[Q] Gap on right side of phone - HTC Incredible S

Just wondering if this is normal or if it's a defect on my phone. There's a slight (tiny) gap on the right side of my phone between the back cover and rest of the phone. Is this normal? Pressing on it, it makes a little noise as the cover opens and closes. I just got the phone a few days ago and was wondering if I should return it for a new one before I unlock it.

i have no gap. are you sure it's closed all the way? lol
take it back if you can.

I have the same very small gap that makes a slight nose when you press on it on the right side; it is of no problem.

Yeah. It does make a small noise. It's kinda annoying, imo. I'm gonna try and get a new one today.
Thanks for the answers, guys!
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EDIT: I went back to the store. They tried another phone and it's the same thing. Oh well. I got a case for it, and now no more popping sound.

kattara said:
Yeah. It does make a small noise. It's kinda annoying, imo. I'm gonna try and get a new one today.
Thanks for the answers, guys!
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EDIT: I went back to the store. They tried another phone and it's the same thing. Oh well. I got a case for it, and now no more popping sound.
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Yeah, Howard Chui noted this in his review also. I suspect it's due to the relatively malleable material on the back not quite lining up.

thedosbox said:
Yeah, Howard Chui noted this in his review also. I suspect it's due to the relatively malleable material on the back not quite lining up.
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Ah, ok. I didnt read his review. Thanks for the info!

Already made a thread for this a month ago

I have this tiny gap too, got worried at first that I must have broken some clip or something inside, wished it was not there though. If I use my nail, I can remove the back cover through it.

chobie said:
Already made a thread for this a month ago
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Ah, sorry. Didn't find that thread.

it just a small gap, mine one also got this gap......

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Creaking

Hey guys, first of all great forum. Anyway I was wondering if any of you guys get a small creaking sound when you tilt your screen up and down? Its really sad but these things kinda bother me. thanks
I don't, my tilts up fine. Your hinges could be getting rusty.
anyones tilt doesnt stay tilted??? =) like u tilt it up and then it will go back down..
no sounds
get it checked
is the mechanism adjustable as this may help....I would like to adjust mine because when I hold the case when it's closed it will go slilghtly ajar and seems like it should be tighter. Does anyone know how to adjust these?
Ok These are Springs that cause all this, the creaking, the ajarness.
And If I can offer some advise. If you do go trying to replace this part, which you can do. Please wear eye protection.
Lol replacing those would probably be hard and not a good idea, Tytn II looks to have a pretty complicated body.
mata_mosca said:
Hey guys, first of all great forum. Anyway I was wondering if any of you guys get a small creaking sound when you tilt your screen up and down? Its really sad but these things kinda bother me. thanks
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LOL, so funny. I recently received a replacement Tilt, and it had the creaking like you mentioned. I thought I was being crazy, but it really bothered me, so I called them and had them send a new replacement out. The new one no longer creaks, and
I feel much better
brian_v3ntura said:
anyones tilt doesnt stay tilted??? =) like u tilt it up and then it will go back down..
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Yeah, mine got really loose and wouldn't stay up, and it was also really sloppy, i.e. the screen would wobble back and forth when it was open. As it turned out I was able to fix it myself by popping the unit open, and inside the body there are 4 screws (once you get to them) that hold the hinges in and control their tension. I tightened the screws and have had no problems since. I got the disassembly instructions from the Wiki, they were in Russian but the pictures were explicit enough.

Anyone with dust under the screen?

