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gorilla glass, still dents, first all ways hurts the worst!

Well it finally happened. First time in years I have ever f'ed up the screen on a phone. At work tonight slipped out of my hand and on to the floor and slid about 3 foot face down. I had the shipping screen cover on it (waiting on a real one off Ebay) so i ended up with a very small dent/ding in the screen. Not terribly noticeable but i know its there. HA! So to everyone out there, get a decent screen protector on there ASAP. Dont let the hype fool you, It aint indestructable.
fhaines

I actually heard LG didn't put Gorilla glass on the G2x but the o2x has it. I don't know if it's true or not but I have read it in a couple places.

Its scratch resistant... Not fall resistant. It can still get scratch if you take a key and deliberately scratch it. They're meaning of scratch resistant is if you take your finger nail and just lightly go over the screen.

Does it really use gorilla glass? Before, my tab got hit by the metal part of a can opener thanks to a stupid classmate of mine, and nothing happened.
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According to Corning the Optimus 2X has it so I would think the g2x has it as well
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/...n=Branded%20Gorilla%20Glass#featured-products

LG product page g2x specifically says Corning Gorilla glass so yes we have it. Sorry about your accident.

At least it's a dent, not broken glass.

just had this happen to me last night, extensive damage to glass, but digitzer and lcd work.
i dont have insurance, so today i decided to call LG mobile phone
customer care at 800-793-8896.
I looked at options to do this myself, but it sounds like that would void my warranty,
which i think ill need later.
They answered the phone quickly and were very professional.
I told the man what happened and he gave me a repair authorization and an address
to ship it to.
When i asked about. costs he said anywhere from $40 to $100 but ill post an update after they contact me. im waiting for my replacement mytouch to come back. before i ship this one out.
I know assurion charges a. deductible of around $130.

jrwingate6 said:
I actually heard LG didn't put Gorilla glass on the G2x but the o2x has it. I don't know if it's true or not but I have read it in a couple places.
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On LG's website it says gorilla glass was used for the G2x

tonyizhurr said:
Its scratch resistant... Not fall resistant. It can still get scratch if you take a key and deliberately scratch it. They're meaning of scratch resistant is if you take your finger nail and just lightly go over the screen.
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I tried taking a key to one of my replacement G2x's and it didn't leave a scratch!

baykakes said:
I tried taking a key to one of my replacement G2x's and it didn't leave a scratch!
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But it can. I had one on my first g2x. Keys in the same pocket
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mr.orange303 said:
But it can. I had one on my first g2x. Keys in the same pocket
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why?!............

mr.orange303 said:
But it can. I had one on my first g2x. Keys in the same pocket
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Now thats just phone abuse...
Over the years I've trained myself nearly perfectly to never have anything but my phone in my left pocket (I'm left handed) and always have the screen facing my leg to avoid something hitting it from the outside. I learned the only time when I did have keys or something sharper in the same pocket and it left a pretty big scar on the screen protector, luckily not affecting the actual screen.

Something other than keys on your keychain?
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BeHarsh said:
Now thats just phone abuse...
Over the years I've trained myself nearly perfectly to never have anything but my phone in my left pocket (I'm left handed) and always have the screen facing my leg to avoid something hitting it from the outside. I learned the only time when I did have keys or something sharper in the same pocket and it left a pretty big scar on the screen protector, luckily not affecting the actual screen.
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4 kids. I had an emergency. No time to think. The keys just went into a pocket.
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To quote Sheryl Crowe
The first cut is the deepest

if you are handy with tools you can buy the glass/digitizer for like $58 its a little cheaper then sending it to lg to fix

mr.orange303 said:
4 kids. I had an emergency. No time to think. The keys just went into a pocket.
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Metal keys shouldn't do it, but if you had sand or some sort of rock/mineral dusting on the keys, then that could easily scratch. Especially with kids (if you have a sandbox), the sandy fingers are lethal to glass screens if it gets a little pressure. Same with tile floors- that will scratch the glass easily. Metal on glass, not so much unless it is an impact that causes a dent.

