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i bought 2 hd2 on the release date and just today i notice a hair line crack in the top left body corner, on both phones. has anyone seen this.
mine has a small seem on the top left corner...
is it a seem or is the case starting to crack, the way iphone did...i had many htc phones and this is the first i see with this. i called Tmobile n they said to go get a replacement from where i bought it.
Looks to be a seem that is not bonded as well as the others. You can see a seem in every corner if you look closely in the same spot around the phone. However the one on the top left is the least pretty. Probably the last one to be closed with the hardware inside so they couldnt seal it quite as well.
Thats my guess at least.
its just the seals, and as said, might be a bit weak. I've got it in 3 corners of my phone but I'm not bothered...
could someone upload a picture? thx.
my friend and i bought our hd2's at german t-mobile store.
his one had an issue with the display, it had no balanced light (hope you understand )
he gave it to the store and after 3 days he got a new one.
now our two devices works pretty well.
DN41
I just look at it and mine has the crack too.
Theyre just the seals guys.
Now, do any of you have a hair thick crack on the back of the battery cover?
Can I get the battery back replaced?
could someone pls post a pic?
cant imagine what you mean
thanks
DN41
I have one as well, top left corner where the phone round off. (will try and post pic l8r) This reminds me of the Treo Pro I have which experienced numerous hairline cracks and stood on a shelf one month after i bought it...only brought it out to play cuz of the chefs here who did a rom for that.
Hope we dont have the same issues with the HD2!!!!
mines has some too but i think their just seals i will check my gf hd2 when shes around see if its just mine
Mine too
My T-mobileUS HD2 has these cracks too .. however I am not worried... If you look at the design they had to seal the phone somewhere.. and thats why you see the cracks at the corners...
I mean other phones will have different lines going around and this is so they can seal it properly and use design to hide it... HD2 almost looks like unibody construction so they have small cracks on the corners...
I never even noticed these until I read this thread... thanks to the guy who started this... now all these people are worried....
Its okay.. your phone is not going to fall apart... lol
I just checked my hd2 and found cracks on all 4 corners. I'm a bit worried. I guess ill give tmobile a calll tomorrow.
Guys, those are seals, not cracks!
EVERY HD2 has four of them. One in every corner.
They're by design, it's just the way the HD2 is constructed.
C:Sharp! said:
Guys, those are seals, not cracks!
EVERY HD2 has four of them. One in every corner.
They're by design, it's just the way the HD2 is constructed.
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Right, so some phones must just magically seal themselves, hence most people not having such visible cracks.
Anyone want to post some photos so we can take a look?
They're visible on all HD2s, if you look closely enough.
There's one in every corner on every HD2. Cause that's the way the HD2 is constructed.
There has been a thread on this months ago.
cant imagine...
could someone please post it?
DN41
Look at the round corners of your HD2, if you look closely, you can see fine lines there.
Here you go, one straight line in every corner. They're just seals, nothing to worry about.
thanks, now i see
but i think mine got it only right down, nowhere else.
DN41
Hi. So story goes like this.
While going to biking I was going to put my Defender case on my HD2, but tried it and found out that these invisible shields and this cheap one i got make it that much bigger otterbox defender dont fit. so I left defender in.
When going out of the door one hand on bike and one with HD2 with sportypal finding satellites, tried to close the door and doing that dropped my precious HD2 to concrete floor from around 1.5m or 5feet. I saw it dropping and I was like NOOOOOO, but my music didnt stop playing from my bluetooth headset so I knew atleast it didnt break fully.
Well what do you expect happened to HD2 with gorgeous 4.3" glass display..
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Pictures tell everything:
Better quality pics: HERE
Well nothing really happened, except little dent on the corner, it looks worse in pictures. I was so sure that I broke my precious HD2's screen but no.
You might notice that theres no invisible shield/other plastic wrap around, thats because I took those off so I can use my otterbox defender again!
Earlier, 2months ago defender case saved my HD2 from mud where it fell when I stumbled in darkness using HD2 as my flashlight
Anyone else had these lucky or not so lucky moments with your HD2? Post your stories and pictures if any.
Thanks.
Lucky git, I've kicked mine a few times as when I drop it I try to stop it hitting the floor so stick my foot out, most of the time it lands on my foot then falls on the floor but a few times Iv'e kicked it a good 4/5 foot :lol:
Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
my HD2 survived a 1.20m flight on stone - even the battery-cap jumped away - but the display and the handy was without any problem - puuuuuuh
drop...
