Anyone noticed the sound vibrating strongly through the back cover of the phone during music or gaming session? The volume is not even turn up all the way. Feel that it's quite distracting and a bit uncomfortable to hold during these times.
For example, I hold the phone horizontally like a gamepad. I can literally feel the back cover vibrates and the sound blasting away at my hands. Only way to minimise it (though still not eliminate it) is to lower the volume to 30% or below but that's not practical for real usage.
Is it about the plastic cover? Or you put your finger in the speaker, my note don't vibrate so much but you can feel a little vibration when the volume is at max
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sebtorres82 said:
Is it about the plastic cover? Or you put your finger in the speaker, my note don't vibrate so much but you can feel a little vibration when the volume is at max
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Ya, the sound is vibrating right through the whole back plastic cover causing it to vibrate. The louder it is, the more severe the vibration. At max volume, I would say it's more than a little vibration. When you place the phone on top of your palm directly, you can feel throughout your whole palm. It's difficult to game or watch any videos.
btfan said:
Ya, the sound is vibrating right through the whole back plastic cover causing it to vibrate. The louder it is, the more severe the vibration. At max volume, I would say it's more than a little vibration. When you place the phone on top of your palm directly, you can feel throughout your whole palm. It's difficult to game or watch any videos.
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I have never notice it but there is a vibration, it feel weird is true, but I use a case and with that on the Note it doesn't vibrate
sebtorres82 said:
I have never notice it but there is a vibration, it feel weird is true, but I use a case and with that on the Note it doesn't vibrate
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I take it that you use one of those thick leather-type flip case? I'm sure those will absorb and prevent you from noticing much vibration.
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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
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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
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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#
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Regards
I'm going to check the hallway for my boss before I shake this phone again...
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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.
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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.
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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
I am wondering how common the loose/rattling volume rocker issue is. It wouldn't bother me except for when the phone vibrates the volume rocker makes a sharp rattling noise. I am still in the 30 day return period but I don't want to go that route if I am just going to get another phone with the same issue.
Any feedback is great, yes rattling rocker, no its perfect, any response helps.
gte460z said:
I am wondering how common the loose/rattling volume rocker issue is. It wouldn't bother me except for when the phone vibrates the volume rocker makes a sharp rattling noise. I am still in the 30 day return period but I don't want to go that route if I am just going to get another phone with the same issue.
Any feedback is great, yes rattling rocker, no its perfect, any response helps.
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I can wiggle it back and forth a bit. But not so much that it is affecting the phone vibration
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ForcedZucchini said:
I can wiggle it back and forth a bit. But not so much that it is affecting the phone vibration
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^same with me. i can wiggle back and forth and get a slight 'sqeaking' noise, but no rattling.
Thanks for the responses guys. AT&T decided it was defective and the rattling noise is gone with the new phone. The button can wiggle but no sharp rattling noise so I am all set now.
gte460z said:
Thanks for the responses guys. AT&T decided it was defective and the rattling noise is gone with the new phone. The button can wiggle but no sharp rattling noise so I am all set now.
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I kept having volume keys fall off of my inspire 4g, and finally got sick of getting replacements so I moved on. On the next phone I got the $50 Otter box which does a lot to hold the keys in place. Since everyone is making these super lightweight phone (because apparently we're all too fat and lazy to lift more than 150grams) I would recommend case-ing up your keys.
Hey everyone, I'm unfortunately outside my 14 day return/exchange window with best buy...But I've noticed that I can wiggle the volume rocker up and down just a little bit. I'm not as concerned with that as I am with the fact that if I hold the phone up to my ear and shake it back and forth a bit, I can hear the volume rocker shaking. Its barely audible, but its there. Sounds like plastic hitting plastic, just very faint. There's no usability issues, but I am worried that like in 6 months I won't be able to use the volume rocker because something internal broke off. My previous phone, S3, I could only use the volume down button. Volume up was non responsive and it was just a hassle.
Would something like this be covered under factory warranty? Should I be concerned and does anyone else have a small clicking noise when they shake their phone when its near your ear?
is it all carriers?
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Hey everyone, I'm unfortunately outside my 14 day return/exchange window with best buy...But I've noticed that I can wiggle the volume rocker up and down just a little bit. I'm not as concerned with that as I am with the fact that if I hold the phone up to my ear and shake it back and forth a bit, I can hear the volume rocker shaking. Its barely audible, but its there. Sounds like plastic hitting plastic, just very faint. There's no usability issues, but I am worried that like in 6 months I won't be able to use the volume rocker because something internal broke off. My previous phone, S3, I could only use the volume down button. Volume up was non responsive and it was just a hassle.
