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Poor build quality, I can hear cracking sound on the left side of the phone

Hi
My gnex makes cracking sound when grabbed.
The sound is only coming from the left side about 1.5cm below volume rocker. There is no movement of any parts of the phone just that frigging sound.
Now should I send it for replacement/repair or just live with it? Its £500 phone and something like this happening after a week of usage?
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Replace. One week is unacceptable. This phone seems to be having a lot of quality control issues.
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Did you try removing and replacing the battery cover? It might not be in properly?

I got mine yesterday and have noticed that the back cover has a bump in it, as if its not sat down correctly,in the same place as the OPs phone, iv taken the back off and back on again so many times to try to get it right!!!... doesn't want to know...not sure if its the cover or the phone....its going back tomorrow...not good for a £500 phone....hopefully I'll get a good one...
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MattSkeet said:
Hi
My gnex makes cracking sound when grabbed.
The sound is only coming from the left side about 1.5cm below volume rocker. There is no movement of any parts of the phone just that frigging sound.
Now should I send it for replacement/repair or just live with it? Its £500 phone and something like this happening after a week of usage?
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I have the same issue. I thought it's just the way it is on this phone, the back cover is really cheap.. I can even see a very small bump on one side.

The problem is that this is happening even without the cover on the phone. I take the cover off from the phone and press on the side of it I can still here cracks. There is so many things I love about this phone, dictation or the screen or the actual size and thinness of the phone. Unfortunately samsung is making their devices from really thin and cheap plastic. Have the same problem on my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 on the back cover. it feels like the back cover is going to come of the device. The only reason I didn't return my galaxy tablet is because I got the free cover with it which means I don't really feel the back.
Unfortunately due to lack of the covers for samsung galaxy nexus I cannot resolve this issue that way which will be satisfactory for me. ps I just said the above text, I love this phone
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macfre said:
I have the same issue. I thought it's just the way it is on this phone, the back cover is really cheap.. I can even see a very small bump on one side.
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Hmm i definitely don't have that on my GN. Where abouts is the bump?

kam187 said:
Hmm i definitely don't have that on my GN. Where abouts is the bump?
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Bottom left. Left to the "SAMSUNG" logo, where back cover joins with the rest of the body.
EDIT: I've just attached picture of that bump.

macfre said:
I have the same issue. I thought it's just the way it is on this phone, the back cover is really cheap.. I can even see a very small bump on one side.
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Bottom left. Left to the "SAMSUNG" logo, where back cover joins with the rest of the body.
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Hmm Nothing here. I ran my finger all the way round where the battery cover joins the body and its flush all the way round.
I just removed the battery cover and put it back on, and still couldn't reproduce it. I did notice tho putting the cover back on is not really straight forward. if you're looking at the back of the phone:
- There's two tabs at the bottom of the cover which need to slide in - cover pushed downwards into the body.
- Theres a tab on the right which has to be slid in towards the right.
- There's a tab on the left which has to be slid in downwards.
Trying to do all three at the same time is a bit weird. I find putting the bottom right tab in and he right tab in together, then slightly bend the battery cover to slide the bottom left and left one in. Then push the rest down. If you don't slide the tabs into where they slot in, you can't push them down properly afterwards.

i thought 5 year olds knew how to put battery covers on
it comes off top to bottom, so when you go back to put it on, snap it in bottom to top

kam187 said:
Hmm Nothing here. I ran my finger all the way round where the battery cover joins the body and its flush all the way round.
I just removed the battery cover and put it back on, and still couldn't reproduce it. I did notice tho putting the cover back on is not really straight forward. if you're looking at the back of the phone:
- There's two tabs at the bottom of the cover which need to slide in - cover pushed downwards into the body.
- Theres a tab on the right which has to be slid in towards the right.
- There's a tab on the left which has to be slid in downwards.
Trying to do all three at the same time is a bit weird. I find putting the bottom right tab in and he right tab in together, then slightly bend the battery cover to slide the bottom left and left one in. Then push the rest down. If you don't slide the tabs into where they slot in, you can't push them down properly afterwards.
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Yeah, that bump comes from not putting the back on properly - I've done that once

suffeks said:
i thought 5 year olds knew how to put battery covers on
it comes off top to bottom, so when you go back to put it on, snap it in bottom to top
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lol not trying to be patronising! But its not actually as simple as bottom to top, or you'll probably break the tabs!

