Remember back in the day when we used to exchange covers on our phone every time we felt like it? I remember when I had my Nokia 3310 and my 3650, I used to buy a new cover every month just cause it got boring. Now with the new phones, its a pain in the ass, and you void your warranty, and you can never find any housings with different colours. Bring back exchangeable phone covers please!!!!
I guess the snap on cases are the new wave of things.
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Reminds me of my sidekick days... Great times
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One of my favourite old school phones i had was an Ericsson you could change the colour of the plastic at the base of the aerial.
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Nokia with glowing battery and case. Those were the days.
I had an old Nokia with a clear case. The phone had enough LED's in it that I could and did use it as a flashlight at times. I think I still have that phone somewhere.
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I remember all of those phones.
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MissionImprobable said:
Nokia with glowing battery and case. Those were the days.
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and the flashing keypad or flashing antenna.
kuroihoshi said:
and the flashing keypad or flashing antenna.
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Ah yes, the epilepsy inducing phones. Funny that they still had great battery life.
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I was just online shopping for a replacement battery door *just* so I could get it in a different color.
I might just paint it like people custom paint their Xbox controllers.
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i think it is because manufacturers nowadays dislike the ability to self-fix phones and see the secrets. Many are also chasing the iPhone formula. Another reason is that non-removable could make the phone thinner. This is basically the selling points of many phones.
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I saw these stylus pens on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Capacitive-Cellphone-Motorola-BlackBerry-AMM0101US/dp/B0053NBLFW/ref=pd_cp_cps_1....looks like it works with different smartphones. It could become handy for doodling etc..
Anyone ever tried one before? Or could recommend a decent one? TIA
I bought a 6pack of capacitive stylus, they work on my et4g, evo, and kindle fire, and they work better than my finger. I use em for taking notes on my phones and drawing on the fire, or phone if I'm really bored while waiting for an appointment at work.
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I bought a similar one from Fry's. Works fine
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I bought a 6pack of capacitive stylus, they work on my et4g, evo, and kindle fire, and they work better than my finger. I use em for taking notes on my phones and drawing on the fire, or phone if I'm really bored while waiting for an appointment at work.
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Do you have a link for these?
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adma84 said:
I made mine and it works awesome
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How did you make one?
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Do you have a link for these?
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No link but they are on amazon search for capacitive stylus and seller is "the friendly Swede" 6 pack with next day shipping was like 12$ they will have kindle fire, iPhone, evo flyer tablet and some other devices in the description they have a pressure sensitive rubber tip the firmer you press the heavier of a line it will leave behind they are aluminum body with a pen clip on em very sturdy and work well with all of my capacitive devices
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I bought the black one at Staples for $14.99.
Thanks for the info guys! Definitely gonna go buy one then...or a pack. I've been playing Draw something (addictive) game, and it's difficult to use your finger to draw anything.. Lol. Plus I think it's a good accessorie to have..
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I did the 3-pack from Amazon too - under $5 delivered and I like em.
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I did the 3-pack from Amazon too - under $5 delivered and I like em.
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I only got the 6 pack cuz we got 5 androids in the house and a Samsung series 7 windows tablet so each device got it's own stylus and I have 2 with my kindle fire cuz one of the Androids is a note so its got its own super pimp s pen that thing is cool as hell, u cab draw/write with one side and erase with the other and it learns multiple styles so if more than one person uses it it will adjust to each persons style based off of small things like angle its held against the screen and pressure used to contact the screen, but that's wacom for you they have some seriously sophisticated touch pen technology, If the note/journal or something similar comes to sprint it may just be my first Lte device
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I just ordered the ones from the link. Thanks for sharing lol
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Monoprice has those too for very cheap
http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=stylus&x=0&y=0
be careful when using those when you write on an angle though, you can scratch your screen if you press too hard with the metal part
So... I bought my galaxy s3 from tmobile customer service. With a full upgrade I've only paid $ 179 of 16gb.
I've wanted the white one but they were sold out in 16. So I've went ahead and placed a exchange of the 32gb.
