To the left of the speaker grill. Can't figure it out for the life of me. It has contacts so it has to be something.
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To the left of the speaker grill. Can't figure it out for the life of me. It has contacts so it has to be something.
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External mic for speaker mode, when you flip the phone over? Completely random guess.
pretty sure I read a review that said the rezound has 2 noise cancelling mics.
Those holes are for the antennae. The noise cancelling mic looks like it's on the side. The thunderbolt had similar holes.
I asked the guy at the Verizon store and he said it has to do with wireless charging but that didn't make sense to me since it has contacts and wireless charging requires a different back cover.
I did notice some cases have a cutout for them and some don't.
There's no mention of them in the user manual.
Yeah. That is the main reason I would like to know. My case doesn't have the cut outs and I don't want to cover them if they were mics.
Surely there wouldn't be microphones built into the battery cover though.
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To the left of the speaker grill. Can't figure it out for the life of me. It has contacts so it has to be something.
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that's where the s-off switch is lmao
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phillybizzle said:
that's where the s-off switch is lmao
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Yeah and they're just trying to crack the needle pushing combination!
pinholes for a dock station
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Not mics, not for wireless charging, not for a dock.
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If you remove the battery cover, you should see that there are copper contacts on the inside of the cover, and that the holes in question are the mounting points of those contacts to the battery cover. To my knowledge this is the only function these pin holes provide, and I see no way for covering these would have a negative impact on the device.
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I'm getting a chuckle at some of the responses. Not sure if serious, though!
The five sets of contacts on the battery door are all antennae for the various radios. CDMA, Bluetooth, Wifi, LTE, GPS.
Thought I read some where that's where u short it out to put into a download mode of some sort
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FCC documentation:
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Holy test points!
I can only imagine that the holes that lead into the CDMA antenna contacts are for test points, as there is probably little reception inside the factory and an auxiliary antenna might be used to obtain a signal. OEM accessory covers, like the wireless charging and extended battery covers, do not have these holes, nor would they be needed since they are not supplied with the base unit.
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I just noticed these four contact pins directly under the camera. Are they for the inductive charging battery door?
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Rumor is either the inductive battery door or a future NFC battery door.
Considering the antenna is integrated into the back cover, I would assume it is for that. However, I could very well be wrong, as I do not have a Thunderbolt to check it out.
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Considering the antenna is integrated into the back cover, I would assume it is for that. However, I could very well be wrong, as I do not have a Thunderbolt to check it out.
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There are two pins separately connecting to the battery cover for antenna. And another 4 that connect to nothing right now.
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Rumor is either the inductive battery door or a future NFC battery door.
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Hoping it's inductive, could care less about NFC, personally.
Yeah every review I saw that commented on it seemed to hint at the NFC concept too. I agree, though its a neat technology, I don't really think that NFC is something I'd want to deal with as well credit cards w/ similar technology make it easier for people to steal your number... just adds another potential security issue w/ phones. Of course that technically is a good thing for me as that's sorta what I'm researching currently.
I think it is inductive battery door... because there were product leaks that hinted at this!
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I think it is inductive battery door... because there were product leaks that hinted at this!
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That is probably right, as I have seen the inductive battery door listed on quite a few places, but wasn't sure if that would have some other way to transfer the energy. But I saw that mentioned on articles along with discussions of the extended battery, which you can get currently. But I've seen prototypes for the induction charger to go w/ the door... so yeah that makes the most sense, but not sure why it'd need 4 pins??
Well I did a little experiment and the far right battery pin is connected to those four pins. So it looks like it is for the inductive battery door.
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Well I did a little experiment and the far right battery pin is connected to those four pins. So out looks like out is for the inductive battery door.
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Its for the inductive charger
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&accessoryId=47423
Inductive Battery Cover??? How have they not mentioned this before. That is really sweet if it works. Now what power mat will it work with?
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Its for the inductive charger
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&accessoryId=47423
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Appears to add some bloat... that is unfortunate.
That link does not work for me.
After having my Photon for four days I have been loving it, but have one complaint regarding the kickstand.
If you have the kickstand employed, you can not plug in a charger. I was trying to watch a movie during my lunch break yesterday and the battery was dying, but I could not plug it in.
