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Hey all,
If you know me from the Thunderbolt subforums, you know about my polls! I think it's fascinating to survey other people about their Android devices, and today is no different.
I use an Incipio Silicrylic case with my new Galaxy Nexus, however it feels so much better, lighter, dare I say awesomer naked.
So have at the poll, folks!
Come on, I'm ready!! Lol
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Thanks for making the poll, I also love to see surveys on how others are fairing with their Nexus's. For me I have one tiny little scratch on the bezel right above the screen. Though to see it you have to catch it in just the right light with the phone at a certain angle so it doesn't bother me at all. Got it after I decided to take off my screen protector and switch to a thin case (Cruzerlite's Androidified TPU) since the new Nexus is coming out soon. And I figured if I do somehow get a deep enough scratch to bother me I can always just fill it in with on XO Skin =)
I've dropped my phone a few times, it just bounces and all is well.
Phone is unblemished except a few scratches on the screen protector.
Mistreated mine in 5/10 condition still love it do keeping it around
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Not a mark anywhere on my all naked 10 month old GN!
Naked but put on my Incipio case (rubber and plastic combo) for work. I had a screen protector for a while, but I can't handle it even if there's one dust particle under the protector. One or two minor scratches, but only seen at weird angles. I honestly didn't expect this thing to be so tough. Haha!
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I'm pretty darn strict when it comes taking care of my devices. Mostly due to the fact that I won't have the money to get another one. In general, I just like to take care of the things that I have. That said, my Nexus is used (no case) and thus has a couple teeny tiny crumb size knicks on the bottom left and right.9.9/10. Can't see them unless the phone is up to your face. Screen is flawless. As for dropping it, only once I BELIEVE, but it was on the carpet.
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Mine has done fine mostly naked except screen protector. Only damage occurred from a violent drop on concrete...or well, not so much a drop as a collapse of the pile of boxes I had the phone placed on top of, throwing it onto concrete....so yeah, there's a scuffed corner or two.
I just bumped it so people would see it, it went to page 2, but replies are welcome too!
You guys can see poll results, right? Looks like scratches on the screen are almost as common as no scratches on the screen.... It's not Gorilla Glass, right? Some reinforced alternative?
I have a hairline scratch on the screen only visible when the screen is off and at a certain angle. Still irks me at times though
Top left part of the screen is pushed in a bit, by about a millimeter... came like that :/ otherwise perfect
With all the reports of scratching, I'm starting to think a case isn't necessary.
As far as I'm concerned, a case isn't worth it if the phone is damaged, I would never bother with a case on a used phone.
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I just bumped it so people would see it, it went to page 2, but replies are welcome too!
You guys can see poll results, right? Looks like scratches on the screen are almost as common as no scratches on the screen.... It's not Gorilla Glass, right? Some reinforced alternative?
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My Galaxy with gorilla glass held up much better this thing scratches easily
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Ngo93 said:
Thanks for making the poll, I also love to see surveys on how others are fairing with their Nexus's. For me I have one tiny little scratch on the bezel right above the screen. Though to see it you have to catch it in just the right light with the phone at a certain angle so it doesn't bother me at all. Got it after I decided to take off my screen protector and switch to a thin case (Cruzerlite's Androidified TPU) since the new Nexus is coming out soon. And I figured if I do somehow get a deep enough scratch to bother me I can always just fill it in with on XO Skin =)
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You're talking about the TPU case on Amazon with the Android on the back that comes in like 6 different colors? How is it? I hear it has a wrist strap loop on like the upper right hand corner (bad spot, no?), but it looks like the thread or whatever would be crammed between the case and the GalNex...
Interesting results, folks... Bumping this for everyone's benefit (arguably everyone's benefit...).
Mine has a couple of nicks on the lower left corner. They look like a cat tried to bite into it (which is probably what happened) because I've only had this phone for 3-4 weeks and haven't dropped it.
Mine isn't even dirty(only had it for 5 months though)
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Mine is mint condition, using it naked except for screen guard. A few very minute scratch on the rear . 9/10
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Well today was the 1st time in about 2 weeks since buying my uag that i took the case off. And immidiately i noticed and the upper left corner there were scratches. I have a pretty good suspicion its from pressing the power button which then rubs the case agsinst the metal. You dont notice it when the case is on but this is redicilous. Definitely maked me angry i paid $35 for a case that ended up damaging my phone. Anyone else having this issue?
