I've had the thunderbolt for 4 days now and have a very light scratch going down the center of the screen. This is very very disappointing the phone hasn't been groped or anything its mint except for that. This is the only phone I have ever gotten a scratch on the screen. Anyone else had this happen to them? Is the screen plastic and not glass? If so what a joke.
The scratch is so light I'm think it may have been there when I received it and just now noticed it. I really hope its glass because I hate screen protectors.
It's made of pixie dust, mermaid scales, and unicorn horns.....
It's glass.
Dear *** ****
I understand that you would like to know if we used Gorilla glass on the Thunderbolt.
***, HTC devices have screens made out of a proprietary formula of glass, not Gorilla Glass.
For further information and a list of devices that utilize Gorilla Glass, refer to the following link:
CORNING® GORILLA® GLASS | FEATURED PRODUCTS
Have a nice day ***!
To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number *****************.
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Terri
HTC
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Its Gorilla Glass
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Its Gorilla Glass
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No its not...
g00s3y said:
No its not...
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Nope, I had my lighter in my pocket with my TBolt and it made a big scratch =/
The HTC TB is listed a product having gorilla glass. see this page:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/featured-products
Well apparently Terri doesn't know much about the company she works for. I shall thank her for providing false information...
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No its not...
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Yes it is... If you have definitive proof that it is not, please post your sources.
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Nope, I had my lighter in my pocket with my TBolt and it made a big scratch =/
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No matter what any screen is made of, it is still possible to scratch it. Products like gorilla glass just make it more difficult to scratch.
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Yes it is... If you have definitive proof that it is not, please post your sources.
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look up
But it seems like Terri doesn't know what she is talking about anyway and doesn't read before she copies and pastes the response.
Quote from HTC support e-mail:
We certainly appreciate your interest in HTC devices. According to information, the HTC Thunderbolt does use a blend of Gorilla Glass in its construction.
This was from someone named Dayton at HTC.
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But it seems like Terri doesn't know what she is talking about anyway and doesn't read before she copies and pastes the response.
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Sorry, but I tend to believe what the official site states over some random dude on a forum, no offense.
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Sorry, but I tend to believe what the official site states over some random dude on a forum, no offense.
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That was from Terri, a rep at HTC...
g00s3y said:
That was from Terri, a rep at HTC...
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But like you said, Terri doesn't know what she's talking about. Some people say it does and others say it doesnt, so until I see otherwise I'm just going to stick with what their official site says.
Even with the Thunderbolt listed on the Gorilla Glass page there certainly are a lot of scratch/screen complaint threads.
Perhaps we got an inferior grade of Gorilla ... like Chimpanzee Glass.
feedhead said:
Even with the Thunderbolt listed on the Gorilla Glass page there certainly are a lot of scratch/screen complaint threads.
Perhaps we got an inferior grade of Gorilla ... like Chimpanzee Glass.
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Lol... That is possible
feedhead said:
Even with the Thunderbolt listed on the Gorilla Glass page there certainly are a lot of scratch/screen complaint threads.
Perhaps we got an inferior grade of Gorilla ... like Chimpanzee Glass.
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+1 on that and funny as hell!
Does the Tbolt have "true black" like the DroidX?
Related
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Evo-3D-INVI...Accessories&hash=item5ae1308678#ht_4130wt_970
It looks like a Zagg full body knockoff
Night·Fire said:
It looks like a Zagg full body knockoff
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yeah i want a full body, "knock off" implies bad lol
ya know if Zagg will come out with one?
coffeehandle said:
yeah i want a full body, "knock off" implies bad lol
ya know if Zagg will come out with one?
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it's pretty much the same as zagg at like half price.
i used clearprotector on my hero and evo. no problems and looked nice.
seriously doubt most people could tell the difference between zagg and this.
I've used their screen protectors since my TP days. Great product!
Norwester said:
I've used their screen protectors since my TP days. Great product!
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thanks guys!
coffeehandle said:
yeah i want a full body, "knock off" implies bad lol
ya know if Zagg will come out with one?
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Zagg does have a screen protector out for the 3D0 right now, so give them a couple weeks and they'll probably have a full body.
Hey guys, I accidentally dropped my SGA and the screen cracked. It's not THAT bad, but since it has Gorilla Glass I want to know if it's repairable or what. Tomorrow, I'm going over my carrier's attention center to see if there's anything they can do about it. Any thoughts?
They can replace it. Oddly gorilla glass is really scratch resistant but super brittle.
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Aw man, are you serious? I thought it was unbreakable or something. And here I was going to make some tests on mine. Lmao thanks for the heads up xD
Ha ha. I hope they do fix it. 'Cause if not, I'm gonna buy a new smartphone. It wouldn't be the SGA, it had to be better. Anyway, back to topic, it seems like Gorilla Glass is TEH BRITTLE when it comes to falls. Just visit the Dell Streak forums, lol.
