I am very happy with the desire, great device.
But there is a problem. The rubber between the metal case and the screen, on some places (on the left and the right) the rubber does not sit tight to the screen, it sits a bit loose and because of that dirt can hang in those places, i can't clean it because it's a very tiny place between the rubber and the screen.
Do you also have this problem, should i replace it?
I do indeed have the same on mine.
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hi there, i got my desire 3 days ago so happy wouldn't change to anything .. but yesterday it fell from my pocket on some screws and now i have screens frame scratched (some paint came off) now its metal visible and its poking my eyes is there any shop so i can buy paint to fix it or some scratch repair that u tried thanks for help !
Is it definately metal that is exposed and not plastic?
I havent tried it on my phone, but Duraglit (Brasso) removes scratches from plastic quite well apparently.
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I would avoid using brasso as is an abrasive that will basically sand away the top surface of your screen surround making the problem worse. It works with scratches on screens by sanding them down very gradually. Not good for paint work!
If you are not insured against handset damage, I'd recommend getting a gel or rubber case. I have a cheap one off ebay that covers all round the edges. There are plenty out there. They look quite good IMO too. It'll cover over your unsightly marks. You are lucky the screen is unscathed.
Search for 'Case mate torque htc desire'. This is a funky rubber case that comes with a screen protector too. It's £20 but you can get plain ones for £2.50 from ebay too.
This will mean the next time you are pogo-sticking across a field of screws (nice work btw) when your phone falls out, it'll be protected.
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Just out of curiousity of course. But where do you see the oh so painful marks of daily use on your phone? I've only dropped my phone one time, in a case, and it survived without a mark actually. But I do have a slight chip in the rubberized matte coating on the edge of the phone, simply from taking off and on the case. And also on my battery door, the metal finish on the actual metal door is chipping slighty too. also on the keyboard part, where it is solid black on the ends of the kb, small scratches are showing up. :/. Sort of off topic, but how could I just completely wipe clean my battery door and "unfinish" it?
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I too have the tiny chips/scuffs from where the clips on my hybrid solid case fitted, I also thought it was from removing it too much but infact it was just wear from when I shut my keyboard and the clips scrapped the edge slightly,.... hence, my phone is now naked.
.... also have two tiny scuffs on the battery door cover where the plastic is peeling,... have you seen the "polished G 2 door ",... I might do that myself.
That's it,.... need to get around to trying one of the gel two piece cases ASAP to prevent further damage.
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I got a dent on my battery door that happened when I was frantically grasping at my phone trying to turn off the alarm in the morning...
it fell onto a chair leg or something like that lol
I got a gnarly scratch on the right side about an inch above the camera button. I don't know where it came from either =( there's also a small scratch on the left top that really only made the metal shiny. Do I even have to mention the battery door? I have a new one lined up for when I sell my DZ...the Atrix will be my next phone =)
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I haver none after three months of working at a restarunt, with a case I bout at the mall for ten dollars
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My battery door has a few lite scracths but other then that I'm good.
I don't use a case (G1 pouch FTW) & I have a screen protector on since day 1
Delivered by Western Union in the rain after 70 Years
2 really minuscule pieces of dust under the screen. Doesn't bother me at all, can't even notice them unless your looking for them.
The body of the phone is in pristine condition, thanks to the Otterbox case. Screen is scratch free even without a screen protector.
Its funny how much I baby this phone. It only goes in my jacket pockets. If I put it in a coat pocket that has a zipper I wrap it in a microfiber cloth for LCD TV's so the screen doesnt get scratched placing it in or removing it from the pocket. All the other coat pockets are "safe," where I dont need to use the microfiber cloth.