Yea I dropped mine for the first time yesterday and luckily it didnt hit the screen but the whole side is choppy now.

Indestructible....almost...Kitty claws...
fhaines said:
Well it finally happened. First time in years I have ever f'ed up the screen on a phone. At work tonight slipped out of my hand and on to the floor and slid about 3 foot face down. I had the shipping screen cover on it (waiting on a real one off Ebay) so i ended up with a very small dent/ding in the screen. Not terribly noticeable but i know its there. HA! So to everyone out there, get a decent screen protector on there ASAP. Dont let the hype fool you, It aint indestructable.
fhaines
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I've dropped it....broke others...but this G2x seemed like nothing could touch this baby.....that is....until
my 7 week old kitten got to it.
I now have a nice little scratch, close to the edge...well out of viewing area...but noticeable ...if you look.
Now how am I going to be able to prove that????

[Q] Is Sensation LED Indicator significantly visible at angles?

This feature will add up to wanting me buy sensation, aside from dust proof, and touch responsiveness issues (hope its software related not grounding stuff):
knowing that LED indicator is behind earpiece grill, can someone describe the visibility:
* looking straight on the phone?
* looking at 45 angle at 2 meter distance from different sides of the phone?

Straight at the phone u can see it, at 45, a half of the flash? Well, it's okay...
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chchang1 said:
Straight at the phone u can see it, at 45, a half of the flash? Well, it's okay...
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It's noticeable to me! That was a feature which is missing on the G2x that drove me crazy every "smartphone" should have a notification light!

Thanks a lot, LED visibility should be no issue now for me.
I will keep an eye on dust entering beneath the screen and swipe not responsive issue..
I wonder if dust already there since phone was bought or dust can enter..?
The latter is worst, it is a screen sealed issue..

liaobp1983 said:
Thanks a lot, LED visibility should be no issue now for me.
I will keep an eye on dust entering beneath the screen and swipe not responsive issue..
I wonder if dust already there since phone was bought or dust can enter..?
The latter is worst, it is a screen sealed issue..
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There is no dust under my screen. There is no way that dust can enter screen after purchase so those who have dust under screen must of bought a bad phone.

Creaky battery door FIX!

Ok so I did some experimenting these past hours and I've found a terrific solution to the Vibrant/SGS4G creaking issue that many people have encountered!
Heres what you need:
*Papertowel
*Scissors
LOL not much of a list but trust me!
Step 1: Take your battery door off of your phone
Step 2:Cut a rectangular piece of papertowel enough to fit over the battery, sim and sdcard
Step 3: Place the rectangle cut over the back of the phone
Step 4: Now put on the battery door directly over the papertowel peice
IE: You should notice that the battery door now fits tighter and has no space to make contact with the plastic inside, the papertowel acts as a buffer between the plastics - eliminating the creaking noises.
[EDIT] - Don't cut too big of a piece and if its not snapping on as normal i'd suggest not forcing it and reducing the size of your cutout.

Kool ill have to try this if the creaking gets to bad. Thanks bro
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Kudos to you lol! Reply back with your findings if you decide to try my method

roadrunnerrd3 said:
Kudos to you lol! Reply back with your findings if you decide to try my method
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Will do when I try, creaking isn't that bad yet but it will most definetly get worse over time but atleast we can fix that now.
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Haven't heard any creaking yet. I've owned a Vibrant and now this. Wouldn't the paper towel cause more heat? I dunno. I'm thinking it's like leaving your laptop on top of your bed effect. But then again it is thin. So I dunno. lol.

The battery door definitely fits a bit loose to the back of the device and makes loose contact with the bezel. What I did was just stick two pieces of scotch tape to the back of the cover side by side which seemed to work fairly well.
Not having to do with the battery door, but if your bezel creaks, some units have loose bezels out of the box. You could try to tighten the screws on the bezel on the back of the bezel (with the cover removed). Of course, I am not responsible if you break it.

