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Going from Silver HTC One to Galaxy S4 and back to Black HTC One

I contemplated not writing this. In tech sometimes we require so much perfection, we forget what's actually important to us. Furthermore we forget that any software issue can be conquered by the great devs here at XDA. With the fear of sounding hypocritical, here's why I found myself going back to the HTC One after a short two week affair with the S4.
I had very real issues with my silver HTC One. The S4 was the answer to those issues. After a couple weeks with the S4 I really missed one thing about the HTC One - the camera. I have 2 babies and after missing several pictures of them over the past couple weeks I became very frustrated with the slow launch and slow picture taking of the S4. I was enjoying all the other features but this was beginning to stick in my crawl. So I really researched the issues I was having with the HTC One. I found out that the brightness quick toggle was solved through Viper Rom and menu button was easily mapped to a short hold of the back button.
Now I had a problem because I was torn between going back to the HTC one (most of which for me all had build issues) or staying with the S4 and waiting for developement to speed up camera and some of the overall lag I was experiencing. So I went out to Best Buy and decided to check out a black HTC One. I don't know if it's simply because the manufacturing was updated or refined but it was perfect. Zero gaps, seemless bezel and no dead or stuck pixels. Having only one trade left at best buy I made the leap and swapped back to the HTC One. I think this was a great decision. Again a big factor was the camera, being able to post edit my shots - remove people from the background and make a drama shot without having to put it in that mode before shooting the picture is really fast and convenient. I in one day caught 3 great pictures that I would have needed to adjust settings on BEFORE taking with the S4. Pictures I think I would have missed with the S4. Also I didn't realize how different (brighter and somewhat crisper) the HTC One screen was. There will of course be sacrifices with the HTC One, no swappable battery, awkward placement of power button and no multi-window. But, the tradeoff is one I'm ok with. Black HTC One made the difference for me.

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Rippley05 said:
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Thanks, I broke it up a little. I honestly am glad to be back. I had some issues with the HTC one and panicked a little but with this new one I'm definitely enjoying HTC and especially glad to have ZOE back. It's really a standout feature.

coojoe1000 said:
Thanks, I broke it up a little. I honestly am glad to be back. I had some issues with the HTC one and panicked a little but with this new one I'm definitely enjoying HTC and especially glad to have ZOE back. It's really a standout feature.
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Don't feel bad my man. I was in the same situation as you. It was just something about this HTC One.
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I'm currently in panic mode trying to figure out what to do with my silver One. Thanks for the great post.
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Morghan said:
I'm currently in panic mode trying to figure out what to do with my silver One. Thanks for the great post.
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...and why is that?
I am about to end my remorse period and am 50-50 on the phone. Love it but gets too hot and eats too much battery sometimes (I'm a light user). I like it but I also got a SGS4 for my friend and I keep staring at it...
So, why panic mode? Thinking of returning... or?

Morghan said:
I'm currently in panic mode trying to figure out what to do with my silver One. Thanks for the great post.
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Glad I can help. This has been a hard decision for me but I'm glad to finally settle with the HTC One and think I've made the best decision for me.
In my opinion, figure out a way to swap for the black. I don't know if it's because of a refined manufacturing process, Better materials or what - but the difference between the two colors is night and day. No misfires pushing the back or home buttons and no gaps anywhere. I'll post pics when I get home. If you bought from sprint and go in to change color they'll charge a restocking fee. I would recommend pointing out a flaw with the silver (I'm sure you probably have one) and ask to change to a black one as you have heard reports of better assembly and less issues. If you bought from Best Buy or the like you can swap without fee's. That's why I almost exclusively by phones from Best Buy now.

coojoe1000 said:
Glad I can help. This has been a hard decision for me but I'm glad to finally settle with the HTC One and think I've made the best decision for me.
In my opinion, figure out a way to swap for the black. I don't know if it's because of a refined manufacturing process, Better materials or what - but the difference between the two colors is night and day. No misfires pushing the back or home buttons and no gaps anywhere. I'll post pics when I get home. If you bought from sprint and go in to change color they'll charge a restocking fee. I would recommend pointing out a flaw with the silver (I'm sure you probably have one) and ask to change to a black one as you have heard reports of better assembly and less issues. If you bought from Best Buy or the like you can swap without fee's. That's why I almost exclusively by phones from Best Buy now.
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I agree, Best Buy was the way to go for me. Ended up getting data error 104 all the time on my first one.....exchanged the phone 6 times per sprint techs requests before I figured out they had my SIM ID incorrect on my account. The One (silver) I have is absolutely perfect now.