I had my hd2 about 3 days and a friend was holding it while i took off my motorbike helmet. she dropped it about 1 meter and all it did was ding the side...
must admit i was bricking it..
Mine has fallen from the top of the toilet onto the floor... My wife came running in when she heard me scream, she thought I'd has an accident. LOL
Incidentally zero damage.....
Very lucky!
I think I would spontaneously combust if I dropped mine...
Oh I had dropped that one several times and not once did it break. Most of the times it fell it landed on it's back or side. The one that did it in was a face shot (lol), It dropped and landed face down for the most part. It landed on the bottom right corner first blowing out the bottom then slapped down all the way killing the upper half. I used to keep it in that gell case and had Invisishield on it as well before. For some reason I stopped using the gell case and the Invisishield started to peel in one corner, so it came off as well. I believe with the use of the Invisishield alone it would have helped in keeping the phone from breaking. That stuff rocks.
There is always that feeling when you get a shiny new phone. You know that you're going to drop it at least once.
The first time I dropped mine from 3 feet ish, it landed on the screen. But as I tried to grab it from falling I just ended up propelling it towards the floor. Then I got that sinking feeling as I went to pick it up. Just as I turned it over I expected the screen to be smashed (it didn't land on a flat surface) but nothing. Just a small scratch on the screen protector.
Also as someone mentioned before, I've done the whole "use your foot to stop it falling but end up kicking it further thing" still in perfect condition. Awesome phone.
Mine has survived a 30 km/h swipe
i was getting to sleep, it was dark and i forgot that my HD2 was lying on bed
when i was sweeping my bed with a pillow, i felt that i've just swiped a heavy metal thing on the ceramic floor , n i heard a glass-metal sound :O
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brightened the light, and it was my HD2 without even a minor scratch
the glass-metalic sound was from the back cover being popped out
I droped ine once in a carpeted room...I went to walk out and it slipped out my hand and flew out... the sound of it hidden the wood under the carpet was enought to scare the **** out of me... I didnt scream...I was breathless the moment it left my fingers..
The other day my sister bought a new phone and went to me to show me and so i can open it up for her... Once she picked it up for the first time, she dropped it. You would think she dove for it. Nope she screamed and walked away... So i laughed and gave it to her.
Wil Badger said:
Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
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I've just sent my device to my insurer this afternoon, dropped from taking out of pocket and having butter fingers, this is the second replacement screen I'll be getting, looked the same as yours although the ENTIRE glass front was shattered into what was a rather cool looking honeycomb effect haha, and the row of buttons at the bottom were dying to fall off too, it's been 4 hours and I miss my device already, using a nokia 6300 at the minute!!!
My replacement was one dayed to my house. It would also appear to brand new and not a remaned unit. New one came with a new memory card,charger, the whole box. I also kept my 16 gig card, battery, and rear cover from the broken one,lol.
I have the amazing wallet-phone! (there's thread on here about it) My HD2 jammed into a faux-leather case, with space for cards and money as well. I've thrown my phone place to place and never had a problem thanks to the protective cushion. It might be bulky but the trade-off is I have all my things together, the phone's protected, and when I take my 11-month phone out it looks shiny and new. So there's an alternative for people with the same butter-fingers I have
Link: The XDA Thread for Wallet phone - it's about £4!
Trig0r said:
Lucky git, I've kicked mine a few times as when I drop it I try to stop it hitting the floor so stick my foot out, most of the time it lands on my foot then falls on the floor but a few times Iv'e kicked it a good 4/5 foot :lol:
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Yeah that really can save your phone if you have chance to do that. did that with my old Touch HD few times, also found out that if timing isn't right it can go really far away on flat floor
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Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
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ouch :/ haven't seen that bad crack before, most of em have only screen kind of smashed. I cancelled my full insurance during summer because I thought I can keep it nicely have had luck with these two incidents.
No one was near me when dropped mine, someone probably would have thought Im crazy or something when dropped it and yelled fooock..
Had a incident myself posted the info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812370
but the end result is this
Im still crying inside
Edit : im gonna now go with the idea smeddy has just tring to find your post now re the case wallet
The first time I dropped mine was on my desk at work. It hit the table 2 twice very fast. I almost dropped it twice in my kitchen on solid hone But I have quick hands and I caught it just in time. The only time I really dropped it was on a carpet from a relatively small height. Those cracked screens look horrible, I hope I never have to see something like that ever again. When I bought it, it didn't have the original case, but another one. I try to keep it in that case most of the time. My problem is not butter fingers, I am not always careful when holding things
My OtterBox Defender has saved mine from 2 drops. Not a bit of damage.
