Just received my phone yesterday and set it up. Now I'm trying to figure out which case would be good to protect it. That one that comes with it is good for fingerprints but won't really protect it as the rear camera sticks up and it doesn't even protect the front screen as it's not high enough. Any thoughts on what case may work well, or ones to avoid? I'll start looking. Thanks.
iBetter, awesome case. Protect camera lens by . 1mm. Can buy on Amazon.de or .co.uk. Maybe .com too.
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kennyk09 said:
iBetter, awesome case. Protect camera lens by . 1mm. Can buy on Amazon.de or .co.uk. Maybe .com too.
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Thanks. I saw one like that. But it's not available in the US.
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Thanks. I'll check it out.
Spigen, but its quiet heavy when it’s put on the phone
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Spigen, but its quiet heavy when it’s put on the phone
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Thanks.
why hide beautiful hardware under a case?
Always the original Xiaomi. Don't buy yellow, getting dirty soon.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32976...d=7774amp-PPt-LZVqXlIsOsI65vSVZQ1557554229782
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why hide beautiful hardware under a case?
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I know but if I drop it the front or back may shatter. I know it's Gorilla glass 5, but it's still glass. I'm looking for a case that's not too overpowering but still protects it. Something clear maybe with some bumpers in the corners and that rises up above the lenses on the back to keep them from getting scratched. I'll find something. Thanks.
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I know but if I drop it the front or back may shatter. I know it's Gorilla 5 glass, but it's still glass. I'm looking for a case that's not too overpowering but still protects it. Something clear maybe with some bumpers in the corners and that rises up above the lenses on the back to keep them from getting scratched. I'll find something. Thanks.
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as my RSM once told me "eh soldier, you are not supposed to drop your phone you know?"
i'm waiting on my flex filament to arrive before i print out my corner studs. that's the only acceptable "protection" to me to minimally detract from the beautiful hardware.
Aaagogo said:
as my RSM once told me "eh soldier, you are not supposed to drop your phone you know?"
i'm waiting on my flex filament to arrive before i print out my corner studs. that's the only acceptable "protection" to me to minimally detract from the beautiful hardware.
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I know. That's what I'm talking about. Do you have a 3D printer? I guess you'll leave the lenses unprotected in the back. I bought this one about a week ago, but it may take another week or so to get to me. If it seems good once it arrives I'll let you all know. https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Xiaomi...Slim-Soft-TPU-AirBag-Case-Cover-/123666850179. Thanks.
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I know. That's what I'm talking about. Do you have a 3D printer? I guess you'll leave the lenses unprotected in the back. I bought this one about a week ago, but it may take another week or so to get to me. If it seems good once it arrives I'll let you all know. https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Xiaomi...Slim-Soft-TPU-AirBag-Case-Cover-/123666850179. Thanks.
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yupe, have a printer,
i have designed my corner to take into account of the additional height offset of the protruding lens,
i also made the top right piece into 1 huge piece to include a skirt around the lens.
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yupe, have a printer,
i have designed my corner to take into account of the additional height offset of the protruding lens,
i also made the top right piece into 1 huge piece to include a skirt around the lens.
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Really cool. You'll have to show us the final product once it's done. What do you think of the one I bought? It looks a little overwhelming, but it's the best one I found so far. And it was cheap. This one's unobtrusive and looks good, but I'm not sure it provides protection for the back lenses, and also it doesn't have any corner protection. https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Xiaomi...-Clear-Case-Cover-Tempered-Glass/254208605942
Heading back to bed. It's after 1 am here. I'll check back in later today.
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Really cool. You'll have to show us the final product once it's done. What do you think of the one I bought? It looks a little overwhelming, but it's the best one I found so far. And it was cheap. This one's unobtrusive and looks good, but I'm not sure it provides protection for the back lenses, and also it doesn't have any corner protection. https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Xiaomi...-Clear-Case-Cover-Tempered-Glass/254208605942
Heading back to bed. It's after 1 am here. I'll check back in later today.