Mine creaks around the volume rocker
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XPLANE9 said:
The battery door definitely fits a bit loose to the back of the device and makes loose contact with the bezel. What I did was just stick two pieces of scotch tape to the back of the cover side by side which seemed to work fairly well.
Not having to do with the battery door, but if your bezel creaks, some units have loose bezels out of the box. You could try to tighten the screws on the bezel on the back of the bezel (with the cover removed). Of course, I am not responsible if you break it.
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My bezel definitely creaks . So all I gotta do is tighten the screws behind the battery cover right?
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icy56 said:
My bezel definitely creaks . So all I gotta do is tighten the screws behind the battery cover right?
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It helped a little on my unit. I don't think it is the bezel itself as it is the battery door contacting the bezel in a manner that causes the creaking. Does it creak if you take off the cover?

This worked great lol
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XPLANE9 said:
It helped a little on my unit. I don't think it is the bezel itself as it is the battery door contacting the bezel in a manner that causes the creaking. Does it creak if you take off the cover?
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mine only creaks with the conver on. a slight tightening of the screws did not help.
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Somairotevoli said:
mine only creaks with the conver on. a slight tightening of the screws did not help.
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Sorry to hear that. If it creaks with the cover on, then you should try the trick from the OP. My bezel was loose and creaking a little with the cover off. Sucks to be OCD...

Thanks for trying my method guys hahahahaah OCD FTW! Everybody thinks i'm a freak because i get so off kilter with such little things but, glad to see i'm not the only one who had supersonic hearing!

is this the only way to fix it? I am getting pissed of that my SGS is creaking..****ing **** build quality

I don't think its a good idea to do this. The paper prevent heat from dispersing when your phone heats up. If too much heat is generating while you play game or use your phone it might cause the battery to explode.

qpqpqp said:
I don't think its a good idea to do this. The paper prevent heat from dispersing when your phone heats up. If too much heat is generating while you play game or use your phone it might cause the battery to explode.
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Ok i thought so also but there is no other solution to stop the darn creaking sound?!

Buy a case. Not being a smart ass. I bought a body glove case and have no creaky door issues. Plus it gives the phone a little more mass, makes it feel less cheap and not as slippery.
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Exodian said:
Buy a case. Not being a smart ass. I bought a body glove case and have no creaky door issues. Plus it gives the phone a little more mass, makes it feel less cheap and not as slippery.
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already have a tyre case, do u recommend any other case?

Lol, do you guys Chuck Norris grip your phones? I only get that sound when I squeeze pretty hard on my phone.
Also, putting a piece of paper there seems dangerous. My battery gets pretty hot sometimes when I play with it for too long (games, YouTube, etc.). I'm sure that heat would make the paper catch fire. Then again, I'm no fire expert. XD

It might just be the case I have, but I've never heard the phone make any creaking sounds. This is a simple fix though if you have the problem haha.

Screen bleed so what!!!

All I hear is this forum is *****ing. And moaning, screen bleed is not a big issue I much rather have that than a deathgrip or dust beneath the screen what do u guys think you can't even see it unless your in cwm recovery, what do u guys think?
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clown you wanna close this one too?
/facepalm written all over this...