If I got my HTC one online, can I exchange at best buy?
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thlinx said:
If I got my HTC one online, can I exchange at best buy?
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if you got it from Best Buy online then yes

I spent less then a week with the S4 before I gave in to my overwhelming felling of missing an HTC device. I liked some of the features but the phone just felt cheap and the Sprint service in my area doesn't seem to play well with Samsung Phones. Lots of dropped calls and frequent signal fluctuations. Love the ONE very happy I made the switch...

Htc First Screen

Well my girlfriend just dropped her HTC First that she got less than a month ago on our linoleum floor and the screen completely spider-webbed. And when I say "completely" I mean the ENTIRE screen. The "gorilla glass" they supposedly put on this phone is more like fine China. It didn't even land on the actual screen....
Anyway, are there any replacement screens out for this thing yet? I know it just came out and my question will most likely fall on deaf ears but figured I would give it a go. Also a disassembly guide would be beneficial as well.
Thanks in advance
-Billy
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dude first of all gorilla glass only protects against scrachs not falls and not yet for the screen there ain't any around so be more careful with ur newly purchased phones

2 feet onto some soft linoleum should cause this type of damage I'm sorry. I've dropped my HTC one x onto the corner of a vice at work directly onto the screen and nothing happened. And also, the so called "insurance that we have said it would be 199$ to fix it and HTC gave me a quote of 150$ to fix it. Nice to know everyone stands behind the quality of some products.....
How about you tell my girlfriend to be more careful with her newly purchased phone? Wont really help too much at this point.
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Bhogan123 said:
Well my girlfriend just dropped her HTC First that she got less than a month ago on our linoleum floor and the screen completely spider-webbed. And when I say "completely" I mean the ENTIRE screen. The "gorilla glass" they supposedly put on this phone is more like fine China. It didn't even land on the actual screen....
Anyway, are there any replacement screens out for this thing yet? I know it just came out and my question will most likely fall on deaf ears but figured I would give it a go. Also a disassembly guide would be beneficial as well.
Thanks in advance
-Billy
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You could always check on eBay. But I doubt you will be able to find anything be as new as it is. I plan on disassembling mine sometime soon to play around. If I'm able to I will whip up a tutorial
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jmztaylor said:
You could always check on eBay. But I doubt you will be able to find anything be as new as it is. I plan on disassembling mine sometime soon to play around. If I'm able to I will whip up a tutorial
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Awesome. I'd definitely appreciate it if you got around to a disassembly. Could not find ANYTHING on this phone at all being as how new it is. Especially with a name like HTC "First". Kind of sends the search engine into a plethora of random stuff.
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Any luck? My son just cracked his and I can't find a replacement screen at all
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Still nothing hopefully some Chinese manufacturer picks this up soon as my fiancés phone is falling apart.
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Yes...can't believe I let him have it without a case
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Doctorfixit but very expensive 199.00
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blafree64 said:
Doctorfixit but very expensive 199.00
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Im sorry but I refuse to pay twice of what we bought the phone for to fix a simple screen. I'll wait for the 40$ LCD+digitizer option...
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I hear you it was awful expensive for a low end phone
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Alrighty. Well there is a store online that is selling the digitizer now! But what I don't know is how do I go about separating the LCD from the cracked glass without destroying it?!
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Bhogan123 said:
Alrighty. Well there is a store online that is selling the digitizer now! But what I don't know is how do I go about separating the LCD from the cracked glass without destroying it?!
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very carefully lol theres a video for the htc one xl that shows how to separate them but there is a disclaimer not to do it if you are not a pro. You can try and see if a repair store will do it for you if you bring them the parts or wait till they sell them in one piece.

