Well, this is general, why not tell the story of how I acquired the Galaxy S 4 (more or less my android story in general).
I don't have the best of luck with phones. That's for sure. Back in the summer of 2012 when my two year contract with the LG Envy Touch was just about over I broke it. Somehow along the lines of dropping it, leaving it in the rain once, etc... let's say I take much better care now. So, I went out on the hunt for a new phone. At the Verizon store I was debating between the Droid Maxx and the iPhone 4S, when one of the workers came up to me (thank goodness he did, I'm glad I'm not stuck with the iPhone). He asked what kind of phone I was interested in an I told him what I was looking at. Immediately he took me over to the Galaxy S 3, saying this is something worth the look. I fell in love. It was what I wanted, what I needed.
A year goes by with my lovely Galaxy S 3. Not a scratch on it's face, not a drop to it's name. I cherished the phone and used it for my everyday needs. Then comes the day when I went on a run without my armband. Normally I put my S 3 in an armband, bag, pocket, or anything but for some reason I didn't that day. I was holding my phone in my hand, as I had done before, and was running through the neighborhood. Then, I started to get a little tired and without thinking went to stretch my arm when my phone flew from my grip. ****. Cracked screen.
Not wanting to risk breaking my phone even more I took it to Verizon. They gave me the number and told me to make an Asurion Insurance claim. Since I had the $100 deductible that's what I did. Once on the website I was informed that they no longer had my Blue 32 GB Galaxy S 3 in stock. I was pretty bummed and had to look at the other two options. The first was a White 32 GB Galaxy S 3. OK, I compared the details and something about it wasn't right. The battery life much less and some other odd things. Fine, I looked at my other option. A Black 32 GB Galaxy S 3. Wait, that's not right, there is no Black S 3 for Verizon or any carrier I thought. I took a closer look, Black 32 GB Galaxy S 4. Well, well, well. Now what would be the smart decision, a seemingly worse S 3 or the new and improved S 4. I think you know what choice I made.
Fast forward two days when my S 4 is supposed to arrive. It gladly does and I am so very happy to activated it. I turned off my S 3 after the final goodbyes and what not, put the battery in the S 4 and turned it on. Something isn't right. The loading process went OK, but there is something wrong with the screen. It had this ugly, thick, brown looking film on my screen. Not like the plastic that comes on the screen, but actually inside of the phone that's only noticeable when you turn it on. I go through the whole installation process and it doesn't go away, I change the brightness, anything desperate to fix it, nothing. I do some research and it states how it is a hardware connection issue, but there was no report of brown screens, only green ones. I guess it was the same issue.
Slightly-enraged that my good luck had gone bad I called up Asurion. They told me everything I should do to try and fix it, but nothing worked. So, they offered to send me a new-new S 4 free of charge. I happily agreed. Another two days go buy and my new-new phone has arrived. Finally, everything was working fine and here I am, happy with my fully functional S 4. I guess in the end my luck really did shine through.
Hope you guys didn't mind the story, and I think it would be cool if you guys shared how you got from your start with android to the Galaxy S 4.
Buy a otter box commuter... Baby that thing.
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Buy a otter box commuter... Baby that thing.
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Yeah I will, I had a commuter for my S 3 but the buttons annoyed me for a little bit so I put my Incipio case back on. I would say the case was good for little bumps but when I dropped the S 3 I dropped it hard.
I have the commuter on my S4 dropped it many times...are you talking about the power/standby volume buttons?
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I have the commuter on my S4 dropped it many times...are you talking about the power/standby volume buttons?
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Yup, I'm a weakling It took me a while to adapt, I just didn't like the feel.
I don't know why I expected a life or death situation in this story.
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I know this has probably been posted a ton of times but has anyone actually & successfully exchange there "defected" Rezound with the "pink" buttons for a Rezound that actually had red buttons? This problem has been a nightmare for me, VZW thinks I'm crazy.
For a lot of people the "pinkish" capacitive buttons doesn't bother them, but for me it's a big issue. I'm paying a lot of money for this phone and also agreeing to another 2 year contract, I want my phone to be perfect. My Rezound is perfect besides the bright pink buttons, I just feel like I was sold an unfinished/rushed device. I can post pictures of my phone if needed, I wouldn't care if they where a little pink but there not even red at all which is hilarious. I already returned my Nexus back for the Rezound thinking that I wasn't going to have any problems with this phone. I'm not trying to be picky or fuss over something small but If this is going to be my phone for the next 2 years why not make sure it's the right one?
