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Minimum brightness, wifi off, gps off, 3g off, a minimum amount of apps running, and I'm draining 1% a minute while the screen is on.
When I look at what's draining the battery, no significant app shows up.
I've calibrated the battery.
It's been like that for at least 4-5 ROMs I've recently flashed (keep in mind, the phone is 1 month old).
Seeing these crappy performances, I bought a 1800 mah extended battery - still having the same issue.
I'm almost wondering if this issue could be caused by the fact that this phone was bought off ebay? If it's fake or refurbished, could it be causing these kind of problems? It was listed as new
What about airplane mode? If that sorts your issue then perhaps its down to a local cell tower / radio issue.
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Nope, Airplane mode isn't helping at all; in 11 minutes I dropped 9% with screen and wifi on.
What else could I do? Keep in mind, this issue has been there ever since I got my phone; apps do not seem to be a problem.
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Minimum brightness, wifi off, gps off, 3g off, a minimum amount of apps running, and I'm draining 1% a minute while the screen is on.
When I look at what's draining the battery, no significant app shows up.
I've calibrated the battery.
It's been like that for at least 4-5 ROMs I've recently flashed (keep in mind, the phone is 1 month old).
Seeing these crappy performances, I bought a 1800 mah extended battery - still having the same issue.
I'm almost wondering if this issue could be caused by the fact that this phone was bought off ebay? If it's fake or refurbished, could it be causing these kind of problems? It was listed as new
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did you try going back to FULL Stock ???
Such current draw is not normal and if nothing show up in the app list as draining the battery it mean it's overclocked or something is simply SHORT
as for battery calibration, I have never ever calibrated my 2 year old nexus, so not sure why you feel the need to do that...
You mention it was sold as new, but was it new ? usually a new box is sealed somehow... I do not remember how mine was tho...
Hope it helps
It could be your reception man. Normally droids overwork themselves whenever there's not enough coverage on your area. Meaning more battery waste. Or if you're running a stock or sucky Kernel that could be the problem too. Try switching out the kernel for a better one. I had the same issue with my Evo 3d, i had a sucky experimental kernel and my battery was dying fast, as soon as I flashed a new and kickass kernel from tiamat, baby has been giving me good charge for the whole day. Hope that helps man.
HTC Batteries
* Which rom are you running?
* What governor is used ?
* What does the battery information in settings say ? What application is indicated to use more the battery ?
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I'm using the most recent BCM ics rom. The governor is usually set to smartass v2, min freq 245 max 900 something. As I said, this issue was going on with different roms, either AOKP, BCM, MIUI or stock gingerbread. What is using the battery the most? The screen by a large margin (even if it's set to minimum brightness), phone standby and phone idle.
Could you guys suggest a rom that is good for energy management (ex: set minimum freq to 128) and that has a good kernel?
In that case, I fear you may have an hardware problem.
With the last BCM, my N1 still has ~30% battery after a complete day, and reasonnable use (some chat, FB, 1 or 2 phone calls). The battery is the stock 2 years old one.
I use standard BCM kernel with ondemand governor.
You can try to wipe battery info (in the recovery), drain the battery to 10% and replenish it to see if this changes anything.
But I am wondering, is the phone "hot" when the battery is drained this way?
Yep sounds like a defective hardware issue. If still under warranty return to stock ROM and log a call with HTC. Its probably your best option at this stage.
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the phone was bought off ebay, do you still think calling HTC is an option?
I think you should contact them and see what they have to say.
Was it sold as defective on eBay? Did you buy with PayPal.... perhaps also contact the seller and explain the situation. See what they say to a request for a refund. Mention that you'll be sending it off to HTC for analysis otherwise. It just might prompt them to offer a refund if they knew of the defect when selling it.
Best of luck!
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No, it was sold as new, but I'm off the 14 days return policy that this seller has... so the only way is to threaten them?
Perhaps it might be wiser to contact them and explain the problem and see what they advise.
How old is the phone? Perhaps there's warranty left on it?
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Email htc the serial. They can see the warranty info for you.
Hopefully he sent the proof of purchase with it, because warranty is given only to the original purchaser.
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Hopefully he sent the proof of purchase with it, because warranty is given only to the original purchaser.
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Warranty is phone related. Not owner related.
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I bet you didn't read the Warranty Statement that came with your Nexus One
HTC Warranty Statement said:
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2. This Limited Warranty shall last for twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase unless a longer Warranty Period is required by applicable law in the end customer’s location. (“Warranty Period”) Customer shall present the PROOF OF PURCHASE upon claiming this Limited Warranty.
