Hello all,
I was using stratos 2 for 21 months, I realy liked the watch. Sometimes notifications didn't work, but it was allways a way to solve it. After the time my HR sensor stopped working. I sent it to service, they replied that in fact it's working, but they didn't do anything. After 2 months I get it back, and sensor was working for 2 days, and stopped working again. I am fighting to get money back, beacuse I have seen here and in many other places that there was a problem with tightness and even with regular usage moisture got inside and caused a few kinds of hardware issues.
No my 3 questions:
- Do you know if there are still problems with construction in the way that moisture getting inside is possible? Anyone had such a case, or no cases after over 1 year using?
- I've seen that there is a lot of topics about software problems (i've read all of them ). Can anybody confirms, or suggests, that updates are going in good way, and thery are fixing problems?
- Are the problems with app/connection/software common for all users, or only for random number?
I am wondering if it is worth waiting and hoping, stratos 3 is water tight and will work as good as stratos 2 especially for the 1st year, or should I look for other brand.
Thanks in advance for the help!!!
Maciek
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Hey guys, a friend of mine is selling his 8 month old S2, and he is willing to give it to me for a good price, I was thinking it would be worth the upgrade (using a i9003 now) and a brand new galaxy nexus is just too expensive (so are the other 720p screen resolution monsters ) since the s2 is still a formidable force and has loads of dev support it seems like a good idea, so this is what I wanted to know.
He is selling it because he gets poor battery life, I feel he has not optimized it right, and in right hands will do well, what is the average you guys get? I'm happy with a day (That's what I get currently on my current phone)
The phone has suffered a strong fall once on a tiled surface, this was more than 6 months ago but the only damage was a cracked screen, the touch response is perfectly fine, there's only a crack on the screen. He will fix it and sell it.
What else should I look out for? He is giving me the phone for a day to check out and use, so I wanna know what all should I check thoroughly, so that I don't buy a lemon , like issues facing the I9100, the screen discoloration, wifi strength, gps,overheating or any other issues I should know about and can be detected. (I got burned once buying a used xperia x10 which used to overheat and restart all the time! was barely even usable!) also any issues facing the early batches, any diagnostics that should be run etc...
Just asking because I'm curious and want to make an informed decision. don't wanna end up with a dud!
Thanks in advance!
Make sure it boots up and and it can take your sim card as it could be network locked , if this be the case unlock apps are on market and within this forum..
Check battery chack phone charges ok. Like anything have a play before you take up their offer..
Check whether the following:
1.Simcard slot
2.Memory card slot
3.all physical buttons
look out for:
1.scratch in camera lens.
2.condition of usb port and headphone jack.
you can leave out the software as it will be ok with a new flash, anyway check the working of all sensors by using some apps from market.
Nyssa1104 said:
Make sure it boots up and and it can take your sim card as it could be network locked , if this be the case unlock apps are on market and within this forum..
Check battery chack phone charges ok. Like anything have a play before you take up their offer..
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bala_gamer said:
Check whether the following:
1.Simcard slot
2.Memory card slot
3.all physical buttons
look out for:
1.scratch in camera lens.
2.condition of usb port and headphone jack.
you can leave out the software as it will be ok with a new flash, anyway check the working of all sensors by using some apps from market.
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Regarding network lock it is not locked because I'm in india and the phone is from the UK and he has been using it perfectly. One question, how many water indicators are there? just in case I need to check? The usb port doesn't have a cover so it remains open so that's a concern.
@bala_gamer I see you had the same phone as I do now, and I'm contemplating a similar move!
any stress test apps I can run to see if all is ok under pressure?
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If it is really a friend, why I are you scared of getting a lemon? Or is it just some guy you know, who is not really a friend?
Real friends don't sell you crap I would imagine?
*#0*# Takes you to LCD test mode. Should be able to see if screen has dead pixels and such.
It feels like no one has really answered your question so far!
I'll give it a shot.
Battery life - you're right, optimally configured SGS2s go a long way - mine will last through a day with 50-60% left over with 2 email accounts syncing (nothing else though, no Facebook, Twitter etc)
The battery life is absolutely not a problem if it's a day you're aiming for.
Problems:
Most if not all cameras have a pink spot in the centre - I don't mind it, but you can see it.
