yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) General] Beccalexa:
First device

FA35?? (Taiwan may 2013, apparently..)

Gap under top speaker grill and a bit ragged edge on the resin under. Speaker grills and screen did not line up very well. Tiny black dot on lower part of the screen (I can't telll if this is what a "dead pixel" is supposed to look like). Annoying anyway. RMA:ed it.

Second device

FA35?? (Taiwan may 2013, apparently..)

Gaps under top and bottom grills possibly a little smaller than on first device. Speaker grills and screen did not line up very well. Screen appear to be a lttle bit on the cold side, otherwise perfect.

Third device

SH35AW (China may 10:th 2013)

I figured in the store that since I've already had had two bad FA's, I might as well go ahead and try a SH for luck..

This one actually came with multiple fingerprints on it, both on the aluminum casing and the screen. And it was dirty, although it came wrapped in plastic around the box and it clearly had not been opened.. smudged, like the phone had been wiped with a wet dishrag just before it was wrapped in the usual plastic and put in the box. I actually had to wipe it down, first with some damp cloth, then with dry microfiber to get it clean enough to be able to inspect the phone further. That done, I noticed this one actually has smaller gaps under the speaker grills than both of the previous phones. By no means perfect, but small enough that that I can live with it, and the speaker grills and the screen line up perfectly. However the whole top of the phone (grills + screen) seems to be placed about, maybe half a mm, off center to the right, showing of a nice edge of the white/yellowish resin sticking out all the way down the left side of the phone while locking straight at the screen. And there is some overhang by the most lowest part av the bottom speaker grill. Screen appear to be perfect after just a couple of hours use, little bit on the cold side, but I don't mind that. There is also a couple of tiny tiny (though very visible) marks on top of the bottom grill, tool marks no doubt... And some barely visible scratches on both speaker grills.

I haven't decided yet if I'm going to keep this one. Not because I'm happy with it, but I'm just so tired of this whole thing now. Sending phones back, picking them up.. being disappointed every single time. And it's such a shame.. HTC One could really have been HTC's finest moment and a lifesaver if they just got their manufacturing process and QC in order.

(All three phones have been bought carrier unlocked and unbranded. Nordic certified)

Oh, btw. None of them were Amazon purchases.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Thank you. You have made my point. This has got nothing to do with Amazon.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
I don't believe this is ONLY due to bad QC from factory or just a matter of Amazon. Several months have passed since it's launch and we are still getting bad units. I suspect these are getting re wrapped by htc and forwarded back to the market. In every case, odds are better with Taiwan factories than China's. Those who got a good SH unit are simply lucky. They are rare.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
HTC re wrapping could be a possibility but only if they seriously have no regard for the credibility of their own brand or are quite happy to risk undermining it
[One (M7) General] Thug_4_Life:
So what are you implying? That HTC has been rewrapping and that HTC is guilty of fraudulent? This is getting pretty wild. Really wild. You and I both know that this is extremely unlikely, HTC risking their whole company just to trick some people and to save some money that is not even going to have a significant change in their revenue?

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I'm not. Read my post
[One (M7) General] Thug_4_Life:
What are you suggesting? You clearly said that you don't suspect Amazon. So WHO are you suspecting of such mischievous act?

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
U are not reading the posts properly. I don't suspect anyone of re-packaging at all. I think it's simply bad QC at the factory. It's Tribal who believes that re-packaging is happening. Personally I just do not see why Amazon, HTC or anyone else would bother going to the trouble of replicating factory seals just to try and save a few £'s at the risk of damaging their reputation
[One (M7) General] ghostryder12:
+1

Sent using my HTC One from that FBI van parked down the street.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Is that the van with the satellite dish on top that I suspect is really a tethered flying saucer?

---------- Post added at 11:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:10 AM ----------

Right then! Just received my latest Amazon replacement. FA35WW so a pretty recent model and not an SH Hurrah!

Can't open it until tonight but will report back. Early indications are positive
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
htc seems not to care whether a phone has fingerprints, dust or even different box sizes from one factory to another. What would stop them from re-sealing packages if all other accessories are intact?

