[Q] death grip - LG Optimus Black

Is there any death grip issue with this phone? Have you ever experienced of it?

Hmm, so far nope. How did you hold your phone?
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I have my OB for almost two weeks and i haven't had any problems regarding reception.
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Never have such death grip problem with my OB

Nohow. I am still considering this phone to be my next gadget nut here at xda read that somebody experienced death grip holding it in his left hand I guess and lose courage because of it.
darkcurves said:
Hmm, so far nope. How did you hold your phone?
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Yea that's me. If I hold the phone with my left palm covering the handset it loses some signal. Not a huge problem.
The worst things about the device at the mo are the awful battery life (which should be fixed with a custom Rom) and the cheap build quality. I've just sold mine because of these issues.
Nice screen though
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Yeah the battery issue is definatelt software related. I'm getting much better battery after uninstalling alot of the LG crapware that came with the phone.
A custom ROM would be perfect for this phone because the hardware is really good.

I am also noticing serious signal drop when my left palm covers the left side. However dont have issues in making or receiving calls. Not sure if it will affect 3G usage though.
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darkcurves said:
I am also noticing serious signal drop when my left palm covers the left side. However dont have issues in making or receiving calls. Not sure if it will affect 3G usage though.
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No drop signal when I hold the phone with my left palm. But Heat & small speaker volume sometimes annoying.
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Oh, mine drops rapidly from 4 bars to 1 within 5 seconds. Doesnt happen on 2G network. Also seriously affects 3G download speed. Flat on my table, i can get 3mbps but with my left palm, only 1mbps. Sigh, a little put off with OB now.
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that's true. even i have the same problem. also this has been clearly mentioned in the user manual.

Oh, it is mentioned in the user manual? Btw, where can i get the user manual in PDF format?

The user manual come with your box inside, is same with the pdf manual download from LG site also, I'm user from Malaysia too!

Yay, fellow OB user from MY! My set actually from Taiwan. I connect it to the LG Suite but there are no options to download the PDF. The user manual that came with phone is all in Chinese and i dont understand a single letter, haha. Is there a direct link to download the PDF?

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Battery temp

I've noticed that occasionally, my phone feels pretty hot in my hand. Used the spare parts app and got aa temp reading of 41°c. So I'm just curious if this is a high level of or not for a not charging phone (the lowest temp I have seen is 29°). Just post ur temps here or provide any useful info you may have so I can get a feeling for if this KS normal.
Thanks!
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I experienced the same, but be noted that, continuous use will heat up your fone, especially when dealing with SD card reading/ writing. btw you can always check with the shop for sure.
It gets hot when I use navigation for a while. It got up to 50C today. Damn that's hot!
Anything that uses continuous data transfer over 3g/h like maps wud heat up the phone. Same applies for calls too on 3g/h.
I always keep mine on 2g unless I need some serious data download. This way my phone keeps its cool
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diablo009 said:
Anything that uses continuous data transfer over 3g/h like maps wud heat up the phone. Same applies for calls too on 3g/h.
I always keep mine on 2g unless I need some serious data download. This way my phone keeps its cool
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good to know. thx.
the more you know~
Sounds like some good pointers
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htc One problems

