Hello!
I recently order my Note II from Expansys and the first thing I noticed when I was taking everything out of the box and putting the batter in the phone is the water indicator sticker. I don't know if they change styles, but I am used to plain white stickers, and if moisture gets in the phone it either turns to red or red Xs. Immediately I noticed that this sticker has blue Xs in it, and I don't know if that is the style now that changes to red when it gets wet, or if it has already indicated wetness.
I called them immediately and the guy put me on hold to go check the other phones they have around and said they are all like that. Of course I'm not satisfied with that answer and am coming to you guys. Also, the box showed no signs of tampering that anyone else had been in the box.
Thanks!
Mine looks like exactly the same, so don't worry
klusek1985 said:
Mine looks like exactly the same, so don't worry
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But is that really the new design of them? Seems kinda silly.
S3 are same, they change the stickers...
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So a couple of months a go I came here for help replacing my screen and that all went swimmingly, thanks for that by the way
Before the screen broke though, i when the screen popped up I had red/blue tints everywhere and stuff, somebody told me it was a damaged cable in the middle. This carried on after my screen replacement and was manageable because it went after fiddling for a bit. But now it always does it and it isn't just red and blue tints, now I'm getting orange, purples and greens everywhere when the screens flipped up and red and blue when it isn't. So I was wondering if there was anywhere I could get a replacement cable or main insides or something in the uk?
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http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-t-mobile-g2-google-lcd-screen-replacement.html
this place is awesome and should have what u need as long as u dont mind s+h
Thanks dude but I wasn't looking for a replacement screen, I meant the insides of the actual phone or the cable that connects the two halves of the phone together
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i was under the impression the site has them...maybe im wrong but if u click the link and scroll left...browse the listings and i thought i saw it under flex cables (if thats what ur talking about)
I just got my replacement from samsung using warranty, phone is not refurbished!!! Is brand new with a date on the back of 3/12, oh and is made in china my original was dated 09/11 and was made in Korea. Took a few days though, they were back ordered
Nice! Lol always nice to get a new device. I never trusted refurbished phones but that's just me.
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Pics or it didn't happen
Ok??
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I have two Galaxy S II's and one has no lines what so ever, but it looks very yellow and dingy. The other looks richer but it has the lines. You have blobs/streaks, you just can't see them.
When I got my first SGSII I had those pesky lines and blobs, exchanged it at a local Tmo for a new one and the issue was gone for me too.
I have looked very carefully and I can confirm, lines are non existent
Check the back to see where yours was made, maybe the korean models were defective
Maybe we'll get lucky one day and Samsung will get sued or something and issue recalls
wishful thinking...
You want proof
Here's a pic as it came on the box
When the other poster said pics, this isn't what they had in mind. They were referring to pictures with the screen on lowest brightness in a dark room viewing the blobs.jpg.
This would provide "proof" that your screen has no lines or blobs.
here's what you do. download a pure black picture. when it is night time. put that picture up on your phone and turn off the lights. take a picture with no flash. upload here.
Rod3 said:
When the other poster said pics, this isn't what they had in mind. They were referring to pictures with the screen on lowest brightness in a dark room viewing the blobs.jpg.
This would provide "proof" that your screen has no lines or blobs.
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He really doesn't need to prove anything. If he finds it perfect then. So be it. The issue is just a placebo effect.
darkamikaze said:
here's what you do. download a pure black picture. when it is night time. put that picture up on your phone and turn off the lights. take a picture with no flash. upload here.
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Or you could dial #*0#* in dialer like everyone else. And its come to a point to where ppl don't even care to notice the blobs, I could care less if they were there or not. But good thing you got your fix OP
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Or you could dial #*0#* in dialer like everyone else. And its come to a point to where ppl don't even care to notice the blobs, I could care less if they were there or not. But good thing you got your fix OP
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Correction... dial "*#0*#"
I just ran all the test and i did the black screen vibration and my phone looks alll dark and black guess im good?
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I just ran all the test and i did the black screen vibration and my phone looks alll dark and black guess im good?
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DID YOU RUN THE blobs.jpg TEST? The black vibration test hides the flaws. A near black screen like grey shows it. Hell, I don't know who, but as someone said, opening the XDA app itself shows the flaws.
EDIT: DO YOU EVEN HAVE THE SGH-T989 PHONE? LOL.
if the XDA app splash screen has lines going through it...then yeah you have a T-mobile SGSII
Turn your brightness all the way down (not really necessary but it just shows the lines even more) and open XDA app, TADA, wood grain son.
I can confirm that the blobs and all have certainly been lessened. I just got this white model a little less than a week ago and the screen quality has vastly improved.
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I'll run all these test Saturday. If my wife and I can upgrade.....not sure if we have the money.
I was just messing around I totally believe you I have seen t989's with good screens I just can't seem to get one.
