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I am having problems with my screen. Looks like the LCD is faulty. Trying to resolve with Samsung Support, but thought I would ask here if this is a known problem or if there is a simple fix.
It looks like the grayscale colors are not right, I installed a screen tester and the grayscale bars have a red tint. all other tests in the appl look ok. however pictures/video's all look like they are 16bit color and icons look like they are bleeding
Here is a picture of the problem
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Any thoughts?
Eric...
Looks like a faulty panel !
Take it back to where you bought it and have them exchange it.
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I have exactly the same problem Tablet has been bought in the United States and now I am in Europe. Samsung won't repair/replace it anywhere in Europe. Only US Samsung offered to help me but the tablet needs to be at a United States address. Now I have to send it back to someone I know.. will take months
Well my problem disappeared.... not really sure why/how, but I have been playing with different ROM's etc. and I THINK it might of been when I did a permissions repair, but...
Plus i'm 99.3% sure I had the problem before I rooted/ROM'd
Another reason to stop loading these 3rd party ROMs. I dont understand why people are installing these 3rd party ROMs to begin with. The stock ROM is by FAR the most stable and error free ROM you can use. Most of the issues people are starting threads about would have NEVER occurred if they just stuck with the stock ROM.
I get this too now. I've been pootin' around with different roms for a while, no problems. Then a few days ago while I was running GalaxyTask 8.0 the "bleeding" started slowly. First around the edges of things, but then the entire screen. The colors seem to color-cycle into the end result. I figured it might be the rom so I tried a stock one. And then I tried a complete stock reset with stock recovery and factory reset - the works. No change. It's still like this. And in the bootloader and the recovery too. Sometimes it gets moments of clarity, everything is fine, but only for a few seconds.
Busted tablet? I bought it while in the US this summer, so taking it back will be an issue. Getting a Transformer Prime late next week *fingers crossed* but still. I was hoping to sell this fully functioning :|
Example:
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I had the same issue. Also bought in US while I live in Hungary. I had to send it back to my relatives who took it back to Samsung and they replaced it in warranty. Fortunately, I was travelling there by the time we got the new one and I could take it back home with me. This seems to be a weakness of the tablet. My replacement unit has been working nicely ever since.
I had the same issue with an August build stock tablet from the US.
Thankfully Samsung UK took it in for repair and ended up replacing it as it was apparently unrepairable.
My issue used to show up with 60+ minutes of continued use. I think it was thermal related as the warmer it was the quicker it seemed to develop the fault. putting it on standby for a few minutes used to clear it, but the problem would come back quickly as it was warm.
Anyone know how Samsung handles this issue if the device it out of warranty? Mine is acting up pretty bad and I haven't been able to find anything on here about repairing the issue on your own. It will be clean view for a few minutes and then the color bleeding some background effects kick in making the tablet a large paperweight. I've been looking for and excuse to get the 10.1 Note, but it sure would be nice to get a few bucks for this since it's in perfect condition... besides the screen.
My 10.1 is starting to develop the same issue. Never been rooted, always on a stock rom. I've never dropped it or banged it around. It also seems to start happening afternlonge usage. First imsee a few purple lines across the screen and then the entire scren turns to 8bit colors, etc. Once I turn it off and back on it goes back to normal. Annoying, especially simce I bought it 13 months ago so I'm guessing it's past the warranty period.
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My 10.1 is starting to develop the same issue. Never been rooted, always on a stock rom. I've never dropped it or banged it around. It also seems to start happening afternlonge usage. First imsee a few purple lines across the screen and then the entire scren turns to 8bit colors, etc. Once I turn it off and back on it goes back to normal. Annoying, especially simce I bought it 13 months ago so I'm guessing it's past the warranty period.
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I'm with you - mine has never been rooted or tampered with. Other than getting heavy usage, I've taken perfect care of it. I've been unable to find a fix.
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Anyone know how Samsung handles this issue if the device it out of warranty? Mine is acting up pretty bad and I haven't been able to find anything on here about repairing the issue on your own. It will be clean view for a few minutes and then the color bleeding some background effects kick in making the tablet a large paperweight. I've been looking for and excuse to get the 10.1 Note, but it sure would be nice to get a few bucks for this since it's in perfect condition... besides the screen.
