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[One (M7) General] Tabtoub:
I'm receiving a SH35SW unit, which is manufactured ONE day before this one :(( I'm really too scared

What do u think guys, should I call my friend to exchange it before sending it? he will send it to me in 2 days so he still can exchange it! But they only have SH ones (he is in dubai)

EDIT: it's inadmissible and unacceptable that HTC still produces such units till May 26th, 2013, after 3 months of phone release !!!!!!!!!!
[One (M7) General] idlewei:
FA Apr.27, 2013
[One (M7) General] razer1224:
HT35

No Problem

only a small gap at the TOP

i can live with it
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
Sorry but those pictures look like a person took a normal phone and actively messed up any seams or orifices he could find.
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
Ya I found it odd too at first thought it was the cottage knock off ..Samsung is going hard on their smear campaign lol

HTC ONE rooted,S-Off,SuperCid
[One (M7) General] VictorC:
I am now a proud owner of an HTC One and I absolutely love it.

Its an SH35BW903846 and, build quality wise, its almost perfect - 99% perfect. No (big or even medium ) gaps, no dents, not dead pixels, no light bleed and not even the pop/crackle. It's running the 1.29.401.16 software.

There are a few small imperfections along the Sim tray and an almost non-noticeable overhang on the bottom right corner.

Screen is perfect, no dead pixels. It is the cooler version of the screens.

The Mics' run perfectly. Test them at a recent party - Stood near a speaker. Audio recording was top notch and call quality was super - the other person on the phone couldn't tell I was standing near a loud speaker.

Also, the light behind the capacitive buttons work perfectly and there is no light bleed on the screen. I've noticed, however, that the Auto-brightness function tends to not work, or at least keep the brightness to maximum almost all the time.

All in all - build wise and referring to problems reported over time on the forum by other users - the one I have (pun intended :) ) is avery close to perfect.

I think I do have a problem with the camera in low-light however, but I will post a specific topic for this as I have not found anything like what I am experiencing on the forum.

Cheers! ;)
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Right... This is my 5th HTC One... I won't bore you with the history. Fifth and final? Hopefully. It's a late model FA35V. I will find out tonight
[One (M7) General] LenAsh:
Mine is FA35VW - a black model with a slight but insignificant gap at the top. Not bothered. Screen is dead-pixel free. Body unmarked. No idea what mics it has.

Made in Argentina, 27th May 2013
[One (M7) General] tsengc:
Just got a black 32gb One.

Serial: HT35GW918861.

Manufacturing date: 18th May.

No gaps or any other defects that I have noticed in the 2 days that I have had it.
[One (M7) General] zounduser:
Hey, the pics, one of them shows the screen with blue lines, ive had 4 ONES, and they have all had the blue lines. Pretty sure its just the phones screen. Just wanted to point that out.
[One (M7) General] ghostryder12:
First buy.

HT34T: Taoyuan, Taiwan 2013-April 26.

No overhangs, gaps, or poor quality port entries noted. Very nice visual build quality.

No need for a second unit, this one will do fine.

Sent using my HTC One from that FBI van parked down the street.
[One (M7) General] Tabtoub:
Hey guys, just a little update,

So, I received my HTC One, and guess what, IT'S PERFECT !! :) :) :) Not even a little GAP, not ever an overhang, not even a plastic bad cut, not even a dead pixel, not even .... I'm extremely happy :D My Serial begins with SH35SW :)
[One (M7) General] MyFarewell:
Okay so i have read lots of this thread, but maybe im just tired and dont get it..

If someone could translate this:

FA34SW910162

Model: HTC One

of sale:

Norway

(Im from Finland.)

Release date: 2013/04/25
[One (M7) General] manwinder:
kinda weird but i had a HT35C and i just exchanged it for a HT34R and the HT35C had the bottom speaker grill elevated, you could notice it, like a lot. small gap on the top and bottom. The HT34R still small gap, i think the 35C had less of a gap but still very small but the screen and the speakers are flush and flat to each other. Also this is my 4th HTC One :highfive:
[One (M7) General] zimilaci:
Model: HTC One;

Sales: Germany;

Release date: 2013/04/23.

Factory: FA - Taiwan

Date of manufacture: 04/19/2013

Age: 1 month

Perfect :)

and I guess its still the Dual Membrane Mic.

No dead pixel, no issues except 2 smaller ones ...but with those I can live

the Charger (usb) does not go in fully... :) well that stays in the family:))
[One (M7) General] jaysun3000:
Upgraded from HTC Sensation today to Silver HTC ONE

Sale USA

Factory Hsinchu, Taiwan.. 5/23/13

Serial begin HT35N
[One (M7) General] stmilosh:
Shanghai, China, 2013, May 9.
[One (M7) General] LenAsh:
FA = Argentina
[One (M7) General] Asad_612:
Finally!! At the 5th attempt, i got the perfect set (almost) :)

S/N FA35YW

Release date: 2013/05/28

Very good quality, just a little hairline gap at the bottom speaker grill near the charging port, other than that, almost perfect everywhere else :)
[One (M7) General] deadman3000:
FA34BW Taiwan 2013/04/16

UK black from Carphone Warehouse

Purchased a couple of weeks ago.