I got my new titanium grey gn2 today from 3 but noticed a couple of issues. ..
The back cover doesn't seem to fit right, one of the tabs is bent/badly made and requires extra force to click on, also when looking at the cover under certain light there seems to be ripples/deformation in the plastic especially on the speaker grill where the centre bar is curved outwards. ..
Am I just being fussy?
Anybody else had poor fitting back covers?
Three have offered to exchange the phone but it's getting somebody to sit in for the posty again etc. ..
I could just buy another cover I suppose.
Other than that phone is superb, free of any branding and bloatware and hopefully unlocked (don't have another microsim to try)
Battery life so far is fantastic although I am comparing it to my old gs2
Mark
Its normal, the curve on speaker grill. Now enjoy your phone! :good:
Already am, can't put the thing down lol
I have the white and the center bar is turned out as well.
It must be by design. Actually I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read this lol.
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I have the white and the center bar is turned out as well.
It must be by design. Actually I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read this lol.
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Yes the curved bar is normal. It is like that on the note1 as well. It's to prevent muffling of the speaker when you have the phone lying flat.
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I bought a used phone off ebay (still under warranty) that was flawless condition. I checked the ESN and it was good, so I kept it. Today I check to see what color the water damage indicator, and it's not even there at all. I have a pebble blue phone, and there isn't any white strip there. It's just plastic. As for the phone itself, it works fine. I installed a custom ROM and some apps crash, but I think thats software related. Other than that, it works fine.
Check on the battery it self that's were mine is. I thought the same thing then realized it was on there instead of the phone should be a little white sticker.
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I believe there is one on the motherboard as well to avoid people just swapping batteries.
Hi all.
I've received my brand new LG G3 32GB international D855. Awesome phone, really.
Anyway I've encountered some hardware related problems:
1st I've noticed that top and bottom of the screen are brighter, but I think it's due to the LCD technology itself (used amoleds in the last 3 years so a different technology with different and, imho, worse problems).
2nd, and the topic of this question, my camera is showing few very light scratches on the back lens. From my tests, fortunately, I realized that they're not visible in any kind of photo.
I used a cover and a screen protector since I unboxed.
My question is: is anyone experiencing similar issue? Is the lens so easy to damage?
I'm pretty worried because my Note 3 never showed a scratch in 7 months used without any kind of protection...
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I have also used a bumper case since the 1st day. I checked my camera lens just now and did not notice any scratches. I think it might be a manufacturing fault.
Not sure my G2 had a ton of scratches too but it never came out in photos... so you should be A-OK... maybe just different glass types.
Note 3 has other quality issues *shakes* lol. S Pen die much? lol.
Meanwhile I realised that the issue with the screen is an actual problem called screen bleeding, related to LCD's back illumination.
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I've had mine since 2 days prior to main release (know a guy, mwohaha)
I managed to drop it from my hand, when falling asleep in my chair after working with some stuff for 12h straight - it fell on the floor, and slid a good 20-30 cm across dust, and some "gravel particles" from my shoes - camera facing down. NO scratches.
I'm actually quite impressed
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I've had mine since 2 days prior to main release (know a guy, mwohaha)
I managed to drop it from my hand, when falling asleep in my chair after working with some stuff for 12h straight - it fell on the floor, and slid a good 20-30 cm across dust, and some "gravel particles" from my shoes - camera facing down. NO scratches.
I'm actually quite impressed
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So they sent me a butter unity?
Wasn't sapphire indestructible?
Anyway I removed cover and the screen protector, actually they only covered the beautiful design... Just try a few day without nothing and see if the situation deteriorates.
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So they sent me a butter unity?
Wasn't sapphire indestructible?
Anyway I removed cover and the screen protector, actually they only covered the beautiful design... Just try a few day without nothing and see if the situation deteriorates.
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I guess you got a faulty unit; I'd send it in to LG, or at least go on the live chat. That should do the trick, I hope!
sounds like a manufacturing fault. just swap it...i used the bumper too no scratches so far
BurningRain said:
sounds like a manufacturing fault. just swap it...i used the bumper too no scratches so far
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Yeah but I don't know how LG operates... I can't stay without phone for weeks...
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If I'm not wrong I have 2 years to have free reparations/replacements right? Scratches aren't affecting my photos and are only barely visible with naked eye and only in determinated light conditions. If the problem becomes worse or photos will deteriorate I'll update this thread with my experience with LG's warranty system.
For now this phone rocks.
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I've noticed some "light leaks" on the top and the bottom of the screen. It's nothing so disturbing, but it's not acceptable in a high end phone like the G3. :/
Anyone else noticed this? Is more visible when you're seen a darker color on the entire screen.