I know the invisible shield type things are popular, but they don't do a damn thing if you really drop your phone.
My wife dropped her HD2 into a bucket of water once. The power was on and she was even on a phone call when it happened. Fortunatly she retreived it quickly and had the Otterbox Defender case on. After removing the battery and making certain it was throughly dry it is working fine to this day!
seeing all these broken HD2's upsets me, though i dropped mine at the bus stop as i was getting it out of my pocket, and the screen smashed at the top left, it still works perfectly fine though.
the next day, i did it again, but as i was walking and the phone went flying forward into a curb and smashed the camera and made the top right of the screen go black!
i've got insurance, but the phone is quite battered, with scuffs everywhere, so i dont want to claim in case they just repair it and give me back my scuffed phone!
and ive never claimed insurance before haha, i feel a bit silly claiming.
i cant post photos because i lurk instead of posting and im yet to be verified ;(
Hey was wondering how is the screen holding up. Do you guys having any scratches on them or anything? I'm debating on whether to take mine off
It's a very tough screen, mine is still in mint condition w/o a screen protector, but I never leave any sharp objects such as keys in the same pocket as my phone either.
No scratch at all, looks like new... (other than the rest of the device).
And I never used any "protective" thingies.
Cambxo said:
Hey was wondering how is the screen holding up. Do you guys having any scratches on them or anything? I'm debating on whether to take mine off
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I've had my HD2 for 14 months and there are no scratches on it at all. When I first got it I saw the well known youtube vid of a guy trying to scratch his HD2 screen and failing. One night I was drunk and decided to show this to a mate, so I took a bottle cap and went to work with my screen, as hard as I could! We were both very impressed at the results (or lack of), but I noticed not long after that you could see where I had scratched it when I'd run my finger over it. If I wiped it clean then you couldn't see it at all. It was VERY feint, but it was there when smudged.
However, it's now 100% disappeared, even after major use.
I used to have a screen protector, but no longer bother. It's obviously always recommended not to put your phone in your pocket with keys & loose change etc., but this screen is THE BEST screen I've ever had on a phone.
I think it only needs a minimum of common sense and it will live for a looooooooooooong time!
Took mine off month ago, and very happy I did. It did nothing but lessen screen sensitivity and slightly dull viewing.
The glass on the screen can't withstand every stracth known to man, but it's pretty tough. Usually, the people with really messed up glass dropped theirs and the glass BROKE.
Here's the scratch test video and here's another thread about this where others share their thoughts and experiences.
I have just avoided putting in the same pocket as my keys, so far so good.
Wow that's pretty cool. I think I'm still going to keep one on though. To me its sort of like insurance. I may not need it often, but when I do, I sure will be glad I have it!
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dung8604 said:
Wow that's pretty cool. I think I'm still going to keep one on though. To me its sort of like insurance. I may not need it often, but when I do, I sure will be glad I have it!
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AHHH!!! They really need to move that damn thanks button, but thanks for that
To be honest, if it gives you peace of mind and doesn't have an adverse effect (sensitivity & brightness mainly) then yeah, keep it on.
I have my HD2 about 1,5 years now, and the screen didn't have a scratch at all. Unfortunately the back plate loses it clear finish, but that's acceptable.
Almost a year and no scratches whatsoever. I do keep it in a case whenever I am carrying it around, though. The only wear I can see at all are some indentations in the material on the top right corner of the handset.
Hi,
Got a cover, no scratch at all, like many people, i don't mix keys/smartphone screen, the best way to damage it !
almost a year and no scratch at all. I must say I guard it with my life.
it never leaves my sight and is always in it's original leather pocket.
I had a HTC Touch Cruise before and it was a plastic restitve touchscreen.
Even that thing was okay and usable after 3 years... It had many deep scratches but with backlight on you only saw them a bit and it wasnt a problem for the usability
The screen of the hd2 really needs some effort to get scratched. In my opinion a screen protector is useless, because the power that is needet to scratch this screen would easily cut the protector
But i also use the barely there case, to avoid scratches on the housing (put some tape on the corners to avoid damage from case on/off). The screen protector that was with this case gives me a better feeling on the touchscreen, its easier to glide ^^ and i dont have so many fingerprints
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Fingerprints can be easily removed, you know
Mine is over 9 months old, still as good as new .
