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The sad state of my Nexus 7 screen...

Really disappointed - when I turned on my Nexus 7 today, I found a line of dead pixels. Immediately called customer support and they said try to reset the tablet to see if it's a firmware issue, but it still persists. Will be sending my tablet in pretty soon to have this fixed, unless you guys have any recommendations.
While this might make it sound like I'm ragging on the manufacturing, I actually love the tablet. It's extremely well built - feels great in hand, has the right heft, but is still light and extremely rigid. If any of you are on the fence about this tablet, you shouldn't. It's hands down the best deal that's out there.
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al3xx said:
Really disappointed - when I turned on my Nexus 7 today, I found a line of dead pixels. Immediately called customer support and they said try to reset the tablet to see if it's a firmware issue, but it still persists. Will be sending my tablet in pretty soon to have this fixed, unless you guys have any recommendations.
While this might make it sound like I'm ragging on the manufacturing, I actually love the tablet. It's extremely well built - feels great in hand, has the right heft, but is still light and extremely rigid. If any of you are on the fence about this tablet, you shouldn't. It's hands down the best deal that's out there.
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Is that a Pre-Production Unit?

That sucks really bad. If I receive my device and anything is wrong with it, I'll probably die. I hate when my devices aren't perfect. Also, like the last poster said, is it a pre-production unit?

al3xx said:
Really disappointed - when I turned on my Nexus 7 today, I found a line of dead pixels. Immediately called customer support and they said try to reset the tablet to see if it's a firmware issue, but it still persists. Will be sending my tablet in pretty soon to have this fixed, unless you guys have any recommendations.
While this might make it sound like I'm ragging on the manufacturing, I actually love the tablet. It's extremely well built - feels great in hand, has the right heft, but is still light and extremely rigid. If any of you are on the fence about this tablet, you shouldn't. It's hands down the best deal that's out there.
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Is that a Pre-Production Unit?
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Yeah, thats the White IO model.

At least yours doesn't have scratches on it
Gorilla Glass my ***, I haven't even done much with it
The 3 white lines are scratches and today I saw a few more around the edges near the left side.
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WinDroidGuy said:
At least yours doesn't have scratches on it
Gorilla Glass my ***, I haven't even done much with it
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The 3 white lines are scratches and today I saw a few more around the edges near the left side.
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Not Gorilla glass, Scratch resistant Corning class. Though I don't know the difference. I know my G2 was stated to have Scratch resistant corning glass and it never got a scratch in almost 2 years now.

Cel1084 said:
Not Gorilla glass, Scratch resistant Corning class. Though I don't know the difference. I know my G2 was stated to have Scratch resistant corning glass and it never got a scratch in almost 2 years now.
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Yea, that thing haha
I'm still sad about the scratches for no real reason :/
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their are things you can do to sometimes "wake up" dead pixels. Google fix dead pixel.
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colonel187 said:
their are things you can do to sometimes "wake up" dead pixels. Google fix dead pixel.
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You're definitely right. However most stuck pixels are of a color variety, dead pixels are usually just that and are completely black. If its truly dead, it will stay blacked out regardless of any action.
I am surprised though that a line like that took that long to emerge or die off, I'd have expected them to die off in production or qa. I'm curious if the op dropped or even bumped the tab at some point.
Anyway I hope the RMA process isn't too long and that u get ur tab back soon.
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i hope the change the device for you :angel::angel:
tell as what well they replay:victory::victory:

Dead pixels can't be fixed as they are effectively 'dead'.
Stuck pixels can sometimes be corrected. I've tried on 3 different displays and am yet to witness this.
Google should swap it for you, not repair.

