I don't recommend doing this if you value your manufacturers warranty!
I also do not take credit for the idea, as I saw it on a post on another android forum (linked from the white evo with black battery cover thread in the evo accessory forum).
Either way, just wanted to post some decent quality pics of how well this can turn out. I actually took the pics with my dads evo
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What I did was take the battery cover off, and mask over the holes of the phone (don't want any scraps getting into anything, this is a messy project).
Then take a sharp razor blade, and start scraping away at the paint. Don't try to cut into it, rather pull the blade along the edge of the phone.
Start at the bottom so you can get the hang of it (and its less noticeable if you mess up).
I took my time on this, took about 30-45 minutes but I got all the edges and corners perfect.
Be careful around the headphone jack, this was the hardest part for me.
Wow! Looks great
I must say that looks pretty nice.
So the plastic is naturally red?
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So the plastic is naturally red?
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yep; dropped my phone last week, exposed some red plastic on the back corner. may go ahead and do this. don't see why this would void the warranty though . . .
So this with a red back would make a limited edition red evo
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I'm drooling... I want my phone to look like that.... but...
I would totally screw this up...
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I'm drooling... I want my phone to look like that.... but...
I would totally screw this up...
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true that.
awesome work man!
Yep all the plastics on the phone are red. Just carefully drag a razor blade along the edges to get the paint off. Like I said, don't try to cut into it, it'll look like crap.
Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.
I'll try this tonight.
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Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.
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It was originally supposed to be, but verizon had claims on the red theme with their incredible, then changed the incredible at the last minute and the evo was stuck with the black facelift. Or something along those lines, don't know the exact story but I had asked about it at my sprint training and thats what I was told
that looks great, very a-team looking!
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Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.
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Propanly because HTC values their office customers. A red one would be too playful. A limited edition tho....
Love wat u did yetiguy!
Wow
jus finish my....LOOKS GREAT
Wow looks great!! Unfortunately I use a black silicone case. I may have to order a crystal silicone case just so I can see this mod.
Looks great!
I think I'm going to take mine apart rub away paint using a solvent that way there's no chance of cut in or paint sliver getting into device.
The take apart getting back off is pretty easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d41PM8Bzk
Tamper proof sticker re-placement is no big deal did it all the time on my blackberry 9630,s & 9650
very nice!
please post an image of how this turns out if you end up doing it!
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Looks great!
I think I'm going to take mine apart rub away paint using a solvent that way there's no chance of cut in or paint sliver getting into device.
The take apart getting back off is pretty easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d41PM8Bzk
Tamper proof sticker re-placement is no big deal did it all the time on my blackberry 9630,s & 9650
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looks amazing man but we all know how sprint is yellow right what if they matched it with the yellow and black
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Afternoon guys n girls,
Just a quick question, can someone confirm the X1 battery cover is aluminium and not titanium etc.
Mine is scratched to hell and I wouldn't mind getting it re-anodised purple or blue providing it is alu.
Thanks
try using the wonders of physics!
go get a magnet and test it
Have tired that already, it's not magnetic so that rules out steel... just wasn't sure if titanium is magnetic or not.
google power ("titanium magnetic")
Doesn't really help though, some people said it is magnetic whilst others said it isn't... there is not a clearly defined answer.
I'd rather not try re-anodise it and get it burnt to **** and THEN find out it isn't alu.
it's definitively not titanium..... the fu.... chassis is build in cheapest plastic but the accu cover is build with titanium......häh
im pretty sure its alu. the whole phone is made of it, why spend more money ona titanium battery cover?
I don't know, I just recall Nokia using Titanium on some of the phones like the...8800?
Ah well, anodising here we come.
good luck
whatever this actualy does hehe but screens are appriciated
Well it's taken a battering so re-anodising it will put all the colour back, get rid of the horrible grey patches.
