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[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] gfcpinto:
A have some shots of the front side of the phone but i can't post them right now because i'm at work.. but i can assure you it looks like you guys say, pro!

The cutting tool i used was exactly like this one

And about removing it, i think it's just as easy as any other adhesive tape out there, but it's a little harder and i don't know if the glue will stay there as you take it off. I have not tried that.

Sorry for any bad english.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] gfcpinto:
Here goes the pictures. Quality not so good because i was inside a class and it was taken with another galaxy s.

Feel free to ask anything...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PatcheZ:
i bought an OEM one off ebay for less than $10 (US with free shipping) and used that for the mod.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] burros:
How is the touch?

It looks awesome.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] gfcpinto:
In my opinion, it doesn't add or take any grip of the original back cover, but as you can see from some pictures, it's textured. So you can still feel it slippery, but there's a much more professional feeling to the hand...

Sorry for any bad english
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] EmDzei:
Like this: 3M DI-NOC Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film 3D Sticker 10x20cm?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] toddmworth:
Looks very nice, thanks for the idea!

Now if I can just find a way to get rid of the samsung logo on the front......
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] MrNago:
Sure, that should work very well.

Personally, I bought it "3M Quality" from the seller yauyauyen, which is cheaper, as this is not the only thing I'm gonna cover in carbon fiber :D.

We'll see how this turns out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xCTRL:
Wow I thought that would cost more... I'm really tempted but I have a fear that I'll ruin it somehow lol is it easy to remove?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Witalka 15:
Hey.. here is my try...

like a android :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PatcheZ:
some things i learned after my first try:

it's ridiculously easy to do. wish i had done it earlier and i want to do more!

for the camera hole and the button cut outs... you don't need to cut them out. just make 45° angle cuts from the 'corners' and pull them behind (ie. for square camera hole, just make an 'X' from corner to corner).

with the edges, you don't need to cut the edges perfectly after forming the material to your battery backplate. i left a couple mm and pulled over the edge and inside. where i thought it was too thick on the inside, i just semi melted it. i think this creates a better seal around the edges and a better rounded finish.

things i wish i could do again, would be to be careful with the heat gun as it gets very hot very quickly and can actually melt/burn a hole in the material (almost melted one of my corners). the heat gun is also hot enough to melt the battery backplate so be careful. my backplate was a little distorted when i was finished, but it was easy to heat up and mold back into place)

again, i suggest you guys get an oem backplate from ebay for <$9 USD so that you get the perfect fit. (they even have backplate + battery for $14 USD or 5 backplates for $20 USD)

ps. as mentioned above, the carbon fiber one adds texture, but not much grip as it's still slippery
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] lenny.chem.dat:
Another modded Backcover

Guys, this is a great idea! Thanks a lot!

I wanted to try this for myself, but I dont' like the carbon look so much.

Thanks to Vln_Thomas, I found other textures of this 3M™ DI-NOC™ Foil on eBay.

I bought "leather" and "dark aluminum", but the aluminum is kinda brownisch. So I chose leather which also gives me a great grip. Here's my Backcover now:

By the way, the "dark aluminum" foil is still fresh and I like this kind of work, so if anyone close to Dresden reads this: come by and bring me your phone :D.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Witalka 15:
Case Mod 1.1.. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] EmDzei:
Got my fiber today. Did you clean the battery cover with any chemical before operation? Like with turpentine, lacquer petroleum etc?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] lenny.chem.dat:
I cleaned the back cover with ethanol.

Better don't use turpentine or petroleum as it might damage the surface.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Witalka 15:
i cleaned my with normal glass cleaner..
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] pauloallex24:
I like the v1 :P

This is to much Apple Killer ^^
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] wt230076:
It looks alot better than the stock version does it still fit well on the phone. how did you clean up the carbon fibre a scalpel or dremil tool ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mondeo-rs:
looks very nice
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] phos4naki:
yeah, this case looks cool 4 me but i have 2 left hands... :eek::D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] LuXuEuX:
where did u get the carbon 3m stuffs from?

the ones I see here local is crappy and looks like really thin sticker :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] lenny.chem.dat:
The good stuff is called "3M Di-NOC". You can find it on ebay or in good car tuning stores.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] JayXL14:
That is a SICK MOD! I think I'm going to tell my friend to do this
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Chillaholic:
Great work! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] kubilayk:
Great work! Very nice!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] yoshi57:
Very neat.

