My father and I both have the XZ dual, and i noticed when placing it on a flat surface it does not lie completely flat. The top left corner near the led notification light moves a bit and isn't flat on the surface.
It's worse on my phone than my dads, but i do notice that it got worse with time. I also bend it to the other side every once in a while and it becomes flat again only to bend the other way again in a few days.
I do not usually put it in tight places other than my front pocket, and I'm a thin guy so don't have much force on the phone.
Well, that's a relief. I thought I was only me. Same here. Tried some times to bend it to be flat, was ok for a couple of days, then the same thing, top left corner, no flat.
We 're talking like 0,1 mm so not really a problem, does not bother me, it's an amazing phone, can't wait for XZ Premium though.
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Well, that's a relief. I thought I was only me. Same here. Tried some times to bend it to be flat, was ok for a couple of days, then the same thing, top left corner, no flat.
We 're talking like 0,1 mm so not really a problem, does not bother me, it's an amazing phone, can't wait for XZ Premium though.
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So its not just me! It's driving me crazy, when i type with the phone on a flat surface it makes some sounds and is really annoying!
I thought it was supposed to be a flat phone ?
Got mine a month ago. It is completely flat.
Bad side - camera lens are also flat and prone to scratches...
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this phone is totaly twistable and i noticed that after 10 days from when i bought it .i have put the phone on flat table and emediatly noticed its like a banana LMAO... it bends like no other phone for sure but the good side is it can go back to flat aswell ..phone is made mostly from plastic so we should expect that. i would recommend not carrying it in tight pockets it bends quickly... for a flagship device this should not happen but anyway if they continue this way i wont be buying Sony phones for sure.
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this phone is totaly twistable and i noticed that after 10 days from when i bought it .i have put the phone on flat table and emediatly noticed its like a banana LMAO... it bends like no other phone for sure but the good side is it can go back to flat aswell ..phone is made mostly from plastic so we should expect that. i would recommend not carrying it in tight pockets it bends quickly... for a flagship device this should not happen but anyway if they continue this way i wont be buying Sony phones for sure.
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I've had a lot of plastic phones, non bent this way and stayed bent!
The XZ premium is made of glass and metal, which is better in my opinion, even for heat issues. This phone heats up in my pocket while im carrying it, reaching body temperature 37c, after that it doesnt take much to heat it up to around 40 in which case it starts to throttle and stutter. The metal on the back looks reaaaalllyy thin, you can hear it when you tap the phone on the back.
I think my phone is also diagonally bent. Damn. This make me sad.
could u please take pic and send it here
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could u please take pic and send it here
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even if we put some pictures to prove it u wont be able to notice cuz it cant be seen by an eye u must put on the flat table and then ull notice.
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Well, that's a relief. I thought I was only me. Same here. Tried some times to bend it to be flat, was ok for a couple of days, then the same thing, top left corner, no flat.
We 're talking like 0,1 mm so not really a problem, does not bother me, it's an amazing phone, can't wait for XZ Premium though.
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A 10th of a mm is well within the manufacturing tolerances, it is quite hard to produce 100% flat surfaces unless you go full metal and even then it is not guaranteed. Try checking the flatness against a glass surface though. No issues here.
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A 10th of a mm is well within the manufacturing tolerances, it is quite hard to produce 100% flat surfaces unless you go full metal and even then it is not guaranteed. Try checking the flatness against a glass surface though. No issues here.
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On my phone it's way more than 1 mm, the phone moves while on a flat surface like glass.
This is my phone bent/twisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TWqkMP7yZc
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This is my phone bent/twisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TWqkMP7yZc
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That's indeed quite severe, definitely out of spec. Was it like this since you bought it or just a recent discovery ?
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I've had a lot of plastic phones, non bent this way and stayed bent!
The XZ premium is made of glass and metal, which is better in my opinion, even for heat issues. This phone heats up in my pocket while im carrying it, reaching body temperature 37c, after that it doesnt take much to heat it up to around 40 in which case it starts to throttle and stutter. The metal on the back looks reaaaalllyy thin, you can hear it when you tap the phone on the back.