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Will probably do it shiny purple:
im somehow glad now that i got the Silver version. i can barely see my scratches
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im somehow glad now that i got the Silver version. i can barely see my scratches
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I was thinking the same. Silver ftw. But on the pics it seems pretty bad handled even for a black X1.
just the battery cover. the rest seems fine.
but i must admit ... the batter cover get scratchy so freckin easy. i just wear it in my pocket or sometimes laying it on my desk. yet i got scratches on it.
i think my silver x1a is made of stainless. i had a hard time drilling thru doing the battery cover reset mod. i was using small new drill bit to drill a pilot hole and it wasnt easy. took me about 5 to 10 minutes to drill thru.
it's aluminum... otherwise, they would have bragged about using titanium in their phones..
besides, the nokia 8800 carbon is made of carbon fiber and titanium and retails for around 1000-1200 bucks.
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i think my silver x1a is made of stainless. i had a hard time drilling thru doing the battery cover reset mod. i was using small new drill bit to drill a pilot hole and it wasnt easy. took me about 5 to 10 minutes to drill thru.
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I don't know what drills you use, but with a common HSS drill it should not take longer than 20 seconds to drill through and make a fine champfer -carbide should do the trick in half of the time.
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I was thinking the same. Silver ftw. But on the pics it seems pretty bad handled even for a black X1.
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The rest of the phone is 100% fine, it's just that I always put it down on my desk / table and tend to slide it rather than picking it up and moving it so the back has taken a hammering.
Just spoken to my mate who does anodising and he said he'll beadblast it first then re-anodise it for me... mmmmm blue or purple, that is the question now.
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The rest of the phone is 100% fine, it's just that I always put it down on my desk / table and tend to slide it rather than picking it up and moving it so the back has taken a hammering.
Just spoken to my mate who does anodising and he said he'll beadblast it first then re-anodise it for me... mmmmm blue or purple, that is the question now.
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I'd prefer purple with a black phone.
Blue would be better for the silver one.
yeah thats what i thought untill i started drilling.
alluminun for sure its not. i thought so too and was thinking i would make quick work out of drilling but it didnt work out that way.
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I don't know what drills you use, but with a common HSS drill it should not take longer than 20 seconds to drill through and make a fine champfer -carbide should do the trick in half of the time.
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Have tired that already, it's not magnetic so that rules out any form of steel... just wasn't sure if titanium is magnetic or not.
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I must confess to total amazement here - normally, I'm extremely good-mannered ... but:
IRON (Fe) is magnetic, together with it's 3+ oxides (Fe3O4 etc)
TITANIUM is a completely different element
I just can't believe it ...
Got bored after having a red housing for a while, so I decided to change it.
Let me know what you guys think. Any suggestions? What colors would you
like to see. Only took me about 3 days for primer, paint, and clear coat.
****Camera bezel is all chrome color, and kickstand is flat black. Forgot to mention that in original post.
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awesome, very sweet looking
That as got to be the hottest mod yet! How'd you do it?
Bro that looks great, I would like to see titanium-like color.
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Thanks all. The process isn't all that difficult to one thats familiar with painting and modding their electronics. Ive been painting xbox 360s and figured that the back housing on the EVO is just smaller but really the same concept. I wish I had actual auto paint available and the skill to use it cause I know it would look 1000x better. This is just simply an primer, an enamel, and flat clear coat. Sad to say but over time the clear coat and paint will come off and I'll be back at square one. But thanks for the praises so far.
Im not hating brah, but do you think that clear is going to hold up? I mean with use and all.. Does it have a hardener in it?
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Im not hating brah, but do you think that clear is going to hold up? I mean with use and all.. Does it have a hardener in it?
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Dont worry I know where youre coming from. And I agree 100% that it will not hold up in the long run.
What you should do is run the matted blue theme, and paint it to match. Go for the full matted blue look. Looks great as is though, if a bit bright
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Why does you phone look like it swallowed two batteries?
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also which battery door is that? I like it better than the ebay ones.
Nice I want to see one just like that but with red instead of yellow. Looks nice.
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also which battery door is that? I like it better than the ebay ones.
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Its the extended battery door that came with the battery from Sprint. $54.99 is a lot but I dont have battery issues lol.
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Nice I want to see one just like that but with red instead of yellow. Looks nice.
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Red is what color I had before. My co-workers said the phone looked like a pair of Jordans. I will post pics of the Red in the morning.
Automobile Paint Markers
There is a range of markers which apply auto enamel, from Uchida , called DecoColor - opaque paint marker. http://tinyurl.com/35kmq6t
Nice contrasting look btw.
