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Frame/Shell & Screen

I bought my Excalibur...erm Dash Used over the summer for $90. $10 more would have gotten me a brand new Black. but oh well
Anyways my phone looks to have been through hell and back.
A gouge in the touch pad & screen...
Over all the case is beat to hell. (the rubber is actually come off as has the chrome)
but its just an Example of the tough HTC Guts
But i want to make it look nice and replace the screen and case but its gonna be like 40-60 on EvilBay and then im scared imma break it like i did the first I-pod i took apart.
Though now ive repaird upwards of 10 I-pods(classic and Nano) with only 1 fatality.....i just dont want to screw it up...
So XDA, Is it worth making it look nice?
And does anyone know where i can find cheap (NEW) parts?

Vonrottes said:
I bought my Excalibur...erm Dash Used over the summer for $90. $10 more would have gotten me a brand new Black. but oh well
Anyways my phone looks to have been through hell and back.
A gouge in the touch pad & screen...
Over all the case is beat to hell. (the rubber is actually come off as has the chrome)
but its just an Example of the tough HTC Guts
But i want to make it look nice and replace the screen and case but its gonna be like 40-60 on EvilBay and then im scared imma break it like i did the first I-pod i took apart.
Though now ive repaird upwards of 10 I-pods(classic and Nano) with only 1 fatality.....i just dont want to screw it up...
So XDA, Is it worth making it look nice?
And does anyone know where i can find cheap (NEW) parts?
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LoL...from Hell and Back...Lol...used by satan himself....lol...sorry but I can imagine your phone right now.
Ebay has good options, do a little bit of search in the forum...I remember Stylez (Mod form this Forum) recomended other sites....but Ebay is a good choice and you can find cheap things for your dash.

There are alot of companys http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=HTC+Dash+housing&meta=&aq=f&oq=&fp=408428c3d949fea1 especially in America but i'd check out Ebay as it's comparative and can be cheaper, i think the cheapest on Ebay when i was looking was about £29 so converted to aprx $65'ish
guide to take apart the excalibur

Luckily i found a few places that carry the full case for <30
Probably going with the T-bay one though
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ff71d2f&itemid=130302529858&ff4=263602_263622
The other sites have bad reviews on quality and being counterfeit
Gotta wait till next week to get it...mom spent more then she expected on a New T-mobile Tap & Samsund Behold yesterday signing a new contract.
Hah and i dropped it for the second time monday....i jumped a privacy fence and it fell out of my pocket...now it REALLY looks like hell

Can I swap my 002 for 003 if its a bit banged up? (pics link inside)

I have 002 Novatec that I purchased from Radioshack on June 4th at 6am here in Salt Lake City,Utah. My question is, I've banged it up a tad bit and was wondering if I bring it in (unrooted/stock of course) to radioshack and explain to them why I want to be put on the waiting list for a new one (30 fps cap, purple hue,not as bright as 003s) and maybe even show them the comparison picture of the 002 to the 003, and they deny me, do I goto sprint next or call HTC or keep trying?
http://tund.imgur.com/evo

i was under the impression that you could return it w/in 30 days for whatever reason. at least, that's what Dan says in his commercials.

or you could just tell em that you get crappy service inside your house so what's the point of having a phone you can't use at home.

healthpellets said:
i was under the impression that you could return it w/in 30 days for whatever reason. at least, that's what Dan says in his commercials.
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the thing is,.. the screen has 2 minor scratches,kickstand is scratched up a wee bit, the camera lense has a scratch or two but not right in front of the lens just off to the sides, and the corner has a ding, can I return it in that condition? I will post screens soon!
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or you could just tell em that you get crappy service inside your house so what's the point of having a phone you can't use at home.
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crappy 4g service mind you, but thats what wifi is for

If it been less then 30 days your fine. Even if its been a few days over they can still do it. They might charge a restocking fee, but they can waive it. just be firm when handling those lovely radio shack employees.

