So far I've only found one major flaw with the Evo3D
(Well, besides the WiFi issue, which isn't a design flaw, which is what I'm talking about here...)
Those damn capacitive buttons!
Don't get me wrong, they occasionally have their place. But damn! After a couple of weeks with the Evo3D I'm really annoyed with HTC... Why did they have to stick 4 capacitive buttons on the front? Why not use real buttons like on the Desire.
The one thing I hate about them (besides just liking the feel of real buttons) is that they're waaay to easy to activate. While it actually took a bit of pressure and effort to press a button on the Desire, on the Evo3D it's enough that you barely touch it, just scraping it against your hand if you're repositioning the phone, and BLAM! You're back in the home screen, which is really annoying if you're in the middle of a game!
Who's with me?!
Unfortunately, it seems as if it's a major trend not just with HTC but also with other manufacturers. The Galaxy S2 is the only flagship phone I can think of, that still has a regular button...
I loved the original evo because of its use of capacitive only buttons. It seemed like the o ly phone that ran with a completely flat, sexy screen. But with this one. I'm a little over it. But I get why they kept them. Its the evo line signature now.
But yes... They are WAY too sensitive. I feel the whole screen is more sensitive and I wish that was turned down a touch. But the capacitives are way more so!..
Welcome to the party!.
I heard that there is an app that can prolong the time it takes to active the touch sensitive buttons. Just cen't recall the name on top of my head.
I cant believe the whingers in EVO3d forum, whinge, ***** and moan! and then praise the sgs2, its hilarious
I have all these devices being compared and let me tell you this, SGS2 has Capacitive buttons as well, hahahhahahaha.
I suppose if you love an iphone look-alike crap ass boring UI with a blatant form factor and home button ripoff sell your EVO3d and go buy one and stop moaning! SGS2 is a nice device but its spollt by Samsung's horid boring UI (including s**t PC syncing software), shocking cheap plastic feel and really bad home button that feels like pressing a nursery rhyme button my 4yr olds toy (Im not kidding)
The EVO3d is not only smooth and snappy it has a quality feel and is very nicely engineered, just becuase some clumsy fingers not used to other devices other than fruit phones!
Great party!
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I cant believe the whingers in EVO3d forum, whinge, ***** and moan! and then praise the sgs2, its hilarious
I have all these devices being compared and let me tell you this, SGS2 has Capacitive buttons as well, hahahhahahaha.
I suppose if you love an iphone look-alike crap ass boring UI with a blatant form factor and home button ripoff sell your EVO3d and go buy one and stop moaning! SGS2 is a nice device but its spollt by Samsung's horid boring UI (including s**t PC syncing software), shocking cheap plastic feel and really bad home button that feels like pressing a nursery rhyme button my 4yr olds toy (Im not kidding)
The EVO3d is not only smooth and snappy it has a quality feel and is very nicely engineered, just becuase some clumsy fingers not used to other devices other than fruit phones!
Great party!
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lmao, so sad you're actually a father and not some kid...
Xda is just been pissing me off more and more. Is it only the 3d forums or what?? i don't remember the og evo's forums being like this. I think it all started back before we had root, s-off blah blah. All the sudden everyone turned into a ****. It seems like you can't even make a single comment anymore without someone with the "holier than thou" attitude bashing the hell out of you. This is the general forum so give the guy a break. **** if you disagree with him state it. I'm glad i don't have any moderator/administrative rights on this site or i would be cleaning house on a lot of members. Ohh and just to stay relevant to the topic i have a love/hate towards the buttons myself. interested on hearing more about the delay app if anyone has any more info. thanks! Well i guess its time for me to stop typing and time for all the d-bags of the xda world to bash this comment.
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I cant believe the whingers in EVO3d forum, whinge, ***** and moan! and then praise the sgs2, its hilarious
I have all these devices being compared and let me tell you this, SGS2 has Capacitive buttons as well, hahahhahahaha.
I suppose if you love an iphone look-alike crap ass boring UI with a blatant form factor and home button ripoff sell your EVO3d and go buy one and stop moaning! SGS2 is a nice device but its spollt by Samsung's horid boring UI (including s**t PC syncing software), shocking cheap plastic feel and really bad home button that feels like pressing a nursery rhyme button my 4yr olds toy (Im not kidding)
The EVO3d is not only smooth and snappy it has a quality feel and is very nicely engineered, just becuase some clumsy fingers not used to other devices other than fruit phones!
Great party!
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Wow either you made the phone or your a stressed guy. Take a deep breath, rub your ears, and say woooo sahhh. Smh some people just wake up angry. Its a new day smile and be happy to be here.
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I like the buttons....
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Flashmore said:
I cant believe the whingers in EVO3d forum, whinge, ***** and moan! and then praise the sgs2, its hilarious
I have all these devices being compared and let me tell you this, SGS2 has Capacitive buttons as well, hahahhahahaha.
I suppose if you love an iphone look-alike crap ass boring UI with a blatant form factor and home button ripoff sell your EVO3d and go buy one and stop moaning! SGS2 is a nice device but its spollt by Samsung's horid boring UI (including s**t PC syncing software), shocking cheap plastic feel and really bad home button that feels like pressing a nursery rhyme button my 4yr olds toy (Im not kidding)
The EVO3d is not only smooth and snappy it has a quality feel and is very nicely engineered, just becuase some clumsy fingers not used to other devices other than fruit phones!
Great party!
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Wow. You sir, are an idiot. Pointing out things the OP nor I even mention (the UI? Who mentioned issues with the UI?) And acting as if our opinions are inferior to yours? He simply states he isn't a fan of the capacitives. And wonders if anyone else has issue. Seriously, get over yourself.
If you look at the original S2 it had a physical button! According to the majority of your previous posts. You have a sensation. So "bugger off" and let the actual owners of these phones discuss them.. mmkay?
Bravo, douche...
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I cant ... blah blah blah, some douchbag crap...Great party!
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Wow, I'm known for being a cantankerous git at work, but you take the cake!
Back on topic, I agree. there's just something about these buttons that are really over sensitive and i'm forever catching them when i don't mean to. There wasn't a problem when i had the sensation or the DHD on loan for a bit, but you'll get used to them after a while. I did, it just takes some time.
