[Q] My 3 White S3 has a defective cover? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have 3 galaxy s3 here today, white. When i look at it in bright light on the back cover its a pattern in the plastic, it looks like a oily map, holograms or something like rainbow colors reflecting in patterns.
Can anyone else check the back cover under a lamp ?

Pic or it didnt happen
Written in bad english with my HTC Desire S

Description sounds consistent with the defective blue back covers. Pics would be nice.
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I tried to take pickture but its impossible to get it visible on my iphone 4s camera.
Looks like its between the hyperglaze and the plastic.

I can confirm in any light, including torch shining on it, what you are experiencing is not present on mine. Get them to send you a new back cover (and pray they don't send you blue )
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Aha send them back an play with your ipoo just looked at everyone I opened today and none had this I tilted every angle they were all v3 rears if that helps anyone
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My white version has this exact same thing but it needs just the right light to see it. I don't think its a flaw.

Laum said:
My white version has this exact same thing but it needs just the right light to see it. I don't think its a flaw.
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it is a flaw. its posted everywhere.

kyan~ said:
it is a flaw. its posted everywhere.
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I have it as well, so everyone has it and how it is flaw ? I think they should have printed galaxy SIII on the back cover as well. Not having it makes the phone look generic

So what revision is your back covers? Mine is 2nd v3 whatever that means.

Yes I have oily colours on my back cover too. I like it!!

johnboywilson said:
Yes I have oily colours on my back cover too. I like it!!
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Same here! I don't mind even if it is a flaw since I don't ever look at the backside. Plus, you have look at it very closely to notice!

Besides, most people endbup getting cases eventually
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I think its just the hyper glazing stuff. Ive seen similar looks in other products too.

My only issue with the phone is the brightness level. Other than that i`m well happy.
This is coming from a Galaxy Nexus too.

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Its all over the cover..not much a issue to me..
Beg if not for the defect blue cover,1 will not have notice this..

Thank you very much for replies. love the Phone.
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from Spain, i have the same problem in the back cover on the pearl white...

sak500 said:
I have it as well, so everyone has it and how it is flaw ? I think they should have printed galaxy SIII on the back cover as well. Not having it makes the phone look generic
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You're having a laugh that costs money that's why they went for the cheapest plastic look. No thought no cost. Lol mine should be arriving today.
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sak500 said:
I think they should have printed galaxy SIII on the back cover as well.
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Urgh please no! I'm so glad they didn't I really hate that kind of in your face branding. I don't care what phone other people think I have.
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[Concept] WHITE Samsung Galaxy Ace

update2: it's funny to see that so many people used this image as promotion picture =_=
Just do a reverse google image search on the image....
update: Unexpectedly Samsung actually released SGA in white a few months later.
Ever since Samsung Galaxy S II got a white version I became curious how a SGA would like in white.
The white backplate makes our device half white, and it doesnt really match the black front imo.
So here is a concept of how it would look like if the front was white too:
Better or worse?
White looks better with white in this case, so in conclution it's better imo.
(I used GO launcher ex for the homescreen if you wonder.)
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wow. this is nice. really really nice! now only if we can materialize this..
Looks much better but not gonna happen.
Its sexy! Im gonna give it a name if I ever have one like that.
consegregate said:
Looks much better but not gonna happen.
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we all know that, and that is why its a concept.
You managed to get me feeling helpless though
White looks great.
can you please tell me what theme is that
always used to wonder, what would it look like... and here it is..
but sad cant be done..
hypergamer1231 said:
can you please tell me what theme is that
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As you can see, i just changed the icons at the bottom to text-icons. The dock can be found here. Use GO Launcher to make it happen!
Mr.Sanju said:
always used to wonder, what would it look like... and here it is..
but sad cant be done..
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It's just so sad
too damn good
Yeap! This is really cool! Let's begin painting
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akkis said:
Yeap! This is really cool! Let's begin painting
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Rofl
Tapatalked u see
I sighed cause we know it's never gonna happen haha.
I've been looking for ways to make my front panel white, e.g. look up chinese mock up front panels or something, but I haven't found anything of the like.
If anybody knows if this is doable, or if it happens later, can somebody please msg me about it, or something?
Thanks. I like white better.
Mine is half white half black, it came with two covers.
I am halfway to that ! haha
i want a green ace
A user from android-hilfe has paint his ace
http://www.android-hilfe.de/2004274-post19.html
great..
i love white..
At least for the people in Germany this Concept will become reality.
Maybe the rest of the world will follow.
http://sammyhub.com/2011/11/22/sams...axy-devices-in-germany-including-galaxy-note/
I want one too
Too bad we can just change the cover, the guy painted his ace but didnt showed the front part, i wonder if it still black.