I am happy cause after 5 attempts i finally got a perfect phone that will keep me company for at least 2 years. Everything else is just personal thoughts for which i am not willing to argue any more. Really pointless conversation...
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Fine by me. To be fair you were the one who was vociferous in questioning both Amazon and HTC with regard to dubious goings on so for you to be saying its a pointless conversation is a bit rich.

Anyway we share admiration for the same phone at least and I'm pleased you have found a perfect model.

Enjoy the phone. Hope I will be doing the same soon!
[One (M7) General] Danillaco:
HT35KW for me. Perfect.
[One (M7) General] Beccalexa:
What do you base that on? Yesterday night, before I opened the box of my third device, I counted the number of users stating they had received perfect devices in this thread (back to about page 30, I think.. I didn't bother going further back since users wasn't reporting XX35XX devices anymore) and I actually found it to be +2 on SH over FA.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
That's because the people who received an SH haven't got a working device to be able to post to the thread!
[One (M7) General] Beccalexa:
Holy sh*t.. People don't have PC's anymore..!? :p

Btw, I was counting those who reported perfect (or at the very least very very good devices). Not the non working ones..
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
PC's are so 2012. 2013 is all about chipped smartphones with misaligned screens and dead pixels ... It's where all the cool people hang
[One (M7) General] Beccalexa:
Ok, so back from the store with device number four now.

This one: FA354W, so Taiwan 4:th of may.

This one have no gaps under the speaker grills. I can hardly believe it.. :)

It does have small to minute overhang were the edges of the grills meet the screen though (all of my earlier FA devices had this as well). This actually doesn't bother me, and I would classify this as a near flawless device.

Screen is perfect and distinctly warmer than the three previous ones (which were all a bit on the cold side). I would categorize this one as being neutral.

Keeping this one. Happy now.:cool:

(Packaging this time, perfect and NO fingerprints.. *lol*)
[One (M7) General] ghostryder12:
+1
[One (M7) General] taruian:
mine is HT35KW

no issues at all,

no dead pixel,

hairline gap near power button barely visible.

date may 19 2013
[One (M7) General] sohojmanush:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2202869 - says "Fabricated on 12th April 2013 at factory Tierra del Fuego Factory in Argentina (Serial: FA34CWxxxxxx, Panel ID JDI C2_2)"
[One (M7) General] catachresistant:
Just bought from Phones4U, UK:

SH367W

Which means 7th of June?

If I squint I can see the tiniest gaps where the front speaker grills meet the plastic. Otherwise perfect. (and I couldn't care less about the "gaps" - they're hairline and I wouldn't have even noticed them had I not gone looking)

The machining on the plastic seems fine, I'm not seeing any rough edges. As for overhang, I'm not sure. I think I can maybe feel some, again, where the grilles meet the plastic, but I definitely can't see them.

No dead pixels that I can see. Ran it through its paces, all sensors and whatnot are working.

I'm upgrading from a 3.7inch device so just one hour with this thing has made my fingers & thumbs ache.

I hope I get used to it :(

In any case, I'm sticking an alt kernel on this asap because I cannot be dealing with that power button.
[One (M7) General] MS.:
HT357W, M7_UL, black, 32GB. Perfectly assembled, not a single issue.
[One (M7) General] dodgem101:
FA35NW

Sadly not as good as the one I received with my Vodafone contract but had to return cos the Vodafone network is rubbish. That one seemed near perfect, and was an HT34..

This one isn't as bad as some seem to have, but I'm not happy with it compared to the previous :(

Gap between glass and lower speaker grill large enough to get a piece of paper into. Glass not level with upper and lower speaker grills, and some silver showing through the black near the front camera on the chamfered edge. Other than that it seems fine, no dead pixels.

Just worried that I might be starting down a long road of returning devices if i send this back...

(First time poster btw, so hi all! :D )
[One (M7) General] ghostryder12:
I say keep returning them until you are satisfied. They aren't cheap. Also, if you can look at the serial number on the box before you take it, you can maybe get one assembled in Taiwan. That assembly plant seems to have the best record. China assembly plant seems to be the worst. This is from reading all the posts from day one.

