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I've seen a few other posts on a few other boards about the D3 having a VERY scratchable screen. Normally, I tell people that modern screen are durable as nails, but tonight, I got bit. My D3 now has a nice "pinhole" indentation in the screen. In the damaged area, surrounding the new scratch, you can feel that there is a RAISED area of some material. Its obvious that this screen has some kind of coating on it that can be easily damaged. It is definitely NOT a single piece of glass. My OG Droid got pummeled for a year and a half. Its screen is MINT. My new D3 is now damaged on it's 9th day.
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Now that Moto is making phones with no removable battery (D4), is making easily scratchable pentile screens (D3), and pulls this bootloader cr*p, I think this will be my last one. Googarolla, I hope you are listening.
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ryanmcdonald said:
I've seen a few other posts on a few other boards about the D3 having a VERY scratchable screen. Normally, I tell people that modern screen are durable as nails, but tonight, I got bit. My D3 now has a nice "pinhole" indentation in the screen. In the damaged area, surrounding the new scratch, you can feel that there is a RAISED area of some material. Its obvious that this screen has some kind of coating on it that can be easily damaged. It is definitely NOT a single piece of glass. My OG Droid got pummeled for a year and a half. Its screen is MINT. My new D3 is now damaged on it's 9th day.
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Now that Moto is making phones with no removable battery (D4), is making easily scratchable pentile screens (D3), and pulls this bootloader cr*p, I think this will be my last one. Googarolla, I hope you are listening.
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I've been through 9 Droid3 replacements for various hardware issues, but never once did I have problems with the screen scratching. Mind you, I'm OCD, so I'm always wiping it down with my shirt or a piece of napkin. Never once scratched. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...
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I've been through 9 Droid3 replacements for various hardware issues, but never once did I have problems with the screen scratching. Mind you, I'm OCD, so I'm always wiping it down with my shirt or a piece of napkin. Never once scratched. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...
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My screen looks the same as when I first got it about 3 months ago.
No scratches yet. Technically any screen can get scratched, even gorilla glass.just have to be careful.
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My phone has literally been dragged and dropped face-down in and across a parking garage (don't ask) and the screen is still in perfect shape.
dropped my phone a good bit, screen still fine
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My phone has literally been dragged and dropped face-down in and across a parking garage (don't ask) and the screen is still in perfect shape.
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lol im sorry but reading this has me too curious...could u give a small sum up of what happened?
SMH
I'm not so lucky.I have a small scratch on the M on the top where it says Motorola. Boo
Same story here OP. My OG Droid never had a case on it and the screen was perfect when I sold it, same with my Droid X. I have 2 hairline scratches and a tiny chip on my Droid 3... and it has a case and is always in my pocket by itself.
To the OP...
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Seriously. You sound like a cry baby. I don't care if a phone has a diamond coated protection layer, ill still slap on at the very least a 5 dollar no name screen protector. Infact I even cut a screen protector to size to cover the camera lens. Why? Because I don't take the chance. Obviously something YOU did scratched the screen. Its not the phones fault or motorolas fault. Time to put the big boy pants on, accept some responsibility, and realize it was something you did.
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To the OP...
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Seriously. You sound like a cry baby. I don't care if a phone has a diamond coated protection layer, ill still slap on at the very least a 5 dollar no name screen protector. Infact I even cut a screen protector to size to cover the camera lens. Why? Because I don't take the chance. Obviously something YOU did scratched the screen. Its not the phones fault or motorolas fault. Time to put the big boy pants on, accept some responsibility, and realize it was something you did.
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I really don't think he's crying about it, he's making a valid point. If a phone from 2 years ago has better scratch resistance, I think that's a problem too. Technology is supposed to improve as time goes on, not be cheaply mass-produced with low quality materials. Should he have put a screen protector on it, probably, but why would he assume he'd need to if an old model lasted 2 years without a scratch?
Chill out.
I thought it was determined that the screen had a anti-glare covering that was the culprit of the micro-scratches, not the gorilla glass?
TLR Buy a screen protector, I got one for $5 off eBay with a car charger.
I teared when my OG Droid got a scratch a month before replacing it with the D3. So I slapped a screen protector on my D3 and now I'm happy.
Honestly, thinking that anything is unscratchable sounds more like a "User Error ID:10T" problem. The Gorilla glass on the Droid 3 doesn't seem as strong as the OG Droid because people wanted anti-glare.
