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As per the title.
How firm are your slide mechanism? When holding the device in your right hand (fingertips along left edge of device), does the device give a little as you change your grip/pressure (for example, as if you're manipulating the volume keys?).
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As an aside, those buttons would have been better off on the "base" (keyboard section edge) of the device rather than on the screen section, that way when pressing them they wouldnt have caused this slight give in the slide mechanism!! Jesus, HTC need to employ some of us from here!!
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I would guess that many people are looking forward/waiting for this phone and want to read other people's thoughts but not enough people have one yet! You lucky soul!
SoundWave2003 said:
I would guess that many people are looking forward/waiting for this phone and want to read other people's thoughts but not enough people have one yet! You lucky soul!
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Good point, but a few guys do. Black with his AT&T one, few others etc. Just looking for some opinions. Personally, I think the spring could be a little more resistive.
I got mine today finally from Clove, lucky enough was in the first shipment have been setting it up for the last couple of hours and the keyboard is fine.
Slight Keyboard give
I would agree with you to a point, Syphon Filter.
When looking at the screen, it seems that the palm of my hand is catching the bottom right edge of the keyboard in its closed position and 'twisting' it a little when the volume is adjusted.
However, I've found that the volume buttons are in the right place when using them incall.
(The actual sliding mechanisim feels pretty solid to me.)
There's a little give, not so much a shift but more of a flex, definitely feels good for a sideways slider.
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I got mine today finally from Clove, lucky enough was in the first shipment have been setting it up for the last couple of hours and the keyboard is fine.
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Are you in the USA hebiscuitboy? If so what did clove charge for shipping to the U.S and how did you workout the exchange when you paid for it?
Thanks..
CalifornIyay said:
Are you in the USA hebiscuitboy? If so what did clove charge for shipping to the U.S and how did you workout the exchange when you paid for it?
Thanks..
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I guess it's 28 pounds delivery with DHL and 20 the old fashion way. At least when ordered from here in Finland. Didn't dare to accept the order yet.
Virtually no give in mine at all, feels solid.
Mine is solid and has been "thoroughly" used and handed around for wow factor for the past few days. It is well built and better, if I remember correctly, than the O2 XDA IIs (Blue Angel) for it's keyboard sturdiness mechanism.
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Are you in the USA hebiscuitboy? If so what did clove charge for shipping to the U.S and how did you workout the exchange when you paid for it?
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Hi I'm based in the UK sorry
Appears firm to me, there's a little scraping noise as the keyboard is opened but not on close. Haven't been able to pin down where it's coming from yet.
mike_m said:
Appears firm to me, there's a little scraping noise as the keyboard is opened but not on close. Haven't been able to pin down where it's coming from yet.
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I there's a little slidey thing that covers the ribbon cable. As you open/close that it moves. That's what is causing the noise your just described.
Fine. Another slight improvement from HTC's latest slider, in my opinion...
Totally agree with the comment about the volume buttons, too. Bit daft putting them somewhere where the act of pressing them means you're also opening up the keyboard...
sub69 said:
Fine. Another slight improvement from HTC's latest slider, in my opinion...
Totally agree with the comment about the volume buttons, too. Bit daft putting them somewhere where the act of pressing them means you're also opening up the keyboard...
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Yeah they should have just moved then onto the bottom half of the slide!
So when you press your volume buttons (just enough to make them "press") does your slide move at all?
Mine does a tiny bit. if the spring was a little stiffer it would be spot on.
What about the power button when trying to remove the back?
I keep turning it back on when I want it to be switched off and remove the battery! Just something I will have to get used to no doubt!
After receiving my Fuze/Rap today, I also noticed a 1/32 inch twist when opening the phone. My only only other HTC slide experience is the 8125 which after 4 years has a more tight opening action.
I have to have faith in the Raph after all the faithful years with my other slide out.
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it sounds like something comes loose when i slide my fuze open. then there is something that rattles around in it. i tried to return it but all the fuzes they had at the store made the same sound. unique?
Mine is a little loose as well - I wondered if anyone else had the same issue. I can (with very little effort) make the screen move about 2-3mm away from the keyboard. It does feel a lot more loose than the 8525 did to me.. I'm not sure how that will play out over the lifetime of the phone, but I can expect it to only get worse (hopefully not!)
Love the phone though in general.
Sooo, my Touch Pro has acquired many scratches along the way, and the buttons are a bit wonky. The home button has a sort of... Fold towards the upper left edge of it, the spacebar and backspace button requires more firm press for it to respond and I'm thinking of giving it a new lease of life.
