yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
I might accept this label to "Quality Control" but a flawless HTC One build quality can not be called that, but of course he will say that, like every other iPhone seller or user

Especially when Apple returned 8 million defected iPhone 5 to Foxcon

I have in my hand right now a flawless pristine HTC One, HT34P the speaker covers are as gapeless as the back, i reported the same for the HT33W in my review, this unit completely blew away the entire staff of my office, all of which are entirely Apple users

it's you right to give up but there is no need for bashing, you can see how many XDA members already have their flawless H1s and happily enjoying them, equally you saw the same from all the media who reviewed and in love with this device

so really spare us the drama and enjoy your iPhone 5

I will post photos of this flawless unit before i return it to it's owner, but i need to find a good camera with good macro detail, the iPhone 5 failed me (maybe take it's photo with another HTC One ;))

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until i find a better camera, have a look at the photos posted by WolfDale7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2268897

this is an example of a unit that should not be considered defected

while you can still find a more gapeless unit like the one i currently have in my possession, but as long the covers are rock solid and the gap is an even hairline it's good to go

remember those covers are what they are, covers and hence it's really not a huge deal how micro perfect it is

as long as it's fit and aligned well you are good to go
[One (M7) General] WolfDale7:
Here you go guys...

Took the liberty of taking shots of my handsome, flawless HTC One (other than a few scratches that can probably be attributed to me..)

Enjoy =] It really IS a beautiful device!

No gaps, no shortcomings in the plastic, no screen overhand. Just a beautiful piece of machinery.

Oh, and excuse the small stains on the back. They're from a clear film I just took off. They wipe off easily, I just didn't notice them when I took the photos =] My bad!

*even more off topic* [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION], Represent Lebanon =]
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
Wow that's perfect jealous man
[One (M7) General] ianpugh:
Sorry, had no idea that listing the problems would be considered a drama! I see you subscribe to the theory that anyone reporting a fact you don't like is "bashing".There seem to be many posts from people who have issues with the build quality and this is a great deal more than I have ever seen or experienced with another device. And there are other forums out there with even more people complaining.

The fact that Apple returned 8 million devices to the manufacturer shows that they have good quality control as those were phones that were never sold. Unlike the poorly-built ones I have received so far from HTC/Vodafone. I have no particular love for any company - I just want a phone that lives up to its promises.

If you want to bury your head in the sand and pretend there are no issues then that's your choice but please respect other people's points of view and refrain from being a fanboy/troll.
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
[MENTION=3939725]WolfDale7[/MENTION] yea it's funny we have to post photos for people to believe us haha

still to be honest, it's still a problem it's pretty clear many flawed units are shipping especially when it comes to those covers

HTC should do something about their QC

this is their best moment since years now, such a waste to lose believers due to a something as stupid as this

someone in their factories' QC is slipping such units, i would accept some tolerance regarding those covers but i have unboxed some pretty disappointing ones myself

[MENTION=555997]ianpugh[/MENTION] your iPhone example was my problem, the iPhone 5 had out of box build issues as well and you can see the proof of how many units were returned due to bad QC, you have every right to be upset and i don't blame you, but all im saying from 3 units someone can paint a misleading picture, plus certain complaints about micro issues are really just OCD
[One (M7) General] ianpugh:
I hear what you're saying but I've had 3 handsets that all had a fault that I couldn't really ignore (and believe me I would ignore it if I could) and wasted a huge amount of time waiting for replacements and ages on the phone arranging it all. So when someone comes along and accuses me of being dramatic that just about takes the biscuit!

OCD? I have a volume rocker that sticks out so far due to the screen being aligned way to the left that catches on everything. It's even managed to pull a thread on the nice felt case I got from Latvia!

Real shame because it's obvious the components are all top notch. Perhaps the OP could put all this in a table so we can see if there's a pattern to the duds/good ones?