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Weird... Probably that's why yours got bent, overheating. Have you determined the cause ?
Bought on launch day in September, still perfectly flat.
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Weird... Probably that's why yours got bent, overheating. Have you determined the cause ?
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I actually haven't. Have no idea why it happened but it does seem to go back into bent position after adjusting, seems to me as a manufacturing fault or maybe I permanently bent it before without noticing (i dont think its that easy though). I don't remember how it was when I first bought it, but I started noticing it in January and my phone is about 7 months old right now.
I meant the overheating issue ( you mentioned in a previous post that it reaches 40 centigrades ), usually polymers are susceptible to dimensional changes as they are exposed to constant heat, hence the frame warping. Mine is as flat as it was the day I bought it (early Oct. 2016)
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I meant the overheating issue ( you mentioned in a previous post that it reaches 40 centigrades ), usually polymers are susceptible to dimensional changes as they are exposed to constant heat, hence the frame warping. Mine is as flat as it was the day I bought it (early Oct. 2016)
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I thought 40 c was normal, it always reaches that especially when doing some heavy tasks or when the weather is hot (I travel in the Middle East where its usually hot). But as from the video posted in an above reply, i think there's a weakness in the phone structure since mine is bent in exactly the same way, and other users also reported the same area.
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Hi there,
I have the Sony Smartwatch 2 since it was just released.
I ordered it via the Sony website, so it was delivered from Czech.
Anwyays... the Smartwatch 2 worked pretty fine for me so far.
Unfortunately, I experienced something strange yesterday.
Yesterday I noticed that the on/off button wasn't working properly anymore.
I wondered how this was possible, and then I noticed that the screen was a little bit lifted out of the case.
I could push the screen back in place, and the on/off button worked fine again too, although it seems it comes back up a little bit after a while.
I have seen this before in a video where they showed the watch at a conference, so it seems to be a common issue.
Does anyone have this too? and what did you do to solve it? Because I would hate to send it back.
Right now I'm actually waiting till it comes off a bit more, so I can place a little tip of glue beneath the screen (if there is a safe place for that beneath the screen), so it won't lift up again.
I had it too.
I put a little pinch of glue in the rear of the watch and all is good now.
its not the screen lifting. The actual watch hardware is glued into a frame of the wrist band. The glue is simply coming undone.
Yep, I've been able to completely push the watch out of it's frame.
Used some glue on the frame, and pulled it back in.
Let's hope it stays there now.
The glue that was on it already propably became loose when I took the watch under the shower?
Although... it should not do that, because it's waterproof.
Them problem as with mine, I got the watch off my arm and the clock pops out off the holding
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Be warned. Mine was destroyed when it got wet.
They aren't very waterproof.
worwig said:
Be warned. Mine was destroyed when it got wet.
They aren't very waterproof.
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I've been under the shower for a few times with it, so it's definitely waterproof.
Although, that the glue came loose might be the result of that.
worwig said:
Be warned. Mine was destroyed when it got wet.
They aren't very waterproof.
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This is definitely BS. I shower with it every single day and didn't have any problem at all.
joshoon said:
I've been under the shower for a few times with it, so it's definitely waterproof.
Although, that the glue came loose might be the result of that.
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Maybe if you shower 50 minutes with boiling water... I repeat, I think I had like 60 showers with the watch on (and even pressing the power button or tinkering with the screen to change song etc.) and zero problems.
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This is definitely BS. I shower with it every single day and didn't have any problem at all.
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Not BS. I just received my replacement watch. I felt the original vibrate, looked down, and watched the screen fade out. Never to come back after 4 days of drying it out with a small fan on it.
I am rubbing silicone grease in the cracks and charge plug on the replacement. I ride a motorcycle year round. I need some water resistance and my first one had very little.
It's SONY.. What do you expect?
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It's SONY.. What do you expect?
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It's my first Sony device, so it's not a good device to impress people who are new to Sony hahaha.
