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Epic 4G Touch smell?

Does everyone's phone have a smell on the inside after you remove the battery compartment?
It's strong enough on mine that if I haven't removed the back in a while and remove it, I can smell it just holding it at a normal distance.
It's not unpleasant, just kind odd. I'd describe it as faintly sweet mixed with plasticky.

Lolol...I thought I was going crazy. "That new phone smell" perfect description sweet but plasticy
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mmmm i know that smell it's the smell of puppy dog dreams and unicorn tears.
no wonder this thing is so fast.
kidding aside though give it a few weeks plastics glue new electronics. exposed to heat makes the new electronics smell.
happens in all new electronics to some extent imo.

The first thing I do is smell the phone right out of the box. Mmmmmmmmm

Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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LMFAO..... 10 char
ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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I love that new electronics smell

ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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DAMN I thought I was the only one.

Mine is starting to smell like a ice cream sandwich ....can't figure out why
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Epix4G said:
Mine is starting to smell like a ice cream sandwich ....can't figure out why
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Like a Klondike?
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gqstatus0685 said:
Like a Klondike?
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What would you do for a Klondike bar

graffixnyc said:
What would you do for a Klondike bar
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Damn, you beat me to it! Lol
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After reading this thread I am having a difficult time resisting the urge to smell my phone.
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ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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lol!!!!!!! I just busted out laughing my ass off reading this. Thanks for the laugh hahaha

I do and the og epic when you opened the keyboard had that smell lol.
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Yep! Behind the battery compartment of the phone, every samsung phone i've used has smelled sorta minty
Both new and used, it didnt go away after a year of having my Samsung SGS1 Vibrant

I recognized the smell immediatly it's gas being emitted from the battery. That's why it never goes away. Don't breath it too much.

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What would you do for a Klondike bar
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Donate to CM9 development...
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bobturismo said:
I recognized the smell immediatly it's gas being emitted from the battery. That's why it never goes away. Don't breath it too much.
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Are you serious? That's terrible. :/. I just took a big whiff trying to figure out what the smell was.

mjcollum said:
mmmm i know that smell it's the smell of puppy dog dreams and unicorn tears.
no wonder this thing is so fast.
kidding aside though give it a few weeks plastics glue new electronics. exposed to heat makes the new electronics smell.
happens in all new electronics to some extent imo.
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More like unicorn farts. I've had mine for two plus months and I still have that sweet maple syrupy smell. Mmmmm... Maple syrup.
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Samsung Superbowl commercial

I figure i would post this just in case anybody didn't see it this it was super funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V40oo4kkzHg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I love Samsung but that commercial was just alright. My sister saw Galaxy Note and was left in awe (she's an iPhone user). Super Bowl commercials this year kinda sucked though IMO. However, I did like the trailer for Dictator

eao1991 said:
I love Samsung but that commercial was just alright. My sister saw Galaxy Note and was left in awe (she's an iPhone user). Super Bowl commercials this year kinda sucked though IMO. However, I did like the trailer for Dictator
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They sucked big time.

Anyone catch Miranda Kerr in the commercial?

I love the Samsung commercials and how they bag on iPhone users. The note looks siiick though, its gonna be a beast!
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My sister in law who has a iphone4s called me and said holy **** what is that thing it looks incredible....... I told her to ask her iphone
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ilostmypistons said:
My sister in law who has a iphone4s called me and said holy **** what is that thing it looks incredible....... I told her to ask her iphone
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I just feel of my sofa laughing
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ilostmypistons said:
My sister in law who has a iphone4s called me and said holy **** what is that thing it looks incredible....... I told her to ask her iphone
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That is some funny sheot right there Itell ya. LMFAO..

eao1991 said:
I love Samsung but that commercial was just alright. My sister saw Galaxy Note and was left in awe (she's an iPhone user). Super Bowl commercials this year kinda sucked though IMO. However, I did like the trailer for Dictator
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I have to agree about that Dictator movie. That looked funny. I was messing with my Nexus during some commercials and missed the Sammy one. Thanks! Edit...interesting.. I have been using this firm sponge like tipped stylus on my Epic Touch for a few weeks and I love it. Obviously I can't write on the screen but between that and my Bluetooth, my phone stays immaculate
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I do not think people are going to realize how big the Note really is from that commercial and anyone who thinks it is the same size as your larger phone will be in for a big surprise.
I wear my phone on a belt clip and for some reason I do not see that happening with the Galaxy note. I would like to know for the people who plan on getting the Note how they plan on carrying it.

