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Colored Battery Covers

Anyone have any shots of their Incredible with the white battery cover on and the red one? Im contemplating getting one or the other and then a battery from Amazon. Just cant decide and I cant picture either one on the phone. If you can Id like to see front, sides, and back shots.

I don't have photos readily available of mine, however, I have an android green, white and red w/ carbon fiber battery cover. It really is a toss up between the red and white. They look great!

wildtouch said:
I don't have photos readily available of mine, however, I have an android green, white and red w/ carbon fiber battery cover. It really is a toss up between the red and white. They look great!
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Where did you get the carbon fiber? Id love to have one of those. I cant decide between white and red. Im hoping images will change my mind.

I made a video review for the white one a while back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOaaJpTqyDY
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dpwhitty11 said:
I made a video review for the white one a while back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOaaJpTqyDY
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i just bought one with front face and the internal piece all for 5.99 im going to use the spare and make an all white incredible. wish me luck
http://www.amazon.com/ORIGINAL-GENUINE-HTC-VERIZON-INCREDIBLE/dp/B004JZ5QEM/ref=pd_ys_iyr_img

No way you found a front piece! I looked for ages! D:

I, too, am wondering where you got the carbon fiber back for it. I think it would look sweet
Sent from my Droid Incredible running CM7 RC4.

Ordered the white one tonight.

i just cant picture a half white, half black phone looking good.. however, the thought of an all white incredible gets me all hot and bothered.

ejeetguy said:
i just cant picture a half white, half black phone looking good.. however, the thought of an all white incredible gets me all hot and bothered.
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I would have to agree with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAV1ApFOQ0I
I did this for my fiance. Not the video, but I copied the idea. Griffin Reveal case with White back cover, makes for a nicer transition in colors rather than black and white split right down the center. Looks really nice. The rubber sides are stiff enough so the phone doesn't slide out and the frosty back keeps the case looking nice even if you get scratches on it.
Start at 2:54 if you want to skip to the phone in case. Without the case the red back looks better IMO.

ejeetguy said:
i just cant picture a half white, half black phone looking good.. however, the thought of an all white incredible gets me all hot and bothered.
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I'm going to have my paint department match the color and have them spray it at work then i will put it all together. I'm still waiting on them to ship it though.
i will post pics when i get ready to do it all.
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after emailing them they send me a tracking number. should have it today or tomorrow.

Post pics of the thing when it's done.
I am highly interested...

The carbon fiber i bought was a pre cut piece i found on ebay. Each piece peeled off a sheet and had adhesive to apply to the battery cover. I put it on a red cover.
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using XDA App

Has anyone tried any of the numerous replacement housings from eBay? I don't want to put a link to a specific seller... but if you search "htc incredible housing" you'll get a slough of results.
I'm always a bit hesitant to purchase non OEM pieces for any phone... but some of the housings look pretty decent.

pronghornrunner said:
Has anyone tried any of the numerous replacement housings from eBay? I don't want to put a link to a specific seller... but if you search "htc incredible housing" you'll get a slough of results.
I'm always a bit hesitant to purchase non OEM pieces for any phone... but some of the housings look pretty decent.
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I purchased the metallic red battery cover which was non-oem and generally good quality. It wasn't perfect, but it was much better than most non oem products I've tried.
However my one complaint about it is that it makes the phone more slippery. It makes it harder to keep in your hand. Otherwise it looks and works great.
Sent from my Droid Incredible using the XDA app.

pronghornrunner said:
Has anyone tried any of the numerous replacement housings from eBay? I don't want to put a link to a specific seller... but if you search "htc incredible housing" you'll get a slough of results.
I'm always a bit hesitant to purchase non OEM pieces for any phone... but some of the housings look pretty decent.
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Whoa I've never seen those before.
The gold one looks great.
Id like to have a complete gold Droid inc
Sent from my HTC Incredible using XDA App

pronghornrunner said:
Has anyone tried any of the numerous replacement housings from eBay? I don't want to put a link to a specific seller... but if you search "htc incredible housing" you'll get a slough of results.
I'm always a bit hesitant to purchase non OEM pieces for any phone... but some of the housings look pretty decent.
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I looked at them, but you have to remove one of the screws on the front housing that has a void sticker on it. As soon as you remove that your warranty is over.

whitedragon551 said:
I looked at them, but you have to remove one of the screws on the front housing that has a void sticker on it. As soon as you remove that your warranty is over.
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That is what a needle (removal) and a drop of glue (re-applying) is for.