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looks similar to the clear silicon case they threw in with sans the color highlights.
visually clear is the best, but you are still missing out on the feel of the hardware. you should really try the phone without protection, RAW is best. i like the feel of the phone a lot and it's a fingerprint magnet.
the best advice i can give you to not drop your phone is to not pick up the phone so much. The more time the phone spends not in your hands is proportional to the risk of phone drops. while the time the phone spends in your hands exponentially increases the phone drop risk.
Sûrement la meilleur
https://m.fr.aliexpress.com/item/32977882784.html
Je l'ai pris en noir
I got myself this one...
https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B07P69T2B9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00
Combined with the magnet holder just ideal...
https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B01MU4ZU2H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00
I love this case:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32970318863.html
The navy blue one looks really nice and it protects well. Plus it's $4, so that's an easy call to make.
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I love this case:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32970318863.html
The navy blue one looks really nice and it protects well. Plus it's $4, so that's an easy call to make.
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Looks very protective. Thanks.
You're not just worried about the front/back but the sides as well.
This week my Ferilnso 2.5d tempered glass cracked while my brand new 1 week old Redmi Note 7 was in my pocket.
Somehow a tiny piece of glass shard made its way into the side of my free RN7's case and managed to scuff a small section on side of my phone.
You can only imagine how pissed I was finding out my glass screen protector not only cracked BUT also scuffed the side of my phone WHILE IT WAS IN THE FREAKING CASE!!!!
Moral of the story, you want full protection including the sides not just the front/back glass.
I'm now on the hunt for a better quality case than the free one Xiaomi gives us in the box
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I know but if I drop it the front or back may shatter. I know it's Gorilla glass 5, but it's still glass. I'm looking for a case that's not too overpowering but still protects it. Something clear maybe with some bumpers in the corners and that rises up above the lenses on the back to keep them from getting scratched. I'll find something. Thanks.
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Trying to find a Rexang clear case for my RN7 similar quality to the blue and rose gold cases my wife and I had on our old Honor 8 phones.
Also had a very similar style goosberry brand case in gold on my old Note 4.
Those cases were so durable. Cannot tell you how many times the phone fell on hard surfaces and nothing happened. AND the case still looked good after lol
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About one hour ago, my Tab get down when i exit from my car.
About 30-35cm only, and see, glass broken... there is embarrassed for a terminal whit this price!!
So... someone have any idea about where i can find a glass for change it?
The glass is Gorilla Glass and should have stood up better, much better.
If I were you I would be asking Samsung to fix this under Warranty as clearly the glass has failed.
Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.
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Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.
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Yes, but if down from 1 meter.. not just 30/35cm!!!
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Gorilla glass or not, it depends on the way the Tab fell.
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Gorilla glass is not indestructible. I got a scratch on my Galaxy S just from dropping it maybe 5 inches.
But that was face down on a gravel road. I am only mad at myself because it would be silly to expect any screen material to just take a rock getting slammed into it. The glass is tough but anything hard hitting it at just the right angle will still break it.
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Gorilla glass is not indestructible. I got a scratch on my Galaxy S just from dropping it maybe 5 inches.
But that was face down on a gravel road. I am only mad at myself because it would be silly to expect any screen material to just take a rock getting slammed into it. The glass is tough but anything hard hitting it at just the right angle will still break it.
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You obviously have not seen the You-Tube video where a chap fires from a compressed air chamber gun, THREE air pistol pellets onto the screen.
Found an article on it here.
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You obviously have not seen the You-Tube video where a chap fires from a compressed air chamber gun, THREE air pistol pellets onto the screen.
Found an article on it here.
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Actually I have but I think you are missing my point. It isn't about the amount of force being applied but rather how the force is applied. Like with my accident it hit at just the right angle on a sharp rock. BB's are round which leads me to believe the screen shouldn't be that easily scratched by them. But I bet if you tried that same exercise with a slingshot and a nice jagged rock the results would be quite different.
I have dropped it other times from much higher places and it survived just fine. It is all about how it lands and the TAB is pretty heavy so it doesn't take much distance for it to reach free fall speed. The TAB is going faster after falling one foot than another device that doesn't weigh as much. Sure they would eventually both reach free fall speed and fall at the same rate but the TAB being heavier gets there quicker.
Tomorrow i will try to call the customer care..