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I've noticed some "light leaks" on the top and the bottom of the screen. It's nothing so disturbing, but it's not acceptable in a high end phone like the G3. :/
Anyone else noticed this? Is more visible when you're seen a darker color on the entire screen.
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I've also, but it's very hard to notice and when watching films or playing games is almost invisible.
Anyway guys I've an update for you: I'm not crazy scratches are very visible under direct light and I'll definely contact the seller...
Little update
Sent the phone back to the shop (yes, directly to the seller because it was less than 10 days I have bought it :victory, it should get there on Monday.
Let's see if the screen leaky borders, creacky cover and most important buttery lens are enough for a replacement :fingers-crossed:
I'll update you when the shop will contact me.
Another and last update
The shop received the faulty phone today and replaced with a new one
I should get it tomorrow :victory:
kylothow said:
The shop received the faulty phone today and replaced with a new one
I should get it tomorrow :victory:
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Let us know about those borders.
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Let us know about those borders.
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I'm testing it now, they also replaced the wall charger that produced a kind of electric noise (and I forgot to tell them it did...)
Another update after the screen tests.
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Anyway, a note: the "old" G3 had a "tight" USB which was a pain to plug... the new one works as it should
the "old" G3 had orrible blacks... the new one has very darker blacks
The screen still have the barely visible blue bar on top (seem to be a G3 feature) and has little brighter bottom borders... so I think it's the LCD itself and not a defect. I tested the screen with a simple app called something like Screen Test and every color is uniform (no illumination problems, darker bars/leaks, nothing.
THIS PHONE DOESN'T HAVE AM/PM BUG!
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LOL, AM/PM bug still present
kylothow said:
I'm testing it now, they also replaced the wall charger that produced a kind of electric noise (and I forgot to tell them it did...)
Another update after the screen tests.
EDIT:
Anyway, a note: the "old" G3 had a "tight" USB which was a pain to plug... the new one works as it should
the "old" G3 had orrible blacks... the new one has very darker blacks
The screen still have the barely visible blue bar on top (seem to be a G3 feature) and has little brighter bottom borders... so I think it's the LCD itself and not a defect. I tested the screen with a simple app called something like Screen Test and every color is uniform (no illumination problems, darker bars/leaks, nothing.
THIS PHONE DOESN'T HAVE AM/PM BUG!
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LOL, AM/PM bug still present
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By any chance can you tell me if you have a model with revised hardware? Because i thought all G3's had a hard to plug in usb (including mine).
About the borders i seem to have them too. I think its normal because i can notice them on all lcd displays like the iphone.
On the lowest screen brigtness, during day light my navigation bar is darker than the black bezel on the phone so i assume that yours is the same correct?
And my charger also starts hissing when charging the phone. Weird thing is it also makes the phone hiss when i have earphones on. I dont know if i should be worried.
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By any chance can you tell me if you have a model with revised hardware? Because i thought all G3's had a hard to plug in usb (including mine).
About the borders i seem to have them too. I think its normal because i can notice them on all lcd displays like the iphone.
On the lowest screen brigtness, during day light my navigation bar is darker than the black bezel on the phone so i assume that yours is the same correct?
And my charger also starts hissing when charging the phone. Weird thing is it also makes the phone hiss when i have earphones on. I dont know if i should be worried.
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Accessed phone infos from dialer and it says rev 1.0 like the "old" one.
Yeah I've set brightness to auto and the navbar is barely visible, not like an amoled but the "old" phone had blueish black which was horrible while watching movies even in a dark room with brightness set to minimum
And the new wall charger has the same problem so I think it's normal and it shouldn't explode
I'm not sure about the headphones+charger issue, sorry.
I can hear interference with earphones but I'm not sure of what you mean...
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Accessed phone infos from dialer and it says rev 1.0 like the "old" one.
Yeah I've set brightness to auto and the navbar is barely visible, not like an amoled but the "old" phone had blueish black which was horrible while watching movies even in a dark room with brightness set to minimum
And the new wall charger has the same problem so I think it's normal and it shouldn't explode
I'm not sure about the headphones+charger issue, sorry.
I can hear interference with earphones but I'm not sure of what you mean...
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Yeah i thought so.
The blacks are normal to be a little bluish. All lcd are like that and even mine to a small degree.
Thank you for your reply lol. Good luck with your phone buddy
Scratched? How about fully cracked!
First - the phone was not dropped or have any impacts other than what you might get from walking with a phone in your pocket. Other than normal daily use, safe handling and really careful use the phone had nothing happen to it. I cannot pick even a medium bump that happened, but now I have a cracked lens with a hole exposing the camera beneath. LG is warning me that 'mishandling' is not covered ... I certainly did not mishandle the phone in any way.
Link to other forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/lg-g3-cracked-lens-hours-box-t2812323
Here is the video I made for Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH1fNexSNQk