K1LLER HORNET said:
Dead pixels can't be fixed as they are effectively 'dead'.
Stuck pixels can sometimes be corrected. I've tried on 3 different displays and am yet to witness this.
Google should swap it for you, not repair.
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Yup. So I called ASUS and they can't even issue me an RMA because the tablet hasn't be officially released yet. I'm gonna contact Google tomorrow to see if they might be able to replace the tablet for me, really hope that's possible.
Whatever happens, I just want a functioning screen on a white Nexus 7!

al3xx said:
Yup. So I called ASUS and they can't even issue me an RMA because the tablet hasn't be officially released yet. I'm gonna contact Google tomorrow to see if they might be able to replace the tablet for me, really hope that's possible.
Whatever happens, I just want a functioning screen on a white Nexus 7!
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The io nexus 7 has Bluetooth 2.1 the black version has 4 or 3. And some other changed specs. I would think about upgrading to the black one
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al3xx said:
Yup. So I called ASUS and they can't even issue me an RMA because the tablet hasn't be officially released yet. I'm gonna contact Google tomorrow to see if they might be able to replace the tablet for me, really hope that's possible.
Whatever happens, I just want a functioning screen on a white Nexus 7!
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You probably won't be able to get another IO model.

Based on the teardown video u can just swap the backing if they let you keep your current model until you get the replacement.
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Sorry to hear about the dead pixels. Have you tried any of the "dead pixel fixer" apps? Such as Display Tester

Screen size of galaxy nexus vs nexus 7.
I made this diagram for another thread on here.
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By the look of the picture, the pixels on the LCD itself might not be dead. It could be the LCD driving controller, or one of the electrical connectors have failed since all pixels are connected in rows on the X-Y plane. The electrical connection on that particular row may have failed, so you see a complete row of dead pixels.

There were screen quality issues with the transformer prime and the tranformer when they were released. I was hoping ASUS got their QC figured out by now or Google made them have a higher threshold during QC for holding them back. I am hoping I don't need to go through 3 of these like I did with my prime due to screen issues like stuck pixels, dust under the screen or white spots.

My IO N7 screen started to separate from the bezel on the left side and the white back started discoloring into blue/black.
I hope the production units are build better.

Decided to exchange my Nexus 7

People are generally much more prone to complain when their purchase has some issues, while those who have perfect devices are unlikely to post their experiences. To balance that out, I decided to make this post.
My N7 had a very slight screen lift, and I thought I'll just keep it just in case my replacement unit is worse than my current one. After about 3 weeks, I decided to exchange my device, hoping there will be less production issues. Boy am I happy with that decision. Aside from the screen lift, the buttons on the right side always bothered me because it felt too recessed (hard to press). I thought it was just how the device was designed so I never thought much about it. The buttons on my new unit feels just perfect. Very snappy, easy to press, but not too sensitive. Oh, and no screen lift on the new device.
I really feel bad for those who have exchanged their device more than once or twice.

Expecting my first replacement tomorrow death pixels.
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I also got one of these, my roommate did to, both the 16gb models and have had no issues at all...

I just got mine about 3 hours ago and so far it's perfect. It's the 16 gigabyte version and the serial number starts with C 70
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I hate saying this but I bought 2 Nexus 7 to swap out parts and make one perfect one. They both had different issues like screen lift, hard to press buttons and missing screws.
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The right side of my screen is a lot warmer looking than the left, and it drives me crazy when there's a white background such as a webpage or book.
I missed the Staples return window so I suppose I need to call Asus, just kind of dreading talking to them.
I've considered keeping it but I know I'd be a lot happier if the screen was consistent. (Whites look a lot whiter on the left half of the screen)

Blasty007 said:
The right side of my screen is a lot warmer looking than the left, and it drives me crazy when there's a white background such as a webpage or book.
I missed the Staples return window so I suppose I need to call Asus, just kind of dreading talking to them.
I've considered keeping it but I know I'd be a lot happier if the screen was consistent. (Whites look a lot whiter on the left half of the screen)
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You should hold off calling Asus. I think that problem should fixs itself in time.
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3rd times a charm? I hope.

