Before all the angry people kick off, this is not just another "problem thread".
Reading through forum I realised that a lot of people won't notice light bleed of they put their phone down when booting as background on KK is grayish. I've seen a few people ask how they check for light bleed. I'm also curious how bad it gets.
Now, before you do it, please keep in mind once it's seen, it can't be unseen, don't blame me for that, I gave you a fair warning and if you didn't read it or ignored it, you suck
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester
Right, download this app, set brightness to max, go into dead pixel tab and scroll horizontally to the black panel. Voila!
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Ignore everything but top left corner (2 points) on this pic as this is simply due to the angle. It appears like light bleed, but it's so minor, it's barely visible in reality. Top left corner though is very prominent.
Have fun.
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undercover said:
Before all the angry people kick off, this is not just another "problem thread".
Reading through forum I realised that a lot of people won't notice light bleed of they put their phone down when booting as background on KK is grayish. I've seen a few people ask how they check for light bleed. I'm also curious how bad it gets.
Now, before you do it, please keep in mind once it's seen, it can't be unseen, don't blame me for that, I gave you a fair warning and if you didn't read it or ignored it, you suck
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester
Right, download this app, set brightness to max, go into dead pixel tab and scroll horizontally to the black panel. Voila!
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Ignore everything but top left corner (2 points) on this pic as this is simply due to the angle. It appears like light bleed, but it's so minor, it's barely visible in reality. Top left corner though is very prominent.
Have fun.
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Have it in the exact sAme spot on my N5, not worth the hassle of replacing it imo.
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Have it in the exact sAme spot on my N5, not worth the hassle of replacing it imo.
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I will give you kudos of posting some actual light bleed instead of just being brighter at certain angles.
I fortunately haven't noticed this on mine, but even if I did -- like you, I wouldn't bother getting it replaced.
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Have it in the exact sAme spot on my N5, not worth the hassle of replacing it imo.
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Not much hassle, phone call, deposit, wait and use current N5. Mine other one already shipped. Wonder if it's going to be any better....
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It's much better than the N4, and I was perfectly happy with that for the last year!
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Not much hassle, phone call, deposit, wait and use current N5. Mine other one already shipped. Wonder if it's going to be any better....
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If the replacement is worse *knocks on wood*, can you just return it to them and keep your current one?
Jorsher said:
I will give you kudos of posting some actual light bleed instead of just being brighter at certain angles.
I fortunately haven't noticed this on mine, but even if I did -- like you, I wouldn't bother getting it replaced.
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Let's put it this way, if next one is perfect, I'm keeping it. This device only has that one issue. Most of the time I don't see it, but I KNOW it's there. So, if replacement is not perfect, I'm keeping my my first one... Probably...
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If the replacement is worse *knocks on wood*, can you just return it to them and keep your current one?
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Can't see why not, since replacement is pretty much a new purchase.
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Fair enough. I just know that, admittedly through the constant rehashing of friends and family, I am too critical of my electronic devices and nothing is perfect. With this in mind, I'm trying to just see the brighter side lol. Good luck to you though man!
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Fair enough. I just know that, admittedly through the constant rehashing of friends and family, I am too critical of my electronic devices and nothing is perfect. With this in mind, I'm trying to just see the brighter side lol. Good luck to you though man!
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I can "live" with things.. Heck, I did with ipad and a few other things.
However display on this device is supposed to be sealed AFAIK. Light bleed like that shows its not, which is an inherited hardware fault. Another reason for this thread is to see if majority of devices is like that and looking for a perfect one is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. Which is obviously not worth the hassle.
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Do you think this problem will be solved when they will release the next batch?
Look, @undercover , nothing against you personally, I actually enjoy most of your posts, but if you put any device under a microscope, you'll find issues. If slight light bleed visible only during the boot process while in a pitch-black room is the only issue with my phone, I'd consider myself lucky and move on.
I guess what I'm saying is, every device deserves a little margin of error. Every single unit off of the assembly line can't be perfect, and a unit with only the aforementioned light bleed should probably be considered slightly-less-than-perfect-but-acceptable, in my humble opinion.
No bleed here. Goooood!
I guess I'm lucky. I only have light bleed on lower bottom corner and its not even bad. Just BARELY.
Its very very little.
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caribouxda said:
No bleed here. Goooood!
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Lol I hope you have a dead pixel jk count yourself fortunate man!