The first (white 32gb) had many dust stuck under the sceen... and interfere with the camera as well... so I've called to get me a same but different one that isn't defective this time. (New in box course) now the new one has huge gap on the metal bezel area... I could fit like 5 business card.
So I called again and placed another one...
This time I've told them to put a notation on my account so that the manufacture date is most recent... (both of my defective white phones were made in 7/4/12)
Where as my blue one is perfect...besides the dark pixels.
I really think Samsung's quality control isn't as what they claim to advertise as... I understand that no phones are perfect... but at least do a better job at hiding... lol
So in my opinion I could be getting a bad batch or just unlucky... I will keep you guys updated with my next replacement in white.
Please tell us your experience with similar problems.
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You are just being picky.
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You are just being picky.
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No he's not, he's paying for a new product so it shouldn't have any defects or problems. What's the point of a 720p screen if it has dust underneath. My 2 yr old g2 doesn't have any dust whatsoever so why should this.
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You are just being picky.
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No ****. How close do you have to have the phone to your face to notice "Dark pixels?"
I wasn't aware that these screen panels could have dust considering the digitizer and screen are fused together. Hmm... :sly:
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Mine already has cracks in the bezel, only issue so far. Much better than the Galaxy Nexus screen issues or the first batch of One X ones.
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My first one had really weird screen issues (looked like there were fingerprints underneath the screen) but I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary on my second. 32 GB white.
I got wobbly power button and volume buttons...
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I got wobbly power button and volume buttons...
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They're supposed to wobble...
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I bought a white 16gb 2 days before launch and everytime it vibrated it sounded like something loose was in the phone.. I returned it, got another white one. no problems with it.
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So lets see here. Samsung has probably manufactured what 10 million Galaxy S3's? I would expect some to have issues. Mine has none of these flaws.
I got a perfect phone! Trolololololololo lo lo lo lo jk I got a bad screen same issue as the tom skyrocket. Blobs and stuff you know
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So... I bought my galaxy s3 from tmobile customer service. With a full upgrade I've only paid $ 179 of 16gb.
I've wanted the white one but they were sold out in 16. So I've went ahead and placed a exchange of the 32gb.
The first (white 32gb) had many dust stuck under the sceen... and interfere with the camera as well... so I've called to get me a same but different one that isn't defective this time. (New in box course) now the new one has huge gap on the metal bezel area... I could fit like 5 business card.
So I called again and placed another one...
This time I've told them to put a notation on my account so that the manufacture date is most recent... (both of my defective white phones were made in 7/4/12)
Where as my blue one is perfect...besides the dark pixels.
I really think Samsung's quality control isn't as what they claim to advertise as... I understand that no phones are perfect... but at least do a better job at hiding... lol
So in my opinion I could be getting a bad batch or just unlucky... I will keep you guys updated with my next replacement in white.
Please tell us your experience with similar problems.
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You must be single and/or your colleagues and spouse, love when you're away lol. I'd hate to get you in the phone at work
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They're supposed to wobble...
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No they aren't. Mine used to firm.. my friend's are still firm though
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You must be single and/or your colleagues and spouse, love when you're away lol. I'd hate to get you in the phone at work
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Looks like someone forgot their meds tonight! 5 posts in about 10 mins? All useless.
Next time please go try to pick your fights in the physical world where it means something!
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Looks like someone forgot their meds tonight! 5 posts in about 10 mins? All useless.
Next time please go try to pick your fights in the physical world where it means something!
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dc bay....scary....please don't fool low my post count that is DEEP
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The guy shouldn't ***** about it, just exchange the phone. You make millions of phones bound of them a few are going to have flaws... Mass production.. and if you ever worked in quality control you know not EVERY SINGLE product gets checked just a few random ones...
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The guy shouldn't ***** about it, just exchange the phone. You make millions of phones bound of them a few are going to have flaws... Mass production.. and if you ever worked in quality control you know not EVERY SINGLE product gets checked just a few random ones...