Seems like a few people on Android Forums are having this issue. Anyone else noticing dust under their screens, especially after keeping the phone in your pocket for a while? Evidently, for those that have the issue, it's noticeable under bright light.
My phone should be in my hands tomorrow or Friday, but obviously I won't stand for dust under the screen. That's something I'd expect with a Razr (which mine suffered from back in the day)... my G1 never had this problem.
HTC SVP c500 (on orange UK) aka HTC Typhoon had the infamous dust problem too.
I have quite a few specs of dust under the glass on the lower left of my screen. May gave to contact Google to see what the replacement policy is.
Grrrr
god I hope this doesnt become a wide spread issue!!! I have no dust under my screen thus far... and I hope it stays that way.
I also have dust under my screen. I called HTC yesterday and they told me that i can exchange it for a new one within the 14 days, but I'll lose my engraving (kinda lame.)
hopefully the next one doesnt have the same problem. Would be nice if there was a way to clean it.
melterx12 said:
god I hope this doesnt become a wide spread issue!!! I have no dust under my screen thus far... and I hope it stays that way.
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You're better off finding out if it's an issue as early as possible. As soon as I get my phone, I'll be keeping it in my pocket when not in use (though that may be a very limited time). If it gets dust, it's going back.
I keep the phone in it's little case it comes with inside my pocket, takes an extra second to get out but it's only temporary until some companies come out with some sweet cases.
JoshHart said:
I keep the phone in it's little case it comes with inside my pocket, takes an extra second to get out but it's only temporary until some companies come out with some sweet cases.
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But that won't tell you if the seal around your screen (or wherever the dust is entering from) is defective or not. That's why I suggested "trying" to get dust in early, by keeping it in your pocket at times. If it doesn't get dust, then you're fine.
I don't want to test this out... as soon as my full-body screen protector gets here, it's going on the phone and staying there. No dust for my phone!
i just realized that one corner of my screen makes a clicking sound when i apply pressure to it (bottom right corner). Upon closer inspection i realized the clicking was the screen adhesive not sticking down. I can see the corner of the screen moving verrry slightly under pressure (probably .005" worth of movement) This is also the corner most of the dust is accumulating. It looks like the adhesive they use to hold the glass down is at fault. Hopefully this isnt widespread.
Calling HTC now to demand my exchange! If you have dust under your screen try pushing on the corners.
carnegie0107 said:
I don't want to test this out... as soon as my full-body screen protector gets here, it's going on the phone and staying there. No dust for my phone!
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See below. A full body skin won't help if this is the problem.
dills84 said:
i just realized that one corner of my screen makes a clicking sound when i apply pressure to it (bottom right corner). Upon closer inspection i realized the clicking was the screen adhesive not sticking down. I can see the corner of the screen moving verrry slightly under pressure (probably .005" worth of movement) This is also the corner most of the dust is accumulating. It looks like the adhesive they use to hold the glass down is at fault. Hopefully this isnt widespread.
Calling HTC now to demand my exchange! If you have dust under your screen try pushing on the corners.
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This is exactly why I think everyone should take advantage of the 14 days to make sure this isn't an issue.
uansari1 said:
See below. A full body skin won't help if this is the problem.
This is exactly why I think everyone should take advantage of the 14 days to make sure this isn't an issue.
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Just got off the phone with an HTC rep. They set up a "swap" so I'll get my new phone before I have to ship my old one back. Unfortunatly I'll be losing my engraving... oh well.
The rep told me this problem is "known" and they are taking corrective actions.
My phone is being delivered tomorrow. I'm wondering if I should refuse the package and wait until HTC's 'corrective actions' have been applied before I reorder.
dills84 said:
Just got off the phone with an HTC rep. They set up a "swap" so I'll get my new phone before I have to ship my old one back. Unfortunatly I'll be losing my engraving... oh well.
The rep told me this problem is "known" and they are taking corrective actions.
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It's known... of course. Yeah, the engraving is a small price to pay, especially considering you can get it engraved on your own if you want, albeit for a few bucks.
So the first thing to do when you get the phone is to press down on the edges and superglue the **** out of it XD
jamesyb0i said:
So the first thing to do when you get the phone is to press down on the edges and superglue the **** out of it XD
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LOL That would be an interesting customization...
I'm getting mine tomorrow and from what I read, it will be in my pocket all the time and see if it happens before the 14 days.
Thanks for raising awareness of the issue to us all.
This has been a pretty rampant issue on many of HTC's latest smartphones. My N1 will hopefully arrive sometime this year, they're taking their time shipping it out, but if this is the case, it's going back.
uansari1 said:
Seems like a few people on Android Forums are having this issue. Anyone else noticing dust under their screens, especially after keeping the phone in your pocket for a while? Evidently, for those that have the issue, it's noticeable under bright light.
My phone should be in my hands tomorrow or Friday, but obviously I won't stand for dust under the screen. That's something I'd expect with a Razr (which mine suffered from back in the day)... my G1 never had this problem.
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Well,I haven't got one,but I’d like to make it clear if the problem is seriously terrible.
Anyway,it's not easy to get a Nexus One in my country---China.
awesomeindeed said:
This has been a pretty rampant issue on many of HTC's latest smartphones.
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Indeed it has. One would assume they actually thought about this, proofed the production process/adhesive/whatever, and at least tested some phones before hitting the markets. Oh well, guess they don't.
Crap! I bought it, and I live in Norway! Hope I don't get this problem!

my second nook color.....

