Hi to all,
Waiting the LG V30 come to my country and buy it, I see on Reddit that they are people who post that lens crack suddenly without falling! Why? The phone with 900$ have suddenly lens crack without falling for a third time. Why is this happening?
If this continues then better buy iPhone 8 Plus or Note 8...
isko01 said:
Hi to all,
Waiting the LG V30 come to my country and buy it, I see on Reddit that they are people who post that lens crack suddenly without falling! Why? The phone with 900$ have suddenly lens crack without falling for a third time. Why is this happening?
If this continues then better buy iPhone 8 Plus or Note 8...
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NEVER buy an iPhone.
If true, why not just return it under warranty for a replacement?
Third time?
Have any links to this or real proof? I'm very skeptical of most "fail" rumors.
ChazzMatt said:
NEVER buy an iPhone.
If true, why not just return it under warranty for a replacement?
Third time?
Have any links to this or real proof? I'm very skeptical of most "fail" rumors.
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Yes my friend, I will post all links here. I think this is because they don't have a good case.
1. https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv30/comments/7ctacj/spontaneous_camera_lens_crack/
2 .https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv30/comments/7cb0x8/camera_cracking_is_it_really_an_issue/
This was an early worry on the V20 but besides the first report or two, I never remember seeing it come up over at the V20 forum again. Jerry Rig was able to make it crack with pressure but it didn't happen with the V30 in their destruct test for it. I don't want to jinx myself but the glass on my V20 is still perfect but it has also been in a case since day one. Same for the V30, case since day one. But I'm also a photographer and always conscious of my lens. Call it muzzle discipline for cameras.
Frankly, that damage photo from the first link you posted does not look like spontaneous glass breakage to me. That looks like it has been impacted.
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This was an early worry on the V20 but besides the first report or two, I never remember seeing it come up over at the V20 forum again. Jerry Rig was able to make it crack with pressure but it didn't happen with the V30 in their destruct test for it. I don't want to jinx myself but the glass on my V20 is still perfect but it has also been in a case since day one. Same for the V30, case since day one. But I'm also a photographer and always conscious of my lens. Call it muzzle discipline for cameras.
Frankly, that damage photo from the first link you posted does not look like spontaneous glass breakage to me. That looks like it has been impacted.
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I respect your opinion. I hope If I buy V30 i never have that problem
just please watch this video and tell me what you think:
He had a good case, phone never falls, and still he have a problem.
I really like V30 and I want it but this thing is very bad :'(
I have a plan to buy a phone in Dubai or Germany, because in my country they wont sell V30, but how buy it now when this phone have this problem and I don't have official LG service in my country :'(
LG search from you 100$ to fix this it is too much...
p.s. please lets see what's doing this problem and is this just problem in LG V30 - Varizon
isko01 said:
I respect your opinion. I hope If I buy V30 i never have that problem
just please watch this video and tell me what you think:
He had a good case, phone never falls, and still he have a problem.
I really like V30 and I want it but this thing is very bad :'(
I have a plan to buy a phone in Dubai or Germany, because in my country they wont sell V30, but how buy it now when this phone have this problem and I don't have official LG service in my country :'(
LG search from you 100$ to fix this it is too much...
p.s. please lets see what's doing this problem and is this just problem in LG V30 - Varizon
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I watched about 5 seconds of that video and just couldn't watch it anymore. Why in the heck does he have those awful sunglasses on indoors? What is he hiding? Why does he have the most hideous music in the background. There's better free music out there. And why does his video have to be almost 15 minutes long? I'm not watching 15 minutes of that.
Ok, I made to about 5 minutes in and give up. All I can say is that A) I've never had an issue with my V20 despite that having been an issue with early units (I have an early unit of both the V20 and V30) and knock on wood that I'm not jinxing myself with my V30.
B) If you search anything, and I mean anything, you will find many examples of anything in the world. The days of the Googlewhack are long gone. The question is what percent are having this issue. This phone has been out how long and no one on this actual board has reported this issue. Right now all we have are a couple of reddit threads with one being highly suspect.
It's safe to say if your searches for such a problem turn up nothing to the point that you have to query a device forum as to whether anybody is having such a problem, then there is no problem.
One persons' problem can be greatly magnified -- 100x or 1000x, who knows -- and if it's happened to him three times, then we can all infer the problem isn't with the phone.
I Remember this was a worry of the Nexus 6p. With the glass visor cracking. I had my Nexus 6p on launch day. Never had a problem with the glass visor. Even after replacing the battery, which you have to remove the visor to do. I'm not worrying about my V30 doing this.
ChazzMatt said:
NEVER buy an iPhone.