No issues here as far as I can see.
[One (M7) General] lee901:
Silver HTC One

Serial number - HT35KW (Taiwan, May 19, 2013)

Purchase Location - Pune, India

Purchase date - 6th June 2013

Small hair line gap at the top speaker grill and body. No dead pixel. :good:

And yes I tried recording loud music at a pub and I must say it has the HDR mic, coz the recording was simply awesome. :D
[One (M7) General] deadman3000:
Not sure how to test mic but did a test recording of loud music from my speakers and sounded fine. No distortion or crackles. I wish it was stereo though.
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
SH35TW ...What do you think, I have it waiting for me in the shop :D Is this a good S/N.. Will I have gaps?
[One (M7) General] ericshmerick:
So HTC is phasing out the dual-membrane mics. I just had my One replaced and am afraid I have the new redesign...

Old part #: 99HTT008-00

New part #: 99HTT008-01
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
And the serial? XX36?
[One (M7) General] ericshmerick:
Last digits are 905119
[One (M7) General] zarch1972:
I will be very interested to hear what that one is like. My two have both had flaws, the first one being a right shocker...... your serial suggests it was built on the same day as this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42357819&postcount=522

1st SH35T (as above)

2nd SH35Z (usb cut out poor, black plastic looks melted/blobbed where is meets silver frame, just as above one and the power swtitch looks poorly cut out)

That 2nd one has gone back and i'm keeping everything crossed that my 3rd comes from a different batch and/or factory. :confused:
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
I'm going to pick it up in about an hour or two, and you have me really worried about it... I can only hope now, waiting lines for this phone are crazy looong here in Slovenia. I've been waiting for this phone for almost a month.. I don't want to open it just to send it back again. :fingers-crossed:
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
SH35Y Bad bad bad. Big gap at top speaker grill plus screen overhang!

Wish I had kept my black FA35VW
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
Recieved my device... Absolutely perfect :D so happy now :D
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Hi

On a different thread you said you weren't happy with this model? Is it actually ok?
[One (M7) General] LenAsh:
No - returned it. Annoying issues like crap FM radio reception (as in joke), difficult to use power button and a notification LED so small I needed binoculars to see it.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Sorry to hear that.

But overall was the build quality ok?
[One (M7) General] LenAsh:
Just about, not perfect at the price though.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
How did people get on with the following serial numbers. I have an option to get either and would appreciate a general steer:

SH35SW

FA35VW
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
It's really not about SN... If you look a page or two back, I recieved a device with same serial as the user with very bad build quality, but mine is absolutely perfect. Take whichever you like and return it if you have bad luck. Remember, most devices are well built...
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Fair point. Although based own experience so far ....6 returns .... I'm not sure I would agree that most devices are well built!
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
If you returned your device 6 times it's very likely you're getting someone else's returned device. Demand a device from latest stock.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Def not the case as all of the devices I have received have been shrink wrapped factory sealed.

Maybe I'm expecting too much
[One (M7) General] rizalh75:
Hi all,

Just bought One black today and my serial number FA35WW. I don't know what its mean but at the box it said made in Taiwan. Anyway i'm glad to be HTC One user. So far so good to use this phone.
[One (M7) General] Thug_4_Life:
All I can say is that you are buying from a bad source. You should just get a refund and buy it off HTC store. My first One was perfect, and my friend's too.

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I wouldn't say Amazon is a bad source. And Expansys supply the HTC store and they are no different to Amazon. In fact Amazon UK's customer service has been excellent
[One (M7) General] Thug_4_Life:
I would rather trust HTC than Amazon. I have a screen protector that has still not turned up after a month(supposed to be 7-10 business days). Wth man I wouldn't even waste my time or a single penny with Amazon if I were to exchange 6 times.

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
If you doubt Amazon you had better check the customer reviews of Expansys who supply HTC!

Your screen protector is likely to have been supplied by a third party via Amazon and not the Amazon warehouse.

Amazon are a far better online retailer than Expansys.

Anyway if the item is factory sealed its not the fault of the retailer anyway its clearly HTC having poor QC
[One (M7) General] Thug_4_Life:
If you are so concerned of HTC's quality, don't buy it. Nobody's forcing you to buy it, not even HTC. Buy something that will satisfy you. You have other great options: Xperia Z, S4 etc.