kalel420 said:
very carefully lol theres a video for the htc one xl that shows how to separate them but there is a disclaimer not to do it if you are not a pro. You can try and see if a repair store will do it for you if you bring them the parts or wait till they sell them in one piece.
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You got a link to that by any chance? Can't seem to find it
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Bhogan123 said:
You got a link to that by any chance? Can't seem to find it
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the only video i can find on youtube to unfuse them is the galaxy s3 and i guess the htc phones are harder...more adhesive it takes hours to get it all of the lcd with Q tips. but i did find this ... http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-first-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly-with-front-housing.html

kalel420 said:
the only video i can find on youtube to unfuse them is the galaxy s3 and i guess the htc phones are harder...more adhesive it takes hours to get it all of the lcd with Q tips. but i did find this ... http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-first-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly-with-front-housing.html
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Good find my good sir! Just requested them to notify me when it becomes available. Going to do some more searching on alibaba and such. EBay is a bust as far as replacement stuff goes.
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this same situation with cell of my wife. I bought a case but need to replace a screen. In at&t said that I should call CPR but they can't help (not typical model of HTC they said). So I found this: youtube.com/watch?v=LIsnRmxw0cI and link above (to the store). And I have serious question: maybe anyone has experience with this company? You guys will buy it?

stroboscop said:
this same situation with cell of my wife. I bought a case but need to replace a screen. In at&t said that I should call CPR but they can't help (not typical model of HTC they said). So I found this: youtube.com/watch?v=LIsnRmxw0cI and link above (to the store). And I have serious question: maybe anyone has experience with this company? You guys will buy it?
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They look legit, but I don't think I'd attempt separating the glass from the digitizer myself. And it looks like they only have digitizers in stock, not full screen assemblies.

markzero said:
They look legit, but I don't think I'd attempt separating the glass from the digitizer myself. And it looks like they only have digitizers in stock, not full screen assemblies.
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Thanks for info

Hey,
I'm happy to be a new HTC First broken screen owner now.
But since the glass is partially crumbling, wouldn't it be easier to separate it from the LCD ? Anybody has successfully repair his First ?
(For the little story, it was one of the first time I ever drop a phone in my life -_-)

Screen problem?

Hello, I have seen that my htc one screen have a light leak on the op of the screen, I thought that is a problem of my HTC One, but I have seen in internet that many Ones have this problem, so Can you see that your one have this problem?
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PD: It is visible only in light colors or white.
Thanks and sorry for my english.

According to you (and maybe the other ONE user) I think I'm lucky because my screen doesn't have this issue..
but I got two deadpixels in less then a month since I bought it

it's called backlight bleeding, i have that too, there is nothing you can do about it..

I have spoken with HTC Chat and they say me that I can send the One to the SAT, but I am worried because I have seen another One in a shop of my city which has the same problem.
Thanks

Anyone has this problem too?

Idon't have this issue. Good luck
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Thanks...
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I have that too, it looks the same, even the same pattern (two gaps where the sensors and camera is).
But to be honest, it is not noticeable at all, only when looking at bright colors from a high angle. Maybe the level of bleed varies from unit to unit, and if it's bothering you very much then RMA it.
Don't get me wrong, I am very picky about this kind of stuff, If I found a single badpixel I would go bonkers over it. However looking at what kind of issues people are having with their Ones I wouldn't complain at something like this.

Reported here as well, but my One is fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2366154
John.

verdipio said:
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I thought that was normal..
I have it too
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I'm the OP of the linked thread. Wanted to return it, but my shop didn't think it was a good enough reason for an exchange.
Here's a recent pic of my right side attached.

Loffen said:
I'm the OP of the linked thread. Wanted to return it, but my shop didn't think it was a good enough reason for an exchange.
Here's a recent pic of my right side attached.
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You are looking at a shallow angle at the edge of the screen.... do you see this when you look at the screen straight on..... if not then there's no problem.

rider5512 said:
You are looking at a shallow angle at the edge of the screen.... do you see this when you look at the screen straight on..... if not then there's no problem.
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Not really, but compared to the other side, it is quite bad!

dont know what to do

planning to buy this phone but i am afraid that i will catch one with a bad camera (camera creating purple/pink tint for the indoor pictures)
i read some forums and i don't know if its a software problem or hardware...the main problem is that i will buy new in the box sealed but with no warranty..... somebody can help with an advice
the statistic is making me worried :http://forum.xda-developers.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=14531

Pretty much every HTC One has or will get this problem. Its your decision and on daylight its a very very good camera.