That looks sick! I can barely make a dash of red through the speaker holes, but it's a minor quibble. This looks amazing. If you can get a more permanent application set, I bet a lot of people would give good money for this mod. Well done. Very impressive.
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Its a bumblebeevo! Looks nice! Id like mine to have that light, glow in the dark green.
That is awesome, im going to try this on mines
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That is awesome, im going to try this on mines
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Do keep in mind that if you have to take your phone to sprint, they will most likely flag your phone as "Damaged beyond repair" and thus causing you to claim insurance. Yet again I stress, this WILL void your warranty.
"I fight for the Users" and replied from my EVO
how did you do the chrome around the camera?
Simply did a wet sand and all the red came off
I was inspired by a thread to paint my phone in some way. So I pulled apart one of my spare phones and stole its keyboard trim piece, it looks really good painted, going to let it dry at least 24 hours before I install it.
I used red duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint.
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That's the silver part around the phone?
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Yes it is. The test fit looked amazing.
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Yes it is. The test fit looked amazing.
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Lol it does look nice
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I posted the pictures of the test fit, don't really have time to take apart my daily phone ATM.
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I posted the pictures of the test fit, don't really have time to take apart my daily phone ATM.
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awesome! ill buy it
It is really sweet having a change of pace. Wanna send me your phone? I'll gladly paint it for like $20.
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It is really sweet having a change of pace. Wanna send me your phone? I'll gladly paint it for like $20.
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I want to but i dont have a backup right now, i have a replenish i bricked so id be screwed
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I want to but i dont have a backup right now, i have a replenish i bricked so id be screwed
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heh, It is cool that I have 3 of these phones so that I can tear one down and take the part, paint it and replace it on my daily driver.
If I could track down the part to paint for a good price, I'd buy it, paint it, and sell it.
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heh, It is cool that I have 3 of these phones so that I can tear one down and take the part, paint it and replace it on my daily driver.
If I could track down the part to paint for a good price, I'd buy it, paint it, and sell it.
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i havent taken one apart, but id like the whole phone painted! lol like red and black or green with an orange stripe(imo)
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i havent taken one apart, but id like the whole phone painted! lol like red and black or green with an orange stripe(imo)
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it is pretty easy to take apart, when you get into the more internal screws, make sure you get a good grip on the screw with the driver and use good downforce.
Krylon has a bunch of different colors
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/
Kitteh298 said:
it is pretty easy to take apart, when you get into the more internal screws, make sure you get a good grip on the screw with the driver and use good downforce.
Krylon has a bunch of different colors
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/
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do you know how to get the front separated from the screen?
The screen bezel? I'm not sure, I've not been that far in. There are 2 good take apart videos on YouTube though.
If you are looking to paint the bezel, just do a good tape job around it and paint. (If it can't be removed)
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The screen bezel? I'm not sure, I've not been that far in. There are 2 good take apart videos on YouTube though.
If you are looking to paint the bezel, just do a good tape job around it and paint. (If it can't be removed)
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i thought i seen it around youtube where they used a heat gun, but im not sure i would not want to heat up the screen glass from the digitizer
You did an amazing job on this. Really sets the phone off nicely, and makes me want to do something with mine. Kudos on a job well done.
Hey thanks a lot, I think it looks nice too. It needed more coats than I did for sure. There are a few small nicks in it and touching up doesn't work very well.
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So ive lost the C forever, and now the phone looks ugly. Poor quality by HTC IMO... anyone else experienced this?
is there any custom letters i could buy online??
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Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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I wish i could find mine =(
My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.
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My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.
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possible you can post a pic? might just do that.
While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.
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While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.
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aww im scared to remove the letters lol, lets hope someone posts a pic!
RIP "C" lol ...sorry bout that bruh
You know this gives me an idea...
With the filler removed from those placeholders there's enough countersink to fill with epoxy and then sand smooth.
Clear five minute epoxy resin could be used and you can make them any color you want by mixing in a bit of acrylic paint found in a craft store.
Get creative!
Just be sure that it's clean so the epoxy sticks well. Or it could fall out again...
