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HTC Modifying One X Construction To Improve WiFi Reliability

http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/18/htc-modifying-one-x-construction-to-improve-wifi-reliability/
That’s good news for future One X owners, and current owners affected by the problem should be able to get their phones replaced with one of these re-engineered models under warranty.
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I know my AT&T HOX is definitely affected by the wifi problems. I don't want to replace it but it seems like the only solution.

The hardware problem being fixed is on the international version isn't it? Our phone doesn't have antenna connection in the same place.

gunnyman said:
The hardware problem being fixed is on the international version isn't it? Our phone doesn't have antenna connection in the same place.
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I asked HTC support on twitter to clarify if it's hox xl. Nobody seems to have any clarity on which versions are affected. I know my AT&T version has a lot of wifi problems (even after the update).
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3094567/htc-one-x-wi-fi-hardware-connectivity-issues

I get full Wi-Fi all the time...att version
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In the article linked in the op. The info from htc is coming from the European division of the company so I think they're only talking about the international phone.

gunnyman said:
The hardware problem being fixed is on the international version isn't it? Our phone doesn't have antenna connection in the same place.
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My HTC one X AT&T version has wifi connection issue. It cannot pick up wifi signal at some spots of my home while my laptop has no such problem. I hope HTC will fix the issue for my phone.

karan1203 said:
I asked HTC support on twitter to clarify if it's hox xl. Nobody seems to have any clarity on which versions are affected. I know my AT&T version has a lot of wifi problems (even after the update).
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3094567/htc-one-x-wi-fi-hardware-connectivity-issues
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It seems AC was able to reach someone at HTC and (semi-)confirmed its the Tegra-3 variant of the HOX.
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-wifi-glitch-so-far-only-seen-tegra-3-one-x

live4nyy said:
It seems AC was able to reach someone at HTC and (semi-)confirmed its the Tegra-3 variant of the HOX.
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-wifi-glitch-so-far-only-seen-tegra-3-one-x
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I have no issues on my HOXL so this definitely seems to be the case.
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mobilehavoc said:
I have no issues on my HOXL so this definitely seems to be the case.
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Also, as @gunnyman has pointed out, the LTE(XL, S4) variant's antenna contacts are in a completely different place.

The best thing I take from this information is comparing Apple's "You're holding it wrong" to HTC's "It's hardware and we're fixing it"
I think I'm betting on the right horse here.

Frid_Hephaestus said:
My HTC one X AT&T version has wifi connection issue. It cannot pick up wifi signal at some spots of my home while my laptop has no such problem. I hope HTC will fix the issue for my phone.
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Every WiFi device has a different antenna configuration and signal strength. You can't expect every device to behave exactly the same. More importantly than whether another device gets good signal, are the locations your One X is having trouble not very far from your WiFi router, and without a lot of solid objects between the router and your phone?

Its only a tegra 3 issueeeee
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I'm not convinced we all have the same issues....
So far i've found there to be 2 main problems with the WiFi.
1, Soft case depression,
2, bluetooth interference
(Very common, which plagues many other devices, Iphone & Ipad are all over Google with this issue, its to do with sharing the 2.4ghz frequency. flip off the bluetooth and the problem goes away.)
After testing I can confirm that i do not have the WiFi soft case depression problem, I reckon that's the sort of problem that could easily develop. You could create this issue by doing the very squeeze test suggested, crushing the contacts, laying them down as proposed is happening... don't accidentally sit on your phone!
The problem i and many have is the bluetooth interference preventing the WiFi from picking up signal and connecting, this is resolved by killing the BT.
I have been testing for 2 weeks, very disappointed with HTC. however the BT problem i have seems fixable with software, I think i have just solved my BT problem by swapping out the rom until i found one that works ok. I believe i have, and will keep testing.
It is certainly nice to have something in print from HTC, i'd like to see the guy in the shop try to squirm his way out off giving you guys your money back now!!