Sent from my HTC One
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Yep but the frustrating fact is that this is the best phone available right now in terms of looks and function and I find it very frustrating that they can't get the manufacturing to the right standard. And there are plenty of others on this and other threads who would agree
[One (M7) General] mido3010:
Mine is FA359W and the phone is just perfect really love it!!
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Pleased to hear it. I do think the FA's are overall better quality. Is that def FA359W? Normally there would be a letter where the 9 is
[One (M7) General] MrFEr:
SH35BW - perfect.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Amazon's customer service is perfect BUT as you may have red from my previous posts i returned 5 devices due to very bad build quality. 4 of them came from the dreadful SH China factory which where the worst. My first one was an FA which was relatively good but had dead pixels and dust behind the camera glass. All of them where in sealed boxes but the contents seemed weird, meaning there was dust, fingerprints etc. How i solved the problem? Purchased my phone from a local dealer here in my country and voila! A perfect one plus HT Taiwan factory plus newer Sharp screen (better calibrated although a little less bright). Couldn't be more happy.

I am not suggesting anything bad about Amazon but honestly, returning 5 bad devices in a 2 month period, it just exceeds the bad luck factor for me.

So yes, Thug_4_Life might have a point regarding sourcing.
[One (M7) General] notsointeresting:
FA33Z - flawless
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I just can't see how it can be anything to do with Amazon unless there is an agreement with the factories to send them below par devices at lower cost and therefore higher margin which just doesn't make any sense at all... Why on earth would amazon risk their rep and want all the hassle of the numerous customer returns

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What I can say with complete confidence is that the SH boxes do indeed seem a bit grubby inside... dust inside the phone wrapper, fingerprints on the screen etc
[One (M7) General] notsointeresting:
Where do you find this info to tell?

Wait the UPC

99HUB004-00

Guess that means I have the old mic.
[One (M7) General] stirkac:
I'm sure you're getting repackaged devices somehow. There is no way HTC would let fingerprints on devices... this never happened before on any device, why would One be the fist device to come out of factory in such condition. I understand dust stuck in lens etc, but devices get extensive cleaning treatment before exiting the factory, and are handled with gloves until put in protective foil. Plus HTC does not package phones for each individual carrier and country - it's just too many possibilities. I know a guy who works for a carrier in my country and they repackage each individual device with additional carrier-specific leaflets. They also place stickers on the box. But they are not allowed to open the foil covering the phone.

Anyways, I'm sure Amazon has such service in-house or hired... And they are repackaging previous returns, which you unfortunately get each time. It's a common policy to issue refurbs for returns.
[One (M7) General] pricefix23:
Same here - FA338W Silver from P4u, with a slight gap on the top and overhang on the bottom right
[One (M7) General] benny145:
HT33F for me (March 15th 2013) - delivered today, 28 March.

Nothing wrong with it all - no overhangs or gaps, all looking good.

On 3 UK Network.
[One (M7) General] spikeydoo2006:
HT339W - Same problems but gap top and bottom
[One (M7) General] gaabrysz:
HT33JW

EE delivered on 28th. Looks great so far.
[One (M7) General] ksarius:
So what's the conclusion of first batch? From which to what date is considered first batch?
[One (M7) General] nukemonk:
greetings from the past! :laugh:

i think we need more codes for phones, manufactured after delay (15th march) to find is there any improvements to process and QC
[One (M7) General] huxley309:
HT338W

No faults here, what i find impressive is i had it in my hands on the 15th, just 7 days after manufacture.
[One (M7) General] glumardok:
AW: [INFO]HTC One Serial codes[INFO]

Mine is FA339, Samsung drivers panel from JDI C2. Received it on March 19.

No quality issues so far.
[One (M7) General] smudgelab:
New series of Dr Who starts today too! I may not be kidding :cowboy:

Well spotted Sir :good:
[One (M7) General] jah:
Same S/N prefix for me and also from UK Vodafone. Again no build issues. I bet the build quality ones were built on Fridays, that is 8th & 15th March :)
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
My Black HTC One was delivered on the 30th March and has the serial number:

FA33D

The only thing wrong with it is the power button is close to the body of the phone making it harder to press.
[One (M7) General] ksarius:
Seems like the FA versions hás more issues thsn the HT ones
[One (M7) General] shox22:
FA33K: Tiny gap at top and bottom. But thats rly nothing to complain about.
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
are you sure mate? did you see a pattern in the FA builds?

similar imperfections an be coming from a single source
[One (M7) General] schmoo:
HT33N

Vodafone, Ireland.

Bought Mar 29 in-store.
[One (M7) General] eat1981:
Picked up my replacement from 3 store today- HT33J

Still gaps

Still over hang on the bottom right

Scuffs and a scratch on the back

Small dent on the edge

Overall the finish seems worse then my first. Going back for 3rd tomorrow! :(
[One (M7) General] dobknobby:
FA33NW...