Trust me, I really do not want an iPhone. I'm going to go into the store and see if they will open a box for me then if it's acceptable I could cancel the iPhone. I had HTC back in the Titan days and was really happy to be coming back but.......
[One (M7) General] a_ride_4_ever:
FA34GS90xxxxx
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
cool mate i really meant no offense, i just know from experience those who get stuck in defects loop gets a bad "image" of the whole thing, really your chance of 3 bad units is nothing compared to the mass quantities being sold, happens with every product launch by the way, if i was fast to judge form the Nexus 7 launch i would have said its the worst device ever built, clearly not the case

my best advice at this point, is really try again at a later point or if it's possible to hand pick your unit (i know but where i live retail smartphone shopping is the norm and makes this easier)

anyway the iPhone 5 is a great device, you will just miss out some of the crazy abilities of the H1, sound and low light camera :)
[One (M7) General] a_ride_4_ever:
FA34GS9

Factory: FA - Taiwan

Date of manufacture: 04/16/2013

Age: 22 days

Serial number: 00723

Sprint silver, ordered it a week ago and it arrived monday. Thats some fast turn around time. :good:
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
@ rogers they opened 2 the first time for me one had bad gap the unit I choose was perfect but after 2 days I noticed

The screen was very dim and blue so I had to return again ..first one we opened was ok but slightly bad cut plastic second one had a huge gap so I took first one..
[One (M7) General] WolfDale7:
Lollll I was at bell and I'm kinda friends with a rep there. When I replaced my first unit, I was examining every unit they had.. He kept asking me wth I was doing.. Lol. (i need to note that all 5 but 1 unit were perfect. So I'm realizing that their QC is getting better)

Apparently be hasn't had ANY returns (my store in Toronto). Which surprised the heck out of me! Apparently I was the only one that requested a DOA!
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
yea mate same here, a lot of people wonder what im doing, a hairline aligned gap with solid covers will go ok with most people

but i have seen like two which are pretty bad, the plastic edges in the gap were not straight... so really we simply can not deny the issue but also it's not as horrific as it mind sounds, especially since its not a defect to any of the functional parts of the device
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
Here are some pics of my current one in second pic u can see badly cut plastic..last 2 pics are of my one in a thin gel case..also my phone came with no rogers software it asked me when I inserted my sim if I want to install my carrier software I choose no that was awesome
[One (M7) General] WolfDale7:
Yepp. Well, the grill scratch, I'm getting better with. I don't mind it as much. But it's always going to be there to haunt me :P.

I sincerely hope that the next model is constructed with the same type of material as the Oppo Find 5. A solid device :) will be heavy, but i dont mind :) weight adds premiumness imo.

Let's let this topic get back on track :)
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
[MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION] , I will update the op in a moment !
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
updated. thanks [MENTION=1785489]rambo12345[/MENTION] and thanks [MENTION=1144067]hamdir[/MENTION]
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
Thank you.

Some suggestions:

The chart showing which dates are represented by which characters is very important, but currently it is buried in a quotation very far down and could be more prominent.

The part where it switches from AABBBBB to YYZZZZZ a couple lines later is inconsistent (and ambiguous since Y is also used earlier in the code to mean something else)

Not all codes begin with HT. Maybe say FFYMDAABBBBB and clearly state FF can now be any of a number of known " factories" in the following list etc..

There is an English language version of the site at http://219.80.249.25/IMEIQuery/IMEIQuery.aspx . (The results are still in Chinese but there's always Google translate for that)

There is currently a typo (you said your serial numbers begins with HTC which I am sure is some kind of autocorrect thing ).

Note these are minor suggestions and they in no way take away from my gratitude for you starting the thread at all. Feel fee to disregard any of this. It's always good to cite your sources, but now this has taken on a life of its own and you can feel free to rewrite it for clarity instead of just quoting info that came from threads about other phones.
[One (M7) General] gianton:
Just got my HTC One silver!

Mine is HT349W...

So it's: Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2013, April 9th

Is it correct?