As for the scratches, I was wondering would Brasso work? What would you guys reccomend? Same goes for the other teency problemos that's starting to get me to hate my TP day by day xD
Pick up an OEM case/keyboard (digitizer if screen scratched) off eBay, have some genuine cases off recycled devices at graded conditions.
Any other option is pointless.
Interesting, I've been attempting to search for guides on xda-developoers regarding how to change them pieces of hardware but I can't find any.
Do you know of a guide somewhere or would the process require more of an intuitive approach? They keyboard's top priority at the moment sooo, the rest can wait xD
How bout the screen itself? There's no deep scratches, just minor ones from daily wear and tear accumulated over the months, how would I get rid of em? Or AT LEAST make em almost unnoticable? =D
As for the buttons on the main screen (the ones with the call and hang up buttons), is there any way to replace them or am I stuck with em forever?
EDIT: I popped through the archives and found a couple of links, now to actually know how to replace them :s What I'm gonna be replacing would be they keyboard as a priority, but at the same time, I'd like to know how to replace the digitizer or the LCD itself. I heard the latter would be a more complicated process and due to a teenager's allowance, I doubt I can afford to lose this phone or break the parts that I plan on buying xD
Service manual can be found in wiki & via google search.
Screen replacement tips can be found in some threads & youtube may have some guides too.
It is not too hard if you read up well on dismantling & take a lot of care.
You could always strip it down before commiting to purchasing parts and then you can judge your chances of successful reassembly before commiting $
Another option could be buying a device with hardware fault if housing & screen good !
Hello guys,
Has anyone ever needed a screen for their i727? A friend of mine managed to drop my phone on a step, facing down.
So at first you could only see a little of the top part of the screen ( with the lower half non functional) and afterwards it went all black, you can't see anything on it anymore. Volume rocker and on/off buttons work.
Do you know what would be the best option for me to get a screen/display from, given I am from Europe/Romania? Samsung here said that they don't fix something not intended for our market ( lol )...
So, would ebay be a good option? Are they original ? [le:] --- hurr durr .-- I'm a new user so I can't post links to ebay... I found 2 sellers (for white version) [/le]
Also, could it be more than just the screen ? My laptop sees it (but obviously can't select the memory card). what else could be affected?
Thanks a lot and if anybody has any other sites ( I chose ebay because they ship here).
aristik
It's the screen. Youtube, search for "i727 disassembly" or "i727 screen replacement", look at it, if you feel confident enough - buy one on eBay and do the replacement.
Jack_R1 said:
It's the screen. Youtube, search for "i727 disassembly" or "i727 screen replacement", look at it, if you feel confident enough - buy one on eBay and do the replacement.
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I agree completely, my friend replaced his screen this way. However, if you are not comfortable doing it, you might just want to buy a new one. The phone is cheap now that the S3 and S4 are out.
Also depending on how bad the drop was there could be lots of things wrong/damaged with your phone.
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I agree completely, my friend replaced his screen this way. However, if you are not comfortable doing it, you might just want to buy a new one. The phone is cheap now that the S3 and S4 are out.
Also depending on how bad the drop was there could be lots of things wrong/damaged with your phone.
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thank you for your replies. I just dropped it off at a guy who has a service shop (well sort of) and he will take a look and see if anything else is wrong with it.. The phone is indeed cheap, this being one of the reasons I bought this model ( and also the 4 touch sensitive buttons at the bottom - not fancying the new trend of the galaxy family).
The thing was that I was trying to find something that was indeed OEM branded. I was afraid and still am to get something that will brake shortly after replacement. Even so, the display is 70% of the price of the phone lol..drat!
Anyway thanks for the replies...I was really enjoying the upgrade from my old infuse ..while it lasted.. :crying:
Cheers
Yeah, it is an expensive part but if you take the phone apart, you'll notice it makes up about half the phone.
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Hi guys,
I guess I am the unlucky one. Received my N5 yesterday, started playing with it late evening (21:00'ish). Installed apps, copied over some music, etc - everything worked perfect! I went to sleep...
This morning when I woke up, I saw THIS (see attach). It is clearly a hardware issue - either the screen or GPU. When you switch the phone on, the "vertical lines" appear after about a second. They may change intensity or pattern when you flick desktops, etc. They may even go away after you have had your screen on for some minutes (once it gets "warm" enough). Switch the phone off, wait for some 20 seconds, switch it back on - voila! It's back!
