I dont know how but i never dropped my phone. Butthe lens on my camera cracked. How the hell? They marketed it as sapphire. Why?
yonba said:
I dont know how but i never dropped my phone. Butthe lens on my camera cracked. How the hell? They marketed it as sapphire. Why?
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Its a glass, not bullet proof glass.. Thank god you didn't crack the front glass..
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Its a glass, not bullet proof glass.. Thank god you didn't crack the front glass..
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But im careful with my things. I never dropped this. Hell my nokia phone c2-00 dual sim fell 6ft to the hard marble floor but it is still fine...
look what I found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46252774
so sapphire isnt that good at all, yes?
one possible reason probably is that i am always fingering the volume up button. im using the international version btw where the lens an dthe button is flat and too close to each other. this is a flaw to the design. but it's sapphire it shouldnt crack like that.
It magically cracked :-\ that's what they all say.
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shook187 said:
It magically cracked :-\ that's what they all say.
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the point is, for a high end phone with camera lens that cracks on a normal day to day use is not good LG should look into this. If it is heat related, then definitely they should all recall the unit and replace the international version with the Verizon's version. My nokia is still alive after 10+ landings on hard floor.
Well of course it can brake. Everything brakes. The main point of sapphire on lens glass as I believe is that it is very scratch resistant.
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the point is, for a high end phone with camera lens that cracks on a normal day to day use is not good LG should look into this. If it is heat related, then definitely they should all recall the unit and replace the international version with the Verizon's version. My nokia is still alive after 10+ landings on hard floor.
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One case out of thousands and thousands will not cause a company to look into anything. It might have just had a defect.
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Impact break. Left side.
And this crack is from a normal day to day use?...
Not in my opinion. That is definitely not a flaw or internal pressure break. Something hit it, pressed very hard on that one area, or focused pressure on that area.
Its always in my pocket. Probably twisted because sometime when i talk the nillkin case off it sounded like its gonna snap. Lg support in ph wont cover it though. I guess im gonna pay to have the glass replaced. But i can live with this becausd image wuality is not aggected. It just looks ugly.
They are right for not covering it. It is visually end user fault. Can't be to expensive to get it replaced.
Related
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
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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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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.
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Insurance claim.
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Agreed ....
If that poor thing got ran over ...(sniff)
You likely have hidden stress damage ...IMHO
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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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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...
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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
OK so far my g5 has been pretty decent...I do have some light bleed but not a lot...I do however have a decent bit of chin gap...I have a case on it which helps to sorta keep it flush but there's still enough of a hairline gap that I can stick like paper and like say a fingernail thru...so my question is what is the potential of issues with that gap? I'm concerned that like if I have the phone out say for a few moments in the rain or something that liquid can get in there...I already can see some dust build up (I work in a dusty type place) like I said the phones been pretty solid so I don't want to trade it in and maybe get a worse device...I was thinking of maybe getting a very thin piece of rubber or foam and putting it there to help kinda seal the gap...or should I just exchange it if they let me?
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I got one on mine, too. Only mine is near the chin lock, the other side is pretty sealed tight so yea it's rather uneven although not by a long shot (I can see light coming through that gap).
So is your chin gap even? how did it go?
Only a bit of the left side got gap about 1cm long or less on mine not really visible and not annoying but some users got bigger problem on this!
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Only a bit of the left side got gap about 1cm long or less on mine not really visible and not annoying but some users got bigger problem on this!
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You can sometimes see light get through it too? Anyways thanks for sharing, I guess we'll just have to live with it.
Yeah i put it on the window and i could see the light only there but i guess its a tiny gap but also if i look it from the side i can see that it is a bit more levered than my phone is about +0.5mm. I knew that this phone wouldn't have super quality but it is still the best i could find on this budget!
I have an even chin gap on both sides. If I push the bottom up it disappears but as soon as I let go it returns. It doesn't bother me, I've had this phone in a case since day 1 so I've never noticed it until I read this thread and checked.
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Thanks to the chin gap I have dust between the camera window and the camera lens.
There are definitely issues with the chin gap as torax242 said
Thankfully I have arrived to save the day! If you follow these simple steps I will detail below, I can guarantee the chin gap will bother you no more...