Pics: http://tund.imgur.com/evo

Its 30 days if the phone is in perfect shape they have to take it back. If it isn't, like yours, then your taking your chances, you may have to plead/grovel.
Good luck!
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mrono said:
Its 30 days if the phone is in perfect shape they have to take it back. If it isn't, like yours, then your taking your chances, you may have to plead/grovel.
Good luck!
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Hmm so crappy signal inside buildings/home might defeat the fact that my phone is a bit thrashed?

Damn,
Did you drop it into a pile or rocks or something?
Getting paid $8/hour they probably won't care... YMMV

Wayno-san said:
Damn,
Did you drop it into a pile or rocks or something?
Getting paid $8/hour they probably won't care... YMMV
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Dunno, i brought it in couple weeks ago and showed the dude that sold me the phone the scratches on the screen, he was like dunno if we will be able to accept that phone, so I guess im stuck with it,.. which isnt a bad thing for me, just my wallet. So the question now i guess is, can I convince these RS guys to exchange my 002 with an 003 and hope I get an epson screen? I will be going straight to ZAGG HQ here in Salt Lake to have them install thier Invisshield since I'm so clumsy at it, if I do get a new evo.

You're still within 30 days, so even if RadioShack won't take the phone back can't you still cancel your service, or get a cheap dumbphone and change your plan accordingly? You can always sell your Evo on Ebay or something then.
EDIT: since the OP changed his original question, this post is no longer relevant

Probably depends who you talk to and how nice they are. Some Radioshacks will inspect the phone more in-depth than others. Basically you are wanting to exchange a nicked up phone for a new one. "30 fps cap, purple hue,not as bright as 003s" are not really considered defects. Unless you bought the warranty from them that covers wear and tear, then it's gonna be a hit or miss.
edit: I just skimmed your pictures and those are some pretty bad nicks. I thought it was just light surface scratches here and there. Good luck, but I'll be pretty damn surprised if they took that back.

Seriously?

gthing said:
Seriously?
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+10000000
Outside of just not taking care of your equipment your only real reason is from what you have read on the internet. You actually have no legitimate reason to return the phone. You probably never notice any difference until you read about it. It hasn't been proven with enough comparisons which panel is better or brighter. Now some are sticking with the nova panels. Tweaks are being done as well.
Funny you mention a refund due to it being heavy on the wallet yet you would take an 003 with epson if you had a chance.
Please don't post a complaint about how horrible customer service is when they don't fullfil your request.
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I really don't get how people can't take care of their expensive equipment.
If anything, try to go to a Sprint retail store and see if they'll let you swap over or do a dumbphone swap then get on the list for the rev0003. Considering your lack of care for your equipment, your odds are low. It would cost them money to take your phone back since they'd have to replace the screen and camera lens.

mrmomoman said:
Outside of just not taking care of your equipment your only real reason is from what you have read on the internet. You actually have no legitimate reason to return the phone. You probably never notice any difference until you read about it. It hasn't been proven with enough comparisons which panel is better or brighter. Now some are sticking with the nova panels. Tweaks are being done as well.
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Serious? -10000000. The reason I even began searching these forums was for a fix to the sluggish performance. This is not my first android phone. I've had an Incredible with Verizon and borrowed my cousin's N1 for a few days while waiting for the Evo to come out. Now that there is a psuedo fix for the fps issue, a real fix that doesn't break and FC everything is imminent. But a brighter screen with richer truer blacks and no screen seperation? Nobody knew the 003 were brighter with richer blacks untill the screen shot comparison.
I could tell immediately that the EVO had fps issues, the scrolling would glitch out and skip, the app drawer, the overall fluidity felt like something was holding it back, htc. I tried out the fix and man the evo blazes! Can't wait till they perfect it!
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Funny you mention a refund due to it being heavy on the wallet yet you would take an 003 with epson if you had a chance.
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Who Wouldn't? I'm paying for it, I want the best, just like the next guy.
mrmomoman said:
Please don't post a complaint about how horrible customer service is when they don't fullfil your request.
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I will do whatever I please.
cosine83 said:
I really don't get how people can't take care of their expensive equipment.
If anything, try to go to a Sprint retail store and see if they'll let you swap over or do a dumbphone swap then get on the list for the rev0003. Considering your lack of care for your equipment, your odds are low. It would cost them money to take your phone back since they'd have to replace the screen and camera lens.
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At the time of purchase that Radioshack did not have any screen protectors and only a universal smartphone body glove clip on case which is pretty dam useless,added unnecessary bulk to the phone and did not give me access to any of the buttons. It was just a holding case.
There were no limited edition Seidio Innocase Active Cases. Though I agree I am partly to blame for not babying it until suitable protection was available, one of the first threads I read was about how the phone had Gorilla Glass which seems like bs due to how easy it is to scratch the screen. =\