what I meant is not the actual battery cover, is the frame around a phone that is making a cracking sound and its located roughly about 1.5 centimeters below volume rocker. Basically its normally were you would hold the phone
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macfre said:
Bottom left. Left to the "SAMSUNG" logo, where back cover joins with the rest of the body.
EDIT: I've just attached picture of that bump.
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MattSkeet said:
what I meant is not the actual battery cover, is the frame around a phone that is making a cracking sound and its located roughly about 1.5 centimeters below volume rocker. Basically its normally were you would hold the phone
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The bump is definitely due to not putting the cover on properly - I just tried it now. (the left clip needs to be pushed into the phone and then slide downwards to latch on).
But the cracking sounds definitely seem like an issue with your nexus. I just squeezed all the way round the housing, with cover on and off and I dont have any cracking sound at all.
I would send it back for a replacement, who knows it might get worse, or have a broken housing inside.

lol people not putting the back cover on properly.
lol.
hahaha
lol.

Your holding it wrong. LoL
Seriously though that creak would drive me crazy. Its not that heavy so there is no reason to stress the body.
My Transformer will creak if I hold it with one hand while picking it up because of the weight. Perhaps it wasn't sealed properly?
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Naths said:
I got mine yesterday and have noticed that the back cover has a bump in it, as if its not sat down correctly,in the same place as the OPs phone, iv taken the back off and back on again so many times to try to get it right!!!... doesn't want to know...not sure if its the cover or the phone....its going back tomorrow...not good for a £500 phone....hopefully I'll get a good one...
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Not sure if you have a specific problem but I have noticed the best way to put the back on in general is to start at the bottom and make sure you click every one on your way to the top.

Nexus rattling near camera

Hi all, I'm probably the only person with this problem, bought my Nexus 23rd December from a guy in Dublin who got it on upgrade, since I've bought it I've noticed that if I put the phone down at the back or just tap at the back cover near the camera lens that there's a slight rattling, as if something is loose. I'd rather not have to open the phone up, but I can't see anything loose with the naked eye, I think it has to be inside the phone somewhere.
If anyone has a similar encounter please let me know what you did to fix it. Phone is rooted and I really don't want to be sending it back somewhere for repair if it's something I can fix myself. Doesn't affect the use of the phone but it's annoying to have in such an expensive piece of kit!

It could just be the case is slightly off kilter. My phone use to have a creaking noise next to the camera but after I pulled off the door and and put it back the noise went away.
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I've taken the case off lol, there is nothing else to take off without unscrewing stuff, I've taken battery and SIM card out, and I've tried tapping phone while holding in any parts that may be moveable, it's still there. Annoying the hell outta me!

It's the autofocus of the rear camera. Some are looser than others. Try tapping on the back of your device with different; distances in focus or while focussing.
Anyway, this is completely normal.
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Panatella said:
It's the autofocus of the rear camera. Some are looser than others. Try tapping on the back of your device with different; distances in focus or while focussing.
Anyway, this is completely normal.
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I actually think this is perfectly normal its on my current galaxy nexus and it was the same thing for my HTC desire
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Build quality

Over all I'm happy with the build quality of my GSM GNex, but it has one minor flaw.
The plastic edge around the screen. Top, Bottom and Right side are perfect and rounded smooth (just like my SGS2), but the left edge i kinda rough and not rounded and smooth like the others. It has a rough feel with a slight sharp feel if you slide your finger over it and makes a "small" rough sound.
Do any of you recognize this? Or is your GNex perfectly smooth like the SGS2?

mine feels uniformly smooth on all sides. one thing i don't like though is dust being trapped in between the said edges and screen. other than that it's flawless

I'm very happy with the build quality on my verizon version.

