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Who got the same problem? I already swapped 3 times for a new HTC Desire S in the store. Today I got the 4th one. But still the same annoying problem. I can see that the screen doesn't perfectly fit on the unibody. I can also see the backlight shine through the border of the screen (at 3 spots) - so called light leak. The seller said that it's because of the unibody and the screen is pasted above the body (he suggested another phone because all the unibodies will have the same problem, but I like to stick with the Desire S).
I think I have to live with it, because all the 4 phones got the same fault.
Maybe you all should check the screen closely (the whole border).
If someone knows a solution, please let me know. I will wait a little bit, maybe I will put a bit of kit in the gaps...
Greetings,
Faraaz
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Its weird, cause i dont have that issue.. what color is your phone? gray or black
my screen fits perfectly,i dont have this issue
mine is black
superkid said:
Its weird, cause i dont have that issue.. what color is your phone? gray or black
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I got the grey version. Maybe a bad shipment to the Netherlands. I have read on a german forum, that people have the same problem...
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I have the black version, had the grey one and there had the issue with the screen... i think the grey ones are made bad
Yeah could be. I also wanted the black version, but it wasn't available in the shops I went. I will ask if they can order a black one. I have 30 days return policy.
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I have the black version and it has a small gap on the top of the screen...
So it has nothing to do with the color lol.
Nothing too obvious though....
my gray DS is okay, only little problem is with back cover...
xD well, so there are some good and some bad no matter color
I have sent an e-mail to HTC with the so called light leaked problem. I'm curious what the respond will be.
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I've a black one and it has minimal gaps, such that I can see a tiny orange LED light leakage from the top of the screen edge and at the bottom right hand side I can see slight light leakage from the hard button backlights.
But these are only visible in a dark room after careful angling and rotating of the device...So ultimately, doesn't effect the operation of the phone, so doesn't bother me.
Black one here and never noticed anything wrong with the screen fit/build.
Is it just an aesthetic problem or does this cause issues with the phone operation?
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Black one here and never noticed anything wrong with the screen fit/build.
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purely a looks issue, just a shane that such a nice device can be flawed like this
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Looking at it, I kinda see what you mean, but it doesn't bother me all that much. A thin black edge around the actual display on all sides, and if you tilt the phone you can sometimes see the light escaping from the soft buttons' backlights.
Doesn't bother me at all thankfully.
My girlfriend's wildfire S's screen mismatch however... that winds me up just being in the same ROOM as the damn thing.
faraaz said:
I have sent an e-mail to HTC with the so called light leaked problem. I'm curious what the respond will be.
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Got a reply today. It is in dutch, but in short:
"HTC is not familiar with the issue. You got to send the phone for repair and then we will look at it".
I also put links of xda forum, android hilfe and google (search: light leak htc) in my message. But HTC pretends that they know nothing. It's ashame. No more HTC for me. The 4th HTC Desire S with problems is not right. It's not a low budget phone...
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hi,
i have the same problem here.
it's my third htc desire s, all of them with thsoe gaps..even srrounding the capacitive keys
I hate it
i dont know if im going to change again for a desire s or to change brand
Mine is black, my wife's is blue... both of them have perfectly fitted screens! Sounds like the store you're buying from is trying to shift dodgy stock!
LaKraven said:
Mine is black, my wife's is blue... both of them have perfectly fitted screens! Sounds like the store you're buying from is trying to shift dodgy stock!
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This unfortunately is a common problem but not that severe, it effects devices sold in many countries, although after your experience with that one shop I'd follow advice given and would try an alternative shop or try to possibly buy online.
faraaz said:
"HTC is not familiar with the issue. You got to send the phone for repair and then we will look at it".
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I did this, got it back after 10 days. They hadn't done squat, it still leaks exactly the same as before.
And for the record, it's a black one.
I've had 3 Desire S's, all black. One of them was fine, the other has a slight leak. My current one is a little worse. Also noticed that the screen isn't aligned properly. Sending it back to the seller for a replacement soon. I think it's just a hit or miss thing.
I've always wondered about this, it just seems that we need a lockscreen just to play with a slider or some other cool touch mechanism. There is nothing "lock" about lockscreens without a password obviously. But even when you do, what's the point of doing the sliding anyway? Like I might accidentally enter the correct password and unlock it?
Nowdays phones are all capacitive touchscreens your pocket or things in it won't accidentally operate your phone right? Even the power /unlock buttons are extremely difficult to accidentally activate. On the iPhone you might accidentally activate the home button, but not the buttonless or touch buttons, yet they all have lockscreens.