Yellowish left side of display - I have this, it's quite distracting sometimes. However, this was fixed up by the latest kernels, which balance it out a bit better. Mine is also a phone from the UK from 8 months ago, so its safe to assume this will be a problem as well, given the frequency of the problem. Not really an issue for me though with later kernels.
CM9 - ICS will be late to the party on the SGS2 because of closed source drivers - if that's a problem, get a different phone because thats unlikely to change anytime soon!
There aren't really any other problems which I can think of - its a thoroughly good phone!
Remoteconcern said:
It feels like no one has really answered your question so far!
I'll give it a shot.
Battery life - you're right, optimally configured SGS2s go a long way - mine will last through a day with 50-60% left over with 2 email accounts syncing (nothing else though, no Facebook, Twitter etc)
The battery life is absolutely not a problem if it's a day you're aiming for.
Problems:
Most if not all cameras have a pink spot in the centre - I don't mind it, but you can see it.
Yellowish left side of display - I have this, it's quite distracting sometimes. However, this was fixed up by the latest kernels, which balance it out a bit better. Mine is also a phone from the UK from 8 months ago, so its safe to assume this will be a problem as well, given the frequency of the problem. Not really an issue for me though with later kernels.
CM9 - ICS will be late to the party on the SGS2 because of closed source drivers - if that's a problem, get a different phone because thats unlikely to change anytime soon!
There aren't really any other problems which I can think of - its a thoroughly good phone!
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Thanks man appreciate it, been reading up on the threads here and saw the major things afflicting it are the banding issue, the pink spot, the display faults... anything else?oh and what is the approx cost of replacing the cracked screen? Anyone from india can let me know?
Bump! Guys anyone knows how much a screen replacement is? Anyone from India perhaps?
Oh and guys the camera glass cover has some tiny scratches around it, nothing major but it does have a few, not too deep, but visible, will this have an effect on the quality? Because I couldn't notice anything in the pictures taken, but would like it to be at its best!
Hope most of you are aware of the problem, yes the ghost touches and partial touchscreen dead(1 cm above the touch buttons mostly in my case)
this is so annoying it happens mostly wen i am in urgent need...i have read many threads but nothing seemed to be working
i am using the sprint cdma version which i got shipped from the USA to INDIA and as there is n sprint store i have to deal with this problem on my own..
i love this phone and don't wanna lose it...neither do i want to spend much
as what i have realised this is not a hardware issue.... i am having hboot 1.5
s-off and locked..every thing stock
i have tried touchscreen booster also but nothing worked....
never dropped the phone and treat it like my baby...
plz someone help me...)
regards JOBAN
i hope this gets fixed as well. i was fortunate enough to have the ghost touches once out of my 9 or 10 months of having this phone
I wonder if it is really a hardware issue because when I used some of the ICS roms it never happens.... I only notice the touch issues when I use a stock based rom.
Mine doesn't happen too often but when it does its really annoying. I've tried to take it into sprint and have them fix the screen but the screen didn't act up when I took it in.... So the sprint techs wouldn't fix anything....
yesterday i did the line draw test when the screen was giving me problem...by *#*#3424#*#*
method... and the lower part of the screen acted weird... but in d morning the screen was okay and no issues were reported not even with the line draw test...
but i know the problem will come back...
and thnx for the reply guys..)
still fix needed... idk y there is no fix for the issue when so many people are facing the problem... maybe because almost ol of them have a nearby sprint store... i don't have one coz i am in INDIA.... so help me..)
???
no help..
dj_joban said:
yesterday i did the line draw test when the screen was giving me problem...by *#*#3424#*#*
method... and the lower part of the screen acted weird... but in d morning the screen was okay and no issues were reported not even with the line draw test...
but i know the problem will come back...
and thnx for the reply guys..)
still fix needed... idk y there is no fix for the issue when so many people are facing the problem... maybe because almost ol of them have a nearby sprint store... i don't have one coz i am in INDIA.... so help me..)
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Maybe your best bet is to either return it to where you bought it or send it in to HTC for repair... Although I can see its a bit tough shipping thins from India.
My friend had this same issue with his EVO 3D. He had to take it in to Sprint and they replaced the digitizer/lcd and bezel from another phone that was just returned. I guess if you are in India, you could look online to see how much one would cost to get shipped in.
