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I have had my Nexus 4 for a week now. It was sitting on the table this morning, and it managed to slip off, I cant remember what I set it on but when I was looking for it I couldn't find it. So I rang the phone and found it under the table.
There are 3 chips now on the screen. They are like little dots, they don't seem to be the same as scratches as they are deeper on the screen. Is there anyway I can smooth them out. They are almost like small grains of sand stuck on the phones screen. Very annoying.
Sorry to hear that happened. Looks like if it is dropped on a hard surface it is hit or miss.
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The exact same thing happened to me. The phone is super slippery on some surfaces. I put it on a desk and after a few minutes I heard the phone hitting the floor. Screen totally cracked and not responding.
I did catch the phone almost slipping off the a coffee table before but I never expected it to do it from my desk because it looked like it was resting on its surface firmly.
Buyers be careful. Make sure you use a case.
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Dannyboyni said:
I have had my Nexus 4 for a week now. It was sitting on the table this morning, and it managed to slip off, I cant remember what I set it on but when I was looking for it I couldn't find it. So I rang the phone and found it under the table.
There are 3 chips now on the screen. They are like little dots, they don't seem to be the same as scratches as they are deeper on the screen. Is there anyway I can smooth them out. They are almost like small grains of sand stuck on the phones screen. Very annoying.
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Yeah sorry for your loss, but I don't define dropping a phone from 3-4ft onto a hard surface as " easy to break". Basically any phone in that situation has a chance of breaking.
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Did anyone of you know that it could slip off of surfaces beforehand?
Ace42 said:
Did anyone of you know that it could slip off of surfaces beforehand?
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It has been mentioned many times all over the Internet. It has been mentioned in many reviews. Most of us know that it is a slippery device by now.
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Surely any phone screen chips if you drop it?
My answer has always been: be careful with your phone.
Never scratched any of my phone screens, and never had screen protectors on.
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Richieboy67 said:
It has been mentioned many times all over the Internet. It has been mentioned in many reviews. Most of us know that it is a slippery device by now.
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I saw it in action in a review, but I was asking because I wasn't sure if those users were informed or not.
Bad break. It's annoying to have a new phone and chip the screen it so soon.
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how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 130$ on ebay.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Replace-LCD-...n_0&hash=item2a25f96f7a&_uhb=1#ht_1222wt_1271
js2021 said:
how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 120$ on ebay.
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My USB cord pulled my phone of my nightstand. I put a screen protector on the back and have had no slipping issues since.
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I know a lot aren't fans but I put Zagg on mine yesterday, front and back till my case comes. look wise its not noticeable on back.
js2021 said:
how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 130$ on ebay.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Replace-LCD-...n_0&hash=item2a25f96f7a&_uhb=1#ht_1222wt_1271
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That's the point, it didn't look like it was slippery in the desk when I out it there...but I guess it was it slippers right of the desk. I'm not going to level every desk I'm going to put this phone on. Sadly it was so new that no cases were shipping yet otherwise it would be in a case day one.
This is just to advise other users to pay good attention or use a case.
This is coming from a person who never ever dropped or broke a phone before. The N4 is almost a floating phone on some surfaces.
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I'm not a fan of cases, especially bulky ones. I'll def get something like ZAGG for the back it has that rubbery feeling so should add grip.
I had a ZAGG screen protector on my htc one x, it was just to noticeable.
minty1978 said:
Surely any phone screen chips if you drop it?
My answer has always been: be careful with your phone.
Never scratched any of my phone screens, and never had screen protectors on.
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I'll take that to mean you've never used a phone with a resistive screen. The screens on my old WM HTC phones used to scratch easily but on my Desire Z, the screen looks like brand new even though the phone is 2 years old and never had a screen protector on.
Hope the N4 stays this way.
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I saw it in action in a review, but I was asking because I wasn't sure if those users were informed or not.
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I know and I was just answering..
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js2021 said:
I'm not a fan of cases, especially bulky ones. I'll def get something like ZAGG for the back it has that rubbery feeling so should add grip.
I had a ZAGG screen protector on my htc one x, it was just to noticeable.
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They make a HD version now that is MUCH clearer and smoother. No more orange peel and rubbery feel.
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Sounds like I will get a case even before I open the box when I get it. (If)
powerwagon said:
They make a HD version now that is MUCH clearer and smoother. No more orange peel and rubbery feel.