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yep I had the same with the official double dip case. Also black phone.
What do we learn from this? The black One is better protected when it's naked than when it's in the case
seriously though, I'm using a pouch now. Much better, doesn't do any damage.
Omg.. I just order this case
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Ouch that looks really bad! Anyone else with a Silver One get scratches because of their UAG case?
Nope, not a single scratch anywhere on my black One. I took my UAG completely off to check. Man this phone does feel great without a case, though!
No scratches or smudges on my silver one with my UAG case. Honestly, the black one scratches so easily that I wouldn't blame the case, I'd blame HTC for a design flaw. Especially because there are other cases that are known to scratch the black one. The official case from HTC has identical complaints. These scratches are the main reason why I decided to keep my silver one vs going with the black. The black iPhone 5 has similar issues.
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I ordered a navigator for my silver htc I hope this doesn't happen to me...
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I have had a UAG case for my silver One for a few weeks now. I took it off to look and no scratches anywhere. I was worried for a second.
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No scratches or smudges on my silver one with my UAG case. Honestly, the black one scratches so easily that I wouldn't blame the case, I'd blame HTC for a design flaw. Especially because there are other cases that are known to scratch the black one. The official case from HTC has identical complaints. These scratches are the main reason why I decided to keep my silver one vs going with the black. The black iPhone 5 has similar issues.
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The first 2 days I used my phone I had it in a case. Then I noticed the little silver spots, so I stopped using the case
About a month later no more damage than I already had (using a pouch when I'm outside and indoors it's always naked)
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these types of coatings really should be a bit more exotic...something like DLC which is incredibly hard and very resilient to scratches - i know because my watch is black DLC.
in terms of design they edges arent all that sharp but they could use a slightly bigger round in a few places for DLC to be safe.
DLC - diamond like carbon.
I had black iphone 5 naked and my wedding ring scratched the hell out of it in just one day. Just purchased this case as well, seeing this is disappointing but luckily i have the silver one. Usually i try to get two individual layer cases with much softer inner layer for this exact reason, but these cases usually are a little bulkier. thanks for the heads up though.
Just received my case hope I don't fall into any problems
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thom109 said:
The first 2 days I used my phone I had it in a case. Then I noticed the little silver spots, so I stopped using the case
About a month later no more damage than I already had (using a pouch when I'm outside and indoors it's always naked)
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All I am saying is that if a soft rubber/TPU case is scratching the finish on a METAL phone, I just don't see how that can be the case's fault.
I just put mine on today. I'll check it often to make sure it isn't scratching.
Could it be because some dirt was on the phone when you put the case on? I really hope this doesn't happen due to a design flaw
My $.02
I had this case with my GS3 and it's not rough, and I don't think it's the case that's scratching your phone. I think it's the junk that just stuck in between the case and the phone. This can happen with any case, and it does. I always take my phone out of it's case every few days to clean the phone and the case. All it takes is one tiny piece of something rough to get in there and F*** everything up.
It sucks that it happened but I don't think it's the material that the case is made out of. I am still planning on getting this case.
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Well today was the 1st time in about 2 weeks since buying my uag that i took the case off. And immidiately i noticed and the upper left corner there were scratches. I have a pretty good suspicion its from pressing the power button which then rubs the case agsinst the metal. You dont notice it when the case is on but this is redicilous. Definitely maked me angry i paid $35 for a case that ended up damaging my phone. Anyone else having this issue?
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Contact the company and have them pay to get your phone fixed. That's BS.
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Contact the company and have them pay to get your phone fixed. That's BS.
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If there's some defect in the case then probably. But I doubt it's the case. He most likely had some gunk in the case. Take one tiny spec of sand and place it between your case and your phone and that one tiny piece will jack your stuff up. I don't see how that piece of dirt/sand is UAG's responsibility unless they have some kind of "no dirt on the inside guarantee" which they dont.
I own a Black HTC One and two UAG cases that I swap out often and not a single scratch at all. It's not HTCs fault or UAG, the OP must of gotten sand or some other hard particle underneath that scratched it up.