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Wow. You sir, are an idiot. Pointing out things the OP nor I even mention (the UI? Who mentioned issues with the UI?) And acting as if our opinions are inferior to yours? He simply states he isn't a fan of the capacitives. And wonders if anyone else has issue. Seriously, get over yourself.
If you look at the original S2 it had a physical button! According to the majority of your previous posts. You have a sensation. So "bugger off" and let the actual owners of these phones discuss them.. mmkay?
Bravo, douche...
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LMAO!!! Made my day good sir!!!!
I hate that its not the SGSII
PS. Blue means sarcasm.
more whining.
"man, you know what i hate about this phone?"
then get a different one, and stop complaining to the people who have some hand/eye cordination. lol
This is why I usually lurk..... Anyway, I agree that I often accidentally press home when playing games, especially when I am at a difficult point. I do think the capacitive buttons just look so good though. In the end, I would take capacitive buttons over physical, but I wish you could set certain apps to only exit if you double tap home.
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more whining.
"man, you know what i hate about this phone?"
then get a different one, and stop complaining to the people who have some hand/eye cordination. lol
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Yeah, imagine that. Objective criticism of an inanimate object.. which is apparently grounds to insult the intelligence of a living person.
didn't know your penis was stuck in the Evo3D and the OP's thread caused you physical pain.
oh it didn't? yet you still felt the need to post and misspell something regarding his "coordination" (which is funny in and of itself seeing as though you were referring to "hand and eye coordination" which both is required, along with a 3rd grade understanding of the English language, to spell.)
The only thing that bothers me a tad about this phone is that in a dark room, my led lights bleed slightly at the bottom. Oh well.
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Yeah, imagine that. Objective criticism of an inanimate object.. which is apparently grounds to insult the intelligence of a living person.
didn't know your penis was stuck in the Evo3D and the OP's thread caused you physical pain.
oh it didn't? yet you still felt the need to post and misspell something regarding his "coordination" (which is funny in and of itself seeing as though you were referring to "hand and eye coordination" which both is required, along with a 3rd grade understanding of the English language, to spell.)
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it did cause me pain.
and how many times did you read over this post of yours to correct grammatical errors before hitting the "submit reply" button? lol
chill out. you can't tell me that you aren't tired of useless threads about how much people hate sprint and their phone plans/phones. it gets old. i have accidentally hit one of the soft keys while texting MAYBE once, in the 2 months i have had the phone. again, once, out of the thousands of texts i have sent in that time, and hundreds of times playing some random game or performing some random task.
seriously, hand-eye COORDINATION, something else we learned... in kindergarden.
Just learn to hold your phone properly and it's not a problem.
A couple of my friends recently got EVO 3Ds, and they had the same complaints. I watched them use their phones, and they tend to hold the phone with their thumb across the bottom edge, A slight movement up and they accidentally touch one of the capacitive buttons. Interestingly, these are the same friends complaining that even the hardware buttons are too sensitive (which I only agree with regarding the volume rocker).
Neither myself nor my wife have this problem as we hold our phone with our finger around the back. Now I'm not trying to be Steve Jobs here and say "you're holding it wrong", but you simply need to be aware that the entirety of the front of the device is touch sensitive and take that into account in how you handle the device.
From the looks of it, future Android devices won't even have any buttons of any sort on the front of the device, and will truly be all screen.
cobraboy85 said:
it did cause me pain.
and how many times did you read over this post of yours to correct grammatical errors before hitting the "submit reply" button? lol
chill out. you can't tell me that you aren't tired of useless threads about how much people hate sprint and their phone plans/phones. it gets old. i have accidentally hit one of the soft keys while texting MAYBE once, in the 2 months i have had the phone. again, once, out of the thousands of texts i have sent in that time, and hundreds of times playing some random game or performing some random task.
seriously, hand-eye COORDINATION, something else we learned... in kindergarden.
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Wow.. you learned hand eye coordination?
Something that can't be taught? You just be magic. And at such a young age just to top my insult!
Bravo Captain America... BRAVO!
honestly? Yeah. Am a little annoyed by the amount of "Sucks!" Type threads. But I could relate slightly to this one..
....and I was drunk and one thing lead to another, and now I'm waking up and going "oh dear god I didn't just support a flame bait did I?"
LOL.
STILL... You suck too. Haha!
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If you are viewing this thread, hopefully you haven't bought the Evo 3d just yet or are still within your 30 days. I just wanted to share my experiences with the Evo 3D to help others avoid the headaches I have had with a few visual defects on some Evo 3d's and also an operational defect. I would recommend inspecting the phone for these things before you leave or before you'll be outside your 30 days and offered a refurb. I made the mistake of not looking things over at the store, and it took me 2 replacements to finally get a phone that didn't have these defects.
Please Note: I'm a very picky person, so I always check my new phones for defects and eye sores before I get to the point where I am unable to resolve the issue within 30 days. Some of the things that I have an issue with may not be a big deal for others. Many people are happy with their phone even with a minor defect, but I feel if it's brand new it should be the same quality as a brand new phone.
If your opinion differs on what matters and what doesn't, don't bother trying to debate. The purpose for this post is to help others spot minor defects that may be an eye sore for them personally.
Pin Hole Size White Dot near Capacitive Buttons
-While this may not be a big deal to some, I found it a rather annoying eye sore while using your phone in a dark room or when your bottom buttons are lit up.
-This shouldn't be too hard to spot, just make sure that your buttons are lit up. Usually you will have to cover the sensor along the top of the phone if you are not in a dark room to get the buttons to light up. See picture below for example.
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-Once again just a minor defect that is common on LCD screens, but if you are watching a movie it can become rather noticeable.
-The easiest way I found to check for this is to install "Dead Pixel Test" from the market. This app will go through several solid color screens which will help you spot a dead pixel if there are any.
Power/Sleep Button Activates with a Minor Touch
-Could be a possible issue if the phone is in your pocked and button is activated, your phone may turn off and you wouldn't even know it.
-The button should have somewhat of a click to it when your press it. Try gently putting your finger on the button without much pressure, and see if the screen turns on/off.
