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Anybody else out there having amazingly bad luck with your GS3? I just got a 3rd refurb and it came with the power button loose, and fell off in under 3 hours when I tried to use it. They are sending me a new unit instead of a refurb this time - priority overnight. This is the 2nd one I've had with a power button that came off! #2 just rebooted randomly more-and-more every day until I gave up figuring it out after a factory reset and "Safe Mode" start - it would still reboot just sitting there. *SMH* :silly:
How you get a new one... lucky
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i have zero problem with my Quad Core S3 i9300.. loving it
Mine has been perfect.
I've been having bad luck as well. On my 3rd...
On my first, no issues whatsoever.
TheLynxy said:
On my first, no issues whatsoever.
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Same here....
On my second but I messed up the first when I installed cm10 so I just went to Verizon and they gave me a new one
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How did I get a new one?
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How you get a new one... lucky
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Jumped up and down, calmly getting elevated from first-line tech until I got the "customer advocate". She agreed that if I had gotten two defective "recertified" phones, I deserved to have a real (new) one. I had to agree to a two year contract, which in my case only adds 9 weeks to my commitment and they agreed not to change my TOS. Basically they did an end run around themselves, because it will look like I upgraded my phone again, allowing them to ship a new unit. *SMH*
Already 4? That's sucks man. I'm on my 15th RAZR maxx...
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck...hopefully they'll get it straightened out for you!
Dovigoldberger said:
On my second but I messed up the first when I installed cm10 so I just went to Verizon and they gave me a new one
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Do you suppose these type of returns are what prompts Verizon to keep the bootloader locked down? If I were Verizon I'd sure want to.
If you want to see bad Quality control you guys should see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA
That took forever to get replaced even with issues every day like that.
I have had a perfect one since release day
On my 4th aswell
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I've had my GS3 since launch day and haven't had a single issue yet. Maybe the Otterbox helps..?
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4 already?!?! That sounds like a seriously bad run of horrible luck..... Hopefully #4 is a keeper!!!!
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FormeriPhoney said:
I have had a perfect one since release day
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Likewise, maybe we just got lucky...
Mines perfect no black spots or power button issue.but I will be on the look out for them two issues to happen.maybe our phones arnt as indestructible as thought.maybe time for a case n protector. any recommended?
Sorry if I hijacked thread with my question...
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mine has this weird line going down the left side of the screen
its only noticeable if you have a light source shinning on it and holding the device at an angle, doesn't effect viewing quality at all
slightly annoys me but im not about to return it and get a scratched up refurb phone in return
Hey XDA, I recently bought a One X about 5 days ago.
Since then I've replaced the phone 3 times, first and second replacements were for dead pixels, third was for a faulty Wi-Fi signal, now my fourth one which I'm currently using has light leaking through the sides and one of the capacitative buttons is not bright at all.
I'm getting really tired at this point and I really want to just find a good One X without problems. Any chance the grey ones have less issues? I doubt it but it's worth a shot at asking.
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Hey XDA, I recently bought a One X about 5 days ago.
Since then I've replaced the phone 3 times, first and second replacements were for dead pixels, third was for a faulty Wi-Fi signal, now my fourth one which I'm currently using has light leaking through the sides and one of the capacitative buttons is not bright at all.
I'm getting really tired at this point and I really want to just find a good One X without problems. Any chance the grey ones have less issues? I doubt it but it's worth a shot at asking.
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I've had four one x phones that I've bought and sold, all grey, all problem free. My wife's white one is great as well.
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Yea man I got my white one on launch day and haven't had one issue with it..maybe try a diff store if possible? I hate ur having that much bad luck
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Where are you buying them from? lol I have the white one, no problems at all
Just in case you wanted more confirmation I got my one x on launch day too and haven't had a single problem with it. I'm sorry you're having such bad luck!
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Hey XDA, I recently bought a One X about 5 days ago.
Since then I've replaced the phone 3 times, first and second replacements were for dead pixels, third was for a faulty Wi-Fi signal, now my fourth one which I'm currently using has light leaking through the sides and one of the capacitative buttons is not bright at all.
I'm getting really tired at this point and I really want to just find a good One X without problems. Any chance the grey ones have less issues? I doubt it but it's worth a shot at asking.