If true, why not just return it under warranty for a replacement?
Third time?
Have any links to this or real proof? I'm very skeptical of most "fail" rumors.
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this issue has happened for quite a few lg phones (including the g6, v30, v20, etc) and the issue is excluded from warranty replacement. even though the issue isn't from the user, they count it as user damage.
if you look at the crack pattern, it looks more like stress cracking than impact or external pressure.
the way the glass cracks is very consistent, even between phone models, and the majority of the cases i've seen occur without any knowledge of the cause. (the guy in the video had a beefy case that kept the lens away from surfaces, and the phone hasn't been dropped).
if you google camera lens breaking on an lg phone model, you will see quite a few cases, and none of them are covered under warranty.
i think in the v30 it is like $85 to replace it, and you will have to have a backup phone in the meantime.
there have been a couple threads on reddit showing a bunch of them cracked in a similar way, with no other visible damage on most of the phones.
i hope it doesn't happen to me. i don't have time to deal with that bull****, especially if it isn't covered under warranty.
I like the V30 and this is just scared me. How I say they are no LG Official service here, and im planing to buy from other country.
I have one my friend and he is in Dubai now, and I see rhe LG V30 128GB model V300S. Do you know something about this model V300S?
And I think it is unlocked, so will this phone network work worldwide ? Im living in Montenegro, And in Dubai will be very good discount price then in EU. So will this phone (gsm, 3g, 4g) work im my country?
Thx a lot for your answers
isko01 said:
I like the V30 and this is just scared me. How I say they are no LG Official service here, and im planing to buy from other country.
I have one my friend and he is in Dubai now, and I see rhe LG V30 128GB model V300S. Do you know something about this model V300S?
And I think it is unlocked, so will this phone network work worldwide ? Im living in Montenegro, And in Dubai will be very good discount price then in EU. So will this phone (gsm, 3g, 4g) work im my country?
Thx a lot for your answers
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Are you sure that Dubai, UAE gets only the LG V30+ (plus is 128 GB)? Is it something like LG V300S (might be single SIM) or LG V300SU (might br dual SIM) ? As for root or unlocked bootloader like the LG G6 or most LG flagships is the single SIM international version (LG H870) and the (LG US997).
As for the LG V30 it's the same for unlocked bootloader i.e (LG H930) & (LG US998). I don't think other variants will be unlocked.
If LG G6 is sold in Dubai it LG (H870S) that is not bootloader unlocked , i'm not sure if there's a LG H930(S) in the LG V30. Did you mean a LG V300K instead of S?
I have this.model the v300s comed to me from Korea and i live in Romania
I only have it 2 days but no problem with the 4g lte or signal...display problems or others
The only problems with the phone i have is the sk telecom apps in my phone that a can't remove..i dont have romanian language..and loot of korean words dispaite i set the phone in english...are there..verry anoing
And another problem is the lg smart world in korean language..its seting its deosnt let my register because im in another country.
Ps. If someone knows how to eliminate my problems i am open for sugestions..thx
Fyjyk said:
I have this.model the v300s comed to me from Korea and i live in Romania
I only have it 2 days but no problem with the 4g lte or signal...display problems or others
The only problems with the phone i have is the sk telecom apps in my phone that a can't remove..i dont have romanian language..and loot of korean words dispaite i set the phone in english...are there..verry anoing
And another problem is the lg smart world in korean language..its seting its deosnt let my register because im in another country.
Ps. If someone knows how to eliminate my problems i am open for sugestions..thx
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Probably post in one of the threads about debloating and not in a thread about lens cracking?
read this and enjoy..
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlik...li5_why_does_gorilla_glass_shatter_so_easily/
Thanks ?
CHH2 said:
I watched about 5 seconds of that video and just couldn't watch it anymore. Why in the heck does he have those awful sunglasses on indoors? What is he hiding? Why does he have the most hideous music in the background. There's better free music out there. And why does his video have to be almost 15 minutes long? I'm not watching 15 minutes of that.
Ok, I made to about 5 minutes in and give up. All I can say is that A) I've never had an issue with my V20 despite that having been an issue with early units (I have an early unit of both the V20 and V30) and knock on wood that I'm not jinxing myself with my V30.
B) If you search anything, and I mean anything, you will find many examples of anything in the world. The days of the Googlewhack are long gone. The question is what percent are having this issue. This phone has been out how long and no one on this actual board has reported this issue. Right now all we have are a couple of reddit threads with one being highly suspect.
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I wear sunglasses in my videos sometimes because I have Graves Disease. Something I've never even needed to explain until now. So kudos to you.