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My dad can beat your dad, wanna fight about it? Meet @ Radioshack next to the Subway in Taylorsville. I shall have made a makeshift sword for my evo and we shall have a battle to the death in front of RS employees. LOL

thats pretty banged up within 30 days haha

Sprint recognizing the Body Gloves crappiness...

So, over the past two months, my body glove case from sprint has basically just fallen apart. I remember when u first got it, I thought a lot of the reviews were full of **** bc it worked so well for me. Then, both of the top corners chipped off the backside just from normal use! No drops! I don't even put my phone in pocket, I use a holster.
The straw was when the piece by the volume broke. I called sprint, and they said that it was an in store issue. So I went in the next day.
I go in with my receipt. It was just over two months old, so I was all ready to cuss these people out when they said something, but the guy who came to the podium said I dint even need my receipt, that it was known problem and they replace these all the time.
Of course it varies store to store so ymmv, but if yours gas broken, its at least worth giving a shot at just bringing it back bc it seems like they've caught wind that these things are junk.
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

Which body glove case?
Was it this one?
http://www.estocksurplus.com/product_info.php?products_model=BG-9145301-MobA

No, its the one sold directly from sprint
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

the reason you didn't need a receipt is because its a Sprint only product, and its less than a year old because its for the evo (obvious) and sprint warranties all of there accessories for a year.
You are however by policy still supposed to have a receipt but i'll tell you right now that accessories at sprint stores are fairly loosely controlled haha solong as its rung out of the inventory doesn't matter
oh and BTW every single body glove I've ever sold for sprint was a POS the coating always comes off.

LOL I told ya! Even the one from bodyglove with the foam back is crap. I have had both versions and they are both POS. I will never buy a body glove product ever again, as mentioned they always start to peel as was the case when I had my Lg env touch. Otterbox needs to get the ball rolling so I can buy a case that doesn't explode when you drop it.

Mine broke recently too, I'm going to try too return, what will they do, refund me, give me new one, or can I exchange for different case?
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I'm on my 3rd right now, the others have been returned without an issue. This one will probably go back soon as well because it's starting to break, that is, unless the Otterbox cases are available before it completely breaks.

This story is an EXAMPLE of why you shouldn't go into a store or whatever with a "I'm going to cuss them out if they dont do what I want" attitude.
Ask anyone who works customer service and they will all tell you that customers who act like assholes and start cussing etc will be told to leave.

MrDSL said:
This story is an EXAMPLE of why you shouldn't go into a store or whatever with a "I'm going to cuss them out if they dont do what I want" attitude.
Ask anyone who works customer service and they will all tell you that customers who act like assholes and start cussing etc will be told to leave.
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Damn you, you worthless piece of...
Oh, my bad. I agree with you completely. Good point. Chances are if you have a problem, it's a pretty common problem. If you are calm, they will be much more willing to help.

mine broke at the volume rocker, and they wanted to give me a cheesy ass rubber one.. I said EFF that, i just ordered 2 seidio rugged cases for me and my bro.