I wich to custom mine too.

But anyone know where I can buy a spare back cover to tried different modding ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Nivekius:
This is actually interesting, perhaps try it out myself!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] MrNago:
Not SGS, but SNS :P

I bought "Fake 3M" ones from ebay, black sheet and a white sheet, each one around 0.75 € :)

Edges could be waaay better, but that may be due more to my skill, rather to the tape stuff. Again, in white these mistakes are way more obvious. I may switch to black when this gets old'n'dirty :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Mastertoon:
Holy crap, i taught white back cover was good... i need to find shop with such a tapes. Its awesome!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Nivekius:
First I was like this is silly, now I am like not that bad looking after all. Wonder why they don't make them back covers like this...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] apisonline:
Greaaat idea never think off before.. AWESOME!

just need to wait for sticker to arrive..

i mean it can be applied to soo many things like my dumbass PS3

and my 360.. and surely for my SGS

coooolll!!!

Thanks for the idea!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] vasra:
Excellent, thank you!

I was thinking of a way to make the brittle MoMax back cover more resilient to hits from drops.

This Folio should help a bit and it's very inexpensive to do!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PatcheZ:
lol, i've had to stop using the carbon fiber battery backplate because it was too slippery :D

it has a nice texture, but i've dropped it a couple times. going back to stock with the rubbery/sticky back 'screen protector'
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] carapauzinho:
Sweet! It seems like a real cover and not some tape!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Iluminatus23:
Great mod! looks awesome...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] gate83:
Nice. Ordering.....
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mrmckeb:
Want to make me an offer? If it's reasonable, it's yours.

It works fine... but the battery starting bulging so I threw that away before it exploded. The case is scratched up, but it's good for parts.

Anyway, if you're interested - let me know!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] caseyaberhart:
still got it?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mrmckeb:
Indeed, it's still in my desk at work ;)
[Captivate General] noamaniac:
So the glass may be bulletproof but underneath it not so much. I accidentally sat on my phone on the edge of the seat and bent it and cracked my lcd underneath. My question is, should I fix the screen? Pay the insurance deductable and get a new one, or see if they will put me in an inspire??
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
ebay anywhere from 80 - 120 $ for new screen

get the non Att one if you can.

xda search:

captivate teardown
[Captivate General] Dani897:
what is wrong with the att ones? no i get it less branding blah blah.. maybe you can find an armani one, and get the armani backplate. that would definately make you the cool kid on the block!
[Captivate General] Seamus1:
You can argue the morality of what I did, but when I cracked my screen on my first Captivate, I filed an insurance claim but rather than saying I had broken the phone I told them it was stolen.

My rationale was that I didn't feel spending $125 on a deductible AND returning my old phone to them was a fair deal for me as a consumer. Broken or not, the old phone still had a decent monetary value, and when you add its value to the $125 deductible, you're really taking it in the shorts.

So ultimately, I got the new phone for $125, and since I didn't have to send them the old one, I fixed it and sold it for $200. That $200 paid for the new screen and the replacement phone, so I wasn't out of pocket any money and I had a new phone. Food for thought, if you're an immoral person such as I.
[Captivate General] Red_81:
I'm surprised the old phone worked. Some companies when it is reported stolen, they block the IMEI from their network.
[Captivate General] Seamus1:
I don't know if it makes a difference or not, but ATT isn't even directly involved. They have an insurance company that handles the claims and issuing the replacements.