[Q] Meh dropped my phone again

So for the second time i dropped phone on the concrete portion of the road while getting out of the cab. I think it's time for me to invest in a bumper to prevent this from happening again
Before we move forward, is there any way i can get the casing replaced?
I was initially waiting for the 32GB version to pop up and sell mine for cheap but the last drop put a nice dent on the bottom right corner
Good news: Galaxy Tab 10.1 takes decent quick photos
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that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
royadams91 said:
that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
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That was my intention from the beginning to replace it with a 32GB version but 32GB version never came out. I may grind it out a little longer for the nexus prime assuming it does come with an AMOLED HD screen.
ah yeah.. my Dell Streak from back in the day (RIP, officially discontinued) came with a 16GB card.. so I use that.. I used to use my SGS II for media but I find the headset volume to be too low so I went back to using my Zune HD
royadams91 said:
that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
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The same happened to me and I dealt with it by kicking her (the girlfriend) out of the window...
Problem solved.
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that is an exspensive fix mate , the only way i could find to replace the silver bezel is to buy the screen with the bezel attached wich is about £80
you then have to fit the new screen etc
it was cheaper to sell my scratched sgs2 and buy a new one
i sold mine for £385 and got a new one for £445
Kicked out your girlfriend over an accidentally dropped phone? Youch.
Just get a nice cheap case to hide the damage until you sell and buy a new phone.
You'll feel better
Might wanna consider investing on case-mate tough case series.
Also dented the "silver" in a few places, and much to my own amazement I'm not too bothered! But will be buying a the thinnest blackest bumper I can find for future drops.
Please also post the drop related issues here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162168&highlight=How+many+times
Regards.
testando said:
The same happened to me and I dealt with it by kicking her (the girlfriend) out of the window...
Problem solved.
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Oh **** son!
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Quick update: I got my walnutt bumper case from korea
ph00ny said:
Quick update: I got my walnutt bumper case from korea
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Now that's what I'm talking about!
I have the official samsung on mine, the mesh type but it doesn't protect the top or bottom.
IV had several very lucky breaks so far because The phone is so thin and light IV been able to catch it between two fingers when almost dropping it on several occasions.
I only just noticed the metallic black bezel after reading this thread so it worries me a little more now that its not protected all the way around.
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Cracked trim/bezel.

Anybody else experience this?
I'm 99% sure I didn't do this, as I haven't dropped my phone (yet).
CPW are being awesome and are going to replace it for me, phew!
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that button looks messed up as well.
ur homescreen button looks ugly...
Have you had it in your back pocket?
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CreekDirt said:
Have you had it in your back pocket?
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No never put it in my back pocket, always side pocket with nothing else.
Home button is fine, a little bit of grime picket up by the camera.
I also have a crack, and i never dropped my phone
I have the exact issue at the exact same spot. Found the crack a few hours after opening the package. Sent my phone back to Expansys. I will get the replacement today and hopefully the new one doesn't have this crack.
In a Portuguese forum I've seen 2 or 3 guys with cracked bezel. They bought from expansys.
Disappointed!
Ouch!!!!!
Please nooo!! Not another manufacturer flaw!! I escaped from a Sony Xperia S (famous yellow tint on bottom of screen).
I could live with a modifiable software glitch but not that!!
Glad i don't have one of those!
hopefully any type of design flaws will be ironed out by the time they launch here in the states. that is not good, though.
mrvirginia said:
hopefully any type of design flaws will be ironed out by the time they launch here in the states. that is not good, though.
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I have the same thing as well i guess.
I''ve got two very fine cracks in the bezel, I'm not bothered by them enough to send it back to cpw, but not impressed.
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prawnballs said:
I''ve got two very fine cracks in the bezel, I'm not bothered by them enough to send it back to cpw, but not impressed.
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if you mean the ones on the bottom corners thats just a line from the moulding
dan_ep82 said:
if you mean the ones on the bottom corners thats just a line from the moulding
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There are four of them. Two on bottom and two on top corners. These are not cracks but that's how it has been manufactured.
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ceo.mtcl said:
There are four of them. Two on bottom and two on top corners. These are not cracks but that's how it has been manufactured.
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Exactly. My note has them too, those are normal.
But the cracks that we see above they are not normal.
I hope that mine arrives with 0 problem. I hate to replace my phones. Specially the expensive ones. Don't like to see a expensive thing with faults.
It certainly would appear to be an issue. I just hope they came with the crack, and not that they develop over time.
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I'm not talking about those. There are two cracks by the volume rocker, one almost not visible between the rocker and the screen, the other is about a 1cm down and much more visible. There is no looseness there so not too bothered.
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Dear,
I also have the same CRACK at same LOCATION near the volume rocker!
Something about the curved screen perhaps?
I had the exact same problem on my s2 before I bought this, I had 6 cracks on three sides of the phone, never dropped or looked after poorly. Kept in a case in my front pocket with nothing else. Samsung didn't want to know about it either. Said I must have dropped it.
Hope this doesn't happen to this too. Will be the last Samsung I buy if it does.
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I noticed this when I for some reason breathed on the display. Since I can't take a good picture this paint picture will show what I mean perfectly.
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What could this be?
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Do you play a lot of games or hold the device in landscape often?
I'm just spit-balling here, but.. could be oil from your palm penetrating the stock screen protector? or between stock and your screen protector?
Maybe it was there from the start but I never noticed it. Haven't played any games on it or had my finger there.
I really wonder what it is and why you can only see it when breathing on it, when I wipe it clean its really hard to see.
How easy is it to remove the ASF?
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Maybe it was there from the start but I never noticed it. Haven't played any games on it or had my finger there.
I really wonder what it is and why you can only see it when breathing on it, when I wipe it clean its really hard to see.
How easy is it to remove the ASF?
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I would think it is the coating on the screen protector as well.
As for removing the stock protector, it can be done but by all accounts you will feel like committing suicide halfway through. there is a guide somewhere on here
Well, the thread can be closed because I destroyed the phone :good:
Time to get a new one and put on a screenprotector asap.
what, why, how?
removing the anti shatter layer? if so what's wrong?
I have got the exact same thing with my phone
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SweFox said:
Well, the thread can be closed because I destroyed the phone :good:
Time to get a new one and put on a screenprotector asap.
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What?! What did you do? I have the same thing on the lower left corner BTW. It doesn't bother me (yet) though.
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LordManhattan said:
What?! What did you do? I have the same thing on the lower left corner BTW. It doesn't bother me (yet) though.
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My cats had went haywire in the kitchen so I slipped on the floor and the phone went flying. I laughed because it was so stupid. This is the second time this happens in the kitchen.. anyway, I will order a new one tonight.
I should probably be sad and stuff but for some reason Im not.
Good to know you also have it though, so that I wont be bothered on the new unit
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My cats had went haywire in the kitchen so I slipped on the floor and the phone went flying. I laughed because it was so stupid. This is the second time this happens in the kitchen.. anyway, I will order a new one tonight.
I should probably be sad and stuff but for some reason Im not.
Good to know you also have it though, so that I wont be bothered on the new unit
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Second time? Dude, better have a talk with your cats and tell them that this is unacceptable and you'll have to take the money for a new one out of their allowance!
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I don't have this but I have removed the shatter proof sheet
Ok, ordered a new white + CP12 powerjacket + Copter film...
SweFox said:
Ok, ordered a new white + CP12 powerjacket + Copter film...
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copter är det sämsta överprisade skräpet någonsin..oops this is an english forum
You can buy five or six screen protectors for the price of one copter

