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I love everything about the G2X except for this annoying issue. I would love to switch it out for another if I thought I had a good chance of getting a better model. What do you guys think? Are all G2X's just screwed with this issue or would it be possible find a better one. If anyone can show me they really dont have an issue with screen bleeding then I would exchange tomorow.
EDIT: OK so I did the replacement and man I am soooo glad I did. Its worlds better. Still a tiny bit lighter on the top but its barely even noticable at all. Not anything like the picture below. Oh god that sucked.
That's exactly how my first g2x was, I exchanged it. Now it's tolerable.
I fn love this phone.
But ill admit I have damn near zero bleed.
The screen is on. Really
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jrharvey said:
I love everything about the G2X except for this annoying issue. I would love to switch it out for another if I thought I had a good chance of getting a better model. What do you guys think? Are all G2X's just screwed with this issue or would it be possible find a better one. If anyone can show me they really dont have an issue with screen bleeding then I would exchange tomorow.
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Dang that's pretty bad. Think you might have a better shot at exchanging it for a better one. I have bleeding too but barely any on the bottom and slightly more on top... I can tolerate it. Guess I lucked out *whew*
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exchange it asap! I have a little light leakage on my phone but it is tolerable. I miss the super amoled screens, but overall this phone is worth it.
yea exchange that for sure... I have some bleed in my upper left but it is only half as bright as your bleed on the bottom left... I am quite happy with this minimal amount of bleeding, i watch movies on the phone all the time and i really dont even notice it...
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I fn love this phone.
But ill admit I have damn near zero bleed.
The screen is on. Really
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thanks for the pic. but i think a black screen with absolutely black corners (ex. bootup LG screen) would make a better comparison.
if your g2x really have no bleed, then you are 1 lucky son of a *****. I exchanged mine this morning and it's actually worse. but I kinda gave up now. the issue doesn't effect me that much anyways
to threadstarter: my phone is pretty much like the pic you posted. if you bought it in store, then go ahead and exchange it (why not). if you got it online and you have to mail it back and wait for another device to arrive, then you should really think about how much this issue will really affect you, since your second device might have the same problem and you have to wait another 1-2 week for it.,
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thanks for the pic. but i think a black screen with absolutely black corners (ex. bootup LG screen) would make a better comparison.
if your g2x really have no bleed, then you are 1 lucky son of a *****. I exchanged mine this morning and it's actually worse. but I kinda gave up now. the issue doesn't effect me that much anyways
to threadstarter: my phone is pretty much like the pic you posted. if you bought it in store, then go ahead and exchange it (why not). if you got it online and you have to mail it back and wait for another device to arrive, then you should really think about how much this issue will really affect you, since your second device might have the same problem and you have to wait another 1-2 week for it.,
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Im not too worried about it right now using froyo but once this updates to gingerbread it will become a much bigger issue since verything is considerably darker and the top notification bar is black.
that's friggin horrible. mine has a slight bleed at the top right corner. only noticeable in a dark room with no status bar. i'm keeping it. in a year i have a plan to get most of my money back for this phone.
i debated for days over sending mine back. but saw some people claiming their replacements were worse. i didn't feel like playing the snailmail game with tmo, sending phones back and forth. if it gets any worse, i have a year to get a replacement,i would hope. if mine looked that bad, it would have immediately went back.
Yea, I would exchange that. My first one was like that and the one I have now has no bleeding at all.
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Yea, I would exchange that. My first one was like that and the one I have now has no bleeding at all.
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Thanks a ton. Since I bought in store Im definately turning the new one on to make sure its better. I dont care if I have to go through 10 phones, I wont accept one worse than this lol. I dont know if it can get worse than this.
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Thanks a ton. Since I bought in store Im definately turning the new one on to make sure its better. I dont care if I have to go through 10 phones, I wont accept one worse than this lol. I dont know if it can get worse than this.