Anyone else experienced this? (hopefully not)
Wow that sucks big time. I dont have that issue on my Nexus 5 16gb. Hope you get a replacement soon.
Just called Google. The support was very good, no silly questions like "have you tried switching it off and on again?". A replacement device will be with me within some days *fingerscrossed*
temka said:
Hi guys,
I guess I am the unlucky one. Received my N5 yesterday, started playing with it late evening (21:00'ish). Installed apps, copied over some music, etc - everything worked perfect! I went to sleep...
This morning when I woke up, I saw THIS (see attach). It is clearly a hardware issue - either the screen or GPU. When you switch the phone on, the "vertical lines" appear after about a second. They may change intensity or pattern when you flick desktops, etc. They may even go away after you have had your screen on for some minutes (once it gets "warm" enough). Switch the phone off, wait for some 20 seconds, switch it back on - voila! It's back!
Anyone else experienced this? (hopefully not)
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You are not the only one, I have it also but arguably worse. Below is a picture of mine (the only post with a picture on that page).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509455&page=14
xenophyte said:
You are not the only one, I have it also but arguably worse. Below is a picture of mine (the only post with a picture on that page).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509455&page=14
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Shhiiieeeeeeete....
Yes, that is exactly what I have, but on mine only lower 3cm of the screen are affected. The 'banding' sometimes goes away if I play with the phone for a while. Sometimes it comes back. Sometimes it flickers.
Replacement device is already on its way, I suppose?
Humn. Odd that it cuts off at that fraction of the screen...or I'd say GPU banding.
I'm guessing screen. That sucks man, sorry to hear that!
But yeah...Google seems to give the customers the benefit of the doubt in terms of not making them feel like idiots.
May I ask...
Are they sending a replacement before you send yours in?
And I'm assuming a "new" device and not a "refurbished" (doubt they even have 'em at this point) device?
Major bummer if not. If so...that's pretty cool, and I suppose you can deal with a shotty screen for a few days.
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Humn. Odd that it cuts off at that fraction of the screen...or I'd say GPU banding.
I'm guessing screen. That sucks man, sorry to hear that!
But yeah...Google seems to give the customers the benefit of the doubt in terms of not making them feel like idiots.
May I ask...
Are they sending a replacement before you send yours in?
And I'm assuming a "new" device and not a "refurbished" (doubt they even have 'em at this point) device?
Major bummer if not. If so...that's pretty cool, and I suppose you can deal with a shotty screen for a few days.
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Well, the 'return' and 'replacement' happen independently. It works like this:
1) Some 30 mins after we spoke, the guy emailed me a link. I click on it and order a replacement device, delivered to my address.
2) An amount of GBP 349 is getting *frozen* on my Google Wallet account (they do not take the money, but reserve it as a deposit). My Wallet is linked to a debit card, I checked it and I see 349 GBP reserved.
3) The old phone is to be sent to them via UPS. I should attach a "Prepaid UPS label" to the package so that Google could cover the return shipping costs.
4) once they receive the broken phone, the money on my Google Wallet account are released.
I can send an old phone to them now, or I can wait for the new one to arrive. They have asked me politely to use good packing materials, so I'll probably wait for the new phone to arrive and then will just cannibalize the card box
And as far as I know, it HAS TO be a brand new phone. I have called them some hours after opening the box, so technically I could have just returned it under the 'distance purchase' regulations and claimed my money back (to buy another phone afterwards).
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Well, the 'return' and 'replacement' happen independently. It works like this:
1) Some 30 mins after we spoke, the guy emailed me a link. I click on it and order a replacement device, delivered to my address.
2) An amount of GBP 349 is getting *frozen* on my Google Wallet account (they do not take the money, but reserve it as a deposit). My Wallet is linked to a debit card, I checked it and I see 349 GBP reserved.
3) The old phone is to be sent to them via UPS. I should attach a "Prepaid UPS label" to the package so that Google could cover the return shipping costs.
4) once they receive the broken phone, the money on my Google Wallet account are released.
I can send an old phone to them now, or I can wait for the new one to arrive. They have asked me politely to use good packing materials, so I'll probably wait for the new phone to arrive and then will just cannibalize the card box
And as far as I know, it HAS TO be a brand new phone. I have called them some hours after opening the box, so technically I could have just returned it under the 'distance purchase' regulations and claimed my money back (to buy another phone afterwards).
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Cool, I was just curious as mine is "out for delivery" today.