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If you're out of warranty you're on your own. Samsung won't repair or replace it for free.
At this point I'd just like to know how to fix it and what it would cost, ballpark. I haven't been able to find anyone who's delt with it, bar throwing their tablet.
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Ed Riverside said:
At this point I'd just like to know how to fix it and what it would cost, ballpark. I haven't been able to find anyone who's delt with it, bar throwing their tablet.
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My 10.1v just went.
Guys, I'm having the same issue today. And here is the fix:
1. Take out the back cover.
2. Look for the black cable that have SET printed on the end.
3. Removes both ends and then reconnect.
4. Push/rub at both ends while the screen is on. You'll notice the tint-colour of the LCD will change. Stop when it looks normal again then put a tape on top to hold the cable in that position
4. Put the cover back and enjoy your Note 10.1 again
Good luck!
Like many I am waffling between the Hercules and the Amaze. I really like the Amaze. It is a great looking phone and I like Sense 3.0 (looking forward to 3.5). The biggest thing holding me back from pulling the trigger on the Amaze (besides the fact that it isn't actually out yet on Telus) is the seemingly widespread reports of poor battery life.
First question: Is the poor battery life universal or is it only some people who are experiencing it while others are getting good battery life?
Second question-kind of a strange one. I mount my phone in my car with a holder which squeezes the phone from the sides to hold it. My concern is that with the usb on the side it cannot be plugged in while in the holder. Also, I am concerned that the holder will squeeze against the camera buttons and activate the camera. Does anyone have one of these types of phone mounts and does it work ok with this phone?
Thanks
Nobody has on opinon?
I've had mine for 5 days now, so I'll help out.
- Battery life is horrible. If you text a lot, your battery will drain faster than I've ever seen in my long life of Android phones. Not to mention taking pics, streaming stuff, checking email, etc... It's awful.
- Camera is good, but not amazing as people would have us believe. It's definitely better than anything out at the moment, but I have a feeling the Galaxy Nexus camera is superior to this one, even at 5mp.
- Having issues with my soft buttons. They don't light up when they should (touch the screen). They only stay on occassionally when unlocking the phone, but it's random, doesn't always work. Hard to navigate in the dark when they don't light up.
- Laggy. Like, really laggy. The Sense is nice, but it is 3.0 with no guarantees of getting 3.5 The cosmetics of Sense really bog this down, even with the dual core processor. I get irritated with lag on these Android phones, and this is no different than the others.
My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
Battery life - Use juice defender Ultimate + SetCPU. Get HTC Evo 3D or HTC Sensation 1900mAH battery
Camera - Arguably the best on android
Soft Buttons - Works just fine here. Light up in the dark. Stays off in bright environment
Lag - Absolutely no lag. Dual core processor + 1GB RAM. This is not HTC Hero, It's the Amaze
Galaxy nexus - Hmmmm, a great device. Should you wait? that's up to you mate.
I'll just comment on battery life, mine hasn't been that bad at all, I routinely get through a full day without needing a charge. I use JuiceDefender, but other than that I don't change too much.
Thanks for your replies. As for battery, I'd like to get a full day (charge overnight, not have to recharge til next night) out of my phone without having to jump through hoops to make it possible.
As for Nexus, who knows if Telus will ever get it. The haven't exactly been leading the pack with getting the latest phones.
Any issue with accidentally triggering the camera with the side buttons?
It does not matter which you get, dual core devices eats battery.
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My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
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It's because you don't have a source at HTC. That's what makes you a fan boy. Battery is about the same as long as it runs the same course of use. Really. Then again, that rumor is coming from a unreliable source. You! Let me hear your long Android history. I bet I got you beat hands down.
Sense 3.0 is much more responsive than Touch Wiz 4.0. How do I know this? I spend about 30+ hours in a T-Mobile show room a week. That's weird. Do I randomly through out the day try to load the same webpages on both phones? Yes. Does the HTC load full sites faster than the SGSII consistently? Yes. Have I carefully watched the battery and repeated the exact same tasks on both devices? Yes. Is the battery that much far off? No.
So is the battery life going to be that much better? Is it going to be significant enough to wait and get the Samsung Nexus? Probably not.
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Any issue with accidentally triggering the camera with the side buttons?
