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So I recently replaced my headphone jack and speaker recently using parts I ordered from Parts Universe b/c my headphone jack stopped working after I had dropped my Captivate face down on my asphalt driveway...
Anyways, my headphone jack works great now. Only problem... about a day after I had replaced the headphone jack I noticed a dark brownish/orange splotch in the top left corner of my screen that comes down about 1/2" from the top of the screen and then back up to the top of the screen.
Did I mess something up when changing out my parts? I have taken the phone apart before just to see if I could do it, and nothing happened... I never ran into any problems when taking it apart/putting it back together... Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?
I have attached a screenshot of my homescreen with some editing in Paint to show what it looks like. It is transparent, almost like the screen is half-dead in that area.
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Here it is. It also seems to be spreading... was not like this a couple of days ago...

I was going to pass this up because I couldn't tell what was added in Paint and what's wrong, but thought I'd tell you that. How about an unmodified screenshot?
Also did you solder the new connector on with the board in the phone, getting the screen hot in that area?

CuriousTech said:
I was going to pass this up because I couldn't tell what was added in Paint and what's wrong, but thought I'd tell you that. How about an unmodified screenshot?
Also did you solder the new connector on with the board in the phone, getting the screen hot in that area?
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Well I would post an unmodified screen shot if the defect was shown in it. But it's basically what I drew in, the area outlined in orange is the border of the splotch. It's like if you have a damaged monitor, but take a screenshot of your desktop it won't show that the monitor is damaged, it will only show what the desktop looks like normally.
There was no soldering involved in replacing the headphone jack and front speaker. I just stuck it in there and plugged it into the motherboard. That's why this is so puzzling... Just wanted to know if anyone else has had a similar problem?
Maybe I should try and re-install my defective headphone jack and see if the problem still persists...

I had dropped my Captivate face down on my asphalt driveway
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Sounds like your problem right there. To me, it sounds like your screen is physically borked (i.e. you need a new screen), but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say that is the case for sure. It might be helpful if you can grab a camera and upload a few pictures, both with the screen on and off, so we can better see what's happening.

jmtheiss said:
Sounds like your problem right there. To me, it sounds like your screen is physically borked (i.e. you need a new screen), but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say that is the case for sure. It might be helpful if you can grab a camera and upload a few pictures, both with the screen on and off, so we can better see what's happening.
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I will try to take a photo using another camera for sure...
Although I dropped my phone over two months ago and the screen was perfectly fine after (I did have a silicone case on it, so the extra width saved the screen), not a single scratch. This splotch came into existence after I replaced my headphone jack this week.

richuwo11 said:
I will try to take a photo using another camera for sure...
Although I dropped my phone over two months ago and the screen was perfectly fine after (I did have a silicone case on it, so the extra width saved the screen), not a single scratch. This splotch came into existence after I replaced my headphone jack this week.
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Just another guess - it's possible that the screen separated partially from the gorilla glass covering it. That opening could be causing the brown splotch you're seeing - almost like a bubble in between a screen protector and the screen.

could it possibly be a thumb-print inside the screen? In taking it apart did you ever come in contact with the backside of the screen. The oils from your skin can heat up under there and cause the discoloration.

jmtheiss said:
Just another guess - it's possible that the screen separated partially from the gorilla glass covering it. That opening could be causing the brown splotch you're seeing - almost like a bubble in between a screen protector and the screen.
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That does sound possible... I will take it apart again tonight and give it a thorough inspection.
It's really not that bad, only b/c it's in the corner, but it does really bother me. It looks terrible on anything with a white background though, like when you browse the internet or some parts of the marketplace.
Thanks for the responses guys. I will report back with my findings.

So I took everything apart last night again, replaced my new headphone jack with the old part and the splotch is still there... so it's not the replacement part I got.
All of the components look good, there's no dust or dirt anywhere, nothing rattles when I shake it... I don't know what could have happened...
I don't think I'm going to be buying a new screen for it, they run about $150 and for that price, I might as well get a new phone.
I'll just have to deal with it.

richuwo11 said:
So I took everything apart last night again, replaced my new headphone jack with the old part and the splotch is still there... so it's not the replacement part I got.
All of the components look good, there's no dust or dirt anywhere, nothing rattles when I shake it... I don't know what could have happened...
I don't think I'm going to be buying a new screen for it, they run about $150 and for that price, I might as well get a new phone.
I'll just have to deal with it.
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Try to have it replaced for free. It's a knowed phenomenon in electronics of all kind. Your replacement of the headjack might have just exacerbate a existing problem.
Brown spot on screen

silvertag said:
Try to have it replaced for free. It's a knowed phenomenon in electronics of all kind. Your replacement of the headjack might have just exacerbate a existing problem.
Brown spot on screen
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Hmm... thanks for the info.
I will have to call up Samsung and see what they say. Only problem is that I have the AT&T version of the phone and using it in Canada.
Hopefully Samsung is nice enough to still honour the warranty.