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Isn't that what we are looking for, at least for a back protector, a more rubbery feel for grip? I guess you were refering to the front.
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Wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I went to use the stylus today, but instead of ejecting when you slightly push it in. It jammed within the phone, and now I can't eject it. It is slightly depressed in.
Also last night I woke up to the phone vibrating. It was just plugged in and laying on my night stand. It was having some phantom touches where it wanted me to use iris scan, or a finger print to unlock it. So I unlocked it and went back to bed. It did the whole vibrating thing again 3 more times. Before I finally just unplugged it and threw it on the bed so I wouldn't here that rattling noise if it went off again.
I know I'm still waiting for my replacement from T-mobile for the rattling earpiece. I just can't believe this phone has so many issues. I never dropped it or damaged it.
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mardukeme said:
Wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I went to use the stylus today, but instead of ejecting when you slightly push it in. It jammed within the phone, and now I can't eject it. It is slightly depressed in.
Also last night I woke up to the phone vibrating. It was just plugged in and laying on my night stand. It was having some phantom touches where it wanted me to use iris scan, or a finger print to unlock it. So I unlocked it and went back to bed. It did the whole vibrating thing again 3 more times. Before I finally just unplugged it and threw it on the bed so I wouldn't here that rattling noise if it went off again.
I know I'm still waiting for my replacement from T-mobile for the rattling earpiece. I just can't believe this phone has so many issues. I never dropped it or damaged it.
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There is a little o-ring in the entrance to the s-pen hole (for waterproofing). If the pen is in the phone and you click it in real slow, it can get hung up on that rubber ring. You now have to carefully pick the end out with a needle or tack or something to free it. In the future try to eject the end as fast as possible.
There's a guy that had that problem. It's the SPen. You can try another from a friend and it will work fine and dandy. Seems like the pen may be crooked enough to cause problems, and the push button gets stuck.
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Thanks, there is another thread on this same topic in the international forum it seems the issue is a bad stylus. So even if I get it out the stylus will get stuck again.
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This also is happening to me, any fixes yet?
Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
ice5192 said:
Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
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Dude, we aren't talking about putting the spen in backwards. We are talking about putting it in normally. It's like the spen click top part isn't re-clicking back out.
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Here is the exact issue that my phone is having....at 2 hours old....
https://youtu.be/IP_RIp3YIwk?t=2m33s
ice5192 said:
Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
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Same here, not had one issue with this phone.
I went to t-mobile they had a staple which helps get the stylus out without scratching anything. They said they couldn't give me a replacement because they don't have the phone. Called samsung, they sent me a shipping label to mail out, thankfully the place is in my state only 2 hours away. So I'll ship it to them, they said 1-2 days for shipping, 5-7 days for processing, 1-2 days for shipping back. Kinda pissed they wont send me one first then I send them the broken one in the same box. I did ask him that and the guy said nope.
pr0cl1v1ty said:
I went to t-mobile they had a staple which helps get the stylus out without scratching anything. They said they couldn't give me a replacement because they don't have the phone. Called samsung, they sent me a shipping label to mail out, thankfully the place is in my state only 2 hours away. So I'll ship it to them, they said 1-2 days for shipping, 5-7 days for processing, 1-2 days for shipping back. Kinda pissed they wont send me one first then I send them the broken one in the same box. I did ask him that and the guy said nope.
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You could just ask them for another s pen. I think it's the clicker that is stuck in the pen and not the pen that is stuck in the phone
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nobrakes said:
You could just ask them for another s pen. I think it's the clicker that is stuck in the pen and not the pen that is stuck in the phone
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You are correct with the second sentence, they wont send me one first... I tried and tried.
I can also confirm it's an issue with the stylus. I've never forced or jammed my S-Pen into it's slot. What happens is the clicker gets stuck in the down position.
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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mardukeme said:
Thanks, there is another thread on this same topic in the international forum it seems the issue is a bad stylus. So even if I get it out the stylus will get stuck again.
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I'm on tapatalk. Can someone link the international thread on this problem? Thanks!
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
For you all to peruse. Your not alone
http://m.gsmarena.com/the_new_spen_can_get_stuck_in_the_galaxy_note7-news-20241.php
So how is this hard to get out? I just checked on my Note 7, and without pushing the clicker in for it to pop out, I could slide my fingernail into the top and pull it gently out, and my finger nails aren't that long.