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Haven't had it happen so far, and doubt it will with the way the buttons are made.
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Haven't had it happen so far, and doubt it will with the way the buttons are made.
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I hold my phone with my right hand so the buttons are kind of awkward, where my thumb would normally go but I've adapted. They have to be held for a bit before they are triggered so I've never accidentally triggered it.
Spovik said:
I hold my phone with my right hand so the buttons are kind of awkward, where my thumb would normally go but I've adapted. They have to be held for a bit before they are triggered so I've never accidentally triggered it.
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As I stated in my first post, I'm more concerned with the car phone holder pressing against the buttons. I guess nobody else uses one of those. I'll have to bring the holder in with me and try it I guess.
Thanks for everyone's replies.
I have one of those types of car holders and don't have an issue with triggering the camera or charging the phone.
Can't comment on battery life yet, just got it Friday.
Do you happen to have a pic of your holder or the make/model? I don't know anyone who's used a side grip-style for a long time so I can't picture it.
I'm planning on getting an Arkon Slim Grip eventually and with the adjustable feet, it should work fine for any phone.
spiz516 said:
I've had mine for 5 days now, so I'll help out.
- Battery life is horrible. If you text a lot, your battery will drain faster than I've ever seen in my long life of Android phones. Not to mention taking pics, streaming stuff, checking email, etc... It's awful.
- Camera is good, but not amazing as people would have us believe. It's definitely better than anything out at the moment, but I have a feeling the Galaxy Nexus camera is superior to this one, even at 5mp.
- Having issues with my soft buttons. They don't light up when they should (touch the screen). They only stay on occassionally when unlocking the phone, but it's random, doesn't always work. Hard to navigate in the dark when they don't light up.
- Laggy. Like, really laggy. The Sense is nice, but it is 3.0 with no guarantees of getting 3.5 The cosmetics of Sense really bog this down, even with the dual core processor. I get irritated with lag on these Android phones, and this is no different than the others.
My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
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You got a lemon. My experience since launch day has been the EXACT opposite of what you just posted.
Battery=good
Camera=awesome (look into your settings)
Soft buttons=awesome. BEtter than my old Vibrant
Lag=none, not even when stock un-rooted
Your "source" means nothing.
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Do you happen to have a pic of your holder or the make/model? I don't know anyone who's used a side grip-style for a long time so I can't picture it.
I'm planning on getting an Arkon Slim Grip eventually and with the adjustable feet, it should work fine for any phone.
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This is the one I have - arkon(com)/megagrip/megagrip-windshield-car-mount.html
Liking that slim grip you posted though. Might replace mine with that.
I've had this issue a good handful of times now. My screen will randomly spazz out where a ton of motions and clicks are happening. Usually turning the screen off and wiping the screen fixes.it, so I've figure the screen was sensitive to oil from our fingers. Today it has happened twice where I couldn't stop it though. Even restarting didn't help once, until going back to the phone 30 minutes later it had calmed down. Anyone else have this problem? I'm thinking about going back to verizon to try another one.
I say take it back. I had a phone do that just not as bad and got a warranty replacement.
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Well, took it back. Took about 15 minutes to go in and exchange it for a new one. They did look for superuser, but my phone hadn't been rooted yet so I didn't have that.
Well crap, now this one's speaker doesn't sound right. Everything that is in any way "high pitched" sounds very tinny, like the speaker is blown or something. I started up N64oid to see how bad it was with game music and such and it's extremely noticeable. I'm hoping I can easily exchange this one, but I have a feeling this time it's going to take a lot of arguing...
Lost touch
Well had to take my phone back to bestbuy today due to the screen not working without the s pen. touch would not unlock screen. UGH i knew something was wrong when texting and the l o p and back button would stick or had issues. I am really mad, but best buy hooked me up. I have a new one on order coming Thursday. Let's hope the phone does not have OTA on it.
Not by any means starting a thread to talk trash about HTC, ATT or the m9 in general.. just sharing my situation with my m9's over the past two weeks sense purchase
A few issues I have seen with atleast two of the four units I have had over the past few weeks from the same ATT store
First I should note I am not anal by any means, not picky and have owned several phones from ATT and HTC including the m7 and m8. Never returned any of my purchased phones for any reason over the past few years, maybe luck but I dunno.
