I put all my phone's in cases I'm worried the exposed edge could be an issue even if dropped with a case on. I lean a little more to the Note 5 because of this. I'm curious if anyone could give me feedback on either phone since being made of glass front and back is easy to crack even in a case and if the S7 edge is more susceptible with the edge screen.
Well the S7 edge does have gorilla glass 4 which is pretty tough, but not bullet proof. I had the same problem in deciding between the S7 and the edge version, I don't care for the edge much but the battery life is better, that's why I went with it. I thought to myself, how often do I really drop my phone where it could break the screen? I never used a tempered glass screen protector on any of my previous phones except my s5, and that was a year into owning it. Out of all of those phones I only broke one screen, all due to my own anger while I was in the military.
There's a good post here on XDA that lists cases for the S7 edge, with pictures and links. You can be the judge on which will suit you if you decide to go that route.
Hope this has helped you, and either way you can't go wrong.
I own an S7 edge and purchased the Spigen case for it. Well I dropped my phone by accident earlier this week and it landed on the screen-side. The case has a small lip on the upper and lower sides of the case so when the phone hits. The lips take the impact. Definitely recommend the case.
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I agree with WhataM about Spigen cases. The screen is Gorilla Glass 4, which means that it has better scratch resistant than most other phones. People tend to misunderstand the difference between scratch resistance and shatter resistance. Kind of like how they misunderstand IP68 as being waterproof, when it is more water resistant.
Get yourself a good case like Spigen, whose cases tend to extend past the screen, and you should be ok. I have cases for my iPhone 6s, S7E, and 6P and have not had one shattered screen.
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I agree with WhataM about Spigen cases. The screen is Gorilla Glass 4, which means that it has better scratch resistant than most other phones. People tend to misunderstand the difference between scratch resistance and shatter resistance. Kind of like how they misunderstand IP68 as being waterproof, when it is more water resistant.
Get yourself a good case like Spigen, whose cases tend to extend past the screen, and you should be ok. I have cases for my iPhone 6s, S7E, and 6P and have not had one shattered screen.
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Not to argue with you, more like being informative, but the IP (International Protection) code IP68 does mean it is waterproof essentially.
IPXY
X=Solid Particle Protection (0-6)
Y=Liquid Ingress Protection (0-9)
IP68 means Dust Tight (No Ingress of dust) and Immersion Beyond 1 meter (Continuous immersion in water at a depth generally up to 3 meters [Water can enter but it produces no harmful effects])
There is only 1 rating higher and that is IP69K which can withstand powerful high temperature water jets.
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Not to argue with you, more like being informative, but the IP (International Protection) code IP68 does mean it is waterproof essentially.
IPXY
X=Solid Particle Protection (0-6)
Y=Liquid Ingress Protection (0-9)
IP68 means Dust Tight (No Ingress of dust) and Immersion Beyond 1 meter (Continuous immersion in water at a depth generally up to 3 meters [Water can enter but it produces no harmful effects])
There is only 1 rating higher and that is IP69K which can withstand powerful high temperature water jets.
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Read the forum and you'll find out that, regardless of rating, the phone is not as waterproof as you might think it is. There are more than a few people who have suffered water damage, and Samsung's warranty does NOT cover water damage.
And it's not just "high pressure (not temperature) water jets" that are excluded by IP68. That rating is for immersion in still, plain water. Just taking it into the shower with you exceeds the IP68 rating, as do waves, salt water, chlorinated water (e.g., swimming pools), holding the openings under a faucet, and more. And even the "greater than 1 meter" still water test is for a max of 30 minutes.
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Read the forum and you'll find out that, regardless of rating, the phone is not as waterproof as you might think it is. There are more than a few people who have suffered water damage, and Samsung's warranty does NOT cover water damage.
And it's not just "high pressure (not temperature) water jets" that are excluded by IP68. That rating is for immersion in still, plain water. Just taking it into the shower with you exceeds the IP68 rating, as do waves, salt water, chlorinated water (e.g., swimming pools), holding the openings under a faucet, and more. And even the "greater than 1 meter" still water test is for a max of 30 minutes.
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Yes! People do not understand the meaning of the appendage of "proof" to words. Waterproof would mean that no water can enter, no matter the circumstances. If water can enter after any situation, then it has failed its resistance to water. Thus, water-resistant is the more correct description of the phone. There are a lot of videos online of people testing their phone after immersing it in water and there are problems.
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I own an S7 edge and purchased the Spigen case for it. Well I dropped my phone by accident earlier this week and it landed on the screen-side. The case has a small lip on the upper and lower sides of the case so when the phone hits. The lips take the impact. Definitely recommend the case.
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I have this case. And recommend it, very sturdy and protective.
Although no case offers complete protection.
Was just walking through town, reading the news and my device slips abit out of my hand (Never had a firm grip just flicking through news)
As i felt the device slip from my hand, i quickly respond (Maybe abit aggresive in the way i attempted to)
But i tried to catch the device, Being a little aggresive in the movment and catch i ended up catapulting the device 7ft in the air.
I watched as it fell to the floor in slow motion screen down first.
While the deice never hit perfectly in the screen side, it went down edge ways.
Not enough protection, so now my device has lots of scratch marks along the edge side.
It does not impair the device visually, but its frustrating to see them there every time.
Could of been prevented maybe with a screen protector.
But after using these for years and loosing a level of quality and responsiveness from the screen, I passed putting one on my edge
(as my note 3 survived 2 years without one and screen is scratch free)
These are the prices we pay.
But Spigen survived a nice hefty drop (twice i have done this, and its taken a nice impact damage on the case to show how hard it must of hit the floor)
The very corner when i first dropped it, and a couple of marks on the lips from when i just done it about 30 minutes ago
I use this case https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01DCGNH1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Superbly made and total all-round protection without screensavers so still showing off the lovely curves.
Hi guys, so I have a Galaxy S10+ for like 2 months now and the problem is that I have these little visible specks on the front and rear camera covers of the phone. They don't interfere with the quality of the images taken but it bothers me because I thought that the phone was supposed to be IP68 water and dust resistant. Can the phone still be returned to where I bought it? And is it still under warranty?
I live in the Philippines and I got the Prism Green version.
JC1715962 said:
Hi guys, so I have a Galaxy S10+ for like 2 months now and the problem is that I have these little visible specks on the front and rear camera covers of the phone. They don't interfere with the quality of the images taken but it bothers me because I thought that the phone was supposed to be IP68 water and dust resistant. Can the phone still be returned to where I bought it? And is it still under warranty?
I live in the Philippines and I got the Prism Green version.
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The question I'd be asking myself is, would I want some tech tearing apart my device to remove dust or not. Not unless they will swap it out for another unit.
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My S8 had dust in front and rear camera lens as well but only after servicing.. two times repaired.. first time it had fingerprint mark on rear camera glass and dust specks on both front and rear camera glass. Second time they cleaned the fingerprint mark but still the dust speck was there when they returned it to me. Also, there was adhesive sticky sounds coming from my s8 when I pressed it on right side. They said it is not possible for them to create a factory like scenario to do a supertight sealing under vaccum and dustfree conditions but ensured that my phone will stay dustproof and waterproof after repair.
My iPhone X came out of the box with scratches and scuffs on the metal frame + dust specks inside both rear and front glass.
My s10+ luckily didnt had any dust specks inside either of the camera glass but had a minor scratch on the backside (seemed to be due to dust) inside the box or during manufacturing. They didnt had any return or refund policy so had to accept it.