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sorry to hear that man. May be pure bad luck
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Pssh, 3? That's nothing. I exchanged mine 5 times in the first 30 days and then warranty sent me 5 replacements. Each one had huge problems. I believe that I have the worst luck in the world.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Pssh, 3? That's nothing. I exchanged mine 5 times in the first 30 days and then warranty sent me 5 replacements. Each one had huge problems. I believe that I have the worst luck in the world.
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Ya. I remember reading about your hellish problems. Man. I don't wish that upon anyone. For both of you. Must have been a bad batch that got dropped or have a defective circuit board. Who knows. But seriously, you two have the worst luck in the world. Maybe it'll balance out somewhere else for ya! go buy a lotto ticket
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Ya. I remember reading about your hellish problems. Man. I don't wish that upon anyone. For both of you. Must have been a bad batch that got dropped or have a defective circuit board. Who knows. But seriously, you two have the worst luck in the world. Maybe it'll balance out somewhere else for ya! go buy a lotto ticket
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Lol wouldn't that be redemption.
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I have a grey one x and to the left of the home capacitive button I see a tiny dot where light leaks through.. doubt that would be able to get me a replacement though
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Still On My First
hmmm, I have read a lot about people getting damaged and faulty One Xs. I find that very interesting and wonder if it just bad luck, but with how many people have these problems, I wonder if HTC made a few bad batches and just didn't tell anyone about them. I am on my first One X, hopefully the only) and have been loving it ever since the day I got it. I haven't noticed any problems. Another interesting thing I have noticed is that people seem to say that their grey ones are just fine. I've got myself a grey one too and have had no issue either. Maybe it is only the white ones that had this problem. Hope you get a good one soon, or I even hope you decide to stay with the One X. Maybe you can try getting it from somewhere else that may noot have gotten a bad batch.
I would keep getting replacements until I got one that was perfect, or at least close enough. Something like a yellow tint in the display isn't a big deal, but dead pixels or broken wifi is.
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Hey XDA, I recently bought a One X about 5 days ago.
Since then I've replaced the phone 3 times, first and second replacements were for dead pixels, third was for a faulty Wi-Fi signal, now my fourth one which I'm currently using has light leaking through the sides and one of the capacitative buttons is not bright at all.
I'm getting really tired at this point and I really want to just find a good One X without problems. Any chance the grey ones have less issues? I doubt it but it's worth a shot at asking.
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I also bought a white one on launch day and have had no problems. Seems to be fairly common.
Wifi Trouble
Hunt3r.j2 said:
I would keep getting replacements until I got one that was perfect, or at least close enough. Something like a yellow tint in the display isn't a big deal, but dead pixels or broken wifi is.
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Thing about the wifi is, the wifi is a defect on almost all units. It was a mistake that HTC themselves actually acknowledged. It has something to do with the connectors being too far apart. My One X seems to disconnect frequently but it will only be for a few seconds, so I don't worry too much about it. Apparently the newest made devices have fixed this issue but I expect that it will be a little while before all of the old ones are sold. I hope this helps :highfive:
I recently had a friend of mine who works for AT&T tell me that HTC admitted recently that the HTC One X has a battery overheating problem where it the phone will essentially get so hot that the parts inside will melt. Supposedly this has been an annoying issue because it's particularly difficult to test for when customers trade in their old equipment since the phone is sealed. As an One X owner I found this to be a little disconcerting to hear since I actually love my phone a lot, especially after putting ParanoidAndroid on it, and don't want it to fail me. Learning this made me wonder though if by installing PA I may have extended the life of the phone due to the better software... so I thought I'd ask.
What precautions can we take to ensure that our phones don't overheat? Will installing a new ROM in and of itself extend the life of the phone? Is there any software available that will make better use of the phones battery? What do you know about the heating issue and how has it affected you?
Don't believe. The only time I heard of a phone/device melting was due to defective battery.
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Definitely not as bad as melting, but sometimes will get ridiculous hot and run out of battery fast. Not often though, can be solved by restarting.
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don't sleep on your phone at night. my phone slides under pillow sometimes when i sleep and it overheats and turns off.
You could just call HTC and ask, although I don't they would admit to something like that.
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It needs to get A LOT hotter than anyone has yet stated theirs to be in order to melt anything inside.
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So this is what, fourth-hand information now?
If these phones were melting down like this, you would be hearing about it from people who've actually had it happen.
