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PhantomSkinz for the Tab

Got an email back from PhantomSkinz late last week, thought I'd share it with you.
The Galaxy Tablet skin will be on the website early next week.
Thank you for choosing PhantomSkinz!
Brianna
[email protected]
Phantom Skinz Customer Service Team
Office: (480) 497-2965
www.PhantomSkinz.com
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Hopefully that means Chromatics as well. I've used the black "carbon fiber" skin on my Galaxy S for months now, still like new, looks great, and has a nice texture to it which helps your grip quite a lot.
Oh, and there's this little tidbit:
50% OFF EVERYTHING
Use the discount code "CYBER50" when you purchase protection for any device available on our website from November 26th -29th. This offer is valid on everything from custom screens, to full body laptop coverage and includes all categories (Ultra Clear, Matte-Finish, and Chromatics).
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And it's live. Order today and save 50%.
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Damn i shoulda checked this post earlier, it's Nov 30 and the thing is back to regular price of 45 f'ing dollars!

xoltrix2000 said:
Damn i shoulda checked this post earlier, it's Nov 30 and the thing is back to regular price of 45 f'ing dollars!
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Pity they're in Arizona which doesn't do Daylight Savings. Otherwise you'd still have about 7 minutes since they do run on PST. I'd give it a try anyway if you haven't already.
And Winter30 as a code will still give you 30% off (just doesn't stack with Cyber50).

So mine arrived yesterday. It's good stuff. Very good stuff.
To be honest here, I'm like four times as happy with the Chromatics on my Tab than I am with the Zenus case that came in the same day.
Besides no more fingerprints on the back, the installation of the stuff on the sides and top mean this thing is MUCH easier to hold one-handed, the bit of extra friction/grip it gives means you don't need a death-grip, light pressure is enough.
Extra bonus, the side pieces make the device look much slimmer, believe it or not.
Also comes with a nicely cut screen protector which I haven't installed yet.

Looks good, is it easy to install?
Will the 30% code work today?
If you remove it, will there be some glue leftovers or some mark after the skin?
Sent from my GT-P1000

bd85 said:
Looks good, is it easy to install?
Will the 30% code work today?
If you remove it, will there be some glue leftovers or some mark after the skin?
Sent from my GT-P1000
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Really easy to install. The 3M material they use is pretty nifty stuff.
Here's a video of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3mb85nxdY
It can be removed with no residue, and re-applied almost indefinitely if you get it crooked or something.
If you get a wrinkle in it, (or an edge lifts, etc) apply a little heat from a hair dryer or desk lamp and it will smooth right out.
After it's applied, you can use a little heat and/or a microfiber cloth to rub the edges, so that they blend smoothly with the Tab...when it's brand new, the material has a little "bite" when you run your finger across an edge.
30% code should still work.

Croak said:
So mine arrived yesterday. It's good stuff. Very good stuff.
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Hot damn that is sexy. I'd bought a chromatics kit from them for the Milestone before but wasn't satisfied because it wasn't really full coverage, so I went with a (also very nice) Wrapsol matte skin with the Tab this time.
Think I'll order this again.. just need think whether I want black or white

Great, will make a order directly
Sent from my GT-P1000

Just wanna make a quick comment that after installing the phantomskin, the tab doesnt fit on the HDMI dock. I can still force it in, but then it made some scratches on the skin. Hope ppl are aware of this.

Same experience here. But the skin is really nice! I'm very impressed. It's my first skin set from Phantom. Easy to install and gives the Tab an very good look. Only Sim cutout is not perfect.
Display cover was not that easy to apply but looks quite good now. After waiting for about 8 hours, til all water disappeared.
Delivery to Germany was quite fast.

shinji21 said:
Just wanna make a quick comment that after installing the phantomskin, the tab doesnt fit on the HDMI dock. I can still force it in, but then it made some scratches on the skin. Hope ppl are aware of this.
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Really?
these skins don't look that thick, i just ordered a dock, i wanted to get a skin like this or the zagg one

It's not that bad. Just the screenprotector gets little much pressure on the lower corners.
Backcover is ok.
With the protectors it feels to fit a litter too perfect into the dock.
Maybe supported by the flimsy adhesive surface of the screenprotector. The SGT doesn't slide that easy into the dock.
For me that is no real problem.
Don't be disappointed bevor you get the skins. I think it was a good choice.

