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Screen coating wears out fast, normal?

Was polishing the phone and noticed the screen coating is wearing out pretty fast, is this normal? I thought i took pretty good care of the phone, never put it in the same pocket with keys or coins.
Photo attached, had to breathe on the glass to make it visible.

songsterq said:
Was polishing the phone and noticed the screen coating is wearing out pretty fast, is this normal? I thought i took pretty good care of the phone, never put it in the same pocket with keys or coins.
Photo attached, had to breathe on the glass to make it visible.
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.....what are you using to clean the phone?
please dont say windex, or anything that is in a liquid form

the screen has an oleophobic coating that helps reduce smudging, and by using any chemicals you'll rip it right off the screen.

slowz3r said:
.....what are you using to clean the phone?
please dont say windex, or anything that is in a liquid form
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Just microfiber cloth, no liquid or chemical at all

songsterq said:
Just microfiber cloth, no liquid or chemical at all
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if thats true, then take your phone back

holy crap, I was just looking at my phone today and noticed this as well (I noticed it this morning before I read the thread, not the other way around lol). But ya... only had it for a few days and I see some spots where the coating is coming off I think. If I run my fingernail over them I can feel a very very slight roughness... I'm quite unimpressed with this, as my Vibrant has been dropped many times and the screen has held up fine.
I'll try cleaning it a bit (I never use anything other than a microfiber cloth) and see if it helps out... if not maybe I'll exchange if more problems come up.

I just breathe out moist and wipe with clean cotton cloth. I think this is safe.

i hope this is only something on a few units.. pretty weird though never seen something like that before...

My God! I clean all my devices with a micro fibre cloth only and if that's enough to cause that, this thing will be going right back!

None of you are using screen protectors on top of the coating?

onthecouchagain said:
None of you are using screen protectors on top of the coating?
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it does kinda look like when you get moisture under a screen protector

that sucks.....its a good idea to test your "coating" before 30 day return policy runs out !

xspyda said:
My God! I clean all my devices with a micro fibre cloth only and if that's enough to cause that, this thing will be going right back!
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oh boy, here come these posts...

tekkitan said:
oh boy, here come these posts...
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Meaning what exactly? You would be happy for your screen coating to be easily removed with a wipe of a micro fibre cloth?

lol anddddddd another new issue.. nice
this looks ugly btw

What is the wrinkling in the bottom right on the home button? Whatever is on top looks loose to me

daveidfrancois said:
What is the wrinkling in the bottom right on the home button? Whatever is on top looks loose to me
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Good point ... only two posts from the OP and a strange silence following your question.

Yikes. Looks like I see this as well. 2 spots - lower left and lower right corners. No sp. Only cleaned a with a microfiber cloth a few times. Oddly the 2 spots are the 123 key and the enter key exactly. Seeing as how those are not the most often hit keys for me I wonder what is causing it to seemingly wear off.
Can we contact Samsung regarding this or is everything through best buy?
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Not good news!
Anyone else?

daveidfrancois said:
What is the wrinkling in the bottom right on the home button? Whatever is on top looks loose to me
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i think that's just my finger grease...

[Q] Pressing the Screen - LCD Distorts

Can anyone else press the screen semi hard with one finger and distort the LCD screen too?
I know it is not normal for anyone to be pressing that hard, but I just want to make sure I do not have a defect before my 14 days return window closes.
Thanks

ive done it before and that happens. It seems to have the same effect on all lcd/led screens with a bit of pressure. IMHO totally normal.

qubit76 said:
ive done it before and that happens. It seems to have the same effect on all lcd/led screens with a bit of pressure. IMHO totally normal.
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Thanks for the response. I know LCD screens do that, I just wanted to make sure that there wasn't an issue with the glass flexing and pushing on the LCD screen.
So if yours is doing it, then I'm OK with mine doing it too. It's not like we are going to be pressing that hard anyway.
Thanks!

You do know the L in LCD means liquid? If you press hard on any LCD screen this will happen. you are displacing the liquid under the screen. You aren't hurting anything. It corrects itelf in a matter of seconds.

The xoom has a really thin glass panel, this is most likely the reason you can distort the liquid easily

How this distortion looks? It could help discern what type of LCD Xoom is using. (for example pressing my PVA screen show a dark smudge)

angry birds causes me to do this now and then!

I get white smudges. I thought that Gorilla glass would have less flex.

Does it look like this?
I returned mine, as the first one I have doesn't exhibit this. Yes, if you press if really hard, any LCD would show this, but this is barely a tap. I'm using my Wacom stylus here, but it's the same with just my finger. It's actually worst in person, but you can clearly see it happening on the video. And it's only on the right hand side of the screen also, so it's definitely a defect. On mine anyway.

tommyxv said:
I get white smudges. I thought that Gorilla glass would have less flex.
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Actually, if you look it up on youtube, there are some videos showing how tough it is that also show how surprisingly flexible it is. It's pretty impressive stuff.