Does anyone still have an Inc under warranty?
Plus, replacement phones are like... $160 on eBay...

White battery cover, and black battery cover, great condition!

I listed these in the For Sale section but figured you guys would have interest.
Click here to check em out.
There's a white and black both barely used great condition.

I am interested and what are the requirements to receive it ?

I just sold the white one for 15. If you interested in the black let me know. I'm sure we can set something up.

is there a chance to get my IncS complete in white? the back cover in white looks great but i guess it doesnt look nice with a black front.

The link doesn't work for me. Link a picture please.

Hi. Do you still have the black one?

is the white 1 still available?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785551
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Quite fancy the red one - but how do you change the front cover? My workmanship skills extend only to changing the occasional lightbulb...

Look and learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr3-WZLzV-Q

n0yd said:
I listed these in the For Sale section but figured you guys would have interest.
Click here to check em out.
There's a white and black both barely used great condition.
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ok

Paint front face?
By the way, I have detached the front facing case(only the frame around the screen). Beacuse it was streched a little.
Now the question is, can I paint this part. And if possible how

Black vs White subtle differences

I got a chance today to get hold of both variations. Other than the obvious color on the back, there are several subtle differences:
1. Earpiece color, black vs white
2. Side finish, matte vs glossy
3. Back finish, soft-touch vs regular matte plastic (contrary to what Engadget reported)
I was going to grab the white one for the look, but after getting them in my hands, I changed my mind. That soft touch back on the black one is really comfortable to touch (I don't plan on using a case anyway). Also, I prefer the earpiece to be black.
Also take a look at this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47048121&postcount=123

timothyung said:
I got a chance today to get hold of both variations. Other than the obvious color on the back, there are several subtle differences:
1. Earpiece color, black vs white
2. Side finish, matte vs glossy
3. Back finish, soft-touch vs regular matte plastic (contrary to what Engadget reported)
I was going to grab the white one for the look, but after getting them in my hands, I changed my mind. That soft touch back on the black one is really comfortable to touch (I don't plan on using a case anyway). Also, I prefer the earpiece to be black.
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Weak, I didn't know that (about the finish on the back) or I too would've opted for black.

So the conclusion is that white has the better looking and the black is more comfortable for using?

taoxhui said:
So the conclusion is that white has the better looking and the black is more comfortable for using?
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16gb white was all that was available when i hit the play store yesterday so that's what i ordered. i like the black / white combo on this device and ordered the white spiegen ultra fit case to show it off.
won't really matter how the back compares against the black once the case is on there.
*shrugs.

taoxhui said:
So the conclusion is that white has the better looking and the black is more comfortable for using?
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Well yes, this is my opinion, although IMO white is just slightly more appealing if it also have a soft touch back.
I guess having soft touch on white is either very difficult, or will make it stain/turn yellow easily
I always believed that the white one will not have soft touch, until I read the Engadget report...but it turns out to be false

I have a white GS3 and love white devices but after never being able to get a case or bumper that can stay clean, I opted for the black Nexus 5.

Man, if I had known the white wasn't a soft-touch stain magnet, I may have considered it more. That white ear piece grill is ugly, though.

Now that you mention it it makes sense that they wouldnt go soft touch with the white. Makes me long for the black one now. Im not usually one to put my phone is a case, but I think without the softback I might go with a case this time around and see how it works. Regardless, they both look like great pieces of hardware

cyburke said:
16gb white was all that was available when i hit the play store yesterday so that's what i ordered. i like the black / white combo on this device and ordered the white spiegen ultra fit case to show it off.
won't really matter how the back compares against the black once the case is on there.
*shrugs.
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Whats a case?
/s

timothyung said:
I got a chance today to get hold of both variations. Other than the obvious color on the back, there are several subtle differences:
1. Earpiece color, black vs white
2. Side finish, matte vs glossy
3. Back finish, soft-touch vs regular matte plastic (contrary to what Engadget reported)
I was going to grab the white one for the look, but after getting them in my hands, I changed my mind. That soft touch back on the black one is really comfortable to touch (I don't plan on using a case anyway). Also, I prefer the earpiece to be black.
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Man thats disappointing. I was looking forward to the white. Did the back cover feel like the same type of plastic on the white HTC HERO? I Wish I could get hands on both. I was really up for the white but the ear piece looks silver in pics and I thought it would really detract from the gorgeous screen always catching your eye.
Shame they really should have documented that there was a difference in the two models and how they are finished.
Also how did the glossy sides feel of the white one? Im assuming the white is aimed stereotypically at the female market hence the glossy glossy sides.