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Look, @undercover , nothing against you personally, I actually enjoy most of your posts, but if you put any device under a microscope, you'll find issues. If slight light bleed visible only during the boot process while in a pitch-black room is the only issue with my phone, I'd consider myself lucky and move on.
I guess what I'm saying is, every device deserves a little margin of error. Every single unit off of the assembly line can't be perfect, and a unit with only the aforementioned light bleed should probably be considered slightly-less-than-perfect-but-acceptable, in my humble opinion.
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With all due respect this thread is not to discuss what is acceptable error margin to a person.
To simplify, here's the bleed, how much worse/better/same it gets and on how many devices. Everything is relative so I'm trying to work out just HOW relative it is. That's all. I'm not slagging LG, Google, users, nor am I saying every user should return his unit because of certain amount of light bleed. Most of the threads I started are either help threads (passed on to other people now) or analysis of this or the other.
Tis all
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nitrogen618 said:
I guess I'm lucky. I only have light bleed on lower bottom corner and its not even bad. Just BARELY.
Its very very little.
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same here, top right
went to a pitch black room and ran the test, otherwise i never would have noticed
lolcopter said:
same here, top right
went to a pitch black room and ran the test, otherwise i never would have noticed
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This gives me hope that it's not majority of devices that are affected. :thumbup:
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same here, top right
went to a pitch black room and ran the test, otherwise i never would have noticed
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Same. Went inside my bathroom with brightness all the way up. Or else I wouldn't know
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Could you chaps take some photos please?
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Hi,
My screen died and have had to get a new one installed. The thing is, the new screen is fine, but the colours are really bright, even on the lowest brightness setting. I bought it to the attention of the guy in the shop, he took it off auto which was better but now I'm using it, it's actually not right at all.
The brown and greys of the UI should be dark, everything is too bright. The OS is still at the latest version from Samsung, GINGERBREAK.XWJVH which is what I had before.
I've looked all over and cannot find anyone with the same problem. Does anyone know if this is the software problem that I have seen in other threads or a hardware one? It just seems strange that my old screen was darker than this.
Thanks,
Luke.
new screen a genuine samsung product? I think its with the hardware...
It could be that an LCD screen has been put in. We are meant to have an AMOLED screen. Samsung did start shipping SGS with LCD screens when there was a shortage but im not sure how to tell for sure. Remember AMOLED is meant to have near enough pure black. Does your screen have this? If not its very likely LCD.
Also you can try using a colour tuning app. I know there is voodoo colour or voodoo screen. (Not sure if its on the market)
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new screen a genuine samsung product? I think its with the hardware...
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The guy said it's supposed to be. Going to take it in to get it checked.
Luke.
Talon26 said:
It could be that an LCD screen has been put in. We are meant to have an AMOLED screen. Samsung did start shipping SGS with LCD screens when there was a shortage but im not sure how to tell for sure. Remember AMOLED is meant to have near enough pure black. Does your screen have this? If not its very likely LCD.
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This is what I thought, I'm going to get him to ring up and find out, if it's not AMOLED, it's getting replaced!
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Also you can try using a colour tuning app. I know there is voodoo colour or voodoo screen. (Not sure if its on the market)
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Will check, but it's not rooted.
Thanks,
Luke.
Talon26 said:
It could be that an LCD screen has been put in. We are meant to have an AMOLED screen. Samsung did start shipping SGS with LCD screens when there was a shortage but im not sure how to tell for sure. Remember AMOLED is meant to have near enough pure black. Does your screen have this? If not its very likely LCD.
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If I go to the apps menu, the background looks pure black to me.
Luke.
Have you tried a factory reset?
If you are in the UK or within warranty try take it to Carphone Warehouse, one that has a repair centre. Don't tell them you changed the screen (it may void warranty, unless you took it to a Samsung authorised repair shop) and ask to update to the latest firmware. They usually have it back to you within the day unless they are busy in which case you can collect it the next day. If this doesn't work then its most likely the screen.
Also look for ways to find out what type of screen is installed. Im sure others have faced this issue before. Good luck
Talon26 said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
If you are in the UK or within warranty try take it to Carphone Warehouse, one that has a repair centre. Don't tell them you changed the screen (it may void warranty, unless you took it to a Samsung authorised repair shop) and ask to update to the latest firmware. They usually have it back to you within the day unless they are busy in which case you can collect it the next day. If this doesn't work then its most likely the screen.