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solution:
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mind....blowing
duh
Now I feel dumb.
dtaylorr said:
Now I feel dumb.
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I do too. Technology always has some obscenely simple answer to the issue's that torment us the most.
Lmfao
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actually its a good thing its main kickstand side is on that side cause no buttons can be accisentally pressed(ive been charging and using the kickstand like so, was resting my hand ontop the phone reading and it hit the camera button exiting my window) so maybe in the future theyll come out with some alround better design for a kickstand and plugin/button placement
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Ports on bottom of phone?
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Maybe two centered kickstands that can rest and be locked either way. With a slant we could also do this vertically.
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Ports on bottom of phone?
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My favorite thing about the OG Evo right there.. bottom usb port.. made life so easy
Actually the port placement is terrible for the Photon/Electrify. Consider the car. You're driving, and you have your phone in a holster within reach of the driver. In America, where this phone is primarily sold, the driver sits in the left seat, so the phone is to his/her right, probably on the left side of the instrument panel. Probably, the 12V outlet is somewhere to the right of that, so the charging cable has to reach around. Mine isn't quite long enough, so it threatens to pull the phone out of its holster. This is unsafe for driving. With the port on the bottom, it would be convenient for drivers on both sides (e.g. UK for the right) as long as your holster has an open bottom (mine does).
Actually, my Electrify does the Hero S (Evo Design 4G, for you Sprint folks), which I had for 6 days, one better. Hero S also had it on the left, but right where the holster grabs the phone. So using the holster was impossible with that phone. Just one of the reasons I traded up to Electrify.
Back to topic: Reverse kickstand is cool, but it depends on the spring action being intact. I'm not sure if it can go out on you, but that would kill reverse kickstand if true. As it is, having the charger cable coming out the "top" can pull it back if the cable doesn't have enough slack.
If you want normal kickstand, I recommend rigging a stand, like a poor man's HD dock. Put a hole where the USB port goes, and if you really wanna be fancy, fix it in there permanently. But if you were gonna be fancy, you'd give it a backing (with a space for the speaker, of course) but all that implies you're better at woodworking than most people. I'd like to think with the right hardware I could do alright, but I know my zero woodworking experience means I would utterly fail to produce anything approaching reasonable quality.
Just curious as to what you guys use and what fits. I'm currently using an aluminum bumper but I'm growing ever annoyed with it.
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That's the one I'm using.
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May2012 said:
What's wrong with your extend battery?
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Absolutely nothing. I just like to protect my phones and I had a diztronic case previous to my extended battery I'd like something similar, but can't seem to find any. Given the design of extended batteries, they need to be a bumper just like my aluminum one pictured above...in order to fit properly.
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I can't tell which one you are using but it appears similar to the SZLF Bumper case I have (installs the same way). Why do you find it annoying?
I find it annoying because when you press on the battery cover to reinstall (the battery cover) sometimes the front frame pops out - I find the front wire frame a bit flimsy.
I want to get this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802905
but on ebay, I didn't find the black one yet.
Jim Dead said:
I can't tell which one you are using but it appears similar to the SZLF Bumper case I have (installs the same way). Why do you find it annoying?
I find it annoying because when you press on the battery cover to reinstall (the battery cover) sometimes the front frame pops out - I find the front wire frame a bit flimsy.
I want to get this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802905
but on ebay, I didn't find the black one yet.
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I posted a pic in the first post. Basically, it doesn't provide good grip like a tpu case would. It fits OK, but the 2 piece setup rattles a bit sometimes and it attracts dirt.
I also don't think the one you posted would work. It goes around the SPen opening, which can't be done with the extended battery I have.
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i have one question you don't have problems with signal and gps with bumper on the phone?
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i have one question you don't have problems with signal and gps with bumper on the phone?
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No, I haven't really noticed a drop in signal.
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Junsuo said:
i have one question you don't have problems with signal and gps with bumper on the phone?
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I usually have data & gps off.... it takes me longer to turn them on then to get a lock.
Anyone else have a crack in their bezel running from the headphone jack to the screen border? I use headphones on this phone about every day so I'm not surprised the plastic cracked since it seems like any kind of force from the headphones could put pressure on that area where it is thin so close to the ear piece speaker.