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Correct. Look at the Asus Transformer Prime forums for manufacturing defects Haha. Just exchange the dud and move on buddy. Them enjoy your perfect one because this phone ROCKS!
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Oddly enough I had to exchange my gs3 because it couldn't get a 4g signal. Really weird. But now I have one that works perfectly.
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Ok it seems like some people are being rude
I said the first one (blue) has dark spots but I dont care for it ... oh but the device itself is perfect. No other flaws.
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We do have a subsidized phone available through T-Mo, so I'm inclined to use that.
GS3 seems like the obvious choice, but I'm loathe to hand her electronics destroying hands a new phone (this is her 3rd phone in just over 2 years. The others were similarly destroyed).
I'd be very tempted to hand her the GN and keep the GS3
How annoyed am I going to be with the GS3?
Other ideas?
And why couldn't she have waited a month until the Galaxy Note 2 came out?
Why not get her an older phone like the defy lol
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Get her a flip phone
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Chris Brown??!
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Agreed. Check Craigslist too.
Honestly the Lifeproof case is a good idea too.
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
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It's a fairly new desktop. She actually prefers to use it. It gets expensive replacing electronics every other month. I wish I could somehow force her to use only Internet Explorer. That would be the ultimate punishment.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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lol my girls the same way. within three months of getting any phone either the screen gets cracked or the charger port is broken. or both
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Perhaps you could look around and checks phones that will have a nice resale value right now. Not sure what choices you have with tmobile. A gs3 could be had for $200 upgrade price, flipped for $500+ and then buy a nice little mid range expendable phone that will get the job done. Or maybe buy two. This method has it's goods and bads, but if a smartphone is really needed for phone amd text, and the extras for distraction/minimal tasks and getting on the web for fun, reading or tips on breasts hurt while breastfeeding then this might be a good path. Otherwise, get a nice little unlocked nokia or moto for cheap until toddler destruction improves.
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Get her an International Droid RAZR. Kevlar and water proof.
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Or a defy as suggested. My friend accidently dropped his off the top of a 2 story building while taking a picture. He walked down, picked it up, entered a caption and posted it (he was using instagram). There's just a little nick in one of the corners now.
Also it's waterproof, so that helps with the drink issues.
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Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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This generalization is pretty disrespectful, despite the fact you tried to add that you understand there are women who do, this still was a harsh post. We do have female users.
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Pretty sure it was a tongue in cheek post
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The key word I see here is toddler, give the toddler that busted sensation. That way he/she has their own phone to dunk in coffee. The other thing is to teach your wife the proper way to deal with water damage, ie battery pull and rice.
And teach her not to put her phone in front of a baby. And tell her she won't like it the next time it happens.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
why does she need a phone in the kitchen in the first place?
Those pixely things are so typically lg and dont really match the nexus vibe
It actually reminds me of one of the original wallpapers in the Nexus one. It's not the same but a bit similar in taste
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Definitely. Typical LG
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Creepy? Bad choice of vocabulary there haha it looks awesome not creepy.
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Creepy? Bad choice of vocabulary there haha it looks awesome not creepy.
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Meh creepy sums the back cover design up well
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Meh creepy sums the back cover design up well
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I don't understand, are you afraid of it?
I don't think some of you guys know what creepy means....
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Creepy - Causing fear or unease.
The back cover of the Nexus 4 elicits unease from me. Its like a bad disco party on the back of your phone
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I personally like it, because it's not boring and dull
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I think it looks cool, you can only see it from certain angles so it's a really nice subtle touch.
I like how it doubles as a disco ball for those times when I need one.
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I like how it doubles as a disco ball for those times when I need one.
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I heard there's a mod that lets you use the display's backlighting to illuminate the back cover in various patterns for that purpose.
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I heard there's a mod that lets you use the display's backlighting to illuminate the back cover in various patterns for that purpose.
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Nice. Having a translucent hand is finally going to pay off for me!
