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Any non defective MAO units at all?

Wanted to see if there are actually people with non defective finishes on their MAO black HTC one s after one week+
Looking at the other thread the problem seems to be almost universal, however I assume only users with the fault will look and post in that thread and is therefore not accurate.

MemphisLeak said:
Wanted to see if there are actually people with non defective finishes on their MAO black HTC one s after one week+
Looking at the other thread the problem seems to be almost universal, however I assume only users with the fault will look and post in that thread and is therefore not accurate.
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My OneS is 2 week and I don't have any problems with the finish.
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Same here, bought on 04/04/2012

MemphisLeak said:
Wanted to see if there are actually people with non defective finishes on their MAO black HTC one s after one week+
Looking at the other thread the problem seems to be almost universal, however I assume only users with the fault will look and post in that thread and is therefore not accurate.
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Nope... not yet... but I expect the worst... but then again my HOS has not been in my pockets long enough to get really aquainted with my other junk I have in pockets...

Thiesen said:
Nope... not yet... but I expect the worst... but then again my HOS has not been in my pockets long enough to get really aquainted with my other junk I have in pockets...
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It wont survive that. Last weekend I popped my phone in my trouser pocket, crossed the road and realized I had my keys in there. In that space of time it picked up about 4 chips along the top edge (same as on old phone) and a very tiny scratch on the (supposedly hard wearing) back. Any other phone I've had for the rest of my life would survive that.. Not this one which is actually marketed as hard weaning! JOKE!

Wanted to see if there are actually people with non defective finishes on their MAO black HTC one s after one week+
Looking at the other thread the problem seems to be almost universal, however I assume only users with the fault will look and post in that thread and is therefore not accurate.
Had mine 10 days, not a scratch anywhere, dropped it aswell, seems pretty sturdy to me.....

I've had mine 2 weeks, 1 big drop, and still looking fine as the day she was made.

The same here - two weeks no problems.

I've had mine over two weeks, dropped a couple of times, without a case and it seems fine. There is one minuscule dot on the top edge I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't seen the threads on here. USB port is fine too.
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Nope
About 3 days and no any point...But this is my second HOS. First one had 3 damage in 20 hours... Strange....

Have IT now for twelve days and not one tiny scratch. T_Mobile Germany sells the Black Edition .
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Got mine 9 days now. I don't have any problems with the MAO but I already got a 2cm scratch on the display...

No chipping here. Using it for 15 days now and it is as good as new.
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On my second unit after sending the 1st back with chipping. Only been using it for 3 days, but no marks yet. My other one lasted less than 24 hours before it got chipped.
Did the same as the other member, put it in my pocket with car keys by accident, still okay though.
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3 weeks, no chipping so far.
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Had HTC one but on 3rd replacement have given up so getting s4

I have always bought Samsung for the last few years but thought of give the new HTC one a chance how I regret it
3 replacements and still have issues so I've thrown in the towel and arranged a replacement in a few weeks to the s4 so back to Samsung I come
Question one of the biggest things with the one is the speakers I presume the s4 will still have tiny speakers ?
Have Samsung sorted the emmc chip problem out as my note 2 died onme hence jumping ship
Tbh im looking forward to turning to Samsung just hope the handset is as good as people make out
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mancuk29 said:
I have always bought Samsung for the last few years but thought of give the new HTC one a chance how I regret it
3 replacements and still have issues so I've thrown in the towel and arranged a replacement in a few weeks to the s4 so back to Samsung I come
Question one of the biggest things with the one is the speakers I presume the s4 will still have tiny speakers ?
Have Samsung sorted the emmc chip problem out as my note 2 died onme hence jumping ship
Tbh im looking forward to turning to Samsung just hope the handset is as good as people make out
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check out the reviews thread. one of them has comparisons of the speakers. i have an S3 and it's not tiny. the S4 is supposed to be a little louder in some aspects so it'll be fine. prob not HTC One loudness but it won't be tiny sounding.
not sure about emmc. looks like it was sorted out back with the S2/Note 1. i'd suspect it would be fixed for S4.
edit: off topic, what was wrong with all 3 of your HTC One's?

mancuk29 said:
I have always bought Samsung for the last few years but thought of give the new HTC one a chance how I regret it
3 replacements and still have issues so I've thrown in the towel and arranged a replacement in a few weeks to the s4 so back to Samsung I come
Question one of the biggest things with the one is the speakers I presume the s4 will still have tiny speakers ?
Have Samsung sorted the emmc chip problem out as my note 2 died onme hence jumping ship
Tbh im looking forward to turning to Samsung just hope the handset is as good as people make out
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Your name is familiar either with the S3 or nexus 4 forum.... Anyways
What was wrong with the One?