The video is 15 minutes because it takes some time to explain what happened, the background on my purchase, as well as the results of my contact with LG.
Cant fault you for hating the music. I listen to metal but tried to choose something accessible and not commonly used.
If you took the time to read the comments on my video you'd see many people reporting this as very much a real problem.
Replacement lens available
isko01 said:
Hi to all,
Waiting the LG V30 come to my country and buy it, I see on Reddit that they are people who post that lens crack suddenly without falling! Why? The phone with 900$ have suddenly lens crack without falling for a third time. Why is this happening?
If this continues then better buy iPhone 8 Plus or Note 8...
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CHECK EBAY.....Replacement lens available j from several sellers....in China as well as in USA....there are several youtube videos showing how to install replacement lend...very easy and very quick
I wonder if he sits on the phone when its in his back pocket?
INSANEMODE said:
if you look at the crack pattern, it looks more like stress cracking than impact or external pressure.
the way the glass cracks is very consistent, even between phone models, and the majority of the cases i've seen occur without any knowledge of the cause. (the guy in the video had a beefy case that kept the lens away from surfaces, and the phone hasn't been dropped).
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From the v20 lens breaks that i've seen they were mostly impact. Gunshot like. Including the spontaneous ones where the user swears nothing happened prior to the crack
What i surmise happens is, since the lens is tempered glass, its strong but if damaged will remain damaged without showing it. So if it gets impacted you check, hmm, nothing you forget about it. But the lens is compromised now and over time will give way sometime in the future and appear spontaneous
i hope it doesn't happen to me. i don't have time to deal with that bull****, especially if it isn't covered under warranty.
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Isn't covered by warranty and the worst time to have it crack is within six months from launch. Service centres charge a lot that is if they even have the components to fix. One v20 user i know ordered the parts of aliexpress couple of months after. he did have a habit of dropping the phone though. he figured in the end what happened was it fell between the bed and night table and must have got knocked somehow
My 1-month old LG V30 phone is having the same Camera Lens crack issue.
I think this is a design flaw, we should start a class action law suit
pc98 said:
My 1-month old LG V30 phone is having the same Camera Lens crack issue.
I think this is a design flaw, we should start a class action law suit
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i think that you might be going too far.
but, first of all it is NOT the lens that cracks, but the camera glass COVER ...
i came here because i was courious how the lens cracks having OIS.
the replacement glass is very cheap and not that hard to install
it can even crack because of differences in temperature, or bending in pocket and applying pressure on the edge of the glass cover. there are SO many reasons which could cause this BESIDE dropping the entire phone.
it could crack if you use it without case and putting it on a table because the camera is above the back cover.
literally it cannot break if you put your phone on a stand and leave it there, watching it and waiting for the camea glass cover to break and that's why my money are on bending in your pocket
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...They are so small that is almost impossible to see them but if I crank the brightness up to 100% I see small green dots(they must be stuck). Also I get a weird behavior when trying to put the blue stock wallpaper i get a pink bright spot next to the apps button. Will update with pictures. There a lot more but right now the other camera I have is my wife iPhone 6s. Dang LG! I love this phone, its everything I've ever wanted but your QC is BS. My warranty is out so am stock with this for 6 more months before the jump thing with Tmo.
Check first before buying this device
I had it too and returned it
mr turtle droid said:
I had it too and returned it
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But my warranty is out(English is not my primary language)... Apart from the obvious light bleed issues the dead pixels are driving me crazy, I counted more than 12...
You should have exchanged it when you first bought it. LG should warranty replace this so I don't see why you say it's out.
Made me look.......was worried for a few minutes. Get TMO or LG to replace. I've seen posts where LG is trying to do well for unusual quality issues.
jbraft said:
Made me look.......was worried for a few minutes. Get TMO or LG to replace. I've seen posts where LG is trying to do well for unusual quality issues.
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Talk to Tmo people they are going to replace it, I don't want an RMA though...I've had others LG phones in the past and those came with dead pixels too(verizon's spectrum 2, G2, Optimus 2X)...Its a quality control issue...wont recomend to anyone...also you wont see it unless the brightness its all the way to 100% and you need to look very very close to the screen, a magnifier should help too.
Did that. That many phones of yours had issues? You must have insulted the great pixel peeper fairy.... Hope you your replacement is good.
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You must have insulted the great pixel peeper fairy....
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I think that theory is spot on!
jbraft said:
Made me look.......was worried for a few minutes. Get TMO or LG to replace. I've seen posts where LG is trying to do well for unusual quality issues.