richuwo11 said:
Hmm... thanks for the info.
I will have to call up Samsung and see what they say. Only problem is that I have the AT&T version of the phone and using it in Canada.
Hopefully Samsung is nice enough to still honour the warranty.
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how did you obtain this captivate? if you are not the original purchaser you do not have a warranty. and also if you are sim unlocked you had to root to do that which voids the warranty so before you send it to sammy relock the sim restrictions and odin one click back to stock

added photos to the OP.
What do you think?

It really looks like layer separation to me. As if the glass is pulling away from the digitizer or something.
I guess it is spreading, since it looks much larger than first described...

Yep layer separation.

joeybear23 said:
It really looks like layer separation to me. As if the glass is pulling away from the digitizer or something.
I guess it is spreading, since it looks much larger than first described...
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Ok, so how do I fix it? Nothing looks loose or out of place to me. Everything fits snug and is screwed in, not loose or too tight.
Maybe just the way I snapped the outer plastic shell to the digitizer? Last time I put it together I snapped it in from top to bottom. Maybe I should try bottom to top?

richuwo11 said:
Ok, so how do I fix it? Nothing looks loose or out of place to me. Everything fits snug and is screwed in, not loose or too tight.
Maybe just the way I snapped the outer plastic shell to the digitizer? Last time I put it together I snapped it in from top to bottom. Maybe I should try bottom to top?
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If it is layer separation, I don't think there is a way to fix it. I believe the two layers are most likely put together with a special adhesive by machine. The discoloration is probably the adhesive being exposed to elements that it was not designed to come in contact with. I suspect this would have happened regardless of your activities, unless you inadvertently pried away the corner of the glass in your maintenance.
If you didn't break any "do not remove" seals while you were working on it, you may be able to get it repaired under warranty as a factory defect...

Yep. That's not going back together. Most likely it's from flexing a corner out to hard. Fixing it would require 3M Vikuiti type material. Well, that's from LCD backing. Maybe a polorizor for the front. Take it all apart, clean the surfaces in a cleanroom. That kinda thing. Not fun.

joeybear23 said:
If it is layer separation, I don't think there is a way to fix it. I believe the two layers are most likely put together with a special adhesive by machine. The discoloration is probably the adhesive being exposed to elements that it was not designed to come in contact with. I suspect this would have happened regardless of your activities, unless you inadvertently pried away the corner of the glass in your maintenance.
If you didn't break any "do not remove" seals while you were working on it, you may be able to get it repaired under warranty as a factory defect...
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Thanks for the info... I will have to contact Samsung.
All because of a stupid broken headphone jack...

Lifting Screen?

Anyone else have the problem of the screen lifting?
I have only had the phone a few weeks, never dropped it.
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Then I can press it down:
But it creeps back up.

I read a post that a high capacity battery, which is slightly larger, can force this to happen. Are you using the standard battery or a replacement high capacity one?

Standard battery.
I even tried keeping the screen and case clamped together over night. (very carefully obviously!)
It stayed normal slightly longer than when you just press it, but did still rise back up.

Got the exact same problem, also never dropped, and tried the exact same solution.
It's not that the case is bent, so it must be the screen flexing and lifting from the band of adhesive that holds it in. My worry is that it will get worse. I can even insert a slip of paper between the frame and the screen on one side, for about a quarter of the length on the right hand side towards the bottom (so 5 O clock if it was a clock face.) But the actual corner I can't get a slip of paper under, so the problem on mine is more the latter part of the lower side of the screen on the right.
I'm often tempted to lift it more and try to put in a tiny blob of glue or to try to smuggle glue in using a bit of paper as a delivery method, but my fear is a) smears and b) that releasing the screen any more than is necessary in order to get glue in will cause the adhesive to fail more - and the glue might not work anyways. Superglue is a no-no by the way, it'd be more something like UHU or Bostik.
But if it gets worse... Let me know if you're brave enough to try.
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I've not contacted HTC to ask for a swap - this phone is a swap and I just don't fancy the rigmarole again. But you might ask them.