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same problem, i too from india. i also got an spare touchscreen, but from fews day problem has not arisen.
btw, my friend just open my phone for changing touch screen, but was unable to change it, but what he has done is tighten the touch screen cable.
now i am not facing any issue. though its just an week. i am testing it.
tnx fo reply
Yea shipping is a major issue here in India... And HTC don't just replace the digitizer,the whole assembly costs 170 $ (converted from Indian rupees around 8000) ...so if nothing woods ill buy a digitizer from eBay.....
And tightened cable sounds good... But let's see if that works..
Maybe the problem is you and not your phone Cheerz!
hello joban,
I got your pm i thought it would be better to post here,
I was getting this ghost problem very frequently. It was like in every 15 to 30 minutes. I tried various roms but moreover it was more in sense.
I was very annoyed as i also have a small white spot.
so, i thought digitizer is an issue. I order one digiter from ebay. its took around 2 months to reach india. I was having a spare fascinate so i kept evo 3d aside till that time.
as i got my digitizer,
i gone to my friend, he is having a mobile shop, i told him that there is some touch problem so i need to change the digitizer. so, he opened my phone,then he disconnect all the cables (Which are very delicate tell him that that connecter will unlock from white side not from the brown side. as the connecter are of two colors brown from the back side and white from the front side.)
after that motherboard got separated. Lower part he said that it is very delicate as its will be difficult to assemble it back. He referred me to some other dude who can do that. he repair phones but basic phones & chinese phones.
he asked me the exact issue, i told me phone behaves weirdly. He said this problem is not with the touchscreen. something else is the problem.
he told me as if touchscreen problem arise it will not work or a specific part will not work.
now. he connected my motherboard back. tighten it. and told me to check.
LOL as this problem is not frequently.
I told him i will test it and let you know. He suggested as if in case problem arises again, he will just hot air the touch screen connecter area and nearby component.
(mann mein toh doubt rehta hi hai yaar , abhi bhi saala tension hai soch raha hu fatafat nikal dallu )
but believe me its been more then a week. I have not faced this issue yet. I am on viper rom, stock kernel. also uncheck on off crt animation as i have seen its having bit problem with sense. and sometimes it act weirdly due to which touch doesnt response, you need to lock and unlock again.
LOL my spare touchscreen is eating dust now.
have you tried calibrating it with the htccalibrate app?
stevestone said:
hello joban,
I got your pm i thought it would be better to post here,
I was getting this ghost problem very frequently. It was like in every 15 to 30 minutes. I tried various roms but moreover it was more in sense.
I was very annoyed as i also have a small white spot.
so, i thought digitizer is an issue. I order one digiter from ebay. its took around 2 months to reach india. I was having a spare fascinate so i kept evo 3d aside till that time.
as i got my digitizer,
i gone to my friend, he is having a mobile shop, i told him that there is some touch problem so i need to change the digitizer. so, he opened my phone,then he disconnect all the cables (Which are very delicate tell him that that connecter will unlock from white side not from the brown side. as the connecter are of two colors brown from the back side and white from the front side.)
after that motherboard got separated. Lower part he said that it is very delicate as its will be difficult to assemble it back. He referred me to some other dude who can do that. he repair phones but basic phones & chinese phones.
he asked me the exact issue, i told me phone behaves weirdly. He said this problem is not with the touchscreen. something else is the problem.
he told me as if touchscreen problem arise it will not work or a specific part will not work.
now. he connected my motherboard back. tighten it. and told me to check.
LOL as this problem is not frequently.
I told him i will test it and let you know. He suggested as if in case problem arises again, he will just hot air the touch screen connecter area and nearby component.
(mann mein toh doubt rehta hi hai yaar , abhi bhi saala tension hai soch raha hu fatafat nikal dallu )
but believe me its been more then a week. I have not faced this issue yet. I am on viper rom, stock kernel. also uncheck on off crt animation as i have seen its having bit problem with sense. and sometimes it act weirdly due to which touch doesnt response, you need to lock and unlock again.
LOL my spare touchscreen is eating dust now.
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Hi,
Could you please help me with any mobile repairers in Mumbai/Pune who can fix broken touchscreens? My Einstien brain managed to cut the flex cable to touchscreen and its now not responding at all. I'm using Tinji i9300 mt6577 chinese phone. Reuqest your help plz. Thanks.