But I love the Smartwatch though
SONY is for target practice. You spend about $750 on their latest technology and then have it work for about 2 years at the most, then put it up on a pedestal to play target practice with your new .9mm. You get to vent the frustrations of buying such an expensive and overpriced device and promise yourself you won't do it again.
When they talk about cheaply designed, overpriced, Chinese assembled items on Black Friday, they are talking about SONY.
I saw posts before about screens popping out, but thought it was just that and hoped it wouldn't happen to mine
wish I had read this topic before, I have the exact same thing, this build quality is REALLY poor
seems this is happening to quite a few people, I think they used the wrong glue
would certainly explain why the watch isn't waterproof for everyone
I have a problem with my watch, I broke the screen and I cant find the replacement, if you have a unusable sw2 maybe you can sell me the part that I need, please PM with any response, thanks
Hi all,
Do you know if you can replace the nylon corners on the Z3? Dropped it on the corner and got a nasty ding, but rest of phone is perfect, just the corner is damaged. Don't mind paying Sony to do it, as long as it's not so expensive. Just not sure if it's possible.
Thanks!
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Hi all,
Do you know if you can replace the nylon corners on the Z3? Dropped it on the corner and got a nasty ding, but rest of phone is perfect, just the corner is damaged. Don't mind paying Sony to do it, as long as it's not so expensive. Just not sure if it's possible.
Thanks!
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I am imterested in this as well. If anyone has any info
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I dropped my phone and also would want to know where to have these replaced.
They can be replaced.
So... Is it Sony that can replace them? I have a small dent in one corner. Anyone know where the phone is sealed? I would guess it is behind the nyloncorner as it is ment to take off for the fall?
Also curious. I dropped my phone onto a hardwood floor from 3,5 meters. Phone is fine but one corner has a crack on it. It´s barely visible but dont think it will take many more drops so this subject might come important for me.
What are you guys doing to drop your phones?
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Also curious. I dropped my phone onto a hardwood floor from 3,5 meters. Phone is fine but one corner has a crack on it. It´s barely visible but dont think it will take many more drops so this subject might come important for me.
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Other people write about droping the phone from 20cm and the screen cracked.
How in the world did your phone survive this?!?!?!
I guess the wooden floor was soft enough and rest was pure luck. Only the flaps opened and phone rebooted itself. I left the phone on a flat balcony railing and a minute later it dropped on its own because it is so slippery.
Btw it´s not the only time i dropped this phone on a wooden floor from hights more than 1 meter without any cases or covers. Durable phone.
Mine slid off a soft surface onto a tile counter top no more than 5cm, and the screen shattered. I can't say I agree that the phone is durable.
Id love to see some photos of drop damage. Do the nylon corners work as intended?
It is becoming clear that the Z3 is a phone you do not want to drop without a case on.
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It is becoming clear that the Z3 is a phone you do not want to drop without a case on.
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Isn't that true for all phones right now ?
Anyway, @op, could you provide pics of the affected area ? I'm curious to see how the nylon corners dealt with the damage, as Sony is advertising them as the saviour of Z3 in case you drop it.
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Isn't that true for all phones right now ?
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Basically.. Although the Z3 has two pieces of glass, so the chances of one of them shattering is higher.
It's all about how lucky, or un-lucky you are on how it lands.
The days of Nokia 3310 are gone, only flagship phone that can really take a beating is the HTC One because of the speaker frames buffering the glass, so even corner impacts don't damage the screen.
So, anyone who actually had the corners on the phone replaced? Roughly how much did you pay?
One of my corners cracked after a drop yesterday, and the phone looks hideous now...
I must say that unlike what seems like most people experienced, I find the phone to be very durable.
I've dropped it several times from roughly 1-1,5 meters height, and only this one time any damage appeared - and it did not spread anywhere else than the corner.
I've attached pictures of the damage if anyone is interested. (Sorry for the extremely poor quality, apart from my phone I only have a ****ty webcam as camera...)
Akiainavas said:
Isn't that true for all phones right now ?
Anyway, @op, could you provide pics of the affected area ? I'm curious to see how the nylon corners dealt with the damage, as Sony is advertising them as the saviour of Z3 in case you drop it.