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T-Mo sent me a new device, this one have dead pixels too...guys, check your devices with the brightness at 100% in a dark room and if you can use a magnifying glass because i think its a model issue...will try to update with pictures
I ended up talking to a phone tester that works for LG here in San Diego. She's from South Korea, she deals directly with corporate in Seoul and translates for them. I told her my V10 is a glitchy freakhouse and that it was all her fault.
She said they know that a certain percentage of the phones are defective with overheating, GPS failure and other issues. She didnt tell me what percentage though so not sure how wide reaching this is. I realize that missing fact makes this a little less valuable info but I thought it was interesting enough to share.
No product is perfect. I've dodge most of the issues I see here in the forum, only heating issue I had was trying the set up a email with Exchange server.
Like you said a number would be interesting. Did she indicate it was a hardware or software issue?
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Like you said a number would be interesting. Did she indicate it was a hardware or software issue?
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Don't even fall for that crap.
I am with my third V10, all of them with dead píxels and screen issues...LG quality control is a joke.
jbraft said:
No product is perfect. I've dodge most of the issues I see here in the forum, only heating issue I had was trying the set up a email with Exchange server.
Like you said a number would be interesting. Did she indicate it was a hardware or software issue?
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She didnt and wouldnt know and I'll tell you why. She explained their process. The testers just sit in an office and play with the phones, they dont use them in their daily lives. Then they send all issues to LG R&D who are supposed to diagnose and fix the issues.
Maybe they have other people doing more in-depth desting, I dont know but she is a contract employee of LG.
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Don't even fall for that crap.
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I'm not sure what your intention is here but if we dont bring things like this to light then we're not doing anything to help all the people who are getting bad GPS, dead pixels, etc. that is screwing up their daily lives and causing a ton of hassle. I'm not an activist but I'm also not going to completely ignore it when this phone got me all excited, cost me $700 and then turned out to screw up my week and waste a bunch of my time.
arman3986 said:
I am with my third V10, all of them with dead píxels and screen issues...LG quality control is a joke.
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Yup, I agree. I'm going to return the one I have today or tomorrow. I want this phone to work so bad. I might try a new one, one more time.
Yea, not sure if its true but I have read in many forums how phones don't work properly out of the box and most were fixed by doing a reset on the phone. The first V10 I had was great except for WiFi. I get over 100 Mbps at home and every device gets the same speed. However, the V10 was reaching 10 Mbps...after the reset it worked great and speed was up. I did end up exchanging for a new one (just to make sure I had a good phone, why I got to do a reset to fix a new phone) and the new V10 is great, out of the box. I get GPS lock quick, great WiFi and no lag.
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She didnt and wouldnt know and I'll tell you why. She explained their process. The testers just sit in an office and play with the phones, they dont use them in their daily lives. Then they send all issues to LG R&D who are supposed to diagnose and fix the issues.
Maybe they have other people doing more in-depth desting, I dont know but she is a contract employee of LG.
I'm not sure what your intention is here but if we dont bring things like this to light then we're not doing anything to help all the people who are getting bad GPS, dead pixels, etc. that is screwing up their daily lives and causing a ton of hassle. I'm not an activist but I'm also not going to completely ignore it when this phone got me all excited, cost me $700 and then turned out to screw up my week and waste a bunch of my time.
Yup, I agree. I'm going to return the one I have today or tomorrow. I want this phone to work so bad. I might try a new one, one more time.
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Since english is not my primary language I will do an extraordinary effort to do this...I've passed for 4 V10's already. I was waiting by 9.00am October the 30th to get this wonderful device LG announced that hit every single check mark that I always wanted in a smartphone. My first impressions should've sufficed cause the first one they brought was scratched out of the box, yes, the metal bands were scratched, so obviously I asked for another and that one was ok at least on he outside.
After less than a month I started to notice some weird behavior when displaying some content with the brightness maxed to 100%...dead pixels everywhere( I made a post). I exchanged that unit to and to make the story short I am with my 4th V10(counting the scratched one) and this one has "only" one dead pixel(or an array cause I don't think we can spot one pixel on this devices with our bare eyes) with no other issues so am keeping it fighting my OCD every time I think about it. I don't want to call T-Mo again and put another exchange request cause I know it will come with dead pixels and/or other more problematic issues.
LG quality control is a joke, at this price point dead pixels policy should be 0.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v10/help/how-lg-t3264290/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v10/help/dead-pixels-everywhere-t3263826
i have a lot of dead pixels and experiencing image retention issues. can someone help me? i dont know what to do.
Same here.
I have around 8 dead pixels on my phone, and my phone has guaranty but after contacting with guaranty they said only can repair and replace my phone lcd with another one.