I put the case on right out the package. Cleaned the phone pretty good. The case is very snug so its really hard to get dirt in there. Also i bought it directly from uag so its not a knock off. I honestly dont know what did it but i remember before i even saw the marks when hittin the power button i always thought it was odd how the whole case kinda pushed down.
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1 month of use, and no scratches
Is it just me or do i have a weird Nexus 5?
I purchased these tempered glass screen protector:
MIME
Anker
iloome Flex
I am having a bit of frustration. The MIME and Anker both thicker than iloome Flex have both created "exact" small bubble areas between the led notification light. The bubbles are small and are about the size of half a grain of rice. It is very annoying. I have attempted to push the bubbles out but they always and will tend to just come back to its original form. I am mind blown. I ordered the Anker brand first and figured it was a defect to which I ordered MIME version and it was the exact same problem. Anyone experience this?
iloome Flex fits just fine but it is a bit thin with no bubbles but it doesn't feel the same as a thicker one like MIME or Anker.
I noticed a small dimple in my screen when I was looking at an overhead light being reflected off the screen. The image seemed slightly distorted. You could try that to see if you have the same issue.
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Very strange I'm using the iloome on my Note 3 I've had zero issues
I'm using The Mime Feather on my N5 awesome zero issues
It sounds to me like you have gotten like oil from a or some other foreign substance right there where the problem lays I would
Try to lift up the bottom with a razor blade and take a Q tip with some monster cleaner on it or something of that
Nature it's just really weird that happening in the same spot I'll bet money there's a foreign substance on phone
Since it's happened more then once I'll rule out the Protector itself, if your anything like me it probably you
Crazy so maybe it's worth the shot, I don't think it's a Protector thing......
Quite a few people were reporting this with all the early glass protectors. The phone's can have small dimples and if the adhesive isn't strong enough this can happen. I wouldn't count out the grease mark idea either though.
According to the shop I purchased from, it is normal because the tempered glass are flat. But the screen is not exactly flat. That's why. I am not quite too sure about this. But I chose to tolerate with it because I am happy with the build of the material.
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According to the shop I purchased from, it is normal because the tempered glass are flat. But the screen is not exactly flat. That's why. I am not quite too sure about this. But I chose to tolerate with it because I am happy with the build of the material.
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The first edition of the Spigen glas.tr had the same problem. They recalled them, made it thinner, thus more flexible, and increased the amount of adhesive, and the new version adheres perfectly, no bubbles.
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you need a thinner flexible protector because the phone is very pliable... it's kind freaky but occasionally if you put it down on a table it will rock on the corners. but you can actually straighten the phone with just a little twist. my samsung phones were light and had some give but they had much better memory/elasticity... not so much maliability/ductility. one member sat on his n5 the first week and the screen ended up curving like a smasung gnex or nexus s resulting in some light bleed but a functional phone otherwise... i've never really liked the way lg makes a phone but i do love the overall package... i mean this thing is really fast and i love stock android simplicity.
I'm on my second Spidgen Glass.Tr (first one I got dust particles on). Both originally kept giving me air bubbles in the upper right hand portion of the screen I was able to work them out but it took a long time. Possible surface bump on the glass on the phone, perhaps on yours as well.
I've had my note 4 for the past 3 days or so, and I keep my phones very well, I just noticed bezels are scratched..and it's been in my hands or on my bed 90% of the time. The iPhone 5 and 5s have had the same issue but not as bad as this.
Any have any recommendations on what should I do? I was going to buy a Spigen case but the reviews where horrible and read the clear case they have scratch up users phones.
What color?
Yeah I noticed mine have very fine lines on it.
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What color?
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Black model, might get the white.
Allen` said:
I've had my note 4 for the past 3 days or so, and I keep my phones very well, I just noticed bezels are scratched..and it's been in my hands or on my bed 90% of the time. The iPhone 5 and 5s have had the same issue but not as bad as this.
Any have any recommendations on what should I do? I was going to buy a Spigen case but the reviews where horrible and read the clear case they have scratch up users phones.
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Spigen cases are awful imo. I have no idea in the world how they got so popular. Most of their cases look good and that's where it ends. They often have fitment issues, they make phones wider than they need to be, they are made pretty cheaply and have a hefty price tag.
I'm just glad that people are starting to wake up. If you look up their Note 4 cases and some newer phones on Amazon, they have very unfavorable reviews.