gunnyman said:
The best thing I take from this information is comparing Apple's "You're holding it wrong" to HTC's "It's hardware and we're fixing it"
I think I'm betting on the right horse here.
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Ain't that amazing?
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Is this information even correct......
What the hell....
HTCpedia is not the official website of HTC, who the is Athanasios Zarkadas?. IN the about section for HTCpedia, they say the are just a group of people that like HTCs
i dont even know that this is an official HTC press release...
I followed the links.. its suggesting this is an HTC release, the basis for Pocketnow running the story is because they have visited XDA-developers and are quoting bunch of us!
the story makes this statement...
A statement from the company’s European division explains, “we have taken immediate steps to implement a solution in our production process to prevent this issue from happening in the future.”
Where's the official statement reference link??
There's been no recall, there's nothing from HTC to enforce your warranty in the store.
Maybe it gets released over the next few days, who knows. a little skeptical for now though.

Tseven_HTC said:
What the hell....
HTCpedia is not the official website of HTC, who the is Athanasios Zarkadas?. IN the about section for HTCpedia, they say the are just a group of people that like HTCs
i dont even know that this is an official HTC press release...
I followed the links.. its suggesting this is an HTC release, the basis for Pocketnow running the story is because they have visited XDA-developers and are quoting bunch of us!
the story makes this statement...
A statement from the company’s European division explains, “we have taken immediate steps to implement a solution in our production process to prevent this issue from happening in the future.”
Where's the official statement reference link??
There's been no recall, there's nothing from HTC to enforce your warranty in the store.
Maybe it gets released over the next few days, who knows. a little skeptical for now though.
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Good ole internet "journalism"

gunnyman said:
The best thing I take from this information is comparing Apple's "You're holding it wrong" to HTC's "It's hardware and we're fixing it"
I think I'm betting on the right horse here.
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Lol that still upsets me to this day that they would say something like that to the consumers who buy their products. What were they thinking? Did they really think we'd buy that response?

SkizzMcNizz said:
Lol that still upsets me to this day that they would say something like that to the consumers who buy their products. What were they thinking? Did they really think we'd buy that response?
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dude so many of them did. I have so many iSheep friends who argued that there was no hardware problem.
I like Apple, they build quality hardware, but the degree to which Jobs utilized his Reality Distortion Field was obnoxious.
I sincerely hope it died with him.

Just spoke to HTC tech support over the phone. He didn't give me an exact date but he was very furious at AT&T because they're clearly the ones holding the software update for our phone back. He must have mentioned AT&T and "other players in the pot" atleast 5 times in our 20 minute conversation.
The best i got out of him "it's at the very end" and "just wait a few weeks".

karan1203 said:
Just spoke to HTC tech support over the phone. He didn't give me an exact date but he was very furious at AT&T because they're clearly the ones holding the software update for our phone back. He must have mentioned AT&T and "other players in the pot" atleast 5 times in our 20 minute conversation.
The best i got out of him "it's at the very end" and "just wait a few weeks".
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So this is confusing, is HTC correct in telling you that a software release is coming to fix this, or is pocketnow correct by stating its hardware(Not confirm by anyone else except pocketnow)
We keep referring to this "WiFi issue" as one topic, but like I speculated earlier, there's 2 issues going on here, antenna conection which is hardware, & 2.4ghz frequency clash with blue tooth.
These are to unrelated problems.

Are there any places where I can buy extra batteries for this phone?

I don't like carrying an external battery charger with me, it's just too much. I don't mind carrying an extra battery itself though. Are there any websites I can order one off of, I can't seem to find any through ebay.

You are aware of the fact that you have to use a screwdriver to open the case and that the battery is glued to the phone? That's why you can't find any replacement batteries.