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LOL, I returned 3 of them until I got one with no bugs. The second time I exchanged it, the guy just told me to inspect it before I left the store. I did and there was no bleeding so I took it home. That whole day I was getting connectivity issues so I took it to a different store and returned it for another. The first one I got from a different store has worked flawless.
i exchanged 5...
still no luck
jrharvey said:
I love everything about the G2X except for this annoying issue. I would love to switch it out for another if I thought I had a good chance of getting a better model. What do you guys think? Are all G2X's just screwed with this issue or would it be possible find a better one. If anyone can show me they really dont have an issue with screen bleeding then I would exchange tomorow.
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damn I thought mine was bad..
sorry
but u jus made me love my fone ten times more
smh
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aeox said:
i exchanged 5...
still no luck
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Did you try different stores?
I used an all black wallpaper. I will try the drawing program and post again.
I realize how lucky I am. Zero bleeding.
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Here is a better shot.
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Here is a better shot.
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Is this a screen shot or a picture taken with another camera?
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Is this a screen shot or a picture taken with another camera?
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Just pushed home and power.
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Just pushed home and power.
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I'll try. With another camera soon.
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Hi I bought the g2x like a week ago it had little backlight bleed from the top corners and today I noticed its getting worse, now its from the middle and from bottom to plus now I have a dead pixel. I checked the phone when I got it the first day and now its getting very bad. I wanted to keep but its going back.
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I was just looking at mine today and you might be right-when I got it a little over a week ago the bleeding was minor-nothing to worry about, now it's clearly visible under low light environment- top left and right corners as well as the bottom left corner. Completely unacceptable for $550 device that claims to be one of the best super smart phones out there.
I so wanted to overlook the screenbleed but now when its getting worse I can't , plus now I have a dead pixel right in the middle that's making me more crazy, yesterday my friend got himself g2x and he's the screen is good but it had other problems like wifi connection issues and rebooting, man this phone sound so perfect on the paper but when u get them they have so many problems. I'm thinking waithing for gs2.
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samomamo said:
I so wanted to overlook the screenbleed but now when its getting worse I can't , plus now I have a dead pixel right in the middle that's making me more crazy, yesterday my friend got himself g2x and he's the screen is good but it had other problems like wifi connection issues and rebooting, man this phone sound so perfect on the paper but when u get them they have so many problems. I'm thinking waithing for gs2.
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There are apps in the market to fix the dead pixel-give it a try. As far as the bleeding-we are on the same boat it seems...
I really think some people are blowing this issue out of proportion.
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I really think some people are blowing this issue out of proportion.
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If you're not affected by this issue I would understand why you think that way. But my phone is getting worse and I am not going to settle that easy!!! I am exchanging it Monday...again
Well I was trying to think that too blowing out of proportion, I paid $544 something and fff them if they going to take my money and give me half ass ****.
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Pecata said:
If you're not affected by this issue I would understand why you think that way. But my phone is getting worse and I am not going to settle that easy!!! I am exchanging it Monday...again
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I have it as well but I only notice it in complete darkness on full brightness.
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charlieb620 said:
I really think some people are blowing this issue out of proportion.
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The people that ***** are those that ***** a lot. The minority is always the most vocal.
Guess what other device has a similar "problem". The evo 4g, yet there isn't as much complaining now.
People should do their research before buying. This phone has been out for quite some time now.
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Pecata said:
If you're not affected by this issue I would understand why you think that way. But my phone is getting worse and I am not going to settle that easy!!! I am exchanging it Monday...again
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How many exchanges have u done?
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How many exchanges have u done?
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One, tried to exchange it second time, but the new one was even worse than mine in terms of LCD Bleeding so I kept mine...but mine now just started randomly rebooting so I will go and exchange it again....
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One, tried to exchange it second time, but the new one was even worse than mine in terms of LCD Bleeding so I kept mine...but mine now just started randomly rebooting so I will go and exchange it again....
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Your taking a chance man. But I understand. Ask for a later date. Or check box when they bring replacement out. I exchanged 3 times and I have minimal bleeding.
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I really think some people are blowing this issue out of proportion.
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orly? were blowing out of proportion?
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Your taking a chance man. But I understand. Ask for a later date. Or check box when they bring replacement out. I exchanged 3 times and I have minimal bleeding.