I'm willing to bet that properly mixed epoxy will stay put though.
sad times right now, good thing is that its going back to att once the new phone is released =)
similar to the Nexus 5 ...all the Nexus letters on my white and red housing have been RIP'ed
wow, i didnt even know that they could rip off like that ?? I say you clean it up and throw some black silicone RTV in there and no one will be able to tell the difference haha
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possible you can post a pic? might just do that.
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I'll post a pic tonight
I'm willing to give it a shot at removing the letters - i think if my case wasn't on my phone they might have fallen off already. It gets pretty hot in my pocket after streaming for a while
I lol'ed
Sorry, but I lol'ed reading this thread.
Sorry for you guys who lost some letters.
Actually I think it really has something getting the three letters and the glue out.
Maybe I will try this on purpose.
Therefor... :good:
Lol
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I'll post a pic tonight
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awesome thank you!
Damn when I switched from the Nexus 5 to the M8 I was hoping that I wouldn't have that issue since the M8 has better build quality. At least the Nexus 5 is all black so it's not that obvious but for the M8 it is very noticeable.
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awesome thank you!
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Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again
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Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again
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lol ok -)
Anyone else who has had a G3 for a while noticed this? As you can see in the image, because of use over time the gap between the lens and top button has visible wear from the finger constantly coming into contact with it. I don't mind it as I run my G3 100% naked so it's scuffed up anyway, bit I thought it was an interesting place for use wear
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Yes mine has this scuff mark in the same place, phone has always been in the circle case, it must be slightly raised to protect the camera, don't have another camera to a hand to take a picture, but will try get a pic of it.
Damn it now I'm going to be OCD with this issue ......
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Damn it now I'm going to be OCD with this issue ......
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Sorry :cyclops:
Lol its all good.. I have a white g3 and I'm putting a dbrandz true fit skin on it so I'm not going to run a case with it ...lol ... I'll figure some way to cover that piece
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Yup it was bothering me lol... I got my dbrand skin tonight and had to custom make a small piece for it lol :thumbup::beer:
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shayneflashindaily said:
Yup it was bothering me lol... I got my dbrand skin tonight and had to custom make a small piece for it lol :thumbup::beer:
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Maybe its just me but that straight bottom cut on that "custom" piece that you made is causing even more OCD issues looking at it. Should have made it to cover the corners as well man. It just looks... unfinished to me. Sorry.
[edit][offtopic] @shayneflashindaily Btw, how does the dbrand skin feel in hand? The texture I mean, is it more grippy or smooth? I've never used one till now and planning to get them shipped to India. Slickwraps or dbrand? [/offtopic] [/edit]
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Maybe its just me but that straight bottom cut on that "custom" piece that you made is causing even more OCD issues looking at it. Should have made it to cover the corners as well man. It just looks... unfinished to me. Sorry.
[edit][offtopic] @shayneflashindaily Btw, how does the dbrand skin feel in hand? The texture I mean, is it more grippy or smooth? I've never used one till now and planning to get them shipped to India. Slickwraps or dbrand? [/offtopic] [/edit]
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Order both ... I have only tries dbrands..... And that little piece is good enough for me as long as it keeps it from getting any scratches on that piece .. Lol you try cutting a small ass piece for that part... It wasn't a easy task
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leomd333 said:
Anyone else who has had a G3 for a while noticed this? As you can see in the image, because of use over time the gap between the lens and top button has visible wear from the finger constantly coming into contact with it. I don't mind it as I run my G3 100% naked so it's scuffed up anyway, bit I thought it was an interesting place for use wear
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I have the same on mine, but like someone above me said it is because that part of the phone is slightly raised so when you put your phone down (without a case or with the LG Quick Circle case) that part is touching the surface your placing your phone on. So I don't think it is because of your finger..
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I have the same on mine, but like someone above me said it is because that part of the phone is slightly raised so when you put your phone down (without a case or with the LG Quick Circle case) that part is touching the surface your placing your phone on. So I don't think it is because of your finger..
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Ah yes true, just noticed that. Actually quite clever that LG did this, instead of letting the lens take the beating haha
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I might try to cut out my own piece again tonight .. Figured dbrand would have thought about this .. Pfft
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