Someone else who noticed a gap that is between the display panel and the frame just below the home button? Has a smaller gap too that is left of the gap during the home button, normally, otherwise the phone is flawless
The thing I hate the most is that the number of little holes on the earpiece grill is 17. I wish it was an even number. 16 or 18 would make me happy. I hope Samsung is listening.
Hahahaha No, but honestly
Kiahnlliya said:
The thing I hate the most is that the number of little holes on the earpiece grill is 17. I wish it was an even number. 16 or 18 would make me happy. I hope Samsung is listening.
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it hurt my eyes just to count them
i think your sarcasm might me lost on some thou
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I've noticed that on my phone the distance between the screen and the bezel is not even all the way around the phone. It looks like in the top right and top left the screen is deeper than the bottom. At the same time the screen in the bottom left is higher than the rest of the phone. The screen doesn't appear to be loose, so I doubt this will ever be an issue, but I was wondering what exactly causes this. I've checked out a few phones from different stores this seems to vary between phone to phone. I have seen a few that are more or less even all the way around while I have seen others like mine. Between the ones I have seen with the varying distance, the bottom left corner seems to always be higher than the rest.
That's been reported on. Seems quality checks vary a bit. No one has posted any problems resulting from it. Most phone cases cover the difference.
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I am not talking about the space between the bezel and the screen horizontally, I am talking vertically. The bottom left corner looks like the glue didn't stick properly causing it to become unstuck. If I press on the screen in that area there is a noticeable sound like when your fingers have something sticky on them and you put them together and take them apart. However, this sound might be created due to the fact that that corner is where the speaker is and the plastic is weaker because of the holes.
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I am not talking about the space between the bezel and the screen horizontally, I am talking vertically. The bottom left corner looks like the glue didn't stick properly causing it to become unstuck. If I press on the screen in that area there is a noticeable sound like when your fingers have something sticky on them and you put them together and take them apart. However, this sound might be created due to the fact that that corner is where the speaker is and the plastic is weaker because of the holes.
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Mine makes the same noise and I don't have a raised area of the screen in the bottom left corner...
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I am not talking about the space between the bezel and the screen horizontally, I am talking vertically. The bottom left corner looks like the glue didn't stick properly causing it to become unstuck. If I press on the screen in that area there is a noticeable sound like when your fingers have something sticky on them and you put them together and take them apart. However, this sound might be created due to the fact that that corner is where the speaker is and the plastic is weaker because of the holes.
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Haven't heard much about it making a noise when you press on it, but a number have posted about your issue. Seems it's always the bottom and either the right or left side being higher. No one has yet posted about both being higher, at least not yet.
Samsung screens are attached to the phone by an adhesive tape/pad. So it would be possible that some bad batches went out allowing the screen to lift. All Samsung phones come with a one year warranty. You'll be without a phone but you can send it in to get fixed if it bothers you enough or gets worse.
If you go to their website you can register your phone and they will extend the warranty a little bit. I think at least a month longer.
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Anyone else finding the volume level of calls to be too low? Anyone using an app like Volume+ to boost the volume for in calls?
For me, it's too low - with occasional bursts of normal volume. Wondering if I'm covering up one of the mics or something causing a problem.
This is going to sound dumb, but this happened to me the first time I used my phone. The pulses of loudness is what made me figure out it was a bone head mistake (in my case atleast).
We are all used to holding a phone to our head in a certain fashion. Usually you index the corner to the top/front area of your ear. Since the phone is so wide, you have to bring that corner forward placing the center where the speaker is over your ear hole. As silly as this sounds, it's something I've never had to do before as the earliest phones always lined right up with your ear. I hope your issue is this simple, it sounds exactly what I experienced.
I too adjust where i position it by my ear. I do this often. Especially during the same phone call.
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We are all used to holding a phone to our head in a certain fashion. Usually you index the corner to the top/front area of your ear. Since the phone is so wide, you have to bring that corner forward placing the center where the speaker is over your ear hole.
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This could be it. Experimenting by calling my work voice mail now. Sure enough, if you have the phone's corner resting on your ear, then the grill is a little to the left. I'll have to play when I get some calls (not so frequent for me) and see if I need a boost at all!
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This could be it. Experimenting by calling my work voice mail now. Sure enough, if you have the phone's corner resting on your ear, then the grill is a little to the left. I'll have to play when I get some calls (not so frequent for me) and see if I need a boost at all!
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Yeap, feel like a goon now don't you? We've never had to deal with something like this as there has been few devices where it would be an issue. Sometimes you catch the dumb stuff, sometimes the dumb stuff catches you.
Agree with the above, I've had mine since the pre-release and it took weeks before I figured this out!
Dear Friends,
I have a problem with my SGSIII
When I tap a bit stronger on the upper half of the screen the frame makes a quiet but audible cracking sound creaking/squeak sound. When I squeeze the top part of the frame tightly with both fingers and tap again the noise while tapping is gone. It seems that the frame is a bit loose. Can you please check if there is a noise difference between when you tap strongly on the lower half of the screen as opposed to the upper part?
This is very annoying when working with the phone and occasionally tapping a bit harder to bring down the notification bar.
EDIT: Don't get me wrong here, the sound is not very loud, it's a slight "clicking" sound for the lack of a better description but it's definitely hardware based. When i tap softer I won't hear it.
I am bummed out that such a premium phone fails on such basic criteria.
Would be delighted to hear your thoughts.
If it's not the same with you and the sound of tapping is the same on every part of the screen then I will return the phone.
Make sure your battery cover is on completely. If it is, return phone. It should not creak, crack etc.