Also look for ways to find out what type of screen is installed. Im sure others have faced this issue before. Good luck
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Nope, not tried a factory reset, would have to back everything up somehow. Took it to a techcentre.co.uk in wakefield. I did email Samsung and asked about whether a screen was covered by warranty (it's not) a while back tho.
Luke.
I took some photos on my N900 to show you:
20090101_003 by lucretia9000, on Flickr
20090101_001 by lucretia9000, on Flickr
20090101_002 by lucretia9000, on Flickr
They look a bit darker on the N900, but trust me, they're not on the I9000.
Thanks,
Luke.
Cant get it to work, ill try again later...
here we go, it was actually quite simple
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TBH they look kinda similar, but i guess we'll have to put it down to camera. Are you sure it looks washed out?? I thought so before but next to yours...it doesn't really look bad, yours looks better in areas.
Yup, see how dark yours is on the greys.
Luke.
Ok, was sitting with the galaxy in my hand, a few times with light pressure in the top left corner of the screen caused the colours to darken to normal.
Then the following day after charging, turned it on, the colours were dark. It has been right for the last 2 days...it has just reverted to uberbright again.
Faulty screen?
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Yh could be... but because you said you press on a corner I suggest you look up the videos that show the opening up and see where the screen connector is. Its possible they didn't install it properly. Also I think the screen has to be glued to the digitizer. (Not sure). What happen when you contacted them, did they offer to check it? Its worth giving it back to them, you've had problems since day one and it hasn't been 30 days so should still be under the return/faulty product policy
They sent it back to head office where they apparently took it off and reconnected it. I basicaly said to the guy i wsn't happy. He said nothing. I just walked out wss so pissed off.
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Also, this flip is not constant, so is annoying i cannot get it to change on cue.
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Hmm im sure they have a complaints department... When you go to them tell them your not happy and that you want it fixed or your money back. You want a new screen put in.
Try get some evidence like the picture your put up. Have the same picture when its washed out and then when you can get it working properly bring that same picture up and take a photo of your phone again.
Also threaten them not physically but with reviews. Say that you are going to go onto every review site and tell them of their crap service. That you are actively part of forum sites like xda etc and will preach their awful service. Which you have already started here.. You can do it on google maps as well. You can remind them that having one bad review usually counts for more in both ratings and perspective then a few good reviews.
Btw i unfortunately broke both the screen and digitizer the other day and by your experience I wont be using them (If insurance pays out, so glad i didn't cancel it, otherwise i think it will have to go to ebay )
Finally you can tell them and take them to trading standards. They have sold you a faulty part and are refusing to solve the problem.
Here is what it looks like:
and the UI
Thanks,
Luke.
That is perfect! In the first video between 37-41 seconds its super clear there is a difference. Im sure that is not mean to happen that would be a proper fault in the phone and would have been corrected by Samsung and there would have been a recall and everything.
Do that in-front of them if you haven't already. Before you do though call and/or email the complaints dept. with a link to that video. And specifically tell them to look at 37-41 seconds on the first video. If they then don't agree to take another look at it or fix it then trading standards! It may be worth saying that in the email.
"I have been to .... and showed them my problem, told them about it multiple times. I am now showing you proof that this is a legitimate problem and am not happy with the service i am receiving. quote some crap from the website where they say they give great service and after sales support." Explain it has been less than 30 days and that you have been seeking support for this issue from the beginning. If you do not receive the support as stated by the website and as required by law you will be contacting trading standards for false advertising and poor service blah blah.... Just make sure you write it clear and to the point. Describe how you fix the problem in bullet points, and obviously say this is usually a temporary fix that lasts approx mins.
Hope that helps.. If you write that letter or contact them over the phone with most of the above and the evidence then they should fix it. Look through their website for what they say if they dont fix it and the guarantees they have for the service they provide. So you can quote them. BTW look through the trading standards website as well, because everything i have said is based on what I have heard and read from forums/articles/conversations. You need facts and evidence. I find shouting and anger doesn't usually work for me personally as i have a calm nature so its hard for me to portray anger lol If you can project your anger well then it does usually work quicker
Well, some success. I wrote them an email on the 4th, no reply, sent them another email demanding a response otherwise I would contact TS and give a bad review on Google Maps, was contacted the next day (I sent the email quite late in the day) by the MD, who basically agreed to give me a refund. I went today and got said refund. He saw the screen and I pointed out the banding. He was quite ok about it all really.