I originally purchased the gunmetal Grey m9 about ten days ago, love it in every sense of the word, huge HTC fan and i could honesty say I found no issues other then a weird buzzing sound when on the phone via normal speaker not speaker phone. Only when the other party was talking and only when on highest volume or the step below highest. Didn't pay to much attention in the first few days of owning the phone but as time went on I noticed it more and it was very distracting.
The second issue I noticed every couple hours was the power button not waking the phone on the first attempt. Not a huge issue and possibly even software related but about 5-10 attempts a day it would fail to wake first try.
Returned first unit for matching gunmetal second unit. Buzzing gone and wake issue gone.
Second unit had taken me till I got home to realize the USB port looked odd. When plugging in the charger I literally had to jam it in and it take a huge amount of force to pull out, almost as if the USB port and body of the phone didn't line up.
Returned it for another matching gunmetal version or unit 3
Unit three had the USB port issue fixed but once again returning home I realized the buzzing during voice calls when the other party spoke, and sure enough the power button wake issue returned.
Today I decided to give it one more try before my 14 day att return period for in store was up.
Swapped out unit 3 with a silver m9 or unit 4
After testing all day I can say this unit so far doesn't have any issues worth noting.
Buzzing in call gone, wake issue gone, display looks a little brighter as well
So it had taken me 4 devices to finally nail down one without any major issues.. again not talking crap about HTC or ATT just throwing out some of the issues I ran into and maybe someone else might as well..
Johnny424 said:
Not by any means starting a thread to talk trash about HTC, ATT or the m9 in general.. just sharing my situation with my m9's over the past two weeks sense purchase
A few issues I have seen with atleast two of the four units I have had over the past few weeks from the same ATT store
First I should note I am not anal by any means, not picky and have owned several phones from ATT and HTC including the m7 and m8. Never returned any of my purchased phones for any reason over the past few years, maybe luck but I dunno.
I originally purchased the gunmetal Grey m9 about ten days ago, love it in every sense of the word, huge HTC fan and i could honesty say I found no issues other then a weird buzzing sound when on the phone via normal speaker not speaker phone. Only when the other party was talking and only when on highest volume or the step below highest. Didn't pay to much attention in the first few days of owning the phone but as time went on I noticed it more and it was very distracting.
The second issue I noticed every couple hours was the power button not waking the phone on the first attempt. Not a huge issue and possibly even software related but about 5-10 attempts a day it would fail to wake first try.
Returned first unit for matching gunmetal second unit. Buzzing gone and wake issue gone.
Second unit had taken me till I got home to realize the USB port looked odd. When plugging in the charger I literally had to jam it in and it take a huge amount of force to pull out, almost as if the USB port and body of the phone didn't line up.
Returned it for another matching gunmetal version or unit 3
Unit three had the USB port issue fixed but once again returning home I realized the buzzing during voice calls when the other party spoke, and sure enough the power button wake issue returned.
Today I decided to give it one more try before my 14 day att return period for in store was up.
Swapped out unit 3 with a silver m9 or unit 4
After testing all day I can say this unit so far doesn't have any issues worth noting.
Buzzing in call gone, wake issue gone, display looks a little brighter as well
So it had taken me 4 devices to finally nail down one without any major issues.. again not talking crap about HTC or ATT just throwing out some of the issues I ran into and maybe someone else might as well..
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My phone was received in pristine condition. Zero QC issues to note.
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Just out of curiosity which color did you get?
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Just out of curiosity which color did you get?
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I opted for the gunmetal.
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I received mine on Friday. Internal speaker volume seems to be stuck on high. While the sound is terrible, very distorted. Will have my.replacement Monday Or Tuesday.
Gun Metal Grey here.
Only issue I have ever which is nitpicky but still, my contact photos load extremely slow. Constantly seeing grey boxes. Didn't happen on my Nexus 5 or LG G3.
Got the gunmetal one at the att store. I am extremely picky and have had m7 and m8. I tried to find something wrong with my m9 but it is perfect in every way. Used it 3 days to make sure everything was perfect, now unlocked, soff, converted to developer edition. Couldn't be happier, even with the camera.
