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dbrand skins for the 2nd Gen 2014 Moto X

I got an email from dbrand and they are planning on making a skin for our 2nd Gen Moto X! I have had a dbrand skin on my last three phones: Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and Moto X (2013). If you haven't had the opportunity to deal with dbrand before, I can tell you from experience, they are a great company to work with, and they make a really quality product. I have attached a couple pictures of the skin on my now retired Moto X (2013). They said to expect them sometime in November. Hopefully they will join in this thread to keep us updated. They were very active in the Nexus 5 forum. I cant wait to slap on a skin!

yeah, i emailed them last week and asked if they were doing a Moto X 2014 skin. they got back to me within the hour and told me once that the Moto X 2014 skins should be out very shortly. the production got pushed back a bit because of the Nexus 6

Just got an update email from dbrand, here is the juicy part:
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In terms of an ETA, we’ll likely have the 2014 Moto X skins available on our site by the 24th at the latest. If all goes well, we should have them available for pre-order by this Friday.
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I've been playing with the Nexus 6 on the site, and I dont know if I'm going to go with black leather, brushed titanium, or blue. Might have to get all three.

Looks like they're available now.:good:
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I bought a leather back and am kinda regretting it now. I might swap it so I can put one of these on!!

So this is tempting - I'm getting white bamboo, however the crappy part is you can't add dark metallic with white front, only black front. This could cure that problem. Go with the bamboo back, black front, red trim and then get a white matte front from db skins to out on. Anyone's thoughts?! I don't want to put something on a brand new phone and it seem cheesy...

I'm really keen on picking up one of these..the color ones most probably since we don't have a chance to use motomaker in my country (India).
Can anyone here who's used the dbrand skin before tell me if its really as textured as it looks on the website? I'm hoping so since that'll help with the 'grippiness' factor and not just look like a piece of colored paper stuck on.
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HAXTREME said:
I'm really keen on picking up one of these..the color ones most probably since we don't have a chance to use motomaker in my country (India).
Can anyone here who's used the dbrand skin before tell me if its really as textured as it looks on the website? I'm hoping so since that'll help with the 'grippiness' factor and not just look like a piece of colored paper stuck on.
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That's how it looked on my oneplus one

I bought 3 skins for my N4. Black leather, titanium and mahogany. They all added grip, though the N4 has a glass back. The titanium was so textured I did not like it and gave it to my sister in law. Used mahogany the most, which I think is about as grippy as the matte black (only Canadian option) Moto X. Probably a little more grip clean but holds grease with use. I had no issues except after a while the inside of the nexus lettering came off, but that was over a year.
I will be getting a back sticker, still not sure which. I would love to see real life pics of the front and the accent ones as they look a little silly on the site.

ajanu said:
I bought 3 skins for my N4. Black leather, titanium and mahogany. They all added grip, though the N4 has a glass back. The titanium was so textured I did not like it and gave it to my sister in law. Used mahogany the most, which I think is about as grippy as the matte black (only Canadian option) Moto X. Probably a little more grip clean but holds grease with use. I had no issues except after a while the inside of the nexus lettering came off, but that was over a year.
I will be getting a back sticker, still not sure which. I would love to see real life pics of the front and the accent ones as they look a little silly on the site.
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I ordered mine today... When I get it I'll post some pics. Could be up to a month though as mail to Brazil is kinda chaotic
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did anyone order any? i would love to see some pictures!

Man I was hoping to see some pics of the moto x 2014 with these skins, not even on a google search do many 2014's come up. Guess I will order one today. Just need to decide. Anyone care to comment on how well it sticks? I never used a skin and fear the corners will lift. Also if removed will it leave adhesive behind?
The moto x looks like it was made to run a skin nicely with its clean separation of back panel to metal sides so actually looking forward to trying a dbrand skin

66racer said:
Man I was hoping to see some pics of the moto x 2014 with these skins, not even on a google search do many 2014's come up. Guess I will order one today. Just need to decide. Anyone care to comment on how well it sticks? I never used a skin and fear the corners will lift. Also if removed will it leave adhesive behind?
The moto x looks like it was made to run a skin nicely with its clean separation of back panel to metal sides so actually looking forward to trying a dbrand skin
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I still haven't gotten mine. I preordered a few days before release and they shipped about 2 weeks ago. They ship from Canada by traditional postage and don't have tracking. The site says to allow 7-14 business days for delivery so hopefully soon.
I got the mahogany and the black carbon fiber.

