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What would a dead pixel look like on the inspire. I just got this phone yesterday after returning my 1 st one. There is a black dot in the lower right corner.
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Black door? Knock on it. LOL Lets see whats behind door no. 1
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I haven't heard anyone complain about dead pixels. Why not exchange it if you are still within the 30 days.
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What would a dead pixel look like on the inspire. I just got this phone yesterday after returning my 1 st one. There is a black dot in the lower right corner.
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I have a tiny tiny dead pixel in the top of the screen... no big deal, it's so tiny on this model... for $399 for the phone ya really can't expect perfection... it's the cheapest android w\ comparable specs to date, they're cutting costs to keep prices low. Thought about swapping it, but not worth the hassle because in 2 months there will be a next best thing and I know I'll end up buying it, lol
Had a stuck pixel on mine. I returned and promptly had a nice new stuck pixel free device. It was tiny and if I had to live with it, it wasn't that bad, but why live with it? It was distracting from my inspire goodness.
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Had a stuck pixel on mine. I returned and promptly had a nice new stuck pixel free device. It was tiny and if I had to live with it, it wasn't that bad, but why live with it? It was distracting from my inspire goodness.
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Yeah, but after having many phones after many years with many dead pixels, half the time the exchanged phone has a same or similarly annoying issue. It's a cheapy phone and I won't have it for too long, so I'm not worried. Funny how the people who make a big deal about a tiny dead pixel on the phone are the same people who get a big scratch on their car and never fix it, haha
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Hmm, I just looked for the dead pixel and it's gone.. I took the screen protector off this morning, it must have just been dust under the screen protector... mehh.
I liked having a screen protector but the screen looks sooooo much nicer and is so much more touch responsive without it. This is the first phone I've ever put one on, and I will never use one again. I went with 3 brands and all 3 sucked.
Meh, I used to have an iPhone4 that wouldn't scratch no matter what you did to it. Put it with keys in your pocket, not a damn scratch.
I thought I'd have the same experience with the Inspire but no. I actually babied the phone, put it in its own pocket etc. but still ended up with a half inch light scratch where the capacitive buttons are. Good thing I can't see it unless I hold the phone at a certain angle or it would bug me forever. I promptly threw a protector on it, I strongly recommend them.
egyan said:
Meh, I used to have an iPhone4 that wouldn't scratch no matter what you did to it. Put it with keys in your pocket, not a damn scratch.
I thought I'd have the same experience with the Inspire but no. I actually babied the phone, put it in its own pocket etc. but still ended up with a half inch light scratch where the capacitive buttons are. Good thing I can't see it unless I hold the phone at a certain angle or it would bug me forever. I promptly threw a protector on it, I strongly recommend them.
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yeah, if you're not careful anything will scratch. if you don't want to stain your couch you can cover it in plastic, but then you have to lose some experience of sitting on a couch.
bella92108 said:
Yeah, but after having many phones after many years with many dead pixels, half the time the exchanged phone has a same or similarly annoying issue. It's a cheapy phone and I won't have it for too long, so I'm not worried. Funny how the people who make a big deal about a tiny dead pixel on the phone are the same people who get a big scratch on their car and never fix it, haha
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Im just as anal about my cars. Can't stand even seeing dirt on them. My wife on the other hand could care less. Her car gets dented all the time in the Pittsburgh parking garages and she could care less. Its only a car she says. I won't mention the price but its a very nice nissan armada, well was very nice when we bought it.
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kirk123 said:
Black door? Knock on it. LOL Lets see whats behind door no. 1
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I haven't heard anyone complain about dead pixels. Why not exchange it if you are still within the 30 days.
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Damned spell check got me and i wasnt paying attention.
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bella92108 said:
Yeah, but after having many phones after many years with many dead pixels, half the time the exchanged phone has a same or similarly annoying issue. It's a cheapy phone and I won't have it for too long, so I'm not worried. Funny how the people who make a big deal about a tiny dead pixel on the phone are the same people who get a big scratch on their car and never fix it, haha
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Do you know me or something? I swear I'm gonna get that scratched fixed soon! Lol!