My only gripe about my GN physically is the rear cover. Just below the camera if you put a small amount of pressure on the cover and then release it, you can hear a slight clicking noise as the cover pops back out.
Other than that, flawless.

My problem .... frigging power button on side of the phone!!! I have to be so careful not to do a screen shoot its just unbelievable ...only other way of switching screen on or off is to hold the phone form top instead resting it on your palm
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My Gnex is perfectly solid despite having dropped it on tile twice. Yeah, I'm a klutz. There aren't any creaks in it, no popped-up glass, buttons are smooth, no loose or rough joins anywhere.
As I mentioned in another thread, the "flimsy" back cover of the Gnex has an advantage in that it doesn't fly off and let the battery go as well when the phone is dropped. Every smartphone I've ever owned would, when dropped, fly in three different directions when it hit the ground- phone in one direction, back cover in another, battery in another. The Gnex stays in one piece.
Somehow I've only managed to break two phones in my life despite my constant accidental drop testing. Neither of the broken phones was a Samsung (one was a SE X10 dropped into a sinkful of water, the other a BlackBerry dropped on pavement). Admittedly the Samsungs feel a little flimsy next to a lot of high-end phones, but the fact that they are lightweight and plastic actually makes them more durable, IME.

Mine is fine, outside of one extremely annoying issue. The vibrate motor on my unlocked GSM Nexus makes the phone rattle on the bottom right side (obviously where the motor is housed) if I'm not holding the phone on that side. I am normally a vibrate all the time guy...now I only have it vibrate for phone calls because it annoys me so much. I love how powerful and silent the motor is when I'm holding it...(at least compared to my Droid Incredible 2). My Verizon Nexus didn't do this at all before I returned it. Sad.

Lodion said:
My only gripe about my GN physically is the rear cover. Just below the camera if you put a small amount of pressure on the cover and then release it, you can hear a slight clicking noise as the cover pops back out.
Other than that, flawless.
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Argh, hadn't noticed that before. cannot unhear the clicking noise

put a layer or two of masking tape on the back of the cover until the space has been taken up. problem solved.

My software buttons are uneven. Vertically. Should I sand them down or beat with hammer?
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This shoud fix the battery cover problem http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Metal-ba...858658?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1808d5e2

@rbiter said:
My software buttons are uneven. Vertically.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
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Mine too. I've exchanged 3 times and they all have the same problem. I think it is because of the curved glass.
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My software buttons are uneven. Vertically.
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I am curious. What are you talking about here? do you mean the virtual buttons on the bottom are not aligned? Could you do a screenshot to show what you mean if that is the case? I have never heard of that one before.

@rbiter said:
My software buttons are uneven. Vertically. Should I sand them down or beat with hammer?
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
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Lol. I had to quote myself. Guess the joke was missed.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.

Thanks for all the replies. I ended of returning my GNex as a DOA, so now I'm waiting for a new one.

