[Q] i9001 with two different s-amoled - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A little time ago I bought 2 i9001 at my phone service provider.
The strange thing I notieced today that they have diffrent tone of color
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Is there a soft fix for that? or is it broken any way ? or is this a common thing ?
// Im asking because this is my first S/Amoled phone.

anyone? anyone?

Look at the battery indicator, there's just 7% of juice left.
If i go under 10% of energy on my galaxy s, my screen sets itself to minimum brightness automatically and looks something like this.
Try to charge both phones to 100% and look at the screens once more whether they are equal or not.

trololoman said:
Look at the battery indicator, there's just 7% of juice left.
If i go under 10% of energy on my galaxy s, my screen sets itself to minimum brightness automatically and looks something like this.
Try to charge both phones to 100% and look at the screens once more whether they are equal or not.
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I've had that happen with my first gen galaxy b4, mine and my gf side to side, nice observation on the low battery ;-)
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cirusnb said:
I've had that happen with my first gen galaxy b4, mine and my gf side to side, nice observation on the low battery ;-)
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sorry, but I got both full loaded now and there is still same effect.
Still 2 diffrent displays like now.

Maybe the phone was on exhibition in the sun. Phones operated differently. Other software ...

sapsa said:
A little time ago I bought 2 i9001 at my phone service provider.
The strange thing I notieced today that they have diffrent tone of color
Is there a soft fix for that? or is it broken any way ? or is this a common thing ?
// Im asking because this is my first S/Amoled phone.
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have you tryied to compare them with *#0*# testing code? A menu will appear where you can test all sensors, display, etc. and see if there is same difference within` pure RGB colours
or use this and see what are default RGB values on each phone maybe those are messed up

In the worst case, it could be - though it's pretty rare - the so called degradation of AMOLED screens. How old are those phones?
Anyway, electronics don't always behave the same. In different conditions of sun exposure, high temperatures etc... they can get to behave different, though I must repeat - such a difference is a rare thing. I'd rather check the RGB default values as @chasemyass previously stated
Cheers

I checked both things (the code, and the app) same things, same settings = different colors...
Both phones are Brand NEW!

sapsa said:
I checked both things (the code, and the app) same things, same settings = different colors...
Both phones are Brand NEW!
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Get it to warranty then. Let they fix it
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Could be manufacturing tolerances of course. As we experienced, some phones are not even able to boot with undervolted kernels (even withou OC). And Samsung probably even knows this as the normal operation frequency of a MSM8255T is not the stock 1,4GHz but 1,5GHz. So they maybe kept some extra headroom... just in case.

wintel_mac said:
Could be manufacturing tolerances of course. As we experienced, some phones are not even able to boot with undervolted kernels (even withou OC). And Samsung probably even knows this as the normal operation frequency of a MSM8255T is not the stock 1,4GHz but 1,5GHz. So they maybe kept some extra headroom... just in case.
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Agree with that but still ftom that ss you can see one phone display it's a bit faded...who wanna use it like that? If I had that problem, I would go to warranty with it if it's hardware related
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Thats why im asking.
If its hardware/display issue or is this s/amolet thing that "just is" and I cant do anything about it.
I know there is warrant for dead pixels, but didn't see any "not super colors on amoled" warrant ?!
I know samsung is well known from using diffrent LCDs on Samsung TV, that have alot of problems. Mayby they used lower quality one on this one ?
It's not that bad. Its dosn't disturbing when using - its only diffrent when they lay down each other.

sapsa said:
Thats why im asking.
If its hardware/display issue or is this s/amolet thing that "just is" and I cant do anything about it.
I know there is warrant for dead pixels, but didn't see any "not super colors on amoled" warrant ?!
I know samsung is well known from using diffrent LCDs on Samsung TV, that have alot of problems. Mayby they used lower quality one on this one ?
It's not that bad. Its dosn't disturbing when using - its only diffrent when they lay down each other.
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My logic says that since you saw same RGB lvl`s on both phones but they look/show pictures different could be a display problem ... but that`s just my logic and we all know Samsung`s logic doesn`t work that way all the time. If that display doesn`t bother you I guess you have nothing else to do than accept it as it is ...

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[Q] Screen Color Balance Warm?