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LOL again we blow it out of proportion and you have already exchanged it 3 times.....
i have had 2 that had horrible bleeding and one with reboots/wifi/sim wont recognize problems....
third one on the way
i figured it would get worse as i stated in other threads... my tv got worse within just about 3 months time after buying it and i got it replaced...
i just dont get why some are really bad....others are ok... and then some have NO backlight bleeding... again ill say it...
i worked in a plastic company for 3 years total and we had "standards" parts that where not to the "standard" where thrown away..... this is all about korean quality control.... they dont have any if there is such wide spectrum of good bleed vs bad bleed vs horrible bleed....
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Hi I bought the g2x like a week ago it had little backlight bleed from the top corners and today I noticed its getting worse, now its from the middle and from bottom to plus now I have a dead pixel. I checked the phone when I got it the first day and now its getting very bad. I wanted to keep but its going back.
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I was buying it until you said you had bleeding from the middle. Turn down your brightness.
nate420 said:
orly? were blowing out of proportion?
LOL again we blow it out of proportion and you have already exchanged it 3 times.....
i have had 2 that had horrible bleeding and one with reboots/wifi/sim wont recognize problems....
third one on the way
i figured it would get worse as i stated in other threads... my tv got worse within just about 3 months time after buying it and i got it replaced...
i just dont get why some are really bad....others are ok... and then some have NO backlight bleeding... again ill say it...
i worked in a plastic company for 3 years total and we had "standards" parts that where not to the "standard" where thrown away..... this is all about korean quality control.... they dont have any if there is such wide spectrum of good bleed vs bad bleed vs horrible bleed....
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I returned for other reasons. I had reboot issues.and data stuck in 2g one. I had minimal on all. Like I said u only notice in a complete pitch black room with brightness on 100%. Yes blown out of proportion. The issue isnt gonna be fixed for some time. Most stores arent even on a second batch shipment. Keep returning if u think it will make matters better. Some people have reported diff. Taking a chance when the one u have may be the best it can get.
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What u buying it it bleeding from right side in the middle if I put the phone from the angle I can see 2 spots leaking the light in the middle its like the screen is not sitting tight
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So I got a refurb today and I'm in a bad spot. It came with Froyo and absolutely horrible screen bleeding which my original G2X doesn't have at all. Been loading it up and using it a lot and I immediately noticed that the phone hasn't heated up at all or definitely not as much as my original G2X. Not sure if that means this one might be stable but now I'd have to give up a perfect screen for possible stability.
What would you do?
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I am in the same boat. Just got mine yesterday and it's a refurb. My last one heated up and had NO screen bleed either. This refurb has terrible screen bleed. I am going to be calling them demanding a new one. It's completely unacceptable that they try and give a refurbished phone to replace a 2 month old brand new one. Otherwise I want my $500 back.
Screen bleed us least of your worries.. Keep this one.
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Screen bleed us least of your worries.. Keep this one.
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Yeah I can look past it as long as the phone is otherwise stable.
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mobilehavoc said:
Yeah I can look past it as long as the phone is otherwise stable.
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Got my wife a free one in the way. I'm taking it if the bleed is less then nothing. As long as there are no other issues that is....
What would be amazing is if only the devices that had bleed had no other problems. My original one had zero bleed but lots of issues. Who knows.
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Mine has slight light bleed. Not big deal, For the most part the phone was pretty stable.
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I just requested another replacement - the bleed on the refurb is atrocious and it also just froze up. Thinking it might be app related but trying to push T-Mobile for a new replacement. They are sending one for Monday but can't guarantee it will be new but they requested it.
So I'll have 3 G2X in my possession on Monday before 2 go back.
Any chance you'd show us a pic of the screen bleed? I just want to compare really.
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I just requested another replacement - the bleed on the refurb is atrocious and it also just froze up. Thinking it might be app related but trying to push T-Mobile for a new replacement. They are sending one for Monday but can't guarantee it will be new but they requested it.
So I'll have 3 G2X in my possession on Monday before 2 go back.