SHAME ON YOU LG ???
I only see people complaining about phones bought from USA operators/stores, none bought on Amazon or other countries, I wonder
I bought my v10 on launch from vzw. No issues since day 1. Everything is spot on including the fingerprint sensor.
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in99flames said:
I bought my v10 on launch from vzw. No issues since day 1. Everything is spot on including the fingerprint sensor.
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I suspect most of the "complaints" are propaganda from the competition
For complaints. Try a different brand if your not happy with LG. Make both you and LG happy, and move on.
I have had my V10 since December (from T-Mobile). Initially no problems to report, but the image retention issue has become progressively worse (as I type this, the image of this site is being temporarily "burned in"), and the GPS has only recently been failing to connect for navigation. my father also got a V10 the same day, but does not report these issues. User activity may be leading to a faster declining lifespan of phone, but both phones have had a drastic increase in overheating since receiving the Marshmallow update, which may be playing a role in the even greater descent into decomposition.
I've been a big fan of LG phones for years, but the V10 may not be able to keep up with the demand (I'm 19, so like most millennials, I use my phone constantly-possibly why I have this issue)
So my LG V10 has been perfect from day one. Now lets assume that every post on this thread is factual.
Then all we can do is say sorry it was you that got the bad phone, if you add all the posts here it's still less the half a percent bad phones, that's a pretty good number.
I busted my T-Mobile LG G5's screen and it lasted a while, but then water damage seeped in and ruined it.
I was experiencing GPS lock issues like so many others from the get-go as well.
I found a lot to like about this phone but before getting a replacement (I'd get the H860 unlocked), can anyone suggest a viable alternative that I can get now or can get with a little waiting?
(Really down on Samsung; bought a Note7 in Singapore a few days ago and now, back in the US, am deeply regretting it as the device lagged badly, even after factory reset, and continued crashing until it just wouldn't fully boot up anymore).
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I busted my T-Mobile LG G5's screen and it lasted a while, but then water damage seeped in and ruined it.
I was experiencing GPS lock issues like so many others from the get-go as well.
I found a lot to like about this phone but before getting a replacement (I'd get the H860 unlocked), can anyone suggest a viable alternative that I can get now or can get with a little waiting?
(Really down on Samsung; bought a Note7 in Singapore a few days ago and now, back in the US, am deeply regretting it as the device lagged badly, even after factory reset, and continued crashing until it just wouldn't fully boot up anymore).
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Wait for new Pixel phones? Or LG (again) V20? Or S7 edge.... Or iphone 7[emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] ?
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I would also agree with pixel or v20 but if you don't want to spend too much money get the OnePlus 3
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I would also agree with pixel or v20 but if you don't want to spend too much money get the OnePlus 3
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Pixel is probably out of the question because it fails my requirements, specifically:
- Must take an SD card of some kind.
- Must have a swap-able battery.
- Waterproof (important but optional)
The VC20 seems nice, but doesn't really give me anything the G5 doesn't, a phone I liked a lot apart from GPS lock issues. Processor isn't faster, etc.
Nothing good on the horizon.
Fortunately, my Galaxy S5 still works and that meets all of my requirements. I guess I'll be hanging onto it a bit longer.
I get it; time moves forward and people adopt new devices. But some of us hang on as long as we can, or "inherit" old great devices for a variety of reasons.
Is there nobody left here to help z3V owners? Just say as much if that's the case. Hell, even be humane about it and shut down the section. Zero hope is a reality that forces people to move on, while wondering just plagues them with indecision that becomes a frustrating waste of time.
The reality of this forum and what it offers me as a consumer is that I simply don't purchase a phone if there's no support here. That's how grand and extensive the XDA community is.
If there's simply no more support for the z3V on XDA, then future problems with them render them obsolete. There's simply nowhere else on Earth to go for such information.
"Knowledge is power."
"With great power comes great responsibility."
AddictedToGlass said:
I get it; time moves forward and people adopt new devices. But some of us hang on as long as we can, or "inherit" old great devices for a variety of reasons.
Is there nobody left here to help z3V owners? Just say as much if that's the case. Hell, even be humane about it and shut down the section. Zero hope is a reality that forces people to move on, while wondering just plagues them with indecision that becomes a frustrating waste of time.
The reality of this forum and what it offers me as a consumer is that I simply don't purchase a phone if there's no support here. That's how grand and extensive the XDA community is.
If there's simply no more support for the z3V on XDA, then future problems with them render them obsolete. There's simply nowhere else on Earth to go for such information.
"Knowledge is power."
"With great power comes great responsibility."
