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Anyone have a guide to do a screen replacement on TD?
I dropped mine on the floor and it got a little scrats on the lover right corner.
I can only operate the left side of the phone with a pen and the right side do not work.
Can you also give a link where to buy?
Arrhh
Sorry Dude - Bad luck
No insurance ?
I thought they made the body and screen extra strong with a extra glass plate in between so the screen and body of the TD could fall a few times before it breaks?
Hi there,
I just want to ask a question. Hope somebody can help. I´ve got huge problems with my Diamond. I got it 4 weeks ago an tested a little bit. My Diamond has got a little gap between the Display and the Softkeys below the Display. I think it is about 0.5mm.
I´m not happy with this gap so I have sent my Diamond to the german repair and waranty service in Karlstein. My hope was, that they can dismount the display an rearange it, so that this little gap disapears. So far.
Yesterday I´ve got my Diamond back. Unrepaired. The waranty service says, that the gap is in between the tolerance of the manufacture.
I´m not happy with this, because you can see the backlight behind the softkeys in this gap. I´ve read in the wiki, that the display mounting tolerances are less than 0.3mm so my problem has to be outside the factory tolerance.
My question now. What can I do? What would you do? I´ve paid around 500 Euro for my Diamond. To much to have this gap between display and Softkeys.
Can anybody help?
Thanks and sorry for my bad english
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Sorry sorry just a joke.
No I have no idea what you can do.
Most (if not all?) Diamonds seem to have this, and light is visible in between the screen an the top of the home key. I believe this is not so much due to the gap, but rather to what is below it in terms of components.
The best thing you can do is learn to live with it...
Diplomate said:
Most (if not all?) Diamonds seem to have this, and light is visible in between the screen an the top of the home key. I believe this is not so much due to the gap, but rather to what is below it in terms of components.
The best thing you can do is learn to live with it...
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I don't have any gap between those parts and no lights visible either. I really don't believe you should accept it. Of course, there wil always be some small tolerances here and there but light coming out of gaps in the phone is ridiculous.
I would try again if i was in your shoes and make quite a fuzz in that shop.
watch out! i've heard that a large number of diamond owners disappeared in an another parallel universe after falling into the gap!
there, all ppl communicate only by iPhone that was the only way of communication and entertainment approved by the government.
0.5 mm!!
now serious (it is hard for me but not impossible): you can apply yr screen protector (hope you use protection) 0.5 mm lower and cover the gap.
the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.
I have almost no gaps at all, I can only see a dim glow between the screen and lower touch/button panel when the buttons are illuminated, I can't see any light at all in there from the screen backlight. If your screen protector were placed over a gap it will collect dust and dirt on the exposed sticky edge which will soon become noticeable. I think you should make more of a fuss to whomever your supplier was.
the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.
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You are so right KukurikU. I think I could live with this gap. But the thing with dust an dirt in this gap makes me angry. I can live with certain lacks. But due to the gap below the display it doesn´t fit perfectly into the outside cover. So I have another but smaller gap at the right side. I can make a Pullover out of the dust inside these gap in a few weeks.
I think I will give it a try and send it to Karlstein again. Will see what they say the second time. And in the manufature pdf is written, that a Diamond with gaps more than 0.3mm have to be corrected.
I think you should make more of a fuss to whomever your supplier was.
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In germay you have only a chance in the first two weeks. Now it is week five. My fault.
But the company in Karlstein ( I don´t want to write the name) is the official waranty and repair company for HTC in germany. There is no other chance to get any warranty repairs. Angry thing. But I think I will write an article for a german magazine. I can´t understand why they say it is a tolerance. 0.1mm 0.2mm and perhaps 0.3mm are tolerances. But 0.5 mm not. That is written in the official documents. So why don´t they repair my Diamond?
How does one measure gaps in dimensions around .5mm?