Dead pixels have always bothered me on handheld devices. But I have really good vision. I can see pixels on an iPhone 4 screen. I see the dots on the inspire screen everyday, but they don't bother me much. The phone is too awesome! To me it's not a cheap phone. I may use it for another year or so.
Generally, a dead pixel is always a black dot, whereas a stuck pixel could be any color. I had two dead pixels on an old Captivate, AT&T exchanged it no problem.
With all the haters of either TMO or G2X I wanted to start another kind of thread to ask the question of. Has it been long enough to for TMO to refresh their G2X's so I can walk into a store or amazon and get my G2X back. I loved the crap out of that phone and the only issue had was the bleed screen. How can one tell when was the manufacturing date?
I doubt it.
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i doubt it.
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blast it all!!!
Manufacture date is on the sticker on the box.
also no, I dont think so if screen bleed is your issue. I just got one yesterday, it has a little bleed (screen bleed was never a issue for me, I dont care). It has a 4/24 date on the sticker... So Id say wait a while longer...
as far as reboots. Ive never had one. I personally think its a app the cpu dont like or something. And look at almost any other phone forum. Theres always complaints about reboots. so meh..
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Manufacture date is on the sticker on the box.
also no, I dont think so if screen bleed is your issue. I just got one yesterday, it has a little bleed (screen bleed was never a issue for me, I dont care). It has a 4/24 date on the sticker... So Id say wait a while longer...
as far as reboots. Ive never had one. I personally think its a app the cpu dont like or something. And look at almost any other phone forum. Theres always complaints about reboots. so meh..
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Is the sticker on the outside of the box so if I were to call TMO up and say whats the manufacturing date of your g2x's the rep could tell me?
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Is the sticker on the outside of the box so if I were to call TMO up and say whats the manufacturing date of your g2x's the rep could tell me?
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yes its a big sticker on the back with the date right at the bottom of it..
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yes its a big sticker on the back with the date right at the bottom of it..
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Thank you for the info!
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as far as reboots. Ive never had one. I personally think its a app the cpu dont like or something. And look at almost any other phone forum. Theres always complaints about reboots. so meh..
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I can assure you that the reboot/lockup issue is real and not due to a specific app. I was getting these before I installed a single thing. In fact, the reboot issue has been confirmed by LG themselves, so I wouldn't dismiss it so quickly.
The screen bleed, on the other hand, I fully agree. My unit has screen bleed, but it's really not a big deal. I never see it during regular usage (and it's worse than many others I've seen on here).
I am having screen bleed in two corners, but honestly it doesn't bother me. nearly a week since I bought this phone, not even one reboot.this phone is rock solid and super fast.
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My 14 days are up tomorrow... and I'm keeping my G2x.
I have light bleed on the top two corners and a little along the right side. It is noticeable but what the heck, nothing is perfect. I think coming from a Nexus One with it's inky blacks spoiled me a little, though I must say I would not put up with this level of bleed (clouding as it's called) on a new TV.
The rest of my experience has been trouble free, no reboots or any other issues. Wifi calling works great, the phone is fast as hell and the feel in hand is rock solid. Give this phone a top tier screen and it's the best phone ever made fer sure.
Oh, and I've never had any problems with T-Mobile service, either in Denver on my WinMo Wing or in the Seattle area on a series of Android devices. I'm actually kind of a T-Mo fanboy.
I've got an RMA coming from Tmo customer service arriving either today or tomorrow for a screen bleeder.
I'm going to open it, pop in battery and sim and check out the bleed.
If it's only slightly or not better at all, I'm keeping my original.
Like others have said, I only see it in the dark with a black screen...not really a big deal in the whole scheme of things.
Other than that, the unit I currently have is working flawlessly...and battery life is superb for me.
So I was dying to get one of these on launch day and when I finally received mine, it had a squeaky left bezel, bad light bleed on the left and right, and minor light bleed on the other sides. The squeaking and light bleed was so bad that there was no way I was keeping it.
Luckily, I received another one the next day. The bezel on this one was good, no squeaks and the light bleed was very tolerable. It also has a couple of specs of dust under the screen but they haven't really bother me. So I returned my first one and have been using this one for two weeks now and have been loving it.