Technology is improving, some users on the other hand aren't.
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I got one for $5 off eBay with a car charger.
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@Yonnor
Dude, nice buy.
It was $15 for my combo at an authorized dealer.
ultima86 said:
dropped my phone a good bit, screen still fine
lol im sorry but reading this has me too curious...could u give a small sum up of what happened?
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Last weekend some friends and I were having a "fun and chill" experience, when I decided to get out of their car and go wait in mine with a girl. Then we got an idea of sneaking up to their car and using the LED of my phone to imitate the brightass spotlight on police cars. And so while holding my phone in her hand, the girl crawled across the parking garage to the other car.
#college
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My ex girlfriend managed to scratch my gift, a Rado watch (which is one of the hardest thing on the earth) after three days of use.
So I guess is not too hard to scratch a piece of gorilla glass too.
Btw gorilla glass or not the Droid 3 bezel is way more delicate than the one of my old Milestone 1.
I had the latter for a whole year and all the phone (toy keyboard excluded) looked like new after such amount of time, the D3 already feels "used" after a month.
Wow, is the D4 really not going to have a removable battery..? What sort of iPhone-ish ******ry is THAT?? I really, really hope that's not true, because any smart-phone that can't take an upgraded battery is not worth having. Screw 8-10 hours of battery life, that's pathetic.
But on topic, my screen is still fine as well.
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Wow, is the D4 really not going to have a removable battery..? What sort of iPhone-ish ******ry is THAT??
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Looks like that most of the Apple competitors are doing their best to copy the idiotic Apple's moves (lack of keyboard, locks everywhere, microsims, fixed batteries, and so on) but at the same time are managing to avoid the good ones like the extended OS support, or the focus on a few models instead of producing a plethora of (often pointless) models.
I have had my phone for a couple months and it is mint.
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on the non-removable batt, when your phone freezes up and the power button isnt working BECAUSE your phone is froze, which you then need a battery pull, how would one go about restarting the phone?
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on the non-removable batt, when your phone freezes up and the power button isnt working BECAUSE your phone is froze, which you then need a battery pull, how would one go about restarting the phone?
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Most likely will have either a button combo, or a pin-hole reset button. Or atleast thats what i would do if i was a moto engineer
morse coded via my DROID 3
Yonnor said:
Most likely will have either a button combo, or a pin-hole reset button. Or atleast thats what i would do if i was a moto engineer
morse coded via my DROID 3
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you used to could alt-shift-del to reboot, but it doesn't work on the D3. even if it did work, there was that .001% chance that you really would need to remove the battery, to which you would obviously need a pin reset.
not sure why they dumped the alt-shift-del reboot. i greatly miss it.
Hi There,
I was wondering if anyone has experience the same issue as me. I only got my Optimus 2x back on the 12th Dec and I've just noticed that the finish on the metal looking plastic surround on the side of the phone has begun to wear.
The phone has spent most of its life in a case and has never been placed in a pocket with anything like (e.g. keys, money) the front and back of the phone are like new, so I'm a little concern with how the finish has begun to wear in such a short space of time.
I just wanted to check if perhaps it's a one off issue with my phone or if other people have had the same problem?
Thanks
Kev
Mine spent all it's life in a gel case and the finish was still A1 when I sold it.
Mine gets **** kicked in my pocket with keys lighters and change with no cover just a screen protector and its still mint Lol must ne something with the case you're usin
Making bad decision's one at a time.
My finish has not even begun to deteriorate.. used it for 8mths already, I've stopped using case for about a month but still use soft cloth cover. Maybe there is something wrong with your finish?
I used to think the same thing, but then i took an arrow in the knee.
Lol jk, i used to think the same thing, but i found out it was the plastic sticker thats on there when its new that was damaged. Sticker removed and its still mint 3 months later
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Mines fine, 3 months of heavy use and no wear on the finish except for where I've dropped it and it's scratched. The home button does look a bit buffed like it has micro scratches and has lost its shine on one side though.
I've had mine for about 6-7 months, some paint worn off the first day i got it.
Though only on the bottom left corner, never used any case.
Also managed to get a small scratch on beneath the back button on the first day, even though it never got in contact with anything that could made a small scratch like that.
It might have been there when i got it, never thought about it really... And yes, it was brand new.
