does the back panel have a glossy or a matte finish?
Its actually a rubberised back panel. Not glossy plastic like samsung(****).
You should check out the pics of xperia ZL.
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Its actually a rubberised back panel. Not glossy plastic like samsung(****).
You should check out the pics of xperia ZL.
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In fact it is glossy plastic, but sony put a coating on it, that's why it looked rubberised.
On my phone the coating came loose after a few weeks. I tried to get it replaced but, they (Phone House Germany and there repair center) pretend I used chemicals on it, yeah right what should I do with chemicals on Holiday at Djerba
Depends on the color.. if its black then its rubberised but if its white then its not rubberised
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Actually it was my mom who dropped it and the Desire got it TO THE FACE!!!
I have now 3 pretty big scratches on the aluminium plate, near the power button...
Any idea how to fix that? This is the first time I dropped (actually it wasn't me) my Desire... right into concrete! Ooo how I hate my mom now...
Can't post pics, coz I don't have all my other phones with me... on holyday right now.
I've done the same thing,got a case that covers the scratch but I'm still gutted
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Actually it was my mom who dropped it and the Desire got it TO THE FACE!!!
I have now 3 pretty big scratches on the aluminium plate, near the power button...
Any idea how to fix that? This is the first time I dropped (actually it wasn't me) my Desire... right into concrete! Ooo how I hate my mom now...
Can't post pics, coz I don't have all my other phones with me... on holyday right now.
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The best way to remove sratches is with " Brasso " its for cleaning copper and metal but it is a light abrasive that buffs scratches out or plastic and metal really well.
Just be careful when using as it can get a bit messy, only us a tiny bit.
Good Luck
R
Thanks for the reply!
Will try Brasso when I get home... I hope it will fix it, but I doubt it will remove the scratches, coz they are pretty bad
I think it's plastic not aluminium
When I dropped mine the top corner of the faceplate dented inwards so I'm pretty sure it's metal... as for buffing out the scratched with Brasso, if they're on the faceplate by the buttons as you said I dont thing Brasso (or any other rubbing polish / compund) will help as all this will do is REMOVE the paint / covering. You need to be adding back not taking away - see if you can find a modeling shop they might have some similar coloured pain that you could cover the scratchs with...
Just a thought without seeing the marks...
I did the same as snear and got a plastic cover from Amazon - they were £4 for 3 (DEAL!) and will take most of the abuse in a drop situation - I hope!
If it is metal, try the wax compounds that car accessory shops sell to fill in scratches
Try some super resin polish sold by autoglym, this will fill in the scratch but it wont remove it.
Thanks for all the answers!
I will try some metal filling compound and report back as soon as I finish it
That sucks bigtime buddy... that's why i keep mine in a gel case with a screen protector applied. I would be so annoyed if my phone had marks/scratches on it, especially when the time comes to sell it
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Thanks for all the answers!
I will try some metal filling compound and report back as soon as I finish it
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Any luck with the scratches?
So I had the maximum cover on my phone. BUt it was an awkward fit, the slim side panels fell off. The back covers I had to cut a line down the middle to get it to fit on the curve. The corners where I had the slits eventually came loose and flapped about.
But I left it all on untill I got fed up after it turned my nice white phone a lovely shade of brown, so now it's currently defenceless apart from a cover on the screen.
Anybody know what the full body protection is like?
It has less parts but looks like the back may be a better fit. I get a free replacement from zagg but wondering which one poeple recomend?
On an other note anyone change their phones entire outer cover? fancy a change to a black phone!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130553746...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1155wt_991
I would get one with just the back cover but then the silver tones from the front won't match. Unless someone can anyone reccomend one?
I've looked at the phone and it appears to take off the front you need to unscrew a screw which has a "void warranty" sticker over it, but guessing I've done this already with changing the OS to cyanogenmod.
I have the full body Zagg cover, pics here: http://capableandroid.blogspot.com/2010/10/zagg-invisibleshield.html
After almost an year some corners have come loose and filled with dust, but the middle and bottom parts are ok.
As for the case.. I can`t comment, I have a brown-grey one and I`m fine with it. (i still use a gel case, just in case.)
Looks different to the one I had. I see you have no protection over the corners, for my case I have to make a slit over them so the case was eventually overlapped. Mine has only lasted 6months...if that. Was horibbly discoloured. It's done the job though. Shame about the odd bits that havn't been protected. Never noticed the marks before since I took off the old shield.
I bought the Zagg invisible shield maximum cover but havin't applied it yet, doesn't sound very good. Is the screen protector ok and is the fluid you use to apply it safe, can it stain or discolour the phone, thanks.
