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I've been a (very) proud 3VO owner since July 2nd. I can be rough on my gadgets / phones, but i've been treating this one well. I have started to notice some of the black paint wearing off around the top of the metal bezel (specifically between the light sensor and the headphone plug). It is mainly on the sharp edge / corner, but is also showing in a few other places. I'm assuming it is from the phone being in my pocket rubbing on coins. Keys are always on a carabiner, knife is in other pocket, and don't carry a lighter.
My question is this: Has anyone actually sanded that piece down and polished it? I know it is not going to be a high grade metal, but I'd imagine if the phone was tore down that piece could be precisely sanded and buffed. Even if it was a little rough, a brushed metal look would be pretty slick looking around the phone. That bezel does have some printing on it around the camera button for "2D 3D Camera Mode", but who cares. We know what it does.
I'm afraid after a few months of use this thing will look like it's been through hell and back.
Get a case.
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e_town said:
I've been a (very) proud 3VO owner since July 2nd. I can be rough on my gadgets / phones, but i've been treating this one well. I have started to notice some of the black paint wearing off around the top of the metal bezel (specifically between the light sensor and the headphone plug). It is mainly on the sharp edge / corner, but is also showing in a few other places. I'm assuming it is from the phone being in my pocket rubbing on coins. Keys are always on a carabiner, knife is in other pocket, and don't carry a lighter.
My question is this: Has anyone actually sanded that piece down and polished it? I know it is not going to be a high grade metal, but I'd imagine if the phone was tore down that piece could be precisely sanded and buffed. Even if it was a little rough, a brushed metal look would be pretty slick looking around the phone. That bezel does have some printing on it around the camera button for "2D 3D Camera Mode", but who cares. We know what it does.
I'm afraid after a few months of use this thing will look like it's been through hell and back.
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A high gloss polish would look too iphoney (2g/3g variants.)
And a brushed metal style would look too similar to LG line of current phones. In my opinion.
But.. To me. I like how roughed up metal looks. So, some worn paint, maybe some rust spots would look kinda bad ass to me. Lol.
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novanosis85 said:
Get a case.
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Thank you for adding value to this thread.
I just noticed 2 spots on my phone where the paint is wearing away on the bezel, it pisses me off!
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I've dropped my phone about 3 times now and I never dropped my galaxy s I had for a year. But there are silver metal scratches
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Xencer said:
I've dropped my phone about 3 times now and I never dropped my galaxy s I had for a year. But there are silver metal scratches
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Well thats the thing I have NEVER dropped my E3D and it has been in a Otterbox Defender since the day I bought it. I pulled it out to clean it and make sure there was no dust in there and I noticed the paint chips.
I am not kidding, use a sharpie marker, looks damn good.
il Duce said:
I am not kidding, use a sharpie marker, looks damn good.
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I did but it doesn't stay... :|
I just bought mine this past weekend but if this is a wide spread problem it'll suck. I wonder if a fine grain would remove the black paint without roughing up the medal. If I were to do this will it void the terms of the sprint protection plan? Heck I wonder if they will fix this problem under the TEP program.
hchavarria said:
I just bought mine this past weekend but if this is a wide spread problem it'll suck. I wonder if a fine grain would remove the black paint without roughing up the medal. If I were to do this will it void the terms of the sprint protection plan? Heck I wonder if they will fix this problem under the TEP program.
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Answer: No, it's not a problem, it's normal wear and tear.
OP, you could definitely try your idea. But in addition to that, I put any coins I have in my other pocket. Nothing goes in the same pocket as my 3D except maybe a piece of paper on occasion.
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I am not kidding, use a sharpie marker, looks damn good.
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I've dropped my phone where the metal bezel has a scratch and now is bare. Using a sharpie marker works but the marker wears off after a while. I used a sharpie marker and then used a tpu case. The problem solved.....for now.
Jeremiah239 said:
I just noticed 2 spots on my phone where the paint is wearing away on the bezel, it pisses me off!
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If you have OCD, You're within your 30 days to make a fresh exchange.
And then buy a case on the follow-up.
Noiro said:
If you have OCD, You're within your 30 days to make a fresh exchange.