hey guys,
since this is the new device
it would be an honor if you can post all of the problems that related with One
would be good for future references
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These issues are documented if you look around dude
but for this thread
some had speaker problems.
while playing back video footage noticed a hissing.
some batterys crap.
some cameras maybe crap
bare in mind though these phones were first batches its not unusual.
Mine was a first batch phone and had a screen that flickered and the top left of the screen wasn't flush... the power button was VERY smooth with the device too which made it extremely difficult to use.
I've had no problems with mine except when plating music at maximum through the headphones, it will occasionally sound briefly distorted. That's not exactly specific to just this phone though.
kalo88 said:
the power button was VERY smooth with the device too which made it extremely difficult to use.
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The power button is supposed to be like that because it would look ugly if the power button was sticking out too much.
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facebook, tapatalk, twitter scrolling feels like crappy 15 fps
apps aren't optimized for full hd displays, yet!
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snoozor said:
apps aren't optimized for full hd displays, yet!
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do you really think thats the deal ??
droid dna had full hd too right ?
B-Man2005 said:
facebook, tapatalk, twitter scrolling feels like crappy 15 fps
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Use Falcon Pro instead of Twitter. Much better Twitter app and is working flawlessly
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KidCarter93 said:
I've had no problems with mine except when plating music at maximum through the headphones, it will occasionally sound briefly distorted. That's not exactly specific to just this phone though.
The power button is supposed to be like that because it would look ugly if the power button was sticking out too much.
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Mine didn't stick out at all, if they designed it like that in theory yes it looks good but not practical at all.
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do you really think thats the deal ??
droid dna had full hd too right ?
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Thats sometimes the apps. Android has a problem in some apps which chronic scrolling it's horrible.
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4 dead/stuck pixles and there was a little mark next to micro usb port...one pixel is very bright on black screen's
Data transfer speed seems capped at 3.0 Mbps down on WiFi. My iPhone can easily achieve 15 Mbps on the same connection.
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Bluetooth and speakerphone switch off
My AT&T version definitely has a problem with both Bluetooth and speakerphone modes switching to handset mode during calls. I am not even touching the phone so no fat fingering. Oddly the A2DP works fine because I stream audio through a Jabra Cruiser 2 to my car stereo using the FM transmitter and this never drops. The Bluetooth connection is still active when the call goes to handset mode, I could hang up using the Jabra but just don't get call audio through it after a few minutes. This is a pain while driving, anyone else experience it?
zeitmaschine said:
hey guys,
since this is the new device
it would be an honor if you can post all of the problems that related with One
would be good for future references
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wcdma 850 mhz
My HTC wan't to conet to 3G on wcdma 850 mhz network in Ecuador
KidCarter93 said:
Use Falcon Pro instead of Twitter. Much better Twitter app and is working flawlessly
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or else u may want to use twicca.its awesome too n the best thing its free!
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Anyone else have this problem (Deathgrip-loss of signal)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTguZel-Zpg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTguZel-Zpg
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I guess I never really noticed it, but it does happen to me. Just tried it.
I see it on mine in Austin tx
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Pretty sure all sprint versions of the One do this.. I have yet to see one that didn't in areas around - 93dbm, always drops to -100+dbm when the grip is applied in lower left corner.. Although I don't call it a death grip because it actually does not kill the connection like the iPhone 4 did. And when you're in a call it switches to the top antenna so no big deal.
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BrianBaker said:
Pretty sure all sprint versions of the One do this.. I have yet to see one that didn't in areas around - 93dbm, always drops to -100+dbm when the grip is applied in lower left corner.. Although I don't call it a death grip because it actually does not kill the connection like the iPhone 4 did. And when you're in a call it switches to the top antenna so no big deal.
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It happens in my area as well and I'm not sure my device is switching to the top antenna because I will drop calls as soon as the signal strength drops.
I never hold my phone in a way that contacts the lower left when in a call. But just to test it I make a call and if I have 3 bars and grip lower left I can see it drop to 1 bar then immediately to 5 bars. I assume it's switching antennas because that's what I read it was suppose to do.
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Like the iphones of old, will a skin or case prevent the death grip?
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MojoSwag said:
Like the iphones of old, will a skin or case prevent the death grip?
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Nope.. I'm cased up and it still does it..
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BrianBaker said:
Nope.. I'm cased up and it still does it..
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I see it on my 2 week old Black ONE. Thought it was the work-in-progress issue with using cm 10.1, and decided to bare with it by assuming that the Cm 10.1 folks will find a solution. After reading this post and watching the videos, I was stunned to see that this was the actual reason for the low signal and slow data speed... and possibly a few dropped calls? I finally noticed that when the phone is on but laying on table top... it can show 4g signal rather well. But, as soon as I grab it to use in my hand... the 4g data symbol disappears.... signal meter drops to almost nothing... then comes to 1-2 bars at most showing 3g data. I still thought 4g was not rolled out in my area.... But, my wife, who has N2, said she has been noticing it for few months already.
Overall, besides the camera, I was pretty happy with this phone, but I am realizing it has worse signal than my old epic 4g. I am hoping this is a fixable issue for HTC and Sprint... I am contemplating returning to exchange for S4 this weekend, before my return period runs out. demmit.
this has already been discussed somewhere else, may have been the international forum. but like i said in that post, it is nothing extreme. and it is CERTAINLY not a death grip. death grip COMPLETELY kills your active connection, or drops you to 1x. in this video, the signal was already ****ty... dont worry about it, every phone always hovers in the -70 through -98 range... stop worrying about it... just stop. a 10db loss is nothing people...
end of thread please
hmmmm i can't reproduce this in my case....

