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Noticeable differences in Nexus 7 build quality

My friend and I got our nexus 7 about a week apart at different Walmarts. While I was installing some apps on his that I thought would be useful, I noticed some very slight differences.
The one that stood out the most me was that his volume rocker and power button were more crisp than mine. Every time you pressed it, there was a snap back and an actual click sound, while with mine, the feedback is more mushy and doesn't make a noise at all unless I attempt to find a sweet spot for it lol. Also I noticed the aluminum bezel on his was much more angular to where you could almost scrap your skin with it , where as mine was more rounded. His screen would also shut down and wake up about a couple milliseconds before mine every single time. I chalked it up to him having less apps possibly.
Hope this doesn't come off as complaining cause I LOVE my nexus 7 and its flawless, no screen lift or anything. I just was wondering if anybody else noticed such discrepancies.

my power button is mushy but my volume rockers are perfect...also got mine at walmart

I got mine on initial release from google store and my volume and power buttons do make a clicking sound when they are pressed and they snap back well, no mushiness
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My volume down is the only button that does not have the best feedback when pressed.
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2nd batch in italy here
my one looks perfect *touches wood*

This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Our maybe they are just using it and noticing the flaws, if they have any.

Yes, I noticed the difference in buttons. I've had two nexus 7's. One with great buttons and the other with mushy buttons, especially the Power button, that almost sticks to the point where a normal press and release of the Power button triggers the Power Off option instead of just turning off the screen. :thumbdown:
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Lol totally agree....

shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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Some thing called ocd
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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+1
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shook187 said:
This XDA community is a funny one. People spend more time staring, feeling up and trying to find flaws in their Nexus 7 then actually just using it.
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True... but there are manufacturing defects. 723 votes in the defective from store poll and over 500 votes in the type of defects poll. I know this is very small percentage, but these are active users on XDA excited about their new device and having problems, defects and seeking help.
Its a brilliant device no doubt, but I still think many here are waiting for its 3rd or 4th generation builds. I personally don't have the confidence (nor bandwidth) to chase a defective unit. Going to wait until March next year...
Worse thing is there is no official response from either GOOG or ASUS about the manufacturing defects, nobody has any idea exactly if there is an improvement in the new builds or its trial an error still. I cannot wait to get mine, but have decided to wait.

hashibahoohaa said:
True... but there are manufacturing defects. 723 votes in the defective from store poll and over 500 votes in the type of defects poll.
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Where is the link to this poll?
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shook187 said:
Where is the link to this poll?
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Defective piece from store poll (Over 700 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770919
List of known defects poll (Over 500 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801464

hashibahoohaa said:
Defective piece from store poll (Over 700 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770919
List of known defects poll (Over 500 votes):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801464
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Ok a XDA poll? OCD city
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shook187 said:
Ok a XDA poll? OCD city
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Really? Companies like ASUS would love customers like you...

hashibahoohaa said:
Its a brilliant device no doubt, but I still think many here are waiting for its 3rd or 4th generation builds. I personally don't have the confidence (nor bandwidth) to chase a defective unit. Going to wait until March next year...
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By that time there will be something newer, faster, better and with its own set of defects.
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hashibahoohaa said:
Really? Companies like ASUS would love customers like you...
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Actually Asus is an up and coming company which i recently bought stock in. The future is bright for Asus.
It's customers like XDA'ers they need to avoid. The casual customer wont care about a 100 micron lift on the screen.
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shook187 said:
Actually Asus is an up and coming company which i recently bought stock in. The future is bright for Asus.
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Up and coming? Where have you been? ASUS has been manufacturer high end PCs, laptop, tablets and pc components for over 2 decades... They pioneered the netbook and nettop pc. They are and/or were also the ODM for Apple, Sony, Dell etc..
Acer, was created by ex ASUS employees...

msgnyc said:
Up and coming? Where have you been? ASUS has been manufacturer high end PCs, laptop, tablets and pc components for over 2 decades... The invented the netbook and nettop pc. They are and/or were also the ODM for Apple, Sony, Dell etc..
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Up and coming in like the stock price growing, like in room for potential growth. Like in the potential to be a big player among Pc makers

Lasted 4 months lol..