Just got my S III, some questions and comments

I've been holding off buying the S III for some time in hopes of something better, but nothing has come along so I finally bit the bullet. I bought a new white one off ebay for $450, which is on the cheaper side. It came with a rather deep scratch on the bottom right on the chrome, but frankly its hard to notice and the rest of the phone seems to work fine. Wanted to ask a few questions and make a few comments.
1. Screen is the best AMOLED screen period. The lack of reflection and infinite viewing angles puts it head and shoulders above all phone IPS screens I've used. Also on a completely different level to the beta AMOLED screens Samsung was churning out. None of the pixelation, dithering, artifacts, lines, blotches, and crap from the S II or the Note. It doesn't turn to crap when I dim the screen, and looks very nice and even like that. The saturation has been toned down as well and looks better. However, I wish the greens were not so BLUE and the skin tones were less ghastly red/yellow/orange.
2. My volume keys are firm and clicky, but my power button is kind of loose. Will it deteriorate over time?
3. The battery cover is still a horrible design. My left side snaps into place completely, but there is a gap that you can put a fingernail and also feel the seam and slight hump since its not flush. This is normal for Samsung right? My Note also had a battery cover problem. It would ot snap in, and I had to jam it in at a very sharp angle and bend the cover back heavily. At least that was flush. This one is not. Also noticed looseness on the top corners with the S3, especially when you move the phone around or hold it in landscape and either push the corners a bit or hold onto them. I think this is endemic to the S3 since all the display phones at my local store had the same problem, along with the entire cover being taped up since they were coming off of course.
4. The home button is hard to press. I also noticed this on the demo models. Why couldn't it be more like the iPhone's button? The amount of force required to push it, its location at the very end of the phone, and the lightweight nature of the phone means I have to hold the phone firmly down or the entire thing just might bounce out of my hand. I usually have to hold the bottom underneath the button and pinch down with my thumb. That's not very satisfying either, since I am also pushing up into a looser part of the back cover and it flexes a bit, especially since there's that hole where the microUSB plugs into. I try to avoid using the home button and use back all the way if possible.
5. The phone is fast, but not blazingly fast or smooth. It's better than my old One X. Still far from the smoothness of a Windows Phone device. Hopefully Jelly Bean will help a lot.
6. They need to disable the capacitive keys during camera mode. I always end up pushing one or both of them and exiting the camera or getting edit popups. Same problem I had on the Note.
7. Phone looks and feels a million times better without the rim sticking out above the glass surface. It's more prone to damage, but I'll take the look and unimpeded finger swiips any day.
8. The Note had a much much better speaker. The S3 sounds like an S2 without the back cover helping muffle it.