TJDuckett said:
I go in with my receipt. It was just over two months old, so I was all ready to cuss these people out when they said something, but the guy who came to the podium said I dint even need my receipt, that it was known problem and they replace these all the time.
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you sound like a delightful person...

before i got my case from BB i went thou 5 of them POS bodyglove cases

Just remember retail employees are there to sell you crap and help you, make it easy on them and let them do there job.
they didnt make the case, they didnt make the f'ed up billing process, they didnt make your problem haha.
Altho I will admit I f'ed up some peoples sprint accounts before, minor stuff, always fixed it, just a email away haha. very rare.

I got one off Ebay for five bucks. I wonder if sprint would replace it.
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I threw mine in the trash today at lunch...

Does it have to be within 30 days from purchase to get it replaced or refunded?

No, all accessories are covered with a year warrantey. I used up 6 of those crappy cases and never had a problem returning them.
They even let me return my last unbroken one and credited it towards the purchase of a new otterbox case.

I bought my evo used and it came with a Body Glove case. I have to say it is the biggest pos i have ever seen. The grey rubber back is peeling off and yes the part by the volume broke on mine too. I just filed down the sharp edges, I like having easier access to the volume. I'm going to be a freeloader and see what they will offer me in exchange.

rahb0sse said:
I threw mine in the trash today at lunch...
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Lol nice. Im wondering if I can take mine in and subtract the price for this crap and get an otterbox. I don't have my receipt though
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Jfree3000 said:
Lol nice. Im wondering if I can take mine in and subtract the price for this crap and get an otterbox. I don't have my receipt though
Post while drift
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you should be able to! i did this last night and all i paid was the $10 difference for the otterbox! the reps says he has replaced more than 10 of these cases!

How can I replace my Evo with Best Buy protection plan

Does anyone know how replacement with the best buy protection plan works for the evo??. When i bought my phone i skipped out on the $10 plan for protection because it seemed stupid. A few days later i bricked my phone so i went to best buy and they actually replaced my phone, but i think it was a used/refurbished phone. Now i feel like the phone has gotten really slow and I've dropped it so many times that the corners are all cracked and there is a white powdery looking spot in one corner of the screen which i think is from a drop. So now i really want to have it replaced by bestbuy, but lately i've been hearing about a lot of stories where people had their phones sent off to repairs and it took a while. Is this true?? How can i have my evo replaced by best buy??

never mind, decided to just cancel that black tie protection, heard too many crappy reviews. When i called some creepy lady tried to make small talk with me... it was pretty weird. She was trying to make a joke or something, then she said she wasn't from cali she was from massachusetts... even though i never asked lol

ugrading in ~10days :-)

Hi to everyone.
My name is Tom. I am a former Mt3gs owner, up untill mine broke a few months ago. And refused to pay the $200 for a refurb slide,so I have been using a borrowed non android phone from a co-worker since it broke.
I work at walmart as a tire and lube tech. Went to school for automotive and got an associates from my local community college in 06, I own a 93 celica convertiable and a 89 4runner. Hoping to swap the turbo motor for the car sometime in the next year. I enlisted in the National Guard last year, got chaptered out and am trying to get back in soon.
Well, enough about me. Just saying hi to everyone.
Should I get black or white(haven't seen the white in person but was told its more of a pearl white rather then plain white) any one have a pic of both?
Not gonna wait for the s3 I'm content with the s2, imo no need for quad core yet.

SGS2 yes or no
My opinion, having had a mt3g, mt3gs, mt4gs previously, my answer would be yes. I have grown attached to slide out keyboards but find the on screen buttons large enough to not be a hassle. I also like usb otg, only thing I do not like is needing a mhl adapter to stream video to external monitors. It's a solid phone, one of the most popular android phones ever released actually.

I too liked the keyboard, but that's what broke on mine(ribbon disconnection) rendering it useless, then borrowed my wifes spare side and a few day later the screen froze so that's 2slides broken in a matter or days lol I actually liked swype so I thnk ill adpapt quickly to to lack of keyboard. And our work termnals are all touch.
my wife is also getting an s2. So ill have her old slide to tinker with to learn about this rooting thing.
Now its just a color decision.