Just received an Incredible S & have a few questions. Is this the normal color temperature for it's screen. The phone on the right is a Samsung Exhibit II. Both should be at full brightness. Whites on the IncS look like a cream color.
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Also odd that I bought the phone from Amazon.com & it seems to be meant for the India according to the software # & that English (India) was the only language option. No wonder there was no sense update. The warranty should still be ok in the US?
I got this phone to use with my legacy T-Mobile data plan for 4g & tethering. Both work fine unlike the Exhibit II but I notice that the wifi hotspot shows a 3g symbol. I seem to be getting 4g speeds tethered(other then ping) to just testing on the phone. So the 3g wifi hotspot is really 4g where there is service?
Can anyone just look at their phone LCD & compare it to another phone or their monitor & tell me if the colors on this phone are suppose to be like this?
I've ask this on another Android forum & have gotten no replies there either. I don't know why, but I hope this isn't how the screen should be normally & everyone is in denial. In any case contacted tech support & they do agree that the color balance is too warm in that picture. So I will be sending it in soon & hope that I get better screen back.
youthcom said:
I've ask this on another Android forum & have gotten no replies there either. I don't know why, but I hope this isn't how the screen should be normally & everyone is in denial. In any case contacted tech support & they do agree that the color balance is too warm in that picture. So I will be sending it in soon & hope that I get better screen back.
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my screen seems normal compared to my mac... guess your piece is faulty ... good luck with the new one
HTC repair had a pretty quick turnaround getting my phone back to me in about a week. Unfortunately they don't tell you what they fixed/replaced. I sent it in for loose USB & warm color screen. The USB is better & even the speaker sounds a little better, but the screen I still think is rather on the warm color temperature side.
Can I have some more confirmation from other Incredible S users if the colors are really this off. It's a shame since the screen looks nice with anything besides white. It's something I could probably live with if this is just how it is with this phone(maybe I'm just too use to cooler screens). Here's another photo comparison to my old Nokia N900. I know the camera has it's own white balance processing but this is how it really looks to my eyes.
Same thing on mine, I think they want to mimic the color temp of AMOLED display that I hate. TBH I really hate AMOLED over saturated colors. Still this thing is a little better than AMOLED still it's nowhere as good as my Dell UltraSharp .
So I'm not alone, but is this the norm or just a panel lottery? I wonder why they can't just supply software controls like on PC's so we can adjust colors to our liking.
I guess this issue is only with the incredible S manufactured lately...one of my friend bought INC S some two weeks back...I compares it with mine (I got it when it got released) n found put that the display had a yellow tint...we reported to the shopkeeper... he told us that this issue is only with latest INC S...
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two of my friends have inc's and their screens have the blueish white tint to the screen as mine is a warmer yellowish tint.
i had to replace the screen on mine a couple of weeks ago and it still has the warmer tint .
have gotten used to it and i only notice if i put it next to my friends phones..
It is a bit warm colour on my IS as well, especially when I compared it to nexus s SLCD version. However, before the comparison I did not feel any uncomfortable looking at the screen.
Without proper tool to analyse the screen and give detailed statistics, It's hard to tell if It's faulty or not.
Different manufacturer/technology makes different screen, such as super amoled tends to be greenish on nexus s and lots of people love it. So I think It's down to personal preference and taste.
However, if you think yours is too warm, don't hesitate to get a replacement.
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THe first batch of Incredible S phones had a ACER manufactured screen, but later the displays came from SHARP which have not the same quality.
I saw this on a Dutch forum:
This guy has 3 Incredible S (don't ask me why.)
Phone A: Bought on 17-03-2011
Phone B: Bought on 20-07-2011
Phone C: Bought on 18-04-2011
It looks like Phone A and C are from the first batch and B with a SHARP screen.
HTC does this also with other phones like the Sensation
So on the chance that HTC would replace my screen I wonder if one could specifically request an Acer? Probably not and they might not even have those screens anymore.
Not sure if ACER would be better anyway since I found this about the Sensation screens "To really sum it up, the Sharp screen is slightly less "vivid" than the Acer. But the Acer has ghosting, tearing and flickering. In short: more issues."