KukurikU said:
watch out! i've heard that a large number of diamond owners disappeared in an another parallel universe after falling into the gap!
there, all ppl communicate only by iPhone that was the only way of communication and entertainment approved by the government.
0.5 mm!!
now serious (it is hard for me but not impossible): you can apply yr screen protector (hope you use protection) 0.5 mm lower and cover the gap.
the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.
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Sounds good in theory- must admit I did try it in practice on a mate's Diamond with the gap- luckily I don't have the gap myself (hence my eternal immunity to the world of abducted Diamond owners reduced to using iCraps). Point is- I thought I would also lower the screen protector a bit on me mate's Diamond to cover the gap but then I feared it would cover the 3G camera and make all video calls look hideous...
PS. KukurikU: Had to remove one of your smilies (and the second one I wanted to use) because that crossed the limit of 4 for the post... I blame the iPhone for that limitation.
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PS. KukurikU: Had to remove one of your smilies (and the second one I wanted to use) because that crossed the limit of 4 for the post... I blame the iPhone for that limitation.
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and that's the reason or friendship is over!! (please don't remove this one...)
I almost sent my Diamond back due to this, but after seeing some vids on You Tube decided it's obviously not unusual.
It's pretty annoying, but will I care in a few months? Probably not. There's always Orange insurance if it causes any problems!
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and that's the reason or friendship is over!! (please don't remove this one...)
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Going completely off-topic here and just for the sake of friendship- I hereby give you your smiley back plus another one on top as a gift
A few pictures showing what I did to avoid the scratches that appear behind the display because of the slider mechanism.
I´ve used a couple of pieces of black vinil cut to 10x27 mm. Any other kind of adhesive tape will work, but it needs to be a smooth surface and resistant.
Cut them with a paper cutter so you get good angles and edges.
Clean the back of the display before sticking them and use tweezers to avoid your fingers grease in the adhesive.
Start attaching the stickers from the edge of the display, just next to the depression and align the stickers to the lines printed on the back of the display.
Avoid bubbles by pushing the sticker slowly toward the camera and volume buttons.
These two stickers will also help keeping the display in the open or close position. When they get too scratched or something, you can exchange them.
HTH
This is ingenious. Brb, going to do this PRONTO
Nice little guide, thanks for this, it will really help a lot of people!
Will be featured on the XDA-portal soon.
Nice Idea!
On my German Milestone however, there was already a huge layer of "tape" with a few cutouts - I think I'll post a few pics later - installed from stock, so... at least for me this wouldn't have any use...
Stefan
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Yeah, on my German Milestone (O2) I've the same big plastic layer by stock, like Sayuuk.
Yes,indeed ! I have the the same "layer of protection" ,same Model: German Milestone from O2
That film came on Telus/Canadian Milestones too. But a lot of people (like myself) removed it thinking it was just there for shipping.
I got the same film on french Milestone.
But I removed it after over 6 months: Nasty bubbles came after 5 months of use... just where I put my 2 fingers when keyboard is open.
Hmm... I have the same large piece of tape/vinyl already on my U.S. Motorola Droid (the one bought mid to late November and the second one replaced in early January) and my mother has the same... (bought in December after Christmas). It makes the slide action very smooth - granted I hardly ever use it.
AdamZ
nice! .. i got a brazilian Milestone and mine also came (from stock) with a adhesive protection.
Hey where do you get that black vinyl, I'd like to put that on my Droid 2?
I've recently noticed that my photo's are starting to look like crap compared to what they used to look like 10 months ago.
The only thing I can think of if the camera lens, which seems to have scratched and worn pretty badly.
Unfortunately the lens is built in, not the in back cover, so it's not really possible to replace.
Any ideas?
What does everyone else's lens look like?
Maybe get some kind of cleaner like alcohol wipe or something to clean it? I'm not sure, just throwing an idea. Mine doesn't look too bad.