And then buy a case on the follow-up.
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I do have OCD and I have had a Otterbox Defender on my phone since the day I bought it! So I think its gonna keep happening no matter what I do!
I'm still in my 30 days and I also have dust under the screen so I might get a replacement anyway.
This aluminum frame that is on the front and sides of this phone is a really bad move by HTC... ive been xtra careful especially for my thirty day period... and rite ontop of front speaker there is a little white spec, it isnt a dent or scratch but a white small mark.. I see more problems to come with this aluminum front... And im not the one who likes wearing rubbers for protection i like my phone naked and just wear a phone holder on belt.. this is just another problem for the evo3d.... this along with the signal.,heat issues maybe because of radio, stupid sensative cheap power button.. all making me go back to my e4g... never had any of those issues i just mentoned.
I've got a small dot exposing the metal on mine. Its not that noticeable but just in case I now have a case on it.
Well as luck would have it I noticed something white on one of the corners of the phone do I rubbed it with my thumb and some of the black paint came off, same thing happened with the bottom corner. This phone is just 5 days old! I haven't had many of the problems manifest as discussed in other threads so I wouldn't want to return it but I am certainly contemplating it.
R2D2 631 said:
This aluminum frame that is on the front and sides of this phone is a really bad move by HTC... ive been xtra careful especially for my thirty day period... and rite ontop of front speaker there is a little white spec, it isnt a dent or scratch but a white small mark.. I see more problems to come with this aluminum front... And im not the one who likes wearing rubbers for protection i like my phone naked and just wear a phone holder on belt.. this is just another problem for the evo3d.... this along with the signal.,heat issues maybe because of radio, stupid sensative cheap power button.. all making me go back to my e4g... never had any of those issues i just mentoned.
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Yep it doesn't matter how careful you its gonna happen! Even with a case it happened to me then I took my case off for 3 days and another one showed up and I treat my phone like gold I am actually way over protective with it. I'm thinking of taking it back and getting the NS4G! I have dust under my screen now the paint is chipping and my rear speaker sounds like ****, I'm just scared the problems I have now are only gonna get worse.
Wow another problem. I too have paint chipping on the left side on the lower part by the screen. I rubbed it thinking it was dust and now it's silver. It also looks like the plating is slightly bent. And I also have a small white dot right under the sense on the metal part. Looked at my Shift and 4G and I see nothing like this and I used the hell out of those. As opposed this one, which is already a replacement for other issues.
Its 3 days old ffs. I've barely used it. Exchanging it is useless, its the build quality. It's going to happen to all EVO 3Ds sooner or later, even with a case and super care. Within a few months it will look like crap.
Oh well, I'm definitely returning this, but I'll do it after I have some fun with it. I hope the SGS2 has superior build quality, I think I can live without Sense from now on.
My wife has never dropped hers. But its bad. I dropped my phone once on some rocks. Small silver scratch on the face.
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I bought a blue Incipio case and i love it. No bulk at. I have a white att note and i recently got a new sd card. Well when i took off the case i have paint transfer from it just on the battery door. Not a deal breaker but this is the aftermath. I contacted Incipio and they are going to send me new case. Anyone else have a similar problem?
I have a white gnote with the same case and color and do not have this issue
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enzo319 said:
I bought a blue Incipio case and i love it. No bulk at. I have a white att note and i recently got a new sd card. Well when i took off the case i have paint transfer from it just on the battery door. Not a deal breaker but this is the aftermath. I contacted Incipio and they are going to send me new case. Anyone else have a similar problem?
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Same problem along one of my corners. I'll shoot em an email.
SOrry to hear about this issue, hope you will get this fixed before it is too late
I've never had an issue with Incipio. I dig their featherlight cases. Sux that Im not the only one
ouch, thanks for the heads up
Incipio emailed me today and are sending out a grey replacement. Not sure if its just this color blue
took a closer look and i do have paint transfer but it isnt as noticible. I have light blue lights up the back but they came off with a alcohol prep. Used one on the case to take some of the paint off to hopefully help the transfer but it rubbed a little too much off. Noticed the paint coming off on the outside corner as well without using the alcohol prep on it.