Don't get me wrong, their service is good, just bad that they don't know a good from a bad screen.
Luke.
Lucretia9 said:
Well, some success. I wrote them an email on the 4th, no reply, sent them another email demanding a response otherwise I would contact TS and give a bad review on Google Maps, was contacted the next day (I sent the email quite late in the day) by the MD, who basically agreed to give me a refund. I went today and got said refund. He saw the screen and I pointed out the banding. He was quite ok about it all really.
Don't get me wrong, their service is good, just bad that they don't know a good from a bad screen.
Luke.
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I am totally agree with you, my friend.
But this kind of trouble give a misconception of what a customer service should do in this case.
BTW things like that can happens, they're human like you.
Not sure if this is allowed but, having a thread for all the interesting reviews will help.
This is probably the most praising device review I have seen on the web so far.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/21248/google-nexus-4-hands-on-impressions
HQ pictures http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-nexus-4-hands-on/#5395910
30 second Photospehere video http://www.legitreviews.com/news/14408/
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Wow great review I am actually excited about holding it all my life been holding plastic let's see how glass feels.
Thx for sharing
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Interesting, sends to have the same curved glad edge like my sensation...
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I have about three pounds of dust accumulating on my Galaxy S3 in the gap between the casing and the glass. I see the LG Nexus 4 also has a similar gap. As do most devices, really, but this Sammy is sure a dust magnet. Here's hoping the LG will NOT be like the Samsung in that regard.
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I have about three pounds of dust accumulating on my Galaxy S3 in the gap between the casing and the glass. I see the LG Nexus 4 also has a similar gap. As do most devices, really, but this Sammy is sure a dust magnet. Here's hoping the LG will NOT be like the Samsung in that regard.
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I read somewhere that the nexus 4 uses the Zero-Gap Technology, which practically leaves no space between the screen and the touch panel..?
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I read somewhere that the nexus 4 uses the Zero-Gap Technology, which practically leaves no space between the screen and the touch panel..?
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That's a type of technology? Like Microwaves and stuff?
matt310 said:
I have about three pounds of dust accumulating on my Galaxy S3 in the gap between the casing and the glass. I see the LG Nexus 4 also has a similar gap. As do most devices, really, but this Sammy is sure a dust magnet. Here's hoping the LG will NOT be like the Samsung in that regard.
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I read somewhere that the nexus 4 uses the Zero-Gap Technology, which practically leaves no space between the screen and the touch panel..?
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I think you're talking about something a bit different. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that matt310 was referencing the gap between the front glass and the side edging on the outside of the device.
su9062 said:
Not sure if this is allowed but, having a thread for all the interesting reviews will help.
This is probably the most praising device review I have seen on the web so far.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/21248/google-nexus-4-hands-on-impressions
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good read
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I think you're talking about something a bit different. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that matt310 was referencing the gap between the front glass and the side edging on the outside of the device.
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That's how I read it, too; frankly, I think it would be pretty hard from any of the N4 release photos that would reveal distance between the display & glass.
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I think you're talking about something a bit different. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that matt310 was referencing the gap between the front glass and the side edging on the outside of the device.
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Oh, my bad.
Maybe he just meant it that way..
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That's a type of technology? Like Microwaves and stuff?
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Technology, Yes.
Read before you make non sense posts.
First use of Zerogap Touch for Real Touch
It’s nice to be part of a conglomerate. Working with its vertically-integrated sister companies, LG incorporated the industry-first Zerogap Touch technology into the Optimus G.
As the first smartphone with the Zerogap Touch, the Optimus G boasts a cover glass that’s different from typical touch screen cover glass. While the others are typically topped with ITO film or a glass sensor, the Zerogap Touch has an ITO sensor film printed directly on the glass, removing the air gap that is normally trapped between the two elements.
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Read more HERE
Slap Yourself Now.
[No Offence]
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I read somewhere that the nexus 4 uses the Zero-Gap Technology, which practically leaves no space between the screen and the touch panel..?
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Yeah, they should've done that with our beloved Optimus One, right?
Selling my GNex for this probably, but I would like to see a comparision between Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus first..
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mDroidd said:
Yeah, they should've done that with our beloved Optimus One, right?
Selling my GNex for this probably, but I would like to see a comparision between Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus first..