I had overheating issues. Phones display would stay on and get extremely hot until the battery died. Did this twice before my replacement arrived. I don't think it melted anything, but it was hotter than any of my other phones have ever gotten.
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So this is what, fourth-hand information now?
If these phones were melting down like this, you would be hearing about it from people who've actually had it happen.
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Second hand information.
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You - First hand
Your friend - Second Hand
AT&T - Third Hand
HTC - Fourth Hand
area51avenger said:
You - First hand
Your friend - Second Hand
AT&T - Third Hand
HTC - Fourth Hand
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False.
My friend = First hand
I = Second hand
Since you're getting the information from me what you're receiving is second hand information. This should be pretty obvious, I don't know why you're making this more complicated than it really is.
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False.
My friend = First hand
I = Second hand
Since you're getting the information from me what you're receiving is second hand information. This should be pretty obvious, I don't know why you're making this more complicated than it really is.
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I'm getting third-hand by my calculations...
HTC > At&t : 1st hand
At&t > friend : 2nd hand
Friend > OP : 3rd hand
Regardless, this seems like a troll post. Phones just don't melt.
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OP this seems like something fabricated by AT&T because of all the unexplained problems with the one x
Regardless this phone gets no where near hot to the touch, my old galaxy nexus on the other hand got HOT. If I was downloading something I had to be careful not to put the phone to my face during a phone call because it would burn.
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Only time my phone gets hot from use is streaming audio while on wifi and heavy browser use.
mosesman86 said:
I'm getting third-hand by my calculations...
HTC > At&t : 1st hand
At&t > friend : 2nd hand
Friend > OP : 3rd hand
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OP > Us : 4th hand
I dont care which one of your gimp hands you use as long as you get it done proper. Now enough talk about which hand is better.
I'll just leave this here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/04/12/official-htc-statement-htc-one-x-is-normal-to-overheat/
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SirVivi said:
I'll just leave this here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/04/12/official-htc-statement-htc-one-x-is-normal-to-overheat/
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And what device do we have? Oh yea its the one XL not the one x
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superchilpil said:
And what device do we have? Oh yea its the one XL not the one x
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lol, unintentional self contradictions are funny.
But seriously, can someone answer my original question? I want to know if changing the OS effects the temperature of the phone in a positive or negative way, or perhaps extends the life of the device. That would be great.
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With all those defect threads around,i'm a little bit scared to be honest ....My friend will be ordering it for me because the play store doesn't take Paypal.If there's a defect,how does it work ? Do they charge you the second device until you send back the first one ?
Yes they charge you for the replacement then after 5-10 days or so u well get the money back. Even before they get the original device back u will get your money back.
BTW this should be in the questions and answers area
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You are saying you will refrain from having sex just because people around claim that you can get hiv...
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You are saying you will refrain from having sex just because people arouns claim that you can get hiv...
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LOL wut?
Nice analogy pal
But you are right, you don't need to be afraid, everything is going to be ok
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wetcave said:
With all those defect threads around,i'm a little bit scared to be honest ....My friend will be ordering it for me because the play store doesn't take Paypal.If there's a defect,how does it work ? Do they charge you the second device until you send back the first one ?
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Don't be scared. It's a great phone.
No issues here..great phone
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If you look at other device forums on XDA, you will probably find defect threads too. There is not a perfect Android device.
Are the chance of receiving a defective nexus 5 high right now ?I don't wanna bother my friend with the rma,i mean how is he gonna react when he's gonna see the 420$ extra $ charged on his card ?
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Are the chance of receiving a defective nexus 5 high right now ?I don't wanna bother my friend with the rma,i mean how is he gonna react when he's gonna see the 420$ extra $ charged on his card ?
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They're very low. You're hearing from a vocal few in the defect threads
Janzen254 said:
If you look at other device forums on XDA, you will probably find defect threads too. There is not a perfect Android device.
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The Moto X is pretty damn close.
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They're very low. You're hearing from a vocal few in the defect threads
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The thread had over 113 pages tho.
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The thread had over 113 pages tho.
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It's your choice dude. All I can say is I'm very happy with it
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The Moto X is pretty damn close.
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Traded mine for the G2 and couldn't be happier. Cellphones are subjective to the user
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DowntownJeffBrown said:
Traded mine for the G2 and couldn't be happier. Cellphones are subjective to the user
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You're absolutely correct because I returned my G2, started using a nexus 5 and now I'm about to see what the moto x is all about. The G2 is a really nice phone tho. I almost kept it...