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Man thats disappointing. I was looking forward to the white. Did the back cover feel like the same type of plastic on the white HTC HERO? I Wish I could get hands on both. I was really up for the white but the ear piece looks silver in pics and I thought it would really detract from the gorgeous screen always catching your eye.
Shame they really should have documented that there was a difference in the two models and how they are finished.
Also how did the glossy sides feel of the white one? Im assuming the white is aimed stereotypically at the female market hence the glossy glossy sides.
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I don't know how it compares to Hero... My first Android device is the GNex. It feels similar to white Note 3's back.
The sides shouldn't make that much difference in feel, I guess (I didn't check that out).

Looking at these pictures it seems the black one is fingerprint magnet:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/

fatum2002 said:
Looking at these pictures it seems the black one is fingerprint magnet:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
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Not that bad from my limited testing. I tried pressing my finger on it, no obvious print; although there are slight smudges from (presumably) the previous person.

undercover said:
White one looks beautiful. I'm happy I went for it. Also, someone mentioned in another thread that it IS soft touch back.
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Alfonso87 said:
-.- I want the white one, and it doesn't look as you just said.
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I've got it in hand and it is really good looking, the back is a soft touch plastic but it is different to the black. The black is identical to the 2013 N7, where as the white is smoother and less absorbent, but still very comfortable.
Let's put it this way, in was stood with the black in one hand and the white in the other, could have had either and I walked away with the white
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Aw snap, wasted precious minutes debating on which color to get...
Finally pulled the trigger on white thinking that I could always cover it with the bumper case in case I regret, but I didn't notice the ugly earpiece! :crying:
And I thought they were of the same material..
fatum2002 said:
Looking at these pictures it seems the black one is fingerprint magnet:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
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ALL the phones/tablet he show in the comparison have greasy prints all over :laugh:
Even the two-year old phone I use everyday is much cleaner...

Yeah looking at YouTube vids the white is soft touch. The sides are definitely glossy I actually think it looks more premium than the black.
However the white earpiece cover is freaking unforgivable in my eyes who thought that was a good idea. Its so freaking distracting.
It may be good so you can quickly pick up the phone the right way up but coming from a gnex my eye is drawn to it since its the same size as the notification light on my nexus.
Also watching any video on this and your always going to be drawn to the white dot. If they were willing to do that they may as well have made the whole thing white. The point in the black front is to stop glare or light reflection so as not to distract from the screen. This does the opposite.
It reminds me of a mini galaxy tab when it first came out. I liked that and I like this just not the white earpiece. Silly design feature.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Man I am SO glad I got black

Ok reading some of these comments made me feel better again about getting white! lol
Cannot wait until it is delivered!

hackdisk said:
Aw snap, wasted precious minutes debating on which color to get...
Finally pulled the trigger on white thinking that I could always cover it with the bumper case in case I regret, but I didn't notice the ugly earpiece! :crying:
And I thought they were of the same material..
ALL the phones/tablet he show in the comparison have greasy prints all over :laugh:
Even the two-year old phone I use everyday is much cleaner...
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I'm not sure if you can fix it with a black marker
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Yeah looking at YouTube vids the white is soft touch. The sides are definitely glossy I actually think it looks more premium than the black.
However the white earpiece cover is freaking unforgivable in my eyes who thought that was a good idea. Its so freaking distracting.
It may be good so you can quickly pick up the phone the right way up but coming from a gnex my eye is drawn to it since its the same size as the notification light on my nexus.
Also watching any video on this and your always going to be drawn to the white dot. If they were willing to do that they may as well have made the whole thing white. The point in the black front is to stop glare or light reflection so as not to distract from the screen. This does the opposite.
It reminds me of a mini galaxy tab when it first came out. I liked that and I like this just not the white earpiece. Silly design feature.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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We need more people who actually touched the device to get a conclusion. For me, the white one definitely feels like regular plastic.

ryude said:
Man I am SO glad I got black
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SupaDupaFly24 said:
Ok reading some of these comments made me feel better again about getting white! lol
Cannot wait until it is delivered!
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Haha, talk about a divergence in views. Black and white is really split down in the middle

[Q] What is most premium color for Z3c white or black?