Fingers crossed :laugh:
Looks to be a GPU related issue.I used to repair phones for a living and see a LOT of this with the HTC one and the one x. Great that Google are replacing no questions. Hope is isolated and not a manufacturing defect.
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Hope is isolated and not a manufacturing defect.
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I'm seeing a lot of the defects are non-US units
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I'm seeing a lot of the defects are non-US units
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That's not true at all.
thats too bad ur so lucky btwP i waiting to arrive i can't wait also i dont know if i would upgrade from my n4 to n5 what do you think?
Ok. After RMAing the first device due to a faulty screen (GPU banding) I have finally received a replacement one.
- no dead pixels (at least after a quick test using PixelTest)
- almost no rattle (I mean I can move the buttons with my finger and they'll probably become looser, but no rattle now, shaking my phone as much as I want ))
- screen is good - no GPU banding, otherwise I wouldn't have been writing this.
- no lightbleed noticed (again, using PixelTest on 'very dark' backgrounds)
- vibration sounds quiet. As it should.
- vibration strength is probably a liiiiiiiittle bit weaker than on my 1st N5 when pressing softkeys, unlocking, etc. For calls - it buzzes very well.
All in all, I think, I have finally got a very good device *fingers-and-toes-crossed-ten-times*.
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Hello, I recently replaced my cracked screen with a new lcd (including frame) from a fairly reputable seller on ebay. The procedure generally went smoothly, I dont think I did any mistakes. So, the new screen looks good apart from a small issue.
When I swipe at the screen with my finger, some faint parallel vertical lines appear momentarily at the place where I swipe and they fade out quickly. They are more pronounced on gray or other midtone backgrounds, not so much on white (havent tested black). Also, I think the moisture in my hand affects how much they show, when my fingers are slightly damp, the lines tend not to show as much, but I can't say there is a certain pattern for sure.
It isnt a major issue, I suspect something with the digitizer and not software related as it appears on both safe mode and recovery.. I am just wondering whether I did something wrong with the installation of the screen or whether it is a defective/low quality screen or digitizer. I appreciate any help.
Not sure what you mean. Provide a video?
Also, was the replacement labeled as original OEM or just some random one?
Have you emailed the seller and explained the issue. If they are reputable, then they will either know why or replace it.
Thanks for your answers. The screen was labeled as very high quality replacement screen. There were other sellers that labeled theirs as original OEM in the same price range, but from a research I did, it looked like that they are all pretty much the same in that price range (55-70 pounds), whether they say OEM or not. So, I went with this seller, because his shipping was more convenient. I havent contacted them yet since they are most likely off for christmas and I havent decided yet whether it's worth the hassle of putting the broken one back on, sending this one to the UK from Greece and wait for a new one to come.
I uploaded a video that demonstrates the issue. I hope it's clear enough (better watch it in 720/1080p). Thanks for the help again.
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Thanks for your answers. The screen was labeled as very high quality replacement screen. There were other sellers that labeled theirs as original OEM in the same price range, but from a research I did, it looked like that they are all pretty much the same in that price range (55-70 pounds), whether they say OEM or not. So, I went with this seller, because his shipping was more convenient. I havent contacted them yet since they are most likely off for christmas and I havent decided yet whether it's worth the hassle of putting the broken one back on, sending this one to the UK from Greece and wait for a new one to come.
I uploaded a video that demonstrates the issue. I hope it's clear enough (better watch it in 720/1080p). Thanks for the help again.
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Could be something wrong with the glass pressing against the panel.
giannis_ch said:
Thanks for your answers. The screen was labeled as very high quality replacement screen. There were other sellers that labeled theirs as original OEM in the same price range, but from a research I did, it looked like that they are all pretty much the same in that price range (55-70 pounds), whether they say OEM or not. So, I went with this seller, because his shipping was more convenient. I havent contacted them yet since they are most likely off for christmas and I havent decided yet whether it's worth the hassle of putting the broken one back on, sending this one to the UK from Greece and wait for a new one to come.
I uploaded a video that demonstrates the issue. I hope it's clear enough (better watch it in 720/1080p). Thanks for the help again.
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I wasn't expecting to be able to see anything but it is very noticeable. Strange issue, I would be in contact with the seller personally.
Thanks for the answers. It is indeed a bit of a strange issue and no matter how much I searched online, I couldnt find anything similar. My return period has expired, so I think I will see how it goes and if I can tolerate it. If not, I might send it back during the warranty period.