Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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lunercrab said:
Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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mine was the same a quarter on top and half on bottom took it back to store and got a new phone opened it up and was the same
if you hold the phone to the right you can see there are not blocked
hope that helps a bit
Yeah that's what I was afraid of that it was just a common issue...maybe I'll go by and look at the display for comparison...
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lunercrab said:
Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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heres mine
lunercrab said:
Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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Mine is the same. By same, I mean EXACTLY the same, with the exact same holes blocked and unblocked. I'm not concerned though. it still sound fine. Maybe this is normal?
Yeah I never remembered it I've owned 3 M 7 over the past year and never saw that before. I may still exchange it because I notice there's some lag and my bottom buttons aren't very responsive
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The speaker is only under a part of the cover.
Check the ifixit tear down.
The other "unblocked" holes are the mic {on bottom) and notification led (on top}.
chaps said:
Mine is the same. By same, I mean EXACTLY the same, with the exact same holes blocked and unblocked. I'm not concerned though. it still sound fine. Maybe this is normal?
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Well this is because it's NOT a defect, it's made that way, speaker is only under the left side of the grill, on right are other components underneath, so it looks blocked, it's not. :fingers-crossed:
sixstring said:
The speaker is only under a part of the cover.
Check the ifixit tear down.
The other "unblocked" holes are the mic {on bottom) and notification led (on top}.
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For sure. The speakers are only half the length of the grill, if that. Hah nvm pics have been posted
Yeah thanks guys...yeah even on a video review said those holes are just there to make the speaker openings symmetrical looking...
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Thanks for this thread. I had visited my local Verizon store this weekend and asked them about the "blocked" speaker holes and of course they had no clue. But their demo looked just like mine, and just like all the pics posted here. This saved me a call to cust service (which probably would have gone nowhere anyways, lol).
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Edited because I was steaming drunk and it didn't make sense.
So I went out and had a few to many drinks last night. Walking back I stumbled into a wall while texting which resulted in me dropping my phone on the floor and chipping and scratching the phone casing down to what appears to be silver.
Fortunately the phone is ok, but as I'm a bit of a perfectionist I won't be able to rest until It's fixed.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I RICHY I said:
Very drunk. Dropped phone by walked into a wall. It chopped it. How to gix
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Lmao. I hope your head is ok later so you can concentrate on fixing your phone
You sent this via the XDA App so it must be fairly ok anyway
Chipped case. Replacements caae?
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Look in the accessories sub forum. There is a thread on this very subject.
rolfd said:
Look in the accessories sub forum. There is a thread on this very subject.
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Thanks for pointing me here. I've looked at the guide and I don't know if is be confident enough to do it myself. If I paid HTC, would they replace it for me?
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Thanks for pointing me here. I've looked at the guide and I don't know if is be confident enough to do it myself. If I paid HTC, would they replace it for me?
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Offcourse... how much to pay, that is the question. If you pay them enough, they just give you a new phone ; ).
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Any pictures? Did you damage the screen?
Dragooon123 said:
Any pictures? Did you damage the screen?
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Only camera I have is my phone. The screen is fine, would've got chipped if I didn't have a screen protector on.
It's literally just the edges of the phone and most of the purple faceplate.
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Ring HTC and see how much it will cost.
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ste1164 said:
Ring HTC and see how much it will cost.
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My guess is well over £100 from HTC.
The only risky thing that I can see in doing it yourself is removing the digitiser.
They could have made the build so as everything is not housed/mounted on to the inside of front fascia though.
Okay so I finally installed a new speaker in my evo but they don't sound that loud like the original. Did I do something wrong?
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jacoballen22 said:
Okay so I finally installed a new speaker in my evo but they don't sound that loud like the original. Did I do something wrong?
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Probably.
Why didnt you just take the phone to a sprint store? Your phone has a 1 year warranty for hardware defects like this.
Depends on where you got your speaker from. Was it O.E.M.? I installed one that I purchased and it sounded like ish, so I bought another. I've since replaced it 2 more times and finally got an O.E.M. one from a member here on xda. There really isn't a "wrong" way to put it in.
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There is a wrong way lol when you assume the numbers go right side up you make that mistake. I did that the first time then fixed it. They don't seem as loud but they are clear. I'm still wondering about it though. Bought them from Gc something company. Five of them.
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jacoballen22 said:
There is a wrong way lol when you assume the numbers go right side up you make that mistake. I did that the first time then fixed it. They don't seem as loud but they are clear. I'm still wondering about it though. Bought them from Gc something company. Five of them.
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Well yea, there is that way, lol. As long as the contacts are touching you're good. Not hard though. Pretty straight forward.
The music doesn't sound nice like it did in September. Any solutions or do the speakers just suck?
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The music doesn't sound nice like it did in September. Any solutions or do the speakers just suck?