I went into the VZW corp store today and they pretty much said "that's how the phone looks" and that "everyone views "red" differently". Of course the model they had on displayed looked pink so trying to convince them was pretty hard and not like they would believe me or care anyways. I said well couldn't you just open a few Rezounds in the back and see if you have the same issue with those. She tried telling me that you have to activate the phone to get the lights to turn on, LOL. They where extremely rude and just not willing to help. She told me that an associate had a Rezound that works in the back and of course that phone was "perfect" too but she wouldn't bring it out, I have no clue if she even checked any other Rezounds back there? What can I do to get the Rezound I should have received in the first place. I was thinking about calling VZW today and talking to a CSR instead of going into a store? Can anyone who has maybe been through this explain to me how to go about this?
This is what I want (check the pics): http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Verizon-Galaxy-Nexus-vs-HTC-Rezound_id2938
I appreciate the help guys.
There is a thread where two memebers found a "do it yourself" solution. If you search the forums you should find it. 1st solution was he took out the old white led's and then soldered the red leds in. People have sent their devices to him to do so, and good results have been obtained. 2nd solution is to open it and get a red perm marker, or thin red paint and paint/mark over the leds. Both are confirmed to work and will give you "red" capacative keys.
The fact you quoted words you wanted to emphasize makes me realize you aren't good at reading. There is a DIY thread, go find it yourself.
What bothers you more?
The color of the buttons or the battery cover squeaking/creaking?
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What bothers you more?
The color of the buttons or the battery cover squeaking/creaking?
Just curious...
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To be honest...
the haircut on your avatar guy's head.
Here's the thread to the DIY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362330
to be honest what I noticed, was of the 5 rezounds I have had, the two with pink buttons had the least issues. Infact the last one was PERFECT, but the mobo fried...we figuired due to the idiot at BBYM who put the sim card in backwards? It still worked, for like 5 days, then wouldnt boot or detect the sim card. Another guy at BBYM opens it to pull the sim out, and goes, "oh it is in backwards..."
5th phone has pink button and no issues. First 3 phones had SUPER red buttons, and SO MANY dead pixels.
And, I'll just throw this out there, I already posted a thread about this, that you could have searched for, would have taken less time than typing your paragraph that I barely read due to knowing where it went, and saved a lot of people a lot of time reading it...
if the phone works perfectly and has no dead pixels, I say deal with it. Mine are not pink, but they are not red either. Somewhere in between. I could really care less.
Turn them off.
I can't even think of the last time mine came on. What makes them come on
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I can't even think of the last time mine came on. What makes them come on
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When it's dark out they will come on.
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Mine are not pink, but they are not red either. Somewhere in between. I could really care less.
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I have had two rezounds, my first was replaced for overheating.
Both of them had buttons just like this, they are kind of a light red color but definitely not pink. I could care less also really.
~John
I have red buttons and no issues with my phone, so it possible to have a phone with red lights and no other issues. That being said, the color of the lights really should not be that big of an issue. If your phone is flawless other then the color of the lights I would not take the chance of having a phone with issues just for red lights.
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My phone has pinkish LEDs and It's the best phone I have ever had... Unless you are allergic to Pink LEDs... I wouldn't chance it.. I guess since I didn't pay for my Rezound it doesn't bother me
I payed $399 for my phone and a new 2 year contract, damn right I'm going to be picky. My first Rezound had bright pink buttons, you didn't even have to compare it, it was that bad. After going to a few stores I found a demo unit that had "red" buttons and I got my new Rezound yesterday. The difference is like night and day and if you where in my shoes it would have def bothered you. Why settle for a phone that is clearly not finished correctly? Almost rushed out? The Verizon reps thought I was crazy and sat there for an hour trying to "fix" it like I didn't know they where just bullshitting me the whole time, LOL. After about 45 minutes they just gave up and brought a new one out. Lucky me it was a "good" one, I would have made them go through everyone until I got the right one.
Funny thing is that they had 2 demos in the store. The one in the front that all the customers first see had pink buttons. There was 2nd one in the back, kind of walked right by it a few times, the buttons where red as blood. Went over to the CSR and said "booyaaah"!. I new I wasn't losing my mind. I'm satisfied now. Oh and they also took back my rooted Rezound for anyone worrying about them finding out. These reps are so clueless, it was sad to say but I knew more about there phones then them. I don't know what the qualifications are to be a Verizon CSR but they don't know there product. They didnt even know how to get the buttons to light up on the phone, I had to tell them, it was hilarious!