Does the skin get scratched or rubbed away after being inserted into the dock?
Thanks
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It made some marks on it (the screen side), but it did not remove or shrink it. Mostly it is cosmetic I would say.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

Agree 100%.

[DIY] "Brushed Metal (-esque)" Battery Door

It seems like the #1 complaint about the Nexus S is the shiny plastic battery door- well I, like others, decided to do something about it. I started by seeking out a can of the now-ubiquitous, slightly infamous PlastiDip.
No luck.
Instead, I wound up with a similar product by 3M. On the downside, it sucked. The upside? It was not possible to "peel it off," which is often mentioned as a benefit [and the main shortcoming] of PlastiDip. Removing it required long soaks in acetone, and a lot of scrubbing & scraping. [I do want to note, however, that the 3M undercoating spray could probably work quite well for someone with the time to figure out when, after spraying, to roll the surface flat].
Anyway, here's what I ended up with / resorted to / etc. It looks fantastic!
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Steps:
1. Wetsand like crazy with 60 grit paper. The shiny black layer is surprisingly resilient. Once you're through it in one spot, you'll see what you're trying to achieve in this step.
2. Wetsand like crazy with 150 grit paper. The goal here is to smooth out the inconsistencies left by the 60 grit paper. Note- you are not trying to eliminate all striations.
3. Wetsand in a linear fashion with 150 grit paper.
4. Sand normally in a linear fashion with 150 grit paper.
5. Rinse.
6. Dry.
7. Rub some chapstick on it like it's car wax. Buff it like its's car wax. Repeat like it's car wax. Or maybe use car wax(?).
8. Admire your handiwork.
9. Get angry with Google for these stupid Justin Beiber commercials.
That's it! Takes very little time.
Be reckless. You're getting a Nexus Prime soon anyway.
Higher resolution pics....I'm not a photographer!:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22487748/phone/IMG_9519.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22487748/phone/IMG_9520.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22487748/phone/IMG_9521.JPG

Looks awesome man, when my cover gets really scratched I will do this.

Jeremiah239 said:
Looks awesome man, when my cover gets really scratched I will do this.
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Thanks for the positive feedback! The surface ends up feeling a lot like a soft-touch, rubberized finish, btw.
That reminds me- one huge "plus" of going with this method over PlastiDip is that any future scratches can be fixed by a simple swipe of 150 grit.
Now if I could just find a Google or Nexus stencil, I'd spray it on with the 3M stuff and be super happy.

Damn that looks amazing I think I'll buy a 2nd battery cover just to try it.
You should spray it with a matte clear coat.

danboard said:
Damn that looks amazing I think I'll buy a 2nd battery cover just to try it.
You should stray it with a matte clear coat.
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Thanks! I was thinking about covering it with the Invisible Sheild Dry back protector, but I'm not sure it's worth the money considering any damage can be buffed out in about one minute
Ehhhh, who am I kidding? I'll probably do it.

Hi man it looks great!
I try to remove google and samsung logo by this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17905924#post17905924
but I screatch the cover.
Maybe I can try your mod

stexyn said:
Hi man it looks great!
I try to remove google and samsung logo by this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17905924#post17905924
but I screatch the cover.
Maybe I can try your mod
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Go for it!
The result looks 100% OEM quality. And you'd have to try really, really hard to mess the process up...this battery door can withstand a TON of sanding.