I then received the 32GB version today. The bezel has no squeaks but there are multiple specs of dust under the screen and there are also a couple of tiny chips in the glass. WTF!!
I really wanted the 32GB version but after my experience with the three tablets I am just sticking with the one I've been using and returning it. I think $400 is the max I want to spend on a product with horrible quality control. I'm even worried that the one I've been using is gonna start developing problems over the next few months! I'm also afraid of exchanging because there is a good chance the replacement will be the same or worse than the original.
It's just very frustrating. I can't remember any other product I've purchased that had so many quality control issues right out of the box. Anyone else feel the same way I do?
If you're a Facebook member, let them know your thoughts.
https://www.facebook.com/ASUSEee/posts/199073926802680
At least your touch screen is working! (link)
Anyway, the best way to have ASUS improve their quality control is probably returning all the bad ones (so that they are financially concerned), as well as calling their customer service number to complain.
Sorry to hear you have had problems but I must say my experience (thus far) has been excellent my unit feels solid, no dead pixels, no dust and minimal light-bleed, just a touch at the bottom and the right side that is only even slightly noticeable on rare occasions.
Only thing I'm not 100% happy about is the battery life, the dock seems to drain like a tap! Maybe it will settle down after a few cycles and I think a firmware fix is in the pipeline for this.
mine is fine. No issues with build quality here. First batch model by the way.
If u wanna see some serious light bleed try a ipad2 under full brightness. Its extremly worse than my transformer
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Sorry to hear you have had problems but I must say my experience (thus far) has been excellent my unit feels solid, no dead pixels, no dust and minimal light-bleed, just a touch at the bottom and the right side that is only even slightly noticeable on rare occasions.
Only thing I'm not 100% happy about is the battery life, the dock seems to drain like a tap! Maybe it will settle down after a few cycles and I think a firmware fix is in the pipeline for this.
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Wat he said.except my dock runs awesome.couldn't be more happier.
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Thing is, only people with problems report here. Come on guys, I know for a fact that a lot of u have received perfect units. Report them here, so that others don't feel anxious about buying such an awesome product, because I know for a fact that asus has very strict quality control.
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Thing is, only people with problems report here. Come on guys, I know for a fact that a lot of u have received perfect units. Report them here, so that others don't feel anxious about buying such an awesome product, because I know for a fact that asus has very strict quality control.
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Please do! lol. I have mine coming from walmart in the next few days, but reading all these horror stories makes me really worried.
Other than some minor light bleeding in the bottom middle and feeling a little fragile, mine is fine. The light bleed is less than I am used to from an iPad.
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Thing is, only people with problems report here. Come on guys, I know for a fact that a lot of u have received perfect units. Report them here, so that others don't feel anxious about buying such an awesome product, because I know for a fact that asus has very strict quality control.
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hmmm true, i normally just read all the problems here but i dont really feel like posting my experience as i dont want to be seen as rubbing it in. i had mine for almost a week now and i havent encountered any issues, no lockups, no disconnection. had 1 screen of death but i am not bothered by it. light bleed on top left of my screen but again, not bothered by it. i have to say this is the best gadget i have ever bought
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Please do! lol. I have mine coming from walmart in the next few days, but reading all these horror stories makes me really worried.
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please dont be discouraged by all the stories here. touch wood nothing is going to happen to my tf but so far my tf has been really excellent
It's all the luck of the draw. Some peep will have bad luck & get bad ones, while the lucky ones get a perfect model.
QA on anything have gone to ****s over the years. They know they can get away with it. They just produce & ship. If they get a return, the will just ship out another, etc.....
jerrykur said:
Other than some minor light bleeding in the bottom middle and feeling a little fragile, mine is fine. The light bleed is less than I am used to from an iPad.
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Very true. Both r ips. U won't get iphone/galaxy quality led screen here. Ips is really good quality, best among tablets, but its still lcd based, with backlight. U won't get a 10.1" samoled screen for 400 lol. My light bleed is only barely noticeable in pitch dark, with 60% brightness.
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It's all the luck of the draw. Some peep will have bad luck & get bad ones, while the lucky ones get a perfect model.
QA on anything have gone to ****s over the years. They know they can get away with it. They just produce & ship. If they get a return, the will just ship out another, etc.....