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When my Z3v screen went shot... I tried an LG G6? Whatever the current one is. Took it back a week later and bought an unopened Z3v off of Ebay. Nothing has what this phone has from Verizon. Stereo front facing sound. Camera button. IP68 water resistance. Expansion memory slot. If another phone ever had all that... I'd upgrade. Until then I will happily keep my Z3v.
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When my Z3v screen went shot... I tried an LG G6? Whatever the current one is. Took it back a week later and bought an unopened Z3v off of Ebay. Nothing has what this phone has from Verizon. Stereo front facing sound. Camera button. IP68 water resistance. Expansion memory slot. If another phone ever had all that... I'd upgrade. Until then I will happily keep my Z3v.
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I think the Moto X Pure checks most of those boxes. I still like the Z3V, but since the usb charge port "flap" is failing again, I'm thinking of switching back to my old Moto X 2014. There are not a lot of compelling upgrades out there, I tend to agree. Front facing stereo is a big plus for me, and most of the nice new phones have speakers near the usb charge port...not great.
Still using this and my pixel as o e of my daily devices
I use the z3v exclusively since i got it in 2014. It has enough features for me. Camera is good, the music player is great , i have 128gig card with 32gig internal , So enough storage for anything i ever do. I have rooted it, modified system to dark instead of white, so it doesnt hurt my eyes. Added viper ,dolby, and a few other mods and its been a great phone for me . If it breaks , i will replace it with another z3v off the net .
I still have the Z3v and occasionally use it for light duty work, but a couple months ago I moved on finally to the Note 8. It was literally falling apart with the battery expanding...I had to constantly Force the back glass panel back inside the frame. But I had the phone for 3 full years and never once had to do a factory reset... it never once even lagged.
The Z3v was the best phone that nobody knew about. If i could get another Sony on Verizon I would. But that's just not the case.
Sony z3v Haven
First of all, this phone is stable. The only problems I've ever had with this phone is when I was attempting to Root or upgrade to 5.1.1. I've used this phone rooted & exclusively since 2015 and have yet to find a replacement phone. I am on my 3rd z3v. I have a tendency to drop my phones and I don't like to use cases.
Most the time I have run this phone on T-Mobile from California to Florida & International networks in Mexico, Turkey, & Eastern Europe --it works perfect and once I activated it on the Verizon network and I fell in love :victory: with it all over again; it's like the phone became AliVE again! It's blazing fast on Verizon however Verizon is too expensive and their lack of affordable international options pushed me back to T-Mobile.
REASONS I LOVE THIS PHONE
High Quality Craftsmanship(aluminum&glass)
Dedicated Camera Button
IPX8 Water Resistant
Front Facing Stereo Speakers
QI Wireless Charging (which I almost always use as to avoid opening the flap & for convenience)
SD memory card slot
Beautiful full HD screen (which I never appreciated until forced to use an Apple 6s for my work)
Quality HD Music Player
Superior Auto 20+ MP Camera pictures & 4K Video (the Timeshift Video-High Frame Rate-is stunning!)
ONLY REASONS I AM LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT
VoLTE (I want access to T-Mobile's voice over LTE because it only works with Verizon)
Access to more of T-Mobile's 4G network. (Newer faster radios bands for T-Mobile and other companies)
Dual SIM phone.
If I cannot find another phone with these options I will be buying my 4th z3v. The Verizon representative tried to push their latest Motorola on me but I hated the feel. It felt cheap.
AddictedToGlass said:
I get it; time moves forward and people adopt new devices. But some of us hang on as long as we can, or "inherit" old great devices for a variety of reasons.
Is there nobody left here to help z3V owners? Just say as much if that's the case. Hell, even be humane about it and shut down the section. Zero hope is a reality that forces people to move on, while wondering just plagues them with indecision that becomes a frustrating waste of time.
The reality of this forum and what it offers me as a consumer is that I simply don't purchase a phone if there's no support here. That's how grand and extensive the XDA community is.
If there's simply no more support for the z3V on XDA, then future problems with them render them obsolete. There's simply nowhere else on Earth to go for such information.
"Knowledge is power."
"With great power comes great responsibility."
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I've seen support on other sites. It caused me to hard brick my phone. haha
The real issue is that there are posts for the Z3 as well as Custom Roms for it. Sometimes they apply to the Z3V, but nobody comes flat out and says it. I for one am not willing to brick another phone just to perform a test. Of course, I don't think that is possible because the replacement phone I received has a locked bootloader... my old one definitely unlocked. I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to though.
I'm having the dreaded touch lag issue on my poco device.
I've sent it back for repair or refund but they refuse to do anything since the touch tests pass.