I'm starting to think that we have lockscreens just because iPhone has it, for whatever reason
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I actually had my Droid Incredible in my pocket while working on a job site with habitat for humanity, and it ended up getting unlocked and calling my wife (redial of last phone call). I have the widgetlocker lockscreen app, which is easier to bypass than the stock lockscreen. So, while they may feel like a nuisance, they still serve a purpose
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Nowdays phones are all capacitive touchscreens your pocket or things in it won't accidentally operate your phone right?
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There's your reason right there. On my Samsung Galaxy SII, I can configure for no lock screen. Power button turns the screen on/off.
The OP has a good point. A very good point. I still use lock screens cause the quick reference to my Widget locker is paramount but if this isn't you; seriously why do you need a lock screen?
It IS possible to pocket dial as all of your body can "use" these stupid things, even through pockets
I KNOW RIGHT! And why the hell do books have a front cover!?
IMHO OP's got a point!
I like not pocket dialing people multiple times a day, or accidentally initiating a paid service, or accidentally changing settings. Other than that, yeah, it's pointless.
The point of a lockscreen is so you don't accidentally send a garbled text message to your ex. Or call her.
Lock screen just there to make you touch your phone more. They creeping into your brain and making you DO things! Lol!!!
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they also help if some sort of botnet is trying to screw you or at least verify you are human
Possibly because I put my smartphone into my pocket, and don't feel like pocket dialling?
To lock ur screen
Google Galaxy Nexus (GSM)
ROM: AXIOM HYBRYD B6
Kernel: GLaDOS 1.34
I have a cool story, I have a friend that has an LG Cookie KP500 that uses "hold to unlock", Then, One night, She slept with her phone below the pillow. The next morning, My mom complained that she recieved a phone call from my friend that, according to the call log, was dialed 1 in the morning!
Honestly you put FAR too much faith in the whole "capacitive touchscreens" thingy...
If you don't lock your phone with the lockscreen, your screen (and hence phone) will activate quite often, specially if you keep it in your front pockets (and not jacket/bag pockets), because of the contact with your body.
It's far less a problem when you have a "cover" (leather or something like that) for your phone, but not everyone has that. Lockscreen (and widgets like that) allows you to avoid problems with it.
And you don't realize how stupid things can happens by "randomly" pushing/sliding/moving on your phone's screen. You could end up calling people repeatedly, delete things you don't want to be deleted, and so on and so on.
Worse case would be you "locking" your phone with wrongs passwords attemps or pattern lock attemps.
But really if you don't want one, don't use one.
Same here, to avoid pocket dialing and screwing up your phone.
Moreover, it the power button is very sensible, you could end draining your battery without realizing...
Anyway, it is here for some purpose (or maybe not?)
Lets go ask Google...
Really? No one in here actually uses it for a little added security? It gives me peace of mind knowing that if it gets stolen, the person is most likely not going to know how to get past the lock screen to access all my stuff.
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I hate my lockscreen. Its irritating. No one ever holds my phone and I know it will never get stolen. Also, I always have my screen face out in my pocket. I don't know why, maybe habit. Accidental dialing and calling will not be an issue.
If anything, I want a lockscreen that you just tap a button and then it unlocks.
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KayxGee1 said:
No one ever holds my phone and I know it will never get stolen.
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Better knock on some wood...
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KayxGee1 said:
I know it will never get stolen.
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Seriously? Not the right attitude to have with your $300+ device.
I have one or two maybe even three pieces of a spec of dirt or may be a pixel. I'm leaning more towards dirt because with any screen color test the dots always remain the same color. Black. They don't change. And they aren't green or white etc. Always remain black.... Help?
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I know it would be kindof difficult but is there any way you can post pictures? But honestly it doesnt really matter which it is to be honest. I recomend just asking for an RMA from Google.
Is it possible to RMA later months from now for the same reason? I'd rather wait for quality control to get better or a newer batch. Unless I got like ten bad pixels
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the Nexus 5 comes with a 1 year warrenty so waiting a few months to RMA should not be a problem.
Yeah i figured as much. I just hope to RMA maybe sometime 2014, rather wait and see if it gets worse. Or remains the same. One or two pixels even three depending on location no big deal. But if I have 5-10 or more by then... I'd want to swap out for a revised not defective device from Google. However at this moment with them rushing these out. Playing the RMA game isn't worth it.
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Dead pixels are black. Stuck pixels are any colour but black!
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Update. So what I thought was 3-4 dead pixels turns out to be pieces of dirt under the screen. And I bet majority of people mistake these for dead pixels.... Way to tell easy is to turn some bright lights on. Make sure your screen is spotless. And turn it on and find the dead pixel on the screen. Turn it off then turn it all different ways to find the dirt under the display which you think is a dead pixel..
I'm kind of relieved to find out its only dirt. I'd rather have dirt then dead pixels. I'm weird. But whatever
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still going to eventually request an RMA or are you just living with em?
