Finally swapped back to Android yesterday and bought the S3. After playing with it for a bit I noticed a very loud creak on the back of the phone where the volume rocker is. Took off the back plate and it's actually the phone making this noise. Took it back to Verizon and the associate there pulled out another phone to show it was normal and just wanted to see how true this was. Searched around and couldn't find much on here so sorry if this has been asked. Here's a picture to show the area in question.
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soultics said:
Finally swapped back to Android yesterday and bought the S3. After playing with it for a bit I noticed a very loud creak on the back of the phone where the volume rocker is. Took off the back plate and it's actually the phone making this noise. Took it back to Verizon and the associate there pulled out another phone to show it was normal and just wanted to see how true this was. Searched around and couldn't find much on here so sorry if this has been asked. Here's a picture to show the area in question.
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no such issue for my S3 and the 3 other S3s that I have played with.
My international version has the same thing. The gap between the battery cover and the bezel is slightly more than the rest of the phone. Doesn't bother me enough to try an exchange, took this one long enough to get here.
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Got a case and forgot about it
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Yeah, maybe mine would make that noise if I push there or whatever. But I never heard it and I have a case on my smartphone. Im going to keep a case on it to protect it anyway from falls. I wouldn't care even if I heard something though.
I just checked with my flip cover and it is more flush. Could just be some battery covers, maybe all of them but the flip cover fits perfectly.
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My last three phones have been HTC phones..... I'm used to the creeking...... But no I don't have that on my GS3.
GS3 Baby!!!
Mine creaks like billy-o. I'd send it back if I could be arsed with the hassle of getting my data off and back on again.
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Got a little creek down where the usb connector is. It made that sound every time i pressed home. hehe.
but a small piece of ducktape fixed that Just stick it to the phone and put the cover ontop and the sound is gone
Don't know if this is the same but in The Netherlands users a reporting cracks:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/83168/gebruikers-melden-haarscheuren-in-rand-samsung-galaxy-s-iii.html
Or in English (via Google Translate)
http://translate.google.nl/translat...aarscheuren-in-rand-samsung-galaxy-s-iii.html
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Has anyone noticed a significant creaking on there amaze 4g when pressing the screen. For me whenever i answer a call it sounds like pressing a button. The issue seems more prevalent on the right side of the screen and only with the casing on.
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Has anyone noticed a significant creaking on there amaze 4g when pressing the screen. For me whenever i answer a call it sounds like pressing a button. The issue seems more prevalent on the right side of the screen and only with the casing on.
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I have heard what are talking about, but I don't know if I would classify it as "significant". I think what you're hearing is the contact points, between the main body and the back cover, compressing because of the pressure of you pushing down. There's a couple of contacts near the video camera button.
I can only hear it, even faintly, if the environment I'm in, is pretty quiet. I guess I would have preferred HTC used spring loaded "pins", instead of the "folded" copper, but I don't think it's a big deal
My sister has that. I found it very annoying when I was rooting her phone.
Without a case its rather annoying, but with a tpu or d3o case its entirely inaudible.
I got this problem too, except its probably not as severe. A couple of times it wouldn't do it after I reseat it a certain way.
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Has anyone noticed a significant creaking on there amaze 4g when pressing the screen. For me whenever i answer a call it sounds like pressing a button. The issue seems more prevalent on the right side of the screen and only with the casing on.
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Not even slightest sound on my Amaze. Rock solid.
I believe it is the back (battery) cover that is making the noise and not the screen and it seems to be where it makes contact with the side of the device.
I think it's on the back as well, but mine seems to be around the center. Might put a small piece of foam there to see if it fixes anything.
I get a bit of noise, but it comes from the lower left part of the phone where there is play between the case and the rest of the phone. others have recommended that the use of foam helps with this issues.
Sensations have this problem all the time. Usually with a case though it goes away.
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I get a bit of noise, but it comes from the lower left part of the phone where there is play between the case and the rest of the phone. others have recommended that the use of foam helps with this issues.