My secret is "The Magical Original Leather Pouch"
It never gets out of it, unless I want to use it
Is the camera lens cover made from the same material? Does it resist scratches as well as the screen?
I also don't use a screen protector. My phone is kept in a leather belt pouch, but is handled delicately (partially because it is expensive and partially because it is such a beautiful phone).
Got my TMOUS HD2 when they first came out, and screen is still perfect. I do keep it in a pocket by itself though, so no contact with keys or change.
Ive had mine around 14 months now, never used a protector and there's no problems at all with my screen. This is even after I stopped using the leather pouch a few months ago after getting an extended battery and even after dropping the phone a few times!
Almost one year without screen-protector and without case.
Not only one scratch on the screen.
I have two scratches on the screen, but you have to make effort to see them.
I took it to a sandy beach to read books every day all summer long, no protection whatsoever.
It's a great phone.
It took me 4 days before I botched my pristine One. I dropped it head-first from my lap when I was sitting on ceramic floor. Hence the dent on chamfered edge of the top corner
The dent is small enough to be unnoticable unless under scrutiny. But it's still there, especially visible on certain angle.
I just realised aluminium is such a soft metal, it's quite ductile, well.. given the drop distance.
I think I'll just leave the dent as it is, dont want to risk getting more imperfection, what about you?
I had a case on (Capdase Karapace touch), but it's a minimalist case that doesn't cover the upper and lower part of the phone. I want to expose the shiny aluminium. Guess I kinda get what I want, duh
What about you folks? I'm sure there are a few of you that still has his/her One in perfect condition since day one.
0 scratches on sensation, and sensation had hard life i drop my sensation so many times, when I drop first and last time htc one i scratched everything what i can scratch, never again in my life aluminium NEVER.
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Mines still in perfect condition
From my One while peeking in your window
Just by answering this question saying that both of mine are still perfect is asking for trouble, lol... I HATE cases, they built this phone to look good, and dammit if I ain't going to show it off. With that said, oh noooooooooo....
WhizzWr said:
It took me 4 days before I botched my pristine One. I dropped it head-first from my lap when I was sitting on ceramic floor. Hence the dent on chamfered edge of the top corner
The dent is small enough to be unnoticable unless under scrutiny. But it's still there, especially visible on certain angle.
I just realised aluminium is such a soft metal, it's quite ductile, well.. given the drop distance.
I think I'll just leave the dent as it is, dont want to risk getting more imperfection, what about you?
I had a case on (Capdase Karapace touch), but it's a minimalist case that doesn't cover the upper and lower part of the phone. I want to expose the shiny aluminium. Guess I kinda get what I want, duh
What about you folks? I'm sure there are a few of you that still has his/her One in perfect condition since day one.
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You're VERY lucky that's typically the most vulnerable way to damage a glass. All my phones have been in perfect shape except for one. My girlfriend bought me the DNA for $740 cash for Valentines Day and when it was only three days old I cracked it. I'm talking nearly at launch, before it's repairable, and I was afraid of getting one back with a locked bootloader so I didn't insurance claim it.
Man was I scared to tell her. It was actually done when we were getting frisky in the bed and it and my Nexus 7 were under my pillow and I kind of fell down from a kneeling/standing position on top of it. When I finally told her she said "Whew, baby. Really? That's it, just the phone? I was so scared you got some kid pregnant or killed one of your exgirlfriends or something. You've really been freaking out I thought something terrible happened."
Of course I was like "HELLO! Something Terrible DID happen. I broke my DNA!!!"
Ended up trading an old device for another one because I was scared when they started RMA'ing devices with updated hboots that couldn't be unlocked and I'd rather not have a phone than have a stock one. Then I decided that was a defeatist attitude and got a riff box No lockin me out baby.
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You're VERY lucky that's typically the most vulnerable way to damage a glass. All my phones have been in perfect shape except for one. My girlfriend bought me the DNA for $740 cash for Valentines Day and when it was only three days old I cracked it. I'm talking nearly at launch, before it's repairable, and I was afraid of getting one back with a locked bootloader so I didn't insurance claim it.
Man was I scared to tell her. It was actually done when we were getting frisky in the bed and it and my Nexus 7 were under my pillow and I kind of fell down from a kneeling/standing position on top of it. When I finally told her she said "Whew, baby. Really? That's it, just the phone? I was so scared you got some kid pregnant or killed one of your exgirlfriends or something. You've really been freaking out I thought something terrible happened."