Dust Particles Under Screen or Glass Covering Camera's
-May cause pictures to appear fuzzy if you have dust under the glass, and well the screen that's self explanatory.
-Could be difficult to spot, just look from multiple angles to spot any dust.
Red Trim That Surrounds Camera Glass is Lose [Reported by: mayfield103]
-Only have seen this mentioned a few times, but could be a big eyesore if it comes out. I would guess that this issue stems from the rear cover on the phone not being taken off carefully but check anyways.
3D/2D Toggle Button is Wobbly or Lose (Fairly Common Issue) [Reported by:dirkyd3rk and a few others]
-This is more so just annoying when the phone vibrates so does the button itself. Could be a problem in the future though if the button actually pops off from being slid back and forth a number of times.
-Easiest way to check for this would be to just slide the toggle, if it has give before fully locking into 3D or 2D then the button is probably faulty. You may get weird looks for this but if you shake the phone you can also hear it as well.
Screen is Slightly Tilted to Either Side [Reported by: DeMiNeO]
-"It's almost unnoticable if your not looking at it, but then drives you mad once you find it".
The Infamous "Light Bleed" Along Bottom and Slightly Up Sides of the Screen
-This has been reported and debated by quite a few people. Some say its light bleed, while others say the Capacitive buttons are just too bright. This just appears as a slight glow between the side of the screen and the frame of the phone along the bottom. Those who had the OG Evo know exactly what this looks like.
-If you have access to a decently dark room this shouldn't be hard to spot, wake the screen and look along the bottom edge of the screen.
Picture borrowed from: itsallsubliminal
-"You can see if it effects you easily by looking at the upper right corner of your phone. If it looks tilted, you have the issue".
These issues seem to be isolated, so don't let this sway you from buying the phone. I am very satisfied with my phone I just wanted to provide a thread for such issues.
Hopefully this will help some people out and prevent multiple trips to the Sprint store for a replacement. As I said before, some may not care about these issues but if you notice the little things I would recommend checking for these defects. If I missed something else just post the issue and I will edit the OP.
Excellent tips thank you. I'm very picky also. I'm getting mine July 4th.
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Excellent tips thank you. I'm very picky also. I'm getting mine July 4th.
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No problem, most of these have been posted already in different places but just figured one thread would be a little easier to find instead of doing all the digging.
Only thing I noticed on mine is that dot u pointed out its a cosmetic thing not a defect more like a ant tit of a spot can't see it unless u rape your phone with your eyeball other that my phone zero issues no problem with pixles or leakinglight which people claim they have its not leaking just bright ass buttons .
2d3d button wobble slightly no issue no yellow tint either . I'm not picky unless you get white spots like the EVO had 2 months into the brandnew phone that sucks .
ITT: Why OCD people will get their phones replaced
Awesome! Thanks for posting. Also another thing I have noticed is a minuscule but noticeable small silver chip off the paint on the rim surrounding one of the dual lenses at the back. A couple of phones had it, MAKE SURE YOU verify that yours doesn't have it.
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Awesome! Thanks for posting. Also another thing I have noticed is a minuscule but noticeable small silver chip off the paint on the rim surrounding one of the dual lenses at the back. A couple of phones had it, MAKE SURE YOU verify that yours doesn't have it.
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Yea, i got that man. Boy was i mad when i got home because i changed out the original 3D i was going to get because the top of the screen had a bump and the battery cover had some kind of stuff stuck on it. I thought i checked it over good but to my suprise, low and behold that scratch on the rim of the camera lenses a couple hours later when i checked again.
OCD FTL.
The red ring around the camera on the battery door is Coming loose on mine I contacted HTC about a new battery cover they said to call back in a week because they didn't have any replacement parts yet.
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I have a stuck pixel (green) at the top left of the screen.
Sent via Evo 3D...mmmmm dual core.
Here I come with the wobbly 2d/3d button LOL. It's going to kill me if I don't return it before this week is up. Multiple people said they have it; I'm wondering if some users button is snug!
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Don't forget light bleed. Both of mine have it, one worse than the other.
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Here I come with the wobbly 2d/3d button LOL. It's going to kill me if I don't return it before this week is up. Multiple people said they have it; I'm wondering if some users button is snug!
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If I shake the phone I can here it kinda rattle. Lol, that hasn't bothered me, but I hear what you're saying. I've had some data gripes, but over all...AWESOME device!!
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If I shake the phone I can here it kinda rattle. Lol, that hasn't bothered me, but I hear what you're saying. I've had some data gripes, but over all...AWESOME device!!
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You confirming that makes me feel a lot better; I've only seen 2 comments about it from another user and myself.
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If I shake the phone I can here it kinda rattle. Lol, that hasn't bothered me, but I hear what you're saying. I've had some data gripes, but over all...AWESOME device!!
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Mine rattles when I shake it as well. I'm pretty sure my data issues are because of my house. I roam when I'm inside my house sometimes.
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Mine Doesn't rattle.
Check to make sure your screen isn't tilted either.
I've seen where some people's screens (And the Sprint Demo evo3d) had the screen tilted to the right a TINY TINY bit. It's almost unnoticable if your not looking at it, but then drives you mad once you find it. You can see if it effects you easily by looking at the upper right corner of your phone. If it looks tilted, you have the issue.
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I'm not picky unless you get white spots like the EVO had 2 months into the brandnew phone that sucks .
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I hear you there, My OG EVO had the white splotch of doom too. It appeared in the lower center of the screen. I didnt know it was a well known defect until 8 months later, or that you could switch it out under the mfg warranty. So this is a good thread to have.
The kind guys at my radioshack swapped my evo 3d that had dirt under the screen in a few places. they didnt even look at me weird. They seemed to understand that I didnt want to look at that for at least one (possibly 2 years).
I Have light bleed when my captive buttons are not lit but my back light is on... my search button still glows from the leak... bothers me late at night when i am in my bed... "researching"
its a good thing you posted this, once I read it I began looking for these little flaws and found a dead pixel. Sprint is overnighting me a new one. Thanks
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Yea I have light leaking through too
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My EVO 4g had a couple of dead pixels, it was only noticeable when the screen was black. I dealt with it. I didn't want to go through the unrooting and rooting process again or worse...end up with a crappy refurb.