Official red back door / cover

My friend picked up the red Note 3 last week and I really fancy getting the back cover for my phone, but for the life of me I can't find a source of them.
I use my phone without a case/bumper/cover and so far have found cheap black and white replacements, reasonable mustard, pale blue, orange ones, and then cheap nasty knockoffs in the wrong shade of red.
Anyone know where I might find one?
EBay?
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EBay?
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Link to the product? Only my hours of searching didn't find a thing.
I think recall spotting various official backdoor colours, including a few metallic colours, in the Samsung store in The Hague.
ShadowLea said:
I think recall spotting various official backdoor colours, including a few metallic colours, in the Samsung store in The Hague.
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The only official ones I've found on any site are in these colours
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-S...r-for-Galaxy-Note-3-N9000-N9005-/281269308899
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Well, you could try the ones mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2617255
Actually, there's even photo's of them in the hands on reviews of AndroidAuthority and Hardwarezone:
The official Samsung retail shops sell them. I don't know if they have the normal red one, though. You could always ask them
I tried my luck with an approved service centre and they said they could source one within 3 days for £10+postage.
Just waiting to see if they can pull it off. Official part code is GH98-29019F.
artesea said:
I tried my luck with an approved service centre and they said they could source one within 3 days for £10+postage.
Just waiting to see if they can pull it off. Official part code is GH98-29019F.
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i wonder if we have samsung center here in the US. I want a color back or two.
Just a quick update on this, got the official red back. Looks lovely on the phone, however the only issue is it feels more plastic than the black one and has less "stick" meaning it slides from my fingers.
some pics ??
artesea said:
Just a quick update on this, got the official red back. Looks lovely on the phone, however the only issue is it feels more plastic than the black one and has less "stick" meaning it slides from my fingers.
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could we see some of that beauty ?
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i wonder if we have samsung center here in the US. I want a color back or two.
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http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
Under Service Location.
artesea said:
Just a quick update on this, got the official red back. Looks lovely on the phone, however the only issue is it feels more plastic than the black one and has less "stick" meaning it slides from my fingers.
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Makes sense, the black one is the only one with a rubber coating. The red would feel similar to the white backdoor.
Would love to see how it looks!
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