Might be time to change your signature, eh? "HTC one... Best phone I've ever had"
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mrvirginia said:
check out the reviews thread. one of them has comparisons of the speakers. i have an S3 and it's not tiny. the S4 is supposed to be a little louder in some aspects so it'll be fine. prob not HTC One loudness but it won't be tiny sounding.
not sure about emmc. looks like it was sorted out back with the S2/Note 1. i'd suspect it would be fixed for S4.
edit: off topic, what was wrong with all 3 of your HTC One's?
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Hi mrvirginia
The first one had an issue with the camera when taking video's had an awful hiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1xApO0wN8
also the home / back button didn't work properly (and still the case on my 3rd replacement hence why ive thrown the towel in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ZBhJiFfjY
Second one which arrived - well what can I say !
Proximity sensor didn't work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otsa0_gkVI8
Back/home lights didn't work - presume down to the sensor not working
and it also had an horrendous screen problem where white glowed through because it wasn't sealed
I don't think ill get htc one speaker quality just don't want really low
Really disappointed at HTC but now know why I went to Samsung

cfn87 said:
Might be time to change your signature, eh? "HTC one... Best phone I've ever had"
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Changed :fingers-crossed:

mancuk29 said:
Hi mrvirginia
The first one had an issue with the camera when taking video's had an awful hiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1xApO0wN8
also the home / back button didn't work properly (and still the case on my 3rd replacement hence why ive thrown the towel in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ZBhJiFfjY
Second one which arrived - well what can I say !
Proximity sensor didn't work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otsa0_gkVI8
Back/home lights didn't work - presume down to the sensor not working
and it also had an horrendous screen problem where white glowed through because it wasn't sealed
I don't think ill get htc one speaker quality just don't want really low
Really disappointed at HTC but now know why I went to Samsung
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I never htc phine and i always used samsung phone so far. Since i use sg3 now i was going to give htc one this time, but seeing you had third replacement with different problems i think i will wait for either sg4 or something else.
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mancuk29 said:
Hi mrvirginia
The first one had an issue with the camera when taking video's had an awful hiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1xApO0wN8
also the home / back button didn't work properly (and still the case on my 3rd replacement hence why ive thrown the towel in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ZBhJiFfjY
Second one which arrived - well what can I say !
Proximity sensor didn't work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otsa0_gkVI8
Back/home lights didn't work - presume down to the sensor not working
and it also had an horrendous screen problem where white glowed through because it wasn't sealed
I don't think ill get htc one speaker quality just don't want really low
Really disappointed at HTC but now know why I went to Samsung
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man, that sucks. well, in the past i've had more problems with Sammy phones over HTC. S2 had a nickel sized ring on the screen that i didn't notice until after it was too late to send back. Galaxy Nexus had banding issue and when i sold it, it had been used for about 6mon and then off for a straight 6mon. turned it on and it had some bad burn-in lines. S3 screen has a few black splotches when looking at completely black screen in a dark room. had the HTC One X when it first came out and the only thing wrong with it was a loose volume rocker on the first one. second one was perfect but i just ended up not liking that device. so yeah, Samsung just typically has issues with it's AMOLED displays, pentile or not. also, the S3 i have is my 3rd one haha. first one had backlight bleed. second one had very loose power/volume rocker. this 3rd one has a loose power button but i gave up at that point and just said whatever. here's to hoping the S4 is perfect...

