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[Q] Vibrate Rattle?

Does anyone else hear or feel a rattle when the phone vibrates when they receive a text message or anything? I absolutely love the phone, but this tiny little quirk is driving me bat-**** crazy. If I have it in my pocket it rattles loud enough that I can actually hear it before I feel it. Easily described as a hollow rattle.
I was thinking of calling Expansys (I received it from someone who bought it there.) and seeing what they say, but I would probably have to ship it back to Europe for any type of Samsung warranty issues.
Let me know what you've experienced, if anything.

No one other than me has experienced this?

I hear the vibrate louder than I have on other phones but idk if its a rattle
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Hmm. Anyone else?
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My volume rocker is a little loose and it rattles.
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I get it too, thought it was because id used volume+ app and had it too loud.
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there is no rattle on my phone.

I got the same...and its freakin irritating

Maybe its just an extra loud vibrate then.

Rattle
No Rattle here. I guess you can either:
- Send it back for warranty repair
- Take it apart, find the offending part and tighten things up yourself (risky)
- Live with it.
sorry. For such an expensive device, you'd hope these kind of problems wouldn't happen.

I got it just now after i dropped it not a cratch but this annoying rattle may be enough to bring back to verizon

Mine has slight movement in the volume rocker as well. But its made of plastic and is to be expected from me. Not nearly enough of an issue to irritate me and is a complete nonissue.
*Unless for your phone, when the phone rings and vibrates it goes crazy with the rattle, then i would understand

desert102 said:
Mine has slight movement in the volume rocker as well. But its made of plastic and is to be expected from me. Not nearly enough of an issue to irritate me and is a complete nonissue.
*Unless for your phone, when the phone rings and vibrates it goes crazy with the rattle, then i would understand
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Here's an update guys...i sent mine to the service centre today and a genius very young chinese boy opened my phone and realised the vibrator was the problem and was not secured on the board well....he rectified it and now my phone's perfect again

Happens on the Nexus S and iPhone 4S. Just part of the motor. Maybe try to take it apart yourself and see what's up.
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Yes- my device has just developed this problem after a month of use. I've registered with Samsung and am sending it for a repair tomorrow. I'm really hoping that Samsung don't take issue with the fact that I've rooted my device. I had my nexus one repaird by HTC once and they didn't have an issue with the rooting- so fingers crossed

Just as an update to anyone who is interested- Samsung marked my Galaxy Nexus as 'Repair Complete' and 'Delivery in Progress' on Friday so I'm hoping to receive it tomorrow at my work. Having been updated to this status I can only assume that they did not have a problem with the fact that it was rooted. Quite rightly too as it was a stark hardware issue, but still, it's nice not to have to worry about it!

I bought one GSM Unlocked from Amazon and it rattled like crazy if the phone was at a specific angle. So I returned it and got a new one...which rattles just a bit if I'm not holding it a certain way with my hand over the bottom right side of the phone. So essentially I just switched the vibrate off unless it is for a phone call. I'm over it. Everything else about the phone is perfect so I'm not taking any chances.

Vibrate rattle.

Hey guys! Just picked up my 900 today and I must admit, I'm loving it so far. Now, I know most of us have the scrolling lag (compared to the DVP or HD7) but does anyone have the vibration rattle? Anytime my phone vibrates, it rattles for the first part of the vibrate duration then stops. When vibration resumes, the rattle is there again but only for a brief moment. It's as if it rattles only when the motor first takes off. Not a really huge deal but it does get somewhat annoying at times... I've tried to take out he micro SIM tray because I thought this was the cause, but it isn't.

Mine does that too. From reviews I have read it is normal for the Lumia 900.

braddles said:
Mine does that too. From reviews I have read it is normal for the Lumia 900.
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Interesting... I wonder why they thought it would be a good idea to do that?

It's normal
Nissan350 said:
Hey guys! Just picked up my 900 today and I must admit, I'm loving it so far. Now, I know most of us have the scrolling lag (compared to the DVP or HD7) but does anyone have the vibration rattle? Anytime my phone vibrates, it rattles for the first part of the vibrate duration then stops. When vibration resumes, the rattle is there again but only for a brief moment. It's as if it rattles only when the motor first takes off. Not a really huge deal but it does get somewhat annoying at times... I've tried to take out he micro SIM tray because I thought this was the cause, but it isn't.
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I think it's the camera button. Mine is loose and I can shake the phone close to me ear and hear it rattle. I took it into the AT&T store and all of them (display and employee phones) do it.

wspaw said:
I think it's the camera button. Mine is loose and I can shake the phone close to me ear and hear it rattle. I took it into the AT&T store and all of them (display and employee phones) do it.
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Definitely not the camera button for me. I downloaded a vibration app that allows you to access the vibration at the touch of a button and secured all buttons by putting my hand over them... it still rattled. My best guess would be a faulty motor or something very close to the motors location inside the phone. I will justify it by calling it a feature. Lol.