In all the years and all the different Verizon reps I've talked to in the stores I can only remember one who was as excited or more excited about new phones than I was. I do have a guy now that is awesome. He doesn't know too much but most importantly he doesn't act like he knows it all. Up front and trustworthy. I'll take that in a sales guy all day long. He's gotten me my last two phones and he gets all my referrals.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
Minor cosmetic issues, it's not a big deal. This isn't a car, no need to be super picky. If you find an issue with it, you can always fix it.
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Went over to the CSR and said "booyaaah"!. I new I wasn't losing my mind. I'm satisfied now. Oh and they also took back my rooted Rezound for anyone worrying about them finding out. These reps are so clueless, it was sad to say but I knew more about there phones then them.
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Glad you were able to get those red buttons you wanted, you certainly put those Verizon reps in their place. I'm sure they all appreciate the lesson, and don't think you're a huge ****.
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Glad you were able to get those red buttons you wanted, you certainly put those Verizon reps in their place. I'm sure they all appreciate the lesson, and don't think you're a huge ****.
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LOL, couldn't have put it better myself.
I was in retail for years, I absolutely hated DB's like that......
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bal1985 said:
I payed $399 for my phone and a new 2 year contract, damn right I'm going to be picky. My first Rezound had bright pink buttons, you didn't even have to compare it, it was that bad. After going to a few stores I found a demo unit that had "red" buttons and I got my new Rezound yesterday. The difference is like night and day and if you where in my shoes it would have def bothered you. Why settle for a phone that is clearly not finished correctly? Almost rushed out? The Verizon reps thought I was crazy and sat there for an hour trying to "fix" it like I didn't know they where just bullshitting me the whole time, LOL. After about 45 minutes they just gave up and brought a new one out. Lucky me it was a "good" one, I would have made them go through everyone until I got the right one.
Funny thing is that they had 2 demos in the store. The one in the front that all the customers first see had pink buttons. There was 2nd one in the back, kind of walked right by it a few times, the buttons where red as blood. Went over to the CSR and said "booyaaah"!. I new I wasn't losing my mind. I'm satisfied now. Oh and they also took back my rooted Rezound for anyone worrying about them finding out. These reps are so clueless, it was sad to say but I knew more about there phones then them. I don't know what the qualifications are to be a Verizon CSR but they don't know there product. They didnt even know how to get the buttons to light up on the phone, I had to tell them, it was hilarious!
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So, you are mad because you overpaid for the phone???
What is your time worth? Seems like a lot of time wasted over something so trivial.
having owned an eris, inc1, inc2, rezound, inc4, and gnex recently.
does anyone also get weired out when u see the lights on the phone, cos when they were off on the inc2, they were off cos they were leds.
I have to say I really like this phone.
It's built exactly like the Rezound - the fact that you don't have to take out the battery to get to the sd card on this phone like u did in the Rezound (sounds like wouldn't be an issue, but when trying to get from bootloader to recovery, this really helps lol)
anyway, the gnex I had for about a month, it was fun, mainly because I only use HTC phone do to my extreme liking of HTC Sense.
it was just too large, when I traded it for the rezound the slimmness of the rezound felt like heaven.
the rezound though is and will forever be plauged with a horrendous community (for whatever reason, idk but to me it was worth going back to my inc2 than to stay in that crap of a community)
sorry for the rant
anyway, I think the build quality is OK on the inc4g/rezound
i think the battery back is not attached as well as it should/could be
if any of you are coming from the inc2 that was very hard to take it off.
don't get me wrong the inc4g is a nice build, but IMO the inc2 was better.
has anyone have the loose battery door like myself? drives me nuts, I had it on the rezound and actualy boght another battery door which did help, i think the more u pull it on and off the looser it gets, so i might cal verizon and ask for a new one sent out.
or maybe some paper under the door on top battery, that worked great on rez until i got a new door lol.
My door is not loose at all... Make sure are the clips are set... If it is than I would suggest going to a Verizon store and getting another unit... Not just another battery cover cuz the problem can be with units clips.. if u don't wanna deal with all that... You can always buy your self a case and call it a day lol
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My battery cover snaps on fine, but there is just a bit of squeaking and movement right where the NFC contacts are.
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I'm coming from the Inc2 as well, so I know what you men about its rock solid build.
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thanks guys, your input def means a lot.
thought I may have been too OCD haha.