Harry Pothead said:
You are aware of the fact that you have to use a screwdriver to open the case and that the battery is glued to the phone? That's why you can't find any replacement batteries.
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-_-
Nope, was not aware of that. Why the f*** would they do that?
I'm kind of tempted to cancel my order for the phone now.

kenio8185 said:
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Nope, was not aware of that. Why the f*** would they do that?
I'm kind of tempted to cancel my order for the phone now.
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So wait you dont have the phone, and didnt know the specs of the Phone? ie:non removable battery, sd card etc,..? I guess people are jumping on the nexus 4 without knowledge..

Wow, OP. Just wow...
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

The battery IS removable! It's just not the easiest thing to remove.
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jnewman1991 said:
The battery IS removable! It's just not the easiest thing to remove.
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But I doubt someone that didn't know that the phone had a non removable battery would have a very easy time take taking it out and not breaking anything. Plus its a complete Hassel I already took my back off to check it out and its not something that u can just do a quick battery change.
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This thread is full of win :highfive:

androidfoshizzle said:
So wait you dont have the phone, and didnt know the specs of the Phone? ie:non removable battery, sd card etc,..? I guess people are jumping on the nexus 4 without knowledge..
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I know it doesn't have an SD card slot, no OTG usability, and that since I'm in Canada and with one if the big 3, I can use LTE. Just because I missed this doesn't mean I don't know anything.
Seriously, elitists like you are ruining the community. "Omg, he doesn't know x, therefore he doesn't know anything." And guess what, you were wrong.

How could you buy a phone, use it. And then realize that the battery isn't replaceable? I don't think it's the community being rude or anything but that is just the honest truth.
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zephiK said:
How could you buy a phone, use it. And then realize that the battery isn't replaceable? I don't think it's the community being rude or anything but that is just the honest truth.
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I haven't used it yet. Still waiting for it to come in. On my second post, I say that I'm tempted to cancel my order, because it hasn't come in yet. Seriously, this battery thing is quite annoying. I mean, the whole SD card thing took me a bit to get over, then the no OTG, and now that I see this, it's just like, seriously, why?
Honestly, if I wasn't in Canada and couldn't use LTE (I know one American company can, I don't remember which one) I'd probably just not get the phone.
Anyways, the rude part was assuming I knew nothing based off of not knowing about the battery.

kenio8185 said:
and now that I see this, it's just like, seriously, why?
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The reason why certain manufacturers chose to have a non-removable battery is that doing so gives them more space internally therefore leads to designing a slight higher capacity battery vs. if there was a removable one. That's how I understand it, but then again you're more than welcome to cancel the order and choose another device out there that would better suit you. That's the great thing about having options. . Enjoy!!

kenio8185 said:
I haven't used it yet. Still waiting for it to come in. On my second post, I say that I'm tempted to cancel my order, because it hasn't come in yet. Seriously, this battery thing is quite annoying. I mean, the whole SD card thing took me a bit to get over, then the no OTG, and now that I see this, it's just like, seriously, why?
Honestly, if I wasn't in Canada and couldn't use LTE (I know one American company can, I don't remember which one) I'd probably just not get the phone.
Anyways, the rude part was assuming I knew nothing based off of not knowing about the battery.
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You going to need to get used to this kind of reaction in the xda nexus forums, it was like this for the gnex too but seems worst with the nexus 4. Lots of Google fanboys here...

androidfoshizzle said:
So wait you dont have the phone, and didnt know the specs of the Phone? ie:non removable battery, sd card etc,..? I guess people are jumping on the nexus 4 without knowledge..
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Hahaha lol seriously

Replacement batteries will pop up. Just like Xperia S. Sony said Xperia S battery is not replaceable, but can be replaced as simple as Nexus 4.