It's the camera
I'm pretty sure it's the camera lens rattling. It's not a feature, more of a design oversight. It's very annoying. But that's how all Lumia 900s are so I suppose you could say it's "normal" behavior.
Edit: BTW I forgot to mention that I exchanged my phone once thinking I just got a faulty phone but the replacement does the same.

Ditto. I wondered if someone would be posting about it.
The phone is two awesome for me to worry about it though

Nissan350 said:
Hey guys! Just picked up my 900 today and I must admit, I'm loving it so far. Now, I know most of us have the scrolling lag (compared to the DVP or HD7) but does anyone have the vibration rattle? Anytime my phone vibrates, it rattles for the first part of the vibrate duration then stops. When vibration resumes, the rattle is there again but only for a brief moment. It's as if it rattles only when the motor first takes off. Not a really huge deal but it does get somewhat annoying at times... I've tried to take out he micro SIM tray because I thought this was the cause, but it isn't.
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Dude, you just made me look stupid. Read your post and I started shaking my phone. My Boss walks in and asks....you ok?? Geessshhh......just what I needed, got caught on xda shaking my phone.

my phone sounds like a chainsaw when it vibrates.

Does it sound like this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446018
i have to turn the vibration completely off on my amaze its rather annoying

Same here, but I can hear something rattling back and forth if I shake it. I have to hold the phone close to my ear while shaking to really hear it though.
As long as it doesn't mean something will break, I'm fine with it.

Yes, I can confirm that my new Lumia 900 does exactly the same horrible rattling For what is worth, I think is much less noticeable if you use the Gel Case which I got for free from my AT&T store:
www[dot]wireless[dot]att[dot]com/cell-phone-service/accessory-details/?q_sku=sku5870251#
(Copy and Paste the Link and modify it because forum won't allow me to make it URL)
Regards

I'm going to check the hallway for my boss before I shake this phone again...

wspaw said:
I think it's the camera button. Mine is loose and I can shake the phone close to me ear and hear it rattle. I took it into the AT&T store and all of them (display and employee phones) do it.
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I sent myself an email to get a vibration, while holding all buttons stationary. The buzz, although lessened, is still evident. So it's something else.
I really do prefer the vibration from my Focus over the Lumia.

Nokia are pretty good at fixing hardware issues.. someone should bug them on their NokiaUSA fb page and also their twitter account. If they get enough complaints, hopefully they will do something about it.
Also, start a thread here:
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Nokia-with-Windows-Phone/bd-p/Nokia_with_Windows_Phone

hx4700 Killer said:
Ditto. I wondered if someone would be posting about it.
The phone is two awesome for me to worry about it though
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Exactly how i felt. Until i got like 5 texts in a row lmao. Guess ill just have to get use to it cause theres no way im returning this phone!
alodar1 said:
Dude, you just made me look stupid. Read your post and I started shaking my phone. My Boss walks in and asks....you ok?? Geessshhh......just what I needed, got caught on xda shaking my phone.
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LMFAO! The funniest mental image just popped up in my head haha!
stratax said:
Does it sound like this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446018
i have to turn the vibration completely off on my amaze its rather annoying
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The video is private. It wont let me access it :/
kalep said:
Yes, I can confirm that my new Lumia 900 does exactly the same horrible rattling For what is worth, I think is much less noticeable if you use the Gel Case which I got for free from my AT&T store:
www[dot]wireless[dot]att[dot]com/cell-phone-service/accessory-details/?q_sku=sku5870251#
(Copy and Paste the Link and modify it because forum won't allow me to make it URL)
Regards
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I have the Black GEL TPU case sold at At&t that covers the entire phone like a glove. Vibration is still evident.
For all those that are trying to simulate vibration, go into the market and download "Vibemassage + Sound"
Once you start it up, pivot over to options and disable the "enable sound" slider then hit the main switch. If your phone is like mine, you'll notice that it rattles only when the vibrations starts.
Also, if you turn the phone around and hold it up to your ear and tap to the left of the camera, you will hear the rattle.

The vibrate is pretty annoying. Tempted to just turn it off completely.

vect0r said:
The vibrate is pretty annoying. Tempted to just turn it off completely.
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Tried that. I kept missing notifications :/

Mine rattles when vibrating too. It's fairly loud and sounds cheap. It seems out of place on a device that otherwise feels solid and premium.
I grabbed an app (vibeMassage + Sound) to test the vibration and experimented with holding each of the buttons and removing the sim card. The rattle isn't coming from anything on the outside of the device, so something internally must be loose.