66racer said:
Man I was hoping to see some pics of the moto x 2014 with these skins, not even on a google search do many 2014's come up. Guess I will order one today. Just need to decide. Anyone care to comment on how well it sticks? I never used a skin and fear the corners will lift. Also if removed will it leave adhesive behind?
The moto x looks like it was made to run a skin nicely with its clean separation of back panel to metal sides so actually looking forward to trying a dbrand skin
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I had one on my 13 X. It never peeled on me and when I decided to take it off, it left behind no evidence that it was ever there

I had dbrand skins for all my phones. Now for the corners to stick just use a hair dryer and keep applying pressure.

Dbrand is the bees knees....probably going to get a bamboo front skin to finish off the look

All that is good to hear. I originally planned on getting a black carbon skin but changed my mind to white last minute, the contrast between the metal frame and white looks like it will be sweet! Hope it comes soon
The bright colored ones seem to have a very high grip texture by the looks of it but those colors are just too bright for me. I was also tempted to get the black titanium one since I liked the texture on the body glove satin case.
I will post pics when it gets here.

Rreally? I'm the first one with pics?
ok, thoughts: cut is near perfect. I mean like only maybe a half mm off in certain places, but pretty much exactly the same size as the back. The camera and logo cutout are almost perfect. The skin does not cover the mic at the top and it also has a tiny hole for the mic at the bottom. Easy application. WELL worth the money IMO.

Just got mine today, and I am as impressed as I thought I would be. Fit is almost perfect, just a fraction out in places like my Nexus 4 was. The coloured back is not as grippy as I expected, the softouch is better for grip for sure. I feel like the mahogany (based on the Nexus 4) is a little better but I should let the blue wear a bit. On that note, the edge by the Moto dimple is apparent to my finger, but I think that will wear smooth eventually. I can confirm it is residue free when you remove from the softouch back since I applied it a few times trying to get it perfect.

I am not understanding this. You choose from leather, wood, or twenty some-odd other colors, and you'd rather cover it with a sheet of vinyl?
I can understand a case to protect against drops, but what purpose does this serve?

Change Side Bumpers

Since it appears that LG makes it pretty easy to teardown this phone it would be cool to change out the bumpers for smaller ones. lol... (I don't plan on dropping mine).
https://youtu.be/7N_mGT-P1ZA

Only thing I was on the fence about this phone was that T-Mobile only has black. (I know, I'm a stickler.)
Max's video really showed you how easy it is to teardown and replace with other colored parts later when available.
Actually I might keep the black and just go for the rose gold rails and camera ring from the white color.
As for slimmer rails I think if you use a dremel you could shave off a few mm possibly? Similar to what a few LG G Watch R users did to get rid of the cheap black paint.

Black and gold would have the most "premium" look. Now hopefully people will start breaking their new phones, so more replacement parts become available lol. Or, maybe the people that got review units will sell parts? Here's hoping.

I was actually thinking yesterday after seeing Max video to just change bars to gold.... And leave black... But not rose gold pure yellow gold... Sexy sexy... I saved an eBay search to find them
BeameD From My LG V10... The one with the ALWAYS ON SCREEN... Watching me.. ?

vipfreak said:
Since it appears that LG makes it pretty easy to teardown this phone it would be cool to change out the bumpers for smaller ones. lol... (I don't plan on dropping mine).
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I'm not sure that's 100% a good idea. For one, we already know the fingerprint sensor only works when you're contacting the side bumpers. Who knows what else might stop working if you disconnect or replace them? The antennas, maybe?
I wouldn't want to be the first to find out.