Otherwise its in good condition.
Was about to send it back, but never did, stupid summer. Kinda regret it now haha.
Had mine since release date with heavy usage no cover and there's. No wear and tear at all. I also dropped it over 10 times whilst being drunk. It Must've been the cover that damaged yours.
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Got mine in Sept just one or two scratches...always in pocket with keys or change..!!
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mine is like new https://plus.google.com/photos/1031...ms/5689355740415531633?authkey=CKn837SPv7roLw i got mine in june
eniux said:
Had mine since release date with heavy usage no cover and there's. No wear and tear at all. I also dropped it over 10 times whilst being drunk. It Must've been the cover that damaged yours.
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Mine came with free screen bleed and the actual glass seems to have a defect in it, like it isn't entirely clear, has a slight line or something. I wont blame LG for that at all though as corning gorilla made the glass.
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mine is like new https://plus.google.com/photos/1031...ms/5689355740415531633?authkey=CKn837SPv7roLw i got mine in june
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What cover is that?
Neefy said:
What cover is that?
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Looks like the one you can but at the wind store
Making bad decision's one at a time.
Looks like one I've seen on eBay
I'm using mine without a bag or screen protector and it's still close to mint.
LG did a good job on the hardware - it's just this crappy software & support..
Thanks to CM7 I'm really happy with my phone though.
Mine just broke Camera len cover yesterday I really don't know what cause this and anything else still like NEW!
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Mine just broke Camera len cover yesterday I really don't know what cause this and anything else still like NEW!
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Just cover it with some tape lol
Making bad decision's one at a time.
Its mostly due to the case itself and may not be defect in the phone.
Some cases do wear off some fine finishes...
Thanks all, not sure if it was the case or if I was just unlucky and got one with thin coating. Anyway the supplier has offered a full refund as they don't have any more in stock I don't really want to get a refund as I got the phone for a good price, so I'm just hoping they get a few more in stock over the next week or two and then I can swap it.
Just curious if anyone would like a crack at repairing a water damaged HTC One. It was dropped into a chlorine pool for 4 seconds, screen flickered until it went black, I tried to shut it off, it then vibrated for hours until the battery died and it never turned back on. I totally understand that my One is most likely done but it couldn't hurt to rip apart my shiny paper weight!
Thanks guys
Did you put it in rice when you got it out of the pool?
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Did you put it in rice when you got it out of the pool?
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Yea I did but I was still vibrating and flickering. Ieft it in there for 24 hours to no avail.
according to the teardown from ifixit this phone is pretty much impossible to self repair.
valtonray said:
according to the teardown from ifixit this phone is pretty much impossible to self repair.
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The guy who designed it said there is some special tool, maybe someone other than HTC got their hands on one?
I had a water damaged One from a pool. There is no repairing it. Your board is dead as is your battery,
I would say your best bet at this point (short of destroying your phone by attempting a self-repair) is to put your phone in liquid as close to 100% alcohol as possible.
If that doesn't help, I'd look into getting a replacement.
id be willing to try to repair it, or at minimum take it apart. I was a sprint store tech years ago, and repaired every model, even the ones they said were unrepairable
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id be willing to try to repair it, or at minimum take it apart. I was a sprint store tech years ago, and repaired every model, even the ones they said were unrepairable
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Lol this is completely unrepairable. I think ifixit rated it a 1. I don't really see how to open it being a unibody. Only thing I see is removing the speaker grill then move on to the LCD and see if u can get access through there but I doubt it
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No actually it isnt unrepairable at all. Betting i crack it apart just fine and can reassemble without htcs special tool
94tbird said:
No actually it isnt unrepairable at all. Betting i crack it apart just fine and can reassemble without htcs special tool
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Perhaps with a bunch of nicks from prying and some hot glue dripping out the sides. Perhaps.
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Perhaps with a bunch of nicks from prying and some hot glue dripping out the sides. Perhaps.
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You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You really sound arrogant. You haven't ever repaired the device before. Stop assuming everything will be fine. It may or may not be. There is no definitive answer. For all we know you can kill all of your hardware.
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94tbird said:
You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You haven't taken into consideration how much brute force is required to pry the shell from the phone's guts.