Ive had my phone since the beginning of October and not one scratch , blemish ,
discoloration , etc . I baby my phones as much as possible though , Probably a
little excessively haha
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Ive had my phone since the beginning of October and not one scratch , blemish ,
discoloration , etc . I baby my phones as much as possible though , Probably a
little excessively haha
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Same here! Haha
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Battery door, metal surrounding the screen, some bumps here and there, discoloration around the keyboard, some gray rubber parts are already black (seems there's black plastic underneath). But that's not the worse part: screen is cracked like Pangaea is now the modern Earth. Yeah, I've misused (and abused of) the phone. Still the best phone I've ever had.
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I have a dent on the metal ring, on the upper right corner (charge light side) from when my g2 was dropped on the tile floor at jc penney.
Mainly on the back
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Yea my scratches are mainly with the battery cover.
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I managed to chip the metal around the screen on my G2... never dropped it, so not sure how the heck this happened lol.
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That's what happened to mine! I don't even know how the scratch got there...but there it is, taunting me...
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Well my phone has seen some abuse. I try to baby it, but I work on a dairy farm.lol. been dropped a half a dozen times. Mostly on concrete. But it's looking good still. Two big dings on each top corner. A few small ones on the right beside the screen. My battery cover has some slight scratches. It's a dusty machine tho, I really aught to get some compressed air on it. Oh yeah, and my gf threw it on a hair dressers floor... screen down... no screen protector, only a tiny half millimeter scratch on the screen.
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Just got my white gel style case for my one x, looks good in white(I have the grey handset) got hole for charger back speaker and the earphone jack,protects the camera lens when on flat surface, nice and soft, no scratching when putting it on. Amazon, clickjunkie, £4-99 with six screen protectors.
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pifsworld said:
Just got my white gel style case for my one x, looks good in white(I have the grey handset) got hole for charger back speaker and the earphone jack,protects the camera lens when on flat surface, nice and soft, no scratching when putting it on. Amazon, clickjunkie, £4-99 with six screen protectors.
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nice i have http://goo.gl/rgAO5 £1.45 and just brought and waiting for http://goo.gl/YJ6Tg £2.49 (10 screen protectors + cleaning cloth + stylus)
it's nice when you get cheap and nice finds right?
Yeh just ordered the clear gel skin case. Gotta have options...
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I was wondering how durable and sturdy the Robin is since it is constructed out of plastic. I was looking a purchasing one for a very low price but it had a crack in the plastic from the bezel to the power button which to me would indicate the the plastic is a little fragile. I'm using a Desire HTC decide right which are mostly plastic but they are very durable. Is the Robin as durable or is it very fragile?
Thanks.
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I was wondering how durable and sturdy the Robin is since it is constructed out of plastic. I was looking a purchasing one for a very low price but it had a crack in the plastic from the bezel to the power button which to me would indicate the the plastic is a little fragile. I'm using a Desire HTC decide right which are mostly plastic but they are very durable. Is the Robin as durable or is it very fragile?
Thanks.
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My personal opinion is that the Robin is pretty sturdy, but mine doesn't have a crack in the plastic. I am using a Fosman case and it is very tight so if i did buy the phone I would think that this case would hold it together.
I had a Desire eye for a while. The Nextbit seems similar. If you drop it, it will get a ding, but I don't know that you'll get cracks in the plastic.
treetolber said:
I was wondering how durable and sturdy the Robin is since it is constructed out of plastic. I was looking a purchasing one for a very low price but it had a crack in the plastic from the bezel to the power button which to me would indicate the the plastic is a little fragile. I'm using a Desire HTC decide right which are mostly plastic but they are very durable. Is the Robin as durable or is it very fragile?
Thanks.
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I dunno if anyone encounter this issue, mine already got few crack at back , so far i got 4 spot, light crack but noticable, already send an email to nextbit , see if got any reply
Let us know what happens. I am getting cracks all over the body. Stress marks. I also baby it as well.
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Watched Robin -s bend test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU6Tv-OfXk0 and Robin did fail totally. Maybe this is the main reason for a lot RMA cases, that no external visual damages, but internally something have broken due fully plastic body?