I had the same problem. Not the lens but cover that protect lens was scratched. Pictures became a large blur. I changed it via warranty. If you don't have warranty you could try this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement...131?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b1e7b893
Im new on this forum. My camera's lens is good, two weeks after i buyed the phone, it started to scrach all the brushed metal borders. I have attached a small piece of transparent scotch tape with a hole in the center that covers all kinds of scratches. My lens works very well taking advantage of 8 megapixels with no blurring or difficulty when trying to focus on something. If your lens is damaged, do not try to put alcohol or any abrasive liquid. It can give you problems on your device. The best solution is to get a new replacement lens (I recommend genuine parts) and keep the plastic wrap or, in case of their absence, a piece of scotch tape.
Sorry my bad language. Personally I do not like google translate that translates very badly. Heh, I'm using all the little I know of English..
Greetings from Argentina!
Saludos desde Argentina! ¡A tomar Mate!
So everybody know that chamfered edge scratches very easily, for me solution is metal polish, my was for bronze etc , after polish cures it leaves protective layer, and my scratch problem is now reduced to minimum , hope it help someone regards
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So everybody know that chamfered edge scratches very easily, for me solution is metal polish, my was for bronze etc , after polish cures it leaves protective layer, and my scratch problem is now reduced to minimum , hope it help someone regards
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Did the same with mine, but not only with the chamfered edges. Also with the matte strip. Now the whole phone is glossy and looks and feels like a new phone!
Wow! What product are you using galaxynote2? Standard Bronze or Silver polish? My edges are scuffed real bad. Not deep scratches just scuffed. I cant get the stuff in the OP.
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Wow! What product are you using galaxynote2? Standard Bronze or Silver polish? My edges are scuffed real bad. Not deep scratches just scuffed. I cant get the stuff in the OP.
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I think that any car aluminium polish would do just fine , I am in need of one myself.By the way that glossy finish doesn't look bad at all comparing it to the mat finish, would it look the same on the black variant?
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Wow! What product are you using galaxynote2? Standard Bronze or Silver polish? My edges are scuffed real bad. Not deep scratches just scuffed. I cant get the stuff in the OP.
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I have used Autosol Aluminum Polish this time. But the last time I've used a generic unbranded polished and did the job flawlessly :good:
Edit: Almost any metal polished does the job. Some are less abrassive than others. As they're designed for car paint which is much more thicker than the phone paint, It could result in damages externally or even internal (be sure to tape microphones, usb and 3.5mm jacks before doing this). So beware before you buy any product. Buy only known brands.
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I think that any car aluminium polish would do just fine , I am in need of one myself.By the way that glossy finish doesn't look bad at all comparing it to the mat finish, would it look the same on the black variant?
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@Ashatar yes, It would look the same, just make sure to polish it neatly as the black color will be more noticeable if it has some parts that aren't polished good (specially the zone where the volume rocker and power buttons are placed).
This may void your warranty
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I have used Autosol Aluminum Polish this time. But the last time I've used a generic unbranded polished and did the job flawlessly :good:
Edit: Almost any metal polished does the job. Some are less abrassive than others. As they're designed for car paint which is much more thicker than the phone paint, It could result in damages externally or even internal (be sure to tape microphones, usb and 3.5mm jacks before doing this). So beware before you buy any product. Buy only known brands.
@Ashatar yes, It would look the same, just make sure to polish it neatly as the black color will be more noticeable if it has some parts that aren't polished good (specially the zone where the volume rocker and power buttons are placed).
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I still like my mat finish, but when the time comes I will be polishing it
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As they're designed for car paint which is much more thicker than the phone paint, It could result in damages externally
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The clear coat on cars actually damages easier than bare aluminium, so any car polish is fine for using on the aluminium edging, and the paint. The abrasiveness of car polishes is so fine that there's no chance of you causing any damage to either the paint or the aluminium. And the results you will get are amazing. It'll make it like a new phone.