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Where do you see Sony advertising the nylon corners for stopping damages? I would imagine rubber would help more than these hard nylon corners.
Did 1 of u manage to repair ? dent mine the same
Hello. Anyone has experience on the fix? A Taiwanese forum mentioned Sony replacement for NTD 5150 (about USD 165) as Sony representative said "the nylon caps are together with the screen/frame so everything has to be replaced". Ridiculous I would say.
Mine was more abrupt because it just slipped off the phone when I picked my phone up from sofa. Don't know if previous damage would have loosen it.
Does that affect waterproofing as well? My pressure test still positive though. Maybe I can just use super glue. Hmm. Update me please!
cheeyeen said:
Hello. Anyone has experience on the fix? A Taiwanese forum mentioned Sony replacement for NTD 5150 (about USD 165) as Sony representative said "the nylon caps are together with the screen/frame so everything has to be replaced". Ridiculous I would say.
Mine was more abrupt because it just slipped off the phone when I picked my phone up from sofa. Don't know if previous damage would have loosen it.
Does that affect waterproofing as well? My pressure test still positive though. Maybe I can just use super glue. Hmm. Update me please!
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What previous damage?
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S8+ Rogers, on June 8th.
I have had no problem on using my phone after all.
I did some facebook and texting on my bed and left my phone on table located right next to my bed right before sleep.
When i woke up today (June 17th. 2017), I found that my phone has been all bented, and screen has been shattered. but funny thing is the tempered screen protector has been safe but only phone itself has been all messed up. Phone smells like a smoke slightly as well. I turned off my phone right after.
I do not know how to upload pics here, so i uploaded all to my Google drive. Check it out. and share it.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4V01qAWsx6oM2hPS2NsZlFvcXM
Sheesh that's pretty scary you say you turned the phone off so it must still Work? Was it charging overnight or not
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Sheesh that's pretty scary you say you turned the phone off so it must still Work? Was it charging overnight or not
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I was too tired to plug in my phone, No charging overnight. So scary ****
Looks like it's been run over
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Maybe your girlfriend got mad about something? ??
Jokes aside, try giving it back from where you bought it and explain them (even if the whole story sounds weird)
Tbh, it seems extremely weird (at least for me) that this damage was done by the phone itself
Looks damaged more than exploded
Specifically it wasn't charging.
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Girlfriend problems?
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I think for the phone to do that to itself it would need to exploded... That's just weird.
Definitely seems like it was caused by a physical force outside of the phone, it's not possible for a phone to bend like that by itself under any circumstances. Even the battery exploding would not cause a bend like that, maybe being ran over by a car would? Remember that the S8 is built like a tank, not a single person that I've ever seen attempting a bend test has been able to cause any sort of bend to the frame, let alone bending the phone enough to break the screen.
The smell of smoke is completely understandable in an extreme bend like that, because the bend can damage the battery and cause short circuits inside the phone. I doubt that you can get a refund, because there's no way that damage like that could be caused without an external force being applied to the phone. The only logical conclusions that I can think of are you bending the phone in your sleep (not probable, since you need tools to bend it like that), or someone else bending it. It could maybe be possible to cause damage like that by bending the phone against a table, but it's not possible by using only your hands. You should probably investigate more on who could have done it, very strange
I am not a black consumer or trying to rip samsung off. I have been an loyal consumer of samsung. I have used every Galaxy s series phone so far and had no problem with my s series. Yeah it looks like a car went over, but i did not any car driving around in my room last night. Plus the tempered screen protector on the screen has been no damaged at all.
Namkyeongwoo said:
I am not a black consumer or trying to rip samsung off. I have been an loyal consumer of samsung. I have used every Galaxy s series phone so far and had no problem with my s series. Yeah it looks like a car went over, but i did not any car driving around in my room last night. Plus the tempered screen protector on the screen has been no damaged at all.
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Tempered screen protectors can bend a lot more than the display without breaking
I'm sorry to say this, and I am NOT questioning your honesty.