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O1 has like infinite space between Touchscreen and the Display lol...
The Nexus 4 will be better anyday than the GNexus..
Will be good to see you around here too...
Does Zerogap technology do anything to help touch response time?
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Does Zerogap technology do anything to help touch response time?
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Response time, no. Accuracy, probably.
RockR172 said:
Oh, my bad.
Maybe he just meant it that way..
Technology, Yes.
Read before you make non sense posts.
Slap Yourself Now.
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Wait, you exhibit poor reading skills yourself, then chide another for the same? It wasn't nonsense at all, clearly on-topic. Nobody can stay abreast of the latest at this neck-breaking pace.
That said, this phone will have at least one less area in which dust can congregate. Yay!
Hmmm I just don't understand the glass back design...? Everybody have laughed at the iPhone 4 and 4s design which broke almost just by looking at it - or at least when dropped from little height. And now Google - as I see it - makes the same mistake!
Beautiful yes! Wise NO! ( or what do you think?)
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Hmmm I just don't understand the glass back design...? Everybody have laughed at the iPhone 4 and 4s design which broke almost just by looking at it - or at least when dropped from little height. And now Google - as I see it - makes the same mistake!
Beautiful yes! Wise NO! ( or what do you think?)
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The difference is the plastic has a lip over the glass so if you were to drop the phone on it's corner The glass itself wouldn't make contact. However I could be misinformed.
It'll be interesting to see drop tests of this device, though. I do love drop tests.
EDIT: I must agree with you, though. The glass back wasn't very wise... :/
That's a good deal bro. imo you should return your GNII and buy the N4 first. Then wait the the 3G/4G version of N10. It will be better thought.
Glass back doesn't bother me. I just won't drop the phone
The folks at Android Police got their hands on one.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...e-bar-for-design-materials-and-build-quality/
Want.
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I'll let the pics do the talking, both pictures where taken from the same spot inside my house. First pic was phone laying down on my bed, second pic is when I was grabbing the phone from the bottom
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IPhone 4 would lose the signal=Death Grip
HTC One drops to 1 bar=Can still make calls..
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BrianBaker said:
IPhone 4 would lose the signal=Death Grip
HTC One drops to 1 bar=Can still make calls..
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Mine drops calls when held in a lot less than the death grip. Sprint signal has always been marginal in my area but with this phone I need to be extra aware of how I hold it. I thought it was supposed to switch to the upper antenna during a call but I'm not sure...
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I'll let the pics do the talking, both pictures where taken from the same spot inside my house. First pic was phone laying down on my bed, second pic is when I was grabbing the phone from the bottom
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Have you had any reception issues, or are you just looking at some bars?
The phone switches antennas to the top one when the bottom one has poor reception. Yeah, I can make this happen too, but I haven't had a single dropped or difficult call, so I'm not sure what the complaint is.
Marcm15 said:
Mine drops calls when held in a lot less than the death grip. Sprint signal has always been marginal in my area but with this phone I need to be extra aware of how I hold it. I thought it was supposed to switch to the upper antenna during a call but I'm not sure...
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Try switching to EVRC-B as mentioned in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292530
Your dropped calls may go away.
I had this problem in a big way, especially with losing Wi-Fi if I rested my index finger on the top-right corner. Seems to have gone away by putting the phone in a $5 clear TPU cover of eBay. Protects the phone, prevents death grip, doesn't hide the beautiful design....win/win
What is the death grip? Is that when you grab your phone like a retard? Okay I'll make sure not to grab my phone like a retard.
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tkoreaper said:
Try switching to EVRC-B as mentioned in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292530
Your dropped calls may go away.
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Thanks - I had just switched to EVRC-B before posting. Definitely seems to be better than it was...
Go back to iPhone 4 then, of wait that POS is now banned in the US lol
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Knowing where the antennae are would do a great deal to avoid this problem. The top right corner is where the wifi radio is. Don't hold the phone there for better wifi reception.
There are two mobile network antennae on the phone. One runs along the bottom of the phone, while the other is from the top middle to top left. Both run all frequencies, and are on-the-fly interchangeable. Try not to cover both locations at the same time, and the phone will adjust to the proper antenna automatically.
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Go back to iPhone 4 then, of wait that POS is now banned in the US lol
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Huh? It's still sold nation wide and is still in the top 5 highest selling phones of last quarter..
