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Vibrant White Glass :)

Ok, So I really wanted the new Samsung Galaxy S2 (Euro) because it has the white with that iphone look but much cool-er.
But forking out that money is a no no.
So after looking I found a white glass for the vibrant along with the white bezel you will get a 1 of a kinda white vibrant!!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Outer...985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbeda8621
I just purchased it last night. I will purchase the white housing when I get back home and will see how it goes.
If anyone has this already please let me see some pictures

Ooh, update us on how that works for you. I know how to replace bezel/housing, but I don't know how to do JUST the glass since I think the digitizer is literally glued on. Pictures too! (My reaction to the EBAY listing: Holy ****ing ****! GAAAAAASP!)
If yours works out, I'm so getting one! I really wanted to updated to the S2 as well purely for aesthetic reasons but I heard it doesn't work well with Tmo 3g ):

I am interested in this too. Please get back to us and let us know how it went. I have broken glass and this would be the cheapest fix.

Glad that you're trying this as I kinda want to also. I've heard that the OLED and Digitizer are glued on so you can't just try to pry it off.
If I were trying it, I would try to take an exacto knife blade and cut carefully (oh so carefully) through the glue instead of trying to peel up the screen, which is really fragile. Do you have any kind of plan?
Unfortunately, there isn't much information out there on taking the screen glass off without replacing the whole screen so any info you can give will help out a lot of people who are interested in replacing cracked/scratched glass as well.
Best of luck and please let us know how it turns out!

i will be interested too please someone make a video

Well, One of my co-workers is going to do the job for me. I saw him tackle an IPhone 4 screen replacement too. I have in the past did replace some phone screens on a mytouch and mytouch 4g.
I will see about getting detailed pictures when he does the job. I'm going to be researching it here on out too. Downside is the time it takes to get here!!!!!

Do what you can about tutorial, video or pictures, what ever it may be. I saw this a bought one immediately. I already have a nice back cover in white that has Samsung and Powered by Google on it, so thought this would be an excellent pair.
Let us know

Is it even possible to just replace the glass without the digitizer? I thought it was almost a single unit and you would have to replace both.
I would really like to know.

Just to let you guys know, the listing looks like it has a hole for the FFC. It would be a problem for those with it, but it might irk those without it.

anthonys2r said:
Just to let you guys know, the listing looks like it has a hole for the FFC. It would be a problem for those with it, but it might irk those without it.
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That's nothing a little dab of white paint couldn't fix.
...also, why would it be a problem for people WITH the front facing camera? Seems ideal to me.

Seeing as the glass/digitizer-lcd is nearly impossible to separate with both intact, I was just thinking of gluing the glass to a screen protector, then applying that on the phone. Finish off with a hard case or silicone that covers the bezel (and a little of the phone so it also covers the edge of the glass (which I'm sure will be raised higher due to just putting it on top), and voila!
Having this succeeded would seriously help. I'm this close to just getting the Intl SGS2, but ahh, it wont work with Tmo past Edge .. ;_;
Anyone ever tried/seen a white bezel? Sand it down, paint it? I've seen a gold bezel, but that's about it. Wow, white and gold

JunkoIIX said:
Seeing as the glass/digitizer-lcd is nearly impossible to separate with both intact, I was just thinking of gluing the glass to a screen protector, then applying that on the phone. Finish off with a hard case or silicone that covers the bezel (and a little of the phone so it also covers the edge of the glass (which I'm sure will be raised higher due to just putting it on top), and voila!
Having this succeeded would seriously help. I'm this close to just getting the Intl SGS2, but ahh, it wont work with Tmo past Edge .. ;_;
Anyone ever tried/seen a white bezel? Sand it down, paint it? I've seen a gold bezel, but that's about it. Wow, white and gold
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You are saying that you'd have a screen protector on top of a stack of two screens? I'd say that's an idea you shouldn't pursue, one because you're going to ruin the quality of the image you see, and two, you won't be able to touch your digitizer on the lower screen. Screen no workie!
If you've got to have a white border and you're not willing to get the whole shebang replaced, I'd say go with some cut vinyl. That's the cheapest route (time and money investment) that you could take. It would be interesting to see a white bezel. (the white Samsung Fascinate was so nice!) It seems like it would be paintable once you scuff up the surface. I just decided to find a solid white tpu case and it looks great in it. Covers the bezel perfectly.

ficklecycler said:
That's nothing a little dab of white paint couldn't fix.
...also, why would it be a problem for people WITH the front facing camera? Seems ideal to me.
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whoops, my mistake!

