Hello, I got a Samsung Galaxy note 3 recently as a hand me down thing from my sis but the Crack on the phone is really irritating me when using the S pen as I just keep feeling the crack, here's a desc of the damage:
Crack on Bottom Left, screen protector exposed but looks a bit too thick in my opinion but could be it
Metal like sides on the bottom left gone leaving the inner covering seen not the components
Damage on other parts of the metal sides, dark Grey like but mostly OK
Deep damage on the what I think is the screen protector but possibly the screen as the bottom left metal sides are gone
Cracks are noticible to the eye and there's one with the shape of a thumb? (Watch out Saitama this is "one thumb guy")
I went into the box of the note seeing what's in it and I found a ton of random screen protectors but they don't look powerful
Should I:
A. Remove the current protector and replace it?
B. Put the screen protector on the screen protector (idek why I made this an option XD)
C. Let it be
Other info: Codename hlte, model SM-N9005.
I meant the bottom Right
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It would be great if anyone could film themselves removing the stock screen protector because even after reading the threads I am still confused... Is the protector the really thin thing that seems to cover the screen or the thick hard glass-looking plastic on it?...
I took about 10 minutes to remove my stock screen protector and to me that's a really long time but it's not that hard. If you look in the corners of your X10, you should see it, its really thin but it doesn't cover the whole screen. Use a magnifying glass if you need to but I don't think it's really that hard. When you see it, try wedge a corner of the stock screen protector with a thin plastic like a guitar pick or credit card, no metals obviously. It takes a while but you'll see that the screen protector will fold a bit then start peeling from there. It's really not that hard, just needs patience and time.
if u look at the corners of the screen u cld see a small obvious space between the edges of the stock screen protector and the edges of the x10's face area thingy, i used my nail on the edges and after about a minute it started to peal off, but i dont recomend removing it its very usefull no matter how scratched up it gets(itl still protect the screen)
Yea I lifted a corner up. I will probably peel the whole thing when I get my clear-coat
my Arc fell yesterday and its got this strange big crack.
basically the screen works just like before the scratch, and you can barely see the crack itself if you look at the screen frontally, it only becomes apparent once you start tilting the phone from an extreme angle
the crack itself is pretty big, starting from the bottom right corner of the "space" button to the bottom left corner of the "Q" button in the stock keyboard app (portrait mode).
what i like to know is how is the Arc screen constructed? Mineral glass on top + LCD screen + Digitizer? or is the mineral glass and lcd screen glued together?
if it is the first is it possible to just peel of the mineral glass and glue another one? or do i have to buy a new screen all together?
thanks for you support.
not sure if it's true but I've read that the digitizer and the screen are vacuum sealed, and that once separated, result simply in a colourless touch sensitive black screen - I actually have similar hairline fractures beneath the surface of my arc's LCD so I ordered a pre-fitted screen/digitizer from ebay which is already encased within a front housing - I've paid a repair company to fit it as a precaution, although the youtube teardown looked relatively straightforward, especially if you don't need to extract the screen from the front chassis as you've got a substitute ready to go - should have mine back by the end of the week, but it will cost me eighty pounds for both parts and labour - if you're confident doing the work yourself it should cost you just over half of that ......
The subject says it all. I don't worry too much about protecting the front glass - it's gorilla glass 2, and thus won't scratch, and no amount of thin plastic is going to protect it from shattering if it takes a good impact. The really vulnerable part of this phone is the back polycarbinate. I've already met 2 nexus 4 owners who have cracked the back panel.
Ideally, the right case would provide hard-shell protection for the back, but leave the sides barely covered, so that one of the nicest features of the phone, the side bezels on the front glass, are left un-blocked. It should fasten at the top and the corners, stopping where the screen begins.
Does such a case exist yet? I haven't been able to find it, so who is going to design this and make a fortune?
Bleys43 said:
The subject says it all. I don't worry too much about protecting the front glass - it's gorilla glass 2, and thus won't scratch, and no amount of thin plastic is going to protect it from shattering if it takes a good impact. The really vulnerable part of this phone is the back polycarbinate. I've already met 2 nexus 4 owners who have cracked the back panel.
Ideally, the right case would provide hard-shell protection for the back, but leave the sides barely covered, so that one of the nicest features of the phone, the side bezels on the front glass, are left un-blocked. It should fasten at the top and the corners, stopping where the screen begins.
Does such a case exist yet? I haven't been able to find it, so who is going to design this and make a fortune?
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Gorilla Glass DOES scratch.
http://tpu-cases.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=46_76&products_id=306
FatalityBoyZahy said:
Gorilla Glass DOES scratch.
http://tpu-cases.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=46_76&products_id=306
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Ok, it does scratch, but it is scratch-resistant.
The link you linked is actually the exact oposite of what I am talking about. It fastens at the sides, and leaves the top and bottom free. What I am talking about is a case which fastens at the top and bottom, and leaves the sides free.
Poetic Palette. I just got one to replace my Slimbook and TPU cases. I like it and it's fairly minimalist. I doubt anyone can get thinner or more unobtrusive than the Palette or Rearth or whatever.
But as you were asking, the Palette doesn't obscure the front bezel. I have no problem swiping in from the edge.
The rearth ringke is what you're looking for. There are some reviews with pictures on this forum.