I have seen other thread on XDA with other devices that have done this.
I mean the buttons and everything works perfectly, seems daft to send it back for this, but then it IS a fault.
I did wonder if it was a heat issue? I have noticed that when you play a game on it for a while, holding it it does get warm...does this make the adhesive soft and flex??

One possible thing that makes the glue not so strong is high temperature. I have 2 Sensations before Desire S, and i was disapointed from that phone because of the poor glue quality on the display. In the first one i have dust under digitizer and display and the second one have the same problem as your Desire S. The only way to fix this is to open the phone, remove the digitizer with display (without separate them), buy 2mm 3M Sticker and put new sticker on the places that are not fitting good. It is not so hard but if you want to do that you need to be VERU CAREFUL with the display because it's very thin and you can broke it. On Youtube you can find few dissembling video for desire s. Good luck!!

The science of expansion and contraction? You can try leaving it in your refrigerator awhile and see what happens
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I have this problem, and still do have this problem. It used to really urk me off at first, but I've since learn to live with it unfortunately.
The right side of the bottom of the display is worse than the left side, but the left side has a 0.2mm gap between the screen and the casing, right where the USB port is (only visible when the battery cover is removed and light is shining through the back) (I also believe the creaking case comes from near this area).
Once again, it used to frustrate me to all hell seeing it, but I've learned to live with it.

zeekiz said:
I have this problem, and still do have this problem. It used to really urk me off at first, but I've since learn to live with it unfortunately.
The right side of the bottom of the display is worse than the left side, but the left side has a 0.2mm gap between the screen and the casing, right where the USB port is (only visible when the battery cover is removed and light is shining through the back) (I also believe the creaking case comes from near this area).
Once again, it used to frustrate me to all hell seeing it, but I've learned to live with it.
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You are all making me tempted to get the UHU out

Mine is the same.
But i have noticed it since it came out from the box...

Thankfully I've not experienced this problem, but I will throw a couple of ideas into the pot for interest:
(1) If I remember correctly, applying heat is part of the official method for removing the glass screen from the body during the repair process. This suggests that the DS may be much more vulnerable when hot.
(2) Don't even think of using superglue (cyanoacrylate) for glueing the glass back. This stuff seems to have a volatile component that can mist up displays or windows some distance away (as I previously discovered to my cost on another project).

I also suffer from this symptom, and have done out of the box. I've noticed that if you rub from the body onto the glass on the top of the phone it's flush, whereas on the bottom there is a definite rise on the glass. I can also push the glass down on the bottom corners. But they always rise up again instantly. I'd be surprised if this wasn't the case with every desire s.
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Had the same issue since day one, in April, only that with me it was the lower right corner, not as dramatic as the one in the picture though. Also had a gap between the screen gasket and the body of the frame (one could stick a thick sheet of paper through);
I sent the phone to the warranty center and got it back a few days later with a crappy statement that the manufactury/ assembly issues i reported are not considered faults...
So i sealed the gap with fine black silicone paste (just a tricle) and learned to live with the risen screen corner.
After discovering the faults with my phone I checked with other handsets at every dealer I came across and guess what? about 1/3 of the terminals examined with my now "expert" eye have one or several of the issues mentioned in this thread.
I think the phone was rushed into production and somebody screwed big time in the Quality Control department before it was released for mass production.
So you can complain to the HTC call-center and try to have the handset replaced. If you get a replacement, so much the better. Good luck!

Interesting to hear so many people suffering from it.
May just learn to live with it as it does sound like a common fault, and sending it back may be a waste of time!

The issue for me is if it gets worse as I know it wasn't there originally (having read a post about it and checked my phone carefully.) Four months later....

Part of me doesn't want the faff of sending it back...
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Ok so I am not alone on this. Had the same issue but not to the extent in the pics attached, mine was a little loose on the bottom right corner, if pressed made a creaking/squeaking sound, if kept pressed for a few seconds, would get fixed for a few hours.
How I inadvertently fixed it is by forgetting my phone in direct sunlight for a good 30-40 mins, must have been 35-40 Celsius out around 2 PM. When I remembered and retrieved my phone from my terrace it was considerably hot, just turned it on to check if the phone was alright, must have pressed down due to force of habit but I think the glue stuck for good that time.
Never squeaked since then.
By no means is this a way to fix your phone but it worked for me by chance.
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Damn HTC for their shabby build quality.

So what happens if I apply a hairdryer to the screen? Good idea, bad idea?

al89nut said:
So what happens if I apply a hairdryer to the screen? Good idea, bad idea?
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Don't think it's a good idea. Try getting HTC to do something about it, if they could take it off and reapply the screen with the required adhesive.

