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Hi, guys, I've been hesitating whether to buy or not the HTC 7 Pro over the last 7-8 months. I've been waiting so far for the device to get mature and any manufacturing defects/flaws to show up (if any).
So, guys, you've been using the device for 7-8 month now (some of you rigorously) and your feedback will be important to me.
How's the device holding up? How's the hinge mechanism holding up? Any signs of wear after 7-8 months of use? How's the sliding mechanism holding up? Are there any indications that the phone will fall apart soon?
Any problems at all? Please post here.
Ive used it for 8 months now, and i love it. No problems at all on the hardware
mine holds very good. i like the battery life of it. and the whole phone is made of good materials, the mechanism is really good, and it looks like it is build for some years to hold, and some rough use also the phone is worth all the money
and i have the latest RTM build of the OS (7720) with it the phone gets even better than on the stock version of the OS.
Been using 7pro since March, no major problems to report. I work in construction so the phone has to cope with less than perfect enviroments. Keep it in a sock, use a screen protector. There appears to be some sort of protective coating on the battery cover that has started to rub off, but other than that I can report that it is an excellent quality phone and I see no reason (at present) why it won't last the 24months of the contract.
Sent from my 7 Pro T7576 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
fashion_m said:
Hi, guys, I've been hesitating whether to buy or not the HTC 7 Pro over the last 7-8 months. I've been waiting so far for the device to get mature and any manufacturing defects/flaws to show up (if any).
So, guys, you've been using the device for 7-8 month now (some of you rigorously) and your feedback will be important to me.
How's the device holding up? How's the hinge mechanism holding up? Any signs of wear after 7-8 months of use? How's the sliding mechanism holding up? Are there any indications that the phone will fall apart soon?
Any problems at all? Please post here.
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i only have a problem with the back cover, it seems that is painted in grey and not the original color of the metal plate. and now after just 2 months of careful use. the letters on the cover are fallen out i a cant find them. and the color splits...
Has somebody the same problem like me???
but still a good phone.
Hey there
Yes, I had to send mine back in under warranty. The unit had an internal memory error and would get stuck in a constant boot loop.
The phone is built well, so it was a shock when it stopped working.
I can only say 2 bad things about this phone.
1) the capactive buttons are really annoying. Its very easy to brush past them and bring up Bing
2) WP7 sucks, its really good and bloody terrible at the same time.
Sent from my 7 Pro T7576 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
mainly software bugs. The phone has managed to freeze up a couple of times, requiring battery pull; and it does get pretty hot while using gobs of data. Still, its far more refined than my TP2
Dinchy87 said:
the letters on the cover are fallen out i a cant find them.
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Same issue with mine. Doesn't look too bad though. Other than that, had mine 5 months and had no issues at all.
Personally, I don't like the capacitive buttons.. and I'm becoming increasingly annoyed with the search button!
Also, I don't know if anyone else has this problem..
If my keyboard is slightly moved/nudged, it wakes the phone up. See video..
http://www.twitvid.com/CHP21
waj3k said:
Also, I don't know if anyone else has this problem..
If my keyboard is slightly moved/nudged, it wakes the phone up. See video..
http://www.twitvid.com/CHP21
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I have the same problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ1nK3cutY
Now a couple of months later i see some issues, if i plug my htc 7 pro to the charger, the UI staggers, i dont know to describe it. it feels and looks like 2 frames per second if i slide thru the start screen. i think this is a software bug. because the battery statistics app (homebrew) says that it uses only 171MB of memory, from the 571MB. so it could not be a memory issue.
Dinchy87 said:
Now a couple of months later i see some issues, if i plug my htc 7 pro to the charger, the UI staggers, i dont know to describe it. it feels and looks like 2 frames per second if i slide thru the start screen. i think this is a software bug. because the battery statistics app (homebrew) says that it uses only 171MB of memory, from the 571MB. so it could not be a memory issue.
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What's your firmware version?
Do you have a software that measures the CPU usage?
Try resetting the phone.
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What's your firmware version?
Do you have a software that measures the CPU usage?
Try resetting the phone.
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i have a custom ROM from ansar which is tango 8773, bootloader still 1.22.2250.0, 5.71.09.02a_22.51.50.21U ROM. i tried to restart the phone but still the same. i have this battery meter app where i can see how many RAM is used, but not a CPU meter app and it looks like the CPU is doing something in the background for the whole time of charging, it happens not in the first second i plug in my phone, but in the first 5 minutes and then until i unplug it it doesnt stop. it is really a big bug. the scrolling on the start screen is in WP7 really fast but on charging it is like 2-3 fps. but i dont touch my device now until it is charged...
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Now a couple of months later i see some issues, if i plug my htc 7 pro to the charger, the UI staggers, i dont know to describe it. it feels and looks like 2 frames per second if i slide thru the start screen. i think this is a software bug. because the battery statistics app (homebrew) says that it uses only 171MB of memory, from the 571MB. so it could not be a memory issue.