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Yeah warranty is 24 months in Europe. Just as well too
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While charging the phone Go to About Phone -> Battery -> Battery Status. see where it says Charging (AC) or Charging (USB). It will tell u the originality of the charger. (AC) means original.
Did your phone come from HongKong?
Was the seller "bestpricephones10" or "cellphoneforever"?
They are probably sending repaired phones.
They will give refund. Raise a dispute in eBay.
U can raise an dispute within 40 days from the day of purchase and after 10 days u can ask for refund from eBay.
I do a bit, it's not a bad phone. Just not many custom roms. I should of researched it before, but I know now lol. I should of spent the extra 100 and get the one X at the time. I will probably keep the phone and use it for 1 more year as my main phone, what about everyone else?
also thanks to homeslice for sense4 and the all the other devs that have supported this phone.:good:
I regret it a little as well becasue of the low amount of devolpment for the phone but Homeslice's Sense 4.1 rom makes it alright. Hope that there will be a 4.2 rom for it.
Yeah I regret it a little too. I remember standing in the store debating between the vivid or the skyrocket. I kind of wish I got the skyrocket....
But I only have another month and I can get a new phone...what to get???
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lil bit. i also wish i had bought the one x at the time i got mine. but im happy with what we have. even if its not much. big thanks to the devs. :good:
Yep, very much so.
I got it on launch day, but I was deciding between the regular SGS2 and the Raider. Going off of the presence of LTE, a friend's opinion of the DHD, and how solidly built that phone was, I decided to give HTC my business. A huge mistake. The build isn't holding up as well as the DHD's is (I have since bought my friend's DHD, as he upgraded to a SGS3, and use it as my DD), as I have noticeable bronzing of the volume and power buttons, along with the clear coat chipping off the plastic near said buttons. This is only after about 8 months (and no drops) of active DD use, not even the two years (and four drops) that the DHD has endured. Sense 3.x is also nowhere nearly as nice as Sense 2.1. Another huge issue is that the DHD can easily make a full day with moderate to heavy usage; my Raider's battery lasts 8 hours maximum, regardless of usage.
Yes I do. There was a decent development community before the dev wars and then they all went their separate ways leaving the Vivid to die. Some devs have their own sites but the reason I bought this phone was because of the hype behind it. First we had a locked bootloader, then s-off took months to achieve, then dev wars. I'll be MUCH more selective with what phone I will buy from now on as a result. Not buying right away and certainly not buying from ATT will be on my checklist from here on out. Homeslice and WC have done an excellent job keeping this device alive throughout the crisis. I love Sense but cannot justify buying HTC with all of the hoops you have to jump through to use the device the way you want to. Here's to hoping the next phone I buy will be friendlier.
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Got the phone, no I don't regret it mostly because of the LTE capability. At the time I was looking at the Raider, Atrix 2 and the Vivid. All things considered (like HTC/ATT's upgrade software once and forget you policy) I probably should have gone with the Atrix, but I was an HTC lover at the time (having had the original Tilt and Tilt 2).
Next phone however will not be an HTC. I don't like the HTC One XL (no SD storage) and being able to get the ability to flash a custom Rom is increasingly becoming a pain in the ass with HTC. Just my 2 cents.
Yeah I regret it even now. I've replaced both me and my wife's vivids with nexus 4s but we're still under contract for the things till next year. I wanted the one x, but got sick of waiting on an announcement for it so I was considering just a regular non lte gs2. A friend of mine said lte was awesome, so I looked at the skyrocket instead and it was $199, the vivid was $99 and had damn near identical specs so I went for it. Loved it initially but after about 2 or 3 months of terrible battery life I decided I was going to buy whatever nexus phone came out Christmas time.
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No I don't regret it.
I came from Garminfone where there's ZERO developer community to the Raider/Vivid. Whatever there is here is more than I had
LTE: I don't have a data plan anymore as of this morning. I did have unlimited LTE with Bell in Canada for 6 months, but did not use it enough to warrant $60/month for the data plan after the free 6th month. WiFi will have to suffice for the 2 years left in my contract.
The phone has been fun to play with, but feature wise, I've grown bored with it.
I don't regret getting this phone at all. There may have been phones at the time that had "better" hardware (the stock rom on the GS2 is super smooth) but the coders who work, or have worked, on the Vivid have done an absolutely amazing job.
Remember back when CM was just a pipe dream? Now it's functional (with a few kinks, but I'm confident the devs can figure that stuff out.)
I haven't tried many roms, but from what I've experienced they beat the stock rom by a nearly infinite amount.
