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If it makes anyone feel better. My Nexus seems 100% alright

Seeing all the scary "My screen/speaker/mic/entire thing is broke" threads. I thought I might put mine out here.
It's fine. Rock solid 100%. Amazing External Speaker Quality. Plenty good enough for me. The frame is solid, doesn't pop or creak. The USB port, which is my favorite thing, clicks firmly and USB plugs don't wiggle or make me scared XD.
My screen is fine. No ghosting. No dead pixels. The lock and volume buttons are solid.
My ONLY COMPLAINT...Is that the screen lock/unlock sound is extremely quiet no matter what... >.>
I am sure that is just a software thing though.
So...Yeah. I am sure this is the normal amount of defects, just the whole thing is amplified because we are all spazzing and excited. XD
I love my Nexy. :3

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Perfect as well.
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Raised left side in portrait. It seems the issue is related to heat.......wait for yours to heat up a little

Itsfugginhot said:
Raised left side in portrait. It seems the issue is related to heat.......wait for yours to heat up a little
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I've gotten it very warm with gaming sessions, and sometimes when it charges. Let me go look at that spot.
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Nope! Just moved over to it, and check it out. It is just fine :3 Yay

No problems here either. This thing flies! Screen is amazing!
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No problems here either. This thing flies! Screen is amazing!
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That is what my first impression was!
How is your battery life? I got 5 hours of screen time, with 2 days of total running time. That was charging it from 32% to full when I got it. I just got it down to 5% today, and it is finishing now. I am hoping to see at least 7 to 8 hours now.
Hopefully XD

Only thing I find fault with is my compass needs calibrating. Otherwise OK. No serious sound tests yet, but I'm not planning on using it for music. Had a 2 hour skype conversation and it was ok. Same upside down "me" image as my GSII but that is a skype thing.

Played with the Nexus for about 4hrs straight no issues so far to report here either...

With the Camera app from the Market, I was actually impressed at the quality. It is much better than I thought it was.

Mine appears to be fine too.
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Very good to hear! Like I said, I'm sure the amount of defects is pretty much the normal amount. We are just hyped and worried more.

Flawless here as well. And to think I told myself I would never buy another ASUS product again after my 201. It's a good thing I decided to call around Saturday and traded in my vita which was collecting dust. Walk in and all guy said he didn't even expect any in because nobody preordered.

Mine appears fine too. No screen issues. Nothing broken. No strange sounds. Etc.

Loving my Nexus 7 right next to my iPad 3, well now girl friends iPad 3. I also ordered from Google play and am fine with the service i received and a 25 gift card is awesome . It all seems perfect to me, now to get a nexus phone. Also I hope yo write so e software for this thing.

Mine is 98% perfect. I really had no issue all day (very heavy use) until just now when I pressed the left corner and tried very hard to listen for a creak. And I heard a small creak. The screen does not seem to be raised, but there's a tiny creak. I am just wondering if it's me paranoid or this will become a bigger problem (is only my first day).
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Locklear308 said:
Very good to hear! Like I said, I'm sure the amount of defects is pretty much the normal amount. We are just hyped and worried more.
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Unresponsive screen on left hand side. Raised left side in portrait mode the problem

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Unresponsive screen on left hand side. Raised left side in portrait mode the problem
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I've seen that a lot, so we know that is a basic issue. At least it's not 1000s of random things.

Mine is perfect as well. Tried to replicate issues people have been having with theirs and haven't been able too. When it came today I was at work, let's just say very little work got done
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No problems on my end, but I only got to play for about an hour before I made myself apply my XOSkin. Now I have to wait until tomorrow to use it /firstworldproblems

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I seem to have a similar issue. Doesn't appear to be raised compared to the bezel, but it does move when I push on it.
Overall, still satisfied - if this issue persists I'll request a replacement.

Poll: Which method fixed glass separation?

There are many methods suggested by various members to fix the glass separation issue. Just curious what your experiences are.
AFAIK, we have at least 3 threads on how to fix this issue but no poll yet. I thought an empirical results would benefit the new owners looking for the most effective fix.
Several other fixes failed to include:
1. heat/clamp (similar to super glue method sans gluing)
2. nexus 7 case

There isn't an option for .
I don't have a screen separation problem.

CrazyPeter said:
There isn't an option for .
I don't have a screen separation problem.
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this.
and "i have separation but it doesn't bother me so I haven't attempted any fix"

i'm in amost the option "quit and learn to live with"

Washer fix, still not 100% but doesn't bug me.