Atrax_ said:
Pretty much every HTC One has or will get this problem. Its your decision and on daylight its a very very good camera.
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so it's possible in time to get this problem with the camera?

teapa said:
so it's possible in time to get this problem with the camera?
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Many phones got this problem even after sending it back to htc for fixing. Nobody really knows if its software or hardware sided.

I would recommend Nexus 5 instead. If you think that camera will be an issue than please don't take the risk. It's your hard earned $600 that you are spending. Go for the maximum utility, satisfaction. If low light camera capability is important for you, this phone is not worthy of a phone.
Written from a user who has this issue, and had no success in getting it fixed via HTC.
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Bottom line this is the best phone ever made. Most cameras are fine just check everything out when you get the phone. 4.3 update is rolling out. Get a good case like Otterbox Commuter and a screen protector. Use Nova launcher. Here is my homescreen
Http://onlinedivorceclass.net/s9.png

I've had this phone since day 1 and have no had any issues with the camera.
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after reading more threads i came to the conclusion that it's hardware problem
they are two microchips near to the camera and by heating up they ar disturbing the senzor...
pity i liked very much how the phone looks:crying:

shehade08 said:
I've had this phone since day 1 and have no had any issues with the camera.
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to check you camera make a small (3-4 mins) full hd video and after try to take a picture on low light conditions

I bought my phone in May and by July it started developing the purple tint. While it's not guaranteed that you will get the purple tint, there have been lots of people who do.
Don't get me wrong. I still love my One especially for the Boomsound and LCD display. But I can live with the camera issues cos I use several phones concurrently so I just use another phone if I have to use the camera.
Ultimately it's your call. But my advice is pay extra for the warranty. Especially for this model. Cos if you start getting problems, without warranty you will have no recourse.
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3rd phone here and have not had this camera issue on any of the 3

All phones from all brands got hardware/software issues. You can run but you can't hide.
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twerg said:
3rd phone here and have not had this camera issue on any of the 3
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seems that in Australia arrived a good stock :good: yes it's very strange that some people they have the issue and some not
can you check something for me please :....Camera cinesensor version - whit ES File Explorer(free market app) (does not have to be rooted). Navigate: Device > sys > android_camera > sensor*
should look like this (exemple):...FA---07/16/2013---st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-24---4.2.2---1.10.605.8---4mos---YES
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Albert Poon said:
All phones from all brands got hardware/software issues. You can run but you can't hide.
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This is the sad truth =\

I'm on my 5th phone. The 4 previous phones had other hardware/build issues but none had the camera problem. My sensor is...st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-11.

teapa said:
seems that in Australia arrived a good stock :good: yes it's very strange that some people they have the issue and some not
can you check something for me please :....Camera cinesensor version - whit ES File Explorer(free market app) (does not have to be rooted). Navigate: Device > sys > android_camera > sensor*
should look like this (exemple):...FA---07/16/2013---st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-24---4.2.2---1.10.605.8---4mos---YES
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Date of sensor manufactured means nothing. Check these surveys taken from various HTC One users:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjO9q8zl_pDrdE4yMnFDOHNKRUhWeFdzajBnZ2FMVHc
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s6dlGcFbdsOglMPXP2UCFIWDM4AEW-Y4ogdHPiIkhyU/viewanalytics
You said you won't have warranty, then you are really playing with fire. I advise you to stop wasting time with this phone if you believe that the issue will be a problem for you.
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Thug_4_Life said:
Date of sensor manufactured means nothing. Check these surveys taken from various HTC One users:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjO9q8zl_pDrdE4yMnFDOHNKRUhWeFdzajBnZ2FMVHc
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s6dlGcFbdsOglMPXP2UCFIWDM4AEW-Y4ogdHPiIkhyU/viewanalytics
You said you won't have warranty, then you are really playing with fire. I advise you to stop wasting time with this phone if you believe that the issue will be a problem for you.
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i already seen this two statistics that way i asked your cinesensor... one think i don't understand if HTC company they knew about the issue why they didn't just made the new batch with a hardware fix
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it.. and buying without warranty its not about the money it's about disponibility

teapa said:
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it..
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Idk what kind of answer you want as you already said that you love the phone even after considering the facts that you don't own the phone and are aware of the purple tint issue. After all, you make your own choice, we can only help.
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st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-02-18
Bought mine on day one of it's release in Taiwan and have had no issues with the camera.