ficklecycler said:
You are saying that you'd have a screen protector on top of a stack of two screens? I'd say that's an idea you shouldn't pursue, one because you're going to ruin the quality of the image you see, and two, you won't be able to touch your digitizer on the lower screen. Screen no workie!
If you've got to have a white border and you're not willing to get the whole shebang replaced, I'd say go with some cut vinyl. That's the cheapest route (time and money investment) that you could take. It would be interesting to see a white bezel. (the white Samsung Fascinate was so nice!) It seems like it would be paintable once you scuff up the surface. I just decided to find a solid white tpu case and it looks great in it. Covers the bezel perfectly.
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Hm, you're right. Didn't think about the screen quality after two glasses/protectors ;_; I've tried the vinyl cut-out but after a while, I started to really notice/feel the edge of the vinyl when I'm swiping things around. So I really want to try the glass lens.
I'm going to look up that solid white tpu! I've only ever seen transparent TPUs

So is there anyway to really use this?

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I recieved the glass.
Now, I want to try this so bad but Im need to be smart about this or I won't have a working phone.
I need to try this on a non working phone. If anyone still has or knows anyone with a screen with glass that is broken. Please let me know.
I will try and remove the OLED screen from it and see if it can be done.

Ooh, can you post pictures? I want to see how thick the glass is

Ha, this sounds like quite the project. I'll be anxious to see photos.

And it would probably look something like this to get it done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7wRXeYsyg
Too much work.

This mod wouldn't work unless you know how to attach a digitizer onto a glass screen, also check the listing again - the glass comes without a flex cable soldered on.

Changing HTC One X housing from Grey to White

I bought a grey One X, but decided that I should have bought the white, and so I purchased the rear casing and sim card tray from ebay.
All installed perfectly and my phone is working without issues, however the thing that did hit me as strage was after rebooting device with the white casing on, the handset reported a software update for the device (not an app update) of which I said ok.
Can't see any difference in what it reports in About this phone in regards to Software, and so was wondering is it possible that by changing the rear housing it also changes the CID of the device ?
Using CID reports HTC__001 ??
I know this is probably a newb question, however this phone is my first serious Android device other than my old Nook Color.... So if i'm making gaf's please excuse them.
Thank you.

Cool to know that you can change the outlook like that. Might want to buy one back just in case i want to try grey or white gets dents. Thanks!
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Could you please post a few pictures of how your phone looks with the new housing? Preferably from the front, rear and side.
I've been considering something similar as well. Glad to know it can be done.

Jobiza said:
Cool to know that you can change the outlook like that. Might want to buy one back just in case i want to try grey or white gets dents. Thanks!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Yep and it was very simple to do too
rajitsingh said:
Could you please post a few pictures of how your phone looks with the new housing? Preferably from the front, rear and side.
I've been considering something similar as well. Glad to know it can be done.
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I'll upload a few for you shortly. Though it just looks like a white one X

Here you go folks.
Basically genuine HTC housing replacement, very simple to do. You have to order the sim card seperatly so make sure you order one at same time.
The phone pops out of the housing with a little bit of prying and put a little bit of sticky tape on the volume rocker and power button so that they dont drop on the floor when you remove your phone from the housing as otherwise you could end up missing a little part.
The trickiest part is popping out the speaker from the old housing and dropping it into the new. I used a pin to pop it out of the hole it sits in and then just dropped it into the new housing.
Squeeze your phone in and it will click into place. remove the tape on the outside holding the volume rocker and power button and hey presto new phone
And if I can do it, anyone can

Cool, thank you!
Is there any tutorial for the replacing?
How much did you payed for the case and the sim tray?

Link to where can I buy one for my one x?

Hi
nookcoloruser said:
Here you go folks.
Basically genuine HTC housing replacement, very simple to do. You have to order the sim card seperatly so make sure you order one at same time.
The phone pops out of the housing with a little bit of prying and put a little bit of sticky tape on the volume rocker and power button so that they dont drop on the floor when you remove your phone from the housing as otherwise you could end up missing a little part.
The trickiest part is popping out the speaker from the old housing and dropping it into the new. I used a pin to pop it out of the hole it sits in and then just dropped it into the new housing.
Squeeze your phone in and it will click into place. remove the tape on the outside holding the volume rocker and power button and hey presto new phone
And if I can do it, anyone can
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Also note the back cover has self adhesive areas that need exposing before installing, and the inside of the camera lens has a blue plastic protection film that needs removing. Because it is clear plastic covering the self adhesive areas it can be missed and your back cover will not be fitted as well as the original.
Self adhesive areas are:
1) The whole area that essentially covers the battery has a plastic film cover that needs removing to exposed the adhesive.
2) The USB hole has a raised support that has a small plastic strip that needs removing to exposed the adhesive
3) At the bottom left and right sides of the back cover inside edge are small sticky areas, again the plastic film needs removing.
In terms of software updates because the back is changed, it was just a co-incidence, the back cover has no intelligence in it to alter serial numbers etc.
Regards
Phil