I had this prob. when I had the Rezound (which I hated, was a brick) but this phone is literally built identically to the Rezound but our phone has the SD slot like the inc2, and the rez has is under the battery(which sucked when havig a PG..zip) on ur sd card and trying to get into recovery haha. oh man)
I eventually put paper behind the back door, but decided one day to take them out and it just felt better to me so i kept it.
I also bought a new back door lol.
it actually did help. I think the more you pull it off and on obv. the more it wears on it.
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My door is not loose at all... Make sure are the clips are set... If it is than I would suggest going to a Verizon store and getting another unit... Not just another battery cover cuz the problem can be with units clips.. if u don't wanna deal with all that... You can always buy your self a case and call it a day lol
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I wana go to the store but I know they will just say that's how they are.
they may suggest buying a new back door hahha
i tried calling making up some **** trying to get a new one sent and the only way was to charge cc full retail until they got this one back, but wasn't worth all thta hassle for what could just be me being OCD.
but once that 14 days is gone they will send u a refurb before u can say hello.
it's funny to me sometimes how easily it is to get a refurb and the reasons ppl do.
I read once some sent back his inc1 saying the speaker blew (it hadn't), but the screen had a scratch out of no where, so he got a refurb cos the scratch.
I think the refurbs are a 50/50, they can either be a perfect, a phone someone used for a day and traded in, and I've read ppl getting refurbs that still contain custom recoveries.. whether this is true who knows but I have gotten pretty bad refurbs to the point i had to call to send another because the one i got sucked.
inc2 was a great phone but had some weird flaws to me, id get a refurb and one of the soft keys had a virbate u couldnt even feel and the other one was so hard and loud it was to the point they both were so bad i called for another one, which was luckily perfect on the soft keys but the friggin power buttun is pushed in. the one with the really low soft keys had a crap power button pushed in too, and the craqzy vibrate soft key refurb had a perfect power button, it was never ending.
I finally found a good one, gave to my bro, got a rezound, bought an inc2 on CL it was somehow perfect, must have jsut gotten a refurb lol it was so mint, and gave it to me for $100, which i sold yesterday for $120 haha.
sorry for the rant.
the inc4 is an amazing phone.
I'm very happy I chose to get the Galaxy Nexus for month and then sold it for the Rezound which I used for a few months that I then sold for the inc4 on contract.
def worth it.
only other phone id want is one S and thats not coming, so this phone = win.
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I wana go to the store but I know they will just say that's how they are.
they may suggest buying a new back door hahha.
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I'm a freak about my phone being quiet in hand and solid as well. I look at it this way... this phone will be the most handled and used device I own for the next year at the very least, so I want it to be perfect. Any odd squishing or squeaking will eventually drive me insane.
I actually took my Inc4G back to Best Buy to see if I could get a replacement because of the battery door squish/squeak. Rather than go through the whole process of an exchange, the BB chick popped the battery door off of her own Inc4G to see if the fit was different. It was, but not in a good way. Hers was loose near the power button, but solid near the NFC contacts. So I just stayed with my own.
I think it's just something with this model... not a perfectly fitting door, might have something to do with the unconventional shape. Who knows. I might try the paper trick. I'll do anything to avoid putting a case on my phone as I hate the additional bulk. If paper doesn't work, I'll have to see about getting a replacement door. Other than that, this thing has been stellar. Just give me some AOSP/CM10 and I'm in heaven.
Its weird because I pulled several of them out of the box today to check the backs.... They all seemed solid... Maybe a bad batch?
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Woohoo! Just went to a different Best Buy and swapped the battery door... Nice and tight. And quiet. I'm satisfied.
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I am having issues with the back door also, mine is loose and you can see the one door clip is messed up. VZW is shipping me a new back door and I am really hoping it resolves it or else I may look at a different model. :-(
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I am having issues with the back door also, mine is loose and you can see the one door clip is messed up. VZW is shipping me a new back door and I am really hoping it resolves it or else I may look at a different model. :-(
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did u just call and say ur back was messed up and ask for new one?
I went to a store and after talking to the manager who was honestly a condescending ****, he said he would have a new one shipped to me and refused to switch the phone out on the spot which he should have done. Normally my experiences with Verizon are really good I might add.
So I was thinking about getting this, but not ready for an upgrade and its pricey to buy even a used one. I was thinking though of replacing my phone and tablet with it as its kinda an in between. Anyone done this or would recommend or not recommend?
Ymmv but I sold my galaxy nexus and nexus 7 and bought the note 2. I like it much better. No data to sync between the 2. I get nearly as much battery as the tablet and it fits in my pocket. My nexus 7 was wifi only so now I have data all the time as well.