Until I get a flawless 3V0. ( I don't care about light leak)
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I think your >. key on your keyboard got stuck
I love this phone but every single one I've had has had issues. Just received my new one today. It's better then the rest
Do what you got to do. I'm on my 3rd 3vo now.
No one cares. Should I wear a red shirt tomm, or my new white one? No one cares
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Cool story bro. I heard Samsung is coming out with a new phone for Sprint, you should try it out.
On my third. The first was for light leakage and a yellow tint. The second had leakage as well, so I figured I would live with it, but that one had a power button that wasn't responsive without pushing it down really hard.
This one has light leakage but everything else is fine. I'll live with it.
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Who ever says no one cares, then don't click the thread and don't post? mkay?
Anyways, yeah. The new one i got is pretty much perfect, we'll see.
I would take an HTC phone, over a samdong phone any day. I actually like quality
You collecting boxes? Aren't you supposed to return the boxes too? You could sell them on Ebay:
Brand new Evo 3D box
Only $149.
Mike
Anyone tried taking theirs back for the crooked screen? If so, did they replace it? Thinking about trying. Sometimes I don't really notice it, but there are sometimes when it really seems to show out more than others.
On your new one look closely for dirt under the screen..I'm sure you will find a spec some where.Then you can return it again.
And I'm sure no one would have noticed the crooked screens if it weren't for that thread...I feel like I'm the only person in the world who actually returned their phone for an actual defect that caused
the phone to not operate as intended.
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Well I was on my way to get my 6th one, and yeah all them had issues, and since I got it on launch day this was my last shot, but I have had enough. Mmm what to do? Talked to the manger and they will extend my return policy so that I can get the photon. I have to say that sprints customers service was top notch. PS. I really wanted to like this phone
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On your new one look closely for dirt under the screen..I'm sure you will find a spec some where.Then you can return it again.
And I'm sure no one would have noticed the crooked screens if it weren't for that thread...I feel like I'm the only person in the world who actually returned their phone for an actual defect that caused
the phone to not operate as intended.
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Your so much better than everyone else. You probably are the only legit person here. I paid full price for this phone. My laptop doesn't have a crooked screen and it cost less than this phone. Sorry for expecting my $550 phone to have a straight screen. Plus, FYI, I noticed the crooked screen without ever reading one thing on here about it. In fact, I had no idea anyone else had noticed it until I came here to post about mine and saw the thread! Imagine that! You are wrong about something!
Yeah,imagine that....Well maybe if someone had 6 issues with 6 different phones then maybe that person should look for a different product..If i had to get something replaced that many times I can tell you that product/company would not get my business...If you've replaced a product that many times you're never going to be happy.Save yourself the headache in searching for the perfect phone and just give it up and move on.
<side note> If i paid full price sure i'd be a bit more picky,but 6 times? Does the company even deserve your hard earned money at that point?
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Anyone tried taking theirs back for the crooked screen? If so, did they replace it? Thinking about trying. Sometimes I don't really notice it, but there are sometimes when it really seems to show out more than others.
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Yes, they should. Can't imagine you'd get any flack unless you get a turd of a store. Only returned mine once: for the crooked screen. New one is perfect. Local Sprint store even let me sit down in their repair room and open and check out the brand new one before they even activated it. I confirmed the screen was straight, used the camera and gallery to search for dead pixels and then when I was satisfied, they swapped them and activated the new one. Great service!
P.S. Manager at that store commented that my screen was pretty bad. His was slightly crooked too and he said he was going to swap his out later but we both said the one I exchanged was twice as bad! Drag the notification bar down and the left edge of the notification bar on the bottom was actually underneath the blackout it was so crooked! It's only half to 3/4 of a millimeter but that's easily noticeable and since the digitizer (top glass panel) is straight and the LCD panel underneath is crooked, it can actually throw off the touch response. Straight digitizer + crooked screen = some keys on keyboard (and buttons in some apps) don't align properly and you end up pressing the wrong thing sometimes.
Mike
BrianBaker said:
Yeah,imagine that....Well maybe if someone had 6 issues with 6 different phones then maybe that person should look for a different product..If i had to get something replaced that many times I can tell you that product/company would not get my business...If you've replaced a product that many times you're never going to be happy.Save yourself the headache in searching for the perfect phone and just give it up and move on.
<side note> If i paid full price sure i'd be a bit more picky,but 6 times? Does the company even deserve your hard earned money at that point?
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I definitely agree with you on that point. I haven't taken my phone back yet because of the slightly crooked screen, but am thinking about it. It doesn't affect the function of the phone one bit, but it is a bit annoying when I see it. Like I said before it is not always noticeable, but there are certain times it is.
Some people are never satisfied and that's just the way it is.
mikeyxda said:
Yes, they should. Can't imagine you'd get any flack unless you get a turd of a store. Only returned mine once: for the crooked screen. New one is perfect. Local Sprint store even let me sit down in their repair room and open and check out the brand new one before they even activated it. I confirmed the screen was straight, used the camera and gallery to search for dead pixels and then when I was satisfied, they swapped them and activated the new one. Great service!
P.S. Manager at that store commented that my screen was pretty bad. His was slightly crooked too and he said he was going to swap his out later but we both said the one I exchanged was twice as bad! Drag the notification bar down and the left edge of the notification bar on the bottom was actually underneath the blackout it was so crooked! It's only half to 3/4 of a millimeter but that's easily noticeable and since the digitizer (top glass panel) is straight and the LCD panel underneath is crooked, it can actually throw off the touch response. Straight digitizer + crooked screen = some keys on keyboard (and buttons in some apps) don't align properly and you end up pressing the wrong thing sometimes.
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Yeah I can barely hit the p on mine. It is very difficult to type certain letters.
Edit: You convinced me to try. Going to go now. Thanks for your feedback.