I have problems with the HTC one

I have the HTC one and have such problems.
Build quality just sucks.
Screen sucks because there is a scratsh in it now I had the optimus black with no gorrila glass with no scratches :/ .
Sometimes I send a sms and I send 1 sms.
But the person I sms to said he had it 2 or 3 times .
Input of charging sucks almost broken :/ .
Idunno why but I never lat him fall or anything else I really take care of it.
And already 2 times he didnot charge :/ .
So if I'm lucky I'm gonna change it to a sgs4 or what do you people think about it?
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Btw And sometimes my mobile network doesnot work
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That's a super bad luck you're having. I never experience any problem stated by you (yet). Get a replacement.
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Idunno I'm thinking maybe the sgs4 or not
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Since now my mobile network doesnot work at all did a hard reset but Nothing :/
My battery life is now so bad my phone is almost dead and I didnot do anyrhing special I can do it with the phone 15 hours but now not almost 5 :/
Idunno what happend.
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MrKudinGTO said:
That's a super bad luck you're having. I never experience any problem stated by you (yet). Get a replacement.
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The problem is I'm on vacation and I'm mid august at home again :/
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androidjel said:
The problem is I'm on vacation and I'm mid august at home again :/
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I`am super happy with the One running ARHD 12.1 and stock kernel. Ruuning smoothly and fast, good batterylife and great radio reception. Maybe you have a somehow faulty device.
I think he's just trying to stir up trouble, as it would be extremely unlikely for all of these things to happen, no way would his battery be draining that badly, and he keeps mentioning the S4, so just leave him to it
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I think he's just trying to stir up trouble, as it would be extremely unlikely for all of these things to happen, no way would his battery be draining that badly, and he keeps mentioning the S4, so just leave him to it
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I'm not making this up I just love HTC devices but it's just tru I was just shocked but idont want the same again like now that I would get a HTC like this.
I had HTC before many times but Idunno because I heard that some people send it to the repair shop and sometimes it's better sometimes is the same of whorse so Idunno.
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androidjel said:
I have the HTC one and have such problems.
1-Build quality just sucks.
2-Screen sucks because there is a scratsh in it now I had the optimus black with no gorrila glass with no scratches :/ .
3-Sometimes I send a sms and I send 1 sms.
But the person I sms to said he had it 2 or 3 times .
4-Input of charging sucks almost broken :/ .
Idunno why but I never lat him fall or anything else I really take care of it.
And already 2 times he didnot charge :/ .
So if I'm lucky I'm gonna change it to a sgs4 or what do you people think about it?
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2- in my findings phone A is not more likely to scratch then phone B. Its all based on time, use, situation and pressure. If your Optimus was in the situation the One was in then it would have scratched as well.
3- this is a network issue. Me and a friend with an iPhone were in a low signal room. She has AT&T I have T-Mobile. I started receiving double texts from a friend she didn't. A few minutes later she started receiving them as well from different people. Its a network issue plain and simple. Likewise with your second post I would get a new SIM it sounds like it may be detective.