So you are saying that wherever on the screen you tap you cannot hear a difference? I took off the bat cover and still I hear a slight clicking sound when I tap on the upper half.... It's going to be such a hasstle to return it
Sounds fine to me, and honestly is the least creaky Samsung phone I ever owned.
Crap, it really sucks that I have to return it now because I have to send it back manually and wait another week to get the replacement
ADDITIONAL QUESTION: Do you have any problem pink screens or other colors on white saturation? But please keep checking if the creaking sound is present on your device. tap the notification bar hard and listen if there is a difference. I am worried that If I xchange I get a bad screen and then I have to xchange again. Arghh! it's always that decision between 2 evils ..
I can hear a sound when I tap the earpiece, but it sounds more like a rattle from the camera's auto focus mechanism. If that Is the sound, I'd say it's relatively normal.
Don't worry its normal. Typical Samsung build quality.
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Diablo81588 said:
Don't worry its normal. Typical Samsung build quality.
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There will always be haters, build quality is what i expected after owning an sgs2, Samsung prefer light agile handsets over bricks you could hammer nails in with. Treat it with respect and it will be perfectly fine.
Excellent review of build and quality by XDA member here .
http://www.androidnz.net/2012/06/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-real-user-review.html
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Mine seems perfect. No creaking, no rattles, perfect screen. A friend had an iP4 delivered that had marks under the screen, and another had one with loose glass on the back!
I noticed the same thing on the iPhone. Both phones have their speakers on the bottom of the phone. What does this mean? When you hold the phone in landscape to play games and grip it in gaming grip, the base of your forefinger (first finger) covers the speakers and muffles the sound. I noticed this a lot playing games on my old iPhone. Speaker should be on the back ideally or on the sides.
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I noticed the same thing on the iPhone. Both phones have their speakers on the bottom of the phone. What does this mean? When you hold the phone in landscape to play games and grip it in gaming grip, the base of your forefinger (first finger) covers the speakers and muffles the sound. I noticed this a lot playing games on my old iPhone. Speaker should be on the back ideally or on the sides.
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I haven't seen one up close yet, but I thought the power plug was on the bottom now. So, would that be in addition to the speakers on the bottom?? or did they move them elsewhere?
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Thank you for your wonderful useful tip. So I am only allowed to play a game with sound when I plug in headphones. Great practical advice from you! I like to see you hold the phone with the headphone plug digging into your finger too! I know because I made a mockup of the phone and held it in gaming grip.
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I haven't seen one up close yet, but I thought the power plug was on the bottom now. So, would that be in addition to the speakers on the bottom?? or did they move them elsewhere?
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The speakers are on the bottom of the phone on either side of the USB port.
It would be more practical on the back but in terms of design it looks uglier. That's why they put the speakers on the bottom. My Atrix has its speaker on the back and it is much better than when I had an iPhone.
Speakers never bothered me on the iphone 4s when I had it for 6 months so I don't see it as a design flaw here. I am terribly concerned about the size and weight though. I know that the older Lumia phones are thicker but it definitely does not look that way. The 920 looks HUGE and that is saying a lot since I currently have a GS3.
I hope that my concerns disappear after handling or I might have to get an HTC 8x, which I really want to avoid after owning two crappy HTC One X phones.
Personally I kind of like the thickness. Gives it substance. I have held ultra thin phones and think that I'll break them. Speaker placement to me doesn't matter as long as they sound good. I just hope it's more water tolerable than the L900. Saw the torture test on c|net and it wasn't pretty.
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The speakers are on the bottom of the phone on either side of the USB port.
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Just on one side, the other side is the mic.
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Just on one side, the other side is the mic.
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No, tboy is right. They are on both sides.
The 800 also has the speaker on the bottom. It doesn't bother me since I have a light grip on it when I play.
Anyway I think there are always some problems with the placement of the speakers. There is just no perfect solution. If you put it on the back then some people will complain that the sound will get muffled while it's placed on it's back e.g on the bed or the couch. If you wanna put it on the side then you are forced to put one on both sides but most windows phones have 3-4 buttons on one side and adding a speaker would make it look really cluttered and one may end up being muffled again. Top has the same problem as bottom and front wouldn't just work because of aesthetics.
I personally think that the speakers on the bottom are the lesser evil compared to the other options.
The speaker is placed on the bottom is actually a good idea.
With the iPhone it was placed on the bottom due to the alarm, so that the sound would not get blocked.
I always place my phone (s3) upside down just to hear my alarm better , Since I'm a deep sleeper.
The Lumia 920 has no flaws. It was designed hand manufactured by the hand of god. Just kidding. Speaker placement is actually very fine with me. It's more of a preference issue that you brought up. Cnet's torture test of the 900 shows that it will die from water. That should be an indication of what to expect. Then again, it's the only phone I know that you can hammer a nail with and still be fine. The 920 is supposed to be even tougher. So if my phone drowns... At lest I'll still be able to fix thins around the house with it. LOL. Most indestructible phone design I've seen so far was the Galaxy S3. Survive a washer cycle with ease.
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its just me or everytime i watch youtube or video and turn the phone to landscaope i cover the speaker with my hand
wtf samsung change the speaker to the right site buttom why nobody talk about it lolll
nosferatu123 said:
its just me or everytime i watch youtube or video and turn the phone to landscaope i cover the speaker with my hand
wtf samsung change the speaker to the right site buttom why nobody talk about it lolll
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I just flip it to the other side. Instead of flipping to the left, I flip to the right.
Yeah, I agree, that's really bad speaker placement in terms of user experience. I keep my finger over the speaker often, since I hold my phone in my right arm.
it's a compromise.
I dig 100% more the new placement, I m not always doing desk work, and having the speaker facing up when the phone is in my pocket it's a must for me. When walking I dont fell it vibrating, but I can hear it.