I bought the black and it looks nice but the fingerprints and smudges are driving me nuts! She thinks white is "girly" but I think it looks nice. What do you all think?

Imminent_Rueage said:
I bought the black and it looks nice but the fingerprints and smudges are driving me nuts! She thinks white is "girly" but I think it looks nice. What do you all think?
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In the end it doesn't matter what we think, it's what you prefer, you'll have to use the phone.
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Dsteppa said:
In the end it doesn't matter what we think, it's what you prefer, you'll have to use the phone.
Sent from my D5803
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yea so true! But there are so many insecure little kids that cant think for their self and need other people to hold their hand.

Imminent_Rueage said:
I bought the black and it looks nice but the fingerprints and smudges are driving me nuts! She thinks white is "girly" but I think it looks nice. What do you all think?
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Primary reason i got the white one. Fingerprints. Used to wash my S5 all the time because of visible fingerprints.

I kinda regret getting the Black one because the white one looks far more premium but I'm still happy because it's just an amazing phone!
Sent from my D5833 using XDA Free mobile app

It's weird tho, I've always had a black phone and they all attracted fingerprints like crazy! But with this phone I barely see anything. And my hands/fingers are mad oily most of the time. I guess the Ringke Fusion and a tempered glass screen protector help out a lot!
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Dsteppa said:
It's weird tho, I've always had a black phone and they all attracted fingerprints like crazy! But with this phone I barely see anything. And my hands/fingers are mad oily most of the time. I guess the Ringke Fusion and a tempered glass screen protector help out a lot!
Sent from my D5803
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A high end oleophobic tempered glass protector will surely help. Especially if you put one on the back too. Been looking around just that in my country woth no luck. I dont use any casing so even on white i get a lot of prints, though unnoticeable unless you look close.

Regarding fingerprints, just put the phone in your front pocket. After walking around for a few minutes it will come out clean and shiny. ? Regarding the color, go with black.

Imminent_Rueage said:
I bought the black and it looks nice but the fingerprints and smudges are driving me nuts! She thinks white is "girly" but I think it looks nice. What do you all think?
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Gold is best. Best, best, best!

green

Red

I like the red-orange color most (my last one was docomo version in orange color, very nice color but I have to sell it because the signal problem (later I know how to fix and then regret alot ( ) now I'm using green, it's ok too. The last color I would choose is black, too original, nothing special about it and come along with alot of fingerprint...

I love the green one, second is the red-orange.

Thought the question was "white or black"....

Hi,
I've got a white one and I love it. Beautiful, elegant, not a dust-magnet.
I don't think the white one for women. I used to wearing white shirt.
by Avers

Black phones always do "cheaper", more plastic...
However, the white one got a problem. In a dark room, the edge of the screen has kind of a halo around.
The brightness of the screen (even with 10% luminosity) tend to light the white glass case.. Kinda annoying and ugly.

I would have definitely chosen red over any other color if only my carrier had any red Z3Cs back in October. I got white one and it is not as pleasing as I thought it would be. Black is much prettier.

I love the black one. It looks slimmer if you ask me and i love it when the screen is of how the front turns into one shiny glass surface.

I have the black one and like it. However, I really did like the red one but it was out-of-stock when I was ready to purchase. Red sure it different.