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I do not think people are going to realize how big the Note really is from that commercial and anyone who thinks it is the same size as your larger phone will be in for a big surprise.
I wear my phone on a belt clip and for some reason I do not see that happening with the Galaxy note. I would like to know for the people who plan on getting the Note how they plan on carrying it.
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I messed with a 5" Galaxy (forgot the name) and was wondering where things are headed. I think the Epic Touch is the perfect size. Oh and some terrible pics of the stylus I use on my phones
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john they are much different. this is like a pro level stylus that uses magnetic input. almost like on the touch pro type of screen accurate only now it is also a cap screen instead of resistive.

Reminds me a bit of the Motorola Xoom commercial last year. Although this one rags on Apple fans more blatantly.
Like others, I think the Galaxy Note is just too big. Even the E4GT is pushing it for me, although it's thinness and light weight help a bit. Plus I would not carry the stylus with me, which defeats one of the purposes of buying the Note. It looks like a cool phone but just isn't for me.

donovan1983 said:
Reminds me a bit of the Motorola Xoom commercial last year. Although this one rags on Apple fans more blatantly.
Like others, I think the Galaxy Note is just too big. Even the E4GT is pushing it for me, although it's thinness and light weight help a bit. Plus I would not carry the stylus with me, which defeats one of the purposes of buying the Note. It looks like a cool phone but just isn't for me.
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The stylus slips into the back of the phone....can't even really tell its there....of it wasn't for the GS3 coming out I would get it....got to play with one a few days ago.....it would definatly fit in the average back pocket.....feels thinner than my E4GT
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I cant believe i am saying this but I am honestly considering the Note...yeah its BIG but thin, and yes its not for everybody...hopefully itll ship with ICS by the time it gets to Sprint, and will be rooted within the first 24 hours LoL

Haha, thanks OP....Somehow I missed the commercial last night, so this was the first time I had a chance to see it (see it, that is, on a FULLY working version of CM9 on my freaking Nook Color ereader....goddang, I love Android)....
Anyway, I don't know what I was expecting from it, but I wasn't really expecting it to be about the Note, and I DEFINITELY wasn't expecting Samsung to bring back that most epic song by The Darkness: I give it an all thumbs up rating.
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mazook98 said:
Haha, thanks OP....Somehow I missed the commercial last night, so this was the first time I had a chance to see it (see it, that is, on a FULLY working version of CM9 on my freaking Nook Color ereader....goddang, I love Android)....
Anyway, I don't know what I was expecting from it, but I wasn't really expecting it to be about the Note, and I DEFINITELY wasn't expecting Samsung to bring back that most epic song by The Darkness: I give it an all thumbs up rating.
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Thnx no problem
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ilostmypistons said:
My sister in law who has a iphone4s called me and said holy **** what is that thing it looks incredible....... I told her to ask her iphone
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They need this in their next commercial.
"Hey, what phone is that! Why don't you ask your phone?"

drksilenc said:
john they are much different. this is like a pro level stylus that uses magnetic input. almost like on the touch pro type of screen accurate only now it is also a cap screen instead of resistive.
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Oh I know it...I am just trying not to have phone envy so soon...lol
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Minty smell...

Anyone else have a minty smell coming from their phone, specifically the battery area and is it normal?

Skorpion_ said:
Anyone else have a minty smell coming from their phone, specifically the battery area and is it normal?
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Peppermint or spearmint? Vital information.
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How about wintergreen?

Presbycusis said:
How about wintergreen?
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Thanks for the input guys but its more of a minty tic tac than gum.
Really though, this isn't normal >.<

To me it smells like tree bark, the easy to peel kind..
My i727 and Nexus S smelled/smells the exact same

Skorpion_ said:
Thanks for the input guys but its more of a minty tic tac than gum.
Really though, this isn't normal >.<
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It may be your battery leaking, check for any bulging or distortion to the pack.

My old vibrant had a fruity smell on the battery very distinct. I can smell a bit on the sgs2 kind of a freshy smell mint
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I have a fruity smell from the battery, but may I ask, why were you smelling your phone?

Yo. I feel like I'm like party killer, I comment on something and the whole thread goes dead, wtf. It has happened so many times.

alphadog32 said:
I have a fruity smell from the battery, but may I ask, why were you smelling your phone?
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Idk about everyone else but I've got some dog DNA in me I swear. That's probably why.
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This was the funniest thread I've ever read

obviously they just wanted us all to be sitting around sniffing our phones. Ya mine does to
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It's the smell of new plastic. All phones will smell like that for a while until you start **** smearing it...
...wat?
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Skorpion_ said:
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I have this smell coming out of my Vibrant and every vibrant I've ever cracked open. It's weird.