But, if you can do it, we'd all like to see a YouTube video. I would like to change the color of my shell.
ill just leave this here lol its a guide on how to take it apart hes going to work on a better version of the tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyrxa23OwME
Before you go taking your phone apart, i had the same issues with water damage.
I spilled beer on it, the phone bootlooped until the battery died. To make a long story short. I ran the damn phone under water to rinse off any beer and sugar residue. Stuck the phone in a bag with those moisture removal packs. I let it sit in the bag for about two weeks. I then tried plugging in the phone and i got contstant boot looping only while the phone was on the charger, otherwise it was dead. I figured my phone was a paperweight. I accepted defeat and for an entire month, my phone sat on my desk while i looked at it everyday thinking what a waste. One day i decided to plug it in to see if anything changed. To my amazement i saw a solid orange charge light. I let it charge overnight and when got up in the morning, solid green. I powered the phone on and was so excited to see my phone come back from the dead. I know this is pure luck that my phone is still functioning today, but the only reason it is working is because i thought about disassembing my phone but never went through with it because it is almost impossible to reassemble without damaging the phone. In this instance, luck and patience is what gave my phone a second chance. Im not saying the same miracle will happen for you but i wanted to share my story in hopes that you dont rip the phone apart risking permanently damaging the phone, just yet. Let the phone thoroughly dry, you never know.
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94tbird said:
You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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I don't repair phones that are impossible to repair.
I think I'll take all of these ideas haha. I'll try the pure water rinse, then pour rubbing alcohol through it, then stick it in rice for two days or more. Should be fun. Or maybe I could just send it to 94tbird if you wanna have a go at it?
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You really sound arrogant. You haven't ever repaired the device before. Stop assuming everything will be fine. It may or may not be. There is no definitive answer. For all we know you can kill all of your hardware.
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and you sound like a tool, so well leave it at that.
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You haven't taken into consideration how much brute force is required to pry the shell from the phone's guts.
But, if you can do it, we'd all like to see a YouTube video. I would like to change the color of my shell.
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im sure it can be done, and im sure i can fabricate any tool i need . ive seen the disassembly videos and read the report from the site that rated it. doesnt deter me.
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I don't repair phones that are impossible to repair.
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everything msut be impossible to you. nothing in this world is impossible. impracticable maybe, but not impossible.
Jammmmm said:
I think I'll take all of these ideas haha. I'll try the pure water rinse, then pour rubbing alcohol through it, then stick it in rice for two days or more. Should be fun. Or maybe I could just send it to 94tbird if you wanna have a go at it?
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Give their ideas a go, but if your stuck, and you dont mind, i sure dont mind giving it a try for you. If you do decide to let me try, shoot me a pm.
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and you sound like a tool, so well leave it at that.
im sure it can be done, and im sure i can fabricate any tool i need . ive seen the disassembly videos and read the report from the site that rated it. doesnt deter me.
everything msut be impossible to you. nothing in this world is impossible. impracticable maybe, but not impossible.
Give their ideas a go, but if your stuck, and you dont mind, i sure dont mind giving it a try for you. If you do decide to let me try, shoot me a pm.
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So I sound like a tool because you're being arrogant. That's fine. You show no respect for other members and I'm sure you won't be here long with that attitude.
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Just curious has anyone tried i-Opener on Note 8? Seen guide on iFixit seems kinda difficult with a repair score of 4/10. Other guides suggest hot plate. iOpener seems way easier. I don't trust a hot plate lol.
I've seen other guides use iOpener with ease. Just wanna see people on xda who have Note 8 opinion. Going to buy 1 myself for future repairs.
iOpener - https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/iOpener/IF145-198-8
Note 8 Teardown with iOpener - https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+Note8+Teardown/97071
I used a hair dryer to open mine. Worked just fine and was pretty fast.
Kalm_Traveler said:
I used a hair dryer to open mine. Worked just fine and was pretty fast.
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That really worked?
Nick216ohio said:
That really worked?
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Yep, fast and easy. I heated up the bottom on the back first and stuck a plastic guitar pick in there (while pulling the glass away with a suction cup) to get it started. As soon as a made enough gap for the pick, i used a plastic pry tool in the ifixit pro tech kit gently sliding it around the remaining edges while aiming the blow dryer to help loosen the adhesive.
Took about 10 seconds once I got the initial gap on the bottom. That took quite a bit of pulling with the suction cup and i may or may not have dropped some foul language fearing i might break the glass from excessive force.