Ok, I think I will try soon.
If I understand fine (my english is not perfect):
- use 60 grit paper (is the most coarse-grained right?)
- use 150 grit paper
- wash and dry
- use a kind of product I don't understand this
PS: do you have hq pictures?

stexyn said:
Ok, I think I will try soon.
If I understand fine (my english is not perfect):
- use 60 grit paper (is the most coarse-grained right?)
- use 150 grit paper
- wash and dry
- use a kind of product I don't understand this
PS: do you have hq pictures?
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Make sure you sand under warm, running water, adding soap occasionally and changing your sandpaper frequently. This will make the process a lot easier. Only sand with the surface dry at the very end, to put the final finish on the plastic.
If you can, sand in vertical motions the entire time. I became impatient and used the 60 grit in a circular motion to get through the layer of shiny black plastic. This didn't damage the finish product, but it meant I had to spent more time sanding out the curved lines I had left.
Chapstick is an extremely common product in the US; it's just a waxy substance meant for chapped lips. The type of wax you would use on a car would work just as well. To be honest, I don't think this step is even necessary, but it seemed like a good idea.
I will add more detailed pictures to the original post in a few minutes!

I just tried it on mine and it looks great! I had a spare battery cover that I wasn't using, so I said what the hell. I still need to do a bit more sanding to get it perfect though.
Thanks for the tutorial!

Wow. This looks fantastic. I am actually considering doing this to my "limited edition" Nexus. Perhaps I should try to find a standard cover first, though...

willverduzco said:
Wow. This looks fantastic. I am actually considering doing this to my "limited edition" Nexus. Perhaps I should try to find a standard cover first, though...
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Exactly what I plan on doing, they can be had for about $19 USD these days.

madeincanon said:
I just tried it on mine and it looks great! I had a spare battery cover that I want using, so I said what the hell. I still need to do a bit more sanding to get it perfect though.
Thanks for the tutorial!
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Nice! It looks great man. I'm really glad someone else did it and was happy with the result.
The best part about doing this is that it actually makes the phone more scratch resistant; I don't have to worry at all about sliding it in and out of my car cradle or anything like that anymore.
How long did it take you? I had to kind of ballpark the amount of time this requires since I had no idea what I was going for when I did it myself, haha.

AardvarkAdventure said:
The best part about doing this is that it actually makes the phone more scratch resistant; I don't have to worry at all about sliding it in and out of my car cradle or anything like that anymore.
How long did it take you? I had to kind of ballpark the amount of time this requires since I had no idea what I was going for when I did it myself, haha.
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Thanks! And I know! All you would have to do is just buff any scratches out and you're fine.
It really only took me about 45 minutes overall. The chapstick idea was genius. That really helped with making it look polished. It almost feels like wood lol.

looks really good but how much is it guys ?

danboard said:
Exactly what I plan on doing, they can be had for about $19 USD these days.
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sure would appreciate a link for the USD 19 battery cover

madeincanon said:
I just tried it on mine and it looks great! I had a spare battery cover that I wasn't using, so I said what the hell. I still need to do a bit more sanding to get it perfect though.
Thanks for the tutorial!
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Looks fantastic!
Can you explain me exactly how you do?
Guys about chapstick, do you mean the Lip chapstick?
If you use chapstick it greases all the cover no?

stexyn said:
Looks fantastic!
Can you explain me exactly how you do?
Guys about chapstick, do you mean the Lip chapstick?
If you use chapstick it greases all the cover no?
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Thanks!
I pretty much followed the instructions that Aardvark gave. I wet sanded with 60 grit until most of the shiny polish came off, and then finished all the corners and edges by wet sanding with 150 grit.
Then I dried it off and started dry sanding with 150, trying to sand as straight as possible. Then washed with soap (because my hands were black as well) and dried.
Yes, it's lip chapstick. It looks greasy at first, but once you rub it in for a minute and let it dry, it looks perfect.
Hope that helps!
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

X1111 said:
looks really good but how much is it guys ?
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Free, unless you have to buy some sandpaper and chapstick haha.

Sorry, another little question:
I have to buy the sandpaper.
How much I have to buy?
I mean it needs a little piece of sandpaper or it consumes a lot?