I am thinking of buying an extra set and plasti-dipping them:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Plasti-Di...03-6/202196703
I didn't know the bumpers had anything to to with the fingerprint sensor...

Telemachus said:
I am thinking of buying an extra set and plasti-dipping them:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Plasti-Di...03-6/202196703
I didn't know the bumpers had anything to to with the fingerprint sensor...
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It's capacitives, so people think you have to touch it and the scanner at the same time, but people have gotten it to work with cases. If you can find an extra set, let me know though.

Yeah, or I'll use CF Vinyl. (I do vinyl as a side hobby so I have lots of extra bits)

I have rose gold rails, and I'm already seeing silver poking through on the corners just from pocket wear (no case).
Very minor so far, but if it gets worse I'll be looking for stainless steel rails.

knifedroid said:
I have rose gold rails, and I'm already seeing silver poking through on the corners just from pocket wear (no case).
Very minor so far, but if it gets worse I'll be looking for stainless steel rails.
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That is very disappointing. Do you think you can take a picture of the wear?

Watching this. I definitely want gold rails and gold camera ring on my black device. ?
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Rydah805 said:
Watching this. I definitely want gold rails and gold camera ring on my black device.
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wasn't the black leather version available in your country.

ohmygaa said:
That is very disappointing. Do you think you can take a picture of the wear?
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Best I can do. As I said, it's very minor. It looks like a glint in the corner, but it is wear. No drops, identical on opposite corner. Like the earliest stage of holster wear on the slide of a carry pistol.

That's not too bad at all, but it would definitely be nerve wracking to have... Thanks for the update!

Telemachus said:
I am thinking of buying an extra set and plasti-dipping them:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Plasti-Di...03-6/202196703
I didn't know the bumpers had anything to to with the fingerprint sensor...
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I love this idea, bought GT-50 gun tape and it works great for a few days and starts to peal off.
Plasti Dip may be the answer.
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muddysmind said:
I love this idea, bought GT-50 gun tape and it works great for a few days and starts to peal off.
Plasti Dip may be the answer.
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Plasti dip is amazing.. Never thought to use it for the rails of the phone, that would be very cool. Best thing is, if you grow tired of the dip want to change color etc you can just make a small cut through the dip (most people use something like a standard screwdriver or a razor) and peels right off.
I might look into this, I'd love a dark blue on my bumpers to go with the black phone... Oooh...
I don't believe I will want to take down the phone to do it though. May look into doing so without it.
Matt

muddysmind said:
I love this idea, bought GT-50 gun tape and it works great for a few days and starts to peal off.
Plasti Dip may be the answer.
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No they dont my fingerprint reader works even without my hands on side

mreme6669 said:
Black and gold would have the most "premium" look. Now hopefully people will start breaking their new phones, so more replacement parts become available lol. Or, maybe the people that got review units will sell parts? Here's hoping.
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I bought the white intending to buy black back cover and simply aplying skinomi decals in black carbon fiber to the white parts in front. Actually the decals are on the way already. I have applied Di-Noc carbon wrap to the back of the clear Ringke cover because it was a finger print magnet. But the cover weighs down the phone too much for my liking on what is already a heavy phone compared to my feather light Note 3.
As for the Rose gold rails, I have clear wrap for cars left over. I cover them with that before the plating wears off or I scratch it. Man those things weigh down this phone. I have a cramp by the end of the day.

I would be cool if I could take them off, and still have a case. the side bards only make the phone wider. It seems it would be easier to hold without the metal bars, that are nothing more than cosmetic additions.

Yes they are big... But just a few screws holding them on. I could see the phone modding scene take off with custom bumpers. Flat ones would be a great first entry. Also a stylus bumper could be added to either side, with a thin styla style that clips on or slides in.