Of course I was like "HELLO! Something Terrible DID happen. I broke my DNA!!!"
Ended up trading an old device for another one because I was scared when they started RMA'ing devices with updated hboots that couldn't be unlocked and I'd rather not have a phone than have a stock one. Then I decided that was a defeatist attitude and got a riff box No lockin me out baby.
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Lol That's a long story bro, you've got a nice gf btw hehe
Regarding the drop, really it's less than 20 cm (~8 in) distance, the phone slipped from my laps when I was sitting on the ground level. All of my plastic phone survive without a scratch.
I kinda pissed off with myself for not Choosing a full body case, tsk
Well whats done is done.
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It took me a couple months. My headphones hung on my car when I was getting out and took a fall face first into asphalt. All that happened was I got minor scuffs on two of the corners.
Day after I got it (about two weeks ago)
Was on my way to the mall specifically to get a case for it (Incipio something) and it slipped outta my pocket getting out of the cab.
Nothing too major, but pretty annoying that I did it so soon!
My wife shattered her One less than 10 days after we bought ours. Not sure how it happened, but it clearly took a trip to pound town by way of ceramic floor (indoor water park). Praise Jeebus for insurance. :good:
Get a case.
Get a case get a case get a case.
Gone, are the brick Nokia phones, the small Sony Ericssons, the 240x320 Samsungs
Seriously, it doesn't take a pic like the one posted above for you to realize what the consequences are.
I never get people who don't buy into this
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It took quite a while. I'm in the marching band for my university, and I needed to call my mom while I was out so I had it in our pocket we have in the uniform.
While we were stretching I bent down, came back up and my phone fell straight onto the concrete ( probably 4.5 feet)
It managed the hit the crease between 2 slabs right over the ir blaster. So I have a nice dent...
Screen is still flawless. Lol.
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Did mine yesterday. Had it wrapped in a towel on a radiator so I could listen to music in the bathroom. Somehow the phone got out of the towel, fell down the back of the radiator and jammed itself behind the pipes.
It's in an official hardshell case but still managed to chip the black plastic by the screen. Not that visible but I know it's there.
Bare in mind this is my 4th HTC one, 3 faulty ones in a row
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mines in mint condition no marks or scuffs i have the red version since september before that i had black one that didnt get scuffed or marked either
I have a pre-order HTC One. No scratches, dents, scuffs. It's caseless.
I never had problems with the Evo3d like others did though. Two years and mine was still 100% perfect.
I already had 2 cases before i even got the One. I used the Commuter for the first 3.5 months and kept the phone in prestine condition. Recently i got tired of hiding the design, but i didn't want to risk scuffing the aluminum, so i went with a transparent case. So mine is still in perfect condition, i only took it out to apreciate the design once in a while in controlled conditions (usually at home).
I think going with a transparent case is the perfect compromise between looks and protection, only disadvantage is slightly ticker and can't feel the metal construction in your hands.
This is standard with me and phones I have... I've got the One for six months now, and I'm really happy to have the screen unscratched but the phone has fell out of my paints already several times...
I don't know why and or whatm, but this happens with every phone I've got way too often...
if i would use a case ... i may have gone into ordinary galaxy series with a big stupid case !
i got the ONE for the Built quailty premuim aluminum ... too pretty to hide it in a case.
although i use a bumper (backless case)
I got one spot on the back where it went from black to silver and i did it on the first day. It arrived in the mail before work and i was like no case no protector, But was dying to use my new toy so i took it to work. Was careful the whole day. Then i put my phone down on the table didn't slide it or nothing picked it up and there it was a dot. I have no idea how it happened it wasn't there when i opened it from the box. There was no rough are on the table neither. That day on break i went out and bought a cheap case and a cheap protector until i could order better ones..
Ive dropped my phone couple times n still no sign of marks.I have thin transparent case which has been awesome which also provides grip to it
Okay, I've seen SO many people talking about having the device creak on the back or sides and I was just wondering... does anyone out there have a device they've had for a while that DOESN'T creak?
mine doesnt have it. but maybe its because my first N4 (one I got when it released) broke when I updated to 4.3 which was mid this year. It broke and did not even start. brick. sent it back to repair from where I bought it and they said it was a battery problem. lol. so what they did was changed the board, battery and everything inside. just left the casing. maybe they tightened it enough thats why i don't hear this aliens inside the damn thing.