I tried explaining them my previous 3 years old device is fine and that the poco which is much newer and faster should do this and they don't listen to me, they say that the device is working like the manufacturer intended for it to work.
So, can anyone record a video?
It should only take 2-3 minutes to record and upload. Do it in 480p it doesn't matter as long as it shows the issue.
There are 2 ways to do it, the correct way, and the fast way, I'll write both.
1) Go to about phone, kernel version, tap a few times then CIT testing app will open. (if it doesn't open try again)
Then go to the top right and press the three dot menu, then additional tools, then touch sensor.
Then tap really fast on the edges of the display. If your device is working as intended the touches should all be registered.
2) Download realdrum, and tap really fast on the below drums on the edge of the display, If your device is working as intended the drums should register all the inputs without missing.
Again it's urgent, so I could use all the help I can.
Thank you.
Did you tried your device without a case? I read about cases doing this issued.
darkgizmo said:
Did you tried your device without a case? I read about cases doing this issued.
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Yes I have.
No change.
Is your device working correctly?
Could you upload a video?
Here's an example video of what the problem looks like.
Ignore that the language is not english, the video was recorded for the shop to see.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Alh2bAGk6Iy4hQ5-Dc6Tu3UgRQzi
I feel for you. All the 7 pocophone I have tried have this annoying issue. I've complained and asked people about it, and who claims that theirs is working fine is either using Swiftkeyboard (which isn't as fast as Gboard), or simply doesn't know how to test this properly. Maybe they just don't notice it at all, but I doubt there's a single pocophone without this bug, and this is what made me give up on the phone.
v.redd.it/z0ph2ff4eys11
Here's what you probably need.
rylark said:
I feel for you. All the 7 pocophone I have tried have this annoying issue. I've complained and asked people about it, and who claims that theirs is working fine is either using Swiftkeyboard (which isn't as fast as Gboard), or simply doesn't know how to test this properly. Maybe they just don't notice it at all, but I doubt there's a single pocophone without this bug, and this is what made me give up on the phone.
v.redd.it/z0ph2ff4eys11
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Jesus christ 7 pocophones?
Wow.
God damn it Xiaomi, how can they release a faulty device and take no responsibility for it?
Samsung went ahead and recalled all the Note 7s that had the battery issue, a much more expensive and higher selling device.
nfsmw_gr said:
Jesus christ 7 pocophones?
Wow.
God damn it Xiaomi, how can they release a faulty device and take no responsibility for it?
Samsung went ahead and recalled all the Note 7s that had the battery issue, a much more expensive and higher selling device.
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2 returned from a retail store, 2 from amazon, 1 that I tried from a store and 2 more from friends of mine. It's absurd how bad their quality control is. They claim that it's software, just like they claimed the screen bleeding was part of the phone. They're a ****ing joke.
Do you have a screen protector on , or to be more specific, a tempered glass one with the black band? If so this is your issue because the black band is slight raising the contact. Have you tried pressing the device harder to see it it registers?
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Do you have a screen protector on , or to be more specific, a tempered glass one with the black band? If so this is your issue because the black band is slight raising the contact. Have you tried pressing the device harder to see it it registers?
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No screen protector, pressing harder doesn't affected the usage.
Most of the units if not all have this problem, I canceled my order for this phone recently and I'm glad that I did. Xiaomi had to save on something and they did, sadly on the screen. Screens from tianma are known for their not very good quality ( rumors say that they catch afterimages after time ) and it feels bad that it turned out that this phone is a big no no. Screen is a numero uno thing when it comes to a phone, damn u look and type on it so despite the great specification this phone is a crap. People all over miui forum write threads that their pocophones have input lag and ghost touches. Xiaomi knows about it and since a month clam that they gonna fix it via ota updates. Let me tell you something they won't. It's not possible to fix it because it's a faulty digitizer that causes the problem which is obviously a part of the hardware. That's what happens when you try to rock the world with the best spec budget smartphone and u cut costs in the lcd panel area. With all that being said, don't fall for this phone. If you look for the good phone for 300 bucks then better option imo is for example Lg g6. Don't get fooled and stay open minded guys, peace.