My Nexus 7 + Plasti Dip

After seeing two threads about painting the back of the N7, I decided I wanted to try some Plasti-Dip on my N7.
The Plasti-Dip came today, and I already had a green spraypaint I wanted to use on top of it (MTN Alien Mescalito Green).
So I decided I would test it out on cardboard first:
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From left to right:
1. Plasti-dip, waited for it to dry, then applied spray paint on top
2. Plasti-dip, only waited for about 2 minutes, then applied spray paint.
3. Plasti-dip alone (yea it has some over spray on it)
Method 1 was just to make sure the Plasti-Dip is still easily removable with spray paint on top of it.
Method 2 was to see if I could save time by not having to remask after the Plasti-Dip dried.
Method 3 was just to test Plasti-Dip alone.
Eh so far so good. I proceeded to remove the back cover. Removed the buttons and the speaker grille as well:
Turns out the speaker grill is held on by three bits of melted plastic on the ends, the two visible pieces of tape, and some double sided tape:
Masked off a test area on my N7:
It turned out pretty nasty...
Dont mind the edges on the Plasti-Dip on that last picture. Its because I rushed to remove the masking tape after I saw the over spray seeping through the paper and lifting the masking tape (it seeped through the tape and ate the adhesive possibly?)
So yea, I heard Plasti-Dip is pretty porous when dry, its meant to create a grippy surface after all. But damn, I was hoping the "pores" wouldn't be so visible. Or I was hoping at least the pores would look more uniform. And no, letting it dry more wont make it better, it looked best when first applied ):
Good news is it all came off easily, left no marks behind. Speaker grill reattached easily as well. I just stuck it back on with the existing tape.
What next?
I'm wondering if I want to go through with it anyway. Going to find a piece of plastic I can test on. The cardboard was a good test to see how easily removable the paint is even on such a porous original surface, but I dont think its a good representation of how good it will look in the end.
I may also just wait for spare parts to be available and grab a back cover to paint with spray paint only, no Plasti-Dip.
All in all, this experiment cost me around $18. Plasti-Dip was $13 after shipping (local stores only had black) and the Alien paint was $5.

Was looking forward to seeing more pictures on the thread. I've worked with plastidip a lot on cars and random items and its great stuff. I like how if you don't like it it can easily be pulled off. The trick however is using a lot of small coats that add up which will make it thicker and easier to peel off or just thicker to get it to the consistency you're looking for.

Yea sorry to dissapoint haha.
This being my first try on the N7, I wanted to make sure the Plasti-Dip doesnt damage the rubbery finish of our N7s.
May try again this coming week, larger area, more drying time and more layers. To see if the porous texture improves.
Also, the Plasti-Dip peeled off VERY easily from the N7's back. And this is with me prepping the surface by cleaning it.

I have done plastic dip on car parts but no way I will put it on the back of the Nexus 7. It will make the tablet look cheap up close and it gets dirty easily.

Nippero said:
Yea sorry to dissapoint haha.
This being my first try on the N7, I wanted to make sure the Plasti-Dip doesnt damage the rubbery finish of our N7s.
May try again this coming week, larger area, more drying time and more layers. To see if the porous texture improves.
Also, the Plasti-Dip peeled off VERY easily from the N7's back. And this is with me prepping the surface by cleaning it.
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Thats the beauty of plasdip always can go back to the original post up some pics if you give it a second shot!

Is the whole reason for this so you can paint it that terrible green colour? I don't get the point here.... N7 already has a really nice grippy and nice feeling back on it.
Now if it were a slick-as-glass polished plastic, I'd understand wanting to make it more grippy..

Yea the point was so I could paint it any color I want and revert back to original without any damage
The green IS deeper than I expected it to be though. Was looking for more of a light mint green color.

Double post.

