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I bought a Note 3 not so long ago quite cheap because of the fact that the phone had been dropped a few times and the bezel being plastic took a lot of the damage ( Pics below )
The screen was still almost perfect apart from one small scratch on the bottom left but that will be semi hidden when i receive a glass screen protector in the post.
Any way the bezel really bothered me as I always keep my phone in as perfect condition when I own them so it really frustrated me to see how someone could treat a phone like they had, As the chrome had gone through to the white plastic underneath in a few places I decided to use my little friend ( Sandpaper and create a white bezel ) But instead I got something in between the 2 of having chrome still and white in the bezel.
Its very hard to explain so just look for yourself
Although I couldn't mask the dent on the top right completely it is now improved massively.
Your feedback would be greatly desired.
I think you've done a good job there. Probably an irrelevant thought now but could you have bought a non functioning phone off the bay and used it as a donor for yours?
joebongo said:
I think you've done a good job there. Probably an irrelevant thought now but could you have bought a non functioning phone off the bay and used it as a donor for yours?
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I know you can buy the midframe cheap online but theres a lot of process involved having to remove the display and everything. I thought id try the diy version first before having to dismantle the phone
Could you post pics from a few more angles? Thanks.
Great work, btw.
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tiru.adi13 said:
Could you post pics from a few more angles? Thanks.
Great work, btw.
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Nice work, looks very good
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excellent work man! I might have to take up this project if my bezel ever gets screwed up.
i think it looks better than the original solid bezel. congratulations on a job well done.
u did a great job really
somehow it's conforting to see that we do that instead of having the look of ugly bazels
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Agreed. Very impressive
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That looks a lot better than one would expect!
I fixed mine with silver nailpolish...
Little tip for people who are afraid of the silver on the bezel eroding: Clear nailpolish. It's a trick us women do with those cheap fake silver rings, if you put clear nailpolish over it, it erodes a lot less.
ShadowLea said:
That looks a lot better than one would expect!
I fixed mine with silver nailpolish...
Little tip for people who are afraid of the silver on the bezel eroding: Clear nailpolish. It's a trick us women do with those cheap fake silver rings, if you put clear nailpolish over it, it erodes a lot less.
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straight over the top . http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/35104900...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
maxilick said:
straight over the top . http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/35104900...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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I'm using an Otterbox Commuter, so it's not relevant for me. But there are people who don't want a case of any form
ShadowLea said:
That looks a lot better than one would expect!
I fixed mine with silver nailpolish...
Little tip for people who are afraid of the silver on the bezel eroding: Clear nailpolish. It's a trick us women do with those cheap fake silver rings, if you put clear nailpolish over it, it erodes a lot less.
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OHH ill have to give that one a go, im sure my sister will understand its for a good cause. The glass screen protector came today and has been installed and has completely covered up all of the small surface scratches apart from the deep one but even that doesn't look as bad anymore.
Thanks for the feedback omigo's
that is awesome job, how did you protect the other parts of the phone from the sand paper ?
Great job mate, love to see people improvising and having a go at D.I.Y mods like this.
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xdm9mm said:
that is awesome job, how did you protect the other parts of the phone from the sand paper ?
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That would be my question as well - I just asked myself if I'm going to do that, too, but I wonder how to make sure to get a straight line afterwards. Very nice work btw!
xdm9mm said:
that is awesome job, how did you protect the other parts of the phone from the sand paper ?
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I cut up 400 grit sandpaper into small squares about the size of my finger. and run it it over the entire bezel at first and it didnt seem to touch the middle section so im not sure how lol. i then folded it when going around the home and volume button to ensure I got all of it. Put something over the display to stop it scratching of course
Might be tempted to see what the bezel looks like all white?
Wow! Awesome excellent job! Well done! Impressive!
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Honor 8 Sapphire Blue is awesome to see. But since it is bright, I would like to know from then previous users of Honor 8 that will the color fade ?
Will the glassy look disappear after some months ?
How is the quality of materials used in it ?
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Honor 8 Sapphire Blue is awesome to see. But since it is bright, I would like to know from then previous users of Honor 8 that will the color fade ?
Will the glassy look disappear after some months ?
How is the quality of materials used in it ?
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Hi, I am using the Sapphire Blue version for more than a month without using any phone case and screen protector. I did not notice any color fading as the color is beneath the glass surface. The color at the side of the phone is nice to look and nice to hold too, and it did not seem to fade as well.