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This is how I fixed it on my Sensation ans this is how I did it with the Amaze.
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i have had no problems or noises come from the 2 of mine . . . solid as a rock here
raiden9250 said:
i have had no problems or noises come from the 2 of mine . . . solid as a rock here
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The more you flash (and subsequently pull the back cover) the sooner it will happen. It is slight wearing of the lock tabs and prongs inside the case.
I received a GSII i777 in trade today and I think the phone may be water damaged, and I can't find a sticker so I think it may have been removed. Does anyone have a back picture of their phone without the battery and case, and can you post it? Please white out your IEMI, no one wants to see that.
Gratzi.
I can't find one on my either. Unless it is this. But there is definitely one on the battery.
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I thought they were internal.
I think if i remember correctly the actual sticker is inside the phone from watching the att galaxy s2 unboxing xda style video in the xda tv portal by adam outler. so you have to actually take the phone apart. hope this helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1qDZPsrzXc&list=UUk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg&index=27&feature=plcp
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I thought they were internal.
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That depends on the phone, my old Nokia had sticker right under the battery. And usually phones have more than 1, some of them are inside.
This is what I thought. The i9100 had an external sticker, so I was mildly confused. Looks like it is okay! However, it doesn't power up lol. Do you guys know how AT&T's return policy is? Can I just walk into the AT&T store and get a swap (I have an account, but I didn't buy this phone from them). Also, I don't have a data plan. I have been going through Samsung for tmobiles stuff since I don't have an account, so if I must go through them then I can.
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I can't find one on my either. Unless it is this. But there is definitely one on the battery.
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I thought it was that dot too.
The iPhone puts it in the headphone jack. That dot is the only white spot under the battery cover, besides the sticker on the actual battery.
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Yes, that small white dot is indeed the moisture detection sticker. If you unscrew the back panel and gently lift up the back plate, you will see the entire sticker in that area. So even if someone bleached out the visible dot, AT&T could open it up and see the entirety of the sticker.
Just went through this a week ago on a friends phone.
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Yes, that small white dot is indeed the moisture detection sticker. If you unscrew the back panel and gently lift up the back plate, you will see the entire sticker in that area. So even if someone bleached out the visible dot, AT&T could open it up and see the entirety of the sticker.
Just went through this a week ago on a friends phone.
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Gotta use white out :thumbup:
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*insert lots of swear words*
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So I left my precious Galaxy Note on the back on my dads truck, the car that he will only drive 10% of the time, and then today he drives it. I go out to get my phone and realize he took the truck. I was like "OHHHHHHH *swear words*!!!!!!!!!"
I went out and looked for it and found it on the side of the rode face down with the screen protector off. I had a simple flip case on it, but I wasn't able to find that.
I am ultra sad right now, but there is a lot of hope.
A strange thing is that the battery was still in it and the back of the phone had absolutly no scratches on it.
I turned it on and I could hear little startup sounds like the new gmail message one
So I guess that is good, but I still have this broken screen .
So the reason I am posting this is because I want to know if I can get it fixed with a kit or something. I am assuming I have to get the LCD and polarizer because the screen is cracked into little bits as the picture showed, and I can pick out each of those bits pretty much.
So much for gorilla glass
Gorilla glass is not for a phone dropping off a moving car....
Also p.m. me I have a spare backing for the note brand new
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wait, you left the phone on the back of his truck.....you say that like its normal like one would put it on their dresser or something. So you normally leave your phone in the garage on a vehicle?
Looks like someone ran over it. too many impact points on the glass from pressure applied, rather than the initial smack on the ground.
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wait, you left the phone on the back of his truck.....you say that like its normal like one would put it on their dresser or something. So you normally leave your phone in the garage on a vehicle?
Looks like someone ran over it. too many impact points on the glass from pressure applied, rather than the initial smack on the ground.
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Yay, I am kind of thinking that too, but the back of the phone is completely perfect.