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Well its either installed wrong, or the speaker just sucks. The only way to tell is to try a different brand speaker.
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The music doesn't sound nice like it did in September. Any solutions or do the speakers just suck?
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Honestly, I wish I could tell you. This last one I put in was a factory speaker straight from another Evo, O.E.M., and it still doesn't sound right. I know its in right, and the same speaker. It does sound better than the bootleg aftermarket one I bought tho.
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So I just dropped my phone from about 4 feet. Now there is this noise above front-face camera on the top of the phone. I layed the phone down....from top to botton on the desk and heard a strange noise. I was suspicious so then I tapped the phone (camera area) with my hand and the noise reappeared. The bottom part of the phone is fine, nothing coming out of it. I think some parts or loose are something. I checked the battery cover and it seemed fine. Everything was locked and in place. And I took it off and tested it again by tapping the phone on my palm and the noise came back. I checked the screen for damage or any color distortion and there was luckily none. The camera's are working fine. It sounds like something is inside that is ricocheting around the top of the phone. Not sure if its some part or altered physical hardware. Please Help! Any speculations? THanks you in advance.
Btw: Anyone know how to fix the weak wifi signal issues also?
bump. Anyone please?
Dropped it several times from about 1 and a half meters on concrete (I seem to be a little clumsy ^^). No issues at all...
If you can't figure out what's the reason for your strange sounds, you should send it to Samsung/your Provider to have it checked.
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It's probably the rear camera autofocus lens. My past three phones with an autofocus camera did the same thing. Annoying but common.
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It's probably the rear camera autofocus lens. My past three phones with an autofocus camera did the same thing. Annoying but common.
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So what did you do?
luminiz said:
So what did you do?
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You can't do anything about it. It's like that
luminiz said:
So what did you do?
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Yea mine does this too...i think its normal. Its a very faint rattle when tapped along the camera area.
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Henrock11 said:
Yea mine does this too...i think its normal. Its a very faint rattle when tapped along the camera area.
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Oh ok. I glad to see its normal but not malignant. My phone seems fine anyways. Thanks guys
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Is this normal?
And should I ask for a replacement?
Over the last 2 weeks I have heard loads of people (including myself) have this problem.
Not sure if its anything to worry about, and getting a replacement is not easy, they have to send it off to a repair centre as if it was a broken phone...
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Is this normal?
And should I ask for a replacement?
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Known issue on these forums, search and you should find another thread about this issue, if it's annoying you contact your local Samsung and ask for a new one.
androidizen said:
Known issue on these forums, search and you should find another thread about this issue, if it's annoying you contact your local Samsung and ask for a new one.
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It's perfectly normal when stepping down the voltage - go and stand near a substation, now they're noisy.
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My room is pretty silent all time, just the noise of AC or fans, but just to check this issue I turned them all off and put my ear near to adapter, and there was no sound. Maybe I have the problem and you guys are normal!
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My room is pretty silent all time, just the noise of AC or fans, but just to check this issue I turned them all off and put my ear near to adapter, and there was no sound. Maybe I have the problem and you guys are normal!
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lol,
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androidizen said:
Known issue on these forums, search and you should find another thread about this issue, if it's annoying you contact your local Samsung and ask for a new one.
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Can I go back to phone 4 u? Or does it have tto be a Samsung dealer
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I thought my charger was crackling, but it turned out to be the two stick labels at the end of the charger rubbing against each other. Lol
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Any fixes?
Mine makes more of a hissing sound
No sound here as well
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Mine makes noise but only when the phone is near 100% charge. While it's charging it makes no noise. It's almost like a hissing/whining noise.
My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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Damaged digitizer. Not cheap to fix.
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Supamike88 said:
My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
Haven't noticed any problems but the screen and he threw it on tile floor
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Perseus71 said:
It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
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Well just about 25% of the status bar is black as well as part of the screen. I'm sure rebooting the device or doing a factory reset isn't going to fix it.
But hey let's see. Supamike88 boot into recovery and see if the issue with the display is present there. To get into recovery press and hold volume up, home button and the power button and release them when the phone vibrates and you see blue text in the upper left corner of the screen (which in this case you might not see because of the screen). Is the issue still present?
You could do a factory reset to see if it fixes the screen, just back up everything before doing so.
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The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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If the screen is black but the phone still works, then its most likely the digitizer like I pointed out earlier.
You can buy a new digitizer and replace it, but its not really recommended. You might as well get another S3.
You could also just sell it for parts and try to get another S3. (I wouldn't recommend this unless you can do a factory reset).
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
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I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Supamike88 said:
I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Good for you. Please note, when you get the new device back, carefully read the label behind the battery. You may get SGH-T999L instead of existing SGH-T999. The L stands for LTE. If that happens, you will be in luck. But need to understand its not the same device but rather newer version.