Earlier today I left it by my laptop fan and it got very hot, held the screen down after and it did stick back for longer, but did creep up again... luckily the heat didn't damage my done I may email o2 as there support is better than htc's! They replaced my screen in my old HD2 last year no problems.
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Asus TF700T - dirt/dust under screen

I have bought Asus TF700T 64GB recently, but found there is one BIG dirt/dust under the screen.
After that I returned to the company, and they exchanged another new unit.
But for the second unit, it's also got dust under screen, this time it's 6pcs small dust under screen, and quite noticeable...
The company ask me to contact Asus personally, as they already help me to exchange it for the first time...
Any idea Asus will change a new unit to me? Or need to wait few weeks to repair/service? (bought less than 1 week)
Anyone know Asus got QC problem? 2 units with dust under screen...
Anyone face the same problem?
Thank you for reading.

skhong said:
I have bought Asus TF700T 64GB recently, but found there is one BIG dirt/dust under the screen.
After that I returned to the company, and they exchanged another new unit.
But for the second unit, it's also got dust under screen, this time it's 6pcs small dust under screen, and quite noticeable...
The company ask me to contact Asus personally, as they already help me to exchange it for the first time...
Any idea Asus will change a new unit to me? Or need to wait few weeks to repair/service? (bought less than 1 week)
Anyone know Asus got QC problem? 2 units with dust under screen...
Anyone face the same problem?
Thank you for reading.
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Not to sure what Asus will do or how long it will take. But I can say I also have something trapped in between the Gorrila glass and screen , and Now am having an electronic burning smell coming from speaker holes on the back . Have only had it a week. Will try to exchange mine as well

You could probably open it up to get the dust out but it's generally not an advisable thing to do.

jdeoxys said:
You could probably open it up to get the dust out but it's generally not an advisable thing to do.
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Any guide how to open the infinity? I rather do it myself than send it to Asus and wait for few weeks...

skhong said:
Any guide how to open the infinity? I rather do it myself than send it to Asus and wait for few weeks...
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Like the previous poster said ,is possible but not advisable as you have high chances to break the glass or screen.I did some repair myself on a few devices and is not easy to remove a glued glass like that (at least i guess is glued as i can't see any other way) and even after repair succed the final result is not like the original.Also if is glued you will need to use a hair dryer or a heat cannon and these tools alone are enogh to cause some serious damage to the screen...is your call buddy,but is better waitting (yeah i know is hard) than break it and loose your money.

Pretoriano80 said:
Like the previous poster said ,is possible but not advisable as you have high chances to break the glass or screen.I did some repair myself on a few devices and is not easy to remove a glued glass like that (at least i guess is glued as i can't see any other way) and even after repair succed the final result is not like the original.Also if is glued you will need to use a hair dryer or a heat cannon and these tools alone are enogh to cause some serious damage to the screen...is your call buddy,but is better waitting (yeah i know is hard) than break it and loose your money.
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Thanks for the advise.. Better waiting...:crying:

Hi guys,
I bought this tablet 4 days ago.
I also have this problem of dust between the glass and screen.
On my tf700, I have four dusts under the screen!
The worst is that I noticed that just before leaving on vacation!
I can't believe this ****!
Unacceptable for a 600 euros tablet....
Very disappointed with asus!!

heavy16 said:
Hi guys,
I bought this tablet 4 days ago.
I also have this problem of dust between the glass and screen.
On my tf700, I have four dusts under the screen!
The worst is that I noticed that just before leaving on vacation!
I can't believe this ****!
Unacceptable for a 600 euros tablet....
Very disappointed with asus!!
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Yes, it's unacceptable... As the price is not cheap.
I think ASUS got QC problem on their tablet. We have spend a lot for the premium quality, but they seems don't care about this...
Just hope ASUS will read this post!
Anyway, I love android~~~

Dust under mine as well. At first I thought it was a dead pixel, but its a nice black dot that sits slightly above the lcd so I guess its dust. At least its not in the center. Mine may be going back for other reasons anyway. Wonder if the next one will be worse...