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If I recall correctly, when this happened to me, it turned out to be the battery affecting the phone's performance, whenever it was being charged.. I had loads of batteries from my Touch Pro 2 days; after swapping it out for another one, the phone no longer gets hot during a charging session, and performance remaind smooth as silk.
PS: The faulty battery HATED my TouchPad charger; most of the spares charge quick, and without fail.
i have a lot of problems with my HTC 7 pro. keyboard lights and the 3 butons light verry porr
Diepvriezer said:
i have a lot of problems with my HTC 7 pro. keyboard lights and the 3 butons light verry porr
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What do you mean "keyboard lights"? Does it light all the time? Even when the phone is closed? But if it is closed, how can you see whether it lights?
Install this app: WinPhone Info Free. Go to Miscellaneous. See the "Keyboard deployed" section. Is is "Yes" or "No" ?
Hi everybody
Two weeks ago I received a new year "gift" from my son, as he accidentally poured some milk on the screen of the phone, in the lower part. I didn't noticed at the moment, so the liquid had plenty of time to deeply penetrate through the sides of the LCD. After few minutes (~10) I saw it, clean it and unlocked the phone, everything seemed ok. But after another few minutes the phone suddenly rebooted and after that the touch panel stopped responding. I was able to receive emails and SMSs, but when I tried to call my self I got an error that "phone process needed to close" and the device froze.
Here are all the symptoms that I noticed:
- touch panel not working
- proximity sensor was noticeable, it was like a poorly lit red led
- battery is not charging (when I plug it, the notification led turns green after a minute or so)
- sometimes the phone reboots
- booting in recovery (CWM) from bootloader takes 10 minutes
- booting normally takes also very long
- sometimes I can't turn it on at all, but I supose the battery is really drained.
- with the phone off, when I plug it, the notification led blinks orange and after some time it turns solid orange (like it's charging, but the battery doesn't heat)
- in Sytem Info from bootloader it says "TOUCH PANEL-fail"... d'oh
I sent the phone to the romanian HTC authorized service and I told them the first 3 problems from above. They estimated a repaired cost of around 300 euros in order to replace:
- motherboard
- battery
- SIM module (!?)
- LCD (!?) + touch panel
I refused the repair and when I received back the phone I noticed that the back screws are untouched, as well as the "void" label. Do you think they can make an estimation without open it?
Also, do you think all those parts need to be replaced? I intend to procure the parts and to repair the phone by myself using youtube videos and XDA various topics on the subject.
Sorry for the long post and thank you in advance for your patience and help.
I suggest to buy an new phone because 300,- euro to repair is way to much..... with that money you can almost buy an Xperia s
You need to be more carefull with these smartphones
And i think it's gonna be very difficult to find the parts so you can replace it.... because it's like a notebook you can't replace cpu for example...
My conclusion is that you would be better off buying a brand new phone. Get some good cases and lcd covers for the phone and be careful. with it next time
Srry for my bad grammar english
And i hope i gave you some advice!
I already ordered a brand new Desire X, but I want to try and repair the Desire S too. The spareparts are available on local "ebay" but I don't want to buy more than I need. I think I'll start with the digitizer.
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I already ordered a brand new Desire X, but I want to try and repair the Desire S too. The spareparts are available on local "ebay" but I don't want to buy more than I need. I think I'll start with the digitizer.
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Nice but....
- motherboard
- battery
- SIM module (!?)
- LCD (!?) + touch panel
is 80% of the desire s and its very difficult to find and buy the spareparts and replace them ! I Hope you find them !
And i think it's better to buy a brand new desire s because it might be less expensive...
i heard that they are around 230,- Euro's (Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_s-3776.php )
Just saying
Well, that's the estimation of a company with not so good reputation and I hope not all those parts must be replaced. I'll try for fun to change the digitizer and see if it's working.
LE: Just got the Desire X... will be busy for a while
Ya, I agree that the company is not very good at repairing stuff.. Im quite sure the phone just needs a bit of TLC and things should be better. Have you disassembled the phone completely and tried cleaning? As you say the phone still works in a fashion so its possible that after a good cleanup, there is a chance it might work. AFAIK milk should not be corrosive. It will just leave a dried up layer of fat which needs to be cleaned up. Good Luck!
Not yet, I don't have proper tools and free time
Swiped from my HTC Desire X using xda app-developers app
Hi guys
I'm sure this problem is not brand specific but a general issue:
My device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 1W 3G) loses its display from time to time. The screen (1) flickers for a few secs or
(2) during standby it loses power, only way is reinsert battery. Sometimes there is a freeze (3)which means for half a minute the system hangs until it reboots all alone.
My question to you: is it possible some internal wires have become loose, or and other idea?
btw, my device never ran correctly, from the first day on, issues.
So far, I've tried a custom ROM and several global versions as well as TWRP and CWM.