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True, but people should know asus quality control is much better than motorola n samsung etc, only a handful have real probs...i have got 2 captivates with yellowish screens n returned them. Beat that.
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Xreflection, got mine from Walmart last Wednesday when they had that brief selling period (after 6 previous cancellations I received from various places)...arrived 'next day' on Friday. It's great! No screen bleeding,pixels are fine, case is fine - I'm well pleased!
And Yelp I was a little worried, too. But, it's great...so snappy on the wifi where I know having iPad1 had a lot of wifi problems that I returned it- I don't with this-happy customer! Have fun!
I returned my second TF due to a speaker failure issue. I returned my first due to the speaker volume out of sync issue. Im not sure if its a problem with pieces from same batch. Im scouting again online hopefully to get a peice from subsequent batches maybe which wont have the issue. I like the experience on the device though
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Very happy with mine! I have slight light bleed at the bottom left but that's the only issue. Doesn't bother me though as I only see it when it's a black screen which isn't very often.
Mine is fine and I am loving it. The toshiba folio 100 was a pig and deserved all the bad press.
This is a million times better user experience for me and lots of the apple fans are complaining too, if they can't get it right with ips, who can?
If asus keep developing and get a decent quad core with ips to market, then i will defiantly upgrade.
Apple ips light bleed
Another apple light bleed story
I can see why you might be disappointed, Its not perfect, but it is the best one i have used.
I bought two TF's and one dock. The first TF went sleep and never woke up. I sent it to ASUS, they still have it. My second is running great. No issues with it whatsoever. The dock works great also. I'm very happy with the build quality of all three items.
It appears as if the screen bleed on my replacement has gotten worse. I didn't mind it that much before, but it's starting to get on my nerves. This G2X is a LG P-999DW with no issues other than screen bleeding, but it gets me mad. I'm gonna keep trying until I get a G2X with minimal screen bleed. My dad's phone has no screen bleed whatsoever, I'm kind of jealous. He picked his up for $50 too!
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It appears as if the screen bleed on my replacement has gotten worse. I didn't mind it that much before, but it's starting to get on my nerves. This G2X is a LG P-999DW with no issues other than screen bleeding, but it gets me mad. I'm gonna keep trying until I get a G2X with minimal screen bleed. My dad's phone has no screen bleed whatsoever, I'm kind of jealous. He picked his up for $50 too!
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Is screen bleed a legitimate excuse to get another one sent out to you?
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Is screen bleed a legitimate excuse to get another one sent out to you?
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Well, the screen bleed has gotten worse over the past week. That's not normal.
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Well, the screen bleed has gotten worse over the past week. That's not normal.
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I wouldn't even try for that reason. Id say freezing. Start off by saying you hard reset, no apps installed, new battery, tried a different cable, etc. Your friends have the same phone and its perfect. Theres definitely a defect with your device and you would like a new one, on top of that Id say plus theres a dead pixel and the screen bleed seems to be getting worse.
Throw a few different things at them cause Ive heard they wont for bleed anymore.
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I would say keep getting replacements until you get a perfect phone. I am on my second, and my brother is on his 5th..... both seem to be good now, just took time.
That's what I did to get this replacement! It's BS. I even payed $20 to get it... Not even overnighted here.
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So I noticed today that the lower half of my display has a red tint, and now I can't stop noticing it. It's apparent in both night light and regular display modes. Do you think this is something they will send a replacement for?
It's very noticeable in apps using dark theme like XDA, reddit is fun, and imgur.
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So I noticed today that the lower half of my display has a red tint, and now I can't stop noticing it. It's apparent in both night light and regular display modes. Do you think this is something they will send a replacement for?
It's very noticeable in apps using dark theme like XDA, reddit is fun, and imgur.
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You paid premium price for a factory defect... Yes they will replace and you should call... Now
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use that premium 24/7 support and report back how it was handled. we're all curious how it goes...
On first attempt, I used the chat function. They kept asking for a screenshot showing the red tint, but a screenshot doesn't work like that. Then after 45 min, I was told that this is taking too long and that I would get an email. I asked about a warranty replacement, and was told that is an option if this doesn't resolve.