Ok so rubbing alcohol took it off the sides and battery door?
Yup but like I said I have ghost armor on it and used a alcohol prep from work. Almost debating on not using a case again because of this
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Just got my Incipio replacement case. Great company.
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Didn't the alcohol mess up the plastics?
kimtyson said:
Didn't the alcohol mess up the plastics?
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nope, just took the paint off when rubbing too hard lol
Just got my grey case. No issues. Probably limited just with that color blue.
I have the same issue! Mine might actually be worse. I love the case and color so much though...still incipio seems like a good company. I wouldn't mind getting another feather case from them. Ill shoot them an email as well!
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Is urs blue as well?
Alcohol should do the job. Samsung makes the best plastic. Thats why all of their phones are plastic.
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enzo319 said:
Is urs blue as well?
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Yea I have the blue one as well. Ill post some pics of the paint transfer when I get the chance
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another thing u can do is fold the back cover of the battery with contact paper and then put the case on it ... it would not transfer paint to the battery cover and it would not scratch it also
So far its only the blue case. I have a gray one now and no problems
today i checked my s3, i found this the paint of my inside screen "back" key peeling off near the border inside the gorilla glass, its really faint but if u look close u can see it, i heard samsung have problem with the blue version but my gs3 is only 2 weeks old, never feel, so far only thing it could get there is a raindrop.
anyone else here experience something similar? was trying to get picture but its really thin hard to notice.
i dont think warranty will cover it, especially since i root it, and its perfectly working phone. sadly in a year when i can sell it probably going to lose more paint.
I feel your pain bro imperfections bug the hell out a me because once you notice it your always looking at it , I've had no issues with my pebble blue beast yet but this is my second one in 2 weeks the first one I messed up flashing modems anyway phone the store and tell them there's a problem with your phone when trying to answer calls that's what I did ten days after buying mine , and see if they will exchange it , if yes just wipe binary factory reset and take that ***** back , at the end of the day its a £500 pound smartphone if your not happy you should be able to return or exchange it , I'd go to the shop and make them exchange it or else : ) good luck don't waste time
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today i checked my s3, i found this the paint of my inside screen "back" key peeling off near the border inside the gorilla glass, its really faint but if u look close u can see it, i heard samsung have problem with the blue version but my gs3 is only 2 weeks old, never feel, so far only thing it could get there is a raindrop.
anyone else here experience something similar? was trying to get picture but its really thin hard to notice.
i dont think warranty will cover it, especially since i root it, and its perfectly working phone. sadly in a year when i can sell it probably going to lose more paint.
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Do you have a screen protector? I have the pebble blue with a screen protector and haven't noticed anything.
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Do you have a screen protector? I have the pebble blue with a screen protector and haven't noticed anything.
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no, but the peeling was inside the screen and it looks really over the thin border... i have only 2 weeks with the phone.
i got it on contract on claro, and i doubt they going to exchange it over something so small as paint :/
i looked in AT&T gs3 forums and pretty similar to the border chrome peeling off issue :/, like my n82 eventually it all wear off with time.
The only reason there were launch delays for the SGS3 were because of the pebble blue version even though they are made of the same material you can look closely that they have a difference with the white version in the feel of your palm. Manufacturer's are having a crisis in the pebble blue department that's why I took the white one instead.
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no, but the peeling was inside the screen and it looks really over the thin border... i have only 2 weeks with the phone.
i got it on contract on claro, and i doubt they going to exchange it over something so small as paint :/
i looked in AT&T gs3 forums and pretty similar to the border chrome peeling off issue :/, like my n82 eventually it all wear off with time.
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Just unroot/triangle away and return to store. Its worth a try.
I'm using a TPU case with screen protector since day 1 as always. No problem.
Okay I can't say that I own a s3 but with Samsung phones in general I can tell you this. My Samsung impression(dinosaur) had the same problem. After awhile the paint was coming off chipping and all that. Its just what Samsung uses I suppose just had to put my two sense in
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My top left hand corner stainless steel paint peel off. my phone in the protective case first day! I don't even till I was shopping for extra case, remove it and there it is black color!
Do you guys think they exchange another one for me?
Can we see some images?
