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Sensation - Back cover poor quality, tarnish

Hi folks,
I've had my Sensation for 3 days tops and something has happened to the back cover. It doesn't wipe off, have absolutely no idea what caused this.
Pretty poor considering it's two days old and treated with kid gloves, couldn't have looked after this phone more if I tried. Crazy.
My GS2 is still prestine, not a mark or scuff anywhere.
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ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<

Nothing like that on either of my two back covers. I'd get it exchanged.

Spekko said:
ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<
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ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.

Yeah I'd ask HTC to supply you a new one, not acceptable really. Probably only a minor problem on a select new units because the build quality is usually top notch.

I've emailed HTC via the customer service channels on their site and attached a pic. See how it goes. Sending the entire phone back would be ridiculous. Cost them more in shipping, hassle and man hours.

I had a similar issue I think with my original cover. I had it less than 10 days, always on micro cloth etc. and I had a spot in the back cover. Of course everyone here will tell you it is something you are doing wrong but I handle my phones with the greatest care and always get top dollar for resale.
In the End HTC sent me a new cover and I have not had anymore problems so far, knock on wood..

T-Mobile have said I would need to replace the whole handset if I go through them. I hope HTC have a better answer, got it setup how I like, the battery is warmed up and broken in nicely too.

Arthur Hucksake said:
ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.
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i sent it back rooted with a custom rom and all that ish to my carrier, wasnt still going to waste time going to stock,. Tried going through htc first to see if they could just send me a new cover, but they fail in south africa :/

HTC One E8 - First impressions: Premium device disguised as a mid-tier phone

I've had the HTC One E8 for just over a week now and I am thoroughly impressed. The device has a premium display and chip-set at a mid-grade price. The curved edges of the poly-carbonate (plastic) back plate makes this device easy to hold without losing its visual appeal. On the back you will also find a 13 MP camera with a single tone flash. The face of the phone contains a 5 MP Selfie camera, 5” HD display, and two front facing speakers. The “Boomsound” front facing speakers can push out a great deal of sound without losing any sound quality.
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How is the phone after a few weeks of usage?
How is the battery life?
What is the Android version on it? Did it get 4.4.3?

viditbhargava said:
How is the phone after a few weeks of usage?
How is the battery life?
What is the Android version on it? Did it get 4.4.3?
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The battery life is pretty good and typically lasts me the entire day. Also good to know that I am always playing with it so you might get way better battery life then I do. The US Sprint version comes pre-loaded with Android 4.4.2.
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Aaron

I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?

parasitemite said:
I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?
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Many of us in India have rooted it, you can find the threads in the dev section and Q&A's also.
Running smooth, and yes , a great phone overall...
cheers.

parasitemite said:
I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?
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Thanks for the feedback. Haven't really given rooting much thought.

Be watchful on eBay batteries.

USA Seller 2800mAh OEM Battery +Charger For Samsung Galaxy S5 Active G870 G870A
Do not buy or you might be disappointed. I got it today and found the label peeling off, and when I stuck it back on, it started to cover the printing.
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this is common knowledge...

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this is common knowledge...
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Regrettably that it really isn't. I never had a problem with batteries marked OEM. But I guess the good news the seller refunded me the money and said to keep it our toss it out. There are still a few who believe in truth in advertising. I have reported the seller to eBay. But I doubt anything comes from that. If they don't say OEM, I know I am taking a chance to save a few bucks.
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I thought everyone knows eBay batteries are junk guess I was wrong.

bloodrain954 said:
I thought everyone knows eBay batteries are junk guess I was wrong.
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I have buying them for years, never a problem. I normally notice the little details, like the waves missing in the battery. (The NFC antenna) but failed this time. But at least I got my money back. If I wanted cheap Chinese batteries, I would have bought the ones for five bucks.
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eBay is full of knock offs for things like batteries. Just gotta find a legit seller and stick to it.

lurch0101 said:
eBay is full of knock offs for things like batteries. Just gotta find a legit seller and stick to it.
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:highfive:
There is a few legit sellers, my mistake was not looking at my saved sellers list. A mistake I am not about to repeat twice, even though this time really didn't cost me anything...

Compare GS4 to Nexus 5?

I am on sprint and have a galaxy s4. I am happy enough with it.
I want the ability to leave sprint and be off contract with either att or tmobile.
I am worried about what I reading with battery life on the Nexus 5.
Can anyone comment on their experience with both he 4 and the 5? Pros/cons etc.