Sent from that FBI van parked down the street.
[One (M7) General] dodgem101:
Quick question for anyone that has ordered from Amazon UK...

If i buy more than one phone from them at the same time, and open both to inspect them, am I still able to return the one i don't want (or both if neither is good). Their returns policy states that very high value items must be unopened if returned. I'm not sure that a £500 phone counts as very high value, but they may think it does.

Also, if it were returned under DSR (in which case it doesn't matter if it was opened) would both phones have to be returned? i.e. the whole contract is cancelled.

Just trying to speed up the process of getting a good phone really, and wondered if anyone else here had tried this?

Thanks!
[One (M7) General] jamieunit:
HT36EW

15/6/2013

Screen is slightly more into the phone

near the home button edge, no gaps,perfect

Sent from my One running Slim Bean
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I have done it about 6 times with Amazon UK with this phone and they are fine for you to do it. They will even send you a replacement for a faulty phone without waiting for you to return the one you intend to send back
[One (M7) General] mexhex:
got my replacement unit from HTC after a looong debate with the store personnel.

FA367W

no more gap issues, everything flush as well as the volume rocker..power button sits lower than the previous one I had but everything's good.
[One (M7) General] BretskiSmith:
Any issues?

Any issues with that build?
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I stuck with a FA34VW in the end. No gaps but bottom grill overhangs and tooling mark on same grill that is only noticeable under a bright light at certain angles
[One (M7) General] jazzy:
can't work this code out so can some kind person help me

sh35rw

can't see any build issues
[One (M7) General] cokey77:
So are sh models bad or is it build quality you have to look out for because mine seems fine but is made in china the code is sh364w bought from phones 4 u.
[One (M7) General] ghostryder12:
I believe it's build quality. These phones are awesome operating wise.

Sent from that FBI van parked down the street.
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
meh it's just that a few people came here whining and the had sh, mine is sh35t and also all fine. every factory has had a phone shipped with defects, and phones from this particular factory being bad is pure speculation.
[One (M7) General] Nokiacrazi:
SH = Shanghai, China?

3 = 2013

5 = May

r = 28th, if I am not mistaken?

So I think its built in Shanghai, on the 28th May 2013.
[One (M7) General] dodgem101:
Well, I've now had 2 phones from Amazon, not 100% happy with either of them.

FA35X has a dead pixel but is pretty good otherwise. It looks slightly like it's been coloured in almost where the black metal has been scratched in manufacturing, but it's really hard to see. No gaps. The front facing camera lens is slightly proud. edit: i've realised now that there is no dead pixel, it's a piece of dust behind the glass... how annoying!

FA35V has a gap at the top, the power button is practically recessed, and the glass of the screen is slightly warped - only so you'd notice by looking at a reflection of something straight.

Upon reporting the second one faulty though, Amazon have asked that I send both back and they will look into quality issues before sending any more phones to me! Kind of annoying...

Not sure what to do now. I might just keep the one with the dead pixel - I mean, those pixels are so small it's quite hard to see it, and there's usually a spec of dust somewhere on the glass anyway. I just don't want to end up with them eventually sending another replacement which is even worse and getting shirty with me for sending back phones which any "normal" person wouldn't find fault with :rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] u363840:
SH35XW here .. look a bit like the photos (like something expanded inside) :(

Waiting for a new one from Amazon FR, hoping it is not from the same serie.
[One (M7) General] greckia:
HT359W here.

Black color scheme 32GB model. No noticeable flaws on the phone after purchasing. Everything was flush around the edges; no sharp edges found. I've had the phone 2 weeks today and haven't had any build issues. First 4 days I used it without a case and have now been using my speck case since it arrived from amazon.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
How come some serial numbers substitute a letter with a number and what does it mean?

E.g my s/n is FA35VW but the one above substitutes the 'V' for a '9'. What's the difference ..., anyone able to help?
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
Um, the first post of this thread explains all that. Did you read it?
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
No but I have now! Thanks
[One (M7) General] yah00z:
safe

Is this really an HTC site? The IP seems close to a bloxk of IPS they use but still it reverses strange.