Regarding lte.. This is not an lte phone. It requires you to change spa after each not unless you use another app like taller.
Also, a it is only a matter of time before they disable lte with an ota update. I believe our only works with Rogers but I am not sure..
To be honest this does not sound like the phone for you on my opinion of you are buying it for lte and if you are worried about the battery.
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neotekz said:
You going to need to get used to this kind of reaction in the xda nexus forums, it was like this for the gnex too but seems worst with the nexus 4. Lots of Google fanboys here...
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I'm not sure if it's a fan boy thing as much of it's that every review has pretty much mentioned it. It would be like being shocked there was no LTE. In fact, no one has actually even defended google (lg?) for the non removable battery decision, just talked trash about the OP's lack of knowledge.
Maybe fanboy means something different to you though.

kanetheninja said:
I'm not sure if it's a fan boy thing as much of it's that every review has pretty much mentioned it. It would be like being shocked there was no LTE. In fact, no one has actually even defended google (lg?) for the non removable battery decision, just talked trash about the OP's lack of knowledge.
Maybe fanboy means something different to you though.
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Not everyone reads all the reviews for the nexus 4. So he missed that one feature for the phone, there's no need to be rude about it. Do you know every feature about every product that you buy?

neotekz said:
Not everyone reads all the reviews for the nexus 4. So he missed that one feature for the phone, there's no need to be rude about it. Do you know every feature about every product that you buy?
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Actually yes. for every tech product I buy, I made it a point to pour over as many reviews as possible and learn as much as I can from the official specification list before I made a decision to purchase it. While I'm not saying that everyone should be like me when it comes to purchasing a new tech product, but you gotta at least know about the major features before ordering.
With regards to the reviews part, I'm pretty sure at least 80-90% of the major tech site has mentioned at least once in their review that the battery is non-user replaceable.

neotekz said:
Not everyone reads all the reviews for the nexus 4. So he missed that one feature for the phone, there's no need to be rude about it. Do you know every feature about every product that you buy?
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It's usually good to know all about it before you drop 300+ dollars on it. Answering the question, yes, I did know every feature/immediate flaw of the phone before buying it. I'm sure most people in the iPhone community as well will be surprised if he goes and asks this same question there, or asks a question about SD cards for the iPhone.
But I sort of see where he's coming from, it's just that it was mentioned a lot in this forum which is why people are a bit more shocked than needed, but I guess it wasn't mentioned aaaaasssss much in just general articles that describe the basic specs of/ introduce the phone.

S4 screen crack

When I read the threads about the s4 internal screen crack I said this is because of the careless but now it happened to me :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying: . Without any notice my phone was working fine and suddenly in the middle the screen get cracked, not the outside one but the internal one .
I buy it from handtec uk tomorrow I will contact them and see what to do, I know it will be difficult to explain that to them that this happened by default but I will give it a try.

msoft1404 said:
When I read the threads about the s4 internal screen crack I said this is because of the careless but now it happened to me :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying: . Without any notice my phone was working fine and suddenly in the middle the screen get cracked, not the outside one but the internal one .
I buy it from handtec uk tomorrow I will contact them and see what to do, I know it will be difficult to explain that to them that this happened by default but I will give it a try.
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how'd that happen?

msoft1404 said:
When I read the threads about the s4 internal screen crack I said this is because of the careless but now it happened to me :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying: . Without any notice my phone was working fine and suddenly in the middle the screen get cracked, not the outside one but the internal one .
I buy it from handtec uk tomorrow I will contact them and see what to do, I know it will be difficult to explain that to them that this happened by default but I will give it a try.
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was it made in korea or china? just curious

jetlitheone said:
how'd that happen?
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I was browsing the internet then I put in the table I go then I come back gain and I found the screen like that. Nobody was with me in the home so no one touch it

Jspeer said:
was it made in korea or china? just curious
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vitnam

msoft1404 said:
I was browsing the internet then I put in the table I go then I come back gain and I found the screen like that. Nobody was with me in the home so no one touch it
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Ok now how about the whole story this time.

msoft1404 said:
vitnam
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hmm they are either made in Korea or China as far as I know. It says under your battery.
This is happening a lot. I don't think its an issue of misuse at this point. There have been a ton of reports of this exact thing happening.
people pulling their phones out of their pockets to find this happening.
This is obviously a manufacturing issue with the lcd under the glass. I have just read to many threads of this exact thing to believe its misuse at this point.

