I have the original Nexus 7 and just got myself a 16 GB 2013 version. I've been noticing the plastic back is pretty easy to pry open and it doesn't seem to be very tightly fitted (some "creaking" when I squeeze the screen and plastic back together). Is anybody else's the same?
Is it also just me or does the original seem to be more sturdy and better built? It could be because the 2013 is lighter and the plastic back uses a different material?
This is definitely not an issue for me, my N72 is as solid as a rock.
Some are like that, but most are ok.
Every unit I have seen is fitted nicely, but can be easily pried open by certain cases (those ones that use a claw like design and convert to landscape). So maye that is what you are seeing? The iFixit teardown shows it to be pretty easy to pry open.
Mine's pretty solid.
I accidentally bought a case for the 2012 nexus and put it on my 2013. When I realized it was the wrong one I took it off and during the backing on my nexus definitely started prying off. So far its stayed on fine. Its definitely not hard to get off now through.
I just say be careful with it.
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LearnIIBurn said:
I accidentally bought a case for the 2012 nexus and put it on my 2013. When I realized it was the wrong one I took it off and during the backing on my nexus definitely started prying off. So far its stayed on fine. Its definitely not hard to get off now through.
I just say be careful with it.
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no problem with mine.
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hey guys i really like the gnex but the build quality isn't really good
the backcover crunches in the near of the camera
and today i experienced another quality issue after 10 days of using the phone really carefully the bottom of the phone clatters when i push
for such a expensive phone it's really disappointing
is it just me or somebody else noticed that
Just you. Mine is fine.
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No problem with mine or my fiance's.
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hey guys i really like the gnex but the build quality isn't really good
the backcover crunches in the near of the camera
and today i experienced another quality issue after 10 days of using the phone really carefully the bottom of the phone clatters when i push
for such a expensive phone it's really disappointing
is it just me or somebody else noticed that
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Yeah there is a soft spot below the camera where it slightly pushes in. I think it is because of the design of the back cover
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Mines fine, though the back cover seems to be fairly flimsy, definitely will get a case.
Use a bit of tape
I also noticed there is some space under the batery cover around the camera. It produced annoying noices when making a call so I just put on some small strips of tape. Problem solved.
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I also noticed there is some space under the batery cover around the camera. It produced annoying noices when making a call so I just put on some small strips of tape. Problem solved.
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Good idea. I will do the same.
i guess the gap is important to release the heat at the top part during data usage
after applying tape.. dont you have heat issues?
No heat problem
The space between the cover and the body is really small. A few single tape strips at the right place prevent the cover from moving. No heat problems at all.
wayneb02 said:
Yeah there is a soft spot below the camera where it slightly pushes in. I think it is because of the design of the back cover
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Mine does this if I don't have the rear cover installed correctly. It still has a TINY amount of push, but less than a mm. You can't notice it unless you look really close to it while pushing.
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i guess the gap is important to release the heat at the top part during data usage
after applying tape.. dont you have heat issues?
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Good point, tape may become super-stuck-melted-on after a good round of video watching or game playing.
I've had to swap my Nexus for another one when my vibration motor started making weird noises. When my phone would vibrate, it would also come along with an annoying hum like a screw was loose or something.
Only had the phone for a week before that started happening.
I have the extended battery cover and it creaks really bad. My volume rocker is also loose and rattles. I am going to Verizon tomorrow to see if I can find a unit that is more solid.
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Mine is solid as a rock. No creaking, no soft spots. I have a spare battery and swap it out once in a wile so I take the cover on and off a few times a week. It may just be that it's not sitting right.
Best way I have found is to start at the bottom work your way up one side then down the other. If any clips are missed or not sitting right it will feel cheap. Once they are all clipped properly, it's as solid as can be.
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+ 1 to gnex build quality, not quite the heft of the n1 but it is as solid can be for a plastic phone.
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I actually prefer the light weight plastic that samsung builds thier devices with. Look into a motorola or iphone if you want the battleship feel.
My post in this thread explains what that nose on the back cover is and how I fixed it on my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399210
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+ 1 to gnex build quality, not quite the heft of the n1 but it is as solid can be for a plastic phone.
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I will admit.. this phone in the shell of a Nexus One.. mmmm.
aras1 said:
hey guys i really like the gnex but the build quality isn't really good
the backcover crunches in the near of the camera
and today i experienced another quality issue after 10 days of using the phone really carefully the bottom of the phone clatters when i push
for such a expensive phone it's really disappointing
is it just me or somebody else noticed that
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I don't have any problems with mine at all, maybe try a different back cover? (Many on eBay) Also is your. Back cover on all the way?