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Hi, I am using the Sapphire Blue version for more than a month without using any phone case and screen protector. I did not notice any color fading as the color is beneath the glass surface. The color at the side of the phone is nice to look and nice to hold too, and it did not seem to fade as well.
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Thanks for the update. Hope so it will glow as it is for the upcoming months.
Since its a glass backed phone (like s6 and s7) I don't think color will fade,my friend have 1,5 year s6 in white and color didnt fade
PalakMi said:
Since its a glass backed phone (like s6 and s7) I don't think color will fade,my friend have 1,5 year s6 in white and color didnt fade
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White and Black is Ok. Even it fades, we can't find it easily.
This one is blue that's why I'm asking.
vsriram92 said:
White and Black is Ok. Even it fades, we can't find it easily.
This one is blue that's why I'm asking.
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I don't think so, since the colour source is under the glass
From our experience, we haven't heard of any color fading on the device. We highly recommend purchasing one of our third-party cases to protect the device from accident damage or color fading. We appreciate the concerns and will forward your information to our product development team. (NS)
What about scrathes? Glass on both front and back mest mean more scrathes? Or?
If you get it all scratched up I suppose the color won't come through as well anymore?
For general use I don't think it will fade as others have said.
What's the point of getting a beatiful device and put a case on it just to prevent scratch? I wish back glass was more durable
PalakMi said:
What's the point of getting a beatiful device and put a case on it just to prevent scratch? I wish back glass was more durable
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Definitely mate, better glass, instead of better covers I hot a flipcase in leather for mine but I rarely use it cause it hides my beautiful phone:laugh:
My H7 that is:laugh:
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What's the point of getting a beatiful device and put a case on it just to prevent scratch? I wish back glass was more durable
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Yeah I definitely agree.
I don't get why they market the beautiful design and then also suggest putting a case on it. I guess the clear case is a good middle ground.
It's probably all about the numbers. Will they make more money if the device was more scratch resistant? I suspect it takes more research and engineering and possibly materials to achieve that. Maybe the device would have to be more expensive to cover this extra cost and fewer people would buy it?
And if it scratches easily they can sell more cases too.
Looks like a typical business decision to me.
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Yeah I definitely agree.
I don't get why they market the beautiful design and then also suggest putting a case on it. I guess the clear case is a good middle ground.
It's probably all about the numbers. Will they make more money if the device was more scratch resistant? I suspect it takes more research and engineering and possibly materials to achieve that. Maybe the device would have to be more expensive to cover this extra cost and fewer people would buy it?
And if it scratches easily they can sell more cases too.
Looks like a typical business decision to me.
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I think u hit it spot on mate:good:
miva2 said:
Yeah I definitely agree.
I don't get why they market the beautiful design and then also suggest putting a case on it. I guess the clear case is a good middle ground.
It's probably all about the numbers. Will they make more money if the device was more scratch resistant? I suspect it takes more research and engineering and possibly materials to achieve that. Maybe the device would have to be more expensive to cover this extra cost and fewer people would buy it?
And if it scratches easily they can sell more cases too.
Looks like a typical business decision to me.
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I do agree with you, using higher-end material would make the device cost more
PalakMi said:
What's the point of getting a beatiful device and put a case on it just to prevent scratch? I wish back glass was more durable
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The main reason for buying this phone is to show off the people around us the excellent colors in the mobile. If use the case then I could for other mobile with normal plastic and get a great case to show it off..
vsriram92 said:
The main reason for buying this phone is to show off the people around us the excellent colors in the mobile. If use the case then I could for other mobile with normal plastic and get a great case to show it off..
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Wouldn't say the main reason, my main reason would be the price and the 4 GB ram:good:
HonorCasper said:
Wouldn't say the main reason, my main reason would be the price and the 4 GB ram:good:
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vsriram92 said:
The main reason for buying this phone is to show off the people around us the excellent colors in the mobile. If use the case then I could for other mobile with normal plastic and get a great case to show it off..
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It's beautiful, however, if they added ff speakers like nexus 6p it would be perfect.
As far as design, nothing matches nextbit Robin
PalakMi said:
It's beautiful, however, if they added ff speakers like nexus 6p it would be perfect.
As far as design, nothing matches nextbit Robin
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I like the nextbit Robin colour but not the rectangular shape with sharp edges.