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Yay, I am kind of thinking that too, but the back of the phone is completely perfect.
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The rubber of a tire running over the side with the battery aint gonna cause a lot of damage scratch wise... the part facing the concret is another story.
Sucks...
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Insurance claim.
rayandreas said:
Insurance claim.
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Agreed ....
If that poor thing got ran over ...(sniff)
You likely have hidden stress damage ...IMHO
Just took the phone out of my pocket, and the screen looks like the attached.
What's going on. Phone and touch screen still work fine.
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This doesn't show what I see. I'll have to take a picture with another device.
Here's a photo. The entire display is messed up, particularly the Upper right. Tried powering down. No luck.
Your screen is broken. Sorry to make fun but lol at you trying to screenshot a broken screen, haha.
Hopefully you're still within 6 months as HTC replaces for free if I'm not mistaken
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Isn't the HTC Advantage only for cracked screens? If it is I see a date with a hammer in your future.
Let us know what they say and I hope it works out for you. It appears that the LCD connection has come loose. Have you dropped your phone lately?
No. No drops, jarring, or anything. Screen is not cracked or damaged in any way, and touch works fine. I'm using it now.
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No. No drops, jarring, or anything. Screen is not cracked or damaged in any way, and touch works fine. I'm using it now.
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maybe you placed alot of pressure on it, leaned on something.
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maybe you placed alot of pressure on it, leaned on something.
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Honestly, I can't recall anything I did that would have caused this, so I'm a little puzzled. Anyway, I'm shipping it back to HTC under warranty. Should only cost me $19.
Good to hear. Happened on a phone I had once. Likely pushed up against it when it was in your pocket and never realized it.
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Good to hear. Happened on a phone I had once. Likely pushed up against it when it was in your pocket and never realized it.
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FYI, replacement device is on the way back to me from HTC with no hassle. I returned my original device to stock, factory reset, and re-locked the bootloader before I shipped it back, but left it S-Off.
Well, I received the replacement device today and it doesn't vibrate. Looks like I'll be shipping this one back too. Don't they check these things before they send them out?? I'm beyond frustrated at this point.
Bought a used Xperia Z2 today. Having owned 2 in the past, it was very stupid of me not to check it throughly, anyway I paid the guy and went home.
It was on 5.1.1, so as I was setting it up, I lowered the brightness a bit, and immediately the bottom of the screen started flickering, it also showed weird multi colored lines and it only happens when the phone is NOT on full brightness.
Even if I adjust the brightness slightly less than full, it starts flickering again.
This is the phone at full brightness.
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These two are less than full brightness.
What could be the problem and how would one go about it?
P.S: I texted the seller and he advised a software upgrade. So I flashed the 6.0.1 FTF and it's still happening.
Any replies will be appreciated.
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definately hardware problem , bad display , seller = idiot
Dragoss91 said:
definately hardware problem , bad display , seller = idiot
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Buyer also idiot.
Damn.
He isn't being helpful and told me to pi** off in a very kind way.
Guess I'll have to dump this and lose money on it.
Thanks for replying.
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Update: He has the cheek to reply after being rude and says, it's a software problem. Then when I told him I flashed a new FTF and did a factory reset, he says have it checked out by a phone repair guy.
Then he turns his phone off. :/
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Probably he looking for long time to find very stupid guy (looser) to sell the phone.
EugenStanis said:
Probably he looking for long time to find very stupid guy (looser) to sell the phone.
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Well, that's mean
But true tbh. His advert was posted on 2nd May, so clearly he wasn't getting better offers.
Anyway, guess I'll go one of those weekends to sell it off.
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Feel for you man. Seller is a dirt bag putting it nicely. I'd of shoved that phone right up his...
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Feel for you man. Seller is a dirt bag putting it nicely. I'd of shoved that phone right up his...
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I tried my last resort thing.
Opened up the phone, took it apart, put everything back together and the problem went away mostly, but it's still there sometimes.
Guess I'll actually have to dump the phone then.
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