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The battery door on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus has 2 broken hinge things only 4 day after I got it... One is at the top, and is noticeably popped out, and the other is on the side so you can't tell its broken. Is anyone else having an issue with the battery door?
I'm not being rough on it or tearing it off the phone, I've taken it off around 4-6 times. Maybe I'm closed it wrong and it broke them. Seems really cheap for a $300 phone... Never had any issues with my other Samsung phones (Except that the plastic back scratched extremely easily on the Fascinate and Charge).
I'm pretty careless about snapping them in, but if you work from bottom to top, I don't see them breaking very often.
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I'm pretty careless about snapping them in, but if you work from bottom to top, I don't see them breaking very often.
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Thats exactly how I do mine. I tried doing it top to bottom once and the bottom prong things wouldn't go in.
P.S. Loved your work on the Fascinate! After I got the Charge, I wish I could have gone back... Especially for the ICS port.
I miss Voodoo Sound
You're doing it wrong.
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Buy more, they are like $3
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Buy more, they are like $3
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I did, I called Verizon and they charged it for $4.00 even to my account.
That's convenient. I actually didn't know you could just buy a replacement back like that
Greetings,
I just received a Galaxy Nexus (from Play Store) and noticing that the battery cover seems to have quite a bit of give and play around the google logo and above the sim card area. How would I fix this? Can I just get a replacement back cover? Or is the common?
Everything else on this unit is PERFECT. Screen quality is great! It's just some minor creaking on the battery cover.
Same thing on every GNex. Jam some tape in there or something!
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Same thing on every GNex. Jam some tape in there or something!
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Way ahead of you! Putting a little tape on the inside of the back cover won't hinder wireless performance will it?
Not unless its made of metal
Thanks, but is this seriously that normal? I know the back is just flimsy plastic but still...
vbman213 said:
Thanks, but is this seriously that normal? I know the back is just flimsy plastic but still...
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The back cover is loose on my Nexus around the camera as well, but the give is no more than a fraction of a millimeter. I put a cheap case from Amazon on it just to protect from drops and it solved the problem.
Same here, there were click sounds in the beginning, now it's gone (without tape) so i forgot about it
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I'm glad I found this thread. I noticed that too when I got mine. I was seriously going to call and get a new back cover.
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Noticed this today (second day of daily using) Though seeing the number of pages dedicated for this problem just with a simple google search kind of calmed me down :silly:
But still, this phone has an amazing body, why would they make the back cover loose?
blu tak works well
Just bought my Note 2. The battery came half full so it's charging right now.
The first thing I noticed was the impossibly thin back cover and wondered how many people have managed to break theirs...
It'd be fine if it were made of carbon fiber, but plastic this thin will eventually break, no matter how malleable it is. For crying out loud, I've seen sheets of paper that are thicker than this!
How many of you have broken it already?
It's not going to break under normal use. If you take it off and bend it 90 degrees maybe, but it's not just going to spontaneously shatter on you.
Most people use a case so it wont break from dropping.
Ive never felt like it was going to break when removing or replacing it either.
As long as your not trying to break it, it wont break from normal use.
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The thinner it is the less chance it will break, crack or split.under normal use. I have had mine for just over 3 months and have removed it maybe 10 times. It still loks like new. You should be more worrried about the front anyway. A new case cost buttons in comparrison with the screen or digitizer.
People said the same thing about the galaxy s 2 back cover when that came out. Check out this video of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu5qy6gffbs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Here's another video for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqnQKs-tA
Samsung's been using this stuff for years for a simple reason - it's light, and strong.
- Frank
Been using s2 before this and never heard of broken backcover. You would be surprise how malleable and strong it is.
Now a broken screen is another matter that you should be more concern about.
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They must create it like that to make the device light
I changed the back cover. Cheap and cool.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Golden-Metal-back-cover-battery-door-case-for-Samsung-Galaxy-Note2-N7100-/150962863292?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2326167cbc
My god that is super blingy
i dropped mine from like 15 cm from the ground went it came flying out my bag, it cracked, you can barely notice it
but once i know it's there it ****ing bothers
Well buy a replacement, they're cheap.
Every 2-3 days I replace my battery with a charged one and I have done this with my note N7000 as well as my current N7100. This had led me to zero issues, not even a piece of the battery casing on either phone have broke off. These were designed very well where they will hold up to more than your everyday usage.
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I changed the back cover. Cheap and cool.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Golden-...863292?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2326167cbc
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Just a quick heads up for battery cover buyers:
The item listing doesn't say whether this cover contains the NFC antenna like the Samsung covers do. I know some of the aftermarket covers don't have it. Anyone wanting to retain NFC functionality should be sure and check this before ordering an aftermarket Note 2 battery cover.