The truth of the matter is, it wasn't even my idea originally. I went into a local ATT store and the sales rep gave me the information I needed on how exactly to file the claim. When I asked him if they would require the old phone back, he said that they would indeed, and I told him my thoughts on the matter (in a friendly way of course.) It was the ATT sales rep who sort of cryptically said to me "You can't return a lost or stolen phone." with a wink of the eye. :)
[Captivate General] ianwood:
In the US, IMEIs only get blocked when they pose a threat to the network. Only in Europe do stolen IMEIs get blacklisted via a national EIR and that requires a police report.
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
no they run a scan for lost/stolen imei;s every year or 6 months...

there have been many threads on this. one day the phone just stops working, they call their carrier and find out it was blacklisted. it happens...

not saying it WILL but it CAN.

sometimes reporting lost is better than stolen!
[Captivate General] adamandro12:
I just got mine replaced under warranty free because the liquid screen broke after dropping it but there was no visible damage to the phone (case).

Customer service was trying to push an early upgrade on me but they transferred me to warranty people and they sent a new one out with no issues.
[Galaxy S II General] gupta.anurag08:
Hi guys,

Currently m using aRc, can u help me to know the pros n cons of SGS2..

I am planning to buy one!!

Thanks in advance.

sent from Xperia Arc
[Galaxy S II General] victorinoxs:
SGS II has:

faster processors

A LOT BIGGER rom space (ROM space of arc is just unacceptably small)

more RAM

arguably better screen

thinner & lighter
[Galaxy S II General] WhiteHartMart:
I've had both but sold my Arc.

SGS2 is much faster and smoother in day to day use.

Lack of Ram seems to cripple Arc a little.

Camera is at least as good on SGS but video recorder is much better than Arc.

Codec support on music and videos ostensibly once again better on SGS2.

Screen quality is much more subjective - i actually thought the Arc screen was really good.

Arc has the better design although it feels a bit long and thin compared to the SGS2. The SGS2 feels like it has a much bigger screen?

Build quality wasn't great on my Arc - felt even more plasticky than the Samsung and the battery panel creaked all the time on the Arc. SGS2 feels much more sold.

Hope that helps :-)
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
It's kind of amazing as to how can you buy say Arc,Desire S & all those single core superphones & than try to compare them with Atrix/Optimus 2x/SGS 2.

All these phones Arc/Desire S{single core is what i meant} are more than a very capable smartphones,can do most of the daily work.

But put them next to any of the dual cores & differences are there.

Why have you gone for Arc when SGS 2 launch was so near?
[Galaxy S II General] hung77:
you are right except 1 point and that is the screen. The colors of the ARC is more realistic and the screen is the best screen for in direct sunlight. No other screen comes close to it.
[Galaxy S II General] hung77:
Dual core is not everything, before the SGS2 comes out. Those dual cores like the LG and Atrix does not prove to be faster. Actually the LG pretty sucks for a dual core phone. Single core phone is faster then the LG and that says alot.
[Galaxy S II General] padlad:
More ram on S2, if you do a lot of browsing on the device like me, you will come to appreciate the extra ram, something that used to piss me right off about my S1!
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/771128/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_vs_sony_ericsson_xperia_arc.html

http://techpp.com/2011/04/30/samsung-galaxy-s2-vs-sony-ericsson-xperia-arc-clash-of-the-titans/

:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
please dont compare the phones as they are not even in the same level.

Arc is more of an Galaxy 1 line. the difference is they have HDMI support.

hell the galaxy 1 has 2 cameras " at least for us in europe and asia "

the only 2 phones that are close to SGS2 but " dont beat " the SGS2 in terms of performance is the Atrix and Optimus 2x.
[Galaxy S II General] george232:
I had the Arc, don't have my Galaxy S2 yet, so I can't compare, so take my words with a grain of salt:

The Arc is a very nice looking phone, with a great screen, and it was running very smooth out of the box. But the ROM size was a joke, RAM could have been bigger for a high-end phone released in 2011, and the position of the headphone jack and the camera/lock keys were extremely annoying.

I love the design, but I don't like the form-over-function approach. Furthermore, I didn't find a single unit (not the two I had, not on any picture on the net), that didn't have a raised upper left corner of the screen, what was visible to me even when looking from the front.

It's by no means a bad phone, but the S2 offers much more on paper, and it's the price is only a little higher where I live.