I miss the Royal-Purple from the old Xperia lines.
This time around I chose Mint-Green, not only because it's my favorite color but that so I can flash my phone at my enemies and blind them from its color!

dbrands skin

My dbrands.com skin came today for my OP3. It looks and feels great. They are now shipping if you want one. The installation is easy just follow the video on their website. Mine is yellow top and bottom with blue carbon back. Mahogany front.

lol omg how hilarious, i was just getting ready to create my own thread of this, i got mine in today too, i'll just share mine on ur post too
i like urs, great job on applying urs, the top and bottoms was a pain in the a... for me, but the easiest skin i have ever applied, no bubbles or anything, i don't think it will last long but at least they gave me 2 of them.
it does feel really nice and great quality (no cheap), no longer keeps slipping either
Top/Bottom/Logo - Red
Back/Camera - Matte Black

Ha ha good timing then. Yours looks nice too. I agree that it's an easy to apply skin. The tops and bottom was a pain. The key I found is use a little more heat on the tabs. My top doesn't look as good as the bottom. With the extras I'll just replace it if it bugs me too much.

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Ha ha good timing then. Yours looks nice too. I agree that it's an easy to apply skin. The tops and bottom was a pain. The key I found is use a little more heat on the tabs. My top doesn't look as good as the bottom. With the extras I'll just replace it if it bugs me too much.
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thank u
lol yeah same for me, i heated it up too and seemed to help, i can feel it on the edges though, i will get used to it, but great product and inexpensive too, i have one applied to my surface too

good look

xperiatomaja said:
good look
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Are you able to use your case with the skin?
All designs are looking awesome!

How well do these skins typically hold up in respect to edges peeling up, etc. i do not like using cases but would need a skin on an aluminum bodied phone.
My main concern would be the edges peeling back up due to use and pulling out of pocket all the time, or even just moving around in the pocket.
I have used another type of skin before and sometimes it does ok but other times it only lasts a day. Granted the skin i used did not fully wrap around to the front, more for back protection

Bradl79 said:
lol omg how hilarious, i was just getting ready to create my own thread of this, i got mine in today too, i'll just share mine on ur post too
i like urs, great job on applying urs, the top and bottoms was a pain in the a... for me, but the easiest skin i have ever applied, no bubbles or anything, i don't think it will last long but at least they gave me 2 of them.
it does feel really nice and great quality (no cheap), no longer keeps slipping either
Top/Bottom/Logo - Red
Back/Camera - Matte Black
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How is the difference in texture between the Colour series and the Matte Black?
And anyone here know how the texture of the Concrete is?

lonnydub said:
My dbrands.com skin came today for my OP3. It looks and feels great. They are now shipping if you want one. The installation is easy just follow the video on their website. Mine is yellow top and bottom with blue carbon back. Mahogany front.
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that looks great, Swedish colours?
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oh wow that looks awesome!

I got a copper/black titanium combo unpacked on the desk next to me but I'm waiting on the improved howto apply video
https://twitter.com/dbrandSkins/status/747258068191350784

lordred12345 said:
that looks great, Swedish colours?
Nope. Just like blue and yellow. Wish the blue was a hair darker to match Michigan colors and my car.
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INFRNL said:
How well do these skins typically hold up in respect to edges peeling up, etc. i do not like using cases but would need a skin on an aluminum bodied phone.
My main concern would be the edges peeling back up due to use and pulling out of pocket all the time, or even just moving around in the pocket.
I have used another type of skin before and sometimes it does ok but other times it only lasts a day. Granted the skin i used did not fully wrap around to the front, more for back protection
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So far the only issue or disappointment I have is with the front. It picks up the dust and hairs from my pocket and did get the side edge of the front screen to shift some. The back I have no complaints. No shifting, peeling, or residue collecting hairs like the front.
For longevity someone who's had these skins on longer will need to chime in. This is my first experience.

Looks awesome guys!
Boosted OP3

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How is the difference in texture between the Colour series and the Matte Black?
And anyone here know how the texture of the Concrete is?
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it feels kinda like a less grainy sandstone like the oneplus one and two have, i love it

Bradl79 said:
it feels kinda like a less grainy sandstone like the oneplus one and two have, i love it
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The Matt Black or the Concrete?

Hatshipuh said:
The Matt Black or the Concrete?
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sorry, the matte black

Am loving the look of these will have to see if I want to use one instead of my case to take away some of the bulk

I've got a really good set up coming in the post

Here's a couple different variations of Dbrand skins I have done for the OnePlus 3. I am about to do black carbon w/ blue carbon accents. They fit really well and add a lot of protection and extra grip. I am very happy with it.

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sorry, the matte black
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Thanks!
Do the matte black and the color series have the same texture?