Jspeer said:
hmm they are either made in Korea or China as far as I know. It says under your battery.
This is happening a lot. I don't think its an issue of misuse at this point. There have been a ton of reports of this exact thing happening.
people pulling their phones out of their pockets to find this happening.
This is obviously a manufacturing issue with the lcd under the glass. I have just read to many threads of this exact thing to believe its misuse at this point.
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Yes I understand that. I have read a lot of threads about this problem but I did not expected that to happen by default. It looks like I through 750$ to the garbage if they did not fix it for me. The phone was cool interesting but now I think I will shift to another brand

Jspeer said:
hmm they are either made in Korea or China as far as I know. It says under your battery.
This is happening a lot. I don't think its an issue of misuse at this point. There have been a ton of reports of this exact thing happening.
people pulling their phones out of their pockets to find this happening.
This is obviously a manufacturing issue with the lcd under the glass. I have just read to many threads of this exact thing to believe its misuse at this point.
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Right cause a wonky story and the fact that he says the phone is made in "Vtnam" means he's giving the whole story... Most of these cases are from misuse if not 100% of them. People don't realize a big screen means you need to be a little more careful. Jeese...

I got mine today for work and it developed a internal screen crack while transferring contacts needless to say it was swapped out before it was rung up
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see, this is an issue that is going to have to be acknowledged/addressed at some point or another. No telling how many people its happening to that don't even use xda to report these types of issues.

jpitch2415 said:
I got mine today for work and it developed a internal screen crack while transferring contacts needless to say it was swapped out before it was rung up
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What. The. Eff.
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For everyone who's saying it's all from misuse, think about the S3. How many people had this issue with the 3? None that I can think of, and personally I abused mine - dropped dozens of times and it was still in one piece when I traded it in for the S4. I don't think it's a coincidence that all of a sudden A LOT of different people are reporting the same thing.

me either. I don't see why everyone has such a hard time admitting that there may be a quality control issue here. Just because you don't want to believe it doesn't make it not true. I am personally nervous every time I put my phone in my pocket. I have since taken out a squaretrade policy due to this issue alone. I would love to use my phone without a case but I seriously don't think its wise with this going on. I wonder if its isolated to a bad batch or a design flaw in the total manufacturing process.

It's all your fault, didn't you know you were supposed to carry it around on a down feather pillow.
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read all the comments on this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQ14_8XDqQ of the same thing happening to A LOT of s3 owners. make sure you read the comments and the problem starts to become very clear. This issue dates back to the s3 and I even found evidence of the oled on s2's doing the same thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KxsniG_NM Samsung knows about this problem and refuses to acknowledge it. These customers are NOT abusing their phones. this is a major manufacturing issue with samsungs amoled screens.

My s3's outerglass screen majorly cracked 3 days after purchase from a mere 1.5 foot fall onto a hardwood floor. First time it saw any impact. It's ridiculous. I read many forums with tons of people having similar problems or worse like screen cracking from just being inside a pants pocket. Seemed to be an issue with the gorilla glass screens from all info i gathered. Samsung refused to even acknowledge there was an issue. Hate to think there is an issue with s4 displays too.
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Finally and after big fight with the company I got my money back through the bank. I open a case that the company sold me a faild item and they decided to refund me back.
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msoft1404 said:
Finally and after big fight with the company I got my money back through the bank. I open a case that the company sold me a faild item and they decided to refund me back.
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after 2 months?
go buy a diff s4 dude.

So you wasted your upgrade?