And what are they going to do for you? Tell you that your screen is broken? They aren't going to replace something that was clearly caused by mishandling. I know it sucks but you just have to accept it and be more careful from now on. There is probably a local shop than can repair it for you but as new as the TAB is they might have issues finding replacement parts.
I dropped my really hard from about 60cm up...face first onto a marble floor....nothing happened to it..
AFAIK Gorilla glass makes the screen hard to scratch. It shatters all the same as any other glass ;-)
Thats why they call it glass I guess.
Surface is hard but side impact looks like the cause in this case. My guess is if it had fell face down you would have had some and maybe possible no scratches.
Either way it just tells us what we already know. The TAB doesn't like being dropped. Much like a lot of other expensive electronic goodies.
I wish the TAB came with a lanyard because this thing can be a little slick and hard to hold onto. Especially if you swap hands half way through your movie and get lube on it. Almost dropped mine a couple of times already.
Again in the corner! If I see a picture of a device with a broken screen it is always in the corner. Think I'm going to get one of those ugly silicon cases:
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As you can see the display is protected all away around the edge. I agree with jnutz, it is how the force is applied. Appearently those displays doesn't like a force momentum on the corners (or sideways on one of the edges of the screen)
OP, please prove me wrong because I really don't like those silicon cases, but did it just bounced on its corner or perhaps on the bottom edge?
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AFAIK Gorilla glass makes the screen hard to scratch. It shatters all the same as any other glass ;-)
Thats why they call it glass I guess.
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Yep.
My Tab fell a couple of times already, but the silicon TPU skin saved it. By the way, I don't find my silicon cover particularly ugly, it is smooth and very discrete. Cheers, dan
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Yep.
My Tab fell a couple of times already, but the silicon TPU skin saved it. By the way, I don't find my silicon cover particularly ugly, it is smooth and very discrete. Cheers, dan
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You have any pointers to pics of the cover you got?
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either way it just tells us what we already know. The tab doesn't like being dropped. Much like a lot of other expensive electronic goodies.
I wish the tab came with a lanyard because this thing can be a little slick and hard to hold onto. Especially if you swap hands half way through your movie and get lube on it. Almost dropped mine a couple of times already.:d
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Best post in this thread! LOL
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LMAO ....Too funny
dropped mine about yesterday about a foot and a half to the ground as it slipped out of my pocket, luckily no damages
This device is nearly 98% glass on the front with a thin strip of material bordering the screen.. it's going to happen exactly like you pictured it.
Get a case like the one with the kickstand if you want to better protect your Tab
first i get this phone i think is the same as the z1 that have a glass back on it.but after checking the back closely i realize that is made from plastic,and it actually feels a Little bit flimsy.so i decide to replace it with the glass one that came from the japan version of z1c that call the "SO-02F". it cost 45rmb(approximately 7.2$) on TAOBAO for the glass that came with the watertight tape and the original ASF.it take less than 5 min to replace with a pryer an a hair dryer. feel free to ask about the detail of this.
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update:it did fix the "flash bleed"problem. you can see the example below.
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first i get this phone i think is the same as the z1 that have a glass back on it.but after checking the back closely i realize that is made from plastic,and it actually feels a Little bit flimsy.so i decide to replace it with the glass one that came from the japan version of z1c that call the "SO-02F". it cost 45rmb(approximately 7.2$) on TAOBAO for the glass that came with the watertight tape and the original ASF.it take less than 5 min to replace with a pryer an a hair dryer. feel free to ask about the detail of this.
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Looks interesting. Could be an idea to provide a link to the glass back.
Great stuff,did you try underwater test after change?Tnx
taobao is cheap but most seller don't accept PAYPAL and can't ship international.
Found seller which can ship abroad but cost bit more.
witrigs
How to take out the original back plate?
Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
I also a bit worrying the water resistant after changed
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How to take out the original back plate?
Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
I also a bit worrying the water resistant after changed
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You use a heat gun or I guess a hair dryer works too, and you work your way around the back edges of the phone. then you detach the back part of the phone bit by bit with the same things you need to open an iPhone for example (guitar pick and such).
I'm also wondering if the phone is still as water resistant as originally advertised (I don't trust that adhesive band that you apply after...), not to mention the warranty of the handset after doing this.
But, other than that, it's a job well done.