Hi all,
It seems Asus has some serious quality issues. The first TF700T I got had one dead pixel, few dots of dust under the screen and dock didn't fit. The second had three dead pixels and clicking sound on the left side of the screen (while pressing back & home buttons, really irritating!). The third one is almost perfect, but has two little dots of dust in the left upper & lower corner - I thought these are dead pixels, but they don't disapper while the screen is off, so I guess it is dust or some other thing between glass and LCD screen. I think I will stick with that one, as dock is working, no annoying clicking and no dead pixels. If you use your tablet you will get a lot of dust on the screen very quickly, so I won't bother so much about dust or dead pixels. Anway I'm little disappointed with the quality of Asus tablets. Below you can see how it looks like. The screen is off, red arrow indicates dust dot under the screen, other white dots is regular dust on the screen (which you will get anyway after 1-2 minutes of usage!).
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misiek_to_ja said:
Hi all,
It seems Asus has some serious quality issues. The first TF700T I got had one dead pixel, few dots of dust and dock didn't fit. The second had three dead pixels and clicking sound on the left side of the screen (while pressing the back button, really irritating!). The third one is almost perfect, but has two little dots of dust in the left upper & lower corner - I thought these are dead pixels, but they don't disapper while the screen is off, so I guess it is dust or some other thing between glass and LCD screen. I think I will stick with that one, as dock is working, no annoying clicking and no dead pixels. If you use your tablet you will get a lot of dust on the screen very quickly, so I won't bother so much about dust or dead pixels. Anway I'm little disappointed with the quality of Asus tablets. Below you can see how it looks like. The screen is off, red arrow indicates dust dot under the screen, other white dots is regular dust on the screen (which you get anyway after 1-2 minutes of usage!).
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Sorry mate but i'm not fully agree with you, imo you should replace that... I also "closed an eye" on the "clicking issue" and some other cosmetic defects but for no reason i would accept your issue. The screen is maybe the best and most expensive part of this tablet so yes, when you buy it the screen should be crystal clear, think about lt.
Also is not true that after some time you will get dust under the screen for sure, not with a good quality device.
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Pretoriano80 said:
Sorry mate but i'm not fully agree with you, imo you should replace that... I also "closed an eye" on the "clicking issue" and some other cosmetic defects but for no reason i would accept your issue. The screen is maybe the best and most expensive part of this tablet so yes, when you buy it the screen should be crystal clear, think about lt.
Also is not true that after some time you will get dust under the screen for sure, not with a good quality device.
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Hi, I get your point, but how many times should I replace my device so I can finally play with it ? Some people replaced it 5-6 times and at the end they got device with worse issues. I think this two small dots are acceptable because you will get dust on your screen very quickly (not under the screen, but on top of it) and the visual effect is the same. After few minutes I stopped noticing it. So sure, I can replace it once again, but I'm simply afraid I will get more faulty device and I'm also tired of sending it to the store once again. It has been almost two weeks I paid for this device and I still didn't have an opportunity to play with it, so I think I won't risk replacing it again
PS. I also forgot to mention really bad light bleed that was present in the first two tabs, this one also has it, but on acceptable level. Anyway it is really annoying you need to be lucky to get fault-free tablet.

misiek_to_ja said:
Hi, I get your point, but how many times should I replace my device so I can finally play with it ? Some people replaced it 5-6 times and at the end they got device with worse issues. I think this two small dots are acceptable because you will get dust on your screen very quickly (not under the screen, but on top of it) and the visual effect is the same. After few minutes I stopped noticing it. So sure, I can replace it once again, but I'm simply afraid I will get more faulty device and I'm also tired of sending it to the store once again. It has been almost two weeks I paid for this device and I still didn't have an opportunity to play with it, so I think I won't risk replacing it again
PS. I also forgot to mention really bad light bleed that was present in the first two tabs, this one also has it, but on acceptable level. Anyway it is really annoying you need to be lucky to get fault-free tablet.
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Yeah, i know what you mean, sometimes is real pain to return a device and that's why i always try to buy electronics from local stores so i can go back in store and get the replacement right away.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

The Prime is very similar to the Infinity as far as design. Same way to open it too from the looks of it.
Here is the link of the Prime teardown. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474391
Now being brave enough to under take something like this is a different story haha.
I haven't seen anyone do it yet.
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OK guys, you convinced me, I'm sending it back. My fourth try, grrrr.

misiek_to_ja said:
Hi all,
It seems Asus has some serious quality issues. The first TF700T I got had one dead pixel, few dots of dust under the screen and dock didn't fit. The second had three dead pixels and clicking sound on the left side of the screen (while pressing back & home buttons, really irritating!). The third one is almost perfect, but has two little dots of dust in the left upper & lower corner - I thought these are dead pixels, but they don't disapper while the screen is off, so I guess it is dust or some other thing between glass and LCD screen. I think I will stick with that one, as dock is working, no annoying clicking and no dead pixels. If you use your tablet you will get a lot of dust on the screen very quickly, so I won't bother so much about dust or dead pixels. Anway I'm little disappointed with the quality of Asus tablets. Below you can see how it looks like. The screen is off, red arrow indicates dust dot under the screen, other white dots is regular dust on the screen (which you will get anyway after 1-2 minutes of usage!).
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Not only asus , 3 of my galaxy tab from different countries /factories have dust under screen (galaxy note 10.1 from austeria ) galaxy tab 10.1 from Egypt and galaxy tab 7 from uae both of the three have dust under the screen