I hate the phone to and hate when customers come in asking for it but what brought you to this assumption? Or am I so high right now I'm not getting your joke lol
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They can still sell stock in us, but due to a ban by us courts, they can no longer import them.
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Huh? It's still sold nation wide and is still in the top 5 highest selling phones of last quarter..
I hate the phone to and hate when customers come in asking for it but what brought you to this assumption? Or am I so high right now I'm not getting your joke lol
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That guy doesn't know what he's talking about. The ruling isn't even final yet. It's simply an import ban.
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That guy doesn't know what he's talking about. The ruling isn't even final yet. It's simply an import ban.
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Excuse me? You wanna back that up?
You're the idiot who posted a link to someone else's work in the original dev section
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Excuse me? You wanna back that up?
You're the idiot who posted a link to someone else's work in the original dev section
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Sure... Use Google. Apple can appeal the ruling and the white house has quite a bit of time to intervene, which I no doubt Obama will just as he has in the past. And what the hell does me posting something have to do with this? Lol... I was unaware that I shouldn't do that as I see people posting threads like that all the time... Either way it has nothing to do with the validity of what I said.
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Sure... Use Google. Apple can appeal the ruling and the white house has quite a bit of time to intervene, which I no doubt Obama will just as he has in the past. And what the hell does me posting something have to do with this? Lol... I was unaware that I shouldn't do that as I see people posting threads like that all the time... Either way it has nothing to do with the validity of what I said.
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Watch your mouth when you say other people don't know what they're talking about. You plead ignorance posting other people's work in the original dev section, I plead the same with the technicalities on the iPhone 4 ban.
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Quit arguing over irrelevant things.
Under what circumstances does one hold a phone in a "death grip?" I pretty much rest the phone on my pinky and lightly curve my fingers around the back. It's not safe, but it's what I'm used to. Maybe because my hands are smaller.
Wow, people are certainly defensive here, and don't want to admit their new phone has an issue. This is identical to the iPhone 4 death grip, which didn't always cause you to lose the signal completely, but drop it severely. It's not just the signal bars either, you can see the actual dBm reading is far worse while holding it.
Can you still make calls? Probably, but the majority of us use data these days. Comparing a 4 bar to 1 bar of Sprint 3G service makes a huge difference.
I have a Note 2, and I can tell you that no matter what way you hold it the signal strength doesn't vary by more than a couple dBm.
What are these bars of 3G you speak of? Bars and 3G dont belong in the same sentence unless you are using an iPhone.
Just like everyone else, I'm patiently waiting for the mailman to ring my doorbell. Not only for the cases and screen protectors ive purchased, but most importantly for the Nexus 5 I've ordered!
So I figured an official "it arrived" thread was in order. So post up when you get yours! Post pictures! Post videos! Post short reviews! Whatever you feel like!
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Is yours out for delivery today? Someone from the shipping thread says his is out for delivery, received shipping notification 5 am and lives in NYC. Just curious about the chances of arriving today.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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/\ let's see some pictures of the screen, the menu, the about phone screen!
@Ethan, no, mine isn't shipped yet. I'm in Canada, my delivery date will probably be mid next week.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Does it feel a lot thinner then the N4? My wife has an HTC One and I love the thinness of that device. My N4 feels like a brick next to it. Do you notice much difference when holding the N4 and N5?
Also, how is Kit-Kat. Dies it feel like much of the same? What about screen size? On a 4.7" screen the nav bottons feel like they take up way to much room. On a 5" screen, do you now feel like there is plenty of screen real estate to do what you want to do?
And last for now, how does the screen quality compare to the N4 or any other top of the line phone out now?
Thank for any responses....
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/\ let's see some pictures of the screen, the menu, the about phone screen!
@Ethan, no, mine isn't shipped yet. I'm in Canada, my delivery date will probably be mid next week.
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Hope this helps
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Does it feel a lot thinner then the N4? My wife has an HTC One and I love the thinness of that device. My N4 feels like a brick next to it. Do you notice much difference when holding the N4 and N5?
Also, how is Kit-Kat. Dies it feel like much of the same? What about screen size? On a 4.7" screen the nav bottons feel like they take up way to much room. On a 5" screen, do you now feel like there is plenty of screen real estate to do what you want to do?
And last for now, how does the screen quality compare to the N4 or any other top of the line phone out now?
Thank for any responses....