It honestly sounds like its coming from the headphone jack, when i squeeze that area it gets less noticeable

Volume rocker

Hi everyone
I just wanted to know how everyones volume rocker is, might sound silly but i wanted to know if your volume rocker moves around when you press up or down and makes a little noise or if it is tightly and securely intact. I just don't want a few months down the the line and have to deal with mine coming out. I am not sure how exactly it is suppose to fit and just want to get all the problems out the way so that I can start enjoying this phone.
Thanks guys.
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Tight and secure, with a quiet tap on press.

I have the volumerocker loose too.
It moves a bit.
I think it's normal.
For example, it's not like the volumerocker of the htc Titan .
I have checked three differents one x and i can notice the same thing.

heavy16 said:
I have the volumerocker loose too.
It moves a bit.
I think it's normal.
For example, it's not like the volumerocker of the htc Titan .
I have checked three differents one x and i can notice the same thing.
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Thanks for you reply. Mine moves a bit as well. Just wanted to know if I needed to send it back as I really don't want any future problems.
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my 4th device has very loose volume rocker and power button and it rattles a lot when I shake the phone. This doesn't happen on my previous low end phones. It feels a bit cheap.

Screen not assembled flush?

Anyone else have a problem with the screen not being assembled correctly?
If I swipe down from the top left for notifications, it's smooth going from the metal to the glass. But if I swipe down from the top right to do the quick settings, there's a noticeable gap. Or not really gap, but the screen sits higher than the metal. Friggin annoying as hell, considering how much I go to the quick settings. This and the notification light not working are already making me reconsider buying this thing....

I had that issue and T-Mobile gave me a new one. Manufacturered 4/9. I've yet tried to S-OFF.
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Cool, I'll call them and see if I can swap it out. Does your notification light work?

E30Nova said:
Anyone else have a problem with the screen not being assembled correctly?
If I swipe down from the top left for notifications, it's smooth going from the metal to the glass. But if I swipe down from the top right to do the quick settings, there's a noticeable gap. Or not really gap, but the screen sits higher than the metal. Friggin annoying as hell, considering how much I go to the quick settings. This and the notification light not working are already making me reconsider buying this thing....
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I've returned two to T-Mobile for the same problem and a few other issues. The 3rd one I got is much better, still not 100%, but it's fine... At this early point in the game, I'm starting to think that you have to be super lucky to get one that is perfectly smooth and flush.
I have seen some people say that a screen protector will solve the problem or at least make it better, could always try that.
I know that with every first batch or so of a new device, there will be some duds... but man, seems more people than usual having issues related to build quality on this phone. It's an expensive device and HTC is marketing it as a "premium" device - if you're not happy with the build, by all means, go exchange it.

mine had the same problem. I did exchange it for a new one it's a little better. but now I know why samsung don't want to make a metal device.

Wow, I wonder how many people have this problem...
Like @aimfire72 said, with this being touted as a premium device with the whole "zero gap" design, you'd expect it to be assembled a little better... I'll probably be taking it back to T-Mobile tomorrow and hopefully the one I get is better.

I feel like I have been lucky. I have had no issues with the screen or speakers.
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Yeah same **** here this is very annoying
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My speaker grills are maybe MAYBE a human hairs width higher than the screen. We wound up with 4 lines, and all got the m8, and some of the other ones have more noticeable differences in height, but none of the other people using them have said anything, and I don't think they really care. I think that's something we often lose sight of, is that for most people that's just something they don't even think of. Sure, it would be nice if it was perfect on every device, but as long as it's within tolerance and the grills aren't popping up like some people have had, most people won't probably notice or care.
In any case, compared to my M7, the height difference is MUCH improved. My screen was decently higher than the top speaker grill, and that annoyed me as I always felt it when I swiped down the notification bar, but I got used to it and with a screen protector it just blended in to that bump.

Haptic Feedback click/slapping noise.

So I finally got an M8 that I was okay with, only one tiny scratch and tiny tiny imperfections in the plastic trim (like 2 little chips, half a mm if that, each)
The problem just started and its especially annoying at night, the haptic feedback now makes a click noise when typing you can hear it especially. As if its hitting something.
I've had 4 of these and they all have done it. And previous HTC phones have done this but not other phones i've had. Can I assume its just the type of motor HTC uses that kind of stinks for haptic feedback?
And no, I don't wanna turn it off.
I'm within my return period with about 5 days left but dont wanna exchange it again as they already probably hate me at that store cause I'm "picky" with a device I spent 700$ after tax on.

Does it for me too. Has an annoying inconsistency in the vibrations. Especially in the navigation bar buttons. Try the Google keyboard in the play store. They recently toned the vibration down and it's no longer irritating for me.
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