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[Q] GALAXY NOTE 2 Metal back cover?

Hey guys, anyone know if, for the Galaxy Note 2, a metal back cover instead of the original plastic one is available to purchase from anywhere?
I want to my note 2 to have a metal back and a case is just not cutting it due to the added bulkiness, it would be much easier if instead of the detachable plastic cover, a metal cover is attached instead.
Now i know that the original plastic cover has an NFC antenna within it so im not sure if this is why im unable to find one online.
Any ideas?

The phone has been out for 3 days....give it some time.

Thanks for the reply, very useful

Keep checking ebay. I'm sure some Chinese ones will be popping up here real soon.
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Wouldn't it cause interference problems? I'm no expert here...so probably wrong; but I assume samsung uses crap plastic because it would block the signals, or at least cause problems.

It would indeed. Unless they embedded some antennae into it and had a way to connect it to the main device antennae (all of them), it'll just reduce signal strength.

A metal back cover would stop NFC working and probably interfere with general signal too.

A rubber or textured back would be a nice option

MadfishGTB said:
A rubber or textured back would be a nice option
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I like the feel of some of the HTC phones.Where they use a metal back with some sort of rubberised coating. Would be nice to have a back cover with that kind of texture, even if made of plastic
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I had a brushed aluminium back on my note 1 which I bought from ebay it was sent from hong kong. Like the others said give it a couple of weeks and there will be new accessories appearing on ebay.
Im on the lookout for a desk dock and maybe an inductive charging kit
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I would be quite happy with a back cover like the one on the blue Note 1

saldawop said:
I would be quite happy with a back cover like the one on the blue Note 1
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I'd definitely like that. I'd also like to see a manufacturer (whether Samsung or 3rd party) come out with a replacement cover that also has an integrated kickstand.

I think others have used Plasti-Dip to coat battery covers in order to give a more 'rubberized' feel. I know I'm going to be looking at something like that when I can finally get one out of Verizon.
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Alot of people are replying that a different case would intefer with th NFC.
As stated originally, I am aware of this, so when I ask of any alternatives, I ask with the NFC issue dealt with.
IMO, A plastic back is not worthy of my note 2 :good:

qazkamakazi said:
Alot of people are replying that a different case would intefer with th NFC.
As stated originally, I am aware of this, so when I ask of any alternatives, I ask with the NFC issue dealt with.
IMO, A plastic back is not worthy of my note 2 :good:
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ANY metal case WILL kill your signal UNLESS it's also designed to function as an antenna; which isn't going to happen. So you can either get used to the plastic back, deal with losing some functionality, or get a different phone.

FloatingFatMan said:
ANY metal case WILL kill your signal UNLESS it's also designed to function as an antenna; which isn't going to happen. So you can either get used to the plastic back, deal with losing some functionality, or get a different phone.
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I'm guessing you didn't read what I wrote despite you quoting it lol. If you read, I asked, with the nfc issue sorted. So in simpler words for you, a case supporting nfc.
Instead you just told me something I already know..
If you don't know of any, then next time you don't need to reply, as rather than answering my question all you just did is try to sound knowledgeable. Well done.
Anyway, asking questions on xda seems to get a lot of hate. Just read 2 other threads and it was filled with blunt, unhelpful replies.

qazkamakazi said:
I'm guessing you didn't read what I wrote despite you quoting it lol. If you read, I asked, with the nfc issue sorted. So in simpler words for you, a case supporting nfc.
Instead you just told me something I already know..
If you don't know of any, then next time you don't need to reply, as rather than answering my question all you just did is try to sound knowledgeable. Well done.
Anyway, asking questions on xda seems to get a lot of hate. Just read 2 other threads and it was filled with blunt, unhelpful replies.
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I think he was referring more to the fact that you will lose your GSM radio signal with a metal back cover, he was not referring to the NFC.
Personally I think the plastic/polycarbonate material they use for the note 2 is of high quality and keeps the phone light yet strong and keeps radio performance at it's best...
Perhaps the note 2 isn't for you if you feel the quality is that bad?

If he was referring to the gsm, then my bad.
The note 2 is perfect, I had the Dell streak before the note series etc as I'm in love 5" phabs,
I just wondered if alternatives were available, the current back looks good but I'm just a fan of metal covers.
So don't get it wrong as I'm not slating the current back.
So anyway, if it's not available then never mind, curiosity was just asking.

There is another thread on here in this section which mentions some soon to be released alternative back covers for the GN2. They look metallic but not sure if they are actually metal... there is a lovelly carbon fiber effect one too

Great, just found it,
I think I'll stick with the original for now as original is always best looking, but I hope after a while a decent amount of accessories get produced as these days if it's not Iphone it gets slept on.