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Well mine got nfc on it. And even it doesnt got one its just $0.99
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Well mine got nfc on it. And even it doesnt got one its just $0.99
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As it's a metal back cover I don't think the NFC will work.
Someone posted in the accessories section saying they had bought a metal back cover with NFC, however upon testing it the NFC didn't actually work.
For someone like me in the UK though that's hardly an issue, NFC isn't widely used here, the only use we have for it now is if we want to use NFC tags, and that's about it.
FWIW, I have an Epic 4G that uses the same thin plastic back. I've had that phone for 2 years and there are no cracks, damage to the phone or anything. Actually looks pretty darn new, save for where some of the clearcoat is coming off around the speakerhole. Of all the things to be concerned about on this phone, the back is the least of my worries.
Hi,
After upgrading to KitKat 4.4.2, my screen returned to a semi-problematic state (after being somewhat helped by 4.4). After reading again through previous threads about the ever lasting screen problems, I noticed some had significant problems when their cases were folding back 180 degrees behind the N7.
Since I had the tablet it has almost never left its case. The model I bought is the following Moko : http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00E4OKXPU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I tried removing the tablet from the case and no longer have any screen problems, and it doesn't seem to matter anymore on what surface or in what position the tablet is. From what I understand, there are multiple types of problems with the screen ; the one I had was simply low sensitivity (had to press really hard or multiple times sometimes for the device to register the touch).
So I'm asking : could it be that specific case? Could it be the magnet that provides the auto-wake function? Could it be metallic parts (?) in the case that affect grounding?
What is everyone else's mileage on this? Any screen problems with/without cases on?
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I have the same problem and have written about it more than once on this forum without finding any fellow sufferers or suggestions. I too have a moko slim case but the problem is not case specific because I've tried other cases with no improvement.
It is device specific. I have both a nexus 7 (2012) and a nexus 7 (2013). Both are in the same model moko case. Yet the problem only occurs in the 2013 model.
What happens in my case is the following.
With the case folded back 180° the touch screen will occasionally freeze while I'm typing. I discovered that if I move the folded case flap off a few degrees, so it is separated from the other flap by half an inch or so, the touch screen unfreezes. If I immediately fold it back to the 180° position the freezing will sometimes recur which is why I think it is related.
This never happened with the 2012 device. I've tried to figure out if it was magnet related, heat related, etc. and finally gave up and just live with it.
Another thread, dealing with phantom touches in the 2013 model, mentioned being able to fix that by opening the back of the device and reseating the loose touch screen cable. I've not done that. Maybe pressure from the 180° flap against the back of the nexus is causing the problem. Don't know. It is annoying. Quality control is terrible with the 2013 model. Asus or Google should really replace all the defective units.
I don't think its pressure-related (when the case is folded back).
There has to be an explanation as to why the case makes the screen freeze... I also suspected the magnet, but trying to put another magnet below and touching the (inclined) tablet did not reproduce the problem.
Maybe it has to do with the case's material, if static builds up on it. Maybe it's the magnet that finds itself behind the tablet as well when the case is folded back.
What other cases did you try? Did they have a magnet?
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Here it's no difference if case is folded or not. Just freezed.
I cut off the magnet from the case; although it was a very small magnet it breakes the compass completely. You can test it by yourself or just look for it on youtube. Now ask yourself why the original asus case has no magnet built in...
Already sent the tablet in, they've changed screen. No improvement. Going to send it in a 2nd time, if they can't fix I'm going for refund.
Has removing the magnet fix the freezing?
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I had a case that had a magnet and the second I took my Nexus 7 out of it, it worked near perfect. It was so bad that playing a game like minecraft, I'd be looking straight forward, and I would move my right thumb up not even a noticable distance and I'd be looking straight up. I removed the case, and it works almost perfectly now. It's probably the magnet. I later got the official Nexus 7 2013 case and it's amazing.
EDIT: This is the case I had. "rooCASE Google Nexus 7 FHD 2nd Gen Tablet Dual-View Folio Case Cover - Black (with Pen Stylus) Nexus 7 2 2013 Model" on Amazon. (I can't post links yet, sorry xD)
Magnet out only fixed compass. Did try out the Touchscreen drivers from another thread, took 3 hours to test all. Almost fixed all problems.
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Its a grounding issue with the touchscreen. 4.4 helps this. There is also flashible fixes from Sfhub for more fine tuning.
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Its a grounding issue with the touchscreen. 4.4 helps this. There is also flashible fixes from Sfhub for more fine tuning.
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If it is a grounding issue, doesn't that make it a hardware problem requiring a hardware fix? How would software fix it?
I agree. How could a software fix a hardware issue? Well still, in 4.3 I had stuck keys, which is no longer the case in 4.4... Weird.
Besides, that might be why official cases have no magnet, no?
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