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Myth or Reality: GNex Problems

Ok, so the ongoing "on my third replacement" discussions baffle me. Personal experience is nothing but good - bought VZW GNex at launch, upgraded wife's Fascinate a few months ago to a GNex (only 1 sort of valid issue, but not worth a return), and still loving the device. [Side note - not loving Verizon's delay in rolling out JB]
Popular issues that makes folks say this phone is crap:
1. My signal is weak. Welll...check your local network, and try a signal in the open air. Problems inside your home or at work? It's called a building folks, and those wall thingies? Yeah, they tend to block radiowaves with all of that electric, water pipes, and insulation running through them. I had both Nexi side by side recently in the open air, and indeed hardware version 10 had a 6dB worse signal...until I set down my version 9 GNex, and moving the v.10 device 1 inch to the right suddenly shot the signal to a BETTER dB reading than the v.09. AIRWAVES - they move, and phones sitting side by side may have a different dB value simply because of AIRWAVES.
2. I can't hold a 4G signal. Check the threads and the Google issue trackers - it's regional, which implies that it's Verizon's issue, not the phone's.
3. Phone randomly reboots. Valid issue, but software related that was corrected with 4.0.4.
4. Screen has a purple tint. Somewhat valid (only complaint about wife's GNex), however appears software driven as increasing brightness to maximum cures the issue.
5. "I'm suddenly having [name the issue] problems. Oh by the way, I just flashed a custom ROM, didn't follow any directions on the XDA threads, and really didn't know what the heck I was doing." That's not a phone problem, that's a YOU problem.
5 examples, none actually related to bad hardware. The GNex is the best device I've ever owned and is a reliable performer. What many should do is lower their expectations - the Nexus is not the "perfect solution", but a Google Experience Device that gives the user the experience that Google intended without a bunch of manufacturer skins and carrier bloat ware. For those 2 reasons, the Galaxy Nexus is spectacular.
Discuss.
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Aside from crappy screen (grainy and hosting issue) I have no problems with my GSM Nexus. I already got used to this screen though.....Best phone I have used so far, but I haven't played with SG3 yet

Bravo... *slowly claps*
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Wow, weak signal and bad 4G radio solved all by you in this thread.
Sorry, this thread ='s FAIL!
My 3rd replacement GNEX with a fully working radio just told me so........I will take his word over yours.

[email protected] said:
Wow, weak signal and bad 4G radio solved all by you in this thread.
Sorry, this thread ='s FAIL!
My 3rd replacement GNEX with a fully working radio just told me so........I will take his word over yours.
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Your phone talks to you... you sir have problems
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Google talks to me now. I mean Google Now talks to me.
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Phones are massed produced. There are bound to be some bad eggs. No device is 100% perfect. I get the frustration as its a pricey piece of equipment, but this is the harsh reality of things. I've had this phone for a week and I absolutely love it. Hell, my Nexus S was a bad egg and I'm glad I'm not using it anymore. And I have also noticed a lot of these network issues only seem to crop up with the CDMA versions.

#4 seems to be the fault of amoled screens. Had it on the 1st gen sgs at low brightness levels too.
good day.

I have not experienced any of those issues with my Verizon nexus. Although I'm rooted and am not running stock.
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chopper the dog said:
#4 seems to be the fault of amoled screens. Had it on the 1st gen sgs at low brightness levels too.
good day.
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? Never saw it nor do i see it now on my epic 4G. But yeah they have actually eliminated it in the new one in the gs3. We just happen to get poor quality control by Samsung..
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Winesnob said:
2. I can't hold a 4G signal. Check the threads and the Google issue trackers - it's regional, which implies that it's Verizon's issue, not the phone's..
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I've narrowed my 4g signal issues to a specific city in my area that has problems with all the carriers but T-Mobile funny enough
Also never had any of the other issues with my GNex
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If you're having phone issues i feel bad for you son
i got 99 problems but my Gnex aint one.

Besides my provided terrible reception at my home my nexus is almost perfect, only complaint is it creaks around the camera area(back panel don't appear to be completely secure).
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Only problem I've had is a couple weeks after purchase it wouldn't take a charge, icon and everything would show up bit no power. Sent it off and it came back works great they had to replace the microusb port according to the work order. Others have had this problem also. Crap happens and it was fixed promptly under warranty so I'm satisfied.
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ÜBER™ said:
Your phone talks to you... you sir have problems
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Um, yeah my phone talks to me. If it didn't I would have to send it back for another warranty exchange!!!
Anyway, it is when my scrambled eggs start talking to me I have a problem. The other day they yelled at me for adding to much pepper on them. The waitress agreed with the eggs. I told her she should seek professional help if she though it was normal for my eggs to talk to me. :silly:

Those getting the new M919 Batches (5/16 & 5/20)

Are you guys experiencing the same issues as release week~ units? or have custom roms eliminated the issue...?
Its $679 for 2 yr Snap 600 or same price for Exynos5 on newegg at the moment...so, choices! I received a broken note 2 and have gone through hell & back again with tmo to put a GS4 Replacement EIP up with remorse because they botched up the first order for the GS4 EIP Replacement so badly.
I doubt there will be many people here with the 5/16 Batch since there werent so many to begin with since it went right into backorder again to point they're shipping as received with no real date anymore.