Sony SmartWatch MN2

Just bought it today. At the moment I very happy.
Guys just want to ask some one who has it.
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
Update:
Yes. Sony confirm is made to be easy check the time
avetny said:
Just bought it today. At the moment I very happy.
Guys just want to ask some one who has it.
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
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no.... that's a faulty product. should have waited for the pebble watch.
sharp2G said:
no.... that's a faulty product. should have waited for the pebble watch.
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did you have it ? or you just saying no
Congrats for buying a cheap and weak watch!
See this and get your own conclusions:
http://jims-empire.com/2012/04/sony-smartwatch-torn-down-and-dissected-wishes-it-were-a-pebble/
Next time remember to view a review of it instead of spending loads of money in something that it isn't worth it!
Btw, i'm not being sarcastic
zylor said:
Congrats for buying a cheap and weak watch!
See this and get your own conclusions:
http://jims-empire.com/2012/04/sony-smartwatch-torn-down-and-dissected-wishes-it-were-a-pebble/
Next time remember to view a review of it instead of spending loads of money in something that it isn't worth it!
Btw, i'm not being sarcastic
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hahaha
I gonna buy that watch also (pebble)...money is problem just for you. Not for me.
Sony is not CHIP brand. I do not want to wear a watch which is named "pebble" with black and white display !? WTF is that ? We got Multi-touch color OLED display
-Sony WATCH cost 150 bucks...what do you accept to see inside kid? GOLD ?
I checked all stores...(main web site also) the items out of stock.
No bad feedback's about latest (MN2) generation...why so negative man?
You have it ? NO.
Where you got your experiences from ? From John? hahahah Who cares what inside.... is Sony not pebble...
Were you saw bad feedback's ? (the watch working so smooth and fast)
I bought Smartwatch 3 days ago, i confirm that it works well, without any problem. Don't have any bluetooth disconnection, notifications work "in time", battery is as it should be, fully charged it on day 1, no need to plug in again at the moment.
Need more time to test it and keep my opinion to say if it's really stable and a good product.
Regarding my phone's battery, when i check battery stats, Smartwatch use 4% so i think it's reasonable.
Sony Smartwatch
Just to let others know I have now had this watch a little under a week.....My impression so far is good.....it does exactly what it says it will .......with NO disconnections(unlike its predessecor the live view which always lost the connection and barely worked). All programs work well and the device speed is surpisingly good too(switching between screens and widgets etc). My only complaint is brightness there is no way to set it and in daylight it is hard to read the screen.
I got my sony smartwatch 6 days ago and the last charge was 4 days ago. So no problem with the battery. Yes the screen does come on when i shake it which is pretty convenient i think.
Sony's watch is more of a remote viewer and notifier. It doesnt use its own android system it uses the phones i think so it may not be fair to compare it to other smart watches that have android running on them. It is a lot cheap than others at the moment.
I'm using it with a Xperia S and the bluetooth only uses 3%. If i have all the notification it can do turned on then it only lasts 14 hours. With just text and email its managing 30 hours quite nicely
Hope this helps anyone.
just a quick question sir, how do you set the screen brightness? i've looked everywhere but yet to locate the settings?
zylor said:
Congrats for buying a cheap and weak watch!
See this and get your own conclusions:
http://jims-empire.com/2012/04/sony-smartwatch-torn-down-and-dissected-wishes-it-were-a-pebble/
Next time remember to view a review of it instead of spending loads of money in something that it isn't worth it!
Btw, i'm not being sarcastic
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Pebble is ridden with deceptive marketing.
For example, "e-paper" display? Please do not confuse with e-ink display.
The "e-paper" display is just regular black and white pixel LCD (not different from those already in use in today's digital watches).
And now let's look at what is inside a pebble shall we?
Micron N25Q032A11ESE40F 32 Mb serial flash
STMicroelectronics STM32F205RE high-performance ARM Cortex-M3 MCU, with a maximum speed of 120 MHz
STMicroelectronics LIS3DH 3-axis accelerometer
144 x 168 pixel black and white LCD
Spring buttons for navigation
Full plastic construction
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Compare this with the Smartwatch
- CPU: STM32F205RG (120MHz)
- RAM: 128KB
- Flash: 1MB (For firmware only, apps are stored on the phone, not on the watch like pebble)
- OS: uC/OS-II
- BlueTooth: Yes (3.0)
- Fm Radio: Yes (disabled)
- LCD: 1.3" OLED
- Res: 128 x 128
- Touchscreen: Yes (Capacitive)
- Brushed Aluminium housing
- Battery - 110mAh
Just looking at the cost of components alone (let's ignore the fact that Smartwatch already has hundred of apps while the pebble can only display one notification at a time and has a silly snake game as an app...), Smartwatch is a better choice by far.
The curious part of it is they use the exact same processor.
avetny said:
Just bought it today. At the moment I very happy.
Guys just want to ask some one who has it.
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
Update:
Yes. Sony confirm is made to be easy check the time
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Yes it does i have one you can also double tap sreen to wake it dependent on watch face uesing hope this helps
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Screen has got a yellow tint after warming