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Doesn't feel any thinner to personally, When I lay the N5 flat next to the N4 is actually pretty level due to the camera hump.
Kit-Kat is smooth and really responsive, the translucent Status and Nav bar is a great touch imo.
The screen real estate is ok for me, especially considering this is about as big as my hand can support with one handed use. I'm sure as soon as custom roms start coming along we will be able to utilise PIE controls again.
In terms of Screen quality it's really sharp but the colours appear to be slightly washed out but once again I'm sure custom kernels will remedy this.
after some time please share battery life impressions.. !!!
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Doesn't feel any thinner to personally, When I lay the N5 flat next to the N4 is actually pretty level due to the camera hump.
Kit-Kat is smooth and really responsive, the translucent Status and Nav bar is a great touch imo.
The screen real estate is ok for me, especially considering this is about as big as my hand can support with one handed use. I'm sure as soon as custom roms start coming along we will be able to utilise PIE controls again.
In terms of Screen quality it's really sharp but the colours appear to be slightly washed out but once again I'm sure custom kernels will remedy this.
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That sucks about the size! So no wow factor with the screen. I love the HTC One screen so was hoping the N5 would be just as good or better.
Post some Camera Samples
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Can you please post some camera samples? Doesn't have to be anything photogenic, I just want to get an idea of quality when it comes to random pictures in non-optimal lighting situations etc. Could be outside a window, your foot, a wall/chair, doesn't matter.
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Can you please post some camera samples? Doesn't have to be anything photogenic, I just want to get an idea of quality when it comes to random pictures in non-optimal lighting situations etc. Could be outside a window, your foot, a wall/chair, doesn't matter.
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Please see my IMGUR album here.
http://imgur.com/a/QvqZd
As I said in the Photos thread I take really bad pictures so take these with a grain of salt.
Thanks.
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Please see my IMGUR album here.
http://imgur.com/a/QvqZd
As I said in the Photos thread I take really bad pictures so take these with a grain of salt.
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Wow you really got out an about with it already, thanks! I think some of the shots look really good.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Does the N5 feels bulky in hand? Because it does on the picture.
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Does the N5 feels bulky in hand? Because it does on the picture.
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Feels really good in the hand imo.
The soft touch plastic is really nice and doesn't feel cheap at all, It is slightly slippy however.
How about the storage? How much free storage do you get?
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How about the storage? How much free storage do you get?
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12.55gb free on the 16gb SKU
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12.55gb free on the 16gb SKU
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How does the battery drain look so far? How much screen time on do you have right now -- and how much battery is left?
Can you tell us about the notification LED? Does it work out of the box or do you need to install a 3rd party app?
Thanks!
Has anyone seen any unboxing videos yet? That's my pre-order porn man.
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Can you tell us about the notification LED? Does it work out of the box or do you need to install a 3rd party app?
Thanks!
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Worked out of the box.
Works fine with lightflow and It's super bright as well!
It's actually better than the LED on the N4
Hi Guys, got a G Flex when they first came out and have been really happy with it so when I needed a new work phone i bought another one.
The new one has REV 1 in the model number and is obviously a later serial number.
Side by side next to each other both set to normal and full brightness the new one is much sharper, everything the screen displays is sharper for some reason, the resolution is exactly the same though obviously so how is this possible?
The original unit is running Jelly Bean based OS and the new one updated to Kit Kat which is also strange as they are both D955 and the old unit always says its OS is up to date when I check?
Has the change in OS sharpened the screen or have they change the screen or processing on later models?
Though someone on here might have some answers.
Cheers
dantay999 said:
Hi Guys, got a G Flex when they first came out and have been really happy with it so when I needed a new work phone i bought another one.
The new one has REV 1 in the model number and is obviously a later serial number.
Side by side next to each other both set to normal and full brightness the new one is much sharper, everything the screen displays is sharper for some reason, the resolution is exactly the same though obviously so how is this possible?
The original unit is running Jelly Bean based OS and the new one updated to Kit Kat which is also strange as they are both D955 and the old unit always says its OS is up to date when I check?
Has the change in OS sharpened the screen or have they change the screen or processing on later models?
Though someone on here might have some answers.
Cheers
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how you check the rev?
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how you check the rev?
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It's on the bar code in the bottom left hand corner of the box, mine is MEZ65407931(1.1)BL The (1.1) was a (1.0) on my original unit so I'm assuming the (1.1) indicates a hardware revision.