Has anyone seen this? Apparently they are not new back covers but they are listed as "A" condition.
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Google-Nexus-7-Back-Case-p-22597.html
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

dirtyhamster73 said:
Has anyone seen this? Apparently they are not new back covers but they are listed as "A" condition.
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Google-Nexus-7-Back-Case-p-22597.html
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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I emailed them about this once and they said that they only get them in when they receive a broken nexus 7 and "part it out". So they are merely listing something they might have in the future with no guarantee.

fungflex said:
I emailed them about this once and they said that they only get them in when they receive a broken nexus 7 and "part it out". So they are merely listing something they might have in the future with no guarantee.
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Booooo! Thanks! I got excited for a minute thinking I could get one.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

dirtyhamster73 said:
Booooo! Thanks! I got excited for a minute thinking I could get one.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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I should have an extra back casing available soon. I currently have two, my new black one I just got and my messed up white one. I have a broken 16gb Nexus 7 coming soon, and I could part out the back cover if you want it.

fungflex said:
I should have an extra back casing available soon. I currently have two, my new black one I just got and my messed up white one. I have a broken 16gb Nexus 7 coming soon, and I could part out the back cover if you want it.
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Aaaw... thanks! When you get it just drop me a p. m with a price. Thank you so much! I just want one to tinker with, so if you know someone who has a messed up back that is in desperate need of one, then by all means. How bad is the white one messed up? Would spray paint cover it?
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dirtyhamster73 said:
Aaaw... thanks! When you get it just drop me a p. m with a price. Thank you so much! I just want one to tinker with, so if you know someone who has a messed up back that is in desperate need of one, then by all means. How bad is the white one messed up? Would spray paint cover it?
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Its not that bad. The outer coating which is the "leather like" feel is stained in some areas and peeled off in others. I tried to clean the stains and pulled the soft plastic coating off. It isn't very noticeable but you can feel the difference.
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I have the white one and a black one on the way.
Was thinking $50 for the black one and $60 for the white one, because while its messed up, its very rare.

What's the function of Plasti-Dip?

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What's the function of Plasti-Dip?
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It's basically a substance you can use to dip a material into that covers it in a sort of easily removable coating. Take a look at it on YouTube, it's pretty neat.

Do at least 3 coats I've plasti-dipped a few things.

WTF?

[Q] HTC One - Rear Scratch Test?

Hi guys.
I should be getting my new HTC One (Silver) in the next day or so and was wondering if I could get away without a case. Has anyone seen any scratch tests or had any experience with the rear of the phone?
I am very careful with my phones but have always used a case in the past. With this being such a great design it would be a shame to cover it up.
Thanks
Russ

Definitely get a case! Aluminium can dent very easily if you drop it. A plastic case will prevent this.

Vertron said:
Definitely get a case! Aluminium can dent very easily if you drop it. A plastic case will prevent this.
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Thanks for your reply.
I understand that dropping it will dent it but I have never dropped my phone (I know there is a first time for everything). I'm more worried about scratches. I will have a screen protector so its purely just the aluminium casing.

Why hide a nice design? I've never understood why ppl buy something nice and then hide it in an ugly plastic case, isn't the htc one a statement against plastic to begin with?
About screenprotectors no idea if they have become any good over the years, I once used one on my htc prophet didn't like it after a day and removed it. Used my nexus s for 2 years without a protector or case and screen still looks perfect and that isn't even gorilla glass.

suboxide said:
Why hide a nice design? I've never understood why ppl buy something nice and then hide it in an ugly plastic case, isn't the htc one a statement against plastic to begin with?
About screenprotectors no idea if they have become any good over the years, I once used one on my htc prophet didn't like it after a day and removed it. Used my nexus s for 2 years without a protector or case and screen still looks perfect and that isn't even gorilla glass.
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You will understand once you dropped your phone and it looks like this
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by then its too late to cry

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You will understand once you dropped your phone and it looks like this
by then its too late to cry
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That's what insurance is for!! Thanks for the replies guys, I will keep my eye open for some user tests.

nope then it's time for a replacement
you still have to look after your phone but never understood the hiding aspect, do you hide your car aswel when you park it along the street? what about the glasses on your head do they have a rubber case around them? ...