Would something like this be covered under factory warranty? Should I be concerned and does anyone else have a small clicking noise when they shake their phone when its near your ear?
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Mine is slightly loose too as you've described. My previous Galaxy Nexus also had this issue, but I took that phone in I was told by those at the Verizon store that this is common in most phones and showed me the same thing on the display phones in the store as well as a new phone recently taken out of the box. I'd say unless the actual function of the rocker is affected you'd have a hard time getting a replacement or fix, unfortunately. That was just my experience. Maybe you'd have better luck.
FlattFoxJohnson said:
Hey everyone, I'm unfortunately outside my 14 day return/exchange window with best buy...But I've noticed that I can wiggle the volume rocker up and down just a little bit. I'm not as concerned with that as I am with the fact that if I hold the phone up to my ear and shake it back and forth a bit, I can hear the volume rocker shaking. Its barely audible, but its there. Sounds like plastic hitting plastic, just very faint. There's no usability issues, but I am worried that like in 6 months I won't be able to use the volume rocker because something internal broke off. My previous phone, S3, I could only use the volume down button. Volume up was non responsive and it was just a hassle.
Would something like this be covered under factory warranty? Should I be concerned and does anyone else have a small clicking noise when they shake their phone when its near your ear?
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I was having issues with my volume up button it wasn't clicky I think the spring broke...noticed it the day after I got the phone I went in to a local Verizon store they replaced my device no questions asked. I hope this won't be an issue in the future
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Mine is loose, if it ever causes functionality issues you can do a warranty exchange.
Mine is loose too. I'm not worried about it.
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I noticed today when shaking the G4, it's making a sound like something is loose, does your G4 do the same thing?
Almighty1 said:
I noticed today when shaking the G4, it's making a sound like something is loose, does your G4 do the same thing?
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No. Mine is firm as a mountain.
Yeah, I can hear the same thing when shaking my phone. The sound comes from somewhere in the upper part of the phone, maybe near the camera. Oh well, this is not a big deal but...A few stuck pixels, some black thingy under the glass that protects the screen, clicking sounds in recorded videos...What's next?
jatzul said:
Yeah, I can hear the same thing when shaking my phone. The sound comes from somewhere in the upper part of the phone, maybe near the camera. Oh well, this is not a big deal but...A few stuck pixels, some black thingy under the glass that protects the screen, clicking sounds in recorded videos...What's next?
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Clicking sounds in recorded videos is because of wifi/ bluetooth being turned ON while using camcorder.Turn OFF bluetooth/wifi and use camcorder and check , you wont find clicking sounds.
It's the volume buttons that make the sound. Nothing to worry about really. Try it. Wiggle the volume button a bit and you'll hear and see it.
In my case it's the power button. It's actually so flimsy that I'm concerned if it should be this way.
Yes, mine rattles near the ear piece. That being said, my in ear sound quantity recently degraded at volumes greater that half. This is my second g4 to have this issue. The audio sounds distorted... Like the speaker is loose?
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It's not the volume/power buttons. It's the OIS.
All phones with OIS rattle when being shaked.
Solution: don't shake phone near ear.
Mine rattles slightly when side to side which is normal as the above poster explained with OIS camera phones.
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Nice, actually someone posted already, it's the OIS system. I think this kind of thread is bought up in every OIS Camera phone thread
Pfeffernuss said:
It's not the volume/power buttons. It's the OIS.
All phones with OIS rattle when being shaked.
Solution: don't shake phone near ear.
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What do you mean it's not the buttons, I can achieve the same rattling by simply repeatedly sliding my finger sideways on the power button
Koostis said:
What do you mean it's not the buttons, I can achieve the same rattling by simply repeatedly sliding my finger sideways on the power button
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Hold power button down firmly.
Hold volume buttons down firmly.
Put phone next to ear.
Shake like a madman.
Hear rattling.
Ergo: it's not the buttons. It's the parts that make up the OIS :good:
Ah, so the source of the rattling depends on the level of shakiness
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Ah, so the source of the rattling depends on the level of shakiness
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Power button here is rock solid.
Exchange phone.
New one will still rattle though. Not the button, the OIS, like it's supposed to :good:
Pfeffernuss said:
Power button here is rock solid.
Exchange phone.
New one will still rattle though. Not the button, the OIS, like it's supposed to :good:
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You mean no wiggle in the power/volume buttons at all? Gonna check some G4s at the shop tommorow.
Koostis said:
You mean no wiggle in the power/volume buttons at all? Gonna check some G4s at the shop tommorow.
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Zero.
On mines, it's the volume buttons, not OIS or power button as if I place my finger on top of the volume buttons by just resting it on top without pressing down, the sound is gone when shaking.