To keep or to sell =/

I just got mine in the mail today and have yet to open it. I am seeing all these post with the issues of the phone and honestly they have given me allot of second thoughts. Now i am debating selling it and getting an LG G2 instead. If i open it and play with it i will immediately kill the value of the phone.
Anyone else feel like they didn't get quite what they were expecting?

rexxcastle said:
I just got mine in the mail today and have yet to open it. I am seeing all these post with the issues of the phone and honestly they have given me allot of second thoughts. Now i am debating selling it and getting an LG G2 instead. If i open it and play with it i will immediately kill the value of the phone.
Anyone else feel like they didn't get quite what they were expecting?
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Where are the mods to get rid of all these ridiculous new threads.
You didn't even open the freakin box and asking if anyone else didn't get what they were expecting. I was expecting a green box, so yes I was disappointed because it wasn't green.

You didn't open the box and you're complaining you didn't get what you expected? Interesting logic there...
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rexxcastle said:
I just got mine in the mail today and have yet to open it. I am seeing all these post with the issues of the phone and honestly they have given me allot of second thoughts. Now i am debating selling it and getting an LG G2 instead. If i open it and play with it i will immediately kill the value of the phone.
Anyone else feel like they didn't get quite what they were expecting?
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You're going to have to open it to resell it anyways, no one in their right mind would trust an unopend box.

Meh. Where have you been all along? This stuff happens for every device on xda in the beginning when device is new. Happened with one, with s4, with nexus 4, optimus G. You name or and these scary threads are all there buried deep down in all those sections. If you get scared by those, you won't be buying any device. Just man up and open that box
From my Optimus G Pro, In your face!
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Please don't let it happen again

[email protected] said:
Where are the mods to get rid of all these ridiculous new threads.
You didn't even open the freakin box and asking if anyone else didn't get what they were expecting. I was expecting a green box, so yes I was disappointed because it wasn't green.
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custo said:
You didn't open the box and you're complaining you didn't get what you expected? Interesting logic there...
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Do you guys even read? The OP is not complaining about his Nexus 5 unit he received and he hasn't opened it yet so he can preserve the ability to return the unit and get a full refund. The OP is implying that he has been seeing issues with the Nexus 5 which he is a bit concerned about and is not sure if he wants to keep it or not. The OP didn't imply that his unit is defective nor did he say what he received is not what he expected. Sheesh learn to read.

rexxcastle said:
I just got mine in the mail today and have yet to open it. I am seeing all these post with the issues of the phone and honestly they have given me allot of second thoughts. Now i am debating selling it and getting an LG G2 instead. If i open it and play with it i will immediately kill the value of the phone.
Anyone else feel like they didn't get quite what they were expecting?
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Best phone I've ever owned. Can't speak to the G2, but I've owned Droid Charge, Droid RAZR, GNexus, GS3, Nexus 4, GS4, and Moto X. Nexus 5 is leagues better than all of those except the GS4. With the GS4, it comes down to preference, and I prefer the N5.
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Just return the thing to Google and move on.. Silly thread....
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You're making decisions based on issues other people are experiencing.. Nothing is ever perfect considering this is the first batch of new N5's. Overtime LG and Google will work together to identify what the problems are with the devices. Especially when you aren't going to open the box and speculate that it "might" have issues. Even if if your phone had issues, you could always call Google and request an RMA to get a replacement device. Why bother buy the device if you're going to think twice about it?

Holy crap the reading comprehension of some of you guys is in the gutter. Did you not read anything i wrote? I made it pretty clear that from reading of the issues in other people post that its made me hesitant on even opening the box. That was the whole point of the post and was asking if other who had been using their phones were disappointing or would take back the action of buying. So next time you want to jump down someones throat READ the post.
As far as the guy that said i had to open it, are you serious? What do you think "New in Box" mean... it means unopened 99% of the time. Ive sold hundreds of unopened phones, they sell much faster when they are new and unopened.

rexxcastle said:
I just got mine in the mail today and have yet to open it. I am seeing all these post with the issues of the phone and honestly they have given me allot of second thoughts. Now i am debating selling it and getting an LG G2 instead. If i open it and play with it i will immediately kill the value of the phone.
Anyone else feel like they didn't get quite what they were expecting?
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Sell it

ericdabbs said:
Do you guys even read? The OP is not complaining about his Nexus 5 unit he received and he hasn't opened it yet so he can preserve the ability to return the unit and get a full refund. The OP is implying that he has been seeing issues with the Nexus 5 which he is a bit concerned about and is not sure if he wants to keep it or not. The OP didn't imply that his unit is defective nor did he say what he received is not what he expected. Sheesh learn to reading.
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Cool story bro.

