the black one looks mighty sleek in pictures and hands-on videos

i'm on unifi and whatsapp doesn't work.

i don't have mobile data so can't test that.

Guys I just noticed something about my phone.

Earlier just now i was swapping the memory card from my phone, while i was taking off the back cover, i heard some cracking sounds.

Upon closer inspection, I saw 2 fine hairline horizontal cracks that appeared on the back cover.

This is the best pic i can get, there are 2 horizontal cracks.

One below the Samsung logo, the other near the bottom. I'm not sure if you can see it.



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Also, there was a tiny crack that appeared on the silver bezel near the menu button of my phone.
This one happened a long time ago, I found out about this one a few weeks ago.

It's small, but it can be felt when touched and it is quite obvious.






My question is :
1. Does anyone have these problems too?
2. Can i go to Samsung service centre to complain and get it solved?
3. Am I able to get a replacement AT LEAST for the back cover?

yes, i do have warranty registered.

Thanks for your replies!

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Sep 9 2012, 11:01 PM

i'm surprised that the cracks appeared even when i'm just removing the back cover like i normally do.
what a shame.. hope sammy can provide a replacement back cover at least

Seems like the silver band cracking is very common.
I did some research on google and lots of people have the same problem

http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-...d-units-101957/

yeah i get what you mean haha.
mine was a fine line when i just found out about it.

it has become slightly bigger after so many weeks liao

anyhow gonna try my luck at samsung tomorrow

i've been using mine without a SP for more than a month now, so far screen still perfect.
i still have 1 piece of steinheil curved crystal SP in the box.
lazy to apply it

anyway, are the micro scratches caused by sand particles? or an object?

I'm personally an android fanboy but the A6 processor in the iphone 5 looks like it's an A15 chip. more powerful that s3 perhaps?

Guys, remember a few days ago i posted about my back cover that cracked when i was opening the back cover?

I went to a samsung shop and that guy say very likely not be able to claim warranty because the damage is caused by user.

Also, the tiny crack on the silver band of the phone also can't claim due to same reason, but he say there might be a chance samsung might accept it for warranty if i lied and say that it was like that since day 1.

I'm probably not gonna do that though. Don't wanna make a mountain out of a molehill. Just a tiny crack only no big deal

Anyway, anyone know where to get back cover? original S3 back cover AND also 3rd party aluminium back cover (i've seen it somewhere before).

Thanks!

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Added on September 13, 2012, 7:49 pmvery true. the surface hardness of 2H even makes the SP prone to scratches / dents by fingernails.

(personal experience w/ this SP)

but at the same time, the low hardness rating of the SP also protected my phone very well from a fall that scratched my SP against a flower pot.
the SP was scratched like crazy, but my screen was still perfectly fine

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Sep 13 2012, 07:51 PM

you mean ori flexible back cover? or 3rd party aluminium back cover?

no need so canggih lah. use cable enough for me liao

thanks for the link. probably not gonna get it so soon. maybe next time

I wonder if S4 will have nano-SIM just like the iphone 5

impossible. android will live forever!

just go with the flow of whatever is the latest and greatest gadget available

My phone's internal memory is 16GB, and i have a 32GB microSD card.

I put my media (songs, videos, pics) all into my microSD card, and only apps remain in the phone's memory.


Personally, i feel that it's enough. The built-in usable space is only 11GB+.
I have lots and lots of big file apps like Asphalt 7, GTA3, dead trigger etc.
Plus loads of apps installed, and i still have about 1gb of memory remaining.

If you can afford it, then go for a 32GB (especially if you plan on installing CRAZY LOTS of apps/games).
Otherwise, 16GB should be more than enough for the average user when combined with a microSD card

As for screen protector, the steinheil curved crystal is popular simply because it has a full-front coverage of the phone since the S3's glass is curved around the edges.

Regular screen protectors will do the job well, but they will be cut-short around the edges to prevent lifting/bubbling due to the curved screen.

In my experienced, I've gone through more than 6 screen protectors for my S3.
4 cheap type screen protector, 2 expensive type (flexHD, Curved crystal [both from SGP])

All of them do the job sufficiently and protect the screen well.

But in the end as of since a month ago, I've been using my S3 without a screen protector.
Screen is still perfect so far. I had a friend who uses his S2 without a screen protector a year already and it's still perfect.

I personally recommend just leaving the screen as it is without a screen protector, but if you're paranoid, you can always go for a screen protector.

I used to be obsessed about protecting the screen of my phone, but after reading many fellow forumers comments about using the phone without a screen protector, i decided to do so too, and i haven't regret it. So far so good.

Gorilla glass isn't scratch proof, but it's pretty scratch resistant.

Just my two cents

This post has been edited by YouDontKnowMyName: Sep 14 2012, 01:01 AM

Hi guys, I remember a few threads ago, someone reported that he used the Baseus Platinum series casing and the GPS signal was significantly weaker compared to without casing or other casings.
There was even a video to prove it.

For those of you wondering, this is the casing i'm talking about.


Anyway, although that topic was over a long time ago, i thought that i should point out that in my experience, the casing DOES significantly decrease your signal. ALL types of signal (WiFi, 3G/GSM, GPS)

Yesterday i used this casing all day and i found that the signal was always weak and my battery was draining faster than usual. I checked the battery graph and this is what it showed.



I was in my room all day, and with other casings, my signal is always strong. So i can confirm that the signal in my room is perfectly strong, but it's the Baseus Platinum series case at fault.

Although nothing to worry about, just thought i would point it out to people who are considering buying the platinum case. Beautiful case, but a little bit of annoyance since weak signal = battery drain

let's wait for him to confirm

It's actually just a piece of transparent plastic that's plated with some kind of shiny material.
Or rather painted-on since it has that 'brushed' effect.

Beautiful case though