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I bought the Zagg invisible shield maximum cover but havin't applied it yet, doesn't sound very good. Is the screen protector ok and is the fluid you use to apply it safe, can it stain or discolour the phone, thanks.
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The fluid is save. If you, by any change, get fluid IN the phone, just leave it to dry for a day or two before putting in the battery.
OK, thanks for the advice.
Hey all. Ordered my Moto X :victory: but the ebony back is backordered until at least 2/11 So, at least I have time to figure out what accessories I want. Right now, I'm looking for an "unobtrusive" case/bumper.
With a really nice back, and custom accents, I don't want to cover either of them up. I was initially looking at bumpers so I can keep the back open (to show off the ebony) and the dimple exposed (because everyone seems to be obsessed with it). While there are plenty of those, they all seem to come with button covers. Why cover the buttons on a phone where the buttons have been customized?
Next, I figured I would look at some cases with clear backs. The only one I could find that was clear, and that left the dimple exposed, was the incase snap case (available on Motorola's site for too much damned money). On top of that, I know people with the case that don't like it (because it's too tight), or have read reviews indicating that the tightness ended up cracking the screen (an outlier, I'm sure).
I'd prefer to find a bumper with the buttons exposed. Failing that, I would like to find a case with a clear back, cutout for the dimple, and isn't ridiculously bulky and/or expensive. Any help would be appreciate, thanks.
I decided to go with a bumper for my Moto X and got this one: http://amzn.com/B00F2YEIXO
The downside to any bumper would be that it will cover the buttons, but the accent color around the camera will still be visible and the dimple will still be there.
This is the SUPCASE: http://amzn.com/B00E8GQHM2 It's similar to bumper but has a clear back and keeps the dimple
A few other cases I found:
http://amzn.com/B00EI7CX1A
http://amzn.com/B00F9KI9Z4
http://amzn.com/B00EWL5YYA
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I decided to go with a bumper for my Moto X and got this one: http://amzn.com/B00F2YEIXO
The downside to any bumper would be that it will cover the buttons, but the accent color around the camera will still be visible and the dimple will still be there.
This is the SUPCASE: http://amzn.com/B00E8GQHM2 It's similar to bumper but has a clear back and keeps the dimple
A few other cases I found:
http://amzn.com/B00EI7CX1A
http://amzn.com/B00F9KI9Z4
http://amzn.com/B00EWL5YYA
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Thanks. Yeah, I noticed that every single bumper has the buttons covered. I don't get that. I mean, they have cutouts for headphones, USB, SD card, etc. Why can't they leave a cutout for buttons? Doesn't make sense.
I was in your shoes back when I first got my moto x. I rejected the in case snap case for the same reason.
I ended up just using mine naked with a pouch. Still in perfect condition two months later. You will find that you can't beat the feel of a naked moto x. I am super protective and will put on a bumper if the situation calls for it though. So maybe going naked (at least situationally) is something you may want to consider although I know I never would have initially since I'm the protective type and it would kill me to see a scratch or crack on my phone.
I had a TPU case on mine for the longest time that had the buttons covered. I hated it because I couldn't always tell where the buttons were on the side.
I just received this new bumper case and so far I love it. EDIT: I just saw that someone already linked to it.
It does cover the buttons, but the way it is made, they are raised on the case and have a great feel when clicked. It does not cover the back at all. Also note that I have a zagg style protector on the back of the phone so I'm not worried about scratches on the back.
I have both the SupCase and this bumper (appears the same as the Amazon one and the other eBay one linked above) and I really like the cheapo bumper better than the SupCase. The button covers on the bumper actually have a better tactile feedback than the naked phone itself.
Can I ask why you don't want the buttons covered? Most of my cases on my Nexus 5 has the buttons exposed and I wasn't a fan of that (nor was I a fan of the cases with bad covers for the buttons - those suck too). IMHO, the cheap bumper I have has somehow managed to have a good implementation for the button covers! I'm not a huge fan of the SupCase's covers for the buttons.
Side note: The dimple on the wood backs aren't nearly as nice as the dimples on the plastic backs. It's much more subtle instead of being an obvious place to hold/balance/control your phone from. While it's there, it's not something to rave about. The dimple on the plastic backs, on the other hand, are nice. I'm a bit jealous, honestly. (I have an Ebony/black/black)
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Side note: The dimple on the wood backs aren't nearly as nice as the dimples on the plastic backs. It's much more subtle instead of being an obvious place to hold/balance/control your phone from. While it's there, it's not something to rave about. The dimple on the plastic backs, on the other hand, are nice. I'm a bit jealous, honestly. (I have an Ebony/black/black)
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I like that the wood backed Moto X's have shallower/smoother dimple. I've held a "regular" black Moto X with the carbon back and I didn't like how the edges around the dimple felt. With the bamboo back I have, it's all smooth and my index fingers rests very nicely there.