Edit: Ah, just watched the first video on that link; seems it's an issue with the S-Pen itself, when it's 'clicker' doesn't work at all, the end of it goes in further than it physically can with the spring/click/whatever mechanism working correctly.
Briankbl said:
I can also confirm it's an issue with the stylus. I've never forced or jammed my S-Pen into it's slot. What happens is the clicker gets stuck in the down position.
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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I'm on tapatalk. Can someone link the international thread on this problem? Thanks!
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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Here you go.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3443416&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Looks like I'm the first moron to get their S-pen stuck. Yay.
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mardukeme said:
Here you go.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3443416&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Looks like I'm the first moron to get their S-pen stuck. Yay.
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Mine got stuck day one but I was able to get it out with a plastic screen protector. I just ignored it after I got it out. Now it gets stuck every single time :/.
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Update: I was going to return the spen to samsung but after keeping it out of the phone for 1-2 hours and clicking it a bunch of times, it seems to not get stuck anymore.
My theory is that it has to do with something like a rubber gasket maybe for the waterproofing of the spen?
this make no sense,note 4 had it and note 8 doesnt,im from nyc,and its cold im on gloves and this feature didnt need to be taken out
1000 usd phone and doesn't have that feature.smh
can a op and developer make a zip or some way to get it on the note 8?
different type of touch sensor. note4 was pressure sensitive i believe(i COULD be wrong here). N8 isnt.
The note 8 is capacitive not resistive. And I would certainly hope so for $1000
Just buy gloves with screen touch fingertips
me2151 said:
different type of touch sensor. note4 was pressure sensitive i believe(i COULD be wrong here). N8 isnt.
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So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
Zionator said:
So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
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You are right. My wording was wrong. As another user pointed out. resistive vs capacative
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
Zionator said:
So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
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There is a pressure sensor only where the home button used to be. Not the entire screen. The touch tech is still capacitive.
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edwardob said:
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
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You know this phone has its own pen right... And im surprised people are unaware of why capacitive is better than resistive. I would be pissed if i bought this device and it had antiquated tech such as a resistive touch screen. If you dont understand why its antiquated, then google it.
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You know this phone has its own pen right... And im surprised people are unaware of why capacitive is better than resistive. I would be pissed if i bought this device and it had antiquated tech such as a resistive touch screen. If you dont understand why its antiquated, then google it.[/QUOTE]
I didn't ask a question...look for information.... merely pointed out... it was possible to use a pencil on note series. .. don't need to Google anything... I'm not looking...
winol said:
Just buy gloves with screen touch fingertips
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Exactly, I was using mine with the little touch sensitive gloves a week or so ago. The setting is gone, because I think it just picks them up automatically. But you have to use the specific gloves (I am not sure honestly what makes them different).
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we talk to we blue to the face and this is bull crap,that should been there,i got friendly gloves but that day i had one that was for a formal event,,now im have to be with this same gloves no matter what.smh
Deezy88 said:
we talk to we blue to the face and this is bull crap,that should been there,i got friendly gloves but that day i had one that was for a formal event,,now im have to be with this same gloves no matter what.smh
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What exactly is hard to understand about capacitive technology? It has nothing to do with pressure. Therefore there is no function to enable. I am surprised that anybody nowadays would buy a flagship and think they even still use resistive. If you didnt understand the tech you where buying, thats your own problem. You cant fault Samsung.
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What exactly is hard to understand about capacitive technology? It has nothing to do with pressure. Therefore there is no function to enable. I am surprised that anybody nowadays would buy a flagship and think they even still use resistive. If you didnt understand the tech you where buying, thats your own problem. You cant fault Samsung.
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Yeah the folks that think the screen is resistive are talking out the side of their necks.
The pressure sensitivity of the home button is localized to that location. If you don't believe it check the diagnostic test screen, it has a pressure test and the only part of the screen where it registers is the home button.
The only other pressure is from the pen to the Wacom digitizer..
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edwardob said:
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
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You still can
https://makezine.com/projects/diy-capacitive-stylus/
Well, I think that the OP is talking about a feature that past galaxy notes had, there was a setting to increase screen sensitivity for very cold or wet situations, but now, I think that the tech evolved in a way that such setting is unnecesary now
I think the reason why they removed it is not perfect. You know samsung... If they can't perfect it then they just remove it. The feature is a part of the floating touch technology of capacitive touch screens. But the problem is it fails most of the time when used.
