Looks pretty nice imho.
Be great to see something like this on the One.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-s-view-case-review
Even if someone did make this, how is the One supposed to know that the cover is attached? The phone doesn't have any magnets for triggering sleep/wake.
Yeah I'm aware of that, sucks.
wont' work well. the reason it works on the sgs4 is because of the AMOLED screen - you can turn on just the part of the screen that is visible through the cover without turning on the rest, so it doesn't use as much power. with an LCD screen like that on our One, you'd have to turn on the entire screen and it would burn power.
not to say it's not possible, just get some sort of flip cover, cut a hole, and line up your lockscreen widgets.
Pocket now has their review up for this case http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IxYAefSP0o
I dont see this coming for the one since its part of the GS4 battery door and the one doesn't have the Amoled display like the above poster said. I do want a case like this but not at a $70 price. I would drop $30 max if it had a magnetic cover.
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wont' work well. the reason it works on the sgs4 is because of the AMOLED screen - you can turn on just the part of the screen that is visible through the cover without turning on the rest, so it doesn't use as much power. with an LCD screen like that on our One, you'd have to turn on the entire screen and it would burn power.
not to say it's not possible, just get some sort of flip cover, cut a hole, and line up your lockscreen widgets.
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I didn't think of this, I guess the One is limited by it's screen tech as you've already said... shame as I think it's a nifty feature.
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I ordered one from Daydeal.com Yesterday and waiting on it to arrive.
This would make my Third one Yes i know i said 3 but the first 2 had problems and were ordered from a different seller.
anyone out here found any of these that are good and screen and touch buttons work if so where did you find it at..
i'm still waiting on my one from daydeal
EDIT: Pics of the screen protector taken from my wife HERO
Tried to get a pic of where i had to cut out the opening for the camera (front)
Hey how did that screen protectore from Daydeal.com Work out? does it make it harder to touch the screen? are the capacative buttons functional with the protector on? is there a cut out for the front facing camera?
thanks for the info!!
I'm thinking about getting a 4 way privacy screen for a ipad and cutting it down to size since I can't find one cut for the evo.
I have a 2 way now but it doesn't work well in landscape and I had to cut the bottom of it to get the buttons to work. I also think it is to thick. It makes it difficult to do multi-touch.
I'm hoping since the ipad is nothing but touch that the products available for it might me a little thinner and more capable of multi-touch. Wish 3M would get in gear and realize that more people than just BB users want to protect their privacy. Not that a 4.3" screen is a beacon for prying eyes or anything....
The screen (privacy) protector from daydeal.com works great the buttons work perfectly the only issue is the front camera is not cut out but you can fix that with a hobby knife with no problem I'll post a pic soon of the screen protector on my phone with the camera cut out.
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i had the clarivue and it worked great... it did have some spots where the finish came off.. around the edges but it wasnt bad.
i had to change the screen of my phone so i lost it but now that i dont have a screen protector makes me like how good the screen looks. not bad like before.
i ordered a clear protector now... dont think i will go back to the anti-figerprint or privacy.
Well I guess I can post up some pics... I bought a Privacy screen that came out to $7.99 including shipping from EBAY. It came with 3 screens, all privacy.... The first one was kind of peeling from the top but did the job... take a look see....the screen is on regular backlight in all pics exept 1
that cut on the top looks crappy.. but the peeling happend to be too from clarivue. it was also around some edges. i liked the screen but i now have a crystal clear... i have tried all but the mirror type protectors... and i will stay with clear...
when i had my screen changed not to long ago i noticed the huge differance in the way the screen look in a privacy vs clear... you cant beat the clear... at least for me.
i gave it some thought... if someone can see my screen well enough to read the screen then they are too damn close to me anyways lol
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Well I guess I can post up some pics... I bought a Privacy screen that came out to $7.99 including shipping from EBAY. It came with 3 screens, all privacy.... The first one was kind of peeling from the top but did the job... take a look see....the screen is on regular backlight in all pics exept 1
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Same one I got from eBay. The cut on top doesn't obstruct the camera or sensors and the guard goes from top to bottom with no gaps. Buttons and touch are still very sensitive.
If not for that peeling corner (got it here too) this would be a complete WINNAR!
I wouldn';t be able to stand my screen looking that dim and crappy.
What are you guys like porn addicts or something? I know none of you are important enough to have secrets that actually need hidden when you are walking around on your phones.
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I wouldn';t be able to stand my screen looking that dim and crappy.
What are you guys like porn addicts or something? I know none of you are important enough to have secrets that actually need hidden when you are walking around on your phones.
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lmao!! i was wondering the same thing.. if someone wants to see a txt message from across my desk.. go for it.. all my wife pics are locked in photovault..
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I wouldn';t be able to stand my screen looking that dim and crappy.
What are you guys like porn addicts or something? I know none of you are important enough to have secrets that actually need hidden when you are walking around on your phones.
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Yes. We are all very important porn addicts trying to hide our shameful screens. If you're not a fan of privacy screens, that's fine - don't troll a thread that others might find helpful.