finally I got my nexus 4 :good:
It looks very good:
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The browsing is good and fast, the pages looks really good, and I like the chrome browser
The colours are pretty good, especially the white:
But!!
after some browsing, or benchmark (when the phone is warming a bit)
It gets yellow tint the left side on the screen (maybe not only there, but there is the most recognisable):
I don't find this is a good product from LG.
I hope this is not usual...but personally I'm disappointed :crying:
Looks like the glue spot issues the One X had/still has...
It's to do with how the screen is glued to the LCD.
I really cba going through issues similar to the One X's launch again, that device had a horrendous hardware launch.
Are you in Europe and did you buy this from an EU carrier? If so, it would seem that LG diverted units from Google to go to other vendors. Google actually had to cancel announced plans to sell the Nexus 4 via Playstore in the Netherlands and Belgium at the very last minute because LG couldn't deliver units. I suspect LG's reputation isn't going to be helped by the disastrous launch of this phone. Google deserves to share the criticism too. (There's a rumor that LG delivered only 5,000 units to Google, but then rumors aren't substantiated and it may well be false. However, the UK Playstore sold out in under an hour and the US Playstore was sold out in under a half and hour so it sounds like there weren't a lot of phones available.)
Yeah this definitely looks like the issue that one x had with their launch. Not good!
Christ almighty, this phone is Frankenstein resurrected. How many things went wrong/are wrong again!? I can't keep track anymore. Worst f-cking phone EVER. Sucks it looks so good though.
didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?
W T F
I'm really curious what will expect me when I open the packaging of this phone...
meangreenie said:
didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?
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Yes thats what I read about it too.
meangreenie said:
didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?
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Here you go: http://www.cultofmac.com/192299/does-your-iphone-5-screen-seem-yellow-dont-worry-overmuch/
Had that on my Nexus S i9023. It's the glue. When heated it turns yellow.
I´m curious because none of the reviewer phones had this problem and they benchmarked the phone a lot etc..
agabe said:
finally I got my nexus 4 :good:
It looks very good:
The browsing is good and fast, the pages looks really good, and I like the chrome browser
The colours are pretty good, especially the white:
But!!
after some browsing, or benchmark (when the phone is warming a bit)
It gets yellow tint the left side on the screen (maybe not only there, but there is the most recognisable):
I don't find this is a good product from LG.
I hope this is not usual...but personally I'm disappointed :crying:
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If you press down on the screen (on the yellow patch as if reviving a dead pixel), does the yellow patch disfigure? Could be some glue that hasn't set in properly yet...leave it overnight and see if it disappears
Well, if it's after the benchmarks, it means it either got so hot that physically damaged lcd, or just helped glue to evaporate faster than it should. I suggest not pushing it for the first few days cpu wise, let everything dry out as much as possible naturally.
Crenshaw-PCGH said:
I´m curious because none of the reviewer phones had this problem and they benchmarked the phone a lot etc..
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indeed, I wonder if the networks (O2..etc got a bad batch of phones...). I bought mine from Google Play earlier today and now I'm scared for my life and hoping that LG didn't screw mass production of this amazing phone up...
On the section 3.5 of Screen section of the French review from frandroid.com here :
http://www.frandroid.com/test/116648_test-du-nexus-4/2/#3
You can see photos of the yellow tint. The text translated from French :
"After some testing, we noticed a weird behavior of the screen on a white background. A blue light escapes from the top of the screen. Moreover, a yellow spot appears. It's sometimes difficult to notice at first sight. Knowing the hardware we have is final, this is very worrisome."
I think it's the same like sony xperia-s screen.
slainer68 said:
On the section 3.5 of Screen section of the French review from frandroid.com here :
http://www.frandroid.com/test/116648_test-du-nexus-4/2/#3
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yes...it looks like mine, but another place on the screen.