Washer fix was 100% for me. It required 3 washers over 2 screws. Been solid ever since. Looks straight when looking across the glass and no more little bulge on the frame. Very happy.
If I ever have to RMA it for some other reason, I do expect my other one to be fixed. I don't want to manually fix the screen every time there is a problem.

Superglue (special for plasric and glass) did the trick for me... 2weeks perfectly fixed
Inviato dal mio Nexus 7

Does the superglue trick void warranty? In other words, is it detectable at all by Google if I ever send it in and they decide to look?

I used the one found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29741494&postcount=3
Simply heating it by watching video, putting a clamp on the side to hold the screen in place, let it stay warm for a few hours, then unplug it, turn it off, and leave it overnight. Screen hasn't raised again the past two days. It's not a screws issue -- the fact that you can push the screen back into place makes that pretty clear. It seems to just be an adhesive problem. I'd recommend giving it a try for sure.

Weighing down the left side of the screen and warming it up. Re-sealed the glue I think

I decided to check as many as I could until I found one without it.. all in all I opened 9, the 9th had no screen lift. So I went with the, "I'll get what I paid for method." It took a few days and 4 stores but I'm happy having a nexus as it should be, with no flickers and no screws loose.
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Non. They only made the screen worse.
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I tried tightening/ loosening the screws and leaving weight on it overnight, neither worked. I ended up exchanging the one that had lift for another one, then that one ended up having dust under the screen so after taking that one back (both C7's) I took the refund, and now have to wait for them to get more stock in. The glue method some are suggesting is just nuts, no way should I have to do that to something brand new out of the box. Honestly might not even bother trying to find another one.
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Nippero said:
Does the superglue trick void warranty? In other words, is it detectable at all by Google if I ever send it in and they decide to look?
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I did the super glue thing and there's no visible trace externally or internally.
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glued it
I did the glue fix with 5 minute epoxy. Its now perfect for a week so far. By the way, my Nexus 7 was great except for the lifting screen issue on the left side so I didn't want to exchange it. 5 minutes of my time is all it took and I've been happy.

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I did the glue fix with 5 minute epoxy. Its now perfect for a week so far. By the way, my Nexus 7 was great except for the lifting screen issue on the left side so I didn't want to exchange it. 5 minutes of my time is all it took and I've been happy.
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5 minute epoxy is great stuff! I only have minor screen lift, to the point where I never would have noticed it if people weren't always talking about it. If my screen lift ever gets worse I will be using some epoxy on mine as well, but for now, I'm just going to enjoy my N7

Same here. Left a couple of books on it overnight. All fixed, three days now
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I tried the heating method. It was good for 2 weeks ago but the screen creaking has returned.
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I decided to simply accept a minor amount of screen lift as a mere quirk of the device, and compared it to other issues that matter far more to me--such as the dingy yellow tint and dead pixels. Now that I got a (6th) unit without either of those issues, I'm going to keep it even though there's a bit of screen lift.

As far as I see this, the only true/permanent fix is to re-glue the screen. I've fixed two now with 5-min epoxy and they're perfect.
If "by Super glue" you mean CA (especially thin) I'd highly avoid that if you don't want to make a mess, it's way to aggressive and fast curing.
5-min epoxy gives you plenty of time to wipe off any excess and clamp the screen to the frame.

It's a sad day today for my Nexus...

So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:

Sorry to hear that but I've read that LG will repair your screen for less than that.
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hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone

Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.

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So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
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sorry bro. hope you get it fixed and working again soon. did you have a case on the phone? just curious to know how fragile it is.

Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Damn man, that sucks. The first time my Nexus was dropped was from my friend being careless... So because of that, I made it so that no one except me can use my phone. I hated my friend for doing that because it was the first hour I had my phone...
But for the screen fix, try to see if you can find a lower price. Doesn't hurt to continue searching the web.

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Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Your a bit of a kn×b aren't you
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xXx_S13 said:
hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
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I heard it was 7-10 days after they receive it including return shipping.
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Damn ....that sucks
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I know how it feel bro. First scratch on beautiful screen. Crying in a corner

And that's why I have a case.
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Harry Pothead said:
Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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LG will not give you a quote. They will only say, "We cannot give you a quote without you sending it in. Please send the phone in to us, with you being responsible for shipping, and then once we've had a chance to look at it, we will let you know the cost of the repair."
Even after I pushed saying how about the front lcd and digitizer, they still wouldn't give me an estimate.

Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?

So was it worth not having a case?