[MOD} Convert your Grey and Blue One S To MAO Black the right way

Welcome to my guide on how to transform your one S
from that ugly grey and blue to a nice clean black and red finish
Things covered in this guide:
Where to get parts to do conversion
what parts to get to do a proper conversion
The steps I took to do the conversion
WARNING: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU DAMAGING YOUR PHONE WHILE TRYING TO DO THIS MOD. ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO TO YOUR PHONE IS JUST THAT...A CHOICE.. SO REMEMBER YOUR CHOICE IF YOU BREAK SOMETHING IT'S NOT MY FAULT
​I would like to preface this guide. When I bought my Tmobile One-S it was in hopes the One X+ would come to T-Mobile.. Since this is not happening I have decied to just do the full case conversion to the black and red edition with the hTC branded screen.
Where I started:
Found the parts I needed
Watched some youtube vids for taking the screen out of the unit
Had some experience working with small electronics / cell phone repair before
Things you will need for this project:
Torx T5 screwdriver
Small phillips Screwdriver
A plastic case pry tool (should be avail from the place that sells my parts)
Housing
Midframe < that part is KEY for not having to do HEAVY modification to the tmobile midframe
Camera ring (the red one)
speaker cover and Sim cover in black
Adhesive strips (SUPER IMPORTANT!!!!)
Where I got these parts:
I use this site because when I worked at a cell phone repair shop this was our parts provider and the seller is a great one to work with and is local to the USA (fast shipping times)
Midframe: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8252
Housing: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8625
Covers: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=8649
Camera ring: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Main-Re...448213?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item484877ae15
Pry tool: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7250 < i orderd 4 of them cuz the prying tip breaks easily
HTC branded screen: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7975 < this is optional i just didnt want tmobile anywhere on my phone
Where to start:
I first started by watching a few youtube videos on how to replace my screen so i could get a feel for how hard it would be to actually dissasemble the phone. I will post a detailed picture guide once i shrink the pics and highlight the needed steps in them (dont be scared to use a hairdryer to get the glass of your screen nice and warm to the touch this will make the adhesive easier to seperate and lowers the risk of breaking your glass)
I started by popping off the sim cover and removing the 2x torx screws at the top of the frame and setting them aside.
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then i ran a pry tool to loosen up the adhesive on the bottom plate and it unclipped from the bottom of the frame
Then in the spot i had removed the bottom clip from i unscrewed the 2x phillips screws and set them aside. I then ran a pry tool around the casing between the grey and black to seperate the midframe from frame
once seperated I flipped the midframe over and heated up the battery slightly and then used my pry tool to pull the batter off the adhesive
Once that was done i then unscrewed the phillips screw to the top left of the battery and undid the ribbon connections for volume touch and lcd
i then heated up the screen and proceeded to run the pry tool around the edge of the screen VERY SLOWLY while keeping some heet on it
i set it aside
I then turned the frame to its side to remove the volume buttons i applied a small ammount of heat and used the pry tool to loosen the adhesive (WARNING) they didnt make this a sealed thing so be sure you actually get behind the volume buttons
I then moved down to where the "chin" was and used a VERY small flathead to pop it off and i tried to be gentle with it as much as possible
i then applied heat to the buttons at the bottom of the frame and used the pry tool to take them off their adhesive
just so you know these are attached to the board at the bottom
it took some wiggling but i got it through the slide hole for it..
i applied some heat to the board that had the vibrator on it and used the pry tool to take it off the frame
then i put the soft keys on the new midframe
then i put the volume buttson on and the lcd back on
the only problem i ran into is the blue plastic that covers the top of our board was approx 2mm too thick for the EU frame
so i had to hack it up pretty bad to get the cover to fit
i know shes dirty i got my hands all over while putting stuff back together
total time on project: 2 hours. Total invested by choice: 105$ ... had to buy my screen cuz i broke the old one: 168$
Enjoy guys and gals and Happy modding
-Zarboz

All of that adds up to around how much i paid for the phone itself

Kamilr97 said:
All of that adds up to around how much i paid for the phone itself
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Was thinking the exact same thing lol

Behold_this said:
Was thinking the exact same thing lol
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i bought mine unlocked and paid almost 600$
and spent 100$ in parts... nominal to me
you dont HAVE to get the hTC branded screen it was just a nice polish off feature for me

Thanks for the write up and links.
I think replacing the screen is a little overboard, but to each their own. If you don't replace the screen or the camera cover (strangely I prefer the blue), it saves you $167, so not a bad price to spruce this thing up a little. Too bad there's no way to stuff more memory into it while it's open.
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Thank you
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Can I change the screen to a hd one?