HTC made a great phone with the Vivid. If you don't believe me, stop by xda in a few months and compare the current state of development with what you are witnessing. Eyes wide open, jaw dropped I'd imagine.
Let me share my experience that so far I have got with this phone.
My last phone was the HTCOX, and I believe the camera resolution was way more better than this one.
Unless I'm applying wrong settings, I don't see to get good pix. They are coming too pixelated.
What do you think?
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I don't regret getting the phone, it being my first android phone and all, I've loved using the phone. Sure there's not enough development going on for it but the developers that are actually doing things for this phone are doing great jobs. It is strongly built, the only body flaw is the bronzing of the volume keys and lock button. The hardware is still up to standard. All in all a decent phone
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I am very glad I got this phone. It has been solid, reliable and has done everything I've ever asked it to do. I was fortunate to fall in with WC early on as a vivid beta tester. I am currently running a beta ROM (might not be publicly released) from WC and it is incredible. Fast, stable and outstanding battery life.
I foresee this phone carrying me through for another two years at least.
This fall I will ditch my overpriced AT&T service plan and hook into either the T-Mo $30 plan or the Straight Talk $45 plan. The money I save will go toward a new unlocked phone down the road.
I really don't hate htc anymore. And that's why I regret that phone. Didn't look into the fine details, I seriously believed it to be HTCs flagship device on at&t. Nope, it was the budget friendly lte phone. It didn't make a big splash nor was it intended too, just a phone with a $99 price tag intended to sway holiday shoppers.
For every galaxy s that comes out, Samsung releases 200 crap models, and as for htc? The sensation was the flagship, the vivid was your Samsung Galaxy ace. Nuff said.
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That's exactly what happend to me. Best buy had this for for 0 dollars and on 3 year contract and plus and 100 gift card so I immediately bought it without much thought since it was my first android phone.
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The thing is that this was the flagship phone and was marketed as such. In SF there were billboards everywhere with this phone along with lte branding everywhere. It was being sold for 200 on contract for 3 weeks and because it didn't sell well they dropped the price to move more units. 3 months later the one X dropped and this phone faded into the sunset. I even wrote to HTC wondering why our phone was booted to the legacy section after 3 months and they gave me the runaround. The HTC M4 will likely release in another couple of months. And will be for a larger audience because of its smaller size. HTC never changed. They won't be wasting my time or getting my money any longer.
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I don't think it means much that it was on a billboard, I mean at&t is marketing the hell out of the HTC first right now, I wouldn't consider it a flagship by any means.
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I don't think it means much that it was on a billboard, I mean at&t is marketing the hell out of the HTC first right now, I wouldn't consider it a flagship by any means.
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It was all over the city and they had TV commercials all over the bay area for it as well. At the time, Verizon was the only carrier with an active LTE network and ATT needed this flagship phone, the first LTE phone, to get in the consumers hands. They handled the support for this phone poorly plain and simple.
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Yeah but wasn't the skyrocket released along side it? The lg nitro was right around the same time too. The nitro was the same price when I bought it but I wasn't sure I trusted LG. Go figure, now I'm using an LG, and love it.
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Yeah they both came out at about the same time. Looking forward to the next Nexus regardless though. LG has done well with their handsets
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While this is not an issue that's necessarily related directly to the HTC One (but HTC's in general) and since I am considering the purchase of an HTC One, it made sense to post it in here.
Does anyone know of the general failure rate of HTC Batteries? Since the HTC Battery is non-removable, I'm trying to gather some information on failure rates, in order to determine just how risky it could / would be to get a phone with such a drawback (it would be my first phone with a non-removable battery).
Of course this issue would compound itself in complexity if the battery dies after the warranty expires.
Reason I ask this is because my Sammy Note battery died 14 months after purchase and all it took was buying a new batter to get my device back up and running. There would be no such luck with the HTC one
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Batteries are subjective to a lot if things, such as usage, weather,charge cycles etc. Cell phone batteries that can not be replaced by the user can be replaced by the manufateuer, for a fee if course. Most people get 12 to 18 months before needing to replace their battery.
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My S2 battery is still ok after 23 months. No need for a removable battery for me. 3 weeks until my One!
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Regarding to HTC. . . My One X has lasted since the week of release and still going strong. . . Lasts all day (If im not playing games all the time) and has been charged EVERY night since owned. . . HTC's prior to this i had multiple batteries for... not that they lasted, but because i was such a heavy user, but they still lasted around 2 years each, May still last now but sold the handsets so couldnt tell you. . .
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While this is not an issue that's necessarily related directly to the HTC One (but HTC's in general) and since I am considering the purchase of an HTC One, it made sense to post it in here.