I just want a warranty replacement...
I'll just call the Google Store during their business hours, obviously the 24/7 support and the Google Store are two different things.
Keep us posted.
I'll be calling the Google store first thing tomorrow, but in the mean time here is a picture of the issue. It's much more apparent in real life, but you can see the right side of the screen is darker than the left.
Just a quick update, they are sending me a replacement device. Hopefully the replacement doesn't have issues!
Good call. Yea that looks pretty bad, I would have returned it in a heartbeat.
Let us know how the replacement is. I have a XL and the top half has a pinkish hue. I'm debating if I should exchange it or not. I have noticed it on every device I've ever had with Amoled to a certain extent or another. It's for sure not as bad as other devices I've had. I'm debating getting it replaced. I'm just worried if I do the next one will have it worse, or a different issue that's worse. But for the amount of $ we paid for the phone it should be perfect IMO. I'll tolerate it on a $400 device.. not a close to $1000 device ($946 to be exact with tax)
Dunno. Ide exchange. I have had perfect amoleds on my note 5 and 7. Its possible to get a near perfect one.
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I have the exact same thin on my Pixel 5 inch. Could it be the adhesive for the screen/digitizer needing time to cure? I read that in several places with some older phones and iphones. I might give mine some time and then send it back if it doesn't settle... Is anyone else having this issue? Or can anyone else confirm if their screens are perfectly uniform using a white screen?
Just went to a Verizon store and noticed the display models don't have this issue, I'm planning to get mine replaced...
Is there more than one factory making pixels? Or are they all made in the same place?
I know with the samsung line i had alot of issues with screens made in Vietnam, but all the phones made in China i had were perfect.
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Is there more than one factory making pixels? Or are they all made in the same place?
I know with the samsung line i had alot of issues with screens made in Vietnam, but all the phones made in China i had were perfect.
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My XL was made in Taiwan.
Also Erica Griffen noticed it on her's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rny-3j7SIDs&feature=youtu.be&t=8m58s
I received the replacement and it does not have the same problem, it has a uniform tint throughout the display. Now to see if they accept the warranty exchange or tell me that it falls within "acceptable ranges" and charge me for the replacement... I doubt they will reject it, but hey, it wouldn't be a possibility if they didn't put that in the warranty exchange terms
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I received the replacement and it does not have the same problem, it has a uniform tint throughout the display. Now to see if they accept the warranty exchange or tell me that it falls within "acceptable ranges" and charge me for the replacement... I doubt they will reject it, but hey, it wouldn't be a possibility if they didn't put that in the warranty exchange terms
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I wouldn't worry about getting charged... there were a LOT of 6Ps that got exchanged for the same defect and I never heard of anyone getting charged. I went through 4 Nexus 6Ps before giving up on the lotto and getting a 5X. The issue seems way less prevalent this time around, but OF COURSE my Pixel has an uneven screen. Its not as bad as any of the 6Ps I had, but I've had my Pixel since Monday and I just can't live with it. I ordered my replacement yesterday. So far, everyone that has gotten a replacement between here and the XL forum they have been defect free! Fingers crossed.
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I received the replacement and it does not have the same problem, it has a uniform tint throughout the display. Now to see if they accept the warranty exchange or tell me that it falls within "acceptable ranges" and charge me for the replacement... I doubt they will reject it, but hey, it wouldn't be a possibility if they didn't put that in the warranty exchange terms
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They won't reject it. Once they send you the link to order your new one they have already accepted it [emoji4]
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Just went to a Verizon store and noticed the display models don't have this issue, I'm planning to get mine replaced...
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Did you get yours replaced? How was the replacement? They replaced my XL but it was worse than my original. Sent the replacement back and now I'm waiting for my 2nd replacement.
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Did you get yours replaced? How was the replacement? They replaced my XL but it was worse than my original. Sent the replacement back and now I'm waiting for my 2nd replacement.
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I got a replacement and it is perfect. Good luck!
I also sucessfully got my Pixel replaced due to the right 1/3 of the screen being darker and pink tinted. One question though: for those who got replacements, did you send back the accessories (cables, charger) or keep them?
I'd love to have an extra charger...