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I looked in the xda glossary for screen bleed, but nada. So (here comes the noob question) what is screen bleed? I am probably in the same boat as some others - I'll gladly take a stable G2X with screen bleed. My wife and I don't game or watch video.
unique77 said:
Any chance you'd show us a pic of the screen bleed? I just want to compare really.
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I'd be more than happy to. Will take a pic tonight with my Sensation and will post it.
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Currently have a patch of bluish dead pixels on the phone. Does the warranty cover this?
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I'd say it depends on the warranty and the provider of it. It sounds like a plain old case of hardware failure, so as long as you didn't deliberately smash it or dent it (requiring accident or "stupid user syndrome" coverage which some warranties don't cover), you should be fine. Best to look up your specific IMEI with Motorola (http://servicemyphone.motorola.com/iden/support/showUnitSearch.do?singleUnitSearch=true) and see what your warranty details are, if any, from there.
As for your provider's warranty (if applicable), we'd have no idea without knowing who or how long you've had your phone for.
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Currently have a patch of bluish dead pixels on the phone. Does the warranty cover this?
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IIRC there is was another thread somewhere in XT720 General where some people had seemed to have luck fixing bluish pixels.
Yea Motorola will fix it. I sent mine back a couple months ago for this, and I'm bout to send it back again. Mines getting bad. I cant see the time or battery. And theres a giant line. Its growing. Like mioz said there's a fix. But it involves a bunch of freezer bags and a freezer. And it only worked temporarily for me tho.
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Thanks for all the replies!
Hope they will honour the warranty as it is within a year. Mines from Singapore btw
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Yes I actually got mine fixed, well almost fixed, i still have 2 concentrations of the blue dead pixels on top and below, but doesn't bother me that much.. all of the lines and spots all over the screen were gone. Yes it involves putting your phone in the freezer. LOL.. Seriously thouhg it does.. hehehe!!
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Thanks for all the replies!
Hope they will honour the warranty as it is within a year. Mines from Singapore btw
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Yea they do takes 3-4 days though...
Yes, Motorola will help you replace the LCD screen for free if you are still under warranty. I sent my phone in last month, and they even helped me replace the led lights at the bottom (didn't ask for it but they said it was uneven so they decided to do it).
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Just returned from the service center. It said its not covered under warranty. They said its probably due to misuse!
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Yes, Motorola will help you replace the LCD screen for free if you are still under warranty. I sent my phone in last month, and they even helped me replace the led lights at the bottom (didn't ask for it but they said it was uneven so they decided to do it).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144956
its exactly what it looks like in this thread. and they are not honouring it! should i go again?
Just tell them some crap saying that you didn't do anything, or that you were just using it for a few hours and suddenly the dead pixels appeared.. haha.
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Just returned from the service center. It said its not covered under warranty. They said its probably due to misuse!
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Pop it in the freezer bud.. worked for me.. lol..
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Called tmobile since this last replacements screen was way horrible the entire top of the screen was unstuck causing loads of screen bleed.
I wont be able to made little mods for the G2x anymore and was really hoping on porting the sense wallpaper to the tegra chipset but its not happening now.
They told me a replacement cannot be give for the G2x but a Sensation is a compatible match and was given to me as a "Force replacement" according to te supervisor.
I was pissed that this was done and hopefully i get the chance to buy a new G2x on craigslist
Goodbye beautiful G2x section! Hopefully the sensation is not as big of crap as people say it is.
They won't give you another? How many have you had?
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They won't give you another? How many have you had?
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10...
LG didnt fix light issue they sent me back one that was horrible and its so bad the time cannot even be read.
The reps said that I had to get the Sensation a new G2x could not be given.
That's stupid.
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If you weren't satisfied by 10 different g2x's, then I'd say you should be welcoming another product.
10 replacements!?!? I totally appreciate your loyalty! That's like... Two a month. You really had a bad run of phones. I gotta be honest, I don't know if I feel that sorry for you. ... Don't you think tmo was pretty patient? I would have been pushing you towards a different product after your third "hey-guys-this-one's-messed-up-too" call...
Careful buying off Craigslist. There return policy is waaay more strict than tmo.