freaked9 said:
Cool, thank you!
Is there any tutorial for the replacing?
How much did you payed for the case and the sim tray?
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€45 housing €5 sim
Ebay. Search for HTC One X housing
PhilipL said:
Hi
Also note the back cover has self adhesive areas that need exposing before installing, and the inside of the camera lens has a blue plastic protection film that needs removing. Because it is clear plastic covering the self adhesive areas it can be missed and your back cover will not be fitted as well as the original.
Self adhesive areas are:
1) The whole area that essentially covers the battery has a plastic film cover that needs removing to exposed the adhesive.
2) The USB hole has a raised support that has a small plastic strip that needs removing to exposed the adhesive
3) At the bottom left and right sides of the back cover inside edge are small sticky areas, again the plastic film needs removing.
In terms of software updates because the back is changed, it was just a co-incidence, the back cover has no intelligence in it to alter serial numbers etc.
Regards
Phil
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Yep great advice
It's easy to see where the self adhesive areas are simply because of the bright blue sticky plastic that was on my white case/housing inside.
Re: software update. I suspected it was just a co-incidence but wasn't 100% sure.

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nookcoloruser said:
€45 housing €5 sim
It's easy to see where the self adhesive areas are simply because of the bright blue sticky plastic that was on my white case/housing inside.
Re: software update. I suspected it was just a co-incidence but wasn't 100% sure.
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Yes I would think the white is much more obvious. If you have a new grey back, the film doesn't stand out at all.
Regards
Phil

Where did you order your parts? On ebay I could only find parts for e720 (or something like that, the chinese one x)

If you are opening your device, I would highly recommend that you read the Official HTC WiFi antenna repair guide as you might want to add those strips in to strengthen the contacts.

godutch said:
Where did you order your parts? On ebay I could only find parts for e720 (or something like that, the chinese one x)
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That is the International/Tegra One X.

Wow ....this is awesum !! thanx man !! It wud have been supercool if u had made a " HTC one X housing Change " video

Jobiza said:
Cool to know that you can change the outlook like that. Might want to buy one back just in case i want to try grey or white gets dents. Thanks!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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+1

godutch said:
Where did you order your parts? On ebay I could only find parts for e720 (or something like that, the chinese one x)
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Rusty! said:
That is the International/Tegra One X.
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Yep S720e is the part number.
Here's the Link for searching used...
Koshti said:
Wow ....this is awesum !! thanx man !! It wud have been supercool if u had made a " HTC one X housing Change " video
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To be honest didn't think of doing so, wish I had now though Seriously though it's not hard,just requires a bit of care.
mnodaddy said:
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Thanks

nookcoloruser said:
Can't see any difference in what it reports in About this phone in regards to Software, and so was wondering is it possible that by changing the rear housing it also changes the CID of the device ?
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Don't you worry, it won't change your CID.:laugh:

why didn't u get the white one in the 1st place? lol
Sent from Mars

hello00 said:
why didn't u get the white one in the 1st place? lol
Sent from Mars
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Bought the phone on impulse second hand for a good price,. So saved €289.99 off the regular sim-free price on expansys.... When there was that much of a saving, I wasn't going to argue about the color
(checks Expansys pricing, actually it was €309.99 price difference between what I paid for the grey and the white sim-free model there)....

Just a bit of info for you regarding opening up your One X (housing removal). This is part of an email reply that I received from HTC warranty in the UK, when I asked about opening up my One X to check something.
We would not advise you to take the phone apart as this will invalidate your warranty.
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I don't really know if that's true, but that's what HTC said. Make you own decision.

Replacement back cover

Hi Guys,
From youtube videos (I know great source of info) it seems that removing back cover on HOX is quite easy.
So two questions come to mind first one no one makes entire back cover replacements in many colours?
Also anyone know where I could get the least original white back cover?
I want to sell my HOX and camera lens is scratched. Does not interfer with pictures due to location of it but still.
Cheers,
Luka

I found a lot of them when looking for a black and white one.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...&_odkw=htc+one+x+back+cover+replace&_osacat=0

ruscik said:
Hi Guys,
From youtube videos (I know great source of info) it seems that removing back cover on HOX is quite easy.
So two questions come to mind first one no one makes entire back cover replacements in many colours?
Also anyone know where I could get the least original white back cover?
I want to sell my HOX and camera lens is scratched. Does not interfer with pictures due to location of it but still.
Cheers,
Luka
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it's not that simple!!
at first you will void your warranty as soon as you detach the cover...then believe me that it's very difficult and you could damage the inner frame or other components, since there's a lot of glue that make you feel the phone very solid in your hands...
but believe me that it's a real pain to change the cover...the most difficult part of opening your phone...
however you should do it just if it's stricly necessary imho...