But when batteries fail and expand, they release tremendous amounts of heat that would discolor the AMOLED panel and most definitely explode from the force of having to bend the phone and crack it like that.
Both the back and front panels on the S8 are structural and need a tremendous amount of force and heat to part.
External force bent the phone and cracked it. Who did it, why and when is up to you to find out.
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Tempered screen protectors can bend a lot more than the display without breaking
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No arguing with, I am just very disappointed with what happened to my phone over night. what i've known so far, is that most of tempered glass screen protectors are fragile.
Namkyeongwoo said:
No arguing with, I am just very disappointed with what happened to my phone over night. what i've known so far, is that most of tempered glass screen protectors are fragile.
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Alright, best wishes to you, I hope you find out who bent your phone and can get a refund :fingers-crossed:
I want the next note but idk after this.
Get a new girlfriend, the current one doesn't like you.
You sure your girl ain't do that? Lol????
I'm not all knowing. But this mobile went true more than laying on a night bench. It looks totally destroyed. Your girlfriend have some explaining to do.
Contact Apple.....sounds like one of there phones!!!:laugh:
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I am not a black consumer or trying to rip samsung off.
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what does being a black consumer have to do with your issue? nevermind, i get it...
1st either you are very tired or drunk and already bend it without your conscious before you put on desk.
2nd your girlfriend is mad with you and purposely bend it and off course she won't admit it.
3rd your staying place had some very anger evil ghost spirit.
Lastly sorry to said I don't think you will get any replacement nor-matter what kind of story you tell, unless they is a video recording proof the phone did it itself.
Anybody else getting their device twisted? I have noticed several times now my phone isn't sitting flat on the table, I pick it up and look at it and its obviously twisted just a tiny bit so that two opposite corners are touching the table and I can rock it back it forth slightly... I can easily bend it back flat with minimal force and it sits dead flat. Pop it in my pocket for a few hours and it's twisted slightly again.
Not sure if this is a real issue, or just normal by design.
Not yet. Mine still lays perfectly flat.
Mine is fine, but the whole 'polycarbonite' thing can be concerning... I know cases can suck, but for something like our define, it's necessary, sadly... But I guess that's what we get for not purchasing the actual Pixel 3 ??
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Mine is fine, but the whole 'polycarbonite' thing can be concerning... I know cases can suck, but for something like our define, it's necessary, sadly... But I guess that's what we get for not purchasing the actual Pixel 3
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Ill take something durable like Polycarbonite over a glass phone any day. It was a main reason I didnt go with the Zenfone 6, OP7 Pro, and Pixel 3 XL. Heavy and delicate is not a good combo.
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Ill take something durable like Polycarbonite over a glass phone any day. It was a main reason I didnt go with the Zenfone 6, OP7 Pro, and Pixel 3 XL. Heavy and delicate is not a good combo.
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I miss my OnePlus 3 which was aluminium.. that was and always will be my favorite phone from back in the day and it was great!
I noticed this on the day I bought mine, but straightened it out and haven't noticed it since - thought I was the only one!
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I noticed this on the day I bought mine, but straightened it out and haven't noticed it since - thought I was the only one!
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Nope... I have tried various things now that I have noticed it, like putting it in different pockets, and it still twists a little bit. Seems to be engineered that way, it never flexes very much and doesn't seem to be any damage to anything (so far).
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Nope... I have tried various things now that I have noticed it, like putting it in different pockets, and it still twists a little bit. Seems to be engineered that way, it never flexes very much and doesn't seem to be any damage to anything (so far).
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Ah, that's annoying! I haven't noticed it since, but was super annoyed when I first noticed it as I came from a Nexus 6P which also bent, but bent permanently
Mine has the same problem. I have had a case on this since the second week of owning it, previous to the case I never had this twist or bend problem.