One thing I can tell you from my experiences is that N5 battery is way better than S4. S4 is a powerful device but battery was one of my reason to stay away from it.

My N5 blows my S3 away non battery life.

I had a s4 and i was disappointed with the battery life, the galaxy series never exceeded my expectations especially when they inside touchwiz it reminded me when i had the s2 and the complaints people had,
With amoled displays its ment to be more efficient but it drained so fast when in use, so i swapped for a n5 and even though the battery is smaller i don't need to charge it twice a day.
The n5 is a nice solid device to hold,no bugs to mention, just nice smooth vanilla android
My s4 could not connect to camera often, wakelock bug,reboot required, standby drain,no knox security or deterrents for unlocking boot loader.
Bugs varied from device you may not experienced these.

Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.

Battery!!!
Bielinsk said:
Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.
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If you only listen to music, use social media and make calls, the battery will last a day. Now, if you start playing games and watching videos all the time on youtube the nexus 5 you will run out of power at the end of the day. I'm very pleased with my battery life, and with Android Lollipop promising better performance, you can't go wrong getting a nexus.

Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).

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Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).
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Battery didn't improve much from the S3 before it. AMOLED needs a lot of juice to get the brightness level usable though that has been somewhat resolved in the latest generation panels found only in the S5 and Note4. Hopefully the Nexus 6 was able to procure them and not stuck with last year's tech as the Moto X 2014 was forced to do.

The Nexus 5 blows away the S4 in everything. I set it to ART and it is much faster.
Spark on Sprint is 22mb down.
Very happy I made the switch. What a great phone this 5 is, kicking myself for not getting it a year ago.

Battery test

Gsmarena have completed the battery test and.... well it's and LG...
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man when I had the g2, battery was amazing. either way, my s7 at 3kmah sucks and is horrendous , so I doubt the v20 will be worse.
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might wanna check this out if u think the s7 is crap.

their battery tests mean nothing. it's not real world usage. I'm not talking on my phone for 16 hours or watching movies for 12 hours. those tests are stupid and don't apply to everyday life. also pretty sure that's the exynos. we got screwed with the snapdragon in both terms of speed and battery.
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Wasn't that battery test for the S7 for the Exynos version? Which is known to be more battery efficient? Lol
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yeah lol
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Well that sucks
Good thing there will be a zerolemon battery soon

The battery life is my biggest fear with the V20.
I've heard atrocious things about the V10, and had abysmal battery life on my old G4 that left me never wanting an LG phone again. The V20 is the only phone out there with a 5.7" screen, expandable storage, and running software that looks close to stock Android. All of that becomes useless if the phone can't last throughout the day.
Guess I'll have to wait for some real world tests to be done first.

AhsanU said:
The battery life is my biggest fear with the V20.
I've heard atrocious things about the V10, and had abysmal battery life on my old G4 that left me never wanting an LG phone again. The V20 is the only phone out there with a 5.7" screen, expandable storage, and running software that looks close to stock Android. All of that becomes useless if the phone can't last throughout the day.
Guess I'll have to wait for some real world tests to be done first.
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Get a second battery...?
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PsiPhiDan said:
Get a second battery...?
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Carrying a second battery just isn't ideal for me. To be honest, it's more laziness than anything else at this point. Maybe if LG brings out a standalone battery charger like they did for the G4, I'd be game.
But more importantly, I'm torn between the V20 and the Pixel XL. God I miss having stock Android, but I'm definitely leaning towards the V20. Micro SD storage and bigger screen that doesn't look like an iPhone = win for the most part. I'm hoping the theme store for LG can become robust.

I don't see why they wouldn't have a stand alone charger. The v10 has it.
I have the charger and extra battery and also the 250gb SD card they gave out as promos when it was new.
I use a zerolemon most of the time though! I prefer big phones with some weight to them! And heck... I just don't worry about charging.
Sent from my awesome T-Mobile LG V10!

planetbeen said:
I don't see why they wouldn't have a stand alone charger. The v10 has it.
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A spare battery kit is now available on e-Bay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V20-Batt...132805?hash=item2a721d0c85:g:Hj8AAOSwCGVX9Jnk

I left the V10 for the S7 Edge. However, i am probably going to pull the trigger on the V10, leaving my S7 Edge. The V10 was great but the battery life was horrendous. I had a spare battery and I would have to swap it by the end of the work day every day.

Coming from the Note7 it can only be better.

coming from nexus 6p. this is gold