I imagine ever phone has issues when launched I can't think of one that has been great first time. Maybe the iPhone 4S I can't remember any glaring issues from that. But I have had problems with a lot of devices when I purchase them first off. I'd maybe wait for the S4 until others get it then see if it has issues. Not ever HTC One is a bad device either.

ste1164 said:
I imagine ever phone has issues when launched I can't think of one that has been great first time. Maybe the iPhone 4S I can't remember any glaring issues from that. But I have had problems with a lot of devices when I purchase them first off. I'd maybe wait for the S4 until others get it then see if it has issues. Not ever HTC One is a bad device either.
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couldn't agree more

mancuk29 said:
Question one of the biggest things with the one is the speakers I presume the s4 will still have tiny speakers ?
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The speakers are twice the size of the N2 and three times the size of the SGS3. Here's GSMArena's conclusion after comparing the two...
Winner: HTC One. The Galaxy S4 is a tad louder, but the HTC One takes this one with well-positioned stereo speakers and far nicer sound in general.​
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p5.php
ste1164 said:
I imagine ever phone has issues when launched I can't think of one that has been great first time.
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I had a Teg3 One X I got last March from the first batch built and it was perfect. But there were a ton of h/w and s/w releated QC issues and people on the forum weren't exactly happy. The One's experiencing them too and people saying "my third exchange seems to be better" isn't uncommon. HTC chooses incredibly complicated designs which look great but are a ***** to manufacture consistently. Beauty has its price.

My first SIII had a defect, the volume buttons were so loose that when the phone vibrated, they would rattle inside the device! Not that I'm going to complain too much about it, I kept it for almost the full 60 days I had to return it at Best Buy with Silver rewards membership, and I'm on the same one since August 2012....
One thing I wanted to mention in this whole discussion is.... who drops an SIII for an iPhone 5, after having the 4 and 4S? Hell, it's enough to switch between brands of Android manufacturers to understand how things work on the different phones, but between operating systems? That would drive me crazy, aside from the fact that even trying to use a locked down OS would make me want to throw that stupid thing against a brick wall!

mancuk29 said:
Have Samsung sorted the emmc chip problem out as my note 2 died onme hence jumping ship
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Ye, you did the right thing by going back to samsung as the quality is perfect. No issues! Just that phones completly dying after about half a year.

shox22 said:
Ye, you did the right thing by going back to samsung as the quality is perfect. No issues! Just that phones completly dying after about half a year.
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Lol experienced that with my note 2 .... hence why I jumped ship however I regret doing that and cant wait for the s4
Just hope I don't experience the same with the s4 as im stuck on a 2yr contract
One bonus with Sammy is I have a proper repair centre 5 mins from me in Manchester and they sorted my Note 2 out for me

In the same boat, just called today and said I want to swap my contract to a GS4. I just hope I get a good one first time, Samsung have never let me down before. It is a shame though as I really wanted to like the One, I liked a lot about it, just the build quality was very poor and it was a dead/stuck pixel heaven on that screen.

KryptosXLayer2 said:
My first SIII had a defect, the volume buttons were so loose that when the phone vibrated, they would rattle inside the device! Not that I'm going to complain too much about it, I kept it for almost the full 60 days I had to return it at Best Buy with Silver rewards membership, and I'm on the same one since August 2012....
One thing I wanted to mention in this whole discussion is.... who drops an SIII for an iPhone 5, after having the 4 and 4S? Hell, it's enough to switch between brands of Android manufacturers to understand how things work on the different phones, but between operating systems? That would drive me crazy, aside from the fact that even trying to use a locked down OS would make me want to throw that stupid thing against a brick wall!
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I had a dodgy S3 on release, I was one of the first in the forum if I remember & I switch phone OS's loads. Doesnt bother me at all I could happily live with an iPhone or an android phone. I preferred the 5 to the S3 my opinion obviously but I'm using the One now and liking it

I've had 2 HTC phones and absolutely hated them both. Problems galore...
The GS4 is my first jump into a Samsung smartphone. All my other techy friends left HTC for Samsung and never looked back.
Crossing my fingers. I know that there are/can be issues with the first batch but I'm not letting HTC bite me in the ass for a 3rd time. This thread is proof that I can't trust them anymore, no matter how good the reviews for the HTC One are.