I decided to keep the nexus 7 for a few days after to make sure bud I sold it like 3 days after I got my phone.
Its all personal preference though
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If I flew a lot I'd rather have a Nexus 7 on hand, but otherwise I like having the Note 2 in my pocket wherever I go. This is something where you'll have to figure out how often you use it and how annoying you think it is to carry it around etc.
Yeah, same here. Exchanged the DNA, and gave my Nexus 7 to my son soon after buying the Note 2. I still have it available, but haven't picked it up for any other reason except to charge it.
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and what about the phone portion? I mean all the reviews say its weird and awkward but do you feel like a wackjob using it as a phone?
I guess it depends on what size tablet your thinking of eliminating.
I love my note 2 but it is definitely not going to replace my 10" tablet anytime soon.
The people who say it looks funny holding it are jealous I havent even touched my Asus tf300 since I got this phone. It is my sons now.
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I love my note 2 but it is definitely not going to replace my 10" tablet anytime soon.
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^^^^^
This.
I came from a One X and find my self reaching for my Note 10.1 less but the extra screen real estate between 5" and 10" makes a huge difference for consumption and creation. But I also feel a 7" tablet's too small so it's all a YMMV.
Ya im coming from a xperia tablet
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and what about the phone portion? I mean all the reviews say its weird and awkward but do you feel like a wackjob using it as a phone?
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I admit it looks a bit silly holding it to your head to talk (at least now. in a few years phones around this size will probably be common). I don't care at all, but it might bother some. In this case, get a cheap bluetooth headset. I had something like this a while back and it's light, comfortable, and when you get calls, you flip it open and it automatically answers them for you to start talking.
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I admit it looks a bit silly holding it to your head to talk (at least now. in a few years phones around this size will probably be common). I don't care at all, but it might bother some. In this case, get a cheap bluetooth headset. I had something like this a while back and it's light, comfortable, and when you get calls, you flip it open and it automatically answers them for you to start talking.
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I had one of those a long time ago when they first came out ... Back then they were close to a hundred buck as I recall. Lol. Not exactly like that obviously but the moto flip style
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I had one of those a long time ago when they first came out ... Back then they were close to a hundred buck as I recall. Lol. Not exactly like that obviously but the moto flip style
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Lmao I forgot about those! I think this phones size is exaggerated a bit it really isn't that big look at the zach Morris cell phones we're not even close lol
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I had one of those a long time ago when they first came out ... Back then they were close to a hundred buck as I recall. Lol. Not exactly like that obviously but the moto flip style
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Yup, mine was one of the originals of this design too. Paid $100 for it, within a week when I took my keys out of my pocket, it fell out without me noticing and I ran over it with my car. Good times.
This phone is definitely big, but not suitable to replace a tablet. I much prefer my Tab 2 10.1 as touchwiz on a tablet is more friendly. But maybe its the s pen integration on this phone that complecates things.
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xxxxmarkxxx said:
Lmao I forgot about those! I think this phones size is exaggerated a bit it really isn't that big look at the zach Morris cell phones we're not even close lol
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Idk if you saw my signature a couple times a while back...it said sent from the Zach morris phone of smart phones. Lol
These younguns don't know about saved by the bell. Haha
I have a galaxy tab 7.7.... When I got my verizon note I was able to get the wall street journal app (for tablets) running on and I pulled the sdcard from the galaxy 7.7 and I forgot to plug it into the wall while I played with my note and the battery died The irony is when I went to check my tablet to turn it off is was already off, opps. I plugged the tablet back into the wall but I have yet to turn it back on. I've only had the phone for 4 days and I'm trying to figure out to keep or let go of my tablet.. Everything I did with my tablet videos/books the note handles with ease. It depends on the user really and what you use the tablet for. In retrospect, the galaxy 7.7 only has a 5100mah battery. When mugen announced the 6400mah extended battery and I was sold.
Today I went to best buy to buy this because they price matched letstalk to 199$. The woman I delt with sighed and ughed the whole time. Really rude. I ended up adding a line. Burning a sim. And moving the phone to my main line to get the upgrade.
Now I noticed this when I got home but im disappointed in build quality. I dont know if it was me snapping the back cover back on. But the top of my screen was loose. And the bottom leaked light from the leds because well..the glue holding the screen clearly was not that good. I immediately called back and was upset and went to exchange and now im all fine.