I love this phone. It's fast, fluid, and a Nexus. Can't compare to a G2 or GS4 or any other current Gen phone because I haven't used any (coming from gnex), but the phone just feels great in my hand.
I'm assuming you ordered the phone because you wanted the Nexus experience over another OEM. If that's the case, go for it and enjoy your device. I haven't had any issues with mine at all and there are fixes out for some already (saw a thread here about a fix for the jiggly power button). And any real defects should be covered by warranty.
I say go for it. If you really want a different device, then sell it I guess.
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Personally I would get the g2 over the Nexus 5 anyday
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dcoryh192 said:
I love this phone. It's fast, fluid, and a Nexus. Can't compare to a G2 or GS4 or any other current Gen phone because I haven't used any (coming from gnex), but the phone just feels great in my hand.
I'm assuming you ordered the phone because you wanted the Nexus experience over another OEM. If that's the case, go for it and enjoy your device. I haven't had any issues with mine at all and there are fixes out for some already (saw a thread here about a fix for the jiggly power button). And any real defects should be covered by warranty.
I say go for it. If you really want a different device, then sell it I guess.
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Yes i wanted a unbloated Android, i have in the last 6 months had an S4 and a HTC One (current phone), i can get both of them with google editions however they both lose things(HTC One loses lots of cam functions with play edition) with that. When i saw the Nexus 5 it was a phone made for the Google edition and that was the selling point for me. I saw the fix for the button but considering we all just paid $400 for these phones we should not have to open the phone and put paper inside it so a button doesn't rattle lol

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Personally I would get the g2 over the Nexus 5 anyday
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yup with 3 roms that they have to choose from
i am also thinking about the nexus 5, since there are so many mixed reviews. but we all know if google actually messed up with it, they'd do something about it.
and plus it'll hve great support
i'm just waiting for mine to arrive on thursday to see if these problems are even problems to me or maybe i'll end up loving it
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PLEASE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN

You deserve a G2... please return and buy the ugly skinned G2.
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for the price, this is the best phone I've ever owned give it a chance

I'm so confused. Make your own decisions. Use the damn phone. People with no issues is the majority. People with defects or people saying, oh the speaker sucks, this screen sucks, etc. Well again its a affordable phone with the top of the line specs.
Like someone said, this happens with every phone. This sucks, I'm returning etc. This should be in q and a honestly.
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Can someone close this thread down? This dudes all butthurt cuz his power button facking rattles. Some of these threads are unbelievable

Edit: Problem sorted :)

Edit: Problem sorted

There are some noise cancellations issues which we believe to be software related. We hope the issue is solved in the next update, but we can't say for sure.
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
Hello all, I am new to the Nexus 5. I bought mine two days ago. I was really impressed with it at first, but now I'm being told by everyone who I speak to on calls, I sound distant, fuzzy and my mic is crackling. Also, there's a few black dots on the screen. I have done some quick research and found lots and lots of information regarding this issue. However, what I really want to know is, considering this is annoying me like crazy, is it even worth returning it and getting another one? I seen a few posts on other sites and one user had returned 5 times and still had faults. I don't know if I can trust LG again. The problem is, I love this phone so much! :/ I have 30 days to return my phone because of these faults and can either get a refund or an exchange. I don't even think there are any alternatives in the £300 price range :/ I sold my iPhone 5C for this as well! :/
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Do you really have issues with your phone or are you just trolling. I notice your screen name is "Angry_Nexus5"?
I have neither of the issues you've described. My Nexus 5 seems to be perfect minus a software glitch when making calls. If you are having issues then definitely replace it through warranty. No need to ask anyone for permission to do so.
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There are some noise cancellations issues which we believe to be software related. We hope the issue is solved in the next update, but we can't say for sure.
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That's certainly promising. I can't see how they'd be able to overlook such a big hardware flaw if it is hardware, so I guess software could be the problem.