Visual360 said:
Does it look like this?
I returned mine, as the first one I have doesn't exhibit this. Yes, if you press if really hard, any LCD would show this, but this is barely a tap. I'm using my Wacom stylus here, but it's the same with just my finger. It's actually worst in person, but you can clearly see it happening on the video. And it's only on the right hand side of the screen also, so it's definitely a defect. On mine anyway.
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Yeah...mine is mostly on the right side into the center. Center to the left, it gets really hard to do it.

it's easier on the right side than the left on mine too but i still kinda have to push a bit. if you push in on the back panel on the right side it does it too.

Factory screen protector verdict?

I know there people who removed the factory screen protector when the Triumph first came out and it helped screen responsiveness. I held off because I wanted to see if there would be any adverse side effects.
I know there have been reports that the screen is gorilla glass, but it seems odd that they would add a factory protector if it was. So those of you that removed the protector, does it seem as durable as gorilla glass? Any scratches?

I left mine on and it may have one very minor scratch in it. but I know in my mind I can always take it off and put a new one on and always have a pristine screen underneath. I have no problems with responsiveness other than the processor being busy doing something on occasion keeping the phone from responding but I have never seen a phone that doesn't do that.

I know this is only incidentally related to the topic but I kept my factory screen protector on and the only time I've ever had issues with screen responsiveness is scrolling the stock dock.
Which immediately disappears if I use a different launcher/dock like Launcher Pro or Go Launcher.
So for me the effort/risk of removing it wasn't worth it in my eyes.

skyau said:
I know this is only incidentally related to the topic but I kept my factory screen protector on and the only time I've ever had issues with screen responsiveness is scrolling the stock dock.
Which immediately disappears if I use a different launcher/dock like Launcher Pro or Go Launcher.
So for me the effort/risk of removing it wasn't worth it in my eyes.
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Same with me mostly. I've had more responsive touch screens, but even with the screen protector, I would say this is well within acceptable limits for me.

My phone doesn't do that
Intercepter said:
I left mine on and it may have one very minor scratch in it. but I know in my mind I can always take it off and put a new one on and always have a pristine screen underneath. I have no problems with responsiveness other than the processor being busy doing something on occasion keeping the phone from responding but I have never seen a phone that doesn't do that.
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I've had much improved responsiveness without the factory screen protector. No side effects . I had crappy responsiveness regardless of launcher with that thing on there... Might as well have used duct tape on the screen, Motorola!
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/motorola

I handed someone my phone to show them how awesome it was, and he was like, "Oh cool," grabs the tab of the protector, and takes it half-way off. Dirt got in there so I had to take it off. Long story short, responsiveness is still on the weak side, but could be attributed to the processor being busy as someone previously posted.
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Fodoom said:
I handed someone my phone to show them how awesome it was, and he was like, "Oh cool," grabs the tab of the protector, and takes it half-way off. Dirt got in there so I had to take it off. Long story short, responsiveness is still on the weak side, but could be attributed to the processor being busy as someone previously posted.
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there is another screen protector under the tabbed protector

Fodoom said:
I handed someone my phone to show them how awesome it was, and he was like, "Oh cool," grabs the tab of the protector, and takes it half-way off. Dirt got in there so I had to take it off. Long story short, responsiveness is still on the weak side, but could be attributed to the processor being busy as someone previously posted.
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Um, unless I'm completely blind the factory protector doesn't have the pull tab, however the SHIPPING protector did... you were SUPPOSED to remove that one.
As to the factory protector, I'm leaving mine on. Only input lag I have is when I've got the phone heavily loaded down doing something which will happen on occasion, after all it's only a single core... even my Tegra 2 tablet will lag occasionally...

This is a video of removing the screen protector we're talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGP8-FZr1Yw&feature=feedu
Fodoom said:
I handed someone my phone to show them how awesome it was, and he was like, "Oh cool," grabs the tab of the protector, and takes it half-way off. Dirt got in there so I had to take it off. Long story short, responsiveness is still on the weak side, but could be attributed to the processor being busy as someone previously posted.
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Don't know if this is a dead horse or not but I just got through removing the cheap plastic screen protector on my and my wife's Triumph. I didn't use a razor blade like is shown on an youtube vid but I just kept working my finger nail along the edge of the glass until the protector started to come up and kept working my nail further under it until I could get a grip on it and start pulling it up. It's not that hard once you get an edge going. I think it made a big improvement on how sharp and colorful the screen is. I think it is more responsive also.

hangdogdaddy38 said:
Don't know if this is a dead horse or not but I just got through removing the cheap plastic screen protector on my and my wife's Triumph. I didn't use a razor blade like is shown on an youtube vid but I just kept working my finger nail along the edge of the glass until the protector started to come up and kept working my nail further under it until I could get a grip on it and start pulling it up. It's not that hard once you get an edge going. I think it made a big improvement on how sharp and colorful the screen is. I think it is more responsive also.
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I second that - I removed it right after I bought the phone and immediately noticed a big difference.