I'm on my fourth e3d ..this is the first time I've ever had to exchange a phone for any reason..first one had a bad 3g radio..2nd had a blown earpiece 3rd wasn't to bad but still had bad reception and the rep actually wanted me to exchange it..all I wanted was to test it..just got this one and so far so good..usually I wouldnt stick with a product that had issues like this but I.just love HTC..I played with my nieces captivate and I couldn't stand the UI..no pinch.to zoom on photos and it just was difficult to navigate..and she's still on 2.1 update 1 ..I thought those phone had froyo already
housry23 said:
I definitely agree with you on that point. I haven't taken my phone back yet because of the slightly crooked screen, but am thinking about it. It doesn't affect the function of the phone one bit, but it is a bit annoying when I see it. Like I said before it is not always noticeable, but there are certain times it is.
Some people are never satisfied and that's just the way it is.
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If your screen is crooked and you noticed it with out the thread in this forum pointing it out to you then maybe your screen is crooked enough to warrant a swap out..My screen actually bricked on 3d content and anytime 3d activated,my phone would restart every time..If this phone I have now had an issue then I'd be done with it..I love the phone,but I think a lot of people here are wanting to love theirs and that's where the picky-ness sets in..I get it but I don't want to look forward to liking a product I buy..I want to like it for being what it is and performing the way it was intended...
Sorry if I came off as being greater than anyone else,I wasn't trying to..I just think I have a higher tolerance for technology than most..
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I would take an HTC phone, over a samdong phone any day. I actually like quality
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Not sure if I'm the only one with this issue, but near the ASUS logo, if I push down anywhere in that area, I can fanilty here the screen press down and creek. While this isn't a major issue, I am OCD and if I paid 500 bucks or a device, I expect everything to be functioning normally. It happens in that part of the touch screen only, everything else it like it should.
Does anyone else have this issue?
Doesn't happen with my Prime. I do have some creaking with my Samsung Epic 4G Touch and Motorola Photon smartphones, but my wife doesn't with her Epic 4G Touch. Had some creaking on my Epic 4G. Also have some with my Panasonic camcorder. Don't have any with either of my Zune 80GB media players. A part of the dash on my Infiniti G37 has a tiny bit of give that rattles a little after 14K miles. Have a little bit of creaking in my HP Envy 14 notebook, but my wife's Toshiba M400 Tablet PC doesn't have any. None in my original Transformer, but the Xoom I owned had a little bit.
So, yeah, a little bit of off-tolerance creaking is pretty common in the things I own. Some have it, some don't. So far, I haven't had any that's caused me to want to return any of them, and I've pretty much reserved myself to the fact that unless I'm paying millions of dollars for something, it's possible to have some variance.
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Oh, and, I don't get the poll. What do updates have to do with creaking?
No, no creaking at all like you described. plus your poll doesn't make sense. what does having a software update have to do with your screen creaking? lol. that's why I didn't vote yet. software and screen creaking is not related
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Doesn't happen with my Prime. I do have some creaking with my Samsung Epic 4G Touch and Motorola Photon smartphones, but my wife doesn't with her Epic 4G Touch. Had some creaking on my Epic 4G. Also have some with my Panasonic camcorder. Don't have any with either of my Zune 80GB media players. A part of the dash on my Infiniti G37 has a tiny bit of give that rattles a little after 14K miles. Have a little bit of creaking in my HP Envy 14 notebook, but my wife's Toshiba M400 Tablet PC doesn't have any. None in my original Transformer, but the Xoom I owned had a little bit.
So, yeah, a little bit of off-tolerance creaking is pretty common in the things I own. Some have it, some don't. So far, I haven't had any that's caused me to want to return any of them, and I've pretty much reserved myself to the fact that unless I'm paying millions of dollars for something, it's possible to have some variance.
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Oh, and, I don't get the poll. What do updates have to do with creaking?
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Thanks for your input. Depending on where and when you get your prime, it could determine how "up to date" it is, and you can tell how long it has been sitting in its box, etc. If it was a bad model, and it had the latest updates, you can tell it is ether faulty, or something is up when manufacturing.
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No, no creaking at all like you described. plus your poll doesn't make sense. what does having a software update have to do with your screen creaking? lol. that's why I didn't vote yet. software and screen creaking is not related
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See above.
demandarin said:
No, no creaking at all like you described. plus your poll doesn't make sense. what does having a software update have to do with your screen creaking? lol. that's why I didn't vote yet. software and screen creaking is not related
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If it really bothers you that much, I will uncheck it as a question. This is a general discussion about the screen creeking.
well my prime creeks like my previous tf101. am also mad. it should not happen in a 500$ device.
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what app you used to write over the screenshot? the included supernote?
On the right edge in the middle quarter my screen is slightly loose and creaks as a result , everything else works fine so undecided wether to return.
I probably should on principle but international so would be a hassle and worried that a replacement would be worse with other issues.
To be honest i rarely notice it , its more that i know there is an issue that is annoying.
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Thanks for your input. Depending on where and when you get your prime, it could determine how "up to date" it is, and you can tell how long it has been sitting in its box, etc. If it was a bad model, and it had the latest updates, you can tell it is ether faulty, or something is up when manufacturing.
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Then your poll is confusing. It should have been, "What update was your tablet at when you received it?" Because of course, most people have already updated their Primes to the latest version regardless of when they received it.
I'm not sure that this kind of issue is really all that related to when a particular unit is manufactured. Every device, no matter how long it's been on the market, will have occasional lemons produced, not to mention units that are the slightest fraction off-tolerance. In the case of a device like the Prime with such tight tolerances, it's bound to happen.
Maybe the person who did this production step on your unit sneezed at just the wrong moment. Boom, there you go. Creaking. And if this particular pressure point is even checked in QA, either yours wasn't sampled or THAT person got distracted by the hottie that walked by at that particular moment.
Again, these aren't low-volume, multi-million dollar products being made. They're high-volume, low-margin, relatively low-cost products where spending the resources for absolute perfection on every unit is simply cost-prohibitive. We'd be paying $10K for these things to have every single one be absolutely perfect build-wise.
Just venting here, because I think folks get WAY too picky about such things. If something literally doesn't function (like the haptic feedback on one of my Primes), then that's something to complain about. But a tiny difference in fit and finish just seems a bit ticky-tacky to me.
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what app you used to write over the screenshot? the included supernote?