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I like that the wood backed Moto X's have shallower/smoother dimple. I've held a "regular" black Moto X with the carbon back and I didn't like how the edges around the dimple felt. With the bamboo back I have, it's all smooth and my index fingers rests very nicely there.
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Very fair opinion! I guess my point wasn't (or shouldn't have been) so much that it's worse but moreso that it is definitely sublte yet quite different.
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I was in your shoes back when I first got my moto x. I rejected the in case snap case for the same reason.
I ended up just using mine naked with a pouch. Still in perfect condition two months later. You will find that you can't beat the feel of a naked moto x. I am super protective and will put on a bumper if the situation calls for it though. So maybe going naked (at least situationally) is something you may want to consider although I know I never would have initially since I'm the protective type and it would kill me to see a scratch or crack on my phone.
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Well, I gave it my best try to go naked, but just couldn't do it. I saw a video of a guy taking a knife to the Moto X screen and not leaving any marks, so I decided to forgo my usual policy of slapping a Zagg InvisibleShield on everything. But, I forgot how "smudgy" these screens get without a protector. So, I just ordered a Ghost Glass tempered screen protector http://mimeusa.com/product/moto-x-ghost-glass-screen-protector/ I never tried tempered glass before (didn't even know it existed), but it sounds interesting.
The ebony wood back is also getting all fingerprinted-up, which was making me twitch. I found some good feedback in various posts on the Power Suppor Air Jacket Clear (not the Grip) http://www.powersupportintl.com/Air-Jacket-Clear-for-Moto-X-p/mmtx-71.htm It's supposed to be much better than the Incase Snap Case.
Jaxidian said:
I have both the SupCase and this bumper (appears the same as the Amazon one and the other eBay one linked above) and I really like the cheapo bumper better than the SupCase. The button covers on the bumper actually have a better tactile feedback than the naked phone itself.
Can I ask why you don't want the buttons covered? Most of my cases on my Nexus 5 has the buttons exposed and I wasn't a fan of that (nor was I a fan of the cases with bad covers for the buttons - those suck too). IMHO, the cheap bumper I have has somehow managed to have a good implementation for the button covers! I'm not a huge fan of the SupCase's covers for the buttons.
Side note: The dimple on the wood backs aren't nearly as nice as the dimples on the plastic backs. It's much more subtle instead of being an obvious place to hold/balance/control your phone from. While it's there, it's not something to rave about. The dimple on the plastic backs, on the other hand, are nice. I'm a bit jealous, honestly. (I have an Ebony/black/black)
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I just wanted to keep my customized buttons exposed. I mean, why pay all this money for a customized phone and cover it up?
I bought the first one posted with the weird tab on it. although the buttons are covered, they are highly functional. I do agree that if you customized the accents / buttons you want to show them off, should be easy to cut the button covers out with an xacto knife (done this before on several TPU cases)
good luck!
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I bought the first one posted with the weird tab on it. although the buttons are covered, they are highly functional. I do agree that if you customized the accents / buttons you want to show them off, should be easy to cut the button covers out with an xacto knife (done this before on several TPU cases)
good luck!
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Do NOT cut the button covers, I've tried that and found that can NOT reach the buttons with my finger. The bumper is too thick. Lucky I bought 2 bumpers so I have another one to use.
yghrv said:
Do NOT cut the button covers, I've tried that and found that can NOT reach the buttons with my finger. The bumper is too thick. Lucky I bought 2 bumpers so I have another one to use.
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you can cut the buttons out, but you have to cut them to match the curve of your finger, meaning that they would need to look like this
) for the left side and ( for the right side.
I just need something like this, but not with half assed cutting.
Hi,
I have a white color of the phone. The aluminium coating around the sides of the phone is losing. Is there any way we can apply or change the coating. Cant see the phone becoming ugly. Please advice.
Thanks & Regards,
Sekhar
prudhivisekhar said:
Hi,
I have a white color of the phone. The aluminium coating around the sides of the phone is losing. Is there any way we can apply or change the coating. Cant see the phone becoming ugly. Please advice.
Thanks & Regards,
Sekhar
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I think the best thing to do is to buy a good case(bumper type). Don't try applying any chemicals as they may cause adverse reactions. I've got issues with my ZL as well although it's black. The power button with the chrome finish is fading off and it looks butt ugly.
Ha. Bought the Incipio case, But the the phone look without the case is a simply beauty. Well there is no other option apart using case.