I'll keep an eye on Sony's Dual-Core phones (they'll come sooner or later) though. And as far as I know, Sony even produces AMOLEDs, it would be nice if they'd use it for their phones.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
You'll get dual core phones from Sony Ericsson when everyone else have started to produce quad core devices.
[Galaxy S II General] kitsVA:
I used both and sold S II. The main reasons I sold S II:

1. AMOLED colors are not for me. Looks too fake/retro.

2. Felt too wide. With screens over 4" it's already a pain to reach to the top of the screen. With the width, it's tough on thumb for my medium size hands.

3. Hated Samsung color selection on UI. Or, it could be I liked SE more classy interface.

4. Phone design has no style and looks like a copycat of iPhone.

Good things about SG II

1. In my two days of use SG II seems to perform buttery smooth while Arc starts to lag once you start to install some apps and widgets. Could be related to these apps.

2. Phone ugly and cheap but it atleast feels solid unlike Arc whose battery cover squeaks somewhere in the middle. I had to put a small folded tape in there to fill the gap inside to stop the squeaky feel. What's funny is most of the SE phones always had problems with battery covers :-(

3. Front camera + all the killer specs

Why I kept Arc?

1. Screen colors

2. Gorgeous style (Misty Silver) and phone feels more ergonomic in my hand

3. Almost everyone I showed pick Arc over Samsung. Of course, once I told the specs, SG II started to get selected.

4. I like SE UI. Dialer looks absolutely stunning compared to any other dialer I saw. I wish it had smart dialing feature.

You should seriously give S II a try if you think you can easily sell it. I was fortunate to make over $60 profit on it after using it for couple of days as it's not available easily to buy. If you are happy with the S II design and AMOLED colors, it's an easy choice to make. SE flunked big time with the specs on Arc. It almost feels like X10 came in a different package and Gingerbread.
[Galaxy S II General] kitsVA:
Or if they come up with specs similar to others, they will come out with old OS:D
[Galaxy S II General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
to each has his own. as hardware design. i like the Arc. and so i did like the xperia. sony has a style in everything they do. thats sony. their user interface is always sleek and high class. i dare to put them in the same level as apple if not higher.

but thats as far as it goes. everything else fall apart. specs wise. the arc is really old generarion. its same level as galaxy 1. and we passed that since the beginning of new year when dual core started showing up . there is no excuse to what sony is doing. they are 6 months late at LEAST in terms of technology. they are not keeping up with other companies.

HTC dual core within this month or next.

LG already out with new core. first in the market

Motorolla since Feb .

Samsung since May with 1.2 dual core.

Apple with Ipad 2.

what are they exactly waiting for. i am not going to get fooled again and buy a device based on its look like how i did with the xperia x10. one is enough. as long as they dont keep up. iam not going to bother.

also. 4.27 is big when 4 is ok ? its .27, its pretty much nothing. plus the phone is super slim. so that makes it up.

and you dont like the colors of SG2 when everyone praised it ? hell ok. even if you didnt. you could have picked the option " Movie " in the backlight option and you would get narutal colors.

again. i am not judgnig you. i just find it odd that you sell the best phone in the market and keeping and old tech one. unless there is another reason like money etc.
[Galaxy S II General] kitsVA:
That's the mode I used mostly as the colors look way too over saturated in the other two modes. But, like you said, "to each his own". I guess that is why there are so many phones. I happen to prefer Arc screen, style, and UI more than GSII.
[Galaxy S II General] gupta.anurag08:
All, thanks for ur comments..

To be very frank I never like samsumg phones. I knew that SG2 is just around the corner but still I gonne for aRc..

Arc has got class, it has best UI (other phones UI almost looks same n ugly)

I am Ok with single core atleast for a year, the only annoying thing is INTERNAL MEMORY...

I just wanted to buy one more phone, and from all comments recieved so far, i think I can give a try to SG2 :-)

sent from Xperia Arc
[Galaxy S II General] kitsVA:
Update us in Arc forum after you try SG2. I see SG2 as a Vegas Buffet. Arc as a fine dinner :-).
[Galaxy S II General] gupta.anurag08:
Haha, sure..thats y I started this thread in SG2 forum to have an unbiased opinion :-)

sent from Xperia Arc
[Galaxy S II General] Quist:
Can't believe nobody's mentioned it here, but I originally chose the Arc for the camera and design. Come to find out the camera was a lot of hype and the design was pretty much ruined by the fact that it felt plasticky and I constantly had to clean it from finger prints.