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Photoshop CS5.1?
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If it really bothers you that much, I will uncheck it as a question. This is a general discussion about the screen creeking.
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it was a question that you are looking for answers about? Sounds like a Q and A to me.. Renaming it does not change anything.. but you now re worded it.. so I guess its ok..
I got it too on the left part of the screen. It is really annoying, when you accidently tap instead of just touch it clicks.. Gonna return it for another one as I also have some pixels issues and dust on the lens of the front camera. All the units they had at the ASUS Benelux launch party did not have this creaking issue.
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it was a question that you are looking for answers about? Sounds like a Q and A to me.. Renaming it does not change anything.. but you now re worded it.. so I guess its ok..
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A question that opens discussion. If it was a question like, does the Prime have a built in USB port? Answer: No. That would break the rules.
wynand32 said:
Then your poll is confusing. It should have been, "What update was your tablet at when you received it?" Because of course, most people have already updated their Primes to the latest version regardless of when they received it.
I'm not sure that this kind of issue is really all that related to when a particular unit is manufactured. Every device, no matter how long it's been on the market, will have occasional lemons produced, not to mention units that are the slightest fraction off-tolerance. In the case of a device like the Prime with such tight tolerances, it's bound to happen.
Maybe the person who did this production step on your unit sneezed at just the wrong moment. Boom, there you go. Creaking. And if this particular pressure point is even checked in QA, either yours wasn't sampled or THAT person got distracted by the hottie that walked by at that particular moment.
Again, these aren't low-volume, multi-million dollar products being made. They're high-volume, low-margin, relatively low-cost products where spending the resources for absolute perfection on every unit is simply cost-prohibitive. We'd be paying $10K for these things to have every single one be absolutely perfect build-wise.
Just venting here, because I think folks get WAY too picky about such things. If something literally doesn't function (like the haptic feedback on one of my Primes), then that's something to complain about. But a tiny difference in fit and finish just seems a bit ticky-tacky to me.
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I see what your saying, but I don't think I'm being picky. Is it too much to ask that the main part of the tablet works as it should? I don't think so. But I get what you are saying, yeah it happens, which is unfortunate. :/
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I got it too on the left part of the screen. It is really annoying, when you accidently tap instead of just touch it clicks.. Gonna return it for another one as I also have some pixels issues and dust on the lens of the front camera. All the units they had at the ASUS Benelux launch party did not have this creaking issue.
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Thanks for posting, at least I'm not the only one. lol
Yep. Left side of my Prime had click/creak. It was extremely annoying when using the tablet in a quiet room. The tablet just didn't feel solid - not like my wife's GT 10.1 or even my cheapy GTablet. I'm really surprised at the "don't be so picky" responses. $500 must be pocket change for some of you guys.
My Prime went back today. I'll pick one up again when/if they get the issues worked out.
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Mine has one small area (Black bezel, just to the right of the power connector) that when pushed on seems to go down a little, with a faint creek.
Annoyed me at first, think I've gotten used to it now (Not exactly a place I touch regularly). Would return it, but being in Australia, could take too long to get a replacement.
I forgot that it had international warranty so i will ring service centre in my city and see if i can get it fixed , i would think of all the problems that this device has fixing the screen looseness would be pretty straight forward unless i am missing something. Doing a search found some people who said asus even had courier come and pick it up for them so i will give them a call tomorrow!
I can confirm that I have the same issue in the same area as OP.
Also when I shake the device it sometimes rattles form the inside which seems to be coming from the top right somewhere.
man and i thought am unlucky and have faulty device. Now I see... asus still sucks with their quality control. Shame on them. 500$ ****
Hopefully my exchange wont have the same issue.
I found the source of the rattle noise. It comes from the right hand dock connector.
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i'm really, really enjoying this tf201+dock. the battery life is sick. the cpu is a beast that hauls on exynos 4210, and that was the hottest ARM SoC ever. it's running the best android software available for a tablet right now, which is seriously underrated. it's the best dedicated gmail and gtalk clients available, it's got one of the fastest and most compliant mobile browsers for any tablet. it's easily rootable. and holy crap did i mention it has a real keyboard.
so yeah, this will get pried out of my dead hands, or tossed whenever the real transformer comes out.. whichever comes first. i can't wait to ditch this if the real deal ever actually hits, because this one is just the cheap gobot knockoff of what a dockable android tablet should be.
how is it a knockoff? go look at the exacto thread, or the vulcan pinch poll, or any of the numerous "none of this crap works, is that normal?" threads we enjoyed for the first 6 weeks of the tf201s release. these units are stitched together like the $40 "louis vuitton" bags sold on lexington avenue with upside-down "L"s.
i'm "lucky" because my unit doesn't have the big problems, but even a "perfect" tf201 is a near-constant reminder of what this product would be if it was made by the right company. i noticed one of the reviews posted here made the point that "the ipad2 wins in having better power and volume buttons". who the hell cares about power buttons? what matters is tegra3, right? well, it turns out that the power and volume buttons on the tf201 suck. they're hard to feel for, hard to press. and then you realize there is no "wake up" key on the keyboard. (please, someone make my day and tell me a secret key combo to wake up the tablet screen.) but there isn't, so you find yourself looking for that little power nub over, and over again, until asus punishes you into knowing intimately how bad of a power button you have and f*ck you for buying it.
and i think it all really just boils down to this being asus, a company with an already long history of ripping off other taiwanese manufacturers (hello, gigabyte) and trying to differentiate by dressing it up with lipstick and trademarked BIOS features. i bet asus engineers were saddened when they learned there was no centerpiece HEATSINK to decorate on the tf201. asus does not slave over the perfection of products and release them with an id-style, "when it's done" pomp. asus hammers out products like M&Ms, spraying the public with buckshot and knowing that some will hit. there is literally zero history of any fundamental innovation coming from this company until the tf101. the first detachable/dockable android tablet with battery in dock. how did that happen? because lenovo is making theirs after, not before asus. was it an accident? mistake?
now imagine a world where transformers the toys, the tv show, the awesome 80s movie with that weird-al yankovic song, all of it never existed. and then along came GOBOTS. well, they'd be pretty cool. and you'd play with them. until the real transformers came out, and optimus prime's head transformed into another robot that punched leader-1 in the face.
typed on my gobot prime
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uh...... you can set it so that any of the keys on the keyboard wake up the device.