Sorry guys but my opinion about some of you is, that you are really bored and looking for something perfection that is not normal.
I don't mean that to serious problems like pixel errors or something similar serious problem.
I mean, that if you are satisfied with your phone and you probably find a little problem (like a volume key not being perfect or the unibody is 0,02 inch bigger on one side) you surely know that you can send your phone to guaranty departement if the tiny problem is getting "bigger".
Not just that. you post it big on forums to show how unhappy you are, but there is another star in the dark sky shining on you and you illusions.
Most people of this kind also don't have really good social contacts, like having a good girlfriend for example.
Please do not see this as an personal attack. It is just something that someone wants you to know, that you are not happy for real...

pikatchu said:
Sorry guys but my opinion about some of you is, that you are so bored and looking for something perfection that is not normal.
I don't mean that to serious problems like pixel errors or something similar serious problem.
I mean, that if you are satisfied with your phone and you probably find a little problem (like a volume key not being perfect or the unibody is 0,02 inch bigger on one side) you surely know that you can send your phone to guaranty departement if the tiny problem is getting "bigger".
Not just that. you post it big on forums to show how unhappy you are, but there is another star in the dark sky shining on you and you illusions.
Most people of this kind also don't have really good social contacts, like having a good girlfriend for example.
Please do not see this as an personal attack. It is just something that someone wants you to know, that you are not happy for real...
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Maybe your English is poor, but I agree and this is hilarious. Haha." you are not happy for real". Classic. :beer:
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cfn87 said:
Maybe your English is poor, but I agree and this is hilarious. Haha." you are not happy for real". Classic. :beer:
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I meant something like: going shopping if you are unhappy with your life or searching for a hair in the soup to get involved with the restaurant, but in reality your wife just left you.

Will you be upset if Nexus 5 has vertical lines?

Like the Nexus 4 does (see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013857)
and iPhones that have LG panels in them as well (see: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1641450)?
Or is it a non-issue to you?
Also, just curious if specs leaked reveal Nexus 5 has a 4.95" screen and LG G2 is 5.2", it's not really the same brother phone as Nexus 4 was to Optimus G amiright?

Non issues for me personally. Not picky about the screen as long as it is clear and sharp. Defects that need you to looks closely are usually over looked by me.
-LG G2

I consider myself very picky about the screen. And I must say that I haven't had any issue with this "defect" in the Nexus 4 or iPhone 5 (I assume 5s use a very similar display from what I have seen).

Alien987 said:
I consider myself very picky about the screen. And I must say that I haven't had any issue with this "defect" in the Nexus 4 or iPhone 5 (I assume 5s use a very similar display from what I have seen).
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Wouldn't I be upset if I started a thread about a phone that may have a defect that, at this point has no official 'first owner' that isn't a reviewer? Hell no. Who cares.
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I'm fine with the minor imperfection of the Nexus 4 screen. Custom kernel fix the color a lot. Be glad it's not AMOLED screen then there's more issues, but the S3 was the last one that I used.
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[Q] Hot Pixel - do I need to RMA?

So I've had my Nexus 5 for about 2 weeks and have so far barely used it as I work from home and have a Nexus 7 for my non-traveling needs. I'm fairly certain my Nexus 5 had no stuck/dead pixels though.
So today I noticed what seems like a stuck pixel, but from a bit of googling it's probably best described as a "hot pixel" as it seems to kind of "glow". It's only visible on brighter background, completely invisible when using a black background or turning off the screen.
Pic 1: http://files.naatan.com/RQ2V/OYdY04YY
Pic 2 (brightness/contrast changed): http://files.naatan.com/F9ci/3vRNcFJt
Vid: http://files.naatan.com/4kK/324czcRn
I've tried using the "Dead Pixel Detect and Fix" app to no avail.
Is there anything else I can try or should I file for an RMA?
Thanks

Someone, please?

I'm afraid you are gonna have to RMA. I had the same issue on my first n7 2013.
>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5

I was afraid of that Thanks for the response.

Naatan said:
I was afraid of that Thanks for the response.
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Hi All, have the aame Issue, were you able to resolve the Issue, or had you have to replace the faulty Nexus 5?