Bleys43 said:
Ok, it does scratch, but it is scratch-resistant.
The link you linked is actually the exact oposite of what I am talking about. It fastens at the sides, and leaves the top and bottom free. What I am talking about is a case which fastens at the top and bottom, and leaves the sides free.
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there's no case like that for the N4, i havent seen a case that only attaches from the top and bottom and leaves the sides exposed for any phone. The closest thing you might find is a case that attaches to only the 4 corners but i wouldnt bet on it. Unfortunately not too many companies are planning on making cases for the Nexus 4.
Not sure why you are so worried about the back BUT just get a skin, I haven't seen a case where the attachment points aren't the sides (if not all the way around.)
I just got my note 4 from t-mobile shipped yesterday oct 13. The pictures shows it all. Not only do i have a gap that is only at the top and right side of the phone (which i can live with), the top right hand corner shows that the inner bezel scratched possible from applying that screen. I can live with the gap but not those scratches as the white phone bezel make it more noticeable. Sucks to get the runt of the new note 4s...
i wouldn't call that a "huge" gap, you can probably just slip a piece of paper in, but not anything thicker, same info posted by androidauthority and unbox therapy. how did you scratch it with a SP anyway? glass SP?
It just seems like the paint that used on the metal came off in those spots. As for the gap, it's no bigger than any other note 4, but I do agree that dust and other particles will get stuck in there over time.
same small gap on my phone but then it disappeared after i put on a case. Even without the case it doesn't really bother me that much because i didn't even notice it
You can scratch it if your removing bubbles
I don't think you have a gap issue at all. I'd be a ticked about the scratches though.
Those aren't scratches. Those are the antennas
joe11784 said:
Those aren't scratches. Those are the antennas
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trust me those are scratches from the paint peeling off the metal. Probably for poor installation.
This phone also had very loose volume rocker buttons.
Also the gap is way bigger than any of the 4 phones that shipped. ( had a total of 6 so...)
Ended up returning this one and one with a dead pixel/dust ball under the screen.
Got my two replacements from t-mobile. all is good.
Oh my bad. I was looking at the last picture you uploaded where it shows the cut out at the top left of the phone
Just got one this weekend. I got a decent glass screen protector. I applied it and noticed lines under the protector form and not go away. It looks as if there is moisture or grease...or maybe adhesive from the dust removal sticker I used on the screen prior to putting the glass on. Nothing changed in 24 hours, so I took it off and the line marks were ghosted onto the underside of the glass protector. And I had to scrub remnants of the lines off the screen itself. I used the second of 2 glass protectors after really cleaning and drying. Same thing.
I took the protector off and cleaned the screen. Upon inspecting, I find that holding the phone on a certain angle, there are ripple lines on the screen. It's like the screen isn't flat (that may be the problem of the lines under the protector?) It's like the screen is wavy..but symmetrical wavy. I've looked at a co workers Note 8 and I dont see this wave pattern on the screen.
Is anyone noticing this or familiar? I am attaching 2 photos. One showing what happens with the glass protector. Then another with the glass off. I had to angle the phone just right. You can see the ripple if you look at the reflection of the white window frame in the photo.
Thoughts?
shizam76 said:
Just got one this weekend. I got a decent glass screen protector. I applied it and noticed lines under the protector form and not go away. It looks as if there is moisture or grease...or maybe adhesive from the dust removal sticker I used on the screen prior to putting the glass on. Nothing changed in 24 hours, so I took it off and the line marks were ghosted onto the underside of the glass protector. And I had to scrub remnants of the lines off the screen itself. I used the second of 2 glass protectors after really cleaning and drying. Same thing.
I took the protector off and cleaned the screen. Upon inspecting, I find that holding the phone on a certain angle, there are ripple lines on the screen. It's like the screen isn't flat (that may be the problem of the lines under the protector?) It's like the screen is wavy..but symmetrical wavy. I've looked at a co workers Note 8 and I dont see this wave pattern on the screen.
Is anyone noticing this or familiar? I am attaching 2 photos. One showing what happens with the glass protector. Then another with the glass off. I had to angle the phone just right. You can see the ripple if you look at the reflection of the white window frame in the photo.
Thoughts?
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My screen has similar waves on it when looking at an angle. I think that's just a side effect of the gorilla glass. I haven't used a screen protector on it though, can't help you there...
hotbyz168 said:
My screen has similar waves on it when looking at an angle. I think that's just a side effect of the gorilla glass. I haven't used a screen protector on it though, can't help you there...
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Ohh boy. You better put something on it. This screen is SO susceptible to scratches, its pathetic. I used the phone for 2 days before my first glass protector came and I already had 3 small scratches on the screen. I had the phone in a felt lined pouch the whole time....never was dropped or used by anyone else but me.
shizam76 said:
Ohh boy. You better put something on it. This screen is SO susceptible to scratches, its pathetic. I used the phone for 2 days before my first glass protector came and I already had 3 small scratches on the screen. I had the phone in a felt lined pouch the whole time....never was dropped or used by anyone else but me.
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Yeah there's plenty of those marks on it, but only noticeable when looking with the screen off. While the screen is on, it's not noticeable. My main concern is fractures, in that sense, it's sturdy.