Sounds like an idea I could similarly apply....
I'm looking for the grey housing. Mine came with quite a buckle but I was too happy about getting my new device so I never sent it back.
Where can I buy it? Shipment to Germany should be possible.
Thanks in advance!

BUILDER88 said:
Sounds like an idea I could similarly apply....
I'm looking for the grey housing. Mine came with quite a buckle but I was too happy about getting my new device so I never sent it back.
Where can I buy it? Shipment to Germany should be possible.
Thanks in advance!
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Doesn't the EU body come in grey????? i could have sworn looking at parts i saw a EU grey *housing*
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Genuine-Housing-Repair-HTC/dp/B008MRADHI
or you could do white im sure
if you would like to purchase my old housing it is 3 weeks old and is in fair condition and i do paypal
The place i order form is USA based so shipping might take a while to germany. Might want to look for a hong kong based seller.
you SHOULD be able to do the same thing with the grey and blue housing
i am uploading 100+ pictures right now guys So standby

cool mod, comes out to less than $60 if people dont replace their screen which i dont recommend from sky star trader. i work at a cell phone repair shop and sky star trader by far has given us the highest amount of bad digitizers so we completely stopped using them. one time we even ordered a digitizer for a rezound and the light and proximity sensor ports were so tinted the phone kept thinking it was next to an ear. theyre just poorly made and should be avoided

iheartn1 said:
cool mod, comes out to less than $60 if people dont replace their screen which i dont recommend from sky star trader. i work at a cell phone repair shop and sky star trader by far has given us the highest amount of bad digitizers so we completely stopped using them. one time we even ordered a digitizer for a rezound and the light and proximity sensor ports were so tinted the phone kept thinking it was next to an ear. theyre just poorly made and should be avoided
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I ordered mine from amazon to be honest for that reason
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Do you have any problems with reception? The T-mobile version has plastic on the bottom for the radio but the EU one doesn't. Does it affect anything?

Kamilr97 said:
Do you have any problems with reception? The T-mobile version has plastic on the bottom for the radio but the EU one doesn't. Does it affect anything?
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That piece is just plastic the antenna runs from the main board down the right side of the frame to the bottom board
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See nothin there
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This black wire is the antenna
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See nothin there
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Instead of tearing apart the phone to get to this piece would I be able to trim up the plastic piece to use black UK body on the phone?

newbieandroid said:
Instead of tearing apart the phone to get to this piece would I be able to trim up the plastic piece to use black UK body on the phone?
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no the top of the midframe will not seat right in the EU body

Im interested what quality is the new black body. Can you post some pictures of the top, the usb port and the beats audio logo?

jandari said:
Im interested what quality is the new black body. Can you post some pictures of the top, the usb port and the beats audio logo?
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Sure ill link some high res versions
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My New Z3 experience

Just got mine from Sony Store.. and yeah it's not perfect, at first it annoyed me like hell, because as you notice, there are some gaps and faults due to poor build quality. But everything is not perfect, and those gaps are just minor. Luckily the phone has no problem so far, but I still worry, will there be anything to concern in the future? like after using the phone for a few weeks, the camera will become worse or anything like that? pls share your experience, guys
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Just got mine from Sony Store.. and yeah it's not perfect, at first it annoyed me like hell, because as you notice, there are some gaps and faults due to poor build quality. But everything is not perfect, and those gaps are just minor. Luckily the phone has no problem so far, but I still worry, will there be anything to concern in the future? like after using the phone for a few weeks, the camera will become worse or anything like that? pls share your experience, guys
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What am I looking at? What's the problem? Are you asking if your phone is going to fail at some point in the future. Almost certainly, just like it is the destiny of the human race - of every race and species - to become extinct. And at some point after that, the sun will expand and burn up all that ever was (except the voyager craft, which will escape intact, and I just regret now that the gold record they stuck on it in the 1970's couldn't have included Rick Astley because the idea of rickrolling some alien civilisation 20 million years from now arouses me). Until then, I'd try not to let it worry you.