If you use it on the paint though, it will take away the matt look, and make it glossy instead. It looks really good though, and you've said yourself that it makes the phone grippier, which is always a good thing.
I also mentioned in another thread about Autosol metal polish. It's amazing stuff, and it doesn't cost much, so that's your two different options to get perfect results.
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I cant get the stuff in the OP.
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Any decent car polish, or autosol metal polish will give you perfect results mate..
Polish your chamfered edges in the mean time as this shouldn't void your warranty as it will be difficult for a service center to discern especially in low light conditions.
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I still like my mat finish, but when the time comes I will be polishing it
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Polish your chamfered edges in the mean time as this shouldn't void your warranty as it will be difficult for a service center to discern especially in low light conditions.
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They be like "Why does this look so amazing? Warranty Void!"
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Polish your chamfered edges in the mean time as this shouldn't void your warranty as it will be difficult for a service center to discern especially in low light conditions.
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Will do, just need to get my hands on a car polish...the bottom edges are mostly scratched, the rest is ok.
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Will do, just need to get my hands on a car polish...the bottom edges are mostly scratched, the rest is ok.
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If you dont want to make the matte strip "glossy", then you will need to tape it perfectly. If you rub inadvertently it will have stain , and you must polish the entire surface to fix it. Belive me I didn't wanted to polish the matte part, but after I saw some stains, I didn't had other choice (I don't regret btw)
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If you dont want to make the matte strip "glossy", then you will need to tape it perfectly. If you rub inadvertently it will have stain , and you must polish the entire surface to fix it. Belive me I didn't wanted to polish the matte part, but after I saw some stains, I didn't had other choice (I don't regret btw)
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Got it, just don't know which tape to get though...
Ashatar said:
Got it, just don't know which tape to get though...
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I have used this one. It's perfect for painting or prevent the leaking of the liquid in sensitive parts of the phone (like the gap between the frame and the screen).
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I have used this one. It's perfect for painting or prevent the leaking of the liquid in sensitive parts of the phone (like the gap between the frame and the screen).
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Thanks for the info mate.
thanks for Info
Or second method , besides tape use cotton bud ,this thing to clean ear canal
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Did the same with mine, but not only with the chamfered edges. Also with the matte strip. Now the whole phone is glossy and looks and feels like a new phone!
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It's so sad that after few months or weeks you need to do something like that so the phone still looks like new...
At least we have creative people on XDA with creative Minds. :good:
As a couple others users already mentioned, scratches are present on virtually every Note 4 device that is out there. Get a magnifying glass and you are deemed to see a tiny scratch or two. Some don't care, but some do, and I respect them.
A case might make the scratches worse, might not, depending on what case you use.
Standard scotch tape (or Plastic Military Film) works, and you can hide the chamfered edges by using a case. It works well with my Defender Series Case.
The entire time I've had my N4, I've been protecting the edge with kapton tape. Despite always keeping my phone in a case, it's been somewhat of a PITA; I've had to reapply sections of it several times when switching up cases, or just wiping the whole thing down, and naked, it doesn't look quite as good as the polished pics above (or "good" by any definition....)
Polishing the edge is a much better solution! I took a look on Amazon for Autosol Metal Polish and found that they had it for $15, more than I really cared to spend (could potentially get 2 decent cases instead!) Browsing around a bit, I came across BlueMagic 100 Metal Polish Cream - 3.5 oz which seemed like it would do the trick for only $5 http://www.amazon.com/BlueMagic-100...rds=BlueMagic+100+Metal+Polish+Cream+-+3.5+oz I just ordered and it should be arriving Sunday (nice!) via Prime. I'm not sure when I'll get around to applying it to confirm the results, but perhaps someone else is familiar with this brand and can offer an opinion on it for this use. Again, looks good to me and I feel perfectly comfortable applying it to my phone based on the description and reviews, so just wanted to post up the link for anyone who defaults to Amazon for online shopping and is looking for a less expensive product than the Autosol.