Replacement inner bezel/frame with cutouts for wireless charging

Can we start a discussion around this replacement inner bezel/frame?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACCESKE/
Specifically I'd like to know if this is compatible with SCH-I605, the Verizon wireless variant of SGN2. I've searched for an iFixit teardown or anything else that might show the internal frame on the VZW version but no luck. Anyone have info on this?

m.ocean said:
Can we start a discussion around this replacement inner bezel/frame?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACCESKE/
Specifically I'd like to know if this is compatible with SCH-I605, the Verizon wireless variant of SGN2. I've searched for an iFixit teardown or anything else that might show the internal frame on the VZW version but no luck. Anyone have info on this?
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Just a thought..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/sp.html?a=B00ACCESKE&s=A22Q0QY5OHFW08
Near the bottom of that (mobile browser) there is a link to contact the seller "IDS Online Shop"
Seems like a good place to start.
I couldn't see why it wouldn't work, given that I believe the dimensions of the VZW Gn2 are the same.

I've thought about this too, the problem is the pins are raised so they make contact with the battery cover, there's already like 3 threads about this
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Brad.S. said:
Just a thought..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/sp.html?a=B00ACCESKE&s=A22Q0QY5OHFW08
Near the bottom of that (mobile browser) there is a link to contact the seller "IDS Online Shop"
Seems like a good place to start.
I couldn't see why it wouldn't work, given that I believe the dimensions of the VZW Gn2 are the same.
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I reached out to the seller and they state that these ARE compatible. Good news! Will report back when I receive it.
littleguevara said:
I've thought about this too, the problem is the pins are raised so they make contact with the battery cover, there's already like 3 threads about this
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You can use a thin rolled strip of copper tape to overcome the fact that the pins aren't raised on the VZW version. The thread on wireless charging mod shows how to do this.

m.ocean said:
I reached out to the seller and they state that these ARE compatible. Good news! Will report back when I receive it.
You can use a thin rolled strip of copper tape to overcome the fact that the pins aren't raised on the VZW version. The thread on wireless charging mod shows how to do this.
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I'm wondering how did it go...
cause I dropped my verizon SGN2 and that silver frame got chipped so ugly.
I saw all images from ebay and amazon and all of them look different with mine.

mark729 said:
I'm wondering how did it go...
cause I dropped my verizon SGN2 and that silver frame got chipped so ugly.
I saw all images from ebay and amazon and all of them look different with mine.
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Same here! I dropped my SGN2 and the silver bezel look awful. Ive been trying to hide it using covers but I would really like to replace it. Ive contacted many suppliers in my country, the only solution was to replace the bezel and the screen all together. That would cost me around 300 $s. Any other solutions?

Any luck OP? I want wireless charging in my Note 2 :fingers-crossed:

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Chahine said:
Same here! I dropped my SGN2 and the silver bezel look awful. Ive been trying to hide it using covers but I would really like to replace it. Ive contacted many suppliers in my country, the only solution was to replace the bezel and the screen all together. That would cost me around 300 $s. Any other solutions?
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-sch-i605-rear-housing.html
I bought this. Just silver frame.
Have not replaced yet but looks same as verizon one.

Check out this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102920
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Battery door none oem

Thinking about buying one of these. I like blue a lot. Blue blue! Was curious about fit? Anyone have one? Thoughts?
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These are awesome. Buy it. That blue is gorgeous. I got the original titanium one. Lucky you found a us seller. These back covers will also be compatible with most if not all cases you already have since it is a teeny bit thicker than stock. Also you'll love the feel of it!

Right now eBay has many us sellers for these.
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not all of these have NFC correct?

enter260 said:
not all of these have NFC correct?
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No, but you can just pull the card out of the original cover and place it in the new one.

NFC will not work with this back door what so ever. FYI

holycow1 said:
NFC will not work with this back door what so ever. FYI
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I look at them because I don't use NFC. Not enough people and business have it to make it relevant enough.
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holycow1 said:
NFC will not work with this back door what so ever. FYI
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Have you tried? I understand the idea that it may not because it's metal obviously, but you really never know until you try

holycow1 said:
NFC will not work with this back door what so ever. FYI
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any other solution to let the NFC work?