Thinking about this color skin from Dbrand fro my 6p

So I posted several of the other colors I have coning on the general forum before I realized this forum said skins on it. Let me know if you guys what to see my other three combos I have on order already and I'll post pics. I have not ordered this one yet but I'm on the fence and very close to ordering.

Gonna be honest... That looks horrible! However, if you like it, then who cares?
I tend to stick to less in your face colours.

Less in your face colors = less stealable.
Once your skins on, the cases will fit a little different. I use one at work cause it's dangerous stuff. I use rhinoshield sometimes.

gman88667733 said:
Gonna be honest... That looks horrible! However, if you like it, then who cares?
I tend to stick to less in your face colours.
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That one will be used on occasion. It won't be my primary skin but I've always wanted to try yellow and blue together. I'll never using a blue skin with red accents. Here's a picture of actually two more I have coming. Either the Red or the Blue will be my primary skin but I will change them out from time to time. I typically don't use a case with my Nexus 6p so the skin will be my only form of protection which isn't much. Outside of me dropping it which I plan not to the skin will keep the phone in new condition which my 6p happens to be brand new actually which I bought from a guy who had three 6ps. One of his were brand new which I bought that one but he gave me the deal of the century on it. Brand new in box 64g never turned on plastic still on it. I paid $150 for it! When I posted about my deal on Android central a couple of forum buddies of mine wanted to see if they could get the same deal I did on his other two he had left which they were used and no box came with his other two. They got theirs at $150 also. I was already in the market for one new as I have to have the original box I guess a pet peeve of mine but I never in a million years expected to find a brand new 6p 64g for $150. It came out of nowhere and he actually offered me a pixel XL 128g at first for $300. I just ask him by chance did he have a Nexus 6p and yep he had three of them but only one that he had never opened. I of course jumped on that one. Anyways here's the primary skins I'll be using as the yellow and carbon fiber blue skin was just for fun and yeah I like the pop. My next one I order will probably be orange and blue.

Here's the other one I'm thinking about ordering. It's got a regular blue back with a orange carbon fiber camera and orange Nexus letters.

I think out of those, the first of the 3 look the best.
Is it not a bit awkward swapping around skins? I always find skins to be a one time deal, they stretch when they come off the metal back of the 6p

gman88667733 said:
I think out of those, the first of the 3 look the best.
Is it not a bit awkward swapping around skins? I always find skins to be a one time deal, they stretch when they come off the metal back of the 6p
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Oh you like the yellow and carbon fiber blue too? I don't typically go for those two colors but I wanted something that popped. I thought that combo looked killer and I know it will once I install it on my 6p. Actually they come off really easily and I save the sheet they ship on so when I take it off I just stick it back on the sheet and then install a new skin. The very first one I ordered actually arrived today. It's solid red and came from mighty skins. Here it is.

Red on the back looks good. Not a fan of the front though, I much prefer skins that are one joined piece on the front.
Just ordered a concrete back skin from Dbrand for my 6P. £2.50 on eBay

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Red on the back looks good. Not a fan of the front though, I much prefer skins that are one joined piece on the front.
Just ordered a concrete back skin from Dbrand for my 6P. £2.50 on eBay
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Yeah I won't keep the front two pieces on as I was just seeing what they looked like. I actually have a new tempered glass arriving tomorrow for my 6p so once it comes in I'll remove the front pieces and put them up as they wouldn't work with a tempered glass protector at all. Right now I have a liquid glass protector on it from Skinomi which does allow me to use those for the front. I typically don't ever order the front on my skins. Like the three other ones I have coming are just the back and a couple with the frame too.

Help, I can't hold the OP6

It just wants to fly out of my hands with the slightest of movement. Specifically the Midnight Black version without a case. Yes, I am going to be using a case most of the time because it has a weak-ass glass back, but sometimes I like to go 'naked'. And I have insurance.
I am seriously thinking of returning my 128gb Midnight Black and getting a 64gb Mirror Black instead. I'm not sure the extra 2Gb memory is worth it, and I don't use much storage space generally.
So, for those of you who have held both, is the Mirror Black version less slippy to hold? And is it as much of a fingerprint magnet as I fear? Also, why did OnePlus decide to make a phone out the slippiest material known to man? That must have taken a lot of R&D. I'm honestly kind of impressed.