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taobao is cheap but most seller don't accept PAYPAL and can't ship international.
Found seller which can ship aboard but cost bit more.
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i just ordered one from the link you've shared, thanks. i might just bring it to a local mobile repair shop and let them put it on for me.
hopefully it will fix the flash bleed and would still be waterproof :fingers-crossed:
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Heat up by hair dryer and use some force to take it out?
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i just heat it a little bit and pry it at the gap at top then just rip it of. and yes it still watertight.
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i just ordered one from the link you've shared, thanks. i might just bring it to a local mobile repair shop and let them put it on for me.
hopefully it will fix the flash bleed and would still be waterproof :fingers-crossed:
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it actually really easy to change it yourself.it just hold by a ring of heavy-duty tape so just heat it a little bit and you can rip it off very easily.then just stick the new one on it and is done.
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and yes it still watertight.
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Why are you sure?
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You use a heat gun or I guess a hair dryer works too, and you work your way around the back edges of the phone. then you detach the back part of the phone bit by bit with the same things you need to open an iPhone for example (guitar pick and such).
I'm also wondering if the phone is still as water resistant as originally advertised (I don't trust that adhesive band that you apply after...), not to mention the warranty of the handset after doing this.
But, other than that, it's a job well done.
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ok i have test it still watertight.but i'm not sure about the warranty.if you worry about that you need to ask the seller or the costumer service before you doing it. thx
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Why are you sure?
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i just use it in the pool yesterday...but i'm not 100%sure it will work one everyone.so do it on your own risk.i'll not be responsible for any kind of damage cause of replacing the back
Thank you! For me, one of the major questions: is the flash bleed gone with glass back? Can you see a difference between the camera ring on plastic and glas back ?
Bendable glass cover? I don't think so...
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Bendable glass cover? I don't think so...
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the one that i bend is the platic one....the glass one have"xperia"in the middle instead of "sony". i post that pic just for show that the original one is plastic
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Thank you! For me, one of the major questions: is the flash bleed gone with glass back? Can you see a difference between the camera ring on plastic and glas back ?
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i did fix the "flash bleed" problem. i update the thread with some sample.
Damn great news. Honestly I could not give a slight fsck over watertightness if I can get the much harder to scratch glass back. Ordering now, hope they don't run out soon...
@ggmm206 This is awesome, I was searching a lot regarding back plastic replacement of the international version with a tempered glass but was no luck.
The part you ordered is the black one and I'm thinking placing an order for this because I owns the white model and, for me, I think that the black front + white borders + black back will look soooo delicious just a question, the black replacement of tempered glass that you ordered is opaque or translucent??
I also ordered the back cover from witrigs....I'll report back when I have it and installed it.
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@ggmm206 This is awesome, I was searching a lot regarding back plastic replacement of the international version with a tempered glass but was no luck.
The part you ordered is the black one and I'm thinking placing an order for this because I owns the white model and, for me, I think that the black front + white borders + black back will look soooo delicious just a question, the black replacement of tempered glass that you ordered is opaque or translucent??
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i think it paint the color and the logo at the back of the glass
Well this sucks, I want to start off by saying I have yet to drop this phone and I have had it in a Spigen case with a screen protector since day one.
So I'm sitting in a meeting during work and I took my case off my phone to clean between the case and screen protector since it isn't flush, and I noticed beneath where the case sits on the left edge slightly below half way of the phone that the paint is scrapping off. I am wondering if anyone else has been losing paint on the border near where the screen glass is? The case I have been using is Spigen Rugged Armor. I also take the case off maybe once every other week.
I pre-ordered mine the day they announced it and got it shortly after the first wave started shipping. The other day I noticed that the bottom of mine was chipping away. I contacted Google Fi support and they're shipping me a new one.
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I pre-ordered mine the day they announced it and got it shortly after the first wave started shipping. The other day I noticed that the bottom of mine was chipping away. I contacted Google Fi support and they're shipping me a new one.
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That's similar to my chipping, I just got off the phone with support and they're looking into what can be done...
I wish I had the support you received! They told me it is what it is basically... and here I was hoping I was done shopping for phones...