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uh...... you can set it so that any of the keys on the keyboard wake up the device.
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Where/how?
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Where/how?
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Uncheck MobileDock Battery saving mode in Asus Customized settings
This will drain more power when asleep though
The Transformer Prime is more of a Megazord.
Ahh, another hater. There are plenty of web-sites for you to sell your gobot and buy an iPad.
There is a unlock button on the keyboard dock atard.
Really, what would that button on the top right do?
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There is a unlock button on the keyboard dock atard.
Really, what would that button on the top right do?
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the top right button puts the tablet to sleep (and locks it if you use a lock). that's why that picture of the lock is closed.
for keyboard wakeup it appears there are two modes: either none of the keys wake it up, or all of the keys wake it up. as a previous commenter mentioned this is defined by the "MobileDock battery saving mode" setting, which you obviously have enabled as this allowed you to rationalize that a closed padlock means "unlock".
there isn't much reason why asus couldn't have made an unlock key, or at least not a very good one. the dock has its own battery. a key could have been wired to turn on its power while in battery save mode, just like every laptop ever.
i hate to troll but....
you dont like? Why dont you just try if it will blend then... ?
I typically refrain from contributing to pathetic rants and crybaby posts because ultimately all they want is the attention from these kinds of posts. And responding to their over indulged tantrum in either a logical response or sarcastic whip only results in an escalating flaming contest. But I'm just sick of coming to this forum for useful information and only seeing another copy an paste complaint from one of the other hundred waisted space posts.
My TFP is the best f**KING super computer I have ever owned. combined with the dock, I can do things I never thought possible from an android OS. It has become my laptop allowing me remote access to the rest of my environment, my media center, my entry point to the digital world, a video phone for long distant family, and it functions in a hundred other ways that has improved my life. It's the damn swiss army knife of tablets.
For all who read this, I'm on XDA to better myself by learning how to use and improve the technology I own. I'm not hear to "listen" to you whine. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
Go somewhere else to have your pity-party. Leave XDA for useful contributors and those looking to learn.
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But I'm just sick of coming to this forum for useful information and only seeing another copy an paste complaint from one of the other hundred waisted space posts.
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wow, this is more fun than i thought.
was that either a "copy an paste" or a complaint? makes me wonder if you even read it before ranting.
it was satire. i actually really like my tf201. that's the first thing i said. it's the best tablet i've used, and it replaced my thinkpad with something less powerful but more useful.
i'm just not an asus fanboi. looks like that's a bit hard for some to handle.
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. And responding to their over indulged tantrum in either a logical response or sarcastic whip only results in an escalating flaming contest..
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Believe what you want, I've said what I felt was necessary and am done.
jaypm said:
the top right button puts the tablet to sleep (and locks it if you use a lock). that's why that picture of the lock is closed.
for keyboard wakeup it appears there are two modes: either none of the keys wake it up, or all of the keys wake it up. as a previous commenter mentioned this is defined by the "MobileDock battery saving mode" setting, which you obviously have enabled as this allowed you to rationalize that a closed padlock means "unlock".
there isn't much reason why asus couldn't have made an unlock key, or at least not a very good one. the dock has its own battery. a key could have been wired to turn on its power while in battery save mode, just like every laptop ever.
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Well, with Honeycomb that was indeed true, but with ICS I also could unlock my Prime with it?
When my Tablet is attached to the dock I lock it with the upper right key. To unlock it, I slide over the touchpad, screen goes on and then press the "lock"-key to get to my homescreen.
Battery saving Mode is on I guess, because waking it up with keys don't work.
I don't know, but is that your problem?
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When my Tablet is attached to the dock I lock it with the upper right key. To unlock it, I slide over the touchpad, screen goes on and then press the "lock"-key to get to my homescreen.
Battery saving Mode is on I guess, because waking it up with keys don't work.
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this is interesting because my touchpad definitely isn't waking up the tablet, with or without the battery saving mode enabled.
are you running HC or ICS? and out of curiosity, what is your MobileDock version in Settings > About tablet? mine is TF201-DOCK-0206.
@OP u just wasted precious time of my life of which I could never get back for this and I normally don't respond to BS posts, however sell your prime since u ain't man enough to handle, buy an ipad 2 or better yet a fijutsu tablet and then most importantly turn it gps on and go play in traffic in a major highway near u. Thanks
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Hmm. Which is worse? Those starting new threads to discuss issues already documented? Or those pretending that the hundreds (maybe thousands by now) of issue posts including three home page stickies from the manufacturer themselves don't exist because their Prime is purportedly "perfect?" So hard to decide.
No need for 6,000 more of these posts
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Design is my point of view and taste and not necessarily everyone's feeling.
There are still lots of folks here that may really want to buy Xperia S and either they can’t make up their minds or there are thing that it’s not solid for them to make the move. I was one of those people couple days ago but I usually do what it should be done so it gets out of my mind.
I have been owning some SE phone but Android wise, I started with X10 like many others here. Later I bought Xperia arc and still have it and now moving to Sony Xperia S.
I am not going to be technical about stuff right now but some design corners which had me wandered for sometimes.
I should say before and after purchasing Xperia S, I watched many videos available online and nothing (none) of them is anywhere close to what you get, so you can expect more
In video, box looks like Pizza box and wired but if you are a Sony’s product user then you are very familiar with quality and inside you won’t see any attractive pieces but simple and functional stuff which is great to see what Sony has done even to boxing as far as size, shape and coloring. Simple!
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First when you take the phone out of the box, its bigger that what you imagined but in matter of 2 minutes, you will tell yourself that “this is how big the ideal phone should be” and arc looks like a baby to Xperia S but Xperia S looks and feels so powerful. Screen is gorgeous and big with lots of nice colors; I got the white one so that black screen stands itself out.