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Yep, fast and easy. I heated up the bottom on the back first and stuck a plastic guitar pick in there (while pulling the glass away with a suction cup) to get it started. As soon as a made enough gap for the pick, i used a plastic pry tool in the ifixit pro tech kit gently sliding it around the remaining edges while aiming the blow dryer to help loosen the adhesive.
Took about 10 seconds once I got the initial gap on the bottom. That took quite a bit of pulling with the suction cup and i may or may not have dropped some foul language fearing i might break the glass from excessive force.
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Hmm interesting. You think water resistance will stand? Have you found out yet?
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Hmm interesting. You think water resistance will stand? Have you found out yet?
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Probably, i heated it up when putting it back together. However, i have never dropped any of my phones in water and don't intend to push my luck like that
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Probably, i heated it up when putting it back together. However, i have never dropped any of my phones in water and don't intend to push my luck like that
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Should of seen the GF face when she was using my phone on the side of the bath watching youtube and knocked in into the bath by accident! It was priceless!!!
Can confirm it withstands being fully submerged in the bath haha
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Just curious has anyone tried i-Opener on Note 8? Seen guide on iFixit seems kinda difficult with a repair score of 4/10. Other guides suggest hot plate. iOpener seems way easier. I don't trust a hot plate lol.
I've seen other guides use iOpener with ease. Just wanna see people on xda who have Note 8 opinion. Going to buy 1 myself for future repairs.
iOpener - https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/iOpener/IF145-198-8
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Cracked your glass doing those drop tests ?
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Probably, i heated it up when putting it back together. However, i have never dropped any of my phones in water and don't intend to push my luck like that
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Yeah thats what I am scared of.
dave7802 said:
Should of seen the GF face when she was using my phone on the side of the bath watching youtube and knocked in into the bath by accident! It was priceless!!!
Can confirm it withstands being fully submerged in the bath haha
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So wait you opened up Note 8 and it got wet. And still was water resistant?
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Cracked your glass doing those drop tests ?
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I still drop it like every Browns pass ha ?? More so plan on replacing battery after a year use. Note 9 rumor specs don't feel like much of an upgrade. Will wait for Note 10 or Oneplus.
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Yeah thats what I am scared of.
So wait you opened up Note 8 and it got wet. And still was water resistant?
I still drop it like every Browns pass ha [emoji57][emoji458] More so plan on replacing battery after a year use. Note 9 rumor specs don't feel like much of an upgrade. Will wait for Note 10 or Oneplus.
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I wouldn't mind trying out one of those OnePlus 5t device.
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Yep, fast and easy. I heated up the bottom on the back first and stuck a plastic guitar pick in there (while pulling the glass away with a suction cup) to get it started. As soon as a made enough gap for the pick, i used a plastic pry tool in the ifixit pro tech kit gently sliding it around the remaining edges while aiming the blow dryer to help loosen the adhesive.
Took about 10 seconds once I got the initial gap on the bottom. That took quite a bit of pulling with the suction cup and i may or may not have dropped some foul language fearing i might break the glass from excessive force.
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I use hair dryers and this fancy little tool rite here
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I wouldn't mind trying out one of those OnePlus 5t device.
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It lacks some flagship features like wireless charging and water resistance. Lacks other stuff, but to lazy to list. Wait for the next one and should have it. It's not as sexy as Note 8 look wise.
I take back waiting for Note 10. Next OnePlus jumping on that bandwagon. But good lord the amount of Roms ?
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I use hair dryers and this fancy little tool rite here
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What you put the hair dryer on high, med, low? About how long do you blow it on there?
Nick216ohio said:
It lacks some flagship features like wireless charging and water resistance. Lacks other stuff, but to lazy to list. Wait for the next one and should have it. It's not as sexy as Note 8 look wise.
I take back waiting for Note 10. Next OnePlus jumping on that bandwagon. But good lord the amount of Roms [emoji33]
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Yeah rom and mod orgies galore no doubt.
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What you put the hair dryer on high, med, low? About how long do you blow it on there?
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High and as long as it takes. I am really careful so can take me up to 20 30 min to get a back of screen out as I try not to scratch them. But I do about 1 min burst
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High and as long as it takes. I am really careful so can take me up to 20 30 min to get a back of screen out as I try not to scratch them. But I do about 1 min burst
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Ok cool thanks. From what I read elsewhere it's hit or miss. But has your Note 8 gotten wet after teardown and remained water resistant? I think if we're delicate like you and others on thread. We should be safe.