No case/protector here since day 1. Phone is about a month and half old. As good as new, no paint peel, no scratch/crack on its own.
would be hard to get a picture, its really small but its pretty much blue paint peeling from the lighter blue border, it looks black below. its really faint,i dont touch it so it doesnt remove more paint
i going to ask tomorow but i doubt it, they gotta replace it.
if not, i guess i will have to order online a protector. but even n82 took a while for the paint to peel, this took 2 weeks.
I have been using mine with no protection at all for a few weeks now and have not had any issues- blue s3
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As title states. I want a TPU case that is as clear as possible from the product. I was going to go a hard crystal case which are obviously extremely xlear but they just don't have the same shock properties.
The best I can find so far is the poetic which can be found here but I seriously HATE the fact you can't see the sexy red border because it is hidden behind the grey on that case.
I dare say they had to use a different material for the border for maximised button pressing or something. Either way, it is the closest I can find but not perfect. Anybody have any ideas? (preferably without that stupid S design)
I just got this one last week and so far I like it a lot. The sides are clear with a rough texture. You can see the red stripes through it and the back has a nice X design. No branding to mar it. It takes a couple of weeks, the boat from China is way slow!
drowe said:
I just got this one last week and so far I like it a lot. The sides are clear with a rough texture. You can see the red stripes through it and the back has a nice X design. No branding to mar it. It takes a couple of weeks, the boat from China is way slow!
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I had two of these for my One X and didn't like the fit and finish. They kept lifting my screen protector. Maybe the quality has improved...
EDIT: Nevermind. Didn't read.
Guys, the Black scratches pretty easy. I swapped my silver last week and I had a case on it but had the case off and set the phone down on my desk and then noticed a few marks on the back that wont come out.
So I'm going back to the silver one. The black looks nice, but I like to go caseless sometimes
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Guys, the Black scratches pretty easy. I swapped my silver last week and I had a case on it but had the case off and set the phone down on my desk and then noticed a few marks on the back that wont come out.
So I'm going back to the silver one. The black looks nice, but I like to go caseless sometimes
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I agree about the scratches but the black still looks better and a clear case solves the problem!
Get a minimalist case or clear body skin, and the black is golden.
I almost bought the black and thought it'd scratch and fade so I bought the silver. Glad I did.
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I didn't have the patience to wait for the black option, and every smartphone I've had in the past was black anyway.
SirSigma said:
I didn't have the patience to wait for the black option, and every smartphone I've had in the past was black anyway.
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+1 what he said.
I've been running caseless on mine for almost 2 weeks, no scratches.
I set my phone down on granite, desk, coffee table, wood table and nothing...yet
I'm sure I'll get the occasional scuff but that is the life of a mobile device.
Yea I wouldn't trade my silver for the black one because the black just looks to like every other phone at first glance. The silver just stands out so much more and is better with finger prints. Every time I pull out the silver one somebody ask about it because it's so beautiful
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The black shows fingerprint and oil really easily, which I dislike.
I was in a dilemma with choosing the black or silver. Walked out the door with the silver today from best buy....LOVING IT...no regrets.
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anyone here got a black one from Costco yet?
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The scratches give it character !
Debating on going from black to silver.....
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anyone here got a black one from Costco yet?
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They had a demo device at the Costco in Winchester, VA. As I was looking at it, a couple people walked by and asked the vendor if that was the iPhone 5. Needless to say, I immediately made my mind up to get the silver. LOL
(The funny thing is that I don't think the vendor in Costco even carries any iPhones...)
Rado_vr6 said:
Debating on going from black to silver.....
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I love my silver, it so beautiful. I was set on black until I got silver
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I love my silver, it so beautiful. I was set on black until I got silver
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Yeah i love my silver too
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Walked into the AT&T store yesterday with every intention of getting black and left the store with silver. The black display model had scratches on the back and I didn't think it looked as good in person as it did on some of the pictures I have seen online. Silver is just downright sexy.
Hands down currently the best looking android device!
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Rado_vr6 said:
Debating on going from black to silver.....
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Let me know if you want to trade..
I have the silver model 32gb.
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I have both, This week is a black week, next week will be a silver week.