Life is like a pubic hair on a toilet seat. You're gonna get pissed off sometimes.
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Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
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In US is something like $140...in UK I will let you know on Friday when I receive the quote

That really sucks... Something about these new phones, in particular the ones with the new touch sensor in glass or whatever they call it. The touch response is gone on a crack. I recall my first Droid had two cracks across the entire face and it worked flawlessly... I think I'd rather have that 1mm gap in the display/glass then have to replace it due to a simple crack.
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Ouch that really does suck
Hope you get it fixed pretty soon

knock on wood, i hope i don't drop it, i have butter fingers too, i did let it slip once but i had the usb cable in it still and it only fell like 2 foot on soft wooden floor, if you drop it from your pocket( 4ft >) and it hits hard floor like cement, its a goner i think!

Worst element of Nexus 4 - frictionless back

Background: I owned the Nexus S, and Galaxy Nexus as daily drivers.
This is my first glass backed phone - but not until I finally removed the plastic film from it recently, did I realise how problematic it is.
In short:
DON'T LEAVE THIS PHONE ON ANY SURFACE NOT PERFECTLY LEVEL.
I mean, the slightest incline and your phone will slowly make it's way to jumping off the edge.
I had never dropped my phone in the few months since release, and the week I take off the plastic, it has hit the floor 3 times.
Once it did it over the course of a few hours in the middle of the night, from the flat night table next to the bed.
The other day, off a counter ledge in the bathroom.
Just now, from atop the microwave in the kitchen.
Each time, nothing was moving or near the phone, and it fell off seconds or minutes after putting it down. No vibration or anything occured either, which would surely expedite the falling.
If you put this phone down on a not-level surface (ie, anything that would cause a ball to roll) you can watch it ever so gradually slide and move around. I can't even put it on a short stack of 6 pieces of paper on my desk without it slipping off before long. I'm telling you these are surfaces that you wouldn't know weren't level if not for this phone treating it like an ice skating rink. Nothing has ever fallen off of them, previously.
I hate it. I wouldn't change the phone to another, but still. Frictionless glass backing SUCKS.
Oh, and luckily no cracks or damage. So far. But I've learned my lesson and now have to wall it in with other objects it can't move past.

Now i know
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I'm sorry but... IBL.
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Get a screen protector for the back or a nice case
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EnIXmA said:
Get a screen protector for the back or a nice case
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Whilst I recommend a case for pretty much everyone else I know, I'm careful enough to go "naked" and appreciate the phone as designed. It's just an adjustment in this case, and I don't anticipate it falling ever again.
A stupid adjustment I shouldn't have to make, but there you go.

Your physics concepts are fu**ed up,if there is no friction,the phone would be slipping away from your hands every seconds already,go back to school to study man. In your situation,it is called lesser friction.
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In other news, walking on gravel without shoes hurts and standing outside when it's snowing will make you cold.
Yes, it's got a shiny back and yes, funnily this makes it more likely to slide off things.
If it bothers you, get a bumper. I did and it doesn't slide around now. I also bought shoes for the snow and that fixed my feet too.
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davidang said:
Your physics concepts are fu**ed up,if there is no friction,the phone would be slipping away from your hands every seconds already,go back to school to study man. In your situation,it is called lesser friction.
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Hahaha yeah my physics are just so CRAZY. It couldn't merely be my writing, you know: using a word that conveys the relative amount of friction, rather than scientifically correct terminology. Get over yourself.
And whilst we're at it, unless you were somehow holding the phone only by its "frictionless" back, it wouldn't slip out of your hands, now would it? Oh, the irony of your terrible post.

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I'm sorry but... IBL.
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New moderator?
We had plenty of rant threads, no need to open another one.
So yes, thread locked.

[2012] Nexus 7 is a TANK

Kudos to ASUS for producing such a robust product.
Last October (Halloween to be exact) my family and I went the local Science Center (my son's favorite destination) for the kid's Halloween party. I of course brought my N7 to stay occupied while he soaked up SCIENCE & FUN...
After a long day, we head home stopping for dinner. As I go to load my son into the car after dinner, I put my N7 on the roof....
As we travelled up the interstate we heard a weird whistling noise that lasted for 10 minutes or so before "going away"....
At home I realized what must have happened....:crying:
Flash forward to last week...I get a call.
The guy :angel: on the other end asks "did you lose a tablet?" YES!....Holy Cow...you can't be serious....
Seems he plugged it in and a little while later it was able to boot to the lock screen where I had my contact info....
We set a time to meet and I got my N7 back. :highfive:
I plugged it in and what do you know, it seems to be fine.
N7 (no sleeve, no nothing) in a zippered 2-up CD case I had lying around...survived flying off the top a car at 70mph....almost 6 months outdoors....IOWA winter....sub-zero temps...snow....ice....rain...
Only damage: 1" piece of the silver trim on the bottom right corner is broken... WOW!