4- if its really broken (only use the official HTC charger and cord to test) contact seller/HTC for a replacement.
1- being an all metal device the One has higher standards then a plastic device. The 'defects' the One has such as gap are still well below the tolerances used for plastic devices. Even with all that the build quality is still leaps and bounds better than 99% of android devices. I think your feeling is based on your other perceived issues.
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altimax98 said:
2- in my findings phone A is not more likely to scratch then phone B. Its all based on time, use, situation and pressure. If your Optimus was in the situation the One was in then it would have scratched as well.
3- this is a network issue. Me and a friend with an iPhone were in a low signal room. She has AT&T I have T-Mobile. I started receiving double texts from a friend she didn't. A few minutes later she started receiving them as well from different people. Its a network issue plain and simple. Likewise with your second post I would get a new SIM it sounds like it may be detective.
4- if its really broken (only use the official HTC charger and cord to test) contact seller/HTC for a replacement.
1- being an all metal device the One has higher standards then a plastic device. The 'defects' the One has such as gap are still well below the tolerances used for plastic devices. Even with all that the build quality is still leaps and bounds better than 99% of android devices. I think your feeling is based on your other perceived issues.
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First off all
I always had a good signal never problems somehow now he even doesnot wanna connect I putted my SIM card I'm my other phone and it worked so that's number one.
About my usage I'm really secure and look after how I'm using them my optimus black has fallen 3 times really bad but not scratshes with no gorrila glass so thats just weird for me.
About charging I always use the one of htc.
And my battery life is no 4 hours my bad sorry it's 8 but it's still lower than first (ididnot upgrade to 4.2.2)
And first I could minimum 14 hours
At least Idunno if the black one is better build maybe I could change it to that version.
And just about HTC one people Iknow face problems to it's just I don't wanna buy a phone For 550 euros what has this problems it's just not acceptable that's my opinion because idont wanna send my phone back to a service center and wait 3 weeks or a month For a new one or fixed .
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Idk why you expect xda to tell you whether to keep the phone or not...
a box of kittens said:
Idk why you expect xda to tell you whether to keep the phone or not...
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I just asked if people have this problem to Because Idunno what to do is best
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My phone has no problems other than having to keep an eye on the battery. I keep screen brightness low and use the power saver and it's fine. The phone is fast and works great. It really sounds like you have a defective unit that you should exchange for another. Best of luck.
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androidjel said:
idont wanna send my phone back to a service center and wait 3 weeks or a month For a new one or fixed .
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It only takes a week Done it twice with this phone
Matt said:
It only takes a week Done it twice with this phone
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Problrm is im on vacation so im mid August home again :/
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Btw could you change to the black model ithink that model as no faults or am i wrong?
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Light leaking from soft-keys onto the screen