Either way I'm pleased as the screen is so much nicer and also has less to no image retention.
it might be placebo effect, but since the kitkat update, I dont have any where near as much of the screen retention problem that was so horrible on 4.2..Maybe there is a new graphics driver in 4.4..
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It's on the bar code in the bottom left hand corner of the box, mine is MEZ65407931(1.1)BL The (1.1) was a (1.0) on my original unit so I'm assuming the (1.1) indicates a hardware revision.
Either way I'm pleased as the screen is so much nicer and also has less to no image retention.
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Look i found and this.
Go to dialer and enter 3845#*955#
If you have another model try to change the last three numbers with your model. 3845#*xxx#
after go settings/version info/HW Version.
Mine is Rev1.
don't touch anything else inside there because you can damage your phone
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it might be placebo effect, but since the kitkat update, I dont have any where near as much of the screen retention problem that was so horrible on 4.2..Maybe there is a new graphics driver in 4.4..
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No placebo effect, I have them side by side and the newer one is much sharper on everything the screen displays.
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No placebo effect, I have them side by side and the newer one is much sharper on everything the screen displays.
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mine in barcode have at the end the 1.1 but in secret menu is Rev1. If the 1.1 is Rev1 the 1.0 what Rev is?
No revision, original version
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No revision, original version
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ok thanks for the awnser.
I noticed the same thing when I got my replacement earlier this week. On the new one the screen looks better and has no image ghosting.
I'm on the latest update 6/18. When I'm on tapatalk the black background looks black now as before it was like a light black. Lol. It looks a tad sharper.
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Mine seems sharper as well, but to this day I never once noticed the ghosting issue everyone talks about. Weird.... Thankfully!
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Mine seems sharper as well, but to this day I never once noticed the ghosting issue everyone talks about. Weird.... Thankfully!
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Lucky man you are! Im on my second flex and everyone ive seen has the ghosting. Either way i love this phone for sure
HIT EM WIT DAT FLEX
Yeah, unless it's there and I am to blind to see it, haha!
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Yeah, unless it's there and I am to blind to see it, haha!
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Mine is a rev 1.0 just checked. I can see the ghosting less on this one than the other i had but like i said ive seen it on all that ive seen. Your not blind your just looking away
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I bought my first Flex online but in order to get a deal on my 2nd Flex I had to return my 1st one. I didn't notice any ghosting on the first one but did on my 2nd one. After the 6-18 update I don't notice it but didn't really notice all that much. I'm very happy with the Flex especially the battery life and my Vest case/skin combo but I'm already wanting a new toy/phone.
To shoe her off...:laugh: I got the Vest case for $20 instead of $60 on Ebay from Korea. The skin was free since I did a review on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52869537&postcount=50
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I bought my first Flex online but in order to get a deal on my 2nd Flex I had to return my 1st one. I didn't notice any ghosting on the first one but did on my 2nd one. After the 6-18 update I don't notice it but didn't really notice all that much. I'm very happy with the Flex especially the battery life and my Vest case/skin combo but I'm already wanting a new toy/phone.
To shoe her off...:laugh: I got the Vest case for $20 instead of $60 on Ebay from Korea. The skin was free since I did a review on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52869537&postcount=50
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Man that looks good i think ima do the same but not with white. I bass fish a ton and white might get funky lol
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fleurdelisxliv said:
Man that looks good i think ima do the same but not with white. I bass fish a ton and white might get funky lol
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Flex on a boat..Yikes! hehe Yea it's showing a little wear on the sides. Maybe I could clean it. Took me a day to finally decide to get a white skin. lol I was going to get red being a Ohio State fan but doesn't look like a true red. Also thought about getting brown. Skin is on sale and only $5.99.
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exo-skin-6
sweets55 said:
Flex on a boat..Yikes! hehe Yea it's showing a little wear on the sides. Maybe I could clean it. Took me a day to finally decide to get a white skin. lol I was going to get red being a Ohio State fan but doesn't look like a true red. Also thought about getting brown. Skin is on sale and only $5.99.
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/exo-skin-6
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Thanks ill check that out and yea the flex gets lots of boat time lol! How else wld i take sweet pics of the fish i caught hehe
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I'm on my 3rd flex now; the first 2 had absolutely no ghosting or other screen issues, but this third one was horrible..Until i got on kitkat, and since then, no screen issues at all anymore..