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Aftermarket Back Plate

I am trying to find a replacment back for my S4. I have the black version and I really like the color of the front but not the pattern on the back. I would like to find a replacement that matches the front without the pattern. I have found some some various ones, but I cant tell how closely they match the front. I was hoping that some one has purchased a back like this. If anyone has, let me know where you got it.

thecaptain0220 said:
I am trying to find a replacment back for my S4. I have the black version and I really like the color of the front but not the pattern on the back. I would like to find a replacement that matches the front without the pattern. I have found some some various ones, but I cant tell how closely they match the front. I was hoping that some one has purchased a back like this. If anyone has, let me know where you got it.
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There are a hundred of them on Amazon. Just read the reviews for each.
The common answers you will see are that aluminum plates look really nice but kill the radio signal and NFC signal.
For the plastic ones they come in every color of the rainbow. Some fit great, some don't. But they are usually like $1 so if one doesn't work, just try a different one.

I spent quite a bit of time looking, which is why I came here. I was hoping to see if someone else has already gone through the same thing. It seems to me like there are a million aluminum backs but not very many plastic ones. You are correct that they are fairly cheap, but with shipping and everything they are on average around $5. This does add up after a few, and I would rather not have a stack of unused $5 backs sitting around. Its fine if it doesn't exist, I just figure I would see. I trust peoples real experience over pictures and descriptions.

thecaptain0220 said:
I spent quite a bit of time looking, which is why I came here. I was hoping to see if someone else has already gone through the same thing. It seems to me like there are a million aluminum backs but not very many plastic ones. You are correct that they are fairly cheap, but with shipping and everything they are on average around $5. This does add up after a few, and I would rather not have a stack of unused $5 backs sitting around. Its fine if it doesn't exist, I just figure I would see. I trust peoples real experience over pictures and descriptions.
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The real people feedback from Amazon is the best you're going to get on the internet. In 10 years it's rarely let me down.
One backplate I can guarentee will fit perfect are the colored varients for Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T. Sprint as a Purple S4, At&t has a blue one and a red one, and Verizon for some strange reason, has a brown one.
On the actual colored phones the front is purple, blue, or brown as well. But the backplates are colored as well and are stock Samsung. I got a purple backplate on ebay that was made for the Sprint varient. Works great. Looks awesome. Cost me like $8 with shipping. They are not available on Amazon. But they are readily available on eBay. Make sure it's from a US based seller and that the picture shows the SAMSUNG or carrier logo on the back. Otherwise god only knows what you're getting from en ebay seller.
Purple shows the SAMSUNG logo for the Sprint model
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-SAMSUNG...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item58a754b48f
Red shows the AT&T globe for their model
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-Doo...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a8741a664
Veirzon probably brands their as well but I didnt' look up the brown one.
You get the idea....
The only catch is that they have the same checkered pattern in the color that the black one you have now has. But it's not as noticible with the colors.
Or you can get a stock white battery door and it won't have the pattern and will be plain white.

The 6 pack on Amazon fits extremely well and has solid black. PM me If you want mine. I wanted the Girly colors.
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these match the pattery pretty well. i have the purple and blue ones..
it doesnt look exactly like the picture but the pattery on the edge of the picture.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151090602119?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Galaxy S6 Black or White ?

Was going to pre order the S6 in black but after seeing them in person at Best Buy that White Pearl looks mighty nice.
Which color looks the best you and which color are you getting?

White wouldn't have been horrific if it wasn't for the white lenses on the camera at the back. With it, it looks absolutely terrifying.
I would personally go for either black or blue, but first I have to see the latter one in person, because it is too bright of a color and it might not look as good in person as it does on pictures.

Pre ordered the white edge from verizon from Best Buy. The darker colors look to be fingerprint magnets.

I usually prefer white phones, but the Nexus 5 got me used to having a black face. I think I might explore replacing the black glass back with a white one somewhere down the line for a similar Stormtrooper aesthetic.

entropism said:
I usually prefer white phones, but the Nexus 5 got me used to having a black face. I think I might explore replacing the black glass back with a white one somewhere down the line for a similar Stormtrooper aesthetic.
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Black all the way! I have only had one phone in white, that was an iPhone 4S, it was good looking for the first few months and after that I got sick of having a big black rectangle on a white body. When I switched to my Galaxy S4 I went black (not really black at all) and it was a lot better to my eyes.
In the end, its personal preferences.

If I was stuck with those two colors I'd definitely pick black.

felloffthetruck said:
Was going to pre order the S6 in black but after seeing them in person at Best Buy that White Pearl looks mighty nice.
Which color looks the best you and which color are you getting?
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I think if your a guy and got a white phone that you will regret it.

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Bodyguardz crown is out

http://www.bodyguardz.com/screengua...6-cases-screen-protectors-covers-shields.html
Anyone going to be getting this?