Vertron said:
Definitely get a case! Aluminium can dent very easily if you drop it. A plastic case will prevent this.
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Personally, I have never used a case on any of my phones, nor will I ever. I don't understand, why cover up the design, and specially a beautiful phone as the HTC One? I've never had any problems with scratches or dents on my phones.
To answer the OP. Get some bubble wrap, that should be sufficient protection

get a nice pouch, 50% of time protected
although i have to say i prefer the transparent One X flip/kickstand cover over the official double dip flip for the One

hamdir said:
get a nice pouch, 50% of time protected
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buy a safe and an old cheap nokia, put htc one in the safe and use the nokia => 100% protection against almost everything depending on the rating of the safe

zaphyr said:
Personally, I have never used a case on any of my phones, nor will I ever. I don't understand, why cover up the design, and specially a beautiful phone as the HTC One? I've never had any problems with scratches or dents on my phones.
To answer the OP. Get some bubble wrap, that should be sufficient protection
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Its a tough one. Keeping a phone like this nude of course is preferable, but people like to keep their phones looking like new. Even in a pocket with nothing else in it, phones can get damaged because they are not made to be everlasting. I have never dropped a phone. The only phone I kept nude was the iPhone 4 with its glass front/back. It never marked up. But I would bet that aluminium back does scratch and so if you put it even on a table and accidentally it slides across the table it could scratch it.I understand both viewpoints here.
With the official flip case, you can fold it in a way to expose part of the metal back if you want to admire it sometimes. Also the phone is easily removed from the case in seconds.

Pouch means you can't put it in your pockets easily. But still, it'll be the choice i'll take if I can't find a nice cover.

suboxide said:
buy a safe and an old cheap nokia, put htc one in the safe and use the nokia => 100% protection against almost everything depending on the rating of the safe
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no need to be cynical, when using a nice pouch you still get to use the device naked as well and enjoy
its just a protection during transportatio, also your protect your resale value
ofcourse plastic covers are a ridiculous idea especially over a metal phone, i had a rock excellent soft slim cover for my One X, never used it
and i meant a slim fitting pouch, not the ugly big types

I use a pouch for my one x when in use its no case or screen protector,when not the pouch keeps it scratch free
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

As I posted in another thread, there is a video n YouTube called 'HTC One Anti Scratch' where someone rubs a key over the back of a black HTC One leaving a metal residue but no marks on the phone.
I can't post the links yet as I am new to the forum. Sorry about that.

Scootmien said:
As I posted in another thread, there is a video n YouTube called 'HTC One Anti Scratch' where someone rubs a key over the back of a black HTC One leaving a metal residue but no marks on the phone.
I can't post the links yet as I am new to the forum. Sorry about that.
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UGH that scratching sound. hurt my ears damn bad lol
had to watch muted

what...................... that is amazing!!!
However, I still think metal bodies get bend easily, plus it would be a pain replacing as well.
But as other have said, I agree and I don't get bragging how nice this phone looks like and how well it feels only to put a big case on it.

TrueYears said:
what...................... that is amazing!!!
However, I still think metal bodies get bend easily, plus it would be a pain replacing as well.
But as other have said, I agree and I don't get bragging how nice this phone looks like and how well it feels only to put a big case on it.
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did u ever try to bend an HTC Desire HD? good luck with that :laugh:

No, but when I had a Desire Z, I dropped it bending one of the corners.