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There are definitely issues with the chin gap as torax242 said
Thankfully I have arrived to save the day! If you follow these simple steps I will detail below, I can guarantee the chin gap will bother you no more...
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ROTFL how will it be happy if it's gonna be forever alone? I mean that way sure it won't be able to befriends any LG friends :laugh:
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ROTFL how will it be happy if it's gonna be forever alone? I mean that way sure it won't be able to befriends any LG friends :laugh:
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Until G5 realizes those friends weren't it's real friends anyway...
The best friends are the BT-compatible ones!
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Thanks to the chin gap I have dust between the camera window and the camera lens.
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Pretty sure this isn't due to the gap, I have dust in my G5 and no dust in camera lens dept which should be sealed anyway.
I had dust on the camera. I opened the phone in half, sprayed some air and all is good now. It's really a non issue for me.
Hey all
So I followed this guide here on a heavily discounted LG V30:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821129
First I started with a phone that had WAY deeper scratches than I wanted.
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I swore expletives because the eBay auction didn't show any scratches, but I figured I could probably fix this myself. I first started with 600 grit sandpaper.
https://imgur.com/ZiVgatj
Got it to a nice matte finish. Then I did 800, and finally 1500.
https://imgur.com/LaTPHpC
It actually didn't look too bad. So finally I took the polishing wheel to it and some cerium oxide, just like that guide mentioned.
https://imgur.com/gMKE58M
Now this takes a really long time. And actually, I'm not thrilled with how it came out. There's some VERY FINE scratches that interfere with the picture. So I'm really looking for a way to buff out very fine scratches on gorilla glass.
I tested all of this earlier on a nexus 5x because it was dead, and I couldn't even cut the screen with a razor. I have no idea how this phone had scratches, but I had to take a dremel to the thing to even emulate a scratch.
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Hey all
So I followed this guide here on a heavily discounted LG V30:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821129
First I started with a phone that had WAY deeper scratches than I wanted.
https://imgur.com/1jE8isc
I swore expletives because the eBay auction didn't show any scratches, but I figured I could probably fix this myself. I first started with 600 grit sandpaper.
https://imgur.com/ZiVgatj
Got it to a nice matte finish. Then I did 800, and finally 1500.
https://imgur.com/LaTPHpC
It actually didn't look too bad. So finally I took the polishing wheel to it and some cerium oxide, just like that guide mentioned.
https://imgur.com/gMKE58M
Now this takes a really long time. And actually, I'm not thrilled with how it came out. There's some VERY FINE scratches that interfere with the picture. So I'm really looking for a way to buff out very fine scratches on gorilla glass.
I tested all of this earlier on a nexus 5x because it was dead, and I couldn't even cut the screen with a razor. I have no idea how this phone had scratches, but I had to take a dremel to the thing to even emulate a scratch.
Edit: I'm not sure why my images aren't showing up
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I see the images when I click on the links.
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Oh, weird. I can't see them.
Either way, I figured out the issue and why this should never be attempted. We have an oleophobic coating on our screens that repel grease from your fingerprints. In buffing out scratches, you wipe away this coating.
Also, I need something more fine than Cerium Oxide to buff out scratches like this. There's a reason all the scratch guides are from 2010 and earlier. It doesn't work well on newer phones.
Oh well, back on eBay
Edit: I guess all the money I waste on eBay is not a waste because I'm learning things. Yeah! That's what I'm going to tell myself
TPMJB said:
Oh well, back on eBay
Edit: I guess all the money I waste on eBay is not a waste because I'm learning things. Yeah! That's what I'm going to tell myself
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Expensive lesson! Thanks for sharing that.
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Expensive lesson! Thanks for sharing that.
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I've...had two with this phone. First, while I was still on the Axon7, I bought a phone for 120 with a crack in it. "I'll just replace the lens over the screen" I thought. I demolished the damned phone trying to get the back off it.
My hands were only meant for destruction, it seems.
To be fair, the Axon7 was great replacing the screen. Two grills needed to come off with a heat gun and I was inside the phone. This phone is a goddamned nightmare to get apart.
Anyway, people more skilled than I generally buy the phones off me, so I lose ~$30-50. Nothing I'm gonna lose sleep over.