Does anyone know of the general failure rate of HTC Batteries? Since the HTC Battery is non-removable, I'm trying to gather some information on failure rates, in order to determine just how risky it could / would be to get a phone with such a drawback (it would be my first phone with a non-removable battery).
Of course this issue would compound itself in complexity if the battery dies after the warranty expires.
Reason I ask this is because my Sammy Note battery died 14 months after purchase and all it took was buying a new batter to get my device back up and running. There would be no such luck with the HTC
Any feedback would be appreciated.
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the battery can be replaced its just not easy. when i bought the phone i asked tmobile about the battery and what i could do if it started to lose its charge. they told me that if i noticed any loss of battery i could bring the phone back within 2 years and they would replace the phone for $20 with a new phone. not a refurb but a new one. besides most of the time with phones that have built in batteries they use higher quality ones that dont lose their charge as fast. plus with the battery being sealed the moisture in the air doesnt degrade the battery as fast so they would last longer than a battery that is open to the elements
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the battery can be replaced its just not easy. when i bought the phone i asked tmobile about the battery and what i could do if it started to lose its charge. they told me that if i noticed any loss of battery i could bring the phone back within 2 years and they would replace the phone for $20 with a new phone. not a refurb but a new one. besides most of the time with phones that have built in batteries they use higher quality ones that dont lose their charge as fast. plus with the battery being sealed the moisture in the air doesnt degrade the battery as fast so they would last longer than a battery that is open to the elements
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I hope you got that in writing, never heard of a Cell Phone Carrier giving someone a new phone after 2 years for $20.00.
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I hope you got that in writing, never heard of a Cell Phone Carrier giving someone a new phone after 2 years for $20.00.
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if people can exchange their phone because of the tiniest gap then im pretty sure if the battery doesnt hold a charge they will replace it
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if people can exchange their phone because of the tiniest gap then im pretty sure if the battery doesnt hold a charge they will replace it
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People exchange their phones within 30 days, they don't exchange them 2 years later and T-Mobile gives them a new phone. Think about what your saying, it makes no sense.
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the battery can be replaced its just not easy. when i bought the phone i asked tmobile about the battery and what i could do if it started to lose its charge. they told me that if i noticed any loss of battery i could bring the phone back within 2 years and they would replace the phone for $20 with a new phone. not a refurb but a new one. besides most of the time with phones that have built in batteries they use higher quality ones that dont lose their charge as fast. plus with the battery being sealed the moisture in the air doesnt degrade the battery as fast so they would last longer than a battery that is open to the elements
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I've been with T-Mobile for 11 yrs and I can 100% guarantee you that whoever told you that was smoking bath salts.
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thats funny because after having my s2 for a year and a half the power button kept sticking making it bootloop. took it to tmobile and they gave me another one for free. maybe you just need to learn how to talk to people
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thats funny because after having my s2 for a year and a half the power button kept sticking making it bootloop. took it to tmobile and they gave me another one for free. maybe you just need to learn how to talk to people
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So you just recently brought your s2 in to Tmobile and got a new one? Because the s2 is just about to turn a year and a half old. So you would have had to do it just recently. Sorry, I'm not buying it.
Now if you had said you called 611 within a year of owning the phone or had insurance on the phone then I'd believe you. You get a refurb sent to you and the cost is $5-$20. But walking in to a T-Mobile store a year and a half later and getting a new phone? Nah.
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TMobile is effin USELESS when it comes to assisting customers who don't have insurance. My existing BB9900 through work has been dismal in functionality and they blame water damage to screw me out of a replacement on a device that's barely a few months old. I vented in this thread on the Crackberry forums.
Unless you have a family member working in that store who's gonna sneak you out a device from the backdoor, my personal experience with Tmobile makes me wish you good luck in thinking you're gonna get a replacement.
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So you just recently brought your s2 in to Tmobile and got a new one? Because the s2 is just about to turn a year and a half old. So you would have had to do it just recently. Sorry, I'm not buying it.
Now if you had said you called 611 within a year of owning the phone or had insurance on the phone then I'd believe you. You get a refurb sent to you and the cost is $5-$20. But walking in to a T-Mobile store a year and a half later and getting a new phone? Nah.
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yes 2 weeks ago i exchanged my s2 in store then sold it on craigslist to pay off what i owed on it and to pay the down payment on my new phone. i could careless what you believe and i have had nothing but good experiences with customer service in store.
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yes 2 weeks ago i exchanged my s2 in store then sold it on craigslist to pay off what i owed on it and to pay the down payment on my new phone. i could careless what you believe and i have had nothing but good experiences with customer service in store.