That's crazy man lol
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SO the nexus 7 is hard wearing then?

androidkarnt said:
SO the nexus 7 is hard wearing then?
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Either that or I got EXTREMELY lucky...

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Either that or I got EXTREMELY lucky...
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Pretty sure it's the latter. How it didn't get wet I'm surprised at, I wonder if they've had the tablet sitting around for a while and just now tried to power it up or something.

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Pretty sure it's the latter. How it didn't get wet I'm surprised at, I wonder if they've had the tablet sitting around for a while and just now tried to power it up or something.
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Wet...I don't know... inside the zippered case was damp for sure as the ink bled on the couple of pages of paper I had kept with the N7.

You were Super Lucky.. Dealing with asus is NO FUN
I think you were just very lucky. There were including myself many thousands of people have major issues with the screen cracking and breaking on the nexus 7 when it came out.. The first one i bought. Came in the mail after waiting and waiting took it out of the box and the screen was not secure on the device. I held it in my hand and the screen crushed under my thumb. It took months to get my money back. at that time they were NOT Doing exchanges .
anyway Just my two pennies be careful next time your not likely to be so lucky. Mine is kept in a BOB J Gear case . i have seen all over about the same issue with the nexus 4 phones
Thanks for your story....

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I think you were just very lucky. There were including myself many thousands of people have major issues with the screen cracking and breaking on the nexus 7 when it came out.. The first one i bought. Came in the mail after waiting and waiting took it out of the box and the screen was not secure on the device. I held it in my hand and the screen crushed under my thumb. It took months to get my money back. at that time they were NOT Doing exchanges .
anyway Just my two pennies be careful next time your not likely to be so lucky. Mine is kept in a BOB J Gear case . i have seen all over about the same issue with the nexus 4 phones
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*Just ordered one on these and so far it sounds like its tough as nails. having said that my iphone 5 was going great guns then a one day i lay on a bench and that little drop cained the screen!.
cant wait to get this lil guy -

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*Just ordered one on these and so far it sounds like its tough as nails. having said that my iphone 5 was going great guns then a one day i lay on a bench and that little drop cained the screen!.
cant wait to get this lil guy -
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First thing I did when I got it back was to buy a rubber/silicone case to help protect it...
G/L with your new toy!

:laugh: lol
attach her some rollers and you can use it as a multimedia skateboard
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that's awesome, nice to know it.
i wonder if 2013 version can do same things. honestly, i don't want to test my device in such way )

That is incredibly lucky.
Unfortunately mine fell off the sofa from less than 3 feet high on it's side and the screen cracked to such an extent that it no longer responded to touches.

That's luck nothing to do with build quality haha the original Nexus 7 didn't have too much of a great build quality especially with the screen coming out on some devices.
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That's luck nothing to do with build quality haha the original Nexus 7 didn't have too much of a great build quality especially with the screen coming out on some devices.
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totally true i sent two back for this issue. MY NEXUS 7 STAYS in my Purse for the most part. I have a note 10.1 i use nearly constantly. The nexus is for being at doc office and so on as well as a gps when i get lost . oops i never get Lost .

erica_renee said:
totally true i sent two back for this issue. MY NEXUS 7 STAYS in my Purse for the most part. I have a note 10.1 i use nearly constantly. The nexus is for being at doc office and so on as well as a gps when i get lost . oops i never get Lost .
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Yeah the Nexus 7 was a good device if you didn't have to RMA. But apart from the screen being faulty, there was a bad EMMC which cause slow crawl speeds on the tablet until 4.3 implemented FSTRIM automatically at a certain battery threshold. I just ran it via script and I didn't have any problems none the less.
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I must have been extremely lucky too in that I never had any of the problems others seem to have had with the 2012 N7...
Needless to say I have been babying it since I got it back

I guess that really demonstrates the usefulness of a decent case for it.

Any device that falls you have a 50/50 chance of the screen cracking. I know my old thunderbolt I dropped it many times and the screen didn't crack. Then that one day it fell just right and the screen shattered. Maybe one day they can make a screen that's shatterproof but if they did we wouldn't buy new replacement devices lol. I wouldn't say I am very careful with my tablet but I have dropped it a few times and so far it hasn't cracked yet.
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Lol wtf
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LOL