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Ha ha. I hope they do fix it. 'Cause if not, I'm gonna buy a new smartphone. It wouldn't be the SGA, it had to be better. Anyway, back to topic, it seems like Gorilla Glass is TEH BRITTLE when it comes to falls. Just visit the Dell Streak forums, lol.
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My friend has a dell streak and it damages the lcd every time it drops. The battery falls of easily too xD
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My friend has a dell streak and it damages the lcd every time it drops. The battery falls of easily too xD
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My cover breaks my phone's fall 100% of the time XD
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You sure its gorilla glass? On the box it says hvga tft lcd which I'm pretty sure isnt gorilla glass
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Yup, the Corning site confirms it.
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You sure its gorilla glass? On the box it says hvga tft lcd which I'm pretty sure isnt gorilla glass
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according to corning, its is
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list
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according to corning, its is
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list
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Told ya! Anyway, I really want to repair my phone or I'll get another one :/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOUCH-SCREE...ltDomain_0&hash=item25688dbcbd#ht_1864wt_1045
I've just replaced that on mine, took about 30 mins and cost me £11
I also found this place:
http://www.tvc-mall.com/user/product.asp?skey=samsung+galaxy+ace&type=all&btn_search=
With a lot of items for the SGA, included the digitizer. So it's only the digitizer I will need?
I ordered digitiser, housing and screen (as mine had been run over by a car!!!) only the digitiser and housing needed replacing (only cos the camera lens had been scratched) screen was 100% perfect once I took the digitiser off. Have replied to your message, good luck
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I ordered digitiser, housing and screen (as mine had been run over by a car!!!) only the digitiser and housing needed replacing (only cos the camera lens had been scratched) screen was 100% perfect once I took the digitiser off. Have replied to your message, good luck
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now that's just crazy! how did it get run over in the first place?
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They can replace it. Oddly gorilla glass is really scratch resistant but super brittle.
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My girlfriend scratched hers EASILY! She put it in her pocket and took her ring off and put it in the smae and got a scratch down the screen
Supposedly, he used this guide:
http://erkinson.altervista.org/en/samsung-galaxy-ace-smontaggio-sostituzione-display-e-touchscreen/
Anyone can confirm that is safe before I even try to do it?
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I've just replaced that on mine, took about 30 mins and cost me £11
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where you bought? link ?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOUCH-SCREE...ltDomain_0&hash=item25688dbcbd#ht_1864wt_1045
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its original gorilla glass or chinese cheap s...? it will scratches or it have same power as original?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touch-scree...087?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1006369f
This has been bought up before. Its not gorrila glass. Its a miss print on the site. They said they would change it but plainly they haven't.
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Hi guys. Yesterday I bought my new EVO 3d. I wanted to ask if it has gorilla glass. I think it doesn't.
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Yes it does. If you look at Corning's website, they list it. I'm too lazy to get the link.
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Pretty sure it does
THISIS50 if its hot its here
i think it has no gorilla glass for EVO 3D.. but still for me it's an awesome screen, eh?
but CMIIW.. if it does, i will take off my screen guard..
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i think it has no gorilla glass for EVO 3D.. but still for me it's an awesome screen, eh?
but CMIIW.. if it does, i will take off my screen guard..
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On the Corning website they say it has.
oh.. damn.. which one was a true information, eh?
i read in GSM Arena, they didn't mention for Gorilla Glass, eh?
check this out.. -> http://www.htc.com/sea/smartphones/htc-evo-3d/#specs
Can't post this link enough.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
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Can't post this link enough.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
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yes.. i know.. it's confusing for me, eh?
what do you think? which one was true?
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yes.. i know.. it's confusing for me, eh?
what do you think? which one was true?
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Well, both technically. The HTC page doesn't say that it doesn't have Gorilla glass. It just doesn't specify that it does.
The HTC Evo 3D has Gorilla Glass.
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Well, both technically. The HTC page doesn't say that it doesn't have Gorilla glass. It just doesn't specify that it does.
The HTC Evo 3D has Gorilla Glass.
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okay, got the point man..
but, i think it is good for HTC to inform this as well for their user, isn't it?
i mean why they didn't mention it at all?
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okay, got the point man..
but, i think it is good for HTC to inform this as well for their user, isn't it?
i mean why they didn't mention it at all?
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because answer is yes and no, probably it depends on the market, somewhere it is shipped with and somewhere without it, than it makes sense
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because answer is yes and no, probably it depends on the market, somewhere it is shipped with and somewhere without it, than it makes sense
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i see.. maybe mine doesn't with a corning, i doubt it has a corning sell in my country, but it's fine for me, who care? i didn't.. because it was a good smartphone for me at this point..