Htc one m8 full body

Hello people,
My phones body has hairline scratchs and point scratchs. So I decided to order a full body. And While I was checking it in AliExpress I got a manufacturer who produces HTC ONE M8 body. And I ordered this
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What do you think??

i buy my stuff at etradesupply, because ther eis easiyer paypment and it seems more reputable for me. if you have a bigger budget go on etradesupply, they should have better stuff.
But if you want to buy from aliexpress, then watch the seller rating, dont buy from new seller or sellers with like 20 reatings

Zubeplanet said:
i buy my stuff at etradesupply, because ther eis easiyer paypment and it seems more reputable for me. if you have a bigger budget go on etradesupply, they should have better stuff.
But if you want to buy from aliexpress, then watch the seller rating, dont buy from new seller or sellers with like 20 reatings
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I already bougth this. The rating of the seller was close to 100%. When I recieve the product, I will again share pics here.

ok. could you maybe post your steps for replacing the back. i am goign to replace mine with a blue one and make a blue silver combo. and need some step description

I started off with a gunmetal M8. Since I've had it I've changed it to black, then to red and I've now just ordered the blue! I hate scratches, even small ones. That's what's prompted me to change again. I got a whole set including rear, top and bottom, plus card trays for a bargain £25 off AliExpress. All my orders have been with AliExpress and all have been superb quality and great service. I can't complain.

Chris_c81 said:
I started off with a gunmetal M8. Since I've had it I've changed it to black, then to red and I've now just ordered the blue! I hate scratches, even small ones. That's what's prompted me to change again. I got a whole set including rear, top and bottom, plus card trays for a bargain £25 off AliExpress. All my orders have been with AliExpress and all have been superb quality and great service. I can't complain.
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yeah allumiunium body has a big disadvantage, ****ign scratches like hell arghhhh. ohh nice to hear , that you onle had posotiv experience with ali express. i have the problem of paypment methods.
i live in germany, dont have a credit card and dont want to pay the high fee when you pay with money transfer. paypal is for me the best option, so i am going to buy at etradesupply.
i am going to make, as already said, a silver blue combination. hopefully it looks as great as your iron man

Chris_c81 said:
I started off with a gunmetal M8. Since I've had it I've changed it to black, then to red and I've now just ordered the blue! I hate scratches, even small ones. That's what's prompted me to change again. I got a whole set including rear, top and bottom, plus card trays for a bargain £25 off AliExpress. All my orders have been with AliExpress and all have been superb quality and great service. I can't complain.
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I do agree with you about scratches
Which seller do you buy from? And as Zubeplanet said, Did you have record while changing the body broh?

Zubeplanet said:
yeah allumiunium body has a big disadvantage, ****ign scratches like hell arghhhh. ohh nice to hear , that you onle had posotiv experience with ali express. i have the problem of paypment methods.
i live in germany, dont have a credit card and dont want to pay the high fee when you pay with money transfer. paypal is for me the best option, so i am going to buy at etradesupply.
i am going to make, as already said, a silver blue combination. hopefully it looks as great as your iron man
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Dropped mine the other day, slid out of my work trouser pocket onto tarmac Was so gutted! Took nicks out of the red paint in several places. Hence purchased blue.
Guys though, check out this thread for wealth of information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2849687
Hardest part is heating up the top and bottom speaker grilles and getting something thin underneath to start lifting them off. After that it's just a case of removing the screws under them and gently easing open.
Points of caution:
1. Watch you don't damage the black plastic which ever so slightly sits proud running the length of the edges of the handset. This is not replaceable (well, not easily) and forms part of the main chassis. It's pretty weak plastic so likelihood is you will 'nick' it a little but don't worry too much if you do, small nicks are barely noticeable. Take a chunk out though and it will be!
2. Don't forget to heat the NFC chip and peel off and apply to new case.
3. When reapply the speaker grilles, with the top one ensure no dust gets between the front camera lens and the grille because once stuck down, you'll have to go through heating up and peeling off again!
4. Careful with the power button. It's the trickiest piece to keep in place while re-seating the cover. I find holding it upside down and letting gravity help keep the power button in place helps.
It really is quite easy and difficult to break anything really.
As for AliExpress here is my order history:
Never had a problem with any of those sales. Just awaiting the last one, blue case.
saslann said:
I do agree with you about scratches
Which seller do you buy from? And as Zubeplanet said, Did you have record while changing the body broh?
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