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I like the nextbit Robin colour but not the rectangular shape with sharp edges.
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I like the shape, but I wish there's a combo of mint caps and buttons with midnight body
Does anyone else have this same problem?
My Pixel (Silver) has a black border around the display which is normal to see on white-faced phones, but the black border is thicker on the left side of the display than on the right, top, and bottom.
It's not a big deal, I just want to know if this is normal. The picture is attached.
Thanks!
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Does anyone else have this same problem?
My Pixel (Silver) has a black border around the display which is normal to see on white-faced phones, but the black border is thicker on the left side of the display than on the right, top, and bottom.
It's not a big deal, I just want to know if this is normal. The picture is attached.
Thanks!
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I can post more pictures for you guys if you want me to.
But if you look close enough at the picture above, you'll see that the left border is more noticeable than the right, top, and bottom.
Here are more pictures of the uneven black border around the display.
Haha, you're more OCD than me! I'm looking hard and can barely tell.
PsiPhiDan said:
Haha, you're more OCD than me! I'm looking hard and can barely tell.
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Haha! Does your phone have that too? Or is this common among Pixels?
connorhiller said:
Haha! Does your phone have that too? Or is this common among Pixels?
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I have a black Pixel so I honestly cannot tell.
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I have a black Pixel so I honestly cannot tell.
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Fair enough. It's just a minor annoyance. You can tell in the post with the 2 pictures that there's a bigger border. But I'm sure I'll get over it haha
connorhiller said:
Fair enough. It's just a minor annoyance. You can tell in the post with the 2 pictures that there's a bigger border. But I'm sure I'll get over it haha
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Yeah I could tell once I looked at the top border by comparison. Top = right, top =/= left. You're correct!
PsiPhiDan said:
Yeah I could tell once I looked at the top border by comparison. Top = right, top =/= left. You're correct!
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On your device? Or mine?
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On your device? Or mine?
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Your pictures. I cannot tell on mine due to the color. When I look REALLY hard, I THINK mine is okay, but it's so hard to tell.
PsiPhiDan said:
Your pictures. I cannot tell on mine due to the color. When I look REALLY hard, I THINK mine is okay, but it's so hard to tell.
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Yeah, that picture is really zoomed in, but I can definitely tell when I use it. Not worth a return though. Cause no other issues with it.
I see it on mine too. I never noticed until I saw this thread. Lol
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I see it on mine too. I never noticed until I saw this thread. Lol
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Really haha? That's good to know though, because it might just be the way the phone is. Can you snap a pic of it?
I could but loading up a screen with a white background it looks identical to what you posted. The display seems to be shifted slightly to the right. I'm curious if it's a quality control thing that was missed.
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I could but loading up a screen with a white background it looks identical to what you posted. The display seems to be shifted slightly to the right. I'm curious if it's a quality control thing that was missed.
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Yeah that's certainly possible. I don't find it that big of a deal though. Especially now that I know it's not just one device. The fact that you have it, assures me it's a widespread issue.
I think it's because they tried to slim down the black border as much as they could that little defects will pop up more frequently. Just a guess though
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I could but loading up a screen with a white background it looks identical to what you posted. The display seems to be shifted slightly to the right. I'm curious if it's a quality control thing that was missed.
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How about the other 2 pictures I posted after the original, does your phone look like that when you look close?
Try going on the Messenger app. It's more noticeable with the blue color at the top.
Yep, like I said. Identical to what you posted. I'm not concerned with it. Most of my apps and such run a dark theme anyway so it is definitely not noticable unless I "look" for it.
Here's my Honor 8 in Titanium!
Let's see any others if you got them.
Kawirider1228 said:
Here's my Honor 8 in Titanium!
Let's see any others if you got them.
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Where to get these skin for H8, ty! Btw nice skin though.
infernalhotdog7777 said:
Where to get these skin for H8, ty! Btw nice skin though.
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https://dbrand.com/shop/huawei-honor-8-skins
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I just noticed these the other day while showing an iphone user that the otterbox is not the only option. ?
Titanium looks pretty good! I hope it adds a little more grip! This phone would be grippier if it was made out of teflon and soaked in grease ffs
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I just noticed these the other day while showing an iphone user that the otterbox is not the only option. ?
Titanium looks pretty good! I hope it adds a little more grip! This phone would be grippier if it was made out of teflon and soaked in grease ffs
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If you want some more grip get one of their matte skins or the leather black one. I've had them on my previous devices and they work wonders for it !