Edit: I did try mentioning you experienced the same issue and contacted Fi Support instead of the CS I spoke to, they said you must have had other software/hardware related issues to get the device replaced...
Deal breaker! Canceled my order! I don't do cheap paint. Thanks for posting this.
Still beats the experience I had with the Jet Black iPhone 7+. Scratch and fingerprint magnet.
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Still beats the experience I had with the Jet Black iPhone 7+. Scratch and fingerprint magnet.
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Are you really comparing glossy finnish to matte finnish ?
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Are you really comparing glossy finnish to matte finnish ?
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No
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No
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The way you put it definitely says otherwise
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The way you put it definitely says otherwise
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I want comparing material. Just making a general comment about the Jet Black iPhone 7
So this gonna happen to all the Pixel phones or what?
Got 2 see the same thing Today. I was very angry!!! Contacts German telekom and they will replace
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Hmm, black 32GB here. No case ever used.
Not a single scratch or chip or flake of paint lost yet.
I've got a skin that's been sitting in the mailing package for a couple weeks now.
I've been too lazy to put it on.
I may have to think about doing that soon.
Getting phone replaced for something that is most likely to happen again? Just wondering what you plan on doing when the paint chips on the replacement?
mine is the same, pain is missing from the sharper edges in the style of chips, the rounded edges in places have signs of wear as if I have managed to wear the pain down. not a great sign in a little over a month, guess it is just cheap paint on them, worst comes to the worst I'll just get a slim case to put over it.
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Deal breaker! Canceled my order! I don't do cheap paint. Thanks for posting this.
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So this gonna happen to all the Pixel phones or what?
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mine is the same, pain is missing from the sharper edges in the style of chips, the rounded edges in places have signs of wear as if I have managed to wear the pain down. not a great sign in a little over a month, guess it is just cheap paint on them, worst comes to the worst I'll just get a slim case to put over it.
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Hmm, black 32GB here. No case ever used.
Not a single scratch or chip or flake of paint lost yet.
I've got a skin that's been sitting in the mailing package for a couple weeks now.
I've been too lazy to put it on.
I may have to think about doing that soon.
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I have ZERO issues with the hardware or software. I think people are having one off situations. Out of the millions of phones out there; there are only a few reporting issues like this.
I had mine since they went live (at BestBuy) and have yet to experience any issue. And I only have a hard case to cover the sides. The top and botton have no protection...
So to those with issues... Do you keep your keys in the same pocket as phone? Could something be rubbing it the wrong way?
I always keep my phone in my left front pocket withe nothing else in it.
Is this happening with a case on your device...?
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it's in a pocket on it's own and it's not only the chips on the hard corners it's wear on some of the smoother corners as if it has been rubbed off. I do work in the building industry so it will come into contact with some abrasive materials in my pocket but it's the first phone I've had this issue with, but then it's also the first phone I've had with so much metal on it, it could just come down to a mix of the larger metal surface and the paint not being finished in a durable way.
I don't use a case and never have since about the Z1, it just seems like this phone is going to force me to put it in a case before 6 months is up due to the paint wearing badly.
Not a single blemish on my paint (or glass for that matter) and my phone comes in out and of pocket many times a day, sometimes with a pocket that has a metal rivet above it that it rubs against as going in/out. Black XL 32GB
I have a bear motion on mine (waiting on nillkin nature tpu delivery), just checked to make sure, no nicks dings scratches or swirls. I put it in the same left pocket alone in every pair of pants I wear. Nothing ever goes into the left pocket, except maybe some pills. I don't stick my hands in my pockets when they are dirty or dusty.
This is anodized aluminium, having it hit against anything will scratch and ding them, as happens with anything make with the same material.
I've used a defender case for nearly a decade. I work in an industrial environment and need maximum protection. I also enjoy the holster, especially with a phone this big!
After trying a couple of useless TGSPs, and reading the raving reviews for the Whitestone Dome, I knew I had to make it work.
The TGSP installation went perfectly, and 5 minutes of carving with a craft knife was all it took until the Defender fitted perfectly!
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I've used a defender case for nearly a decade. I work in an industrial environment and need maximum protection. I also enjoy the holster, especially with a phone this big!
After trying a couple of useless TGSPs, and reading the raving reviews for the Whitestone Dome, I knew I had to make it work.