What issues are you referring to?

luckychef28 said:
What issues are you referring to?
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If you go into QA & Help and in general theres a multitude of issues many people are experiencing...

Well I've had mine since the 30th, and I think I'm like most in saying I've experienced no real issues. An update came out within a week that improved performance among other things. Every phone as bad copies, and it's luck of the draw if you do get a bad one. Fact is, people are 100x more likely to leave a review of something is wrong verses everything being OK. So I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Nor do I think they've changed their production setup. If anything because of continued global demand, production line employees/suppliers may be under more pressure now and likely to make oversights.

What issues are you referring to?
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what issues bro ?

i'm getting one from the 5/16 batch. going through exchange via buyers remorse. ordered yesterday morning and will be here monday. my brother got a release day (online) phone and his is perfect. it's become the norm for me to usually have to exchange the first phone...

whats wrong with yours if I may ask.
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Lol ... paranoid people find issues in all batches. Have zero issues from the device bought on launch day.
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I was one of the few (many) that got the phone from the original batch on launch day and had problems with the wifi. After much research, attempting every "fix" I could find and my own trial-and-error I determined that it had to be a power-related hardware fault within the Broadcom chip so I sent the phone to Samsung. They either couldn't fix it or didn't even try because they've shipped me a new phone. Hopefully it'll be from the newer batches - I'll know Tuesday and will update with results!

I dipped my entire phone into glitter then pissed on it. And it still works flawlessly.

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I got my device on launch as well, so far the only thing that has been bugging me is the lag due to getting the T-Mobile My Account app keeps FC'ing. I'm thinking if I should root the phone and get rid of a few stuff or just flash a new rom altogether. Still waiting on when the Google S4 will come into play. I still have time until the Google version comes out that I can return my phone =)

nxneko said:
If you go into QA & Help and in general theres a multitude of issues many people are experiencing...
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Had mine for less than one week and i have not experience any issues.... no problematic lag or heating... not sure what else was "real" issue?? i am running the new OTA update as well.. so that might have "fixed" some of these problems.
could be a case of a few (maybe very few) phones causing lots of "noise" (problems being reported) ... just my 2cents

the wife had the same issue - i uninstalled the "my account" updates from inside the play store - and then there was no upgrades the next time i went into the play store. works much better with the "factory version"

I have the dlink wifi issue. I tried running a linksys router to one of the dlink port which worked but I have to turn bluetooth off. Really odd. I'm getting another one tomorrow so I'll post if the new batch is any better.
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These issues people! Smearing, overheating, lag, wifi, lte connectivity. I won't say all the first batch have these issues, but some of them.
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Xcor3 said:
These issues people! Smearing, overheating, lag, wifi, lte connectivity. I won't say all the first batch have these issues, but some of them.
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Smearing is for sure in all s4s at the moment. Not 1 s4 I have seen that doesn't smear.
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pezlomd said:
Smearing is for sure in all s4s at the moment. Not 1 s4 I have seen that doesn't smear.
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Not all of them, the demo they have at my store doesn't have it
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Cant wait for larger intrrbal storages but otger than that mines amazing.
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Screen issue since arrival 1 week ago