teapa said:
after reading more threads i came to the conclusion that it's hardware problem
they are two microchips near to the camera and by heating up they ar disturbing the senzor...
pity i liked very much how the phone looks:crying:
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100% sure it's software, most phone I have had have had purple/pink or greenish tones in some circumstances which could be corrected with whitebalance settings. My one had purple pictures too after 422 upgrade but now is fine again after 4.3 but maybe not sensor are 100% the same and it might take a little more tweaking by htc to get it right. The One is the best arounfd 5 inch phone out there by a long shot, sense rocks, boomsound, I couldn't live without it anymore, zoes are awesome, the live gallery, blinkfeed. All in all the One is so much better than the SGS4, only if you wany a phablet I would consider another phone.....
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teapa said:
i already seen this two statistics that way i asked your cinesensor... one think i don't understand if HTC company they knew about the issue why they didn't just made the new batch with a hardware fix
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it.. and buying without warranty its not about the money it's about disponibility
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only 37 people responded, there are thousands of One users on XDA who probably don't have any problems at all and therefor never checked that thread or bothered to respond

Camera issue (blurry)

Hi everyone.
I created this topic because I don't know what to do with my ones camera. I think that I should send it for warranty repair but I wanted to ask your opinion. The pictures I take always... well in 90% shots turn out blurry at the bottom and mostly in the lower right part of the pictures. What do u guys think?
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mlodykaras said:
Hi everyone.
I created this topic because I don't know what to do with my ones camera. I think that I should send it for warranty repair but I wanted to ask your opinion. The pictures I take always... well in 90% shots turn out blurry at the bottom and mostly in the lower right part of the pictures. What do u guys think?
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If you are sure that ur focusing the camera properly before taking the picture, and the issue still occurs, then its definitely a camera defect. Sending it for repair would be ur only choice.
BTW, do you have the purple camera issue in low-light environments?

Well not really. I made one picture recently that had pink color but I suspected that it was environment issue (orange lights all over the place )
About the focusing issue. Well I uploaded 5 pictures to give better perspective but only one is showing up. Don't know why. Anyway its always blurry when I take landscape shots. No matter what I do the bottom of the picture is blurry unless I focus on something that's on the bottom.
Take a look at this picture. Focused on the bike. It's all sharp from the top to the middle of the picture. The lower right corner is blurry and it's happening every time.

Pic with the bike.
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Mine has exactly the same issue after around 7/8 months, all of a sudden. Sent back to HTC for repair and they have been real scumbags. They stated "Non-warranty damage" without saying what, which is basically bull****. The phone has always been well looked after with no abuse/drops etc. They wanted GBP170 to replace the mainboard and there are no options for discussion. I declined, so I now have a phone with a useless camera. Will not buy HTC again.

mlodykaras said:
Hi everyone.
I created this topic because I don't know what to do with my ones camera. I think that I should send it for warranty repair but I wanted to ask your opinion. The pictures I take always... well in 90% shots turn out blurry at the bottom and mostly in the lower right part of the pictures. What do u guys think?
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Looking at them photo's its most definitely a defected camera. I'd say go ahead with the warranty repair

Thx guys for response. I actually don't have the issue anymore because.. I sold the phone I thought it would be too much hassle to explain everything to HTC and I will probably end up just like Joe. Frustrated! So instead I bought a new phone and so far very happy. Moto X is my new baby)
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mlodykaras said:
Thx guys for response. I actually don't have the issue anymore because.. I sold the phone I thought it would be too much hassle to explain everything to HTC and I will probably end up just like Joe. Frustrated! So instead I bought a new phone and so far very happy. Moto X is my new baby)
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Moto X is a nice phone, but they are two totally different phones.
I'm from London, I have my phone booked in for pick up tomorrow it's going to Poland for 'purple tint' camera issue.
It's only 1 week old the phone, I hope they take good care of it and the screen comes back untouched the way it is now.