Bought a N7 two days ago, got home and charged it and it had a defect, not from the factory, but from Walmart. The screen had some damage towards the top like too much pressure had been applied there. It didn't go away and I exchanged it for another. I took that one home and started it up and the LCD panel on it was shattered, not the outer glass. They both had slight screen lift but that didn't bother me as I believe it could be fixed. Also they were both C70's. It's just got me discouraged and pretty mad. Both boxes were damaged somewhat so that's why I think its Walmarts fault. But anyway I'll replace this one this week sometime and report back.
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leviwhite9 said:
Bought a N7 two days ago, got home and charged it and it had a defect, not from the factory, but from Walmart. The screen had some damage towards the top like too much pressure had been applied there. It didn't go away and I exchanged it for another. I took that one home and started it up and the LCD panel on it was shattered, not the outer glass. They both had slight screen lift but that didn't bother me as I believe it could be fixed. Also they were both C70's. It's just got me discouraged and pretty mad. Both boxes were damaged somewhat so that's why I think its Walmarts fault. But anyway I'll replace this one this week sometime and report back.
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Yeahhhh that definitely sounds like a Wal-Mart issue there... especially considering the damaged boxes and all. Do you have pictures of the boxes? I'm curious as to what condition they were in that they A) thought it was okay to put on the shelf and B) thought they were decent enough to not even warrant opening the box to make sure... unless it's somehow against Wal-Mart policy to open items to verify they're okay? (wouldn't be entirely surprising now that I think about it)
There's not much room to play for the Nexus 7 inside the factory box. They're pretty clean cut with minimal wasted/open space. Any semi decent hits it would take, especially on the top portion, might be substantially detrimental to the tablet itself.

I did 5 exchanges at various Walmarts and they were all C8O's. I was stubborn and looking for one without and screen separation. I gave up on that mission and realize they all gonna be coming with slight screen separation. But I did manage to find 2 with minor issues. I would avoid the C7O build. Only reason being its a older build.
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[/COLOR]Although am praying at the same time coz i too ordered the nexus 7.. but its from Dubai as i stay in qatar..if thats defective you can say am royally screwed
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JaSauders said:
Yeahhhh that definitely sounds like a Wal-Mart issue there... especially considering the damaged boxes and all. Do you have pictures of the boxes? I'm curious as to what condition they were in that they A) thought it was okay to put on the shelf and B) thought they were decent enough to not even warrant opening the box to make sure... unless it's somehow against Wal-Mart policy to open items to verify they're okay? (wouldn't be entirely surprising now that I think about it)
There's not much room to play for the Nexus 7 inside the factory box. They're pretty clean cut with minimal wasted/open space. Any semi decent hits it would take, especially on the top portion, might be substantially detrimental to the tablet itself.
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Yeah, I blame Walmart. I don't have pics of the box but i do of the devices (Cant post now tho) The boxes were mainly damaged on the back and sides. I'll post pics later tonight hopefully.

shook187 said:
I did 5 exchanges at various Walmarts and they were all C8O's. I was stubborn and looking for one without and screen separation. I gave up on that mission and realize they all gonna be coming with slight screen separation. But I did manage to find 2 with minor issues. I would avoid the C7O build. Only reason being its a older build.
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I'm hoping they get some C90's soon as I took the last two they had. The screen separation doesn't bother me a lot if its miniscule.

hooligan007 said:
Cool story brooaa
Alwaya wanted to say cool story brooaaaa...
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Although am praying at the same time coz i too ordered the nexus 7.. but its from Dubai as i stay in qatar..if thats defective you can say am royally screwed
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Not to try and be rude but I'm so glad I live in the U.S.

Pics finally!
So heres the first N7 with slight, useable damage. http://db.tt/6IjqNLFk that one was useable but not desirable. My next nexus 7, http://db.tt/zmJtkAaN was not in any way useable, the LCD and touch was broken. Here's the box of #2 http://db.tt/7eIhS4TZ http://db.tt/IYtNHeDp http://db.tt/nboEqNKa http://db.tt/j6b6XMjI There's the pics, they aren't the best but maybe they'll work, also sorry about the grammar and punctuation, I'm in a hurry.

JaSauders said:
Yeahhhh that definitely sounds like a Wal-Mart issue there... especially considering the damaged boxes and all. Do you have pictures of the boxes? I'm curious as to what condition they were in that they A) thought it was okay to put on the shelf and B) thought they were decent enough to not even warrant opening the box to make sure... unless it's somehow against Wal-Mart policy to open items to verify they're okay? (wouldn't be entirely surprising now that I think about it)
There's not much room to play for the Nexus 7 inside the factory box. They're pretty clean cut with minimal wasted/open space. Any semi decent hits it would take, especially on the top portion, might be substantially detrimental to the tablet itself.
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I've got a few pics up now.