I think that on android police there was pre review. They took some photos and said, the back isn't that sparkly. Marketing photos over exaggerate back panel...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...e-bar-for-design-materials-and-build-quality/
6th photo
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I think that on android police there was pre review. They took some photos and said, the back isn't that sparkly. Marketing photos over exaggerate back panel...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...e-bar-for-design-materials-and-build-quality/
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Oh that would be fine then
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I agree it's design looks creepy, metaphorically speaking.
IMO the Nexus 4 looks like a fake Gnex, but I'm sure it's looks will grow on me.
Well, to my mind, the idea of those dots on back side is good, it looks new and unusual (I mean new in the mobile phone world, generally it reminds some old Chinese toys), but for me it has some significant shortcomings:
straight. Galaxy Nexus has a kind of wave there, and a small hill at the bottom helped to grab it more confident, this one appears to be hold only due to glass-to-skin rubbing;
glass. If you don't like fingerprints and tried to clean the front side of GN every time after touching it, now you have to clean both sides and you just cannot hold it without setting you fingerprints everywhere.
feel. Cold glass is going to feel much more impersonal and indifferent, than the GN's plastic, even if it is not soft-touch.
So I would say it looks more weird, than creepy.
Don't worry. Once it gets dropped a couple times the sparkley look will change to the shattered look.
The only creepy part is when you drop it the wrong way; the dots will be replaced by jagged lines.
Well the back glass is supposed to be a Lil sunk in from the band around it.... not sure if that matters. So when it lays on the table the glass won't be touching it. So maybe it will protect it somewhat
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Did some one else also got their phone cracked?
I babied it since I bought, not even a minute scratch, every thing pristine. Called customer service, they claim any physical damage is not covered under warranty.:crying: Even sent them links and posting full of same problem.
NEVER going to buy any Samsung products.
mind posting a link to this cracked case?
The top left corner of the back has a nice crack, developed in a week because of their plastic. I just went on eBay and got another one for cheap. Never dropped it either but oh well, at least the screen is in tact
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Mine too. I told Samsung about it just to let them know about poor build quality, they kept trying to get me to send it back to them so they could rape me on fixing it no matter how many times I told them that I didn't care about the crack I was just letting them know that I was disappointed in the quality. I think I am done buying samsungs, I will go with Google branded devices from now on.
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mind posting a link to this cracked case?
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My phone had identical crack.
http://www.androidauthority.com/gal...rtphone-samsung-repair-affected-units-101957/
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Did some one else also got their phone cracked?
I babied it since I bought, not even a minute scratch, every thing pristine. Called customer service, they claim any physical damage is not covered under warranty.:crying: Even sent them links and posting full of same problem.
NEVER going to buy any Samsung products.
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You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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I was a die hard Samsung person until my s3 I have a Samsung fridge, 2 Samsung TVs, 2 captivates, a blue ray player, a focus 2, a Bluetooth earpiece, and I recommended Samsung to everyone. I am quite disapointed in the way they handled my advice, I wasn't asking for service or a replacement, I was just letting them know I was not happy with the quality of my device. So I think I am done with Samsung for a while, I love my nexus 7 so I will be going Google for the time being.
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You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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NEVER!!!
I had their plasma, paid ridiculous high price 11 years ago, still going very strong. Windows OS Focus phone, great quality. But now after knowing their problem, how they treat me. I will even persuade others from buying their products.:crying:
Lol I thought the whole time the cracks were part of the bezel hahaha I have 4 of them one in each corner. What a coincidence lol but yeah they don't bother me. I always have my phone in a case, but yeah I totally thought it was part of the design and I noticed the bezel is all uneven around the screen... Some gaps bigger than others... Samsung always has issues on their bezels.... The Note was the worst. Not OCD about it. But I did notice it
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I used to baby my phone, but I couldn't find a good screen protector that worked with my case.
I love using the matte-finished screen protectors that are reusable (I'm using the Mochi brand). I'm still very careful about my phone, though.
Noticed a fresh crack appeared in bottom, on top of USB. Looks like whole bezel will fall apart.
That sucks. So far, no scratches after about 8 months use. Good to be on the lookout for them though!