Don't upgrade. Save up and get one of the quad cores in a month or get the xperia s, it looks way better.
If you're into large screens then get the note. But really don't get this one. It isn't worth it at this time of the year, we're at the cusp of a generation cycle.
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kr3w1337 said:
Don't upgrade. Save up and get one of the quad cores in a month or get the xperia s, it looks way better.
If you're into large screens then get the note. But really don't get this one. It isn't worth it at this time of the year, we're at the cusp of a generation cycle.
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and it only came out 4 months ago lol, you can just never keep up. I would still get it, this phone is amazing and wont be outdated for a long time yet.

upgrade as in signing an extending 2 year contract?
I would get the white one. It has that WOW factor. The back feels like cheap plastic compared to the black back though.... but I use a skin to the protect my phone.
why not get one black and one white.
I've owned both colors and the white one is CLEEEAAAANNN
BTW if you're planning to upgrade (2 years contract)... contact t-mobile's retention department they'll hook you up. Probably $250 credit + bogo phone deal.

The white would be my choice...... Too. Considering ou can sell it for more. And maybe u should wait for the quad core phonea to come out.
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Teo032 said:
upgrade as in signing an extending 2 year contract?
I would get the white one. It has that WOW factor. The back feels like cheap plastic compared to the black back though.... but I use a skin to the protect my phone.
why not get one black and one white.
I've owned both colors and the white one is CLEEEAAAANNN
BTW if you're planning to upgrade (2 years contract)... contact t-mobile's retention department they'll hook you up. Probably $250 credit + bogo phone deal.
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Yes signing a new contract. Well we did go into our only local store lastweek and the sales guy acted annoyed that we even came in, then told us they were out of the s2 and wouldn't be getting any in soon (claimed they've beenout for a month) I called bs but my wife told me to just let it go, so we left. Very bad salesman and I was ready to by it outright if he wold had not been a jerk. So maybe ill tell my wife to call them ad speak to a rep.
Because we are again getting the same phone we will end up with one of each, juet to tell em apart like we did with the slides. I had white cuz she picked the red first.
I see no need for a quad core phone, seeing as the dual core isn't even being used at the full potential yet. I give it another year or 2. I don't see the s2 being outdated anytime soon.
Anyone have a pic of both colors?real pic not off google or generic. Want to see the whites finish.

I would take some pics for you but don't have my camera on me right now. You were correct earlier in that it is a ceramic white. Think of like the color of the storm troopers in Star Wars. I am much happier I got mine in white than black. It really stands out in a crowd of cell phones that all look the same nowadays no matter who manufactured them and as someone stated before it is very clean looking.
I got a helluva a deal on mine. I got it when they first brought out the white back in December on sale for 149.99 and after a 50 mail in rebate only paid 99.99 for it.

I got the black, wishing I got the white though, the white looks beautiful, though to be honest my 4.52" screen makes my S2 stand out just about everywhere. Got mine on a free phone deal, paid $250.00 got $250.00 back mail in rebate. Lol

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I would take some pics for you but don't have my camera on me right now. You were correct earlier in that it is a ceramic white. Think of like the color of the storm troopers in Star Wars. I am much happier I got mine in white than black. It really stands out in a crowd of cell phones that all look the same nowadays no matter who manufactured them and as someone stated before it is very clean looking.
I got a helluva a deal on mine. I got it when they first brought out the white back in December on sale for 149.99 and after a 50 mail in rebate only paid 99.99 for it.
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Not to put you down or anything but the last sentence you said really gets me. This is not against you but against everyone who gets trapped into thinking this way.
You did not get the phone for 99.99 at all. You got the phone for 149.99 and had the opportunity to get a $50 Visa gift card from a third party promotions company for remembering to fill the forms out correctly and mailing the rebate form in.
If you had to pay out 149.99 when you got it, that is what you paid for the device. I wish everyone can understand this simple fact as most "rebates" that are sent in are rejected due to a minor spelling mistake or the return address does not exactly meet what is in their systems. The rest never get sent in.
I apologize for my minor diatribe but I just had to say something.

Great Phone, I chose the white.... Looks way better than the black model...