As of this week, there's a creaking sound on my upper left side (of course, where else..)
Anyone else had similar luck? Was pretty happy with it up till now, well actually I'm mostly still happy with it.
I just assume I need to buy a new screen protector now if I RMA it right? Or do they give the same device back?
And does anyone know how the RMA process works if you bought from an Australian retailer?
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They send the same device back if it is fixable but it might have a new screen on it
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I used to claim i got a CBOK with no problem at all. Last 2 days the screnn lift appear. How did i notice it? I just got paranoid about problems on my N7. But now i realize that this thing is so tiny that its no a problemt at all. I will no brother myself because that kind of stuff. Love my n7.
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Well I didn't care about my lift but now it creaks lol
But flawless apart from the screen issue, I've never had a problem with much flicker or speaker issues, only on 4.1, but 4.1.2 fixed for me.
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Second chance to Nexus 7

Hi guys, after having so much trouble last year with screen lift issue I quit on nexus 7,
So 2 days ago still wanting a nexus I just gave a second chance and got a new 32gb. Looks like the screen lift is no more here but now I notice a very different hue tint on screen, is very pink/yellowish in compare to my iPad, and my kid nabi 2, I went to store and compared with an open one they have and is obvious mine was very pink/yellowish, I also notice that mine was extremely more bright at full brightness and colors looks good just whites are out of balance, but since I use to read books on white background and browsing the web I hate the pinkish on white background.
I got a replacement one and looks exactly like the returned one. So what you think guys/? Did the newest batch of nexus are all like this, did Asus are using a different screen to solve the screen lift issue?
Should I keep this one. ?
Another thing I notice shadows on left an right side when in portrait mode. Whites looks like an old pirate map.
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Might be tech ocd might also just be a very slight tint. I have a brand new 32gb model and I am very impressed with the screen this device packs. Asus might have changed something regarding display in the newer models. Not to sure though.
Edit: this is my 3rd nexus 7. The other two were faulty. (Coaster rings in middle of display + clicking sound due to faulty back cover)
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Also not every device has the same LCD. Many devices have different colour saturation, tint, etc..

This is not normal ? Or all new models are like this?
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daxfx said:
This is not normal ? Or all new models are like this?
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Doesn't look normal to me. I would be taking it back to the store.

That looks defective to me. I haven't seen any pinkish tinges on any of the N7s I've seen at stock settings.

Bitweasil said:
That looks defective to me. I haven't seen any pinkish tinges on any of the N7s I've seen at stock settings.
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This is the second one in a raw from different stores, I'm afraid if I returned I will get the same again.
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I bought a Nexus 7 in August, sold two months later. Last month I bought another one and returned it one week later because I needed money. I bought my 3rd Nexus 7 today! They had no issues at all and I was/am happy with my Nexus 7!
Maybe FutureShop Canada is getting the good ones
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yulet said:
I bought a Nexus 7 in August, sold two months later. Last month I bought another one and returned it one week later because I needed money. I bought my 3rd Nexus 7 today! They had no issues at all and I was/am happy with my Nexus 7!
Maybe FutureShop Canada is getting the good ones
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Please !
Can you take a picture like the one I post, comparing your nexus with any PC or other tablet.
I'm frustrated. But still like the nexus 7, overall the colors looks sharp and when im out of my pc.s using my nexus my eyes think is a fair white screen, but working on any of my PC,s then going to the nexus is like looking at a PinkyPad
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Comparison with my Sony Vaio from 2010. Nexus looks better?
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Yeah man. Your nexus looks with a very good hue tint in compare with the viao..
maybe I'm cursed or maybe being a graphic designer I'm too picky or perfectionist with colors,,
I will give a little time to see if colors get better, maybe the screen LEDs need to cure or something
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I wonder if it has anything to do with where bought it, maybe you would have better luck elsewhere?
I bought mine at Staples... and no problems..
32GB wifi
Just a thought
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Mine is from GameStop. I cant returned for a refund since I got it with a gift card.. I gave them my WII and my 360 both were dust collectors
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You can't even swap it for a different one? Even though you purchase with a gift card it still represents a value (in your case apparently the exact value of one Nexus 7) which should function as it should. Let the shop return the faulty one themselves.

Yap, I did swaped once the very next day, just to get a second nexus exactly identical, but from a different location.. I have 30 days so I maybe wait for the next batch. Maybe I'm lucky and grab a rumored nexus 7 2nd gen
next
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FitAmp said:
Might be tech ocd might also just be a very slight tint. I have a brand new 32gb model and I am very impressed with the screen this device packs. Asus might have changed something regarding display in the newer models. Not to sure though.
Edit: this is my 3rd nexus 7. The other two were faulty. (Coaster rings in middle of display + clicking sound due to faulty back cover)
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Awesome! I thought I was the only one with a coaster ring
This is my fifth one so I'll deal with the ring. It goes away when I buff the screen, but comes back when I start touching the screen again...fingerprints
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Replacement phone is different than the faulty phone