We all have the microphone issue. It just depends how much we notice it. Dodgy noise cancellation algorithm. Just record a video with the tv in the background, you'd probably notice it
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Do you really have issues with your phone or are you just trolling. I notice your screen name is "Angry_Nexus5"?
I have neither of the issues you've described. My Nexus 5 seems to be perfect minus a software glitch when making calls. If you are having issues then definitely replace it through warranty. No need to ask anyone for permission to do so.
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I assure you, I am no troll. This is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence.

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I have no idea what trolling is, but I assure you, I am no troll. I have a nabour that resembles one though, haha! In all serious though, this is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence. Nor am I asking permission, I'm asking if people think its even worth returning - because others seem to have gone through the trouble of returning just to find they have another defective product.
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I'm definitely not pretending it doesn't exist. I guess I've never noticed the issue since I never used video recording on this phone. Also no one has told me anything about the call quality having static. If its a known issue that you can bear with then I'd say wait it out and see if the issue gets rectified with the next software update but then again black dots on the screen might be a bit annoying for me to view so I'd probably still do the replacement.
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
I have no idea what trolling is, but I assure you, I am no troll. I have a nabour that resembles one though, haha! In all serious though, this is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence. Nor am I asking permission, I'm asking if people think its even worth returning - because others seem to have gone through the trouble of returning just to find they have another defective product.
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It is a well known issue and has easy fixes as well. Simply covering the secondary mic is one of them, check out the threads discussing this issue for more help.
Personally I haven't had anyone complain about my voice and they seem to hear me fine for the most part so I've not taken any action. You also mentioned you may have dead pixels and if so you might want to RMA because of that.
The vast majority of users don't come on to report "all is well here" and so when you read forums you get a concentration of people with issues, or some unlucky/overly picky RMAers.

bblzd said:
It is a well known issue and has easy fixes as well. Simply covering the secondary mic is one of them, check out the threads discussing this issue for more help.
Personally I haven't had anyone complain about my voice and they seem to hear me fine for the most part so I've not taken any action. You also mentioned you may have dead pixels and if so you might want to RMA because of that.
The vast majority of users don't come on to report "all is well here" and so when you read forums you get a concentration of people with issues, or some unlucky/overly picky RMAers.
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Thank you for your replies. I will go in store tomorrow and discuss my options with a staff member.

Just to update:
I returned my N5, the lady at Carphone was very friendly. She replaced it with a new black Nexus 5 and said its one fresh off the production line. All in all, I'm very impressed glad I returned
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
Just to update:
I returned my N5, the lady at Carphone was very friendly. She replaced it with a black nexus 5 and said its one fresh off the production line. So far, no black dots - improved calls - bigger speaker and microphone holes and tight volume rocker buttons. GPS is accurate, and no light bleed. All in all, I'm very impressed glad I returned
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so... umm... does this mean that you will now post with a different username? since (hopefully) you aren't angry with your nexus5 now?

jj14 said:
so... umm... does this mean that you will now post with a different username? since (hopefully) you aren't angry with your nexus5 now?
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Am I able to change my username?

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Am I able to change my username?
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I don't know - maybe the administrators/mods can do that, but I don't see an option to change username.

Theres a link somewhere to contact Admin. That's how I did it.
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Am I able to change my username?
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At the bottom of each page there is *Contact Us* Look under "XDA Member or Visitor and you will find change username. Glad you got it sorted.

Done. Thank you
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G_Droid said:
Done. Thank you
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I am glad you got it sorted out.
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