You don't have to be a porn fan to want a little privacy the protector are useful if you don't want people seeing your password when your typing or drawing it.. Or your text message.. Privacy screens have more uses than just for porn if you want. I have a launch day evo and my screen still looks awesome with the privacy screen on the mirror protector is not useful it doesn't block anything unless you turn down the display brightness and that's no good cause then you can't see your own screen...
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well, if your reading an important email, or checking your bank account. a lot of uses for these...
So if you guys are wondering what a privacy screen protector is, its basically one in which restricts viewing of the phone screen, so basically if anyone is standing or sitting next to you whilst you were on your phone, and they had a look at your screen, then all they would see is a black screen
So the one I ordered really cheap was this
It arrived pretty promptly and applied it the standard method, clean screen, use a credit card and slowly apply pressure as your placing the screen protector to ensure no air bubbles
What do I think? Well the protector is relatively thick and scratch resistant which means I have extra comfort in knowing its safer from drops etc. The screen protector is a fairly good size, easily covers the screen. It does its job perfectly, from side views, the screen can't be seen whatsoever
Disadvantages - I'm used to having my phone lying on the desk next to me, and so if I want to quickly see any notifications, I actually have to pick up the phone and bring it face to face with me, instead of usually just glancing across at it
2) It does reduce brightness so you need to bump it up a little, however the screen protector is described as having 99% UV protection and i've tested it outdoors and I could see the screen okay
Overall I'd recommend this, its cheap, you can't go wrong with the thick protection and the privacy factor is another bonus!
Have you tried with polaroid glasses on too?
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Have you tried with polaroid glasses on too?
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I'll get back to you, just about to go on holiday with the camera so I'll report back what its like under completely bright conditions with sunglasses
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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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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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
I've tried searching around but couldn't find anything. But theres a faint grey lightning bolt on every screen. I can even see it right now whilst typing. What does this mean and how do i fix it?
waseem25497 said:
I've tried searching around but couldn't find anything. But theres a faint grey lightning bolt on every screen. I can even see it right now whilst typing. What does this mean and how do i fix it?
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need more info.
where does it go from to?
horizontal, vertical or diagonal?
best of all a screenshot!
If straight line horizontal or vertical then more likely pixel problem with screen, could be hardware or software. If diagonal/zig zag etc maybe a cracked screen... hard to say without seeing it.
There's an app on play store to fix dead pixels etc that might help, never tried it myself though.
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There's an app on play store to fix dead pixels etc that might help, never tried it myself though.
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I actually have a slight case of burn-in on my phone, so I did some research on this. In short - our screen is AMOLED, and on it dead pixels don't manifest in the same way as e.g. an LCD. The screen simply degrades over time (never gets better), and parts of the screen that show the same thing over and over are to give out first.
There are apps that supposedly fix this, but I would't really recommend them. What they do is that they slowly wear out the whole screen, until the point all of it is equally worn out. Imagine this as if having a scratch on your table, so you decide to sandpaper the rest until it becomes invisible. Overkill, but I guess the only way if it really bothers you.
That's not to say this is a case of burn-in, the info given being so inconclusive. This would also imply that some form of "lightning bolt" stayed static on the screen for a very long time. Perhaps charging while the phone was shut down? Maybe a wallpaper or a daydream option? Who knows.
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I actually have a slight case of burn-in on my phone, so I did some research on this. In short - our screen is AMOLED, and on it dead pixels don't manifest in the same way as e.g. an LCD. The screen simply degrades over time (never gets better), and parts of the screen that show the same thing over and over are to give out first.
There are apps that supposedly fix this, but I would't really recommend them. What they do is that they slowly wear out the whole screen, until the point all of it is equally worn out. Imagine this as if having a scratch on your table, so you decide to sandpaper the rest until it becomes invisible. Overkill, but I guess the only way if it really bothers you.
That's not to say this is a case of burn-in, the info given being so inconclusive. This would also imply that some form of "lightning bolt" stayed static on the screen for a very long time. Perhaps charging while the phone was shut down? Maybe a wallpaper or a daydream option? Who knows.
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The last paragraph seems likely. I screenshot red and sent and the person didn't see it. But it's a faint lightning bolt right in the middle of the screen and is present no matter what I do.
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The last paragraph seems likely. I screenshot red and sent and the person didn't see it. But it's a faint lightning bolt right in the middle of the screen and is present no matter what I do.
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Yeah, burn-in isn't visible in screenshots. I recommend that you download a flashlight app that lights the whole screen in white or some another color, and then carefully inspect exactly what you see. In the case of burn-in, this is going to be something easily recognizable such as a charging screen or the like.
Sadly, not much can be done here. You can always replace the screen as the most expensive option. You can download the AMOLED Fixer app and wear out the whole screen, but this is bound to reduce its life...
...or you can just, well, live with it. This is not really that big of an issue and simply happens over time, with minor annoyances for most users and more extreme for others.