Any help highly appreciated! [emoji316] [emoji26]
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TalkingHeadAche said:
Hi guys
I'm sure this problem is not brand specific but a general issue:
My device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 1W 3G) loses its display from time to time. The screen (1) flickers for a few secs or
(2) during standby it loses power, only way is reinsert battery. Sometimes there is a freeze (3)which means for half a minute the system hangs until it reboots all alone.
My question to you: is it possible some internal wires have become loose, or and other idea?
btw, my device never ran correctly, from the first day on, issues.
So far, I've tried a custom ROM and several global versions as well as TWRP and CWM.
Any help highly appreciated! [emoji316] [emoji26]
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Screen flickering issues seem to be common in the Redmi Note series :/... I read that someone who had this problem found that factory reset fixed it, but once he entered recovery the issue came back. I would assume it's a hardware problem with my experience with laptops and desktops (yes they aren't phones though). I don't think that there's a wire that's loose; I think it's something on the motherboard causing the problem, not the screen panel itself. Can you send it back to the person you bought it from and get a replacement?
Thanks for your reply. I've never read about these issues anywhere before, but now I see that this might be Xiaomi's fault. Nonetheless I'm gonna open it up just to check it out as I imported my Note from China. Sending it back would be way too adventurous.
I'll turn my back to Xiaomi, other brands are smaller yet more reliable.
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Hey guys, I have a Nexus 5 that was dropped 5 floors down a lift shaft(wasnt me,was me dad,Im extremely careful with my stuff ) .
Anyways the display was still working and there was ZERO damage at all(thanks to the capdase cover that took a mild scratch and saved the rest of the phone, dont ask how).
The display showed washed out colours and a mild dead pixel for a few hours and next morning, it went back to normal like nothing happened.
This phone was used for 3-4 more weeks with minor washed out colours from time to time that went away after leaving the phone alone for a while until yesterday when it suddenly went crazy and became extremely washed out with a pinking-purple hue but still usable , which once again went back to normal once again after leaving it in standby for an hour, to my shock.
I love the Nexus 5 and I swapped out the data and sim to the Redmi Note 3 just to be sure since its for a parent and I decided to keep the phone to experiment and repair DIY style if possible since the phone is an absolute legend.
So my question is , is this a display issue, display ribbon issue, motherboard issue or the charging cable assembly thats at fault(saw it on youtube, helped some people for some reason).
I dont mind spending a bit for a new display but Im skeptical of fakes and I dont want to waste money without any solution.
My last resort is to sell and buy another Redmi Note 3 but I dont like its camera, thats the only drawback and I already have one RN3 in the household.
Any suggestions?
Keep in mind this phone is still working and again shows no signs of display issues and it comes and goes randomly and even when it does, it doesnt affect working or anything at all and is fully operational.
Mods sorry if its the wrong section or something, Im new here. couldnt see anyone else with the same issue as me either, so created this.
Have you opened it and checked the connections? It might be functioning, but it is faulting, something is dying. 5 floors is quite a drop, something must have gotten bashed up in the fall. Seems it would be difficult to pinpoint what exactly, but at least you could check connections on the motherboard.
If the connections look okay, my best guess would be a screen replacement. I have replaced 4 phones with a display from Aliexpress. Yes, the Aliexpress screens don't look as good as the original but it is sometimes hard to spot the difference unless you have the Ali screen right next to an original screen.
Maybe is the flex, displays are so boolean, they dont **** for no reason and when they do, theyll do it forevah i thought.
But walter-ver (like a chinese said), u can try to force any kind of error by messing with the phone while is on, i mean touching and moving the flex to isolate the problem and then proceed.
Is like scientist do their homework haha lol
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Red_shift said:
Hi everyone, my Note 2 shuts down when the temperature is moderately low (under 15 °C / 60 °F)
I thought it were a battery problem, since I still used the 2013 one with which the phone was originally shipped.
But buying a new one didn't solve the problem.
I tried swapping batteries with my girlfriend (who has the same model of phone, without the shut-down problem) but this didn't work too (regardless which battery I use, my phone shuts down, hers not) -- unfortunately I thought of swapping the batteries only after buying the new one...
So I thought it could be some sw problem and flashed a new ROM (crDroid 7.1.2)
I'm very pleased since this is much better than the stock ROM I had before, but the shut-down-in-low-temp problem still rears its ugly head (maybe a bit mitigated).
E.g. today I went skiing and carried the phone in the breast pocket of my jacket. Outside temp was about 2-5 °C, so it wasn't really cold, but the phone shut down.
When I tried to power it on, it wouldn't until I carried it home and put it on recharge.
After a few minutes of recharge, I could power it on and the battery was at 98%...
Any ideas of what the problem could be? Something hw?
If nothing else works, I theoretically could take off the display and digitizer of my phone and connect it to a third Note 2 (which display was broken by my girlfriend some time ago, otherwise it works fine), but I hope there is some simpler solution because I've never done something like that...
Thank you for your help!
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Any ideas what the problem might be ?
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Any ideas what the problem might be ?
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No, therefore I was asking.
Did you move my question here?
I posted it in the Note 2 forum, wouldn't it be more IT there?
Thank you!