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It just wants to fly out of my hands with the slightest of movement. Specifically the Midnight Black version without a case. Yes, I am going to be using a case most of the time because it has a weak-ass glass back, but sometimes I like to go 'naked'. And I have insurance.
I am seriously thinking of returning my 128gb Midnight Black and getting a 64gb Mirror Black instead. I'm not sure the extra 2Gb memory is worth it, and I don't use much storage space generally.
So, for those of you who have held both, is the Mirror Black version less slippy to hold? And is it as much of a fingerprint magnet as I fear? Also, why did OnePlus decide to make a phone out the slippiest material known to man? That must have taken a lot of R&D. I'm honestly kind of impressed.
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Just ordered the mirror black 64gb version because the 2gb ram does not make a difference according to the experts.I ordered the bumper karbon case.I would not risk it without it,I've had my op3 for 2 years now with karbon case,no marks on it still.
I don't know why they bothered with the glass back if theyre not even implementing wireless charging,but I will not be using it without a case ever

Yeah, so slippery. Midnight black. Using the supplied case now though so not a problem.

This is pretty much the same with any all glass phone.....??? not sure what you are wanting someone to say... try a dbrand skin maybe?

manus31 said:
Just ordered the mirror black 64gb version because the 2gb ram does not make a difference according to the experts.I ordered the bumper karbon case.I would not risk it without it,I've had my op3 for 2 years now with karbon case,no marks on it still.
I don't know why they bothered with the glass back if theyre not even implementing wireless charging,but I will not be using it without a case ever
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I find the glass back does help with reception, so there is some benefit other than just wireless charging. With my OP6 I can get WiFi reception at the extremities of my house where every other device has failed.
I probably won't be using it without some form of case, but I still want that option without it slipping out of my hand like a bar of soap.

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This is pretty much the same with any all glass phone.....??? not sure what you are wanting someone to say... try a dbrand skin maybe?
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Quoting myself;
So, for those of you who have held both, is the Mirror Black version less slippy to hold? And is it as much of a fingerprint magnet as I fear?
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A skin is a possibility, yes. It wouldn't be needed if the Mirror black is less slippy though.

Yes, it's slippery as hell. Have been using the TPU case since it arrived. Switching to a more rugged case when one I like is available.

pop socket if you wanna go naked is the next best thing, plus will guarantee that if you drop it the pop socket takes the brunt of the impact first since it becomes the center of gravity

Yep that's why I got the sandstone case. All OnePlus have been slippery for me. And the carbon fiber cases can be also.
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masri1987 said:
pop socket if you wanna go naked is the next best thing, plus will guarantee that if you drop it the pop socket takes the brunt of the impact first since it becomes the center of gravity
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Never heard of those, thanks for the info.

Nylon case feels good,but a bit too thick.I think sandstone case is a better choice.
Anyway the matte back has a great touch but too slippery,mirror back can get a lot fingerprint for sure.White may get better?

The midnight black version is less slipery than my old lg g6

pop sockets are a horrible idea and I personally would never use them. You are banking that knob (the pop socket) never comes un-stuck from the back of your phone first of all and secondly I hope you have relatively thin fingers because if you don't forcing or cramming your fingers in that space is definitely going to pop it off your phone....