Long story short I had to exchange my first one due to it creeking on the left side and a red ghosted arc in the middle. Now my second has bad power button. Anyone else have any issues? Kinda getting annoyed.
Finland_2_Cupertino said:
Long story short I had to exchange my first one due to it creeking on the left side and a red ghosted arc in the middle. Now my second has bad power button. Anyone else have any issues? Kinda getting annoyed.
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Mine creaks on the left hand side and so does my friend's. Seeing as it doesn't have any effect on functionality, we're perfectly fine with them. My friend's first one had a volume problem where it muted it self permanently every time the screen locked. They seem to have a lot of design issues.
Kinda dissapointed but for 250...... should I be picky? They told me if I had anymore problems I would have to send it in. That's garbage imo.
Mine is perfect. No creaks. I must be lucky.
Mikroft said:
Mine is perfect. No creaks. I must be lucky.
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Why the canadians gotta get all the good ones?!?!?!?!?!?
I've had 2 and both were creeky...
Other than that no issues...
Did I mention that my back cover seems to be lose or has a lil Play? I guess that is better than the creeking.
The creaking was driving me nuts, took the thing apart and wedged a small piece of paper between two plastic bits at the corners of the lanyard hole.
Sent from my NookColor
thirteen113 said:
The creaking was driving me nuts, took the thing apart and wedged a small piece of paper between two plastic bits at the corners of the lanyard hole.
Sent from my NookColor
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That danged 'feature' seems to be the cause. mine creaks on the bottom near it.
I have 2 nook colors and mine has a slight creak when I squeeze the top and put my ear against it but not really noticeable. Other than that all is great, I guess I am just lucky.
Finland_2_Cupertino said:
Kinda dissapointed but for 250...... should I be picky? They told me if I had anymore problems I would have to send it in. That's garbage imo.
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Forget that, Until my "30 day money back thing" is over id take it in everyday, maybe that B&N/BB/Walmart just cant stock shelves right.
Once thats over then youve got your 1-year warranty for sending it in.
And im not picky, mine creaks but Hardware problems like a button not working is unacceptable, for 250 I expect at least one year of use.
camwinnn said:
Forget that, Until my "30 day money back thing" is over id take it in everyday, maybe that B&N/BB/Walmart just cant stock shelves right.
Once thats over then youve got your 1-year warranty for sending it in.
And im not picky, mine creaks but Hardware problems like a button not working is unacceptable, for 250 I expect at least one year of use.
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Maybe your right. Ill take it back to another bn.
I've got myself a pretty looking dead pixel.
TKEMerph said:
I've got myself a pretty looking dead pixel.
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I have one as well, its towards the bottom corner near the N button..
Its not very noticeable, but since I know its there it drives me nuts...
Not going to risk another exchange since it might be worse than this one.
No dead pixels here. I have creaking though. I wonder if it's happened due to the case I have and how it locks in?
t140568 said:
No dead pixels here. I have creaking though. I wonder if it's happened due to the case I have and how it locks in?
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I had creeking straight out of the box. Its not your case.
On my second. First had a faulty volume button. This one has the creaking, but I can live with that.
i haven't noticed any creaking with mine but i think my charger is bad causing repeated random keystrokes when i use it while it's plugged in
ph00ny said:
i think my charger is bad causing repeated random keystrokes when i use it while it's plugged in
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Same here. I had this same issue with my galaxy epic4g...using a defective usb cable...i can live with the wonky kb while bein charged...just curious as to what it might be.
Maybe I'm lucky, but I don't have any of the problems listed here. I received my NC as a Christmas gift. It was even wrapped by B&N too! The only "problem" I've noticed is some very slight light bleed at the top center.