			
				
Dang.......
Do they always have problem in the nexus line...
I live in the UK and what worries my is, where do I have to post my N4 if I have issues?
This could get expensive if I have to keep posting it back to the US.
Barso1 said:
I live in the UK and what worries my is, where do I have to post my N4 if I have issues?
This could get expensive if I have to keep posting it back to the US.
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Don't be silly, it will be dealt with locally
Just call Google support.

It is true, XPERIA TX has different screens.

Hello,
My friend and I bought 2 XPERIA TX, I noticed that his screen looks better than mine, it's very clear that his viewing angles is also better than mine.
When I looked into the software info for both phones, I found one difference.
It's the Touch Firmware Version, mine is c while his is b.
Both phones are HK version, but my phone is ZH/EN and his phone is HK/CH
This is really makes me so angry
Here are two screen shots for software info from our phones.
I don't think that alone proves it's a completely difference screen. I think the touch screen digitizer is different compared to the screen itself. How did you get to the software info screen? I want to know what my version is as well.
Fuzalert2k said:
I don't think that alone proves it's a completely difference screen. I think the touch screen digitizer is different compared to the screen itself. How did you get to the software info screen? I want to know what my version is as well.
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Press *#*#7378423#*#*
Press "Service info" then "Software info"
from what i know b is manufactured by sony and a is manufactured in china. not sure about c
Mine is version B, and I gotta say my screen looks pretty good.
What do you mean by better? Take some pictures or sth.
Tbh no phones are made perfect, so why complain? You're already better than people who has defected phones.
Fuzalert2k said:
Mine is version B, and I gotta say my screen looks pretty good.
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Can I ask you for something?
Can you make FTF file from your phone and upload it for me, I want to try somthing.
LitoNi said:
What do you mean by better? Take some pictures or sth.
Tbh no phones are made perfect, so why complain? You're already better than people who has defected phones.
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Better means better, specially in viewing angles, the phone with b firmware has much better viewing angles than c.
Defected phones are not my concern here, if I got a defected phone I'll go to SONY Service Center, that's easy.
BTW I'm a SONY fan, and I love my TX, it's really a great phone, and in general it 's better than One X and SGS III.
But if SONY is releasing the handset with different hardware, they should state it and discriminate between them.
The difference between touch firmware versions means that we have 2 different touch panels ( digitizers ).
I hope you got it now.
Mine is C, and overall the screen it's ok, but yes, the viewing angles are very poor.
Halim2k said:
Press *#*#7378423#*#*
Press "Service info" then "Software info"
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This is the same as typing *#*#SERVICE#*#* into the phone keypad - which is a bit easier to remember!
If I helped, hit Thanks!
Well mine is 3e. But I don't have problems with my screen it looks all good to me
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cookie74 said:
Well mine is 3e. But I don't have problems with my screen it looks all good to me
Sent from my LT30p using Tapatalk 2
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I'm not talking about T, I'm talking about TX.
emuX said:
This is the same as typing *#*#SERVICE#*#* into the phone keypad - which is a bit easier to remember!
If I helped, hit Thanks!
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LOL, I've a couple of Sony phones also and I didn't realize this "service" thing is easier to remember, hehehe
yes I see some people say B is more good looking on the screen than A I mean(make a mistake not c )
paullu said:
yes I see some people say B is more good looking on the screen than c
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so I was lucky I got a B version also but unfortunately I had to sent it back for replacement due to wifi reboot issue, I hope the next one is also B
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Rycon33 said:
so I was lucky I got a B version also but unfortunately I had to sent it back for replacement due to wifi reboot issue, I hope the next one is also B
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may I ask where you buy the phone from?
paullu said:
may I ask where you buy the phone from?
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Hong Kong thru Expansys online store, shipped to Singapore
alstabe which
mine is c, so sad
Here are the pictures guys, they're not from the internet, they're from my phone and my friends' phone.
Both phones at 100% brightness, adept to lighting conditions disabled.
Both phones has the same SI Number, and both was made in week 41 2012
This is really annoying and frustrating,
What the hell is happening with sony????
That is unacceptable.
Does this count for T no X too?
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[Q] Fake HTC One?