Kawirider1228 said:
Here's my Honor 8 in Titanium!
Let's see any others if you got them.
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How did you get the sides to be gold
Is it a skin or your phone is gold
The finger print look like it's black that why I'm asking
I like how it's look :good:
mine is blue
Nothing's look good with the blue sides
Any recommendations
icew92 said:
How did you get the sides to be gold
Is it a skin or your phone is gold
The finger print look like it's black that why I'm asking
I like how it's look :good:
mine is blue
Nothing's look good with the blue sides
Any recommendations
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It's the black model. The goldish color is just from the lighting source.
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It's the black model. The goldish color is just from the lighting source.
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i though that
i was hoping to be wrong
I just want to share with you my favorite modification to the OnePlus 7 Pro. I love transparent phones and this is what I did with mine.
I am going to replace the tape for glue but I wanted to show you how it looks.
Very cool ? Enjoy that 7 Pro!
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Very cool Enjoy that 7 Pro!
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Thanks! I also have a transparent Note 9. They should offer all the phones that way.
Hello jerryrigeverything,
Did it scratches at level 6, with deeper groves at level 7 ?
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Hello jerryrigeverything,
Did it scratches at level 6, with deeper groves at level 7 ?
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???
What glue are you going to use?
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What glue are you going to use?
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Zhanlida T-7000. It is black and it is very similar to the original. I prefer black because it does not turn yellow with light.
Do you have one to recommend me?
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Hello jerryrigeverything,
Did it scratches at level 6, with deeper groves at level 7 ?
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Damn you beat me to it lol
Felipemartinez said:
I just want to share with you my favorite modification to the OnePlus 7 Pro. I love transparent phones and this is what I did with mine.
I am going to replace the tape for glue but I wanted to show you how it looks.
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You think it's still water proof?
That looks really cool! But did you strip down a nebula blue model? That pains me internally lol but hey, it DOES look good!
matze19999 said:
You think it's still water proof?
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This guy used double sided tape but only mentioned dust, never said liquid. Ballsy move.
https://youtu.be/riV0zckya6A
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You think it's still water proof?
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No. It is not waterproof anymore, but if I apply the glue very carefully I can seal it as much as possible. I just love the way it looks.
H4X0R46 said:
That looks really cool! But did you strip down a nebula blue model? That pains me internally lol but hey, it DOES look good!
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Yes. It is the 12gig model. I tried to resist my impulse but at the end I couldn't. I am really happy with the final result. I looks fantastic.
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No. It is not waterproof anymore, but if I apply the glue very carefully I can seal it as much as possible. I just love the way it looks.
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Okay, thanks!
Looks amazing btw, I would do the same if the nebula blue wouldn't look so good
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This guy used double sided tape but only mentioned dust, never said liquid. Ballsy move.
https://youtu.be/riV0zckya6A
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My Note 9 has glue and I was very careful applying it. I can not assure you that it is 100% waterproof but it has received humidity from rain, wet tables, etc and I have not had a single problem. I gave it to my brother and he loves it. I think that being carefull it can be waterproofed.
Jerryrigeverything and the other guys who make transparent phones just do it to show but not for daily use. I am confident that my phones are sealled. Time will tell but the note 9 has been transparent por months and is perfect.
This one modded the battery too
GUGUITOMTG4 said:
This one modded the battery too
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Yes. I saw it but I preferred the original look. It would be great if the original battery color was red but I do not want to touch the battery.
OP, I have a quick question. Isn't there some sort of black "card" that covers the motor for the front camera? I think it contains the NFC antenna.
Did you lose any functionality (other that waterproofing) by doing this? I only ask because, once I break my back glass (and I'm sure I will eventually), I'll probably do this as well.
Looks good btw.
Aphex13 said:
OP, I have a quick question. Isn't there some sort of black "card" that covers the motor for the front camera? I think it contains the NFC antenna.
Did you lose any functionality (other that waterproofing) by doing this? I only ask because, once I break my back glass (and I'm sure I will eventually), I'll probably do this as well.
Looks good btw.
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I removed the black cover to be able to show the camera motor and the board. I just lost NFC which I never use. Everything else works as expected.
In a couple of days I will post new pictures with the back glass glued and I think that I can make it waterproof again or at least splash resistant.
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It was never water proof.
It was mildly water resistant. An not now.