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It just wants to fly out of my hands with the slightest of movement. Specifically the Midnight Black version without a case. Yes, I am going to be using a case most of the time because it has a weak-ass glass back, but sometimes I like to go 'naked'. And I have insurance.
I am seriously thinking of returning my 128gb Midnight Black and getting a 64gb Mirror Black instead. I'm not sure the extra 2Gb memory is worth it, and I don't use much storage space generally.
So, for those of you who have held both, is the Mirror Black version less slippy to hold? And is it as much of a fingerprint magnet as I fear? Also, why did OnePlus decide to make a phone out the slippiest material known to man? That must have taken a lot of R&D. I'm honestly kind of impressed.
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I have the Mirror Black and while I used it naked for the 30 seconds until putting on a case, I noticed that the glass back is not very slippery, but the SIDES are slippery as hell so really, I can't see the point of using this phone naked. It even looks good with the stock case...

i haven't had a glass backed phone yet that I am comfortable carrying naked. Its just par for the course. Hell even my OP5T was slippery as crap and it was metal backed so....

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... I am comfortable carrying naked....
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Don't you get arrested?

croques said:
Don't you get arrested?
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???? way to edit what I actually said....lol

bkeaver said:
pop sockets are a horrible idea and I personally would never use them. You are banking that knob (the pop socket) never comes un-stuck from the back of your phone first of all and secondly I hope you have relatively thin fingers because if you don't forcing or cramming your fingers in that space is definitely going to pop it off your phone....
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i had it on my naked note 8 just fine and it came off just fine, and it gets easier to hold after you break it in.

Vinegar Joe said:
It just wants to fly out of my hands with the slightest of movement. Specifically the Midnight Black version without a case. Yes, I am going to be using a case most of the time because it has a weak-ass glass back, but sometimes I like to go 'naked'. And I have insurance.
I am seriously thinking of returning my 128gb Midnight Black and getting a 64gb Mirror Black instead. I'm not sure the extra 2Gb memory is worth it, and I don't use much storage space generally.
So, for those of you who have held both, is the Mirror Black version less slippy to hold? And is it as much of a fingerprint magnet as I fear? Also, why did OnePlus decide to make a phone out the slippiest material known to man? That must have taken a lot of R&D. I'm honestly kind of impressed.
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The mirror black is glossy so it's not a slick as the frosted back of the midnight black

TechOut said:
The mirror black is glossy so it's not a slick as the frosted back of the midnight black
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Yeah I tried them both in O2 today and that is definitely the case. The mirror black does pick up finger prints easy but at least you can actually hold it.
I think I will be swapping this one fora 64Gb mirror black model after the weekend.

Bronze or black?

Hello. I want to make an order. And want to ask what colour you choose?
It it that mystic bronze is a little bit pink colour?
What you think about it?

Samsung stupid. Only the boring black gets the most memory. It was the same with the last note. If you wanted the 512 you couldn't get it with the CD color. I wanted the 512 but I don't want to be stuck with a boring black phone so I opted for the 128gb. It's ok, I have a 512gb card so it's no big deal. to me, i'd rather have the color and change the storage cap than have to toss on a tacky fake carbon fiber decal.
Also, I was hoping they'd bring back the grey from the s20 or give us that green from the note 20.

I prefer black. I wish all of them were matte though.
For this much $$$ the 512GB Ultras should be ceramic black. I owned both the regular black and ceramic S10+. If you wanted the gargantuan 1TB you had to get it. Ceramic back is amazing and super durable. If it were possible to (affordably) make it optically clear for the screen side there would literally be no need for any screen protector...

kbapk said:
Hello. I want to make an order. And want to ask what colour you choose?
It it that mystic bronze is a little bit pink colour?
What you think about it?
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The bronze looks a lot pink to me, I'm pretty sure the designer just wanted a phone that matched their nail polish.

I went with bronze. I love black phones, and I was determined to get one this year, since I haven't had one since the Note 8. But then I saw the matte finish on the bronze. And when I saw it in person, it was absolutely gorgeous, so I couldn't pass it up.

I already posted a thread about colour preferences including a POLL that you might find interesting:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-20-ultra/help/colour-poll-t4145385
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skally said:
The bronze looks a lot pink to me, I'm pretty sure the designer just wanted a phone that matched their nail polish.
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Agree. I am a little disappointed really. I've had a couple people see my phone and thought it was pink.

Yeah I went with bronze bc I'll admit it... iPhone 11 pros look good in that matte finish...