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Great Phone, I chose the white.... Looks way better than the black model...
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Lol...in your opinion. I am the opposite. The white one looks FUGLY to me.
Also some things I noticed while comparing black to white side by side.....
1. Black phone makes the screen "pop" more.
2. Black phone has way less light leaking from the touch buttons.
And then two other reasons I dislike the white.
3. White phone gets dirty VERY easily
4. White phone makes me think of Apple's white head phones and white ipod and stupid commercials.

Raistline said:
Not to put you down or anything but the last sentence you said really gets me. This is not against you but against everyone who gets trapped into thinking this way.
You did not get the phone for 99.99 at all. You got the phone for 149.99 and had the opportunity to get a $50 Visa gift card from a third party promotions company for remembering to fill the forms out correctly and mailing the rebate form in.
If you had to pay out 149.99 when you got it, that is what you paid for the device. I wish everyone can understand this simple fact as most "rebates" that are sent in are rejected due to a minor spelling mistake or the return address does not exactly meet what is in their systems. The rest never get sent in.
I apologize for my minor diatribe but I just had to say something.
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I understand where you are coming from but, after receiving the rebate I got 50.00 of that 149.99 back so in the end I did only pay 99.99 for the phone. If people can't read and understand directions well enough to fill out a simple rebate form correctly then they shouldn't have a smart phone in the first place!! On another note though, 149.99 was still cheaper than I could have gotten the black one for(199.99). I also am glad that it was on sale for the 149.99 price or I probably would have bought the HTC Amaze(229.99 at the time). After reading on here how many people swapped it out for this phone, i am glad I got the GSII from the get go.

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Because we are again getting the same phone we will end up with one of each, juet to tell em apart like we did with the slides. I had white cuz she picked the red first.
I see no need for a quad core phone, seeing as the dual core isn't even being used at the full potential yet. I give it another year or 2. I don't see the s2 being outdated anytime soon.
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This is what my wife and I did...she got the white one. The back of the white one is smooth whereas the black one is texturized. I find it easier to operate one handed because of this.
I share your feelings on the quad core. I'm a light gamer otherwise don't do anything super CPU intensive so a quad core would not help me at all. I also agree the GS2 will be a strong phone for quite some time.
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Dirty doesn't bug me. I always have a microfiber cloth or bag with me. Didnt know the back was smooth though.....hmmm

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Lol...in your opinion. I am the opposite. The white one looks FUGLY to me.
Also some things I noticed while comparing black to white side by side.....
1. Black phone makes the screen "pop" more.
2. Black phone has way less light leaking from the touch buttons.
And then two other reasons I dislike the white.
3. White phone gets dirty VERY easily
4. White phone makes me think of Apple's white head phones and white ipod and stupid commercials.
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1) perhaps but regardless of the color, the screen is super vibrant.
2) not only that but when in the dark, the touchkeys illuminate the entire front white faceplate which i think makes for a very neat effect.
3) False, things dont stick to this particular phone. Dont make assumptions on things you dont own ( I suppose since ypu have yhe black version)
4) Thats marketting for ya, it works. Kudos to apple for having such successful campaigns and time for you to stop hating
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I got a white one, and let me tell you, its beautiful. Yes its slick in hand, but nothing a tpu case cant solve. And who cares if it looks like an iPhone, we all know that these phones eat apples for breakfast.

blackangst said:
This is what my wife and I did...she got the white one. The back of the white one is smooth whereas the black one is texturized. I find it easier to operate one handed because of this.
I share your feelings on the quad core. I'm a light gamer otherwise don't do anything super CPU intensive so a quad core would not help me at all. I also agree the GS2 will be a strong phone for quite some time.
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Could you get a pic sidebySide.?
Yeahim not amobile gamer much, if I want to game I have a ps3 and a full hd 40"tv

I say get the gs2. I had the g1, evo4g and I love them phones but this phone right hereeeeeeeee is the Shh... you won't be disappointed at all... the phone moves alot faster than my other phones and the internet is fast... I gets speed of like 20 down and like 5 up...