Just don't feel comfortable entering the Imei. Why would they need that if the serial can be decoded for manufacturing info?
[One (M7) General] u363840:
Received a new one .. still not ok (s/n is different from 31)

Old one had gap on bottom right (plastic, alu and screen) + light lens a bit damaged

New one has little gap on both side (plastic & metal, screen is ok this time) + volume button are not clicking as much as the old one + the camera is flickering when taking screen photo, while the old one is ok with that ..

Amazon don't want to send me another replacement, they removed it from their store to see what's hapening :3

HTC support wants me to send it to a repair center .. sure, I'll be without phone and they will give me back the same one ..

Is it common for HTC to have such problems, or only because of the new manufacturing process maybe ?
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Sorry to hear this. HTC had a diff set of issues with the HTC One X regarding wifi connectivity.

I think this time round it's about inadequate QC at the factories re the phone assembly. Whatever its just poor poor poor and although I have now decided to keep my HTC One I will be very wary of buying another HTC phone after this. It's simply not acceptable and although there are always going to be a % of issues for any phone make I certainly haven't read about this many issues being experienced with the s4, xperia z or Find 5
[One (M7) General] yah00z:
I didn't use the site but mine was made 4/29 and is flawless

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] cuchuoi0509:
date of manufacture

im pretty sure that the site to check in the first page is not the date of manufacture but the date of issue. Im in Vietnam, I bought my phone in 30th May and it's date of issue (check on that site) is 28th May. There 's no way that it with in two day of manufacture, it 's been shipped from china to vietnam and sold that fast.
[One (M7) General] yah00z:
Ah well I used the info from the post to determine the date it was made.

I still don't feel comfortable entering that info into a possibly random site.

HTC One - Unlocked, ARHD 12, Bulletproof Kernel, Several mods.

Nexus 7 - Cyanogenmod

Tab 2 7 - Cyanogenmod
[One (M7) General] ali.alnaqeb:
i am Surprised

Hi

i bought a htc one yesterday !

and then come to this Thread!

i am Surprised

my phone serial number is FA35YW

But on the phone's box writed MADE IN TAIWAN

and also on the side of the phone writed Made in Taiwan by HTC corporation

wasn't "FA" made in argentina ??

thank you
[One (M7) General] q9650:
机型：HTC One

销售地：德国

出厂日期：2013/04/17

感谢您一如既往对HTC的支持，为了提高我们的服务品质，

我们将在您退出网页时开展客户满意度调查，请您给予评价以便于我们改进服务品质。

I have no idea what this means, but this is what the Website tells me :confused: :D
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
Remove the imei part !

I don't know Chinese but it might be the imei number . You should never post the code public .

And second there is a date . So I might be produced on the 17.4.2013.
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
Edit / add

There is no number there so nothing to remove there .

You could have used Google translate:

Depending on your query to provide the IMEI number information is: Model: HTC One Sales: Germany Release date: 2013/04/17 Thank you for your continued support for HTC, in order to improve the quality of our services, We will carry out when you exit the website customer satisfaction survey, please give their assessment so that we can improve the service quality.
[One (M7) General] q9650:
I just did and got the Same translation but in German hahaha. Thank you anyway
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
This is my favorite topic on XDA. The only source of the rumor that FA means Argentina was THIS THREAD. Then somebody took that info and posted in another thread that his phone as "made in Argentina". Finally people link to that post in this thread and the circle is complete. All based on zero evidence.
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
I got told by a reverse engineer that it means factory unlocked but that wouldn't make any sense since that would mean every phone would be soff .