My fourth unit has been perfect .. I do hope the 5.1 update HTC uses the kernel changes google made with no hotplugging. Made the n6 really smooth which it wasn't kn 5.0.. m9 is very smooth but I see a few stutters and keyboard lag that I'm sure will get fixed on the 5.1 update..
It is a nice phone!
How are you liking your new device so far? What device did you com from, and what are your likes and dislikes?
So far I have played with the phone, at the Verizon store. Its pretty amazing considering its pretty much an galaxy s6 edge, with a bigger screen, pretty much yeah. Pretty much sums it up for me. Yeah. Pretty much.
Coming from LG g3 and I am loving it. Call quality is great. Excellent battery. Zero lag. I don't have any complaints yet.
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Two screen of deaths and broken wireless charging here. Gonna have to return it.
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Two screen of deaths and broken wireless charging here. Gonna have to return it.
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Hopefully it is a one time issue
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Agreed lol
Phones is awesome.
Have a slight bug that comes and goes where sometimes I wake the screen, I don't have a background image but I have the edge contact/app tab on a black dimlit screen. If I hit the home key once more I get my unlock screen.
If I swipe it I get the menu's and if I choose a contact or an app i am prompted to unlock then and the screen lights up fully.
Happened a few times over the weekend but once today and it's not a big deal.
Came from S6. Loving the edges and size. Lightning fast and battery life is solid.
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I find that i keep misspelling words. It doesn't matter which keyboard i use. Touchscreen maybe?
Came from the m8 and im loving this phone. Ive always been an htc fanboy but i decided to try sammy and im very pleased with my choice.
Ended up exchanging ours for a Note 5. Night and day difference in stability. Much better off now. The Edge is sex but ours was riddled with bugs. It was so bad my wife wanted her HTC One M8 back....
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mtva24 said:
I find that i keep misspelling words. It doesn't matter which keyboard i use. Touchscreen maybe?
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I'm a big fan of SwiftKey. It will actually learn how you type and what words you use as you use it. It has a heat map that it uses to more reliably figure out what words you are attempting to spell. It's very good. You just use the predictive words if you aren't sure how to spell a word. As you type it gives you the three most likely solutions so you don't have to type out the words.
Just got mine today and LOVE it. I've always been a nexus & opo person due to price and their dev community, but as soon as I played with this bad boy at Verizon I knew I had to get it. I always loathed TouchWiz, but I actually like what they have done with it now.
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FML what do you know, i read this thread then try to log in, what do you know mine freezes LOL and reboots, but so far it's been better than the foul tastes the galaxy s3 left with me since i had to put stock android on that, it was a must for that phone.
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Came from the m8 and im loving this phone. Ive always been an htc fanboy but i decided to try sammy and im very pleased with my choice.
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Same here, although I briefly had an S4 (for 2 days) when I first came to Verizon before they released the M7 for Verizon. I came from the M9 to this phone.
I've only read bits and pieces, but I take it these phones are locked down tighter than Fort Knox?
Leaving my note 4 developer edition was very hard but im handling the no SDcard and no root well. Ive never not had root so this is a new experience for me, so far the speed of charging and stability of things im really happy.
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Leaving my note 4 developer edition was very hard but im handling the no SDcard and no root well. Ive never not had root so this is a new experience for me, so far the speed of charging and stability of things im really happy.
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Same here, but i want some partial battery improvment, such as why make it thin and leave a big ass humping camera, fill the rest of dat space with a bigger BOOOOTERY. Also the rectangular fingerprint seems less accurate than the iphone, however looks faster. But overall, it's a flashy phone lol
So....I'm recently divorced and I get a little drunk around the apartment.
Sunday night dropped the phone in the toilet while taking a whiz and texting. I got it out in about 2 seconds and it seemed OK, worked for another hour until I fell asleep around 10 and had set alarms on my edge+ and my work iPhone to wake me up at 2:00am to kick off some work task...iPhone went off, edge+ didn't.
Screen was dead, speaker was in and out...phone fully functioned otherwise.
I didn't have any rice so I got the bright idea of putting the toaster oven on warm and putting the phone over a few towels...after 8 mins or so my screen came alive for about 20 seconds then died again.
I bought rice early the next morning and left the phone in my car in a paper bag of rice out of the sun. There was still no sign of life even after I got back home from work that evening. I gave up, called asurion who had me fill some form out before sending me an exchange because I made a claim on my previous note 3 before trading up for this one.