My device dont have any problems..speaker is excellent only in play music, battery is not that good and camera is also excellent
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mssam said:
You're absolutely correct because I returned my G2, started using a nexus 5 and now I'm about to see what the moto x is all about. The G2 is a really nice phone tho. I almost kept it...
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In the end all 3 are great phones. Probably the best 3 out at this point
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+1 for having received a good quality device. No issues others have been reporting with my N5.
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The Moto X is pretty damn close.
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Yes sure because it was made in usa right hahahahaahahahaha
caribouxda said:
Yes sure because it was made in usa right hahahahaahahahaha
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Yeah! Let's soil it and flash miui on it lol!
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First one I ordered was a 16gb, it had a dead pixel and light bleed on top left corner. The 2nd one, a 32gb, had perfect screen, but has the weak noisy vibration motor issue. Gonna call later to do an RMA for another exchange. If the 3rd one also has problems, then I'm done. They cut too many corners to keep this phone inexpensive, it really is like a lottery trying to get a perfect one. And that's too bad because I really like this phone.
Side note: My Note 3 was perfect out of the box. Also got a Moto X and is perfect as well. It's pretty sad I've gone through 2 Nexus 5's already. :/
how is moto g??
mention its plus and minus
and tell me ur opinion about this phone
thank you :laugh:
(For me)Its a nexus 4.5 with better battey life ?
You can read a few threads in this forum. There are several already. You didn't have to repeat this topic.
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Does the ROM made for single SIM variant works on the dual SIM model, I mean does the 1SIM work perfectly...atleast 1SIM should work properly!
For sure an upgrade from my Samsung Galaxy SII, Epic 4g Touch. Mostly the battery and the screen. The camera is honestly slightly worse, but I don't instagram my food so it's not a huge deal to me.
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+1 on this, I call it the motorola's nexus, I just love this phone, never been so happy about one
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Does the ROM made for single SIM variant works on the dual SIM model, I mean does the 1SIM work perfectly...atleast 1SIM should work properly!
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Yes, perfectly normal - as long as you're using it on the first sim slot. Doing it myself on mine.
Go for it dude. I got the XT1032 (single-SIM) for 16.5K a few weeks ago, because I was concerned a lot about dev. support. But, seems like you can go with the XT1033 as well as it seems to support most ROMs.
buy it, you wont be disapointed. just remember if you let it discharge completely and it wont turn on or recharge - keep the power button pressed until it turns on
Fantastic phone for the money. Feels like a Nexus, looks like one, performs like one. Great phone, **** 2G battery drain though lol.
asdfzz said:
(For me)Its a nexus 4.5 with better battey life ?
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Agree
Alexmessy said:
+1 on this, I call it the motorola's nexus, I just love this phone, never been so happy about one
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Been loving this phone myself. The battery life is amazing on it, and it is pretty tough to kill it. Wish it was 32 instead of 16 gigs but no biggie.
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I call it the Nexus 5 Mini, its THAT good (especially considering the price tag)
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ehhhh
.Im personally very remorseful about buying the $99 Locked Bootloader Version, but the phone itself has been great.
Video Calls
Can we make video calls??
Pros
Screen is beautiful
Water resistant
Super fast no lags
No bloatware
Almost pure android experience
Its got 4.4
Amazing battery
High quality body better than any phone in this range
Con's
Camera is 5mp but that not big of an issue given the price
Battery charges a bit slow
The RAM is 1GB but haven't had any issues yet in playing any games or anything else
Opinion
Nexus 4.5
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I have moto g and I got the optimus g pro(New at atf is 333 bucks) while the g is a great phone the pro has been in my hands and I haven't even thought bout my g.
It depends on budget and what you need in a phone. I really enjoying have lte again and the pro has more bang for buck for another 100+ but if you need a unlocked phone then the g is your best bet.
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great phone phone for the price.i feel like i got more than what i paid (129$ @ boost mobile)
Finally meee tooo bought moto g
It having all what I expected
Really its worthy :thumbup:
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Can we make video calls??
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Yep front cam is there then why u are asking like this
New versions of android not havving direct option to call from dialler
U can call by using hangouts default app