I recommend you purchasing the pelican voyager case for 60$ on AT&T or Amazon.com. I have it and It is the best case I ever used. I also purchased the otterbox defender case but I don't like it because it's to bulky. I prefer the pelican because of the size and durability it offers. The military and fire dept use this material for all there things
I ordered the Neo Hybrid, Paid 20$ should arrive today in the morning.
I have the black model and I am extremely anal about how I handle my phone. I never put anything in my pocket with it and I even dust out the lint periodically from my pocket. I've noticed a few light scuff like marks on the bottom corners of the chamfered edges. Nothing to lose your head over, but I've only had the thing for less than 2 weeks so I'm kind of worried what it will look like in a year despite my ultra careful handling.
I haven't scratch mine so far but if that ever happens I plan to sand the bezel and polish it to a shine.
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I've had my note 4 for the past 3 days or so, and I keep my phones very well, I just noticed bezels are scratched..and it's been in my hands or on my bed 90% of the time. The iPhone 5 and 5s have had the same issue but not as bad as this.
Any have any recommendations on what should I do? I was going to buy a Spigen case but the reviews where horrible and read the clear case they have scratch up users phones.
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At the risk of appearing the fool, I thought I'd still chime in and ask the obvious...did you guys peel the very thin plastic that goes all the way around the phone? I really only mention it cuz I had the same thing happen to me the first day and was in disbelief that I had somehow damaged the edges. Then I noticed the gouges were actually in the very thin plastic I hadn't seen was still on the bezel. I know it's probably not the issue you all are having but figured I check just in case.
I'm using a Spigen Capsule tpu case and it works fine for me
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At the risk of appearing the fool, I thought I'd still chime in and ask the obvious...did you guys peel the very thin plastic that goes all the way around the phone? I really only mention it cuz I had the same thing happen to me the first day and was in disbelief that I had somehow damaged the edges. Then I noticed the gouges were actually in the very thin plastic I hadn't seen was still on the bezel. I know it's probably not the issue you all are having but figured I check just in case.
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Yes, i peeled it the first day I got it. I returned the phone today, just ordered my Note 4 in white from Amazon. Arriving on friday, can't wait to use it with my Spigen Neo Hybrid that arrived today.
Yeah i have the spigen capsule case and it puts marks on the shiny metal part of the bezels from taking it off and on. I'm pretty anal about my phones for resale value because i can never stick with one phone but oh well what did you expect it's a really soft metal. We the users asked for aluminum because of the "premium feel". I don't really care it's a phone. I'm more worried about performance and battery life
mariosrx7 said:
I recommend you purchasing the pelican voyager case for 60$ on AT&T or Amazon.com. I have it and It is the best case I ever used. I also purchased the otterbox defender case but I don't like it because it's to bulky. I prefer the pelican because of the size and durability it offers. The military and fire dept use this material for all there things
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The Voyager looks nice, but I don't want to be raped by AT&T once again. Nothing from AT&T is priced reasonable. especially if they have an exclusive (according to the Pelican site, AT&T has exclusive on them, and I do not find them on Amazon).
I have to join in to the post because its really weird that these aluminium sides are easy to scratch in a phone for this price even when you use I case maybe it will prevent the phone from scratches but when removing or applying the case you can leave some marks or scratches on these silver sides. I hate this that samsung didn't really think this through when build something incredible but if just that the frame could me made from a different material and it doesn't have to be shiny but Samsung always gets something wrong that how this industry works even Iphone is not perfect.
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I have to join in to the post because its really weird that these aluminium sides are easy to scratch in a phone for this price even when you use I case maybe it will prevent the phone from scratches but when removing or applying the case you can leave some marks or scratches on these silver sides. I hate this that samsung didn't really think this through when build something incredible but if just that the frame could me made from a different material and it doesn't have to be shiny but Samsung always gets something wrong that how this industry works even Iphone is not perfect.
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Aluminum is a soft metal the fact that it scratches is not surprising at all. They thought it through just fine what do you think they should have made it out of? Some magical material? Or perhaps you would prefer they made it out titanium which would quadruple the price. Its about tradeoffs and since every manufacturer has a hard on for metal phones for the masses your going to be stuck with aluminum.
The case is not scratching the metal, it is physically impossible for the plastic to do so. Its the debris that is rubbing up against in between the case and the phone.