Nah it's really easy. Takes 10 mins to switch over. There is no glue really. For the most part it is clipped on.
I say go for it. I got my white original cover off ebay for £30.

my camera lens also got little scratched. Is there any chance to replace it only? anyone with the same problem?

sbdags said:
Nah it's really easy. Takes 10 mins to switch over. There is no glue really. For the most part it is clipped on.
I say go for it. I got my white original cover off ebay for £30.
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Maybe we have different version of One X...
I repaired my touchscreen and my htc was full of glue and sticker anywhere...it was the hardest part for me to detach the cover!
However could you tell me where to buy a black one low cost and new?
Thank you!

You got your white original cover off ebay for £30, can u provide the link of the stuff here?

I would be very happy if i could change my display since its screwed haha...and dont change the back cover, take one of those silikon cases
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smartzac said:
You got your white original cover off ebay for £30, can u provide the link of the stuff here?
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I bought this one. Price has gone up 2 quid but it's an original and delivered from UK.
ebay linky

i bought one too, replacement is a little difficulty but it looks like new

Thx guys, got one in post from link provided. Now wait till Lumia 920 and htc 8x are available for sale to choose one and sell One X

squeak
My One X has a creaking corner, where the original back cover seems to give in a little. Any guesses if getting a replacement (because the camera lens also has a few scratches) would help? Maybe the fit would be better... or is the creaking problem something related to how the phone itself sits inside the cover, and getting a new back would be pointless?

Has someone experiences with cases from Hong Kong?
They are cheaper and include the SIM Tray...
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After putting the whole thing back together, doesn't the phone start creaking, especially at the bottom part?

No
Opened mine 2 times and the bottom fits better than when it came out of the box.
Only opened it to clean the camera lens from inside and always used the same cover it came with.
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Flo95 said:
No
Opened mine 2 times and the bottom fits better than when it came out of the box.
Only opened it to clean the camera lens from inside and always used the same cover it came with.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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Great! That's really nice to hear.

Changed mine from black to white... After changing, my phone is more solid then the out-of-the-box black... Wifi reception is better... Needa change it after my friend knocked my hand while crossing the road... Screen is intact and unscathed though...
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does the back cover also including the lens cover or it's hole on that part?

smartzac said:
does the back cover also including the lens cover or it's hole on that part?
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Yep, lens is included.

anyone have their old grey one and want to sell it?

[Q] Chrome bezel replacement

Has anyone replaced the chrome bezel on their Note 2? The video on the etradesupply.com website (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR26Iad4dEw#!) makes it looks pretty straight forward. I guess the main thing that is different from the older Samsung phones is that the housing is held on with clips around the bezel instead of being glued. Mine has a few dings so was hoping I could make it look a lot newer for not a lot of money if this was an easy job.

This was interesting to see. I enjoyed it and then started cringing. I like how the disassembly process is so smooth, and effortless. In my reality, probably not so much. The reassembly of my phone, I imagine I end up with parts leftover and my phone not functioning.

brickinphoneslol said:
This was interesting to see. I enjoyed it and then started cringing. I like how the disassembly process is so smooth, and effortless. In my reality, probably not so much. The reassembly of my phone, I imagine I end up with parts leftover and my phone not functioning.
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Haha, I kind of felt the same way. All I'm trying to do is remove and replace the bezel so it looks like you remove the screws on the back, and then use that tool to free all the tabs between the screen and the chrome bezel. I'm assuming the new one just snaps back in, replace the screws and you're good to go. I think I may order the bezel and tool and give it a try. I'll report back with how it goes.

is there custom bezels like a matte black one id love to have that on my white phone

haldi15 said:
is there custom bezels like a matte black one id love to have that on my white phone
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I too would love to have a matte black housing for my Note 2 after roughing up my bezel. Can't find anything different to stock with a quick Google, has anyone found one?
Sorry for bumping an old thread.

irrompible said:
Haha, I kind of felt the same way. All I'm trying to do is remove and replace the bezel so it looks like you remove the screws on the back, and then use that tool to free all the tabs between the screen and the chrome bezel. I'm assuming the new one just snaps back in, replace the screws and you're good to go. I think I may order the bezel and tool and give it a try. I'll report back with how it goes.
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Sorry for bumping this old thread but anyone got to successfully change the bezel?