There is no evidence that the HTC one was produced in Argentina afaik.
[One (M7) General] Behold_this:
I won't get into an argument on the specifics of whether the HTC One itself is produced in Argentina, however, HTC certainly does have a manufacturing presence in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Source
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
Thanks for the info !
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
This has all been covered. We've all agreed there *is* an HTC plant in Argentina since page 3 of this thread. Whether they make any HTC *Ones* there is completely unknown.
[One (M7) General] Behold_this:
Like I said I'd rather not debate whether the One is manufactured there or not, but, as quoted in the excerpt above, as of the end of 2011 HTC did manufacture at least four different models there, though they don't say specifically which ones. Now, perhaps you didn't notice the mention of Brightstar in the press release. Brightstar is a US based company who's operations are largely in the South American mobile phone manufacturing and distribution sectors. The developer edition RUUs are Brightstar ones, you do the math. Brightstar is the company HTC partnered with to open the Tierra del Fuego plant. It really seems like less of an unknown to me. FA does stand for the Argentina plant. I didn't expect animosity when I'm simply trying to share the proper information.

More info on Brightstar/Argentine business relations:

Source
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
No animosity here. I have a developer edition and I personally believe there is a high probability it was mostly made in Argentina and all the "made in Taiwan" labeling on the packaging is some kind of legal technicality. No need to read animosity into this.

I'm just reminding folks that "you do the math" is not a very definitive proof of a claim. I hope this isn't perceived as animosity?
[One (M7) General] darks1der:
Shanhai China, March 12th 2013.

Hope this helps you
[One (M7) General] csc2ya:
FA35X

Purchased from Amazon UK on 8th of July Sim Free. No flaws at all as far as I can tell. Box says made in taiwan
[One (M7) General] cool_dhamz:
May 28th, 2013.

Issues with red tint in camera in low light. Some gap issues but im fine with it.

Another one June 7th, 2013

Same issue with the camera in low light, all red.

Hope this helps..
[One (M7) General] firegun:
Device S/N decode

Hi Guys,

Pls check your Device S/n with the following Web Link which will decode "date, year, and where it is manufactured"

http://sndeep.info/en

My device(Desire600) S/n: FA36WWB00780

Result:

Factory: FA - Taiwan

Date of manufacture: 06/28/2013

Age: 28 days

Serial number: 00780

Hope the Link is Helpfull:cowboy:
[One (M7) General] Varekai:
My original One was from 4/28/13 Taiwan (FA34AS). It had scratches, sharp edge on the screen by notification bar, gaps, and wasn't very loud. Had to get it replaced due to people not being able to hear me, something went wrong with the Mic. New one is 5/28/13 (FA35MS) an exact month after the original. As far as I can tell it is flawless. Not one mark on it, no gaps at all. screen is actually below the both speaker grills just a smidge instead of above so it feels really nice, the LED charging light is alot brighter, by old one was orange and barely visible, this one is like a traffic light red. Probably about the only thing is the top edge right above the speaker grill feels a bit sharp, other one seemed more rounded this one has an actual edge, but I could always sand it if it proves annoying. Also noticeably louder then my other one. Also feels lighter in the hand, and it's not just me because I was showing my fiance and first thing that she said was wow, this one feels different. The electronics are probably from 5/28/13 but since I doubt it's brand new since when you get a sprint replacement it's always a refurb, and even the box was different, I'm wondering if the casing is brand-new manufactured.
[One (M7) General] Hackett00:
Thanks firegun. I was looking for that site. I picked up my replacement One from Sprint today and I wanted to view the age of the phone. My results (HT384...)

Factory: HT - Hsinchu, Taiwan

Date of manufacture: 08/04/2013

Age: 12 days

I guess it isn't a refurb. No noticeable gaps or sharp edges like my old phone. The power button is straight (not tilted like before). Like Varekai, I could have sworn that it felt lighter when they first handed me the phone. I have no idea though.
[One (M7) General] muhammad.uzi1994:
my S/N is HTxxxxxxxx, what does it mean?
[One (M7) General] onizuka77:
thank you for the infoo
[One (M7) General] boban.denic:
htc one

Hello,

I have had the same issues with my first htc one - gaps and sharp edges between upper speaker and touch screen. It has been replaced by the official Service, but the problem is following: I doubt that the device has already been in use and that it is not completely new. So I am wondering is there any way to check the first boot date?

When I enter into the bootloader mode there is a date: 22.06.2013. And the production date according to S/N is 01.06.2013. My S/N: ht361w

Any idea what this date from the bootloader menu means (pic. is not original - taken from the web), or how to check the first boot date?

Thanks.