Cracks in Note 4 Frame

Hi,
I was just inserting a sd card when I discovered some cracks at the bottom of the frame.
Does everybody has this?
See pics:
Also could anybody tell me it is normal that the tooth in the backcover in the red circle is missing, compared to the thoots in the green circles?
Thnx
Furrrrr said:
Hi,
I was just inserting a sd card when I discovered some cracks at the bottom of the frame.
Does everybody has this?
See pics:
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Doesn't seem like cracks. Looks like fusing of plastic and aluminum was not perfect, but nothing to worry about.
Sent from my SM-N910W8
Just checked mine. It looks almost exactly like yours
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For the cracks at the bottom, mine as same as yours and it looks like the draw lines.
HOWEVER, for yours second picture about the tooth (red circle). Yes you are missing 3 right there
mine is also like yours and the others, i think i normal because everybody have it
Well.. called my Local Phone shop and will receive a new back cover. But the cracks.. it should not crack and I think it is a HUGE design flaw.. even more so when more note 4's have the same cracks. A 780+ euro should not crack! Dont get me wrong.. I love the note 4.. And maby there is a little samsung fan boy with in me, but this, I just can not accept this.
I wouldn't call that a crack, it's at the point where metal frame is molded onto plastic chassis, I'd say it's expected to split due to the heat and etc.
Everyone has that on the bottom I think it's normal
Furrrrr said:
Well.. called my Local Phone shop and will receive a new back cover. But the cracks.. it should not crack and I think it is a HUGE design flaw.. even more so when more note 4's have the same cracks. A 780+ euro should not crack! Dont get me wrong.. I love the note 4.. And maby there is a little samsung fan boy with in me, but this, I just can not accept this.
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Again, you do know that, that plastic and the metal frame are one piece? They don't come apart. In the process of fusing plastic to the aluminum, there are some tolerances, especially considering that it is under the cover.
When you say crack, one assumes, it developed after the purchase. I would probably assume you bought it like that.
And no, all back covers are supposed to be like that.
Just return your phone please. Thanks.
Sent from my SM-N910W8
Idan73 said:
And no, all back covers are supposed to be like that.
Just return your phone please. Thanks.
Sent from my SM-N910W8
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What ever, take a look at this back cover... still has the tooth.. compare it with the pic in the 2nd post..
So it is NOT supposed to be like that!!
Furrrrr said:
What ever, take a look at this back cover... still has the tooth.. compare it with the pic in the 2nd post..
So it is NOT supposed to be like that!!
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So what? You probably broke it by removing it and putting it back on again. Just buy another back cover, they're cheap.
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The back cover wasnt the problem.. was just checkin.. and i didnt broke.. sure about that.. the tooth did not break off.. its a molding issue.. but again.. that is solved and wasnt that big off an issue.. The cracks in t phone it self was the issue. But thnx
Furrrrr said:
The back cover wasnt the problem.. was just checkin.. and i didnt broke.. sure about that.. the tooth did not break off.. its a molding issue.. but again.. that is solved and wasnt that big off an issue.. The cracks in t phone it self was the issue. But thnx
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I understand what you say but everybody has it so I think it's normal
Think the cracks are there on purpose. I think I read somewhere that its for the antenna.
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how can one expect such flaws from an $800 phone?!
masammut said:
how can one expect such flaws from an $800 phone?!
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This!
Furrrrr said:
This!
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Dude. You're just bumping thread to try to stay relevant. It is normal, it is hidden under cover, and has no bearing on the look and function of the phone. Does not get worse. Give it a rest. Replace your freakin phone already. Sell it. Throw it in a garbage.
Btw if you started disassembling body of most of the products, I bet you'll find imperfections that are not detrimental and are generally not visible until disassembled.
Sent from my SM-N910W8
Okay, seriously? This is like being upset that the undercarriage of your car is not painted to match the exterior. Get a ****ing grip!

Nexus 6 dropped on mud + weird scratch

So, today i played football with friends in school and I slipped and fell on my butt (yeah i know funny..) on mud with the phone facing down, there was like 2 big drops of mud on my phone's screen, and the phone case was covered with dirty mud.
went back home, cleaned everything up the best as i can, screen, speakers and the camera working fine, even did AnTuTu benchmark tests and everything is fine like before.
when i cleaned it i saw weird.. scratch i dont know how to call it.. just watch the pics
http://i.gyazo.com/f9d0a5f8471c0abd85517f9f5b7c336b.png
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http://i.gyazo.com/aa3072cef1dbae75bae9cc7311daaa9b.png
how do i fix it? it doesnt really hurt my device but im not in the hurry to fix it because i always have a case on it.
please help.
digitLIX said:
So, today i played football with friends in school and I slipped and fell on my butt (yeah i know funny..) on mud with the phone facing down, there was like 2 big drops of mud on my phone's screen, and the phone case was covered with dirty mud.
went back home, cleaned everything up the best as i can, screen, speakers and the camera working fine, even did AnTuTu benchmark tests and everything is fine like before.
when i cleaned it i saw weird.. scratch i dont know how to call it.. just watch the pics
http://i.gyazo.com/f9d0a5f8471c0abd85517f9f5b7c336b.png
http://i.gyazo.com/75aa9b2f6bdf1579fc82b2eca38b97b9.png
http://i.gyazo.com/aa3072cef1dbae75bae9cc7311daaa9b.png
how do i fix it? it doesnt really hurt my device but im not in the hurry to fix it because i always have a case on it.
please help.
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I'm not sure that I would describe that as "weird". It is obvious that you scraped it across that part. Not much you can do to fix it besides sand and paint.
Yeah, looks like you scuffed the bezel. I think the only things you can do are either repair it yourself or replace the device.
@digitLIX,
If you want to do it yourself, here's iFixit's guide > https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6+Teardown/32877
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Yeah, looks like you scuffed the bezel. I think the only things you can do are either repair it yourself or replace the device.
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@digitLIX,
If you want to do it yourself, here's iFixit's guide > https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6+Teardown/32877
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I'm not an expert, but what materials should be used for polishing the area?
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I'm not an expert, but what materials should be used for polishing the area?
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I'm not sure what to tell you. There's some kind of anodized finish on the aluminum frame. Polishing might make it look worse?
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I'm not sure what to tell you. There's some kind of anodized finish on the aluminum frame. Polishing might make it look worse?
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Well, maybe I'll go to these small cell phone stores I don't really know..
I just don't want to make a mess with it
Put a case on it, forget its there, and don't play football with your phone in your pocket.

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