Yea, but only in Silver. I'll try it when they release the Black one.

zathus said:
http://www.bodyguardz.com/screengua...6-cases-screen-protectors-covers-shields.html
Anyone going to be getting this?
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Never saw this before. Seems really nice. Just need it in black
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At $40 I'm going to wait and see some reviews and photos before placing an order.

Interesting. Is the aluminum flush with the glass?

flu13 said:
Interesting. Is the aluminum flush with the glass?
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I believe it is. All the reviews on the iPhone 6 which is basically the same glass are positive. I think the aluminum might look cool but I'm in the same boat. I'm going to wait for some reviews and when the white version comes out

I like the look of this lots but wonder how the crown will effect the fitting of a case, I'll also be waiting for a black version and seeing if they post to the uk

Davedub said:
I like the look of this lots but wonder how the crown will effect the fitting of a case, I'll also be waiting for a black version and seeing if they post to the uk
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One of the reviews I watched mentioned that the taper of the crown where I case would meet is approximately .1 mm. I would imagine it depends on how much the case wraps around the front of the screen. The one that's on my phone right now actually doesn't even get to the glass.

zathus said:
One of the reviews I watched mentioned that the taper of the crown where I case would meet is approximately .1 mm. I would imagine it depends on how much the case wraps around the front of the screen. The one that's on my phone right now actually doesn't even get to the glass.
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I'd agree it will depend on the case and my current one a spigen neo hybrid over laps the glass I would say by about 1mm or possibly 2mm, still very tempted once the black version arrives.

Op will you also update when they make the black variant available?
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Just got this reply to my question about other colours on their fb page.
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We will only have silver at launch. We are planning to add more colors in the future. Thanks for the inquiry Dave!
Bit vague unfortunately.

Why they would only have silver when the phones are either white, black or gold is beyond me.

'Cause aluminum is silver and they're rushing the product out before they can get a process in place to paint or powder-coat or whatever the aluminum?

flu13 said:
'Cause aluminum is silver and they're rushing the product out before they can get a process in place to paint or powder-coat or whatever the aluminum?
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They have the "Crown" for the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and Note 4 in Black & White. I believe that they should have the color process down pat by now.

felloffthetruck said:
They have the "Crown" for the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and Note 4 in Black & White. I believe that they should have the color process down pat by now.
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I imagine the colored ones will be out in s week or 2.

felloffthetruck said:
They have the "Crown" for the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and Note 4 in Black & White. I believe that they should have the color process down pat by now.
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Ok, new theory: They want you to buy the silver one, then buy a new one when the color you want comes out.
See? I'm adaptable.

flu13 said:
'Cause aluminum is silver and they're rushing the product out before they can get a process in place to paint or powder-coat or whatever the aluminum?
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flu13 said:
Ok, new theory: They want you to buy the silver one, then buy a new one when the color you want comes out.
See? I'm adaptable.
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And I believe you are also 100% correct.

So all this is really doing is using the "silver crown" to hide halos, right? It doesn't sound all that revolutionary, but I guess its one way to get rid of the halo problem.

ipaq_101 said:
So all this is really doing is using the "silver crown" to hide halos, right? It doesn't sound all that revolutionary, but I guess its one way to get rid of the halo problem.
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Correct. Basically the same idea as the tempered glass screen protectors with colored borders. Both are just two different ways with dealing with the halo. The good thing about the crown is that it actually curves with the actual glass. Whereas the edge to edge tempered glass screen protectors have a small gap between the edges of the tempered glass and screen that tends to build up dust.

zathus said:
http://www.bodyguardz.com/screengua...6-cases-screen-protectors-covers-shields.html
Anyone going to be getting this?
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I bought one for my Note 4 and to be honest I was very dissapointed. After installing the glass and the crown piece (they are seperate) I still ended up with a very slight halo that can be seen all the way around the glass - it was small but you could see it when the screen is off.
The "Crown" piece isn't as smooth as you would hope and my finger catches on it - particuarly around the home button -(at the bottom of the phone)
The concept sounded good - but the execution was slightly off - I complained about it to Body Guardz and they sent me a new one - same thing happened.
I still have it on the note - but I would never buy it again and I won't be buying it for the S6 - but that is just me. Others may have different results.

silly question about clones/fakes

Are there any S7 variants that still come with this particular sticker on them in the box or are these clones or fakes? Just curious if anyone knows.

s7 isn't full HD it's 1440x2560 that glass also looks flat s7 has 2.5 radius rounded glass download Samsung info from play store it will confirm if it's genuine
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Thanks I remember the Note 3 and S4 having those stickers on them but haven't seen them as of late. Someone selling them for $270 fresh out of the box seems a tad inexpensive to me so I'm just checking. Lol

cadorette said:
Are there any S7 variants that still come with this particular sticker on them in the box or are these clones or fakes? Just curious if anyone knows.
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That's definitely a fake one

Fake, for some reason I've noticed all the fakes I've seen seem to have the home button far too close to the screen, the genuine S7s home buttons have an equal distance between the screen and the bottom of the phone

Colour Poll

Vote in Poll above, I am interested in knowing what colour you like.
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Flossy black!