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Yeah the folks that think the screen is resistive are talking out the side of their necks.
The pressure sensitivity of the home button is localized to that location. If you don't believe it check the diagnostic test screen, it has a pressure test and the only part of the screen where it registers is the home button.
The only other pressure is from the pen to the Wacom digitizer..
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You still can
https://makezine.com/projects/diy-capacitive-stylus/
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well that's a bit of work..... use to be able to use a plain old pencil
edwardob said:
well that's a bit of work..... use to be able to use a plain old pencil
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Are you sure you aren't talking about the Xperia Z Ultra?
Jammol said:
Are you sure you aren't talking about the Xperia Z Ultra?
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only had notes... note 4 it was or 5.. plain old pencil
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only had notes... note 4 it was or 5.. plain old pencil
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Isn't that kind of moot since the phone comes with it's own built in stylus?
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Isn't that kind of moot since the phone comes with it's own built in stylus?
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all I said is a pencil used to work with the screen. just did it once..... handy though if you lose pen... and waiting on new one...
My note 7 always worked when I was wearing my prescription sunglasses but not at all with my note 8. whats up with this?
Doesn't work with my regular glasses either...I think it's due to the coatings, anti-glare, computer, etc...its a bummer.
I think there's a software glitch or something. I rescanned my irisis and it was unlocking fine with my regular glasses on... But as soon as I turned on the setting where you don't have to swipe the screen for it to scan your eyes well it quit detecting my eyes with glasses on.
Mine works fine through seeing glasses, contacts, polarized shades.
Try setting your iris unlock up in the dark.
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wjdunn3 said:
Doesn't work with my regular glasses either...I think it's due to the coatings, anti-glare, computer, etc...its a bummer.
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Glare is actually what prevents it from working with glasses. Anti-glare would essentially be a better situation over not having it
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Mine works fine through seeing glasses, contacts, polarized shades.
Try setting your iris unlock up in the dark.
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Glare is actually what prevents it from working with glasses. Anti-glare would essentially be a better situation over not having it
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Well this makes me wonder if there's something wrong with my iris scanner.
Hmm. Well I made my room totally dark and now it's suddenly working with both my regular glasses and prescription sunglasses...
Mine is not working with glasses no matter what I do
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Dbj.Dhaval said:
Mine is not working with glasses no matter what I do
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Check the infra-red LED on the front.
Turn lights off, get another phone with a camera, start camera, point camera at top of Note 8, see if there is a blue (infra-red light) from the top of the phone. Look through the other phones screen obviously.
Wait, so let me get this straight.....
You're trying to do something you're not supposed to be able to do, or are advised not to do, and wondering if something is wrong with your phone because it actually isn't doing It? ?
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Check the infra-red LED on the front.
Turn lights off, get another phone with a camera, start camera, point camera at top of Note 8, see if there is a blue (infra-red light) from the top of the phone. Look through the other phones screen obviously.
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No not getting any light.. Only getting red light during dark when trying to unlock.. Nothing else
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Does anybody else's S Pen rattle when you shake it? I'm comparing the new pen to the old pen and noticed it rattles when I shake it or spin it in my fingers.
Yes, the clicker rattles more so it doesn't break as easily for the folks that are OCD. By keep the angled mechanism loser, the ridges won't degrade as quickly when the clicker is constantly being activated.
No rattles.
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Does anybody else's S Pen rattle when you shake it? I'm comparing the new pen to the old pen and noticed it rattles when I shake it or spin it in my fingers.
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Yes from day one. @Jammol educated me.
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my S-pen bt button slightly rattles too when I tap it.
Yep a little rattly
Yeah. The "pen cap" rattles a bit. And my side button doesn't rattle, but it certainly can wiggle back and forth. Not sure if it has more wiggle room than the Note 8 side button, or if it's just more obvious because of the lighter color of the SPen itself.
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Just checked. My blue Note 8 SPen rattles worse than my yellow Note 9 SPen. And it has the same wiggle room in the side button.
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Yeah. The "pen cap" rattles a bit. And my side button doesn't rattle, but it certainly can wiggle back and forth. Not sure if it has more wiggle room than the Note 8 side button, or if it's just more obvious because of the lighter color of the SPen itself.
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Just checked. My blue Note 8 SPen rattles worse than my yellow Note 9 SPen. And it has the same wiggle room in the side button.
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Yes my side bt button wiggles too a little bit.