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After 3 tmobiles return policy is a new phone not a warranty replacement. Not sure if you're dealing with them on the phone but go into a store. Also don't use the screen issues as reason for return they aren't suppose to be doing any returns/exchange for that. If you have GPS/reboot /sleep of death issues they can warranty exchange 3 times if still an issue they are to give a new phone no refurbs. That's from my store manager here locally. I'm waiting on warranty replacement #2 the first one was so bad at sleep of death I shipped it back the same day and kept my original that reboots several times. At least for the majority of tbw time it comes back on.
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10 replacements!?!? I totally appreciate your loyalty! That's like... Two a month. You really had a bad run of phones. I gotta be honest, I don't know if I feel that sorry for you. ... Don't you think tmo was pretty patient? I would have been pushing you towards a different product after your third "hey-guys-this-one's-messed-up-too" call...
Careful buying off Craigslist. There return policy is waaay more strict than tmo.
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Agree, after ten you should get at least a good one.. I got a g2x off craigslist, it was awesome.. But ya still be weary..
10? wtf. I'd have moved on after 2
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Agree, after ten you should get at least a good one.. I got a g2x off craigslist, it was awesome.. But ya still be weary..
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Indeed thats why i only sell never buy off craplist
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It took me 3 tries to finally receive a G2X which is perfect!
LMAO! 10? He said 10! Damn, I'm suprised T-Mobile didn't terminate your service. I had 2. Both were great. Everything was software related on the first.
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LMAO! 10? He said 10! Damn, I'm suprised T-Mobile didn't terminate your service. I had 2. Both were great. Everything was software related on the first.
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First 3 light bleed was intense and phone heated up real hot.
456 heated up more. changed battery
Heated upp way more
got new phone 7 had majoy light bleed and screen was cracked on arrival 8 and 9 camera lense was broken
10 screen was majorly unstuck to G2x
I want my G2x back so bad this sensation is alright just not a G2x
Maybe you should stop being not picky? We all have done bleed.
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First 3 light bleed was intense and phone heated up real hot.
456 heated up more. changed battery
Heated upp way more
got new phone 7 had majoy light bleed and screen was cracked on arrival 8 and 9 camera lense was broken
10 screen was majorly unstuck to G2x
I want my G2x back so bad this sensation is alright just not a G2x
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Maybe it was your set up that caused the heat up. I had the same issue until I messed with my set up.
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death1246 said:
First 3 light bleed was intense and phone heated up real hot.
456 heated up more. changed battery
Heated upp way more
got new phone 7 had majoy light bleed and screen was cracked on arrival 8 and 9 camera lense was broken
10 screen was majorly unstuck to G2x
I want my G2x back so bad this sensation is alright just not a G2x
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if u lived by me in cali i would be more then happy to trade u my g2x for ur sensation.. im trying to get a sensation 4g for my g2x..ive had no reboots or shut downs with my phone. it came pre installed with gingerbread and has very little screen bleeding but i cant really tell because u would have to turn the brightness up too 100% then use that one draw app or whatever that shows an all black screen.
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Maybe you should stop being not picky? We all have done bleed.
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The bleed wasnt so bad on the G2x's that heated up it was fine and I loved it till my pockets got really hot.
But the screen bleed issues I have had are real intense washed out so many colors when on Netflix
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The bleed wasnt so bad on the G2x's that heated up it was fine and I loved it till my pockets got really hot.
But the screen bleed issues I have had are real intense washed out so many colors when on Netflix
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well i looked at the bleeding screen on my phone and its very little in both corners on the top and thats it. i guess i got lucky on my first phone. that sucks u had all those issues. wish u live in cali i would trade for ur sensation
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well i looked at the bleeding screen on my phone and its very little in both corners on the top and thats it. i guess i got lucky on my first phone. that sucks u had all those issues. wish u live in cali i would trade for ur sensation
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My first 3 were like that but they heated up real bad
There is now way 10 out 10 were bad. The odds against that are astronomical. I am surprised T-Mobile didn't shut you down after two or three. I think there is some user error involved here. Enjoy your Sensation.