The TGSP installation went perfectly, and 5 minutes of carving with a craft knife was all it took until the Defender fitted perfectly!View attachment 4493281View attachment 4493282View attachment 4493283
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Could you take a picture of it installed from the side profile? I'm curious how high the edges of the case go, relative to the screen glass.
Brokk said:
Could you take a picture of it installed from the side profile? I'm curious how high the edges of the case go, relative to the screen glass.
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Good enough?
laurie9300 said:
Good enough?View attachment 4494309
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Thank you.
If I'm seeing it correctly, if you took a ruler and layed it across the middle of the phone it would be laying directly on the glass, not touching the edges at all. Correct?
Even if that is the true, the sides still look a little higher than I have seen on most other cases. That's a good thing.
Correct.
This makes me nervous as if the phone falls on an edge, the outcome would not be good.
laurie9300 said:
Correct.
This makes me nervous as if the phone falls on an edge, the outcome would not be good.
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Actually, it's worse than than. Even if your phone falls perfectly flat, face down on a flat surface, the high bumpers on the top/bottom will hit, with nothing in the middle of the long stretch. This will result in the phone bending/flexing in the middle. Glass isn't meant to flex like that. The result is likely breakage. It's like the phone screen is designed to break almost no matter what sort of impact there is.
Brokk said:
Actually, it's worse than than. Even if your phone falls perfectly flat, face down on a flat surface, the high bumpers on the top/bottom will hit, with nothing in the middle of the long stretch. This will result in the phone bending/flexing in the middle. Glass isn't meant to flex like that. The result is likely breakage. It's like the phone screen is designed to break almost no matter what sort of impact there is.
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It depends on how the case. Watch this UAG drop test, especially falling on the screen side
Hey, where exactly did you shave off the plastic?. I'm looking to get a defender and want to use the Dome glass protector as it seems to be the best thanks
stefan416 said:
Hey, where exactly did you shave off the plastic?. I'm looking to get a defender and want to use the Dome glass protector as it seems to be the best thanks
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If you look at the first picture in the OP, you just need to carve out the two top corners a little.
They are the only two places the case interferes with the whitestone.
I fitted the whitestone first, and left it overnight to properly cure.
Then I offered the top hard section of the case to the phone and scored (with a craft knife) the inside edges of the notch at the top of the whitestone.
After removing the top of the case, I started removing material from the corners, a little at a time.
Keep trying to fit the case, then carve a bit more, until it fits.
It only took a few minutes.....
That's awesome, this might be the way to go for me then as I currently have the Supcase full body armour one. I love everything about it except the plastic screen protector which is all scratched up after only two weeks. I'm babying this new phone to so it's quite disheartening
The OtterBox Pursuit series fits perfectly with the WhiteStone Done, I'd go as far as to say it's the perfect combination for protecting the S9+.
I have the Otter Box Defender because I work construction and it has proven it's the best on my S5, V20 and now S9 Plus . Just ordered the Whitestone Dome too on Amazon cus my wife had a discount and I got $10 off .
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Privacy screen protector and no shaving down the Defender.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77152357&postcount=142
Would like to ask you (Otterbox Defender+WSD glass user) whether you got change your casing a lot? Or take out the casing to change your SIM Cards? Or you never take out at all?
If you got take out the casing a lot of times, will the case push the glass out?
Just to clarify did you carve before you applied the protector or once it had been adhered to the cell phone?
So... I pretty much never drop my phone. Got away with not having a case on my S4 for several years with no serious drops. Get a new Essential (first NEW phone I've bought since 1995) and within a couple days drop it on my tile floor, right on the edge. Looks like the lip of the titanium frame cracked, but not the ceramic back (phew?).
Thing is... how do you repair that? Best I can think of is get some gel type superglue and fill in the little open slot. But I really don't know if that's a great idea. Anyone experienced know better?
I'd include a pic in case the description isn't clear but see no way to do so.
freek_zero said:
So... I pretty much never drop my phone. Got away with not having a case on my S4 for several years with no serious drops. Get a new Essential (first NEW phone I've bought since 1995) and within a couple days drop it on my tile floor, right on the edge. Looks like the lip of the titanium frame cracked, but not the ceramic back (phew?).