Since yesterday my le max 2 has stopped vibrating. I have no idea why it happened, because I didn't do anything (like letting it fall or spill water on it) to make it happen. Has anyone faced it before and know if is there a way to make it back (without opening it or such kind of thing)?
maylton said:
Since yesterday my le max 2 has stopped vibrating. I have no idea why it happened, because I didn't do anything (like letting it fall or spill water on it) to make it happen. Has anyone faced it before and know if is there a way to make it back (without opening it or such kind of thing)?
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You can backup your current system and data with twrp and try clean install of current rom and eventually some other. If this will not help maybe some hardware problems occured.
Thanks for the answer. I tried three different ROMs including the stock one, no success. I believe it's hardware too, because it doesn't vibrate on recovery or on reboot.
Looks like your vibrator died or got disconnected - in the latter case you could try reconnecting it.
I don't know if I could. I'm afraid of breaking the screen. I don't know if it's worth a try.
I am living with a partly working LED notification light for about 9 months. I think it's not worth to try to open it. The glue around the screen is playing a huge role in strength upon bending and twisting. If it's really something major like fingerprint or volume/power buttons, speaker, etc, it might make a sense to tinker with it, otherwise better live with it. The hardware failures (except fingerprint on X829) are very seldom on this model, so you are a bit unlucky unfortunately.
maylton said:
Thanks for the answer. I tried three different ROMs including the stock one, no success. I believe it's hardware too, because it doesn't vibrate on recovery or on reboot.
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Same here.
But I have got used to it.
Hello guys,
My HR Stratos 2.3.10.5 sensor is overheating right after turning on the watch. I had already noticed that I could not measure the pulse rate and a few days later I began to feel a slight burning in the skin, when taking the watch I see that the problem is the sensor.
Visually everything is ok and if you turn off the clock it cools again.
Has it happened to anyone or do you know how to solve it ?
Thanks in advance.
I am having the same issue, even got my skin burnt by the sensor. Have you fixed your watch?
The first time I was sleeping and I thought it was pulling my hairs from my wrist and took it off, but today after cycling it started to hurt again and when I saw the sensor was extremely hot and there was two little burnt spots in my wrist.
Was researching and saw many people complaining about it but no solution at all.
Check HR sensor conver: either it fell off or let moisture get inside the device, corroding the HR sensor. Either open the watch and remove / replace the sensor module (it won't be easy to find a replacement) or replace the whole watch.
lfom said:
Check HR sensor conver: either it fell off or let moisture get inside the device, corroding the HR sensor. Either open the watch and remove / replace the sensor module (it won't be easy to find a replacement) or replace the whole watch.
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Now that you point that out, I really don't remenber if there was a cover or not... Anyways, if that fell off, it came off without any pressure, bump or whatever... It should not fall so easily, now my watch is overheating very quickly, specially when I turn on the HR, it even shuts down. I am trying to contact the shop and Huami.
Less than 3 months using it, the watch is great besides this issue, let's see what happens.
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Now that you point that out, I really don't remenber if there was a cover or not... Anyways, if that fell off, it came off without any pressure, bump or whatever... It should not fall so easily, now my watch is overheating very quickly, specially when I turn on the HR, it even shuts down. I am trying to contact the shop and Huami.
Less than 3 months using it, the watch is great besides this issue, let's see what happens.
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the small glass - hr cover is off on your watch... the same here after 8 months. I'm using the watch only for running or treadmill. (somethimes weightlifting..) . I was newer swimming or in the sauna...
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the small glass - hr cover is off on your watch... the same here after 8 months. I'm using the watch only for running or treadmill. (somethimes weightlifting..) . I was newer swimming or in the sauna...
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Me too, always very careful with it, but as you can see I cannot use it anymore, tryed to contact the ebay seller/ ebay/ paypal/ Xiaomi/ Amazfit
Ended up losing my money as even if I wanted to pay to fix it, no representative here in Australia would fix it for me... Extremely disappointed with the brand.
H, I am having some issue with my Stratos 3 especially when i am on jump rope mode. The counting sometime reset at 0 and with bizarre timing period. I tried wearing the watch on the other hand with assumption of the buttons are too sensitive with accidental pressing due to wrist movement yet, the problem still occurring. Anyone with same issue of any solution?
I have same exact issue. Not sure when the problem started but just started to notice. I would like to know if there is a work around. Or a good fix. I reset the watch couple of times.