Hell mine is in a Spigen case. It's been dropped, stepped on, and still it lays flat.. Mine gets flung around all the time in my work truck.. It hits the floor more than it stays on the dash. That's probably why it gets stepped on a lot.. Me not knowing it's there until I actually look for it and find it under my feet. LOL
have the same "problem". for me it's just a little annoying having to unbend it sometimes. I recently bought a rhino shield case, and since then it didn't happened again... but sometimes I use it without the case and at the end of the day it's twisted like crazy, always to de same side...
it's just plastic after all, I'll take it over glass and metal phones any day
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Anybody else getting their device twisted? I have noticed several times now my phone isn't sitting flat on the table, I pick it up and look at it and its obviously twisted just a tiny bit so that two opposite corners are touching the table and I can rock it back it forth slightly... I can easily bend it back flat with minimal force and it sits dead flat. Pop it in my pocket for a few hours and it's twisted slightly again.
Not sure if this is a real issue, or just normal by design.
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You realize the phone itself isn't completely flat, right? The camera extends past the rest of the phone case.
If you have your phone in a case, it may also not be completely flat. I have my phone in a Spegin case and the trim around the camera stick out slightly farther than the rest of the case.
Bending the phone so that it lays completely flat may actually be introducing a bend into the phone!
Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
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Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
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The angle you are mentioning is from the inside or outside after unfolding?
Mine is flat from the inside but when u put it on a desk both sides will not touch the table.
My screen isn't flat. It has a slight angle to it. Like say if the left half is flat. The right half curves upwards just slightly. Like I said it doesnt affect it functionaly but it kills my ocd knowing it should be straight.
So I was messing with my phone right now and I go to unfold it and it like snapped open completely. There's no angle anymore. It's flat. Idk what happened or what was wrong with it or what fixed it or if the problem will come back but I thought I'd let you guys know.
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Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
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I've never heard of that. Are you sure it's not the case? If you remove case does it still not open all the way flat?
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I've never heard of that. Are you sure it's not the case? If you remove case does it still not open all the way flat?
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It doesn't do it anymore but yes when it was doing it even without the case it would not open all the way
Did you ever resolve this? I've had the same issue with my fold 3. I believe it opened 180 degrees when I first got it a fee weeks ago. Then I noticed one day that it only opens to about 175 now. Everything works, but it is annoying
I'm getting the same issue not sure what it is but I have a theory. I just came from outside where it is cold(Winter) then when I come into my home to unfold my zfold2, It wouldn't open all the way. By any chance was it winter in your area when this occurred?
Gotta replace your whole folding screen
Hi there! A guy on Reddit said that he managed to fix it using his vacuum cleaner. He kept on vacuuming the hinge several times a day for a week, and he finally managed to make it open 180º flat again. My wife has this same issue. I'm gonna try this.
Anyway, I feel like this foldable smartphones are still in "beta". There are too many issues with the screen (bubbles, vivid pixels, strange lines, dust inside the hinge mechanism...). And Samsung's service is absolutely poor. Would never recommend the Z Flip, even though it's a fast phone with nice cameras.
Fold the phone, then carefully slide a piece of a sticky note in the gap between the hinge and the front/rear Cover an move slowly towards the top of the phone. You may have to repeat this process several times until all dust, hair and other unwanted stuff comes out. Tested working on Z Fold2, where it is slightly easier due to the bigger gap and the Fold3. Both phones fully unfold again.
I keep doing this once in a while to keep the phones in this condition
i have the same issue as well, if you google it ... it seems to be quite a common issue .. I tried to use those can air blowers .. which didn't really help and my inner screen starts flicking after a few days
Sent the phone back to samsung and requested for them to clean the hinge, but was told I need to replace the entire hinge for about 550 USD.
tigergl said:
Fold the phone, then carefully slide a piece of a sticky note in the gap between the hinge and the front/rear Cover an move slowly towards the top of the phone. You may have to repeat this process several times until all dust, hair and other unwanted stuff comes out. Tested working on Z Fold2, where it is slightly easier due to the bigger gap and the Fold3. Both phones fully unfold again.
I keep doing this once in a while to keep the phones in this condition
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i have the same problem.could you please make a video of that process please? been doing it for the last 1 days still not fully unfold. i dont know if i doing it wrong
I should have left mine alone cuz I made it worse paper is too weak and tears inside so I guess I made an expensive paperweight.