Skorpion_ said:
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Lick it c if it tastes minty aswell lmao
Never noticed personally never sniffed my phone b4 lmao
Worst ive ever done is use it as a rollin tray (case ads a nice lip to hold it lol)
don't recommend it tho, gut crystal in my speaker n had 2 use a toothbrush 2 get it out lol

mine smells like burned tire normally
but sometimes smells like chocolate
and other times smells like fat greasy food

I wonder if you can get them in orange tic tac scent. Those are the ****.
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Mine has a very fresh, clean smell, like new electronics. I love that smell, I wish they'd make a perfume of it. Call it "nerd girl" or whatever.
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Mines smell like trident
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Man, this thread made my day. I was laughing really hard. I did smell my phone though. My has a really strong minty smell but because I always carry gum.
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Toddler threw wife's Sensation in a coffee cup

We do have a subsidized phone available through T-Mo, so I'm inclined to use that.
GS3 seems like the obvious choice, but I'm loathe to hand her electronics destroying hands a new phone (this is her 3rd phone in just over 2 years. The others were similarly destroyed).
I'd be very tempted to hand her the GN and keep the GS3
How annoyed am I going to be with the GS3?
Other ideas?
And why couldn't she have waited a month until the Galaxy Note 2 came out?

Why not get her an older phone like the defy lol
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Get her a flip phone
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.

akira02rex said:
Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Chris Brown??!
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.

phatmanxxl said:
Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Agreed. Check Craigslist too.
Honestly the Lifeproof case is a good idea too.

Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)

Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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mrdevil_25 said:
ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
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It's a fairly new desktop. She actually prefers to use it. It gets expensive replacing electronics every other month. I wish I could somehow force her to use only Internet Explorer. That would be the ultimate punishment.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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lol my girls the same way. within three months of getting any phone either the screen gets cracked or the charger port is broken. or both
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Perhaps you could look around and checks phones that will have a nice resale value right now. Not sure what choices you have with tmobile. A gs3 could be had for $200 upgrade price, flipped for $500+ and then buy a nice little mid range expendable phone that will get the job done. Or maybe buy two. This method has it's goods and bads, but if a smartphone is really needed for phone amd text, and the extras for distraction/minimal tasks and getting on the web for fun, reading or tips on breasts hurt while breastfeeding then this might be a good path. Otherwise, get a nice little unlocked nokia or moto for cheap until toddler destruction improves.
"You're doing it wrong. Again. Lol." -- Apple

Get her an International Droid RAZR. Kevlar and water proof.
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Or a defy as suggested. My friend accidently dropped his off the top of a 2 story building while taking a picture. He walked down, picked it up, entered a caption and posted it (he was using instagram). There's just a little nick in one of the corners now.
Also it's waterproof, so that helps with the drink issues.

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Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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This generalization is pretty disrespectful, despite the fact you tried to add that you understand there are women who do, this still was a harsh post. We do have female users.
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Pretty sure it was a tongue in cheek post
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The key word I see here is toddler, give the toddler that busted sensation. That way he/she has their own phone to dunk in coffee. The other thing is to teach your wife the proper way to deal with water damage, ie battery pull and rice.

And teach her not to put her phone in front of a baby. And tell her she won't like it the next time it happens.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?

why does she need a phone in the kitchen in the first place?

Does your Galaxy Nexus smell weird?

I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Soldier 2.0 said:
I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Unroot and see if the smell persists...
Has your phone been in the sun for an extended period of time? Wikipedia says 105 degrees average in summer where you live, so I imagine a day on a dashboard might cause this...

It is stock and I don't leave my phone on the dashboard. I keep it in my pocket. Temperature is 50-60 F around this time of the year.
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Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...

fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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... what?
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Mine has the same smell since the first day I got it
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Im just wondering how many people actually smelled their phone.
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Mine smells like vanilla and burning electronics when it gets warm idk if its the same thing you smell
Sparx639

So you think it might be hot battery smell?
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I just smelled my phone because of this thread. It does have a smell, like one member mentioned, like faint vanilla and burnt electronics

Do burnt plastic smell is normal?
Edit, so, the smell of burnt plastic is normal then
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I think my phone farted

fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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lmaooo :laugh:
but no idea what might be causing the smell...the best option would be as mentioned above by somebody, to just unroot/flash and see..
hope your able to fix it...do update please

It queefed
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Mine smells like poo.

Its your upper lip
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Mine smelled like this since I first turned it on. It works perfectly fine so I don't mind
Sparx639

I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.

MapleDouglas said:
I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.
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Did you find anything bad or what?
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Mine always smelled like battery acid every time I open the back and after I remove the battery I notice watter like marks and some drops