My phone sat until last night, my alarms going off and connecting to my wireless headset I was desperately trying to pair with y work iPhone.
In a drunken rage I plunked my already broken edge+ into a bowl of water determined to kill it forever and ensure it got no new life as a refurb. after 5 mins submerged the condition of my phone did not change, my notification light blinked along and my back lights continued to respond to the touches of my dead dark screen.
Today I come home to make lunch and my phone was laying on my desk, I hit the home button and the screen lights up with the battery dead indicator.
I plug my phone in and the fast charging screen comes to life! I power it on and have startup music, my fingerprint scanner unlocked the device, I connected to WiFi, mobile network and Bluetooth and the phone has ran strong for the remainder of the day so far.
I got my replacement today and haven't even opened it. If the edge+ runs strong through the weekend i'll send it back for a refund. I'll also buy Samsung 4eva.
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So....I'm recently divorced and I get a little drunk around the apartment.
Sunday night dropped the phone in the toilet while taking a whiz and texting. I got it out in about 2 seconds and it seemed OK, worked for another hour until I fell asleep around 10 and had set alarms on my edge+ and my work iPhone to wake me up at 2:00am to kick off some work task...iPhone went off, edge+ didn't.
Screen was dead, speaker was in and out...phone fully functioned otherwise.
I didn't have any rice so I got the bright idea of putting the toaster oven on warm and putting the phone over a few towels...after 8 mins or so my screen came alive for about 20 seconds then died again.
I bought rice early the next morning and left the phone in my car in a paper bag of rice out of the sun. There was still no sign of life even after I got back home from work that evening. I gave up, called asurion who had me fill some form out before sending me an exchange because I made a claim on my previous note 3 before trading up for this one.
My phone sat until last night, my alarms going off and connecting to my wireless headset I was desperately trying to pair with y work iPhone.
In a drunken rage I plunked my already broken edge+ into a bowl of water determined to kill it forever and ensure it got no new life as a refurb. after 5 mins submerged the condition of my phone did not change, my notification light blinked along and my back lights continued to respond to the touches of my dead dark screen.
Today I come home to make lunch and my phone was laying on my desk, I hit the home button and the screen lights up with the battery dead indicator.
I plug my phone in and the fast charging screen comes to life! I power it on and have startup music, my fingerprint scanner unlocked the device, I connected to WiFi, mobile network and Bluetooth and the phone has ran strong for the remainder of the day so far.
I got my replacement today and haven't even opened it. If the edge+ runs strong through the weekend i'll send it back for a refund. I'll also buy Samsung 4eva.
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Sounds like a hate/love story LOL
Honestly, if you just want the short of it, buy a Note 5.
The screen is really nice. I don't like the curved edges. I do not use any of the edge functionality at all.
The battery life is OK, and my S5 lasted eons. I never touched lollipop with the S5 and just tweaked the stock OS and removed some junk.
The speed is quite nice. It is snappier than my aging S5. But it should be.
The camera seems to be better. The S5 wasn't bad, the Note 4 wasn't bad. But this seems slightly better.
Wireless charging isn't very convenient. It was absolutely not worth losing SD card support, or a replaceable battery. I loaded my music and literally nothing else.
The flip case hasn't stopped my screen from acquiring small scratches. I haven't dropped it. I know when I do it will break. I haven't yet. I'm terrified. I miss the safety of my tempered glass screen protector.
No root means none of my stuff can be restored the way I have done for the last 5 years. Which means I lost some of my streaming apps that have closed access to new users.
This new non-root thing is difficult.
If I could root it, I'd be fine. It's a good phone. But the pen would have brought real functionality and a flat screen that was easier to protect with a case and a screen protector. Even if I didn't really care about the pen. I think it's a more practical choice over the long haul because it will easier to keep alive.
My S5 looks unused after all this time. I will be hard pressed to do the same with this one. I'm not ragging on it, but that's my honest take. If you're coming from a phone that didn't spin your whole world without fail or so much as a peep. You'll love it. But my S5 did. Big shoes to fill, and lots of sacrifices not just related to the phone itself complicating my opinion.
The whole no root thing is killing me with Verizon. The phone's display is stunning it's quick and responsive. Just hare no development.
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