Just for the info, where and when did you get the phone? Was it from a shop?
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Yeah, burn-in isn't visible in screenshots. I recommend that you download a flashlight app that lights the whole screen in white or some another color, and then carefully inspect exactly what you see. In the case of burn-in, this is going to be something easily recognizable such as a charging screen or the like.
Sadly, not much can be done here. You can always replace the screen as the most expensive option. You can download the AMOLED Fixer app and wear out the whole screen, but this is bound to reduce its life...
...or you can just, well, live with it. This is not really that big of an issue and simply happens over time, with minor annoyances for most users and more extreme for others.
Just for the info, where and when did you get the phone? Was it from a shop?
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I bought the phone off a friend for super cheap as the charging port and battery were gone. I replaced them for cheap so I have a great S4, I noticed it whilst watching a movie. I don't think I'll be interested in replacing the screen. The cost becomes too much.
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I bought the phone off a friend for super cheap as the charging port and battery were gone. I replaced them for cheap so I have a great S4, I noticed it whilst watching a movie. I don't think I'll be interested in replacing the screen. The cost becomes too much.
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I can relate - bought it off also from a friend who seemed to spend a lot of time on Facebook and Whatsapp - so much, in fact, that the keyboard managed to burn-in along with the status bar. Doesn't really bother me, though, as it's barely visible most of the time. One can only blame Samsung for sticking with that technology for so long (I don't think any other manufacturers use it that much?). I would take a durable screen over a slightly better color quality any day.
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I can relate - bought it off also from a friend who seemed to spend a lot of time on Facebook and Whatsapp - so much, in fact, that the keyboard managed to burn-in along with the status bar. Doesn't really bother me, though, as it's barely visible most of the time. One can only blame Samsung for sticking with that technology for so long (I don't think any other manufacturers use it that much?). I would take a durable screen over a slightly better color quality any day.
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I didn't even know burn in was possible on modern screens lol
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I didn't even know burn in was possible on modern screens lol
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Sure it is
In the attached picture the line between the "normal" part and the burned-in part is visible enough, but if you look closely - you can just barely see the keyboard letters in portrait alignment.
Got my case today and it's OK, but a couple of gripes. There is zero protection for the hinge. Drop it on edge and no safety net. Given that's kind of the heaviest area when folded seems likely to be what hits the concrete on a drop.
The front cover seems to slide around a bit if you put edge pressure on it.
While wireless charging works with the stand slotted, the pen holder prevents it from getting close enough to charge.
Also a bit too bulky to feel natural in the hip pocket with the pen slotted in, though I expected that. The pen is for travel and meetings so I won't have it attached all the time.
The back of the case shows fingerprints almost as bad as the screens do.
*EDIT* And finally I just noticed - the stand is really only useful when folded and in landscape mode. Otherwise you might as well just lay the phone down it leans back so far.
The gray-green of the case is definitely the color I expected the phone to be, so it's not a match to the phone case gray color, but the phone color is only really visible around the power button.
Sorry for potato photos, the only thing I had handy to shoot with was my Surface Duo 1.0.
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Got my case today and it's OK, but a couple of gripes. There is zero protection for the hinge. Drop it on edge and no safety net. Given that's kind of the heaviest area when folded seems likely to be what hits the concrete on a drop.
The front cover seems to slide around a bit if you put edge pressure on it.
While wireless charging works with the stand slotted, the pen holder prevents it from getting close enough to charge.
Also a bit too bulky to feel natural in the hip pocket with the pen slotted in, though I expected that. The pen is for travel and meetings so I won't have it attached all the time.
The back of the case shows fingerprints almost as bad as the screens do.
*EDIT* And finally I just noticed - the stand is really only useful when folded and in landscape mode. Otherwise you might as well just lay the phone down it leans back so far.
The gray-green of the case is definitely the color I expected the phone to be, so it's not a match to the phone case gray color, but the phone color is only really visible around the power button.
Sorry for potato photos, the only thing I had handy to shoot with was my Surface Duo 1.0.
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So as I understand, the colour of the case (Gray green) does not match the colour of the phone (Gray green)?
my front cover keeps flipping of, me no likey
QPR said:
my front cover keeps flipping of, me no likey
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maybe a 2 sided tape will fix it?
eswar539 said:
maybe a 2 sided tape will fix it?
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that sounds like a good thing to try. cheers
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that sounds like a good thing to try. cheers
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Get 2mm one. Fits good
I got black in my free note pack with a grey grey phone are they supposed to give you matching?
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Get 2mm one. Fits good
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I bought some for when I got a replacement fold 3. It's worth it. I could reuse the case.
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I got black in my free note pack with a grey grey phone are they supposed to give you matching?
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I was able to chose the color in the US.
One thing I do like about the pen attachment; when the pen is installed with the phone open and the power and volume buttons ot the top, I can slide the pen out a couple inches and with my left hand I can completely hold the open phone. The pen slides between my middle and pointer fingers and the phone balances while open and is weildable.
Maybe I should add a photo?