GECF6 said:
I think the best thing to do is to buy a good case(bumper type). Don't try applying any chemicals as they may cause adverse reactions. I've got issues with my ZL as well although it's black. The power button with the chrome finish is fading off and it looks butt ugly.
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Well there is no bumper type case like Xperia Z. if there is any its very hard to find
Ive got the red ZL and it has held up great besides the stupid shatterproof sheet being scratched all to hell. Either way I am very happy with how its held up but my sides arent aluminum they are polycarbonate.
Just received my case from AliExpress.
Very thin and first impressions are favourable although I'm tempted to put a thin clear film over the joint between the case and mini screen in the corner in case the edge flexes and scratches the screen.
Construction is a very thin hardshell rear with a plastic flip and a smoked translucent corner on the front.
Clearance for the cameras on the rear is minimal.
There's a small square magnet visible on the flip below the widow for the hall sensor to let out acts as a smart cover.
Using miui12 always on screen and smart case options gives a small clock and battery indicator in the window.
Can see the height difference between the Xiaomi smart cover and the leather case I had before.
The orange is muted and the Matt dark grey of the phone holder contrasts nicely.
Hopefully the mi10 won't get as warm with this case as it did with the leather one!
Does it affect (reduce) the screen on lateral ?
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Does it affect (reduce) the screen on lateral ?
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What do you mean by lateral?
That might not have translated well
The screen turns off when you close the case and turns on when you open it.
I highly suggest not using this case! it leaves a mark on your display exactly where the glass plastic part begins. because it is not perfectly flush with the leather part.
I used mine for about a week and have a permanent scratch on the display the entire length of the plastic window.
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I highly suggest not using this case! it leaves a mark on your display exactly where the glass plastic part begins. because it is not perfectly flush with the leather part.
I used mine for about a week and have a permanent scratch on the display the entire length of the plastic window.
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That's not good!
Mine the plastic is recessed away from the screen slightly so it shouldn't make contact.
I put a piece of clear gorilla tape over the joint anyway
I take it you don't have a screen protector fitted?
Mine came with one
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That's not good!
Mine the plastic is recessed away from the screen slightly so it shouldn't make contact.
I put a piece of clear gorilla tape over the joint anyway
I take it you don't have a screen protector fitted?
Mine came with one
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nope mine did not come with a protector! which is odd cause everyone got theirs with a protector already applied. At the time I assumed this product would protect the display until my glass gets here but... it did the opposite -_-
I don't use this case even now that i have the glass on my phone because it limits the ways I can use it.
It looks dumb when taking photos because the thing just flaps in the air also cannot use my gimbal or my bike mount. all in all not my best purchase
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nope mine did not come with a protector! which is odd cause everyone got theirs with a protector already applied. At the time I assumed this product would protect the display until my glass gets here but... it did the opposite -_-
I don't use this case even now that i have the glass on my phone because it limits the ways I can use it.
It looks dumb when taking photos because the thing just flaps in the air also cannot use my gimbal or my bike mount. all in all not my best purchase
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mine didnt come with screen protector on either an i have mi10 cn an mi10 eu
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mine didnt come with screen protector on either an i have mi10 cn an mi10 eu
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Seems odd that some do some don't.
Mine is 8gb/256gb EU version
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....have a permanent scratch on the display the entire length of the plastic window.
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I can't believe plastic is able to scratch the gorilla glass display.
"Glass scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7". -Jerryrig
I would guess you have an screen protector. I didn't see mine at first because ist sits perfect.
Looking at the notch is where i could see it on my phone.
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I can't believe plastic is able to scratch the gorilla glass display.
"Glass scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7". -Jerryrig
I would guess you have an screen protector. I didn't see mine at first because ist sits perfect.
Looking at the notch is where i could see it on my phone.
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I didn't believe it either but my phone did. lol
Be my guest and try for yourself. I don't know the technical term but the screen has some sort of coating as it's top most layer and the case made a permanent mark on the glass if you clean it perfectly it's not visible. But as soon as you touch the display that part will get dirty almost instantly. Another example, if i use an alcohol wipe the outline of the window on the display retains moisture and the rest does not. So call it what you want but this case damages your display.
my solution was to clean the display perfectly and put a "Hydrogel" (marketing BS for plastic foil) on top. I totally forgot about it until you quoted my post
Oh you mean the oleo phobic coating. Been there already because i was so "smart" and had washed my first smartphone display with dishwashing soap and was wondering why it was getting dirty even after cleaning.
Later I found a solution:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Restore+or+Apply+an+Oleophobic+Coating/9682