katamari201 said:
I've been holding off buying the S III for some time in hopes of something better, but nothing has come along so I finally bit the bullet. I bought a new white one off ebay for $450, which is on the cheaper side. It came with a rather deep scratch on the bottom right on the chrome, but frankly its hard to notice and the rest of the phone seems to work fine. Wanted to ask a few questions and make a few comments.
1. Screen is the best AMOLED screen period. The lack of reflection and infinite viewing angles puts it head and shoulders above all phone IPS screens I've used. Also on a completely different level to the beta AMOLED screens Samsung was churning out. None of the pixelation, dithering, artifacts, lines, blotches, and crap from the S II or the Note. It doesn't turn to crap when I dim the screen, and looks very nice and even like that. The saturation has been toned down as well and looks better. However, I wish the greens were not so BLUE and the skin tones were less ghastly red/yellow/orange.
2. My volume keys are firm and clicky, but my power button is kind of loose. Will it deteriorate over time?
3. The battery cover is still a horrible design. My left side snaps into place completely, but there is a gap that you can put a fingernail and also feel the seam and slight hump since its not flush. This is normal for Samsung right? My Note also had a battery cover problem. It would ot snap in, and I had to jam it in at a very sharp angle and bend the cover back heavily. At least that was flush. This one is not. Also noticed looseness on the top corners with the S3, especially when you move the phone around or hold it in landscape and either push the corners a bit or hold onto them. I think this is endemic to the S3 since all the display phones at my local store had the same problem, along with the entire cover being taped up since they were coming off of course.
4. The home button is hard to press. I also noticed this on the demo models. Why couldn't it be more like the iPhone's button? The amount of force required to push it, its location at the very end of the phone, and the lightweight nature of the phone means I have to hold the phone firmly down or the entire thing just might bounce out of my hand. I usually have to hold the bottom underneath the button and pinch down with my thumb. That's not very satisfying either, since I am also pushing up into a looser part of the back cover and it flexes a bit, especially since there's that hole where the microUSB plugs into. I try to avoid using the home button and use back all the way if possible.
5. The phone is fast, but not blazingly fast or smooth. It's better than my old One X. Still far from the smoothness of a Windows Phone device. Hopefully Jelly Bean will help a lot.
6. They need to disable the capacitive keys during camera mode. I always end up pushing one or both of them and exiting the camera or getting edit popups. Same problem I had on the Note.
7. Phone looks and feels a million times better without the rim sticking out above the glass surface. It's more prone to damage, but I'll take the look and unimpeded finger swiips any day.
8. The Note had a much much better speaker. The S3 sounds like an S2 without the back cover helping muffle it.
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1. There is a setting in display settings to adj screen tone. See if that helps.
2. Some have reported this, but mine is fine. Not loose at all.
3. The battery cover while flimsy i agree, should snap on with ease. No raised or humped section, no gap for a fingernail... almost sounds like yours took a nasty fall or other impact... it should fit just fine with no blemishes.
4. Home isnt hard to push. Agree though that it couldve been implemented much better.
5. Imho, this thing screams. Never had any problems with lag or not being smooth and speedy. Top of the line if you ask me.
8. Speakers fine for me, for what it is. I never expect the external speaker to be super high quality.
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On the screen issue, have you gone out to broad daylight and trying to see the screen? Its tough. I still prefer IPS screens.
The home button is hard to press. Being accustomed to only capacitive buttons, the home button is tough to press. Even more so with my ballistics case.
The back is plastics but it gets the job done
The power button is sturdy and fine on my end
I agree with the camera button.
I also got mine from eBay about a month ago for 469 and although it was used, it was kept and very good condition. All I have is a small line on the gray part of the phone by the volume button that only extends about 2 mm. Sometimes I forget its there. The screen is my biggest letdown. Coming from 2 LG devices, the IPS screen is the best screens in my opinion. Natural colors, awesome brightness. This one is good I enjoy it but its not great.
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Hey man.. Cool thing you got an s3 but if I was you, I would of waited til tomorrow for the nexus 4 and paid 100$ less.
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Crisisx1 said:
Hey man.. Cool thing you got an s3 but if I was you, I would of waited til tomorrow for the nexus 4 and paid 100$ less.
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I played with an Optimus G in-store, basically a Nexus 4. Did not like it AT ALL. The glass was icky. Was not impressed by the display. It was washed out looking. This is in comparison to the One X and iPhone, not just AMOLED.
IPS is better outdoors and at max brightness. However, indoors at low brightness the contrast looks way better on the AMOLED screen of the GS3.
Oh man the 5" HTC Droid DNA is coming out. If it can be unlocked for GSM networks, I'm itching the jump again...haha I had the Note two months ago too.
I'm getting buyers remorse from the build quality. Just holding or moving the phone around and taking it out of my pocket, there's always a creak or a flex from the loose back cover. The phone is kinda slippery and clammy, not much to hold on to, and the jiggly power button. I said I would never buy another Samsung phone because of build, but here I am again...a sucker for the screen!

3. My battery cover is perfectly flush. I have pulled it off to change sd cards and once when initially rooting.. I simply put it in place and smoothly press the edges while moving around the whole phone.. all click in, flush
5. check to see if Power saving mode is on, and if cpu saving is on in power saving ... if it is, chances are your phone is only hitting 1GHz
when power saving is off (via the handy toggle in the notification shade dropdown), phone is allowed to hit full 1.5 GHz
another reason for some speed loss is the samsung touchwiz environment.. beautiful, but a bit heavy
jellybean from a google/nexus base IS faster, but mainly cuz it is more bare
cheers!
Samsung Galaxy S3, 16GB, pebble blue
rooted, running jellybean 4.1.1 on touchwiz-based Xquizit xD rom

Creaking phone?

So a few days ago I began to notice that the back of my phone is now creaking, I first heard it when i went to pick my phone up the other morning and it sounded like an old hardwood floor creaking sound, it's progressively gotten worse to where now when i hold my phone during a call if i shift my hand at all the person on the other line can hear it. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem. The creaking seems to be isolated to (if you're staring at the back of the phone) the left half of the phone just below the power button and stops creaking above the phone model number beneath the glass.