Good luck with #3! It took me 7! (C6,C7,C7,C7,C8,C8, and now C8..you can see how messed up my account page is now LOL) to get one I was happy with, defect free. I've seen it all now, defective batteries, dead pixels, dust under the screen, screen separation on the left. All of mine have been from Gamestop.
Also you might want to give this thread a look, if you ever need to use VIP for an RMA it's actually an "O" as shook wrote it, not a zero :good:

NeoMagus said:
Good luck with #3! It took me 7! (C6,C7,C7,C7,C8,C8, and now C8..you can see how messed up my account page is now LOL) to get one I was happy with, defect free. I've seen it all now, defective batteries, dead pixels, dust under the screen, screen separation on the left. All of mine have been from Gamestop.
Also you might want to give this thread a look, if you ever need to use VIP for an RMA it's actually an "O" as shook wrote it, not a zero :good:
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Thanks. I should have a new one Friday. Wow, that really sucks.

Just an update.
Returned my N7 and got another. It's a C80, so far no problems other than minor screen lift. Will update after a few days.

Nexus 7 longevity

Hey peeps I've had my nexus 7 for about 2 weeks now and having no issues (touch wood). Hence the topic does any else wonder about the longevity, I.e speaker blows or screen bleed suddenly appears.
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androidkid311 said:
Hey peeps I've had my nexus 7 for about 2 weeks now and having no issues (touch wood). Hence the topic does any else wonder about the longevity, I.e speaker blows or screen bleed suddenly appears.
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The likely hood (unless you have a defective nexus 7) is that you will get a new device before the nexus 7 stops working well.

I personally think this device is well built enough to easily last 5+ years, maybe even 10. I can't see why not if it's treated well.

Keydogg1 said:
I personally think this device is well built enough to easily last 5+ years, maybe even 10. I can't see why not if it's treated well.
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5 years!!! Lol. I dunno people seem to develop issues down the line but maybe they were bad units... :-/
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androidkid311 said:
5 years!!! Lol. I dunno people seem to develop issues down the line but maybe they were bad units... :-/
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I have never known any electrical appliance that has never had any units that have had faults, it's impossible. Truth it it's luck of the draw with any manufacturer but it's usually the minority (and in this case it is). My friend bought the same TV as me at the same time, his died within 6 months (and he got a replacement under warranty), mine's still going strong after 3 years. Providing you haven't got "a bad one" there's no reason it can't go 5 years plus, my (built myself) PC is 5 years old and it's been overclocked to death since the day it was built - that's still going strong!

Depends on the unit. Some will go bad within 30 days, some will go bad within a year.
Unless there is a design flaw, most faults with electronics tend to happen early on in my experience (ie. few weeks to a month)
Seeing as Asus does release most tablets with some design flaws (off the top of my head TF201 with wifi/gps issues, and the Nexus 7 screen lift)
I've seen about 6-7 Nexus 7s so far with screen lift, all in the same spot and about the same amount. So the longevity would be based on whether that design flaw is cosmetic, or could effect the screens durability.
IMO, it WILL affect the screen down the road and lead to a weakened screen with your screen eventually cracking.
(Anyone who says they don't have screen lift, either it hasn't developed yet or are extremely lucky)

145ty said:
Depends on the unit. Some will go bad within 30 days, some will go bad within a year.
Unless there is a design flaw, most faults with electronics tend to happen early on in my experience (ie. few weeks to a month)
Seeing as Asus does release most tablets with some design flaws (off the top of my head TF201 with wifi/gps issues, and the Nexus 7 screen lift)
I've seen about 6-7 Nexus 7s so far with screen lift, all in the same spot and about the same amount. So the longevity would be based on whether that design flaw is cosmetic, or could effect the screens durability.
IMO, it WILL affect the screen down the road and lead to a weakened screen with your screen eventually cracking.
(Anyone who says they don't have screen lift, either it hasn't developed yet or are extremely lucky)
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I'm pretty sure the screen lift issue was fixed in the latest batch. I just RMA'd mine and this new one has no screen lift.
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androidkid311 said:
Hey peeps I've had my nexus 7 for about 2 weeks now and having no issues (touch wood). Hence the topic does any else wonder about the longevity, I.e speaker blows or screen bleed suddenly appears.
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did u just touch your wood ?