Housing is part of nature. If you happen to get the white color then expect some blending with nature and changing color. You put it in in your jean’s back pocket, it could get bluish in some part or I tried to kind of stick it into my arc’s case then all the black stuff rubbed against Xperia S and made it black but you could always wipe it off with no problem. Even if it sounds weird and something you don’t like, I really enjoyed how it could blend with whatever you do as a simple material.
Power button is extremely nice in size and shape with good functionality.
Notification light at left upper corner and it is wonderful to have it back there.
In white color, white tiny band around screen looks very nice.
Of course I am not big of flaps for HDMI and USB but it keeps your phone to look nice and simple and they are not hard to pop and slide right in.
In most of videos that I saw, they nagged about those three touch sensitive button at the bottom (whatever you call them) and that made me so worried if I may not like them. There were saying it’s hard to activate and it doesn’t work all the time but I think it is actually very useful. In Xperia ARC I didn’t like that Home button could take phone out of sleep but in Xperia S there is no such problem since only button to do that is power button on top which is well designed to do its job.
Those touch sensitive buttons are fairly nice, on each of them there is a visible dot (you see them in some angles) and with press of little finger on them you could activate them, nothing to worry about as they function as nice as they should.
And last but not lease, transparent strip at the bottom which is part of iconic looks of Xperia S is a well-designed part of the phone with lots of idea in mind. I could never imagine the day someone could bring some lighting architecture into a gadget. I think the execution is very nice with three lights lidding up the “back” “home” “menu” logos inside the transparent strip. Well-done.
Phone runs at decent speed and UI has improved drastically from what we had seen in arc and it is obvious that Sony is trying its best to gives us the best user experience which we should give them credit for not making us commercial guinea pigs by throwing new stuff without experimenting them first.
I think this phone is recommended for people that really like to have a phone with unique design, maybe its not the best high-end processing phone in the market but it is the best in its own class and functionality.
Comments and photo requests are welcome.
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Congrats on your phone buddy
it looks amazing , i love the white
the pictures were bad a**
im impressed with the review
thanks for the sharing
thumbs up on your thoughts
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the S, I also pre-ordered the white version so this was helpful.
I can't wait to get my hands on this beauty.
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Congrats on the purchase
Finally, a decent size comparison with the Arc!
And... that does it for me. I couldn't decide between S and P, but now it's pretty obvious the S is too large. I just hope the P will be available stores soon
Would you mind taking a pic of the phones one on top of the other, screen-on-screen? Kind of like the one you took, but taken at a horizontal level... so we could get a better idea of the difference in thickness. Maybe place them near the edge of a table, so you can lower the camera to their level?
S and P are both 10.5mm thick, so the comparison will be valid for both. Cheers!
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Even if it sounds weird and something you don’t like, I really enjoyed how it could blend with whatever you do as a simple material.
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Thanks for posting the great pics. Can you clarify what you stated above? It almost sounds like you enjoy to see your phone get dirty. Not in the sense that it will display adult material, but rather in the literal sense, microscopic flecks of lint, dirt, or perhaps mud adhering to the surface of your device, discoloring it. That can't be what you enjoy, can it?
Hell yea it's not the high-end phone out there but the design wise it's the best, to be honest htc one line-up don't look great and too big and look like htc sensation xl.
I think this is the best design for so far. Gotta get this baby in my hand. can you post more pics?
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Congrats on the purchase
Finally, a decent size comparison with the Arc!
And... that does it for me. I couldn't decide between S and P, but now it's pretty obvious the S is too large. I just hope the P will be available stores soon
Would you mind taking a pic of the phones one on top of the other, screen-on-screen? Kind of like the one you took, but taken at a horizontal level... so we could get a better idea of the difference in thickness. Maybe place them near the edge of a table, so you can lower the camera to their level?
S and P are both 10.5mm thick, so the comparison will be valid for both. Cheers!
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Xperia P is 10.5mm and Xperia S is 10.6 and here is a pic for you. Xperia P is also nice.
floepie said:
Thanks for posting the great pics. Can you clarify what you stated above? It almost sounds like you enjoy to see your phone get dirty. Not in the sense that it will display adult material, but rather in the literal sense, microscopic flecks of lint, dirt, or perhaps mud adhering to the surface of your device, discoloring it. That can't be what you enjoy, can it?
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Well, as I said it sounds really weird that I said it but in about 4 hours Xperia S got blue colors from my jean and black strips from a tight case. I have never touched material like it and it is very nice. Its easy to clean and maybe not the best choice for everyone but I really enjoyed how it really reacts against other material.
It also displays adult material in any sense.
Nimche said:
Well, as I said it sounds really weird that I said it but in about 4 hours Xperia S got blue colors from my jean and black strips from a tight case. I have never touched material like it and it is very nice. Its easy to clean and maybe not the best choice for everyone but I really enjoyed how it really reacts against other material.
It also displays adult material in any sense.
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Thanks for sharing
Great review and pics! I just got the white version myself, it's amazing I'm getting great feedback from all my friends.
ssj_jaypee said:
Great review and pics! I just got the white version myself, it's amazing I'm getting great feedback from all my friends.
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Nice, Where did you get yours? it is such a lovely phone! I agree.
Nimche said:
Nice, Where did you get yours? it is such a lovely phone! I agree.
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Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
ssj_jaypee said:
Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
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How do you like the touch sensitive button on the bottom?
Nimche said:
How do you like the touch sensitive button on the bottom?
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took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
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took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
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as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
Customs?
I live in Canada too (Vancouver).
Did you use Fedex?
How much customs did you have to pay?
ssj_jaypee said:
Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
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as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
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Negri one is from UK. It's completely english but no smart tags included.
Are there cases for this phone yet?
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kenwkto said:
I live in Canada too (Vancouver).
Did you use Fedex?
How much customs did you have to pay?
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I used Fedex international priority. They shipped overnight.
Customs fees was like $37 I think. Damn USA charging everybody.
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Negri one is from UK. It's completely english but no smart tags included.
Are there cases for this phone yet?
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There are some that I listed in the accessories section of the forum but nothing that I found interesting.
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as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
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ssj_jaypee said:
took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
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good points guys
Great review. I love u! I got the same whitey. Got it at negri electronics I'm loving it so far. Mostly the camera. Takes awesome pics.
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