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So a few days ago I began to notice that the back of my phone is now creaking, I first heard it when i went to pick my phone up the other morning and it sounded like an old hardwood floor creaking sound, it's progressively gotten worse to where now when i hold my phone during a call if i shift my hand at all the person on the other line can hear it. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem. The creaking seems to be isolated to (if you're staring at the back of the phone) the left half of the phone just below the power button and stops creaking above the phone model number beneath the glass.
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Mine is as solid as day 1

Same problem here.
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I've noticed this too but after putting my diztronic case over it, the creaking stopped.

My phone rattles when a tap my fingers next to the lens or put the phone down. No creakng yet.
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Ive noticed mine on the camera. Whenever i try to tap the back of the phone, it seems like its not perfectly fit or something.
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They have a similar thread on the international optimus g page with the same complaint. I wonder if the Nexus owners do to.
Edit: the Nexus has the same issue. Just Google nexus 4 and rattle. Seems pretty wide spread.
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They have a similar thread on the international optimus g page with the same complaint. I wonder if the Nexus owners do to.
Edit: the Nexus has the same issue. Just Google nexus 4 and rattle. Seems pretty wide spread.
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So this makes me curious as to what other defects its going to have, but I'm on to a different issue, phone dropped about 2" and the digitizer broke, so when my new screen comes in i will do a walk through tutorial on how to replace it... starting to wish i had gone with the GS3...

Mine is also doing that. Just started to notice it today. Kinda makes my opinion of the build quality a little less. But still love the phone. Minus the messaging bug. LOL.
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If I use my shoulder to hold the phone to my ear I get a creaking sound too. That's the only time I've heard it though. I imagine it has to do with the glass back.

Here, too. It's the camera side, right below it, that creaks. Fortunately, it's only noticeable when I deliberately squeeze it.
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solid here....this msg bug you guys are talking about, is it when your typing the sceen jumps and your back at the start of the msg?

Hey, so I just noticed that if I flip the phone over and orient it so the camera is on top, then it will creak when I push on the left side. You can also see the casing move in slightly. It's almost as if it's broken somewhere but you can't see any crack.
I thought the people at Best Buy had said the back was glass but it's looking more like cheap plastic at this point. Is it different on AT&T maybe?

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So this makes me curious as to what other defects its going to have, but I'm on to a different issue, phone dropped about 2" and the digitizer broke, so when my new screen comes in i will do a walk through tutorial on how to replace it... starting to wish i had gone with the GS3...
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I dropped mine from chest height and nothing happened to it. That really sucks for you. How much was the replacement screen?

cthedogg said:
I dropped mine from chest height and nothing happened to it. That really sucks for you. How much was the replacement screen?
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The replacement screen was $130 went with 2 day shipping (Digitizer/LCD Assembly). Just the digitizer was only $60 but it's a good thing I went with the whole assembly because when i was trying to pull the glass out of the housing some of the shards came off by themselves, and revealed that LG "fusing" the glass to the lcd is literally glue covering the entire LCD making it damn near impossible to just replace the digitizer and make it look nice.
Also a few warnings to those disassembling their phones:
1) The battery isnt solid, more like cased in an extreemly soft metal so it will dent if not carefully removed (it's glued into the housing)
2) The chrome edge dent's very easily, have a small ding where i got impatient, TAKE YOUR TIME!
3) When removing the back cover don't cross over the volume rocker, power button, or USB port with the spudger. for the top of the back removal gently push the back cover forward dont try to shove your spudger in their, it wont work lol.
I'm going to be doing a full disassembly guide that's a lot easier to follow than the "engrish" version korea put out for us english speaking techs when my new roll of 3m tape comes in. =P

This cracking is caused by a small piece of sticky under the back cover you can either remove the sticky or ad some more this would prevent the cracking...
I posted a service guide here on XDA search my name for it... It will show how you can remove the back cover... just when taking it off remember the back can crack easy and the plastic can ding or dent rather easy and make sure you don't mess up the power button or the volume buttons
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solid here....this msg bug you guys are talking about, is it when your typing the sceen jumps and your back at the start of the msg?
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