Hi,
The other question is how is the antenna on this cover samey, better, worse in regards to reception.
Thanks,
Bryan

trapperjohn said:
Hi,
The other question is how is the antenna on this cover samey, better, worse in regards to reception.
Thanks,
Bryan
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For me its basically the same. Amazing

I notice where I usually have 1 bar hspa that with the aluminum back it's 2-3 bars of Edge.. Mine came with the NFC but it doesn't work any way I try.
If you have plenty of service all the time, then I highly recommend it. I currently use a carbon fiber black leather door.

Just ordered. Waiting to get it mid week. Will report back with my finding. I have a galaxy note 2 on vzw.
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Has anyone tried one of these replacement nfc chips?
NFC Chip on Ebay
I just got a new case back and am a little hesitant to pry up the old one.

This this makes my note 2 look very unique! Signal not effected at all! I have more grip now also. here are is a pic on the phone.
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Bought both aluminum back and spare nfc chip
thought i chime in because i have a red aluminum back - it wouldn't work with the spare nfc chip i bought from ebay at all - at first i thought it was the chip but carefully place the chip on the phone without the back cover and using a piece of tape to test without the cover proved otherwise
so i then knew it was the alumnium backing - but idk about you guys i barely use the nfc feature

I just ordered this one a carbon fiber one from eBay and the seller says the NFC chip will work fine. I'll post once I receive and test it.

I ordered a nfc chip from ebay. The first one didn't work and they are sending out a new one.

BoomerFZ1 said:
I just ordered this one a carbon fiber one from eBay and the seller says the NFC chip will work fine. I'll post once I receive and test it.
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I have the black version and my NFC works like a charm..

I had a jean on with metal parts above the pockets, when i have received that cover. I installed it and the back got full of scratches in a few hours. The aluminum cover is so soft and ductile, that it wont stand a chance against the metal zips of your clothes. Also the signal gets reduced. Wifi signal changes about 20% and if the gsm signal is lost on a boat tour you can get two bars of signal if you remove the cover.

Replacing the Port Covers

Hiya,
Having bent my headphone port cover when I dropped the phone, I just ordered a replacement from Rounded.
My question is pretty simple - how do I go about fitting it?
Cheers for any help or suggestions!

Cpfoxhunt said:
Hiya,
Having bent my headphone port cover when I dropped the phone, I just ordered a replacement from Rounded.
My question is pretty simple - how do I go about fitting it?
Cheers for any help or suggestions!
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Wait intill it turns up and it might come with fitting instructions

Where did you find them ? I bent the side of my phone a little ( honestly, it's almost invisible, but I know it's there and... you know the rest ) when i dropped it, been thinking about replacing it.

I'm afraid I can't post links, but a UK company called Rounded is selling them.
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Broken S-pen; Please Help

Please help.. A couple weeks ago I was using my s-pen, just like normal, and suddenly the ass-end of it just SHEARED OFF.
I attempted to repair it by shoving a piece of a toothpick into the part of the ass-end that broke off, and the part that remained inside my phone. This did not work well as, in my attempts to do this, the toothpick snapped in two and now I just have the parts with toothpick pieces stuck in them.
I clipped off the excess toothpick and have been using my stubby stylus as such since, flicking it to insert it into the phone and smacking the bottom of it against my hand as if I were packing a pack of cigarettes in order to remove it.
Point being: I cannot continue to use and abuse my phone in such a manner, even if I do have an OtterBox on the damn thing. I need to repair/replace my stylus, this is obvious, but I don't feel like paying $30 for a brand-new stylus when the only thing wrong with it is the ass-end. Does anybody know of anywhere I can purchase [a] new ass-end(s) so that i can replace just that part of the stylus?

Flyffe Myrddin said:
Please help.. A couple weeks ago I was using my s-pen, just like normal, and suddenly the ass-end of it just SHEARED OFF.
I attempted to repair it by shoving a piece of a toothpick into the part of the ass-end that broke off, and the part that remained inside my phone. This did not work well as, in my attempts to do this, the toothpick snapped in two and now I just have the parts with toothpick pieces stuck in them.
I clipped off the excess toothpick and have been using my stubby stylus as such since, flicking it to insert it into the phone and smacking the bottom of it against my hand as if I were packing a pack of cigarettes in order to remove it.
Point being: I cannot continue to use and abuse my phone in such a manner, even if I do have an OtterBox on the damn thing. I need to repair/replace my stylus, this is obvious, but I don't feel like paying $30 for a brand-new stylus when the only thing wrong with it is the ass-end. Does anybody know of anywhere I can purchase [a] new ass-end(s) so that i can replace just that part of the stylus?
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Email me on [email protected], so that i can let you know what exactly to be done to get a new spen without charge

swagatsourav said:
Email me on [email protected], so that i can let you know what exactly to be done to get a new spen without charge
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You can just post here. Lol.
If you check on eBay, you can score a new genuine OEM S Pen for $15.