Bought nexus 4 last month it was 301k then found its volume down button doesnt work so called Google managed to get replacement so Today I received my replacement phone which surprisingly 301k but after playing with it whole day I've found many difference between my new one and the faulty one.
The screen is much brighter in the faulty one, white looks very bright which looks very good but screen is kinda yellowish on the new one. I've installed pa ROM on both phone because its colour calibration is much better than stock, however blue colour looks natural on my new phone that's probably because of yellowish screen but on the other it hurts my eyes as its screen is bright.
Vibration is little bit strong on the new phone.
Sound through earpiece was louder on the faulty one but not that loud on my new phone but I still think its loud.
Phone gets warm quickly on the new one. Therefore faulty one has best benchmark score.
Camera is good on the both but on the new one camera lens placed very accurately.
Battery life is same but new phone charges quicker than the faulty one. Left them on charge today new phone was full charged after approx. 2.15 hr and faulty one was full charged after 2.35 hr.
Pressing buttons experience good on new phone but on the faulty one buttons are hard to press.
That's all I have found sending my phone back to Google tomorrow but I liked the faulty one screen looks very vibrant and bright if I could fix the volume button I would have kept it. By the way has anyone else noticed any difference on their replacement phone. I could make a video but don't have any camera but managed to take a photo of both phone.
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Reboot into bootloader check hw revision. Old is probably 10 new is probably 11.
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Both is rev 11 device
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droidmakespwn said:
Reboot into bootloader check hw revision. Old is probably 10 new is probably 11.
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I don't believe the revision changed anything of this nature. Spreading these types of rumors are what makes all the dummies go and rma when they're is nothing wrong with the current phone..
To the op... You are saying that both phones are turned all the way low with brightness? Your old one hurts your eyes when turned down?
I think every phone will look a little different but it could be due to using different versions of the rom and Kernal you are using. To compare you should bring them both to stock and make sure they are using the same versions.
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Not all phones are exactly the same. I would suggest find a ROM/kernel / and color preset found in XDA That makes your phone to your liking. Unless you feel like u have a serious issue then get another replacement.
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Well neither I'm saying something wrong with my new phone nor saying I'm gonna RMA my device. Just feeling but wired that new one has different things than old one. yes I've installed same ROM on both and same brightness level but the display is just a bit yellowish believe me or not on stock you can see the difference.
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I noticed similar differences. I have had my rev10 for 2.5 months now and just bought a rev11 this week and definitely noticed a little more of a yellowish coloring on the new one. I also did notice the 11 did have a stronger vibrate than my 10 did. I did not however notice any differences in the earpiece quality.
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Screen being a bit yellowish is a good thing cause less chance to get yellow spot which I had on my first nexus from first batch. This is my third nexus by the way and I have to say I have had different experience with three of these phone
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Give the screen some time to cure. The yellow will go away. The glue needs to dry
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Disgusted with Google customer service

So I know this has been discussed many times already but i am appalled at Google's customer "service". My nexus 5 has the rattle issue pretty bad and also the sim tray protrudes. I contacted Google regarding the issue and they responded by saying this is normal and we wont replace???? Anyone else had this problem?
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I think they've been told not to RMA the phones now for what is widely considered to be 'manufacturing differences'. Could be wrong, though

Just say it overheats and you're scared that it might hurt you.
Give it a bit before you do though because all chat logs are saved and they will know you're lying..
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yea posting here will help

CheesyNutz said:
yea posting here will help
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I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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snowwhite007 said:
I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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I had a fantastic customer service experience when I RMA'd my phone. My micro USB chord would not stay in the phone and came out very easily. The service agent was courteous, professional and pleasant.
I think they've had too many people using the "button rattle" to just get a newer phone. Can't say as I blame them.

So you tried to report two non issues as a reasons to get an RMA and you were denied?
Glad to see Google reps doing their job properly.
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What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?

I'm glad they aren't RMA'ing for rattles. You will be hard pressed to find a smart phone that doesn't rattle. I think after the Nexus 4 debacle with so many people returning them, they changed their stance to stop a lot of frivolous returns. So many people try to abuse the system (and even a poster in this thread encouraged lying) that it makes it hard for people who might have legitimate problems.

Good.

Put your phone in a case. Both issues solved
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My buttons rattle.
Why would I RMA it?

So you're disgusted with google for not giving you a new phone when there's nothing wrong with your current phone? Is that what we're supposed to understand here?
K.

Stand by for threads complaining about google not doing rmas to get a red Nexus 5.
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My buttons rattle like crazy, but the phone works just fine. Why would RMA it?
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I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?

iggie94 said:
I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?
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Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.

aooga said:
Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.
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Thanks. I noticed the problem yesterday and it worried me a bit. I won't look too much into it. :good:

Mine rattled it bugged me so I opened the phone and fixed it. No issues since.

Jattro said:
What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?
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I had this issue on my first device. It was out a bit, but no way near the power button. It wasn't flush thou. But I didn't RMA for this. I RMA for faulty LCD. Orange spot appeared on my screen.
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