@Nick216ohio
That's a little pricey but there are key components that are useful regardless of the device model you are working on.
Get something similar from AliExpress for 1/3rd the price.
Having used both heat guns and hair dryers, I always opt for the hair dryer. In my experience, it's easier to regular the temperature so as not to damage the internals.
Also, in my experience working with iPhones, and Galaxies, I usually get a replacement back glass and adhesive in the event something goes wrong. They too can be had fairly inexpensively.
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Ok cool thanks. From what I read elsewhere it's hit or miss. But has your Note 8 gotten wet after teardown and remained water resistant? I think if we're delicate like you and others on thread. We should be safe.
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Ahh i got s8 but hav not tore it down.... But yes the water resistancy is more than likely gone unless all old glue removed and replaced with the new
A_H_E said:
@Nick216ohio
That's a little pricey but there are key components that are useful regardless of the device model you are working on.
Get something similar from AliExpress for 1/3rd the price.
Having used both heat guns and hair dryers, I always opt for the hair dryer. In my experience, it's easier to regular the temperature so as not to damage the internals.
Also, in my experience working with iPhones, and Galaxies, I usually get a replacement back glass and adhesive in the event something goes wrong. They too can be had fairly inexpensively.
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Any suggestions on that site, tool set you used?
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Ahh i got s8 but hav not tore it down.... But yes the water resistancy is more than likely gone unless all old glue removed and replaced with the new
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1st phone I've had with heat application needed to take apart device. All othere where easier to take apart with screwdrivers and such. Whenever I do replace battery, probaly after 1 year of use. Will try to remove old glue and replace with new. Do you which glue manufacturing companies use?
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Any suggestions on that site, tool set you used?
1st phone I've had with heat application needed to take apart device. All othere where easier to take apart with screwdrivers and such. Whenever I do replace battery, probaly after 1 year of use. Will try to remove old glue and replace with new. Do you which glue manufacturing companies use?
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I have no clue who sammy uses but there are loads of the seals or glue "gasket" sets online Given what sammys looks like and I see on them And you made sure you lay it right. The seal can most def be made again water tight...Needs of slick hand work though....
Some people opt to get actual heat guns to remove the panels,But I am a little fearful of blowing up a batt in my face...:victory::victory::victory::victory:
No screen protector, only Huawei silicone case.
I had wire connected phone to laptop, heard doorbell, grabbed the fone and jumped off the bed, cable snapped out, phone slipped off my hand, flew two feet away from the bed and at a hight of around 2-3 feet, and fell flat on ceramic tile floor.
Thud! It sounded plastic-like, screen was facing upwards. I thought at least a shatter, picked it up and guess what.... nothing happened, screen is absolutely fine, not even a single scratch (also given that I have keys and phone in the same pocket most of the time).
Strike one
Wtf?
Strike one because your phone didn't break?
I get it, it's concerning/annoying to get such unexpected results when something like this happens. But don't worry, maybe "better luck" next time!
Btw, I wonder how much it would cost to replace the display as I assume it's not covered by the warranty?
jhs39 said:
Strike one because your phone didn't break?
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For my carelessness since this is the first drop after purchasing the phone.
charliebigpot said:
I get it, it's concerning/annoying to get such unexpected results when something like this happens. But don't worry, maybe "better luck" next time!
Btw, I wonder how much it would cost to replace the display as I assume it's not covered by the warranty?
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I need to get serious about going for a good casing, screen replacement will burn pocket really bad. M20Ps repairability score is 4/10 and that's not good.
rakesh2002 said:
I need to get serious about going for a good casing, screen replacement will burn pocket really bad. M20Ps repairability score is 4/10 and that's not good.
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I just ordered this case (mentioned in the cases thread)
https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Hybrid-Designed-Huawei-Mate/dp/B07K2H1CN8
We carpeted most of our rooms with a thick soft carpeting. Saved a lot phones, tablets and other objects since.
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If you are seriously concerned about damaging your M20Pro in a fall/drop the 2 available UAG cases might be worth considering. I bought one but to me it was too bulky and made the phone uncomfortable to hold. Some people seem to love those cases.