On my carriers website it says that evo 3d has gorila glass
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they eay that the camera has gorilla glass. you hear stories or the screen breaking but not the camera. i think because of the bulging camera, there has to be gorilla glass
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okay, got the point man..
but, i think it is good for HTC to inform this as well for their user, isn't it?
i mean why they didn't mention it at all?
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Well, they also didn't mention it for the htc sensation xe and I'm sure it has gorilla glass.
whilst debating the purchase of this phone. i read it came with gorilla glass and so was happy. as on my old hd2 i managed to break the screen. On that phones forum on here it was agreed the hd2 did not have gorilla glass. However, that link to the corning website states the hd2 does have it. Maybe it came later in the life of the hd2? I hope so.
Yes it has gorilla glass. How do i know this?
I took a key and 80 grit sandpaper to my screen and it came out unharmed.
S3nt from my 3D wond3rland
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Yes it has gorilla glass. How do i know this?
I took a key and 80 grit sandpaper to my screen and it came out unharmed.
S3nt from my 3D wond3rland
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lol, looks like someone wanted to put an end to this debate once and for all. I won't argue with that
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lol, looks like someone wanted to put an end to this debate once and for all. I won't argue with that
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I won't lie though, I was nervous as ****.
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lol, looks like someone wanted to put an end to this debate once and for all. I won't argue with that
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LOL
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I won't lie though, I was nervous as ****.
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i also nervous if something like that happened, eh?
Can anyone confirm that the EVO LTE is sporting Gorilla Glass II? How's your screen holding up so far? Are you using a screen protector or going commando :sly: style?
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Can anyone confirm that the EVO LTE is sporting Gorilla Glass II? How's your screen holding up so far? Are you using a screen protector or going commando :sly: style?
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http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/blog/405959/htc-one-x-hammer
i still use a screen protector though
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http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/blog/405959/htc-one-x-hammer
i still use a screen protector though
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Lol!
That is awesome! :thumbup:
I had to shoo my 4 year old son away from watching that with me. I know if he did, I'd find my broken phone out in the garage along with nails & a block of wood!
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hahahaha
That is awesome. I mean, I can't picture trying it myself. But is the lte using the same screen as One X? Also, random, I hate the One X screen the way it sticks up out of the chassis.
Also, I was in a sprint store today, and the rep scratched a Motorola photon screen with a set of keys, repeatedly to show how resistant the screen is. No damage. Said they've been doing it every day for fun. But, does Evo have same glass as photon? Rep didn't know and I've never investigated.
sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
I'm screaming at home, "WHAT THE ****, MAN!! STOP DOING THAT! YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK IT! OMG, I FEEL IT IN MY BALLS!!!"
And then, "OH! Holy **** that glass is tough!".
That is one scary video....
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Yeah...... So Funny.... I went fishing this last weekend and was super careful with my new phone..... Guess what..... It scratched....... Never had issues with scratches on my 3d......makes me wonder....
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Yeah...... So Funny.... I wend fishing this last weekend and was super careful with my new phone..... Guess what..... It scratched....... Never had issues with scratches on my 3d......makes me wonder....
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Really!? I have one of those new HD Zagg shields but haven't put it on yet thinking it wont scratch... I might just put it on today
I don't think it is. From what I read the other day it seems the GSIII will be the first phone sporting the new Gorilla Glass 2
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I don't think it is. From what I read the other day it seems the GSIII will be the first phone sporting the new Gorilla Glass 2
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correct,
although there is almost no difference in strength between gorilla glass and gorilla glass 2. The latter is designed to be thinner.
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correct,
although there is almost no difference in strength between gorilla glass and gorilla glass 2. The latter is designed to be thinner.
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So does this mean it has the original Gorilla Glass then?
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Can anyone confirm that the EVO LTE is sporting Gorilla Glass II? How's your screen holding up so far? Are you using a screen protector or going commando :sly: style?
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I'm using a screen protector and body case since most of the time smartphones rubbing the inside of my pants' pockets wear down the screen and cosmetics of the device
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Really!? I have one of those new HD Zagg shields but haven't put it on yet thinking it wont scratch... I might just put it on today
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I have the HD Zagg on, but it kinda messes with the P-sensor, when i make a call and put the phone away from my face it sometimes doesnt turn on, never had this issue with my 3d. And if it matters i payed 8 dollars at bestbuy to get it installed.
this video is amazing! makes me wonder if i really need my otter box defender now. LOL
sprint store i went to today had an htc rep there. i asked him what kinda screen it was. he told me himself that it was gorilla glass 2. i even asked him if he was sure, he said he was. he seems very knowledgable about htc products cuz he answered all my questions even though i already knew the answers
Hmm, this is interesting. So, wouldn't it make sense that if a manufacturer as big and as marketing savvy as HTC was going to sell a flagship phone such as this that came equipped with GG/GG II, they would be advertising it as a selling point? Not trying to troll my own thread but it seems like they've done this in the past with their other phones as well. I wonder why?