Nice post, sorry for making you confused.... because most people have faced bunch of problems on this phone, so I was just worried...

Nothing to worry about that I can see. Have had mine for two months and it looks just like yours, no issues.

Nice, you got one with even gaps so that's good. Just make sure you get a case or protector for the back, I love the phone but the back glass is pretty soft I have some minor scratches near the bottom edge despite being careful.

Thanks all!!! I will try to find a case and screen protector

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Nice, you got one with even gaps so that's good. Just make sure you get a case or protector for the back, I love the phone but the back glass is pretty soft I have some minor scratches near the bottom edge despite being careful.
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What do you mean by "gaps" and "good"? 0.O

On many phones the screen is uncentered so there is almost no gap between LCD and frame on one side and a big gap on the other, yours is good. Mine is like yours. For those who have it, its just a cosmetic thing.

Looking at the contents sticker showing no earphones I am guessing you got it from TMO?

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On many phones the screen is uncentered so there is almost no gap between LCD and frame on one side and a big gap on the other, yours is good. Mine is like yours. For those who have it, its just a cosmetic thing.
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Cool, thank you so much

abhinav.tella said:
Looking at the contents sticker showing no earphones I am guessing you got it from TMO?
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Nah nah I got it on Sony Store. Mine is D6603 LTE.

bluesky2111 said:
Just got mine from Sony Store.. and yeah it's not perfect, at first it annoyed me like hell, because as you notice, there are some gaps and faults due to poor build quality. But everything is not perfect, and those gaps are just minor. Luckily the phone has no problem so far, but I still worry, will there be anything to concern in the future? like after using the phone for a few weeks, the camera will become worse or anything like that? pls share your experience, guys
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Hi can you write here the week of production of your unit? I'm trying to collect more infos I can, and then share them on an Italian android forum
abhinav.tella said:
Nice, you got one with even gaps so that's good. Just make sure you get a case or protector for the back, I love the phone but the back glass is pretty soft I have some minor scratches near the bottom edge despite being careful.
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Can you put here some photos like bluesky? or if you like send them on pm... just for curiosity, next month I'll buy a new z3 again, I hope in a unit without the issues we know very well...

My current one is a week 39. I will post pictures here tonight or tomorrow.
I have gone through 3, because T-Mobile got a bad batch:
1. had evenly set/centered screen but light bleed
2. had uncentered screen and back glass so big gap on one side
3. had uncentered screen and back glass so big gap on one side and purple camera on sided of pics, and light bleed all along one side. (Week 40)
4. Current phone, everything is perfect (Week 39)

abhinav.tella said:
Looking at the contents sticker showing no earphones I am guessing you got it from TMO?
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No, tmo has a different bix

My first one was bought on amazon 6603 and it came eith seals open already which made me uncomfortable but the phone worked flawless but one of the nylon corners protruded out just the slightest not even 1mm off but it bothered me so i returned it it was production week 41 so i bought one on sony store and am happy to report not a single flaw , my new one is productiob week 44

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My first one was bought on amazon 6603 and it came eith seals open already which made me uncomfortable but the phone worked flawless but one of the nylon corners protruded out just the slightest not even 1mm off but it bothered me so i returned it it was production week 41 so i bought one on sony store and am happy to report not a single flaw , my new one is production week 44
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Yeah that happened to my third one the, nylon cap on one side was literally cutting me because it was protruding out a little.

abhinav.tella said:
Yeah that happened to my third one the, nylon cap on one side was literally cutting me because it was protruding out a little.
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Yes it happened to me as well. I was too lazy to take a shot of that corner. It was bulged out a little bit, but only if you look very closely. One thing I'm afraid is that will those gaps on the edge (or the ugly corner we have) let water get in?

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Yes it happened to me as well. I was too lazy to take a shot of that corner. It was bulged out a little bit, but only if you look very closely. One thing I'm afraid is that will those gaps on the edge (or the ugly corner we have) let water get in?
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There is glue under the glass and the frame actually extends inwards a bit. Don't worry about gaps unless you see a lot of light coming through between the frame.

abhinav.tella said:
There is glue under the glass and the frame actually extends inwards a bit. Don't worry about gaps unless you see a lot of light coming through between the frame.
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Thank you, that helped a lot. Actually I have tried "washing" it twice, but only 30s or less, so not sure if it's defective.

bluesky2111 said:
Thank you, that helped a lot. Actually I have tried "washing" it twice, but only 30s or less, so not sure if it's defective.
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i wanna wash my phone so bad but I'm so hesitant lol