28 March 2013? New Factory?
[One (M7) General] silas184:
First class Build Qiality here

Absolutely first class A1 Build here (via Mobile Phones Direct Pre-order Feb 25)

FA33VW
[One (M7) General] Jme369:
Had had 2 phones, first one delivered on the 28th of March, no build quality issues but an issue with background noise behind the audio. Second one delivered today, gaps in the metal/plastic at the bottom, and the plastic at the top juts out from the metal. Also some adhesive on the metal. Both had the same number, HT33JW. Three network. New phone being delivered in a couple of days, Three promised to inspect this one first...
[One (M7) General] snowblind2142:
Im: HT 33 MW 900074

On O2, took delivery last thursday.

TBH, Im very impressed with the device, altho I am coming from a SGS II (gr8 phone, just a bit flimsy lol)

Reading through the thread, I think we need to make a visual "Base" that everyone can work from.

for example, I have over hang on all 4 corners of the front, over hang on the top right of the screen, the headphone jack has no gaps but I dont like the finish inside the hole (sounds weird, but it looks like a noobs drilled it out, not skillfully done, meh lol) ,

For me the only thing that strikes me as "below par" is the flash. I know it has 3 levels blah blah blah, but its decidedly Yellow tinted compared to previous flashes Ive had (IE. The I9100)

But my main point is this. To me, everything else is acceptable, But I don't have any base to work from, mine might be loads worse than yours, but as Im happy with it I would probably play it down.

How to do this, not a clue LOL :p

Thas my 2c's
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
No chance. There is shrinkwrap and there is shrinkwrap. Each box has been wrapped in exactly the same way with the seam running along 3 sides of the box but not on the side with the various labels including the S/N. this is exactly how the factory seal is evidenced on every One box I have seen including unboxings on YouTube

No way on earth is Amazon putting so much effort into selling or exchanging refurb devices.

I know your post was well intentioned but what you claim is completely unfeasible.

Amazon are transparent about selling returned devices and these can be bought from them at a slightly reduced price

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Here is their note on returned devices.... as you can see they are very open about it when they do it and sell at lower than normal prices....

About Amazon Warehouse Deals

Warehouse Deals is a trading name of Amazon EU Sarl, and is part of the Amazon.com Group. We offer open box, customer returned and warehouse damaged merchandise at reduced prices with the benefits of Amazon.co.uk fulfillment and customer service.

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Thinking about this Amazon issue its is far more likely that buy in large quantities of the phones and these are likely to be all from the same batch so that when you send one faulty phone back you are simply getting another with the same or similar issues from the same batch again. In effect mining the seam of a bad batch.
[One (M7) General] 2lazy2day:
Mine is HT359W....flawless
[One (M7) General] F2504x4:
HT=Hsinchu, Taiwan,

Y=2013

M=5

D=9

W
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
As i said, i changed 5 devices in a 2 month period during which their site was showing in and out of stock quite frequently (meaning they where selling large quantities). However, they still kept sending me SH34something units which where all in bad condition. Explain this!

Shrink wrapping is a common and quite easy procedure if you've got the appropriate tools so i would not be surprised if this happens to reduce losses.

Anyway guys, just avoid the damn China factory. You might get a good one but most of them have QC issues. It doesn't even have the same box size :laugh: I compared the HT and SH boxes with the latter being taller even though both had exactly the same contents.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Welli haven't had that experience as everytime they sent me replacements they were a later S/N.....apart from the last 2 phones.

The black ones I received 2 weeks ago were FA35VW making them very recent at that time

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You're not suggesting that Amazon are making their own boxes as well!?

On a serious note if these are all refurbs then how come all the accessories are still sealed in their original plastic bags? And why send a more discerning than average in that you, me etc might be picking up issues that others might miss or just accept.... yet another device we are likely to return ..... a refurb or already returned device.

Seriously I don't doubt all big retailers do what you suggest to a degree and if the replacement phones I received from amazon were either unsealed or sealed in shrinkwrap but with a different texture or seam to normal I would agree with you.
[One (M7) General] goguxxx:
Thanks for the info. I also found a date on the recovery screen,mine says may 2013 .
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Accessories are sealed because most ppl first check the phone. If they get a bad one they simply won't bother with the rest and will return it. Secondly, the procedure is return, refund and then place a new order. They don't offer a direct replacement for this product. At least the uk site. Apart from that they don't keep track who bought what and how many times he returned it. It's all automated, they don't keep track of 'picky' customers lol

Now, chinese boxes being bigger is something that i wouldn't care less but it's still an indication of how roughly this factory deals with this phone.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Actually they do send out replacements immediately from the UK sites as long as you go via their CS team. E.g I received 2 damaged phones last Friday and contacted their CS team who immediately sent out 2 more phones which I received yesterday. All 4 phones going back to them today!!
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Getting another replacement from amazon tomorrow. Lets see what they send me and how recent the serial number is