I've tried to search around a bit for some help but I'm not really sure what to search for. I found one other thread that was maybe similar to my issue but I'm not sure.
I ordered the note 8 from Staples and it arrived last Tuesday 9/10. I was a really hot day and the packing box was roasting hot. The product packaging was hot and the device was hot. I let it cool but when I finally powered it up the screen was buggy (see pic band of "static/snow" it was worse than that). I did a little search to see if I should return it right then or if it was just a temporary thing. What I could find seemed to suggest it might be the heat, factory reset and see if it was better. I did that and it was better for a day or two. Then it just would flicker a bit late in the day on days when I used it a bit more. Today it's been acting up since I first turned it on.
It doesn't get really hot just maybe a little warm in the 80 degree range maybe where I can just barely feel it.
So, I am bummed out wondering if I need to take it back to Staples or contact Samsung now that I've got it all set up ect. Or exactly what's going on with it? I haven't tried a reset again but not sure at this point it's going to do anything...?
So just looking for some thoughts on what I should do next or if it's able to be saved or not?
(pictures: it's not always that bad sometimes it's just tiny speckles on pictures or text sort of like at the bottom of the bar in the second picture)
Well now the charger doesn't seem to want to work so...
Pretty sure of my answer but feels like one of those moments when you just need someone else to say it haha.
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Return it
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abax44 said:
Return it
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Was in the process of returning it right when you posted that I bet. It was beyond buggy this morning so there was no denying it needed to go back. I think I was in denial because I've been so lucky until now that I've never had to return something that was brand new like this.
First they wanted me to go through the warranty but finally decided I could just exchange it (sadly none in stock) so shipping a new one should get here Fri, knock on wood!
Thanks

It's a pain in the @ss, but better safe than sorry. Probably wouldn't made you pay the shipping on warranty to boot.
Good luck.
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I had the exact same issue with my first note 8 received, on the lower third of the screen, and it was getting worse as it was used.
Return is the best option, this is hardware related (maybe a simple connector, but it's better to have a good unit isn't it ?)
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It seems that the failure rate of the Note 8 is pretty high. I saw refurbished Note 8 sold everywhere: eBay, bestbuy, Walmart etc...
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[Q] Is the nexus 7 even worth buying?

I've wanted a Nexus 7 for awhile now. I noticed Office Depot was selling the 32gb version for $229. And I was planning on going and buying one later today. But, after reading through this forum, I'm wondering if it's even worth buying one? Most of the threads I've seen are people just having problems with it. I don't want to drop over $200 on something that has touchscreen issues and random screen cracks. Are all of them this way, or just some? If so, is there another android tablet in the $200-300 price point that would be a better option?

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I've wanted a Nexus 7 for awhile now. I noticed Office Depot was selling the 32gb version for $229. And I was planning on going and buying one later today. But, after reading all through this forum, I'm wondering if it's even worth buying one? Most of the threads I've seen are people just having problems with it. I don't want to drop over $200 on something that has touchscreen issues and random screen cracks. Are all of them this way, or just some? If so, is there another android tablet in the $200-300 price point that would be a better option?
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The touchscreen issues are gone for me since the 4.4 update. But the screen has randomly cracked for me, in the left up corner (still working). If it worth buying one ? I don't know, this is a good tablet, smooth, fast, has a beautiful screen and all but it has some issues... I would say it depends of which phone you have.

NeXuS7_uSeR said:
The touchscreen issues are gone for me since the 4.4 update. But the screen has randomly cracked for me, in the left up corner (still working). If it worth buying one ? I don't know, this is a good tablet, smooth, fast, has a beautiful screen and all but it has some issues... I would say it depends of which phone you have.
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I was using a galaxy s3, until it got sudden death. Now I'm using my old s2 skyrocket.

Opethsgh747 said:
I was using a galaxy s3, until it got sudden death. Now I'm using my old s2 skyrocket.
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Then it worth buying one. But maybe you should buy another android tablet which has less problems...

Lg gpad 8.0 GPE?

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Lg gpad 8.0 GPE?
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It's slightly out of my price range. I'ma gonna be leaving here in a bit and pick a nexus up. Hopefully I don't get a defective model. If I do, I'll probably just get a kindle fire hdx and wait for cyanogenmod.

I got the nexus. So far, so good. Updated to 4.4.2. Used a screen test with no problems at all. The only thing I've noticed is a slight audio skip when switching from portrait for landscape mode on the youtube app.

For me, even considering some touch issues, it was worth it because the n7 was my first jump into android as well as a tablet form factor. I have not even scratched the surface on what there is to learn.
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Don't worry about what you read here, if you go to a repair shop, you're going to see nothing but broken cars. For every device that someone is complaining about, there are 10,000 that work fine. It's just that the other 10,000 people don't post on xda.
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PhilipTD said:
Don't worry about what you read here, if you go to a repair shop, you're going to see nothing but broken cars. For every device that someone is complaining about, there are 10,000 that work fine. It's just that the other 10,000 people don't post on xda.
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Agree.
You tend to only see bad experiences on forums because that's what most people use them for.
The good experiences are usually never reported.