Hello, a friend of mine has bought me an apparently real HTC One from russia. As he said, it was about 100€ cheaper because of taxes and stuff like that.
When I got that device, it was all okay. It looked very legit, until I have played some games without and tried out some benchmarks.
The phone I had before was HTC One S, which seemed much faster to me. I have ran some benchmarks and noticed it is getting much less scores than a HTC One is supposed to be.
Here you can see the result of Antutu Benchmark on the device:
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Also, take a look at this weird "Brand: htc_hk_asia". It doesn't look very legit:
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Here is a screenshot of CPU-Z System Info, which finally showed me that something is not right... :/
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
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When I asked my friend, he told me that it's just a software problem... which I can not believe.
I was already convinced that it is a fake, but I wanted to make sure.. is it one? What can I do?
I appreciate any help, thank you in advance.
It does look very strange. Here is a screenshot of mine. You don't seem to have much internal storage!
If you phone was new and stock you should not have root access (I rooted mine on day 1 ). Also I'm pretty sure "alps" did not build the official HTC One. Then the board, hardware and display models aren't even similar.
I would definitely call this a fake, even the status bar at the top looks different. Do you know what ROM this phone is using? This might be stated in Settings>About>Software information.
According to the AnTuTu Device Info, the rear camera is 13MP. The real phone has a 4 Ultrapixel camera. I'm pretty sure that isn't a software problem!
I'm not sure what you could do, apart from take it back to your friend.
JasSingh93 said:
It does look very strange. Here is a screenshot of mine. You don't seem to have much internal storage!
If you phone was new and stock you should not have root access (I rooted mine on day 1 ). Also I'm pretty sure "alps" did not build the official HTC One. Then the board, hardware and display models aren't even similar.
I would definitely call this a fake, even the status bar at the top looks different. Do you know what ROM this phone is using? This might be stated in Settings>About>Software information.
I'm not sure what you could do, apart from take it back to your friend.
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Thanks for the answer!
It was new and completely unopened... well, at least it looked like that. The first weird thing I noticed, was that the battery was charged to something like 57%. I am not sure if this is normal or not.
Here is a screenshot of my "About" menu. Sorry for the text being in german, I hope it is still recognizable.
Also, I have compared my phone with pictures of a real HTC One - it seems very legit... is it possible that someone just exchanged parts of the hardware?
Here is what you have
http://m.androidauthority.com/htc-one-clone-near-perfect-244318/
marksiv said:
Thanks for the answer!
It was new and completely unopened... well, at least it looked like that. The first weird thing I noticed, was that the battery was charged to something like 57%. I am not sure if this is normal or not.
Here is a screenshot of my "About" menu. Sorry for the text being in german, I hope it is still recognizable.
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Difficult to tell from that screenshot, but the battery when new is normal. Mine was charged at about 45% when new. Does the phone feel of high quality? It should be nicely built with an aluminium body, with the 2 front boom sound speakers sounding nice and clear.
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crixley said:
Here is what you have
http://m.androidauthority.com/htc-one-clone-near-perfect-244318/
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That is a worrying good copy! It says the fake has a 720p screen but the screenshots show 1080p. Still, that seems to be the only similarity to the real HTC
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Difficult to tell from that screenshot, but the battery when new is normal. Mine was charged at about 45% when new. Does the phone feel of high quality? It should be nicely built with an aluminium body, with the 2 front boom sound speakers sounding nice and clear.
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Lol at his picture....
He has 1gb internal storage.
It is a fake for sure. Plus hardware is the same as the link I posted, ir isn't using a Qualcomm chip
The screenshot thing could be wrong, it doesn't test the screen res but looks at the hardware info which would be easily to fake
Hmm, okay. Seems like it really is a fake, unfortunately.
I can't really tell if it feels high quality, it is not really heavy and not too light..
Thank you everyone for your help!
marksiv said:
Hmm, okay. Seems like it really is a fake, unfortunately.
I can't really tell if it feels high quality, it is not really heavy and not too light..
Thank you everyone for your help!
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Hopefully you can get the phone sent back. It's a shame to see such a beautiful phone copied from a cheaper supplier.

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