Back Cover issue

hi guys .i got this phone about 3 days ago and overall im amazed . gots all i need great speakers great display and great battery . im not a camera guy so camera iis fine for me 2 . such an amazing phone.
MY only issue :as i was holding my phone with one hand i noticed with my finger a soft spot in the back cover, in the ''idol'' logo to be accurate. so i pressed it and it made a clicky noise. like a clicker or something...that means that there is a noticable gap between the plastic cover and the battery ... the whole back cover seems solid but the spot that idol logo exists there is a gap... which worries me . has anyone noticed that ... if you havnt test this and info me plz . .. i wanna know so i can decide if i have to return the device for another one or not ,,ty in advance
edit: this was going me crazy so thought if i could press down some seconds the plastic could stick back again ... so i pressed down the idol logo for about half min ,, its seems more solid now the click sounds almost gone... so assume that was a glue problem,,,so if anyone has this kind of issue try to aply a power pressure for half secs its shoulb be good (for now)

The clicking noise you hear is just most likely the adhesive sticking and then peeling back off. The tape must've just peeled off in that one spot. Mine does not seem to do what you described so it's just a minor defect. You should get it replaced if it will bother you that much or just buy a hardshell case.
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brian117 said:
The clicking noise you hear is just most likely the adhesive sticking and then peeling back off. The tape must've just peeled off in that one spot. Mine does not seem to do what you described so its just a minor defect. You should get it replaced if it will bother you that much or just buy a hardshell case.
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thanx for the fast info. so i assume its just me sad tho cause i love it ...it doesnt bothers me so much cause i already have a case but i dont want to overextend or get bigger in time

the chrome edges on mine creak laot and the back cover too

Same for me, on the side and the top too..
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gecko702 said:
the chrome edges on mine creak laot and the back cover too
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sad to hear ... i have not the problems that you pointed about the edges.... just on the idol logo seems that some units have issues with the builid quality

belial shax said:
sad to hear ... i have not the problems that you pointed about the edges.... just on the idol logo seems that some units have issues with the builid quality
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yeah thats when i firmly push it in it creaks its the left side just below the sim/sd slot is

Question Screen pop/snap/tap sound

Took my 3 weeks old flip to get fixed because of the popping sound it made. When opened, just below the grease, on the right edge of the phone. When I slide my finger or press on the spot, it gives a pop sound (and feeling to the finger). You can feel the screen moving up and down and after you lift your finger, it pops off from the residue/glue under the display. It is like there is a tape that does not stick.
There is a reddit post about this so this is just an extra data about the defect, just in case if Samsung won't repair or something.
So, it would be nice to hear if someone else has this problem too. Thanks.

Mine just did it last night, it's on the right side too, where I've seen the others. I'm gonna do my best to ignore it lmao

My first unit had this problem too, it wouldn't lay completely flat when open either. I think the popping/screen detachment might be related to the hinges not opening fully cause whenever I'd force it open flat, the screen wouldn't pop anymore. In the end I returned it and my new one is perfect, no popping and it lays flat. If this is happening to yours, either return it or get it fixed.

kabuk1 said:
My first unit had this problem too, it wouldn't lay completely flat when open either. I think the popping/screen detachment might be related to the hinges not opening fully cause whenever I'd force it open flat, the screen wouldn't pop anymore. In the end I returned it and my new one is perfect, no popping and it lays flat. If this is happening to yours, either return it or get it fixed.
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Never realized it was supposed to lay completely flat. No popping, so I guess it doesn't matter.

I'm pretty sure the root of this issue is hinge unevenness(if that's a word) side-to-side, I put a spigen hinge film on the other day and it's very noticable in the indent across the middle of the film from the phone pinching against it. The side with the pop is closing further and pressing a groove into the film while the other side is a barely visible line. I'll try to post a pic later I traded in all of my old phones for this one lmao

kowalskitg said:
I'm pretty sure the root of this issue is hinge unevenness(if that's a word) side-to-side, I put a spigen hinge film on the other day and it's very noticable in the indent across the middle of the film from the phone pinching against it. The side with the pop is closing further and pressing a groove into the film while the other side is a barely visible line. I'll try to post a pic later I traded in all of my old phones for this one lmao
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Also mine went away today, screen 100% back to normal. I got my phone thoroughly wet in the shower today trying to get dust out of the edges, might be related might not. At any rate, good to know that it's not a big deal, if you have this issue it just might fix itself after a week

I have the same on mine. It only affects the lower left quadrant. Pretty annoying.