I know it's only 16 votes so far but I am surprised that bronze and black share the lead right now. Bronze was heavily promoted by Samsung and tech bloggers seem to love it. I ordered that colour even without seeing it in real life, hope it lives up to the hype!

I like the bronze but it only comes in black for 512gb

Got Black as it's the only way to get 512Gb.

cpufrost said:
Flossy black!
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Wesley Snipes black
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I'm curious on how Samsung marketing works. Why do they release certain colors on certain models. I got the bronze 128 but would have loved it in 128
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Got black for 512GB but I also feel (from the pics I have seen) that the bronze looks to close to rose gold. It's great to see so many people like the mystic bronze but it's just not my style, I'm more boring and always liked black. All my vehicles have either been black or white (tied at 2 a piece for white and black but my first car was grey so in the middle of the 2, lol). Also after I strayed from black phones to the coral blue Note 7 I feel cursed to stray from black again lol. Anyway, 512GB only on mystic black also forces my hand even if they had another colour. Why they don't make both colours optional 512GB is stupid but it's Samsung.

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Got black for 512GB but I also feel (from the pics I have seen) that the bronze looks to close to rose gold. It's great to see so many people like the mystic bronze but it's just not my style, I'm more boring and always liked black. All my vehicles have either been black or white (tied at 2 a piece for white and black but my first car was grey so in the middle of the 2, lol). Also after I strayed from black phones to the coral blue Note 7 I feel cursed to stray from black again lol. Anyway, 512GB only on mystic black also forces my hand even if they had another colour. Why they don't make both colours optional 512GB is stupid but it's Samsung.
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I agree. I really like the Mystic Green color, but it's only on the smaller note. And on top of 512GB in black only, no 256GB in the US ?
What irks me is that they'll release more colors later. Why not release all of them?

After going with Aura Glow last year on the Note 10+, I found myself wishing I had gone for Aura Black. I just love the look of the all black slab with the screen off. But I also HATE the greasy fingerprints on black, and I've been wanting a matte phone forever. I actually have a matte clear skin on the rear of my Aura Glow Note 10+, which made it just an irridescent silver color.
So I was all set on Mystic Black and had no interest in bronze. But after seeing it was a matte finish, I began looking a little closer at it. I finally pre-ordered it in bronze last night. After looking at it in person at Best Buy today, I feel confident I made the right choice. It really has a premium look to it, and I didn't really get a rose gold vibe from it. Plus if I get sick of it, I'll put a white skin on the back, which will look amazing with the bronze frame and camera mountain.

btmusicman313 said:
I like the bronze but it only comes in black for 512gb
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Oh I didn't know that. That sucks
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Mr. Orange 645 said:
After going with Aura Glow last year on the Note 10+, I found myself wishing I had gone for Aura Black. I just love the look of the all black slab with the screen off. But I also HATE the greasy fingerprints on black, and I've been wanting a matte phone forever. I actually have a matte clear skin on the rear of my Aura Glow Note 10+, which made it just an irridescent silver color.
So I was all set on Mystic Black and had no interest in bronze. But after seeing it was a matte finish, I began looking a little closer at it. I finally pre-ordered it in bronze last night. After looking at it in person at Best Buy today, I feel confident I made the right choice. It really has a premium look to it, and I didn't really get a rose gold vibe from it. Plus if I get sick of it, I'll put a white skin on the back, which will look amazing with the bronze frame and camera mountain.
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That's great to know that you got to see it in real life, a lot of reviewers say that the colour looks better in real life. Cameras seem to make it look more rose gold than bronze. I blindly ordered mine in Bronze because of the praise it was getting in reviews. So thank you for confirming I made the right choice )
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apprentice said:
Bronze was heavily promoted by Samsung
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Retailers often promote whatever they find themselves with a surplus of.

I was going to get the white, but went with bronze due to the matte finish. Was slightly tempted to the black only for the 512GB, but I have 128 in my current S20 Ultra and I don't use it all, plus will have an SD card waiting for the phone.

White, gotta be white like my last few

Couleur
J'ai hésité entre le noir et le bronze mais j'ai commandé le noir

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Gary02468 said:
Retailers often promote whatever they find themselves with a surplus of.
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That's true of retailers trying to shift stock, but that doesn't apply in this case as we are talking about a product that's not released yet.
They promoted Aura Glow last year and it quickly became the 'must have' colour based on the feedback from reviewers. I still love it. So bronze is also taking the same reviewers by storm. I am confident it will still be the most popular, black being also popular but probably only because of the limitation on the 512Gb variant.
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i was sold on the bronze but went and saw it in person and didnt like it as much.
if I get one i will import a 512gb mystic white one likely since the dipshits at samsung only sell 512gb in black in Canada again this year.

I ordered Mystic bronze. It looks really nice in pictures.

Ordered bronze 128gb with 512 gb SD card $79. For the win ha.