Perfect Solution to Buff Scratches on the G4's Plastic

I just stumbled upon this when I was fixing up my fingernails. I wondered to myself if the polish side of the multi-step nail filers would buff out scratches. So, I tried and it got rid of every single scratch on the sides and top of my G4. Thought I'd share it with the community. Hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about. I can take a picture of what it looks like. Be careful not to use any of the other abrasive sides. I'm not sure what the material is made up of, so be warned that if they're all made differently. I just figured some users would appreciate it for resale value or just reviving the frame of the phone.
EDIT: Now that I look at it a little closer, you can still see some of them, but it cleaned them up very nicely.The longer I do it, the more scratches disappear. Worked nicely on the plastic cover over the laser as well.

Hi,
I am interested in your solution but I don't know what you are talking about ?
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Wouldn't using Brasso Metal Polish work?

Almighty1 said:
Wouldn't using Brasso Metal Polish work?
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I don't think so. That'd probably be too abrasive.

Joeful said:
I just stumbled upon this when I was fixing up my fingernails. I wondered to myself if the polish side of the multi-step nail filers would buff out scratches. So, I tried and it got rid of every single scratch on the sides and top of my G4. Thought I'd share it with the community. Hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about. I can take a picture of what it looks like. Be careful not to use any of the other abrasive sides. I'm not sure what the material is made up of, so be warned that if they're all made differently. I just figured some users would appreciate it for resale value or just reviving the frame of the phone.
EDIT: Now that I look at it a little closer, you can still see some of them, but it cleaned them up very nicely.The longer I do it, the more scratches disappear. Worked nicely on the plastic cover over the laser as well.
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If you go into a retailer, go to the beauty section and look for something that has something that says step 1, step 2, step 3, etc. The last step of the filer is supposed to polish/shine nails. Sometimes they will look like a block of foam with 4 sides.

Joeful said:
I don't think so. That'd probably be too abrasive.
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That's how people fix plastic crystals on watches and also how people remove scratches on the iPod Video when those were very easy to scratch.

Almighty1 said:
That's how people fix plastic crystals on watches and also how people remove scratches on the iPod Video when those were very easy to scratch.
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*Shrug*. That's cool too, then. xD

Joeful said:
*Shrug*. That's cool too, then. xD
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Takes forever though since it require many days of elbow grease... LOL

Almighty1 said:
Takes forever though since it require many days of elbow grease... LOL
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I hope that from here on out, all LG flagships will include as much metal as possible. The ONLY complaint I really have is the easily scratched frames and lens glass cover. I was never the type of person to shun plastic phones, because they can look as good as metal and it doesn't hinder the phone's actual performance, but now that I've had the G2 and G4, I'd like to see more durable construction, given that the phones are fairly expensive.

Joeful said:
I hope that from here on out, all LG flagships will include as much metal as possible. The ONLY complaint I really have is the easily scratched frames and lens glass cover. I was never the type of person to shun plastic phones, because they can look as good as metal and it doesn't hinder the phone's actual performance, but now that I've had the G2 and G4, I'd like to see more durable construction, given that the phones are fairly expensive.
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Hopefully, that was the reason I used to always owned Motorola because of the like a tank build quality until the non-removeable battery models were just glued on back covers that came off when the battery got swollen, maybe it's a safety design.

I've still no idea what you're talking about OP, can you elaborate? I'm getting a case for mine soon and it'd be nice to get some of these surface level scratches out beforehand.

Also confused and interested.

Similar to this..
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/174635?start=0&tstart=0

Joeful said:
I just stumbled upon this when I was fixing up my fingernails. I wondered to myself if the polish side of the multi-step nail filers would buff out scratches. So, I tried and it got rid of every single scratch on the sides and top of my G4. Thought I'd share it with the community. Hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about. I can take a picture of what it looks like. Be careful not to use any of the other abrasive sides. I'm not sure what the material is made up of, so be warned that if they're all made differently. I just figured some users would appreciate it for resale value or just reviving the frame of the phone.
EDIT: Now that I look at it a little closer, you can still see some of them, but it cleaned them up very nicely.The longer I do it, the more scratches disappear. Worked nicely on the plastic cover over the laser as well.
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I Have said this for years. Sucks how information gets lost in the abyss. I started doing this back in my Droid 2 days. Once I got a galaxy nexus, I even began using some acrylic filler and buffing that as well.
I do get what you mean, with those 4 in one (or more commonly 3 in 1) nail files, its super easy to make a mistake. Just go to sallys beauty supply where you can buy the shine files separately. I would advise taping the display with masking tape if you do not use a screen protector.