Note 4 is still a beautifully made device... even with the scuffs. Solid too.
Somewhere I saw (pocketnow?) I high grit sand paper gently applied will remove the scuffs. I have a nasty one on the top left corner from a fall My fault though because I don't use a case.
Looks like there is a plastic strip around the screen before the aluminium bezel as mine after just 2 days with a case has fine scratches already be careful peeps will annoy some.
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Looks like there is a plastic strip around the screen before the aluminium bezel as mine after just 2 days with a case has fine scratches already be careful peeps will annoy some.
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I was supposed to create a thread regarding this but yes, I can confirm my P20 got scratched on the plastic strip surrounding the the screen as well!!! It is annoying!! why the heck did they use glossy plastic instead of the matte (like on the iPhone X)!!!! Mine actually was covered with case since day 1 but the friction on the case caused this!
SO.... ANYTHING THE TOUCHES THE PLASTIC WILL CAUSE IT TO GET SCRATCHED. PERIOD. Screw Huawei!
I just noticed that, the plastic is pretty thick, about 1mm, and I though it was a curve glass that run right down to the metal, also do note the metal around the back camera is also very easy to get scratched.
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I was supposed to create a thread regarding this but yes, I can confirm my P20 got scratched on the plastic strip surrounding the the screen as well!!! It is annoying!! why the heck did they use glossy plastic instead of the matte (like on the iPhone X)!!!! Mine actually was covered with case since day 1 but the friction on the case caused this!
SO.... ANYTHING THE TOUCHES THE PLASTIC WILL CAUSE IT TO GET SCRATCHED. PERIOD. Screw Huawei!
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I have issue with p20 after a week use with fulltime case on. Very poor quality build.
oh well, I just have to live with the scratches. I'm just pissed that Huawei overlooked this issue when they did their QA.
Same here. Very bad quality. Shame on you, Huawei.
I have the issue of the back panel getting really scratched uo even with a case on permanently
Yep. I got the same issue. Damn it. I've been carefull with the phone all the time. It is perfect except that area u mentioned.
that's just stupid for a 700 USD phone.
Can anyone share a screenshot of these scratches you guys are talking about? I've had mine for about 3 weeks now (factory case+screen protector on) and don't see these scratches.
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any fix for this? at least to make the scratches less visible? damn piss me off.
I got Huawei P20 Pro and after 5 min of use it already has scratches on back glass. Sony XPERIA XZ2 Premium after a month without any case still doesn't have scratches on back glass. Bad quality for this price. Very disapointed. **** quality.
come on guys, it cant be that bad. I saw a ton of 2nd hand p20s and none of them had those scratches.. I had p9, p10, mate 9 .. and never had any issues. I am planing to buy regular p20, but you are getting me worried
I don't have any scratches... What are you doing with these phones??!! Scratches cannot comes by itself
I can confirm the same issue. I dont know why they decided to use plastic. I owned m2 m3 and now i own mediapad m5 and they all are with metal body with no signs of scratches in normal use. I'm too quite disappointed. Its weird build quality to be worse than their tablets for such high price. Otherwise i like the phone very much. The back is quite sensitive to scratches. I have one already even I've never use it without case. But it's very cool and beautiful with glass back. Can someone with mate 10 pro can confirm if the build quality is better or the same.
I think the P10 has the same "flaw" but I never had any issues with it.
edit: I bought a new p20, used the huawei case that comes in the box from the day 1..and yes.. I can already (after a week or so) see some scratches around the screen. nothing major though.. you have to go outside and keep tilting the phone from one side to another to be able to notice it.
I think they're factory scratched
Hello! Im from Chile, I have this phone since a couple of weeks now and yes, I can confirm that it has this exact same issue.
I'm a maniac when it comes to phone care, I've been using mine with the silicone case included since day 1, in fact I still haven't removed the back protective film, I think those scratches appear because of the friction caused when you put on the case and take it off a couple of times. The other day, I had to swap SIM cards a couple of times and noticed those ugly scratches, thought it was dirty but nope, it's a bummer for a premium flagship device, bad idea to use black, glossy and cheap plastic on the bezel.
Well... I guess we will have to live with it, because changing the whole LCD panel is not cheap nor easy, it's not worth the hassle.