I know there is already a post on this, but it applied mostly to grey market diamonds. I would like to hear from some people who have recently bought official HTC diamonds from their service providers.
My phone's screen is perfect. No yellow tints and no lines/rainbowing. However, the top and bottom panels are not flush with one another meaning that at a certain angle, the backlight bleads out a little on the left side where the panels meet. In addition, the top panel does not align with the rim of the phone properly so that there is a thin gap - this is quite annoying as the gap appears to have already accumilated dust/lint.
My phone is from Orange and I received it a few days ago. I can't say that these 'issues' bother me too much, but I would like to hear how common they are and whether they might pose problems etc. If this is a rarity and I have been unlucky I may consider swapping it for another Diamond.
Thanks,
S.
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Why the silence guys? :-(
Share your thoughts please. I lead a pretty hectic life so build is v. important for me, so your opinions/perspectives would really help.
Only thing I have noticed on mine is that the printed ring around the wheely thingy is not central.
Seriously, I think it's fine.
My Diamond is perfect. Came from my provider here in Finland, and no issues with build quality at all.
Probably not silence, more likely most have no issues!
Certainly none with mine.
I have a TMobile MDA Vario IV Compact and have no hardware build quality issues (don't get me started on the default software branding ! YUCK !)
Fair enough. The question is, do I swap this diamond which works flawlessly and has a great screen, for another which in all probability will not, for the sake of cosmetic perfection?
I'm thinking NO.
Grey market ?!
My HTC is 100% official but I bought it directly from a high street dealer rather than from my GSM provider.
I usually do that for two reasons - Firstly it's quicker when you want to get hold of new trendy phones Secondly I don't have to bother with simlocking and operator limitations
....and the rebate is often better.
Please don't think that only operator branded copies are genuine.
BTW - You should keep your handset if you're happy with it
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Only thing I have noticed on mine is that the printed ring around the wheely thingy is not central.
Seriously, I think it's fine.
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i have the same problem .. .. well it isnt really a problem at all ... and i have a dead pixel .. but just 1 pixel in a 640x480 screen is not noticeable at all
perfect diamond here. got it from provider first day it came.
got mine today on t-mobile uk. its perfect!
Had mine since it was launched on Orange and the only problem I have is one dead pixel which is stuck on blue. It's almost impossible to see without really looking for it though so doesn't really bother me.
same here.. bought it from vodafone. not a single *build* flaw
So no-one can see any amount of white light leakage through a tiny gap where the two panels meet then? I must have an extremely rare phone! lol.
I have a slight gap with light leakage, doesn't bother me as you can't really tell with the top and bottom screen protector on and lined up peroperly.
I don't think its very rare as I've seen a few video's with the same problem. I read someone on here had the same issue and tried returning it but was apparently told it was within HTC's build tolerance.
When you say screen protector, do you mean a third-party one you have bought yourself?
Interesting re HTC build tolerance. Hmm...
I use a martin fields protector which comes with the screen protector and a protector for the bottom button bit.
kien said:
I have a slight gap with light leakage, doesn't bother me as you can't really tell with the top and bottom screen protector on and lined up peroperly.
I don't think its very rare as I've seen a few video's with the same problem. I read someone on here had the same issue and tried returning it but was apparently told it was within HTC's build tolerance.
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I have this "gap" as well, but it is miniscual and I'm sure its on most of the devices....you just have to look real Hard.
My gf's Diamond is almost perfect. I just noticed the stylus to be slightly misplaced... But she didn't even noticed it, so it's not a big deal.
Mine looks perfect, but I have a little backlight leakage on the bottom of my screen. Means a yellow/white spot on the bottom of my screen.
Is this normal? It doesnt really effect much as you can only tell when the phone is in certain lights? Just seems odd... Would a screen protector sort it out or anything?
hmm, mine has it also - but not from the beginning (at least i think so).
it appeared about 4 months ago, after 1 one year usage.
i used to have a screen protector an took it off, because i thought thats the reason for this "effect" - but it´s under the display glass.
anyway - it has to be some liquid stuff, because wehen i´m pushing on the display, this "blur" is moving like some lava lamp
my blurred zone is 1,8 x 3 cm....
How strange, I got mine off ebay so I dont know how long it had been used for... But the phone itself was in great condition and you can see the screen okay so I didnt fancy complaining! Wonder if there is a fix? Doubt there is a simple fix anyway!
Mine has that as well. A friend advised me to get a new digitizer (basically it's the screen) as it would also improve it's touch responsiveness... not that I'm having much of an issue. Plus it's cheap, you can get it on ebay starting at about 7 uk pounds.
Any input on this issue? It itches me that it's there.
Seems odd that a few people are having this problem, whats this thing you can buy off ebay ? Would it mean opening the phone up n stuff ?
Does the Z3+ have the self-cracking issue?
The Z3 and Z3 compact had thousands of complaints on self-cracking screens all over the internet. I was wondering if anyone with the Z3+ has experienced anything similar considering the new phone overheats as well.
I haven't heard of anyone having it. Of course, it hasn't been out for that long so who knows.
It's been a few months. Has anyone managed to crack theirs?
Been thinking about it too. Hopefully it doesn't have this issue but let's just be very careful not to have this happened.?
My z1 crack itself
Can't say if the self cracking issue is there or not, but my Z3+ was suffering from a loose back cover after two weeks and had to be taken to a warranty repair. Could be that it was a faulty unit out of the box, but I noticed it after two weeks of usage.
Hi, just wanted to know if anyone else has the same problem as me. About two weeks ago I bought the Black International version, but today I noticed that on one of the corners of the metal housing the colour has started to wear off, revealing the silver metal beneath. Is this a common problem? Maybe it's just the black version that has this problem?
Thank you
Thats really bad. What did you do? I just ordered the black version and i am a little shocked because Xiaomi build quality has always been great.
I didn't really do anything special (no drops or anything), I just used it normally. I have been in talks with the shop where I bought it from, and they said the same thing - that the build quality is usually great. They are going to ship me a new one though, so hopefully that one won't have the same problem.
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Hi, just wanted to know if anyone else has the same problem as me. About two weeks ago I bought the Black International version, but today I noticed that on one of the corners of the metal housing the colour has started to wear off, revealing the silver metal beneath. Is this a common problem? Maybe it's just the black version that has this problem?
Thank you
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Well, the good thing is that a silver one would look cool hahaha
Hello, two days ago I received the new phone. I noticed that when I am laying the phone down or I am lightly taping on the bottom edge I can hear something clapping from inside. Is it standard or should I worry? Do you have the same experience?
Thank you very much
I know that sound, had that with my last 3 sony phones. I guess, it's the lenses inside the camera that are somewhat loose, while not in use. Shouldn't be any fault at all.