Naatan said:
So I've had my Nexus 5 for about 2 weeks and have so far barely used it as I work from home and have a Nexus 7 for my non-traveling needs. I'm fairly certain my Nexus 5 had no stuck/dead pixels though.
So today I noticed what seems like a stuck pixel, but from a bit of googling it's probably best described as a "hot pixel" as it seems to kind of "glow". It's only visible on brighter background, completely invisible when using a black background or turning off the screen.
Pic 1: http://files.naatan.com/RQ2V/OYdY04YY
Pic 2 (brightness/contrast changed): http://files.naatan.com/F9ci/3vRNcFJt
Vid: http://files.naatan.com/4kK/324czcRn
I've tried using the "Dead Pixel Detect and Fix" app to no avail.
Is there anything else I can try or should I file for an RMA?
Thanks
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RMA seems to be the best chance!
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[Q] Nexus 5 display brightness issue I've seen with five different n5's!

Okay so I purchased two nexus 5's about two months ago for my girlfriend and I and it wasn't until yesterday that I had the phones side by side and I noticed that one of phones screens is significantly brighter and has richer colors than the other on the exact same brightness(100%) .. The whites are much whiter on mine as opposed to the other one just not looking as bright Same as colors to.. My friend just bought one last week and his has a dull screen and my other friends is a bright one like mine .. U probably wouldn't notice this unless u had two to compare... Had anyone else noticed this? I looked online and couldn't find anything about this.. Is this a manufacture defect? . I'm asking because I need to buy another and don't want to take the chance of getting one with a dull screen... Thanks!

m.vasquez009 said:
Okay so I purchased two nexus 5's about two months ago for my girlfriend and I and it wasn't until yesterday that I had the phones side by side and I noticed that one of phones screens is significantly brighter and has richer colors than the other on the exact same brightness(100%) .. The whites are much whiter on mine as opposed to the other one just not looking as bright Same as colors to.. My friend just bought one last week and his has a dull screen and my other friends is a bright one like mine .. U probably wouldn't notice this unless u had two to compare... Had anyone else noticed this? I looked online and couldn't find anything about this.. Is this a manufacture defect? . I'm asking because I need to buy another and don't want to take the chance of getting one with a dull screen... Thanks!
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I have a friend with one that I can check against on Thursday night to let you know what I find.
I understand that there were (at least) two different batches of Nexus 5s.
The one that was released later had larger holes for the mic and speaker and firmer buttons. I am not sure if that is why one is also brighter too.
Were the phones bought at the same time or a couple of months apart?
Which one was brighter? The more recent one or the older one?

There is only one hardware revision for the nexus 5. The larger holes and firmer buttons are just rumors. It just happened to be pure coincidence. I have 2 n5 in the house( one of which is manufactured in February and it has small speaker holes) and they have both different screens as you mentioned. It is not a manufacturing defect. As a matter of fact, all the screens are not the same. Mine has a yellower tint to it but is also brighter. I just use Franco's app to change it to the color I want. Simple.
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My first Nexus I was in the first batch could be dimmed till you could almost see nothing using elemental kernel but this Nexus 5 the newer one I just this week with bigger holes and nicer feeling buttons can't not even as close using same kernel
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dechronic said:
I have a friend with one that I can check against on Thursday night to let you know what I find.
I understand that there were (at least) two different batches of Nexus 5s.
The one that was released later had larger holes for the mic and speaker and firmer buttons. I am not sure if that is why one is also brighter too.
Were the phones bought at the same time or a couple of months apart?
Which one was brighter? The more recent one or the older one?
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The two that I own I bought the day they were released and one of those is bright while the other is dim.. And the ones that my buddies own are only 2 weeks old and even theirs are different one is dull while the other is bright.. But Yah please let me know what u find out when u compare it to your friends

m.vasquez009 said:
The two that I own I bought the day they were released and one of those is bright while the other is dim.. And the ones that my buddies own are only 2 weeks old and even theirs are different one is dull while the other is bright.. But Yah please let me know what u find out when u compare it to your friends
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I didn't get to see him last night, maybe this weekend. But I will let you know when I compare them though.

I was able to compare the phones on Monday and they appear to have the same brightness level. He is using stock Kit Kat and I am using Beanstalk ROM on mine and no difference was seen.
Maybe a couple of back lights for the screen are faulty on the dimmer phone??
Did anyone at Google support give any explanations?