Finally got fed up when the creaking back component showed up on mine. But the fingerprint issue is just awful on the Arc. Can't speak for the SGSII as I haven't got mine yet, but I returned the Arc within a week.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I was not going to bring up the creaking and weird way it felt in the hands just so that we can come back and read the complaints when people buy it. I don't or did own an Arc but one of my friends did, went through 3 of them in fact. They all creaked and the battery cover was weird so he eventually give up and got a refund.
[Galaxy S II General] :
- Wifi

Wifi reception IS poor. My old HTC Desire and my girlfriends HTC Desire both get MUCH better range on the wifi than the Galaxy S2. The range on all the Galaxy S2's I've had has been the same - poor. This is a common complaint about the G2. Anyone who says they don't have this problem either has no idea what good wifi range is, or is just lying out of their ass.

- Screen

The screen does indeed have a blueish tint on it. There's a thread about it on these forums. Nothing we can do about that. Again, another common issue to all G2's.

Also the some other issues you have mentioned. Touch screen sensitivity is on the low side, you can tap the screen lightly and quickly enough so that it doesn't register an input. This is impossible to do on a HTC Desire.

Also the pixel response time is said to be 0.001ms by Samsung, but this is a load of crap. It works out closer to 6-8ms, as evident when scrolling black text on a white background (or vice versa) the text will blur slightly.

- GPS

The GPS is pretty poor at the moment, hopefully it improves with updates, majority of people are complaining about this, myself included. None of the 4 G2's I had could get a quick lock on GPS (they take flipping ages). The GPS is REALLY hit and miss at the moment.

- Random Reboots

This is a REALLY REALLY common issue. It's been reported everywhere. However, depending on the frequency of the reboots would determine whether or not I'd class it as faulty. Of all the G2's I've had, NONE of them have randomly rebooted. However if yours has rebooted like once or twice over the week, I'd count that as normal, happens on a few android phones. But if it does it anymore than that, get it replaced.

- Poor Sound Output

This is from SG2 forum..can anyone confirm..

sent from Xperia Arc
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
most of these problems were there in sgs also.

voodoo & lagfi were already there,wifi as reported everywhere in this forum is a pain in SGS 2{but better than sgs},gps someone is saying working very well & others are saying it as pathetic as with original sgs.

random reboots,i am not sure about it as it's an issue with most f the droids{once or twice a week is normal} but people are saying they are getting 6-7 reboots in a week & that's an issue as well.

But majority has said there is no such issue at all,depends on whichever side you want to join;)
[Galaxy S II General] MaBlo:
Wifi is about the same, if not better than my Legend. There also seems to be a move threshold in the touchscreen, making it less sensitive. It's my only complaint with the phone so far. I haven't owned the phone long enough to answer the other questions. I have tried the Arc though, and in my opinion the GS2 is miles ahead in everything ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Why don't we move this thread over to the ARC forum mods? It looks more and more like the OP was lost when he made the thread here.
[Galaxy S II General] :
No mate, i wanted to hear genuine opinion from SG2 users thats y i created the thread here, i dont want ARC biased opinion...I hope u wont mind :P

sent from Xperia Arc
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emd2009:
So I have had my Evo since October and now it has two dead pixels, a red one near the top and a blue one towards the bottom. They are not a big deal, but I am paying for insurance, so is this a liable claim to get a replacement?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
They may claim it's "cosmetic" and make you pay the deductible. I've heard you have to have an entire line of dead pixels before they swap it out for free, but I'm not sure if that's true or if that's with or without insurance. If they tell you that, I'd try another store. I've found that the store outside of the city will work with me more than the one downtown, so try a different one before paying for anything.

My Evo + xda Premium App = This post.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebeast614:
I would make them replace it cus its definitely not cosmetic...and it might not be dead I think you can have "stuck" pixels...there's a app in the market that's supposed to help fix stuck pixels...you could try that first

Sent from my nightly EVO