Thing is... how do you repair that? Best I can think of is get some gel type superglue and fill in the little open slot. But I really don't know if that's a great idea. Anyone experienced know better?
I'd include a pic in case the description isn't clear but see no way to do so.
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I doubt it's the titanium that has cracked, it must be the ceramic edge. I would probably go for a sealant rather than a glue, not that I have any experience doing this. A clear sealant would be easier to apply I would think & possibly less likely to shrink or seep inside. Or the glue Essential use which softens with a heat gun judging from the strip down videos, not all glues will do this, it would make it easier should you ever need to open it up.
Not that this will help you but the metal itslef can be polished out. My last case started getting loose and cause the metal to get mucked up from either the case or dirt wedging and rubbing. Looked and felt bad.
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I used the same mothers polish I use on my car's wheels. Didn't spend much time but feels and looks much better. Been going caseless for the last few weeks
IronRoo said:
it must be the ceramic edge
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You'd think, but the back panel is fine. It is defintely part of the frame. Though part of me is still unclear on whether the matt parts of the frame (which show up great in rambleon84's pic) are Ti with a different finish or a separate material. Maybe the back panel is glass and it is the matt strips which are ceramic? But it is that matt radius that is missing. Here's a pic to provide 1000 words.
https://imgur.com/a/m8XvBVq
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You'd think, but the back panel is fine. It is defintely part of the frame. Though part of me is still unclear on whether the matt parts of the frame (which show up great in rambleon84's pic) are Ti with a different finish or a separate material. Maybe the back panel is glass and it is the matt strips which are ceramic? But it is that matt radius that is missing. Here's a pic to provide 1000 words.
https://imgur.com/a/m8XvBVq
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? you are right it's the titanium, that is surprising!
Though I did think the black edge on the back was the ceramic back panel but now realise it is recessed & black edge is part of titanium.
Also repairing right on the edge is tricky, the softer sort of plastic filler I was thinking would be good in a small slot probably won't last long. Maybe an epoxy would be best, though they do shrink when set (well at least the electronic military compliant ones we used to use did, not that you'd need that externally on your phone, & given the small depth shrinkage shouldn't be a problem)
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freek_zero said:
https://imgur.com/a/m8XvBVq
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I even wonder if Essential might replace that under warranty as I don't think Titanuim should exhibit that sort of brittleness. Also is the rest of the titanium edge so "rough" looking? If so that would indicate a definite manufacturing defect, but I guess it must be from impact, though it looks more like compression damage to me, not that I know what their titanium is expected to perform like on impact.
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You'd think, but the back panel is fine. It is defintely part of the frame. Though part of me is still unclear on whether the matt parts of the frame (which show up great in rambleon84's pic) are Ti with a different finish or a separate material. Maybe the back panel is glass and it is the matt strips which are ceramic? But it is that matt radius that is missing. Here's a pic to provide 1000 words.
https://imgur.com/a/m8XvBVq
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Yeah that is some sort of composite or something. Maybe find a simple epoxy (white?) And fill it in. You'd need to tape real well though so you don't get it anywhere else. Or just throw and case on the phone and forget.
Haven't seen a crack/chunk break off like that but luckily nothing functional broke
IronRoo said:
you are right it's the titanium, that is surprising!
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I thought so too. Granted it was a good 3ft onto tile and landed JUST so. But still... last part I thought would break.
IronRoo said:
Maybe an epoxy would be best
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I was thinking the same though I certainly won't ever be able to replace the ceramic back then, since it ain't gonna come off like the OEM adhesive.
IronRoo said:
I even wonder if Essential might replace that under warranty
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Sadly bought new from some weird "phone only" ebayer. Probably warranty replacement stock. So I don't see Essential doing anything. And that's fair IMO.
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Also is the rest of the titanium edge so "rough" looking?
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The only bit that looks rough is the exposed surface where it broke off. What you see on the side is reflection of the desk veneer (the finished Ti sure is crazy reflective).
rambleon84 said:
Or just throw and case on the phone and forget.
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I'm a little tempted to do that. I've never used a case before (hate the concept) but this phone just drops so easily thanks to the super slippery surface.