But now im paranoid about snapping back in my back cover. How cheaply made is this thing? Anyone run into hardware issues yet? Best buy has a 30 day exchange policy. Thank god.
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What LEDs are you referring to?
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What LEDs are you referring to?
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im referring to the bottom of the phone, when the leds were lit up, you saw on the side of the phone light leakage, and on the top of the phone if you pushed down gently on any corner the screen was loose.
Sounds like a bad device. I haven't had any problems and since there aren't many threads about it, I'd say that other users aren't having problems either.
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Sounds like a bad device. I haven't had any problems and since there aren't many threads about it, I'd say that other users aren't having problems either.
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i just hope this isnt a common issue, i don't want it to happen to this one as well.
They wouldn't give me a price match to letstalk
I can assure you that this is NOT a normal issue with this phone... But, if you don't think something is right about it then you have every right to exchange! It's YOUR money and if your not happy then exchange away...
Only reason I got is because they price matched. I told them I know its not on your list. But other best buys have done.
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sorry about your experience, I suppose it is expected that there are lemons in the bunch, but it just sucks to know you got one of em. Rest assured it's not a common problem. I'm sure others will testify that yours is a unique issue.
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sorry about your experience, I suppose it is expected that there are lemons in the bunch, but it just sucks to know you got one of em. Rest assured it's not a common problem. I'm sure others will testify that yours is a unique issue.
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im just gonna be super fragile and not squeeze the screen when putting on the back cover if i ever have to take it off now. >_< just precaution! i dont wanna ever have to get a refurb.
Its ok. Crisis averted.
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Samsung's thin battery covers are reasonably robust regarding battery removal and handling. Even improperly installed, the plastic has given and snapped into place. I owned a Charge and Galaxy Nexus with similar battery covers and I have never broken a tab.
I have (3) batteries for my Note 2 and swap every other day without worry of breaking anything. Samsung knows removable covers...
Yeah ive had a nexus and s3 no issues. Note 2 day one screen lose from snapping in battery cover or something . Go figure.
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im just gonna be super fragile and not squeeze the screen when putting on the back cover if i ever have to take it off now. >_< just precaution! i dont wanna ever have to get a refurb.
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Sounds like you already got one. Take it b ack and exchange it!
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I already exchanged it for this device ive been using five days uptime so far.
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On my Verizon V10 the power button/fingerprint scanner seems pretty loose. There's a lot of play up and down, kind of like this video. Is this common? Is this a defect? Should I swap it out while I'm in my 14 days?
Mine is like this also probably so it allows for the finger to conform
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Also feels loose on mine, but not too bad. Maybe intended as mentioned above.
Mine is not that loose. It has a little bit of play but I don't hink it's as much as what your video shows.
I have the black T-Mobile version.
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Rolling the T-Mobile version here as well. Mine isn't as loose as it looks like yours is.
I'd go and get a replacement if you think it'll cause problems in the future.
F600S here... I would say loose, but the video is like twice mine.
Mine started out being a little wobbly but has gotten progressively worse over the last 2 days. I'd say now it's as wobbly and creaky as in the video. Gonna head to the Verizon store to check out the floor display and possibly swap it out.
odesskiy said:
Mine started out being a little wobbly but has gotten progressively worse over the last 2 days. I'd say now it's as wobbly and creaky as in the video. Gonna head to the Verizon store to check out the floor display and possibly swap it out.
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Good idea. Better to go work it out now instead of letting it fester inside you.
My fingerprint reader wasn't working well at all, took 20 minutes to register fingerprint and unlocking was hit and miss. Took it back to store and tried the demo. The demo was perfect. They gave me a new phone and reader didn't work. (the sales guy couldn't get it to work either)
Then I realized the only thing different was the cheap Verizon case.
With the case off, and touching the metal edges while using fingerprint reader it unlocked 100 percent all the time.
If you have issues try without case. Must have something to do with conductivity. Happy camper now.
Mine has a little play in it as well. I wonder if it was the result of the jagoff TMO employee straining to turn the thing on with brute force before I asked him to stop then hand it to me. Oh boy, this feel lighter than my G3, you sure the battery is in it?
I'll forever blame that person now.
I swapped mine out, now a week later the button on the new unit is pretty wobbly too. I don't know how well LG designed/tested this thing and what kind of long-term durability we should expect out of it. I love the phone, so I'm not going to return it. Let's see if any wide-spread issues creep up.
same Problem
I have the same problem but its not that bad, it does not stay stuck onto one side but i did notice that it was very creaky and sounded like springy