Please check your phone for this build quality issue. See picture and details.

[jonboyuk]

Non water resistant phones can last hours submerged as well so it's terrible indication if there's something wrong with the Note or not

So you're saying any old phone that's non-IP rated is fine being submerged? I beg to differ! My s2 didn't last after 12 seconds in the bath!! Furthermore, if his device is still operational in a day or so then it's fine (i.e. it hasn't corroded any of the internal boards).

 

[Ryland Johnson]

Got an exchange late yesterday. No problem on the exchange unit. I did the 'paper' test! lol.
Many thanks to the OP for giving the heads up.

Ryland

 

[vespesian]

In another android forum, it was pointed out that the Samsung owner's manual, on page 228, states that this gap is by design. (I can slip the corner of a very thin piece of paper into what looks like the seal between the glass & metal frame - and my phone's fine. Ran it under the kitchen tap earlier yesterday).

 

[Maccyb]

Not an issue.

You guys are something else. Hardly a word about the Nexus 6p that breaks in half like a melted bar of chocolate and then you make a microscopic investigation to find fault in what is probably the best smartphone that has ever hit the market. You are truly sad individuals with no life. You should leave your bedrooms now and then and try to find an interest in your life, maybe even a girlfriend, or boyfriend, whatever your preference. It doesn't matter what you say anyway. Losers hate successful companies like Samsung and Apple. That's why losers never win.

 

[Gary02468]

Nice approach! At least someone's tested it now!!

That's not the first report in this thread of such a test. Factual reports quickly get buried and ignored.

Non water resistant phones can last hours submerged as well so it's terrible indication if there's something wrong with the Note or not

In order for something to be "wrong" with the phone, there has to be a problem. Aside from aesthetic quirks, the only light-bleed-related problem anyone has suggested was a misplaced concern about water resistance. Multiple people with light-bleed have reported proper water resistance (and no one has reported otherwise), so that leaves zero light-bleed-related problems.

 

[jonboyuk]

That's not the first report in this thread of such a test. Factual reports quickly get buried and ignored.

Well I'm not going to search a thread to make an innocuous comment on someone's water test!

 

[masaforce]

Lsn, this is because the only way to remove the screen is my heating it up and doing the playing card stuff (watch jerryrigeverything video). I dont see this as a problem. Only affects the looks

---------- Post added at 12:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:48 PM ----------

You guys are something else. Hardly a word about the Nexus 6p that breaks in half like a melted bar of chocolate and then you make a microscopic investigation to find fault in what is probably the best smartphone that has ever hit the market. You are truly sad individuals with no life. You should leave your bedrooms now and then and try to find an interest in your life, maybe even a girlfriend, or boyfriend, whatever your preference. It doesn't matter what you say anyway. Losers hate successful companies like Samsung and Apple. That's why losers never win.

Rekt

 

[marcgear]

My s7 edge had this I went through 3 replacements because of this however is still on the phone I got now and I have fully submerged it more than once all was ok.

 

[alltaken123]

Lsn, this is because the only way to remove the screen is my heating it up and doing the playing card stuff (watch jerryrigeverything video). I dont see this as a problem. Only affects the looks

---------- Post added at 12:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:48 PM ----------



Rekt

 

[pmjj]

Ok, lol thanks for posting this now I am obsessing on this I am going to try it tonight when I get home. But even in daylight it looks like I may be able to see the light like you are describing arggg...

 

[Alaris]

Try not to flame on me to hard guys I just wanted to voice my thoughts on this. I have a coral note 7 and cant 100% say that what I am seeing is light leakage because it looks more like a minor reflection on the sides. What I can tell you is that when I switch to a black background with the google search bar ( google search being white and the brightest object on my screen) I can see light reflection from the sides of my phone. Maybe its leakage maybe its just a reflection, what makes me lean toward reflection is that when stare at the google search bar from the side I can see the reflection shift as I move the phone. Also people comparing it to the S7E mine also has the small gaps on the side and I think that is what happens when you have two materials meet with out sealing off the sides, also the S7E edge starts to curve a lot sooner then the note 7 which may also have something to do with the light reflection. Lastly mine is also not anywhere near as bad as the OP post so he may actually have an issue.

 

[masaforce]

http://thefw.com/files/2013/05/Nicholson.gif

 

[Krayziepop]

In another android forum, it was pointed out that the Samsung owner's manual, on page 228, states that this gap is by design. (I can slip the corner of a very thin piece of paper into what looks like the seal between the glass & metal frame - and my phone's fine. Ran it under the kitchen tap earlier yesterday).

Looks like this isn't a build quality issue at all. Seems like case closed to me (no pun intended). That gap is intentional and Samsung documented it well. I don't think it would be wise to alter or fill that gap either - if it is intentional, you might just cause more unintentional damage if you firm up the display at that point. Maybe not though, "manufacturing feature" means simply that the gap is created because of the way the line assembles the product. Probably a space for a robot to hold the screen as it guides the display onto the chassis. Flat screens can be gripped from the sides, the curve makes that near impossible. Just speculating of course, my company builds iPhones out in California, so I personally haven't seen first hand how they automate phone assembly.

As far as the gap goes, my Spigen case covers that line anyway, so no light bleed here lol. [emoji13] [emoji13] [emoji13]

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N930A using Tapatalk

 

[AllGamer]

Same problem, Canadian version W8
Made in China

I can indeed stick in a big chunk of paper into that slot.

Man... now I feel like returning this phone... and I just ordered a case and screen protector

With your phone on a white webpage in a dark room, and with the brightness turned up fully....Look directly at the side of the phone above the volume buttons and along the length of the webpage on the screen....Do you see a small gap with light coming through below the black paint on the glass and the metal? See pic.

This is not a reflection due to the curved glass, and it is not a simple build quality issue due to black painted area not going down far enough.

Mine is an actual gap that I can stick a corner of a piece of paper into quite far. It also disappears when I press down on that side of the screen.

My wife got the same phone at the same time, and hers is the same!

Who else has this issue?

 

[winol]

sorry to tell you this, but my unit does not bleed any light around anywhere, no gaps, no rattling, no noisy home button, no crackilngs, not a single thing to complain about, even if the manual says there is a gap, I can not find any, that is, that can be observed without a magnifier, maybe the chinese made devices have a bigger gap

 

[chazglenn3]

Mine is made in China and is just as solid as yours. No issues at all.

 

[Krayziepop]

It is a gap. That isn't even a question, there is certainly a gap there. The manual even states that the gap is part of the manufacturing process. I am certain that it will be more obvious on some units than others, but I don't believe this gap is one that can be completely eliminated.





There is a certain springy-ness to the display there, at least on my device which says it was manufactured in Korea.



If Samsung truly believed the manufacturing process could yield 100% of devices without that gap, they certainly wouldn't have added that note to the literature. It is probably highly dependent on the manufacturing conditions on a daily basis. Some might be tighter than others, but with that note in the manual you can be sure you will be covered warranty wise if that gap ever causes a problem.

Just love your device for everything it does well. There really isn't another smartphone out there that can match up right now. :good: :good: :good:

 

[matsuyamakaze]

Lol battery life is bad that's like complaining that a Lamborghini gets bad gas mileage.

Sent from my SM-N930V using XDA Free mobile app