Hi guys
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a light leak in the bottom right corner of my HTC One. I'm sure it's leaking from near the Home button key. It seems as if the adhesive has come of or something, because it didn't happen since the beginning. It's visible only when the capacitive keys light up and the background in dark. The leak sprays on the screen for almost an inch!
I'm wondering how serious is this problem? What should I do?
I've attached a couple of pictures, they're not the best ones but thats what I could do with an iPhone 4.
raghav2511 said:
Hi guys
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a light leak in the bottom right corner of my HTC One. I'm sure it's leaking from near the Home button key. It seems as if the adhesive has come of or something, because it didn't happen since the beginning. It's visible only when the capacitive keys light up and the background in dark. The leak sprays on the screen for almost an inch!
I'm wondering how serious is this problem? What should I do?
I've attached a couple of pictures, they're not the best ones but thats what I could do with an iPhone 4.
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it seems to me like a known "issue", it's called backlight bleeding. my phone has that too..
herwegan said:
it seems to me like a known "issue", it's called backlight bleeding. my phone has that too..
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So do you just ignore it? Should I consider replacement?
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raghav2511 said:
So do you just ignore it? Should I consider replacement?
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i've seen this on several devices, so i don't think a replacement will help..
it can also worsen in time, mine had minimum bleed now it is just too obvious at night. it's been more than 4 months now..
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millicent said:
it can also worsen in time, mine had minimum bleed now it is just too obvious at night. it's been more than 4 months now..
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That is exactly what I'm worried about. It's its much worse than it looks..
Why didn't you replace the phone? Maybe you can disable the soft key light?
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raghav2511 said:
That is exactly what I'm worried about. It's its much worse than it looks..
Why didn't you replace the phone? Maybe you can disable the soft key light?
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I decided it doesn't bother me that much and soft key light comes in handy especially at night ; I am only worried that the speaker moved a little bit away from the screen, curious how it'll perform in time..
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For what it's worth, I came across an app - Soft Buttons Light that permanently enables or disables the soft key lights; It did the trick for me. The best part is, it doesn't require root.
raghav2511 said:
For what it's worth, I came across an app - Soft Buttons Light that permanently enables or disables the soft key lights; It did the trick for me. The best part is, it doesn't require root.
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This would be exactly the solution I'm looking for. Too bad it doesn't work with the latest version of the stock ROM anymore
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This would be exactly the solution I'm looking for. Too bad it doesn't work with the latest version of the stock ROM anymore
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Why dont you try skinned stock ROMs.. Such as Viper.. It gives the user an option to alter the light of the soft keys
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Why dont you try skinned stock ROMs.. Such as Viper.. It gives the user an option to alter the light of the soft keys
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Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. Just installed a rooted stock ROM and a different app (Capacitive Buttons) to disable my button lights. Works just fine now.
The reason I would've preferred an app that doesn't require root is that I enjoy receiving OTA updates, so initially I didn't want to root. But all is well now, so whatever
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Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. Just installed a rooted stock ROM and a different app (Capacitive Buttons) to disable my button lights. Works just fine now.
The reason I would've preferred an app that doesn't require root is that I enjoy receiving OTA updates, so initially I didn't want to root. But all is well now, so whatever
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Haha that's exactly how I felt when I had to root for such non issues.. 'Whatver'
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I was just about to post a new thread, but saw this one.
Anyway, I also have this light leakage issue. It's coming from the bottom right corner of the screen where the screen meets the speaker cover. Kinda difficult to describe, but the fact that I spotted it and am now aware of it bugs me.
I'm way past my 14 days, so the only option is probably to send it to HTC.
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I was just about to post a new thread, but saw this one.
Anyway, I also have this light leakage issue. It's coming from the bottom right corner of the screen where the screen meets the speaker cover. Kinda difficult to describe, but the fact that I spotted it and am now aware of it bugs me.
I'm way past my 14 days, so the only option is probably to send it to HTC.
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You can do that. Just make sure the replacement you get doesn't have any other major flaw like the camera purple tint
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You can do that. Just make sure the replacement you get doesn't have any other major flaw like the camera purple tint
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So much for these super high quality HTC Ones
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So much for these super high quality HTC Ones
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If your camera is fine, I would suggest that you don't send in your phone for repairs. You can either learn to live with it or disable them completely. Ending up with a bad camera or getting stuck in a repair circle is worse!
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Screen bleed issues
Having read some of the comments and issues with the M7 HTC One, please make use of these suggestions, if you
have a problem like i have,
1. The bleed issues and severity of these issues is 'handset specific' BUT is know by HTC and most retailers in the UK
(Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U and all the UK carriers, ie, EE shops, etc).
2. I had this issue & can be resolved (in some or all instances by flashing a halo, or light Rom) This however is not ideal
for several reasons and obviously is not a fix as it invalidates your warranty if rooted and returned to the manufacturer or
retailer.
TAKE ACTION.
1. Return your handset and ask for a replacement, yes, they nearly all have some problems but after 30 mins of sifting through
a dozen or so handsets i found one that was "slightly better" than my first handset but not ideal.
2. Buy a Samsung, Sony or any other device if this matter is not resolved at, point of sale...
It's not the best BUT you do have rights and a choice, great handset, but not for everyone !!!!

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