For now living with it. Because its only dirt. Maybe RMA in the future if it really bothers me. The dirt still sucks. But I'm happy its not like dead pixels..
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Trying looking at your screen with polarized sunglasses on. . Weird. . First phone to do this for me. Can't see the screen. Ha.
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In portrait or landscape?
Either or
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Either or
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That's unfortunate. All of my sunglasses are polarized...
I just tested it and it works like all the others. I can see the screen but it gives it almost a 3D effect. I am testing with a pair of Revo's and Maui Jim and both worked for me just fine.
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I just tested it and it works like all the others. I can see the screen but it gives it almost a 3D effect. I am testing with a pair of Revo's and Maui Jim and both worked for me just fine.
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What's funny is that the m7 was like this with my revos. My one max was not...
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dottat said:
What's funny is that the m7 was like this with my revos. My one max was not...
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It was like this on my LG G2 and I believe the S3 & S4 as well but I do confirm that the screen is not blank. That scared me.
Just tested with both of my pairs of maui jims. Screen looked fine in every orientation.
It just looks really dim for me as opposed to regular sun glasses.
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Ah, good, its not just me.
For a brief moment, I thought my phone wasn't turning on until I realized it was on, but black with the sunglasses on.
My DNA wasn't like this.
Not a problem really, just something to get used to.
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It just looks really dim for me as opposed to regular sun glasses.
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Weird, my phones (Droid X and Galaxy Nexus) have always looked much darker when I had my sunglasses on. I'm just used to having to take them off if I want to use my phone.
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polarized glasses will make most displays look dark or black. I can tilt my head different directions and see the display but still not easily.
I can see mine but it's multi-colored and really dark. FWIW, my Razr Maxx did the same thing. Had to take the glasses off to see it decently too.
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I just tested it and it works like all the others. I can see the screen but it gives it almost a 3D effect. I am testing with a pair of Revo's and Maui Jim and both worked for me just fine.
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Almost 3d you say? What if you layer on a pair of 3D glasses over your sunglasses. Does that give you complete 3D?
I have a pair of Serengetti's, and it's like the polarisation is rotated 90 degrees. Looking at the phone in portrait (as one should) its pretty much black, going to landscape the screen is fully visible. What the actually hell is going on HTC! I'm from Australia, it's not like we don't have the kind of weather that allows us to go without sunnies =S
I've posted this in other threads, but it seems HTC used different screens on the M8's. My wife and I got ours at the same time, and on hers the display might as well be turned off in portrait orientation while wearing our Maui Jims, while mine is fine in both orientations.
There already is a layer of a polarizing film in the lcd... That's why it's like this.
I have the vzw Galaxy Nexus, and for me portrait looks fine, landscape looks a bit dimmer, but halfway rotated between either of them, and my display looks off.
I'm wondering if this has to do with the orientation of the polarizing film in the screen, though why the orientation would change from phone to phone i have no idea....
No problems here with my Oakleys.
Hello everybody, I wrote this also in the official OPO forum, but nobody seems to have my problem. Basically when the phone vibrates (during typing, with notifications or anything else), most of the times I can hear a sort of creak/squeak coming from the phone, probably corresponding to the vibrating mechanism inside the phone. If I try to push through the back cover nothing happens, it's very solid and does not squeak as my old Nexus 5 did. It seems like something coming from the inside. I think it could be related to the vibrating mechanism touching somewhere on the motherboard or any other piece of hardware inside the phone.
Anyone else has the same problem? That's quite disappointing
Hey there,
Oddly enough I have noticed the same thing. Not sure if its worth me kicking a stink up over it or not yet.
Just received my OPO today and I have the same issue. I had this issue on some Nokia 920 and some older HTC phones. After doing a warranty replacement on those devices the problem went away. Its definitely a hardware issue in my opinion.
Still deciding if I want to keep this phone. Also have the yellow hue problem at the bottom of the phone and some very dim capacitive touch screen buttons.
Its a shame. I'm really enjoying this phone for other reasons.
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AllTheWay said:
Just received my OPO today and I have the same issue. I had this issue on some Nokia 920 and some older HTC phones. After doing a warranty replacement on those devices the problem went away. Its definitely a hardware issue in my opinion.
Still deciding if I want to keep this phone. Also have the yellow hue problem at the bottom of the phone and some very dim capacitive touch screen buttons.
Its a shame. I'm really enjoying this phone for other reasons.
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1) The yellow hue at the bottom of the screen is supposed to go away over time.
2) The capacitive buttons are intended to be dim so that's definitely not a defect.
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Thank you for the quick response. After using the phone for the past couple of hours it seems the yellow hue has already gone done. Either that or my eyes are adjusting to it.
I wish you could adjust the brightness of the buttons. Maybe a future software update will fix that. I also have turned off the capacitive button but you lose some screen real estate by doing that.
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