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As have I, T-Mobile has been very good to me...I upgraded to the vibrant and then 7 months later they let me get the sensation for $179, after I had just upgraded. (With loyalty, not in store) They did that for me two other times in the 11 yrs I've been with them. Never an issue with them. But policy is policy and walking in to a store after a year and a half and getting a new phone for $20 wouldn't happen without insurance, and that's not even how insurance claims are processed. End of story for me.
How do you still owe money on a 1 1/2 yr old phone????? You know what, never mind....could care less.
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As have I, T-Mobile has been very good to me...I upgraded to the vibrant and then 7 months later they let me get the sensation for $179, after I had just upgraded. (With loyalty, not in store) They did that for me two other times in the 11 yrs I've been with them. Never an issue with them. But policy is policy and walking in to a store after a year and a half and getting a new phone for $20 wouldn't happen without insurance, and that's not even how insurance claims are processed. End of story for me.
How do you still owe money on a 1 1/2 yr old phone????? You know what, never mind....could care less.
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Point made, don't waste your time with him. He is obviously confused.
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I bought a brand new one for $300. It's sealed and all. I only bought it cuz of that cheap price. I have a galaxy s3 that I was going to sell and use the one. But I have been reading all the different threads here and I'm kind of scared. I have read people having the following problems. Screen with lines on it even when it's off. Touch screen not working after only 2 days of use. Headphone jack not working. All different types of problems with the camera. Battery not charging to 100%. Gps issues and several others I can't recall right now cuz I read so much. I know some of these problems are just individual and not across the board. I would love to keep the phone but man that's a lot of issues. I didn't have any problems with my gs3 and didn't read too much about others having it either. Please let me know your thoughts.
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Unless it's stolen HTC should give it a warranty for a year no matter what. If you have any of those problems (they probably have been silently fixed on the production line) you can always get a replacement. This phone is a pretty radical design so honestly problems do come up. I've heard about dead pixels and whatnot but these things get sorted out and HTC will just replace it.
Is it a sprint HTC one?
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it's T-Mobile and I bought it from htc website during a father's day deal they had.
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You shouldn't be so worried. The One is a truly wonderful and unique device. Yes there have been reported issues about gaps, lines on screen etc but this is a forum where these get posted. You see maybe 1000 problems, but the 1 mil that don't have problems you won't see ( just as an example ). It's better than any phone I've ever, the speed is insane, battery life is good, screen is the most gorgeous to date. Don't worry about those lines, I see them too but only under a certain angle. It realy doesn't matter that much, in my opinion.
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You shouldn't be so worried. The One is a truly wonderful and unique device. Yes there have been reported issues about gaps, lines on screen etc but this is a forum where these get posted. You see maybe 1000 problems, but the 1 mil that don't have problems you won't see ( just as an example ). It's better than any phone I've ever, the speed is insane, battery life is good, screen is the most gorgeous to date. Don't worry about those lines, I see them too but only under a certain angle. It realy doesn't matter that much, in my opinion.
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I can only agree
Of course, why not ?
Definitely keep it.
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Keep it.
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Keep it. I have absolutely no problems with my HTC One. Keep in mind I have S-OFF w/ superCID AND A custom rom. Even before I did all this I had no problems.
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Coming from a Samsung device previously (Note II), HTC has the far superior device, and I haven't had any problems with it ever. And I say that as an unbiased person who has owned numerous other devices from other companies.
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I bought a brand new one for $300. It's sealed and all. I only bought it cuz of that cheap price. I have a galaxy s3 that I was going to sell and use the one. But I have been reading all the different threads here and I'm kind of scared. I have read people having the following problems. Screen with lines on it even when it's off. Touch screen not working after only 2 days of use. Headphone jack not working. All different types of problems with the camera. Battery not charging to 100%. Gps issues and several others I can't recall right now cuz I read so much. I know some of these problems are just individual and not across the board. I would love to keep the phone but man that's a lot of issues. I didn't have any problems with my gs3 and didn't read too much about others having it either. Please let me know your thoughts.
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Not only keep it, but power it up immediately to make sure there are no problems. HTC will replace the phone if there are issues.
How did you get it for $300, even on sale? I must have missed that one...
I bought an n7000 when it was first out and haven't used it for about 2 years now ever since it once got into a bootloop(freaked out back then). I got my hands on the phone today and I had the battery taken out when I stopped using it. It wasn't switching on or charging. Do I have to replace the battery? What's wrong with my phone? Can't figure it out :/
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New battery is a first step