I think someone posted that the bleed issue is fixable. There is a anti dust barrier /gasket around LCD that applies pressure to screen thereby causing some bleeding. If you remove the anti dust it relieves pressure and no more bleed. So i guess we can possibly conclude that the bleed is not due to a defective screen. If LG uses a thinner barrier strip it may rid the bleed and still keep the dust out. My bleed is minimal and does not bother me.
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wendellc said:
I think someone posted that the bleed issue is fixable. There is a anti dust barrier /gasket around LCD that applies pressure to screen thereby causing some bleeding. If you remove the anti dust it relieves pressure and no more bleed. So i guess we can possibly conclude that the bleed is not due to a defective screen. If LG uses a thinner barrier strip it may rid the bleed and still keep the dust out. My bleed is minimal and does not bother me.
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Is there a guide to this somewhere?
To the OP. Its an issue because its annoying. Also it doesnt just show up when your in CWM. If your running gingerbread it is visible all the time, especially when viewing dark apps or the picture gallary.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163392
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Voids your warranty. Beware.
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So does rooting, I read this yesterday, wouldn't Want to try it myself, the screen bleeding doesn't bother me, I only have it when my screen is completely dark and thats very rare.
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kdunn1994 said:
So does rooting, I read this yesterday, wouldn't Want to try it myself, the screen bleeding doesn't bother me, I only have it when my screen is completely dark and thats very rare.
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But the difference being, you don't need to remove a sticker to root.

I wouldn't want dust under my screen, deathgrip issues or screen bleed and I'm thankful that I have none of that on my G2X or Sensation. Although I would say the screen bleed on the G2X is much more wide spread than dust under the screen or deathgrip issues on the Sensation.
Have a good day.
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I agree with the OP... so there's some screen bleed in a corner, not a huge deal for me. I did not even notice until I read the posts in this forum.

Yeah, if ppl wouldn't of pointed it out I wouldn't have known.
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kdunn1994 said:
All I hear is this forum is *****ing. And moaning, screen bleed is not a big issue I much rather have that than a deathgrip or dust beneath the screen what do u guys think you can't even see it unless your in cwm recovery, what do u guys think?
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I've had five. Two had minimal bleeding and were virtually unnoticable (which includes my fifth). Two were noticable only when screen was black. One, my last one, was really bad. All the way across the top and it definately affected the overall picture quality. Washed out and darker whites. Seeing the difference between 4 and 5 side by side, I'm glad I exchanged the 4th.
My point is that the screen bleed on #4 really did affect the picture quality.
Imo it is a quality control issue that is unacceptable. It could have been prevented and it affects phones to varying degrees. This makes it a defect IMO that they should warranty. Especially if it is caused by that overlapping seal as implied in the disassembly thread here.
I disagree with the op on this.
This is a top of the line phone and the bleed is preventable and inconsistent. QA should have been better.

[Q] Screen Problem

Hello. My phone sometimes acts like i touched somewhere on screen and hold there neither that I didn't. I faced that in all roms so it's a hardware problem. It makes me crazy sometimes, especially when it happens when gaming. Am I the only one here faces this?
Also my screen works with water too.. Please test that, take some water in a PET bottle and touch it to the screen, then please write this if you face that.

thefish07 said:
Hello. My phone sometimes acts like i touched somewhere on screen and hold there neither that I didn't. I faced that in all roms so it's a hardware problem. It makes me crazy sometimes, especially when it happens when gaming. Am I the only one here faces this?
Also my screen works with water too.. Please test that, take some water in a PET bottle and touch it to the screen, then please write this if you face that.
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Me too works after locking and unlocking d phone
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Are you using a matte screen guard? Is there moisture on your hands?
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thefish07 said:
Hello. My phone sometimes acts like i touched somewhere on screen and hold there neither that I didn't. I faced that in all roms so it's a hardware problem. It makes me crazy sometimes, especially when it happens when gaming. Am I the only one here faces this?
Also my screen works with water too.. Please test that, take some water in a PET bottle and touch it to the screen, then please write this if you face that.
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Use a matte finish screen guard/clean your hands before you use your phone and this wont happen.
Water actually makes any capacitive touch phone go beserk.
Have had this problem..and i recommend a MATTE FINISH screen guard. Since the day i am using it, havent had that ghost operate my phone
If you dont get one in your country/state, use galaxy s2's matte screen guard till you find one.
Rest read this thread
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Buddy... For me it was totally opposite... I had switched to a matte screen guard soon after buying my phone last year but I had so much problem with ghost touch... The day i switched to glossy screen guard my problems were solved..
Matte is better as its not a finger print magnet.. But the drawback is that it feels rougher, doesn't have good visibility in the sun, colours don't look as rich.. And for me the screen used to respond on its own.. It also makes some noise when you slide your finger across it(again personal opinion)..
Glossy is better coz its smoother, colours are much much better (personal opinion), it is very user friendly in strong sunlight and it's silent to use (no noise when sliding finger over it).. The drawback is its a fingerprint magnet..
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vbz89 said:
Buddy... For me it was totally opposite... I had switched to a matte screen guard soon after buying my phone last year but I had so much problem with ghost touch... The day i switched to glossy screen guard my problems were solved..
Matte is better as its not a finger print magnet.. But the drawback is that it feels rougher, doesn't have good visibility in the sun, colours don't look as rich.. And for me the screen used to respond on its own.. It also makes some noise when you slide your finger across it(again personal opinion)..
Glossy is better coz its smoother, colours are much much better (personal opinion), it is very user friendly in strong sunlight and it's silent to use (no noise when sliding finger over it).. The drawback is its a fingerprint magnet..
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Agreed. Y'day I visit a famous Shop near by My home. I asked him for Matte finished gaurd, but he suggested me to not to use it as it can harm your Screen & visibility will be less then Glossy. All above ^.^ statement was there. So, I haven't let my phone Wore that Protector.