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Most of the units if not all have this problem, I canceled my order for this phone recently and I'm glad that I did. Xiaomi had to save on something and they did, sadly on the screen. Screens from tianma are known for their not very good quality ( rumors say that they catch afterimages after time ) and it feels bad that it turned out that this phone is a big no no. Screen is a numero uno thing when it comes to a phone, damn u look and type on it so despite the great specification this phone is a crap. People all over miui forum write threads that their pocophones have input lag and ghost touches. Xiaomi knows about it and since a month clam that they gonna fix it via ota updates. Tell me tell you something they won't. It's not possible to fix it because it's a faulty digitizer that causes the problem which is obviously a part of the hardware. That's what happens when you try to rock the world with the best spec budget smartphone and u cut costs in the lcd panel area. With all that being said, don't fall for this phone. If you look for the good phone for 300 bucks then better option imo is for example Lg g6. Don't get fooled and stay open minded guys, peace.
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I completely and totally 100% agree with you.
Just waiting right now to get my refund.
I'll most likely get the OP6/T.
I dont have this issue. - using MIUI10 8.10.11
nfsmw_gr said:
I completely and totally 100% agree with you.
Just waiting right now to get my refund.
I'll most likely get the OP6/T.
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Good decision, refund this crappy phone and get something better. When it comes to me xiaomi just lost a supporter and follower, once Hugo Barra left xiaomi everything started to fall apart ( mi mix 2/2s are not as revolutionary as the first mi mix was or the mi 8 which is nothing else than a iphone x copy ). It's always good to wait and see the very first 3 months after a phone release, usually after this time most of the fails/cons come out. Have a good day anyways
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Most of the units if not all have this problem, I canceled my order for this phone recently and I'm glad that I did. Xiaomi had to save on something and they did, sadly on the screen. Screens from tianma are known for their not very good quality ( rumors say that they catch afterimages after time ) and it feels bad that it turned out that this phone is a big no no. Screen is a numero uno thing when it comes to a phone, damn u look and type on it so despite the great specification this phone is a crap. People all over miui forum write threads that their pocophones have input lag and ghost touches. Xiaomi knows about it and since a month clam that they gonna fix it via ota updates. Let me tell you something they won't. It's not possible to fix it because it's a faulty digitizer that causes the problem which is obviously a part of the hardware. That's what happens when you try to rock the world with the best spec budget smartphone and u cut costs in the lcd panel area. With all that being said, don't fall for this phone. If you look for the good phone for 300 bucks then better option imo is for example Lg g6. Don't get fooled and stay open minded guys, peace.
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Just tried using CIT as well as really drums. Problem has been solved in latest beta 8.10.18
U can try and confirm. Scrolling on the edges is also smooth now and even keyboard is working fine.
exdeee said:
Good decision, refund this crappy phone and get something better. When it comes to me xiaomi just lost a supporter and follower, once Hugo Barra left xiaomi everything started to fall apart ( mi mix 2/2s are not as revolutionary as the first mi mix was or the mi 8 which is nothing else than a iphone x copy ). It's always good to wait and see the very first 3 months after a phone release, usually after this time most of the fails/cons come out. Have a good day anyways
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Again you are right.
I became impatient with my old phone and that got the better of me.
Will keep those words at mind next time.
Have a good day as well pal.
sanjay0501 said:
Just tried using CIT as well as really drums. Problem has been solved in latest beta 8.10.18
U can try and confirm. Scrolling on the edges is also smooth now and even keyboard is working fine.
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Well, it doesn't change the fact that lcd panels in pocophones are poor quality. I don't really believe that they managed to fix it via updates, only time will tell after let's say a month if the problem is fixed. I don't think that it will, it's better to send the phone back, get ur money and wait. There are way better options for example the aforementioned one plus 6.
Working fine for me
For me it is working fine. I can't see the blue line which show the position but the touch is working fine even when I tap it fast. The touch is always registered without the blue lines. You can always see a red dot where you touched.
exdeee said:
Well, it doesn't change the fact that lcd panels in pocophones are poor quality. I don't really believe that they managed to fix it via updates, only time will tell after let's say a month if the problem is fixed. I don't think that it will, it's better to send the phone back, get ur money and wait. There are way better options for example the aforementioned one plus 6.
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If u own the phone try stable 9.6.25 ( I haven't tried) or beta 8.10.18 ( I have tried with all types of tests) and then comment
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If u own the phone try stable 9.6.25 ( I haven't tried) or beta 8.10.18 ( I have tried with all types of tests) and then comment
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And you try to understand smart boy that input lag is related to a hardware problem not a software problem, go and check by the way miui forums. There are plenty of people commenting that 9.6.25 didn't fix a thing.
exdeee said:
Well, it doesn't change the fact that lcd panels in pocophones are poor quality. I don't really believe that they managed to fix it via updates, only time will tell after let's say a month if the problem is fixed. I don't think that it will, it's better to send the phone back, get ur money and wait. There are way better options for example the aforementioned one plus 6.
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Fyi op6 screen has high latency as well