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Yeah...... So Funny.... I wend fishing this last weekend and was super careful with my new phone..... Guess what..... It scratched....... Never had issues with scratches on my 3d......makes me wonder....
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You probably got a piece of sand in your pocket, silica/quartz/sand will scratch gorilla glass. Or diamonds, if you are rolling around in those.
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I don't think it is. From what I read the other day it seems the GSIII will be the first phone sporting the new Gorilla Glass 2
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No the Evo LTE is using Gorrila glass 2.
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HTC EVO 4G LTE Scratch & Drop Test
How tough is Gorilla Glass 2?
Watch Now: "youtube.com/watch?v=_H87iR-xSJM"
Just copy the url above and paste it in your address bar
Thanks for YouTube link. I watched that AND two about Gnex, both were scratch tests and showed no scratching.
BUT...all 3 vids I watched had user comments saying they (users) had scratched screens,...just from everyday use. And Slayer69 (oh so sadly, sorry bro) already scratched his. Little hard to know what to believe.
sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
Concerning the paint....
Htc samsung and other paint their phones why the hate when LG decides to mix plastic?
http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g5-plastic-primer-paint-683820/
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Concerning the paint....
Umbrokhan can't seem to be able to answer.....
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They said full metal body which is only partially true. The user doesn't touch the metal because the outside of the phone is mostly plastic. The metal components are internal
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fenguepay said:
They said full metal body which is only partially true. The user doesn't touch the metal because the outside of the phone is mostly plastic. The metal components are internal
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Ah I guess
But doesn't HTC use paint on their phones? Huawei etc
See this video which explains better https://youtu.be/z-kqCyeJeG4
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It's not paint, it's a plastic coating.
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Concerning the paint....
Umbrokhan can't seem to be able to answer.....
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Do you even understand anything? Really?
Yeah, this thread should probably be closed. It was clearly created to provoke umbrokhan.
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See this video which explains better https://youtu.be/z-kqCyeJeG4
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I know I seen it
They used paint why is this a big deal?
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Yeah, this thread should probably be closed. It was clearly created to provoke umbrokhan.
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Provoke? How?
This is already being discussed in another thread and you specifically called him out in the first post. Maybe LG didn't outright lie, but they did mislead. Shady business practice.
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This is already being discussed in another thread and you specifically called him out in the first post. Maybe LG didn't outright lie, but they did mislead. Shady business practice.
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What is provoking about this post?
I decided to create one as another users post has been taken over
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This is already being discussed in another thread and you specifically called him out in the first post. Maybe LG didn't outright lie, but they did mislead. Shady business practice.
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It was no lie....there is a a metal body....so what if it is covered in plastic infused paint? Not an issue when another oem does this...
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Do you know what mislead means?
Tttt
I don't recall another manufacturer completely covering the metal in a coat of plastic. Paint is one thing. It usually still leaves a metal feel.
You can't claim to have a premium metal feel when it feels like plastic. Also claiming a full metal unibody when part of it is plastic is misleading. I don't see how there is even a dispute.
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Seriously, what did they mislead/lie about? Thats the question I have asked many times in the other thread yet you fanboy this internet warrior that
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This is already being discussed in another thread and you specifically called him out in the first post. Maybe LG didn't outright lie, but they did mislead. Shady business practice.
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What did they mislead?
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I don't recall another manufacturer completely covering the metal in a coat of plastic. Paint is one thing. It usually still leaves a metal feel.
You can't claim to have a premium metal feel when it feels like plastic. Also claiming a full metal unibody when part of it is plastic is misleading. I don't see how there is even a dispute.
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I don't see how there is a dispute
The body is metal. Plastic infused paint isn't an issue
It's like you ignore certain aspects of people's posts answering the questions you ask.
They claimed a premium metal feel. You get a plastic feel. Mislead.
They claim an all metal unibody. Part of the unibody is plastic. Doesn't matter how thin. Mislead.
Those are facts. I'm not saying I dislike plastic. I loved the G3 and liked the G4, but you can't promise one thing and deliver another.
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It's like you ignore certain aspects of people's posts answering the questions you ask.
They claimed a premium metal feel. You get a plastic feel. Mislead.
They claim an all metal unibody. Part of the unibody is plastic. Doesn't matter how thin. Mislead.
Those are facts. I'm not saying I dislike plastic. I loved the G3 and liked the G4, but you can't promise one thing and deliver another.
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See other guy? This is how you answer simple questions.
I held and it felt metal but I'll give you plastic not cool.
The metal unibody is still true