vbz89 said:
Buddy... For me it was totally opposite... I had switched to a matte screen guard soon after buying my phone last year but I had so much problem with ghost touch... The day i switched to glossy screen guard my problems were solved..
Matte is better as its not a finger print magnet.. But the drawback is that it feels rougher, doesn't have good visibility in the sun, colours don't look as rich.. And for me the screen used to respond on its own.. It also makes some noise when you slide your finger across it(again personal opinion)..
Glossy is better coz its smoother, colours are much much better (personal opinion), it is very user friendly in strong sunlight and it's silent to use (no noise when sliding finger over it).. The drawback is its a fingerprint magnet..
From my CM10.1 powered galaxy R
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Agreed..when battery gets critically low viewing in the daylight is kinda tough.
Yeah that happens.
But the phone looks beautiful too.
I had changed three clear screen guards and the ghost problem due to moisture was MUCH MUCH higher than the matte. Never experienced it after changing to matte.
Plus clear guards get scratched very easily and quickly which makes the screen go pathetic. Even then viewing.in the sunlight becomes a hassle.
Matte screen guard dont get scratched and last longer.
And when you press hard and slide on the screen..only then it makes a sound.
Rest ive never heard the sound.
Buddy i suggest you to try it again..
I hope it will be a good experience.
And no screen guard can damage the phone.
How can they if they can?
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DeepankarS said:
Agreed..when battery gets critically low viewing in the daylight is kinda tough.
Yeah that happens.
But the phone looks beautiful too.
I had changed three clear screen guards and the ghost problem due to moisture was MUCH MUCH higher than the matte. Never experienced it after changing to matte.
Plus clear guards get scratched very easily and quickly which makes the screen go pathetic. Even then viewing.in the sunlight becomes a hassle.
Matte screen guard dont get scratched and last longer.
And when you press hard and slide on the screen..only then it makes a sound.
Rest ive never heard the sound.
Buddy i suggest you to try it again..
I hope it will be a good experience.
And no screen guard can damage the phone.
How can they if they can?
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Donno know how..?? but he said it can harm your phone screen..
But I will say YES but I think its not Anti-Glare.??

Bhavik Jain said:
Me too works after locking and unlocking d phone
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Yeah, it's actually the same..
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Are you using a matte screen guard? Is there moisture on your hands?
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I have no screenguard and I always keep my hands clean and unmoistured.
OK thank you all, I will try them both.. First I thought that I'm just the person experienced this and I should send my phone to the service.
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I ordered Glossy SG but I got a iBest Guard branded SG. Anyway, it solved my problem and now my screen works flawlessly. :thumbup:
Thank all you guys for help.
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