username4this said:
Agree.
You tend to only see bad experiences on forums because that's what most people use them for.
The good experiences are usually never reported.
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I would like to personally report a good experience. Nothing but greatness out of mine.
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Yeah....I am here to second that.I actually didn't care for tablets anymore.I had owned a touchpad and nook color a yr ago.I sold them both off.getting into roms and the android community with my new s4 came a couple of months ago.So, I bought a 16 go nexus 7 with my christmas money and all I can say is WOW.the screen is amazing, it's so.light and fits in one hand real nice.It is the FASTEST computer I have ever had.I can't wait to root...running 4.4.2 now and love it stock.Rooting is gonna be great.
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I have two 2012 Nexus 7s and one 2013. All perfect with no issues. There is no better tablet for the money.
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dcaplinger76 said:
I would like to personally report a good experience. Nothing but greatness out of mine.
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If I'm remembering right, there's a whole thread in the general forum devoted to just that. OP, you might want to go hunting for it. Giant pile of testimonials from people who love the tablet. I had a screen lifting problem on my first unit, but my exchange has performed flawlessly so far.

Build quality of the Asus Nexus 7

This weekend I was playing Goat Simulator. Yes, I laughed my ass off with this game.
But... My tablet got very hot, on the top next to the camera.
After a few minutes of playing the Nexus crashed and gave purple stripes on the screen. Nexus tried to reboot but failed a few times.
After 5 minuten of rebooting and resetting the tablet came back to life. After some browsing and another game of Goat Simulator the tablet broke down on me.
Screen went off and the Nexus cannot be started anymore. The battery was half full (55%).
Probably the Graphics chip or processor that melted down...
This is the 2nd time my Nexus need to go for a repair in half a year. Got my Nexus 2014-11-03.
First time I had red dots in my screen and they replaced the screen for me.
Do you guys have such problems with the Nexus of is it just me?

Panja said:
This weekend I was playing Goat Simulator. Yes, I laughed my ass off with this game.
But... My tablet got very hot, on the top next to the camera.
After a few minutes of playing the Nexus crashed and gave purple stripes on the screen. Nexus tried to reboot but failed a few times.
After 5 minuten of rebooting and resetting the tablet came back to life. After some browsing and another game of Goat Simulator the tablet broke down on me.
Screen went off and the Nexus cannot be started anymore. The battery was half full (55%).
Probably the Graphics chip or processor that melted down...
This is the 2nd time my Nexus need to go for a repair in half a year. Got my Nexus 2014-11-03.
First time I had red dots in my screen and they replaced the screen for me.
Do you guys have such problems with the Nexus of is it just me?
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Are you overclocking or something?

Nope, I have kids that use mine and abuse it. They leave like 10 games on in the background and play games all the time..never any over heating.
Mine is all stock.
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Hmmmm, maybe you should talk to Google about that kind of stuff(Or Asus), Probably just a manufacturing defect. I know mine didn't have any problems in the first place and most people I know with a nexus 7 don't have this kind of trouble, so just see what the big guy's will do about it. If they can't do anything, you can decide from there

No OC'ing here.
Using CleanRom which is Stock Rom with some (minor) improvements for stability.
The Nexus 7 has been sent to Asus repair again.
Hopefully it gets fixed soon.
Thanks for the replies guys!

Maybe you should try factory reset and stock rom.
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The Nexus cannot be turned on anymore.
It's dead. Attaching it to the computer does not give any sign of life at all.
The tablet is at Asus repair now.

i saw a lot of people who use Asus Nexus 7 2013 have problems with their tab.
Hope Google will cooperate with better manufactures , such as Samsung, Lg, HTC., Sony ...

My Nexus 7 2014 is first batch and more than one year old.
NOT a tiny tiny problem.
In this case, should I say Asus has the best build quality, According to the previous of the thread do?
I had HTC one yellow screen, send back to repaired.
Lg optimus g speaker problem, rma,
Galaxy s4 bad gps, sent back to factory and exchanged.....
Come on people. Issues happens. Manufacturers make millions of phone /tablet everyday. Even 99.99%of them are good, there are hundreds of bad ones. And don't forget to blame yourself. We already see lots of guys break their phones glass.
Be cool and get RMA.
It is not anyone 's role to judge build quality for just one or two tabs. Not you. Not me.
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My first 2013 nexus died after a few months. Google has an amazing warranty process though and they replaced it in days.
I've had the replacement for many months and it is perfect so far. I don't have any issues with build quality.
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I'm not judging the quality. I was just asking around if there are more people with the same problems.
It's being repaired as we speak so hopefully I will get it back soon. :d

I hear ya mate. My first one did die on me after a few months. So far no problems with this one.
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Just got an email from Asus.
MY device is ready for return and should be delivered within 3 (business) days. Jippie!

Panja said:
Just got an email from Asus.
MY device is ready for return and should be delivered within 3 (business) days. Jippie!
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How long did they have it?
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How long did they have it?
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Almost 2 weeks...