Beware of auto-sleep cases for Tab S3

zkyevolved

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Hey guys! Here is the folder with the various cases with the various magnet placements. https://imgur.com/a/ylnKR

Best of luck!
Hopefully knowing their locations will help you not make them look like crap like what I did :D haha. I own 3 other cases which do not have covers over the screen and my two favorites are the Poetic cases tbh.
 
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Hi all,
Are you guys experiencing weird behavior of the S-Pen (not being detected) around the top and bottom edges of the Tab S3? Kind of like the speaker's magnetic fields is affecting the calibration of the S-pen. Prominent with the soft stylus tip (black one).
 

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There ARE folio / "book cover" cases with no magnets.

Here is the folder with the various cases with the various magnet placements... Hopefully knowing their locations will help you not make them look like crap like what I did :D
Is there anyone who has actually done this (removed all the magnets) using this great info from @zkyevolved ? If so, can you post something explaining how you did it without it looking "like crap", and pix of how it looks?

P.S. Also, see recent thread about "ZERO-magnet" cases.
 

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in the q&a and reviews on amazon several people say that this cases magnets do not interfere with the s-pen digitizer
Ordered this case,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
along with the tablet, today because I've liked the Fintie case for my heavily-used T700. Hours and hours of daily use for over 3 years and it's just now making me think it needs replaced.

I'll share my thoughts on it in a few days.
 

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Ordered this case,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
along with the tablet, today because I've liked the Fintie case for my heavily-used T700. Hours and hours of daily use for over 3 years and it's just now making me think it needs replaced.

I'll share my thoughts on it in a few days.
here's usable link to the case (sorry) https://1n.pm/UoFJT
Fintie Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 Case Premium PU Leather 360 Degree Swivel Stand Cover Auto Sleep / Wake SM-T820

Got the tab and case in less than 24 hours of order! and can report that I see no effect of case on the S-pen or screen.

Unfortunately I'm returning both because the 4:3 aspect ratio just doesn't work for me.
 
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aspexil

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You should take your tablet in for warranty. You obviously have a defective tablet. I have had the Tab S3 now for 14 months in a case with magnets with zero issues. I'm not even sure how magnets could affect a Super AMOLED display. Some TV AMOLED displays from LG are hung on the wall using magnets.
 

XxReApErxX

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You should take your tablet in for warranty. You obviously have a defective tablet. I have had the Tab S3 now for 14 months in a case with magnets with zero issues. I'm not even sure how magnets could affect a Super AMOLED display. Some TV AMOLED displays from LG are hung on the wall using magnets.
As far as I've read, magnets won't affect the screen. It can interfere with the S Pen function but not the screen.

Enviado desde mi LG-H990 mediante Tapatalk
 

Techvir

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Can someone put a picture of the Samsung original book cover case and the location of the magnet?

Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
 

JezzR

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Soooo the morale is dont cheap out on the cover and only spend 20$ more to get a samsung cover? I just got this tablet and a cheap generic cover. As good as ALL covers are a rebranded generic one. Dont think im gonna use it if i read this or is it that people that have this iaaue just have a defective tablet??
 

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Are ppl still having issues with this. Now I'm being paranoid about this

Got this case:

ProCase Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 Case, Stand Folio Case Cover for Galaxy Tab S3 Tablet (9.7 Inch, SM-T820 T825), with Multiple Viewing Angles, Document Card Pocket - Black https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01N19GZ0Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_B93-BbPB1Z23G


And this one on the way...

Infiland Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 Case with S Pen Holder, Multiple Angle Stand Case Cover Compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7-Inch Tablet (SM-T820/T825) 2017 Release (Auto Wake/Sleep), Black https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07GTTTVCP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_093-BbKT1B92W


Should I be worried about either of them?