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On mines, it's the volume buttons, not OIS or power button as if I place my finger on top of the volume buttons by just resting it on top without pressing down, the sound is gone when shaking.
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Try shaking harder, that did it for me.
Koostis said:
Try shaking harder, that did it for me.
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or the OIS is faulty in this case
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the LG G5 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Not used to the Volume Buttons
I sometimes hit the volume buttons when I don't mean to. Probably because I am used to having them on the back instead of the side.
Phone feels GREAT in hand!
Coupled with a Goospery TPU case...it's the PERFECT size, and protected decently! I'd choose this size phone over my Note 3!!!
Smithfolk4 said:
I sometimes hit the volume buttons when I don't mean to. Probably because I am used to having them on the back instead of the side.
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I think the volume on the side is better than the back one for the following reason. When you are in sitting in a table studying and hearing music, if you want to increase or decrease the volume, you dont have to pick up the phone just because the buttons are in the back. Also, when you are driving if you are using a gps, it is more useful to have them on the side if you are constantly increasing and decreasing the volume. (Just an opinion)
joseguillen1994 said:
I think the volume on the side is better than the back one for the following reason. When you are in sitting in a table studying and hearing music, if you want to increase or decrease the volume, you dont have to pick up the phone just because the buttons are in the back. Also, when you are driving if you are using a gps, it is more useful to have them on the side if you are constantly increasing and decreasing the volume. (Just an opinion)
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I like buttons on back way better. You can always adjust volume on screen for the rare times you have it flat on a table, and to be honest you really can't use side buttons 1 handed without picking it up, or bracing it against something, or covering screen with hand anyways.
madmax988 said:
I like buttons on back way better. You can always adjust volume on screen for the rare times you have it flat on a table, and to be honest you really can't use side buttons 1 handed without picking it up, or bracing it against something, or covering screen with hand anyways.
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There you go lol. That's why there are a wide variety of colors. (Figurativerly speaking though) This one just happened to be black instead of blue (Again, figuratively speaking). But you can adjust the volume with one hand without the need of the other or picking up the device. Or am i just happen to be so skilled to do it? hahaha
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I think the volume on the side is better than the back one for the following reason. When you are in sitting in a table studying and hearing music, if you want to increase or decrease the volume, you dont have to pick up the phone just because the buttons are in the back. Also, when you are driving if you are using a gps, it is more useful to have them on the side if you are constantly increasing and decreasing the volume. (Just an opinion)
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Totally agree. About the only time I'd prefer them on the back is when I'm holding it in both hands. I generally find myself holding it in my right hand only though and it feels great, I can reach almost all of the screen without overreaching even with my bumper on. I prefer the S7 edge in this respect but the G5 still scores highly.
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I sometimes hit the volume buttons when I don't mean to. Probably because I am used to having them on the back instead of the side.
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I'm not fond of the side volume buttons.. But regarding the awful implementation of these keys on the G5, it is totally solved by a case.
I would prefer the volume rocker to be on the right hand side of the phone, or even better, at the back. Besides that, it fits like a glove
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I would prefer the volume rocker to be on the right hand side of the phone, or even better, at the back. Besides that, it fits like a glove
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I agree. While I would have preferred the volume buttons were on the right side, overall, it's a very comfortable phone. Especially considering how wide it is.
The only other issue that I have with it is that I really like and am getting so used to the power button being on the back of the phone. Whenever I have to use my wife's phone, I start fishing in the back of the phone with my finger standing there confused wondering why I can't find the power button on her S6. lol
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My thoughts on the G5:
It's top heavy because of the light plastic at the bottom. I feel like its going to fall out of my hand at the top because the weight is not equally distributed. It feels nice in the hand outside of that.
The volume rocker is all wrong. They need to put it back on the rear of the phone. Coming from the G2 and G3, I hate having the volume rocker on the left side as I keep pressing the power button trying to change the volume. It also makes taking a screenshot really awkward and hard to do. At the very least put it on the right side of the phone. The only benefit I see to having it on the left side of the phone is that you can still use your thumb to take a photo yourself or a group using the rear camera. However; this could easily be accomplished on the right side of the phone with your index finger.
The headphone port needs to be moved back to the bottom of phone. Not a fan of it at the top.
The slight curve at the top of the phone is a neat touch; however my tempered glass screen protector has not showed up to see how well that will fit.
I haven't noticed the lip where the bottom connects to the phone's body as mentioned in a lot of the reviews.
Lg needs to start supplying 6' charging cords. The G5 cable is even smaller than the G2 - G4's cables.
Side note: Stupid Verizon removed the Smart Settings / My Place from their version and I wish they would leave the LG browser and Smartworld app installed.