I ordered one from the Samsung website.. Using a 50% off coupon it was only 14.99....
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Don't be cheap, just buy a new pen.
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LittleRedDot said:
Don't be cheap, just buy a new pen.
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I paid $350 for this phone. The stylus broke for no reason whatsoever after four months.
I WILL BE CHEAP IF I WANT TO

Well in that case, have you tried contacting Samsung for a warranty replacement?
No idea how that works. I lost mine soi that's why I had to replace it.
BTW... the bashing like cigarette case removal method sounds bad. I'd just keep it in a pocket for now!
No sense in breaking the phone over a relatively inexpensive replaceable accessory...
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Flyffe Myrddin said:
I paid $350 for this phone. The stylus broke for no reason whatsoever after four months.
I WILL BE CHEAP IF I WANT TO
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I got one under warranty from aT&T just call them and tell them it quit working. See if that works first.
Free + overnight shipping and I got $25 off my bill.
Honestly your picture does not look like it broke on its own but I'll take your word for it

droidbabyxda said:
Honestly your picture does not look like it broke on its own but I'll take your word for it
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Well, like I said, I attempted to repair it with a toothpick first. when that didn't work, I shaved some of the plastic off of the exposed broken pieces with a knife to make it flush so that I might Gorilla-Glue it.

You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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LittleRedDot said:
You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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Yup. +1 if it was defective workmanship my first instinct would be to call aT&t and get a replacement or get really pissed.

LittleRedDot said:
You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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I honestly don't understand how or why it broke either. There was no reason for it to have broken. My brother got his Note II at the exact same time as I did, and his is still going strong.

Flyffe Myrddin said:
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Sheared off, whilst in your hands, using it? Or left on the table/etc, came back and found it sheared off? Or sheared off, whilst you were inserting it back into the S-pen slot?
You weren't playing fruit ninja, were you?
Perhaps, your brother snapped his and simply swapped it with yours?
Because, I'm holding my S-pen right here, and the only way I can see it having broken as your photo depicts, is for it to have been snapped by hand.
Defective workmanship, would more likely result in it not being glued/affixed/assembled properly and it separating from each other, but not snapping/shearing.
If it truly was as you state it, then see if you can get a replacement under warranty. Otherwise purchase another one from ebay/etc or glue it back together and use it ghetto style.

Optimistic Pessimist said:
Sheared off, whilst in your hands, using it? Or left on the table/etc, came back and found it sheared off? Or sheared off, whilst you were inserting it back into the S-pen slot?
You weren't playing fruit ninja, were you?
Perhaps, your brother snapped his and simply swapped it with yours?
Because, I'm holding my S-pen right here, and the only way I can see it having broken as your photo depicts, is for it to have been snapped by hand.
Defective workmanship, would more likely result in it not being glued/affixed/assembled properly and it separating from each other, but not snapping/shearing.
If it truly was as you state it, then see if you can get a replacement under warranty. Otherwise purchase another one from ebay/etc or glue it back together and use it ghetto style.
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Sounds and looks like S-Pen Ninja.

Again, that is just the two pieces. I have shaved off the extra plastic with a knife. That is not what it looked like when it broke. I pulled the s-pen out and when I held it like a pencil like you are supposed to, with the ass-end resting on the crook between my thumb and forefinger, it just sheared off.

Flyffe Myrddin said:
Again, that is just the two pieces. I have shaved off the extra plastic with a knife. That is not what it looked like when it broke. I pulled the s-pen out and when I held it like a pencil like you are supposed to, with the ass-end resting on the crook between my thumb and forefinger, it just sheared off.
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sheared
past tense of shear (Verb)
Verb
Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).
Cut off (something such as hair, wool, or grass) with scissors or shears.
So you cut it off? I'm just giving you a hard time. I would def call into the carrier or Samsung. If you came to my store, I could probably get you one at no charge.

Anyone who would just cut up their s-pen is insane. But yeah, I've been attempting to get this resolved for a couple days now. Samsung won't put me on with an actual human, so I think I'm going to contact AT&T about it.

Ohhh big spender.. Try being deployed on the other side of the world and having to spend $869 to get one
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VivaLaCam92 said:
Ohhh big spender.. Try being deployed on the other side of the world and having to spend $869 to get one
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D3_ said:
"I'm not going to try to help you at all, I'm just going to try to one up your problems"
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Your answers were posted earlier, quit being a cheap ass and buy a new one. They go for $10 all day on eBay.
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