frobthebuilder said:
I'm pretty sure the screen lift issue was fixed in the latest batch. I just RMA'd mine and this new one has no screen lift.
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Got mine beginning of December when I caught it available on play store for the 30 mins it was in stock.
Its perfect. No lift.
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Think screen lift is a thing of the past. My first one had it bad (from the original batch of 16gb units). This 32gb unit is flawless as is the other four I've seen.
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It's my opinion unless Asus has fixed the speaker problem, ANY Nexus 7's speakers will eventually 'blow out' and rattle incessantly. My left speaker has done it three times and my right speaker once, and I don't play movies, loud games, etc.. It's apparently done it from notifications every time.
They pop back down, but it'll just happen again. As for the rest, the battery will wear out at some point, depending upon how well you treat it, most likely it would carry a reasonable amount of charge for 3-4 years. If you heavily discharge and recharge it every day, less time.. Hot environment, less time, etc...
Screen bleed I've never heard of except for screen detects in manufacturing, never heard of it happening while in use.

khaytsus said:
It's my opinion unless Asus has fixed the speaker problem, ANY Nexus 7's speakers will eventually 'blow out' and rattle incessantly. My left speaker has done it three times and my right speaker once, and I don't play movies, loud games, etc.. It's apparently done it from notifications every time.
They pop back down, but it'll just happen again. As for the rest, the battery will wear out at some point, depending upon how well you treat it, most likely it would carry a reasonable amount of charge for 3-4 years. If you heavily discharge and recharge it every day, less time.. Hot environment, less time, etc...
Screen bleed I've never heard of except for screen detects in manufacturing, never heard of it happening while in use.
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The main one that I'm worried about is the speakers. I don't use them for music but for games and notifications and that. :-/
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As popular as this device has become I can see it being around for a few years with no problems. I'm sure any parts that may end up being common replacement parts will start popping up for cheap on amazon. My speakers are working great, and I use them extensively for games, movies, and YouTube. I see no reason they shouldn't last a few years themselves, but if for some reason they don't there's always headphones/portable speakers.
I'm very happy with my little tablet and full intend on using it for a good 2-3 years, longevity is part of the reason I got it. Once my Toshiba laptop died (HDD failure), after a year and a half of usage, I replaced it with a more modern Asus. Wouldn't you know the Asus suffered HDD failure after a year, right out of warranty. This time since my laptop is still running up to date hardware I chose to fix, ended up costing $250 after ordering recovery discs, 500GB HDD, and 8 gigs of RAM ( which I didn't need after all, the guy testing my laptop was an idiot). So I decided to use my 7 for everyday light duty in the hopes I'll actually be able to get a few years out of my laptop this time around.
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A device will last as long as you take care of it.
Be careful with it, act as its a very prized possession (I know mine is)
Cases are your friend,(high quality ones at least) and will give your device a longer life(usually)
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I have the 32GB wifi model
When it first arrive, its perfect, but after playing some intense 3D games... I notice my screen lifted... 0.1mm
I think its because of the heat it generates when gaming...
Now, I only use N7 for reading and some light gaming.
*Using cases that has a lock on cover, so when you close the cover after every use, especially gaming, the cover will apply pressure to the screen.
Its will stop the screen lift from going worse.
http://store.greatshield.com/product_p/gs70427.htm
Amazon is much cheaper, I just post this link, as its from their official store.

Got my 16GB model in September last year and the screen cracked taking the digitizer with it last week. No, I didn't drop it, yes it was in a leather case. I've looked after it but the screen just shattered. Asus Warranty doesn't cover the screen apparently so the durability on mine was laughable. I won't be buying another.

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Got my 16GB model in September last year and the screen cracked taking the digitizer with it last week. No, I didn't drop it, yes it was in a leather case. I've looked after it but the screen just shattered. Asus Warranty doesn't cover the screen apparently so the durability on mine was laughable. I won't be buying another.
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There's an example of what I mean :-/. However I think that's when the 1st batches were released still I'm not justifying what happened.
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I don't think these will last longer then a couple years by then there will be cheaper and faster tablets. Sure they will still work but it will be like using that first Android Phone you got that is sitting in your sock drawer
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[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...

Snoshrk said:
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.

khaytsus said:
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....

erica_renee said:
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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*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 -

androidkarnt said:
*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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TheLastSidekick said:
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