Interesting thing tho is my friend has the same issue but rarely ever uses headphones. Also keeps the phone cased where I never have a case. Both phones have never been dropped either. I'm guessing it's a flaw in the design on that area, just wondered if anyone else has the issue?
I'll try to post a pic later btw
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I do not and use them all day
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I've got the same problem here. I don't use the headphones excessively, so it can't be from overuse.
I have the exact same crack on my phone. It's barely noticeable and runs from the headphone jack to the edge of the headset speaker. I use bluetooth headphones almost exclusively, so I'm sure it's not from overuse of the jack on my phone.
altayh said:
I have the exact same crack on my phone. It's barely noticeable and runs from the headphone jack to the edge of the headset speaker. I use bluetooth headphones almost exclusively, so I'm sure it's not from overuse of the jack on my phone.
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Lol it will most likely get worse. That's how mine started, then it traveled to the edge of the screen. Now one side sits higher than the other and you can feel the crack when running your finger over it
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I too have a crack starting from the front of the headphone jack, and it heads to the left side of the front speaker. It is not very noticeable, though. I had been using a wired patch cord from the phone to my car's aux in port, and I have used wired headphones with the phone in my front pocket, so I figured the crack started from that use. However, I rarely use jack since starting to use wireless bluetooth headphones, and a wireless bluetooth connection in the car.
Bump for new pic in op in case anyone needs a visual
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Bump for new pic in op in case anyone needs a visual
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BY god i have the same crack, first time i looked i couldn't see it then i took off the case. it's so small at this stage you can't hardly see, unless you're looking for it, probably get worse. i hardly ever use the headphones too.
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Mine hasn't made it that far yet, but it appears to be on its way.
have it too, l didnt see it till i saw the op pic about it
It seems I'm the only one who does not have this crack.
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Give it time and you will. My wife and I both have this phone and we both have the crack. Definitely a flaw in the design.
I too have experienced the crack. My brother has this phone and he pointed it out to me just recently. Definitely could be a design flaw maybe this is a region where too much stress is getting applied. I thought it might have been his case- too tight. It a trident I belive. He does use headphones alot so that is adding to the wear. I carefully superglued it so not to cause any obstruction to the port or be obtrusive to the look of the exterior. I figure it will help prevemnt the crack from getting worse or even break off. Did not expect anyone really to have this exact same problem, even so many.
So I bought this killer red metal battery cover from mobilefun. When I got it I realized it had no 4g antenna in it. I would only get 3g and 1x. I suspect it was made for foriegn models that dont use 4g. Anyway, buyer beware on overseas accessories.
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jbeitel said:
So I bought this killer red metal battery cover from mobilefun. When I got it I realized it had no 4g antenna in it.
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something doesn't make sense here... The 4G antenna on our note 3 is internal... you would have to remove a dozen screws and crack the case open to get to it ... there are no components in our stock N3 battery cover
Maybe it was because the metal case was blocking enough signal to kill your 4G reception but definitely not because an antenna was missing.
antenna shown in this picture .... you can see the white cable running around the battery compartment and plugged into the 4G antenna's U.FL connector
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Yeah the antenna is not build into the battery cover. The metal cover was blocking the signal. If you get a metal case or cover most of the time it will block some kind of signal.
That sounds logical. Thanks. But what are the other two spots that push on the pins? Maybe nothing. They look plastic
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I guess the cautionary tale then would be don't buy metal. Lol
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That sounds logical. Thanks. But what are the other two spots that push on the pins? Maybe nothing. They look plastic
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those don't push on to any pins... look closer to what they line up with when the cover is installed... directly under the headphone jack... they are SD card lockers to keep your micro from backing out of the slot on a drop.
Right and all the pins are for wireless charging and for the flip cover, that's the three pins on the side. The top two pins on the back of the phone are for NFC antenna. If you get a wireless charging cover. The 4G antenna is at the top right corner of you have the phone face down.
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I would think a metal back cover might increase the signal not decrease it?
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3g is way better. Went from -115dbm to -85dbm. But that does me no good without 4g
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