BTW how can I find what bin is my chip?
[One (M7) General] WolfDale7:
That's correct :thumbup:

For SoC binning, just check out the first post in this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2215710

Enjoy :)
[One (M7) General] Dharkan:
Mine is HT and made in 23 April
[One (M7) General] chiao321:
Mine is FA34SW made 26-4-2013

has minimum overhang, nothing that bothers me :)
[One (M7) General] madroxx:
Mine is SA34TW. Can anyone decrypt it for me.
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
The point of this thread is to provide the information you need to decrypt it yourself.

SA = the plant it was made in

3 is the year it was made in

4 is the month it was made in

T is the day it was made on

W is not interesting because all HTC Ones have a W here

See the first post in this thread for more information
[One (M7) General] madroxx:
But SA is not in the list
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
So after the first five digits which we all understand pretty well, there are two digits for part number.

we've seen W9 and S9 so far. any others?

@ madroxx, I tried poking around the HTC site with various codes starting with SA, and the site kept saying "no results" (which is different from "invalid code"). You *sure* you are actually reading "S"? What do you get when you query the site shown in the OP of this thread?
[One (M7) General] madroxx:
Never tried that link will try and let you know
[One (M7) General] ClydeB1:
Just got mine :D - SH34R - 24 April 2013, Made in China and it is a thing of beauty. No gaps or overhangs or screen alignment issues. Even the cutouts for USB, headphones, vol and power are all clean cut and perfectly shaped. Very happy
[One (M7) General] deebo007:
My first One was FA34B and had alignment/gap issues all over and poor finish on the bevelled edges. Had this swapped out by Vodafone yesterday. The new one is SH34N and is perfect, no issues and feels much more solid in the hand.

Has anyone collated the where the most faulty handsets have been built? I would suggest that China has the better build quality overall, based only just my 2 x handsets.
[One (M7) General] chchang1:
FA355, 801s black or grey bought in Hong Kong Broadway, it has just arrived the shop, i know because i "pre-ordered" it 2 hours before delivery to the shop, so...mine is 5 days old :) No gap issue not really a fingerprint magnet, maybe i have clean hands right now, the feeling of a metal body is fascinating :)
[One (M7) General] kosander:
SH34JW

ACPU PVS: 3

in Finland.
[One (M7) General] akhil8377:
Perfect Phone

Mine is SH34E- China, 2013, 15th April. Purchased on 21st April in UK- P4U. No issues with phone
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
Belongs here as well
[One (M7) General] Porcelina:
My device arrived today, and so far it seems completely flawless to me. Have to test for a few days to be sure though!

The phone is from batch SH34T - Shanghai, China, April 27, 2013 :D
[One (M7) General] vesu:
SH34E, small gap near power button and overhang with top speaker grill. Some rough finish with plastic edges. 2 stuck pixels, that only show on full brightness on a black pic.

I guess everyone is out of stock now in finland and even if they have stock, here they send phone for repair and it takes ~2 weeks. :thumbdown:
[One (M7) General] rave_th:
FA355 So it's 2013/05/05

Just bought it yesterday from Bangkok, Thailand. Just arrived yesterday. Mine was the 3rd phone that was sold by the store.

No problem found for assembly.

However found one dead pixel for the screen but it's really hard to spot so I don't mind having dead pixel.
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
Same as this
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
HT 332 W:confused:
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
2nd of the march
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
AW: [INFO]HTC One Serial codes[INFO]

@hamdir ,

Should we ask Laura or someone from elevate about the fa serial ?
[One (M7) General] LadFromWales85:
Is the serial visible on the box label too? Or must the phone be checked to obtain serial?
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
yes

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better not they usually dont care about such OCD questions :)
[One (M7) General] Houwald:
Mine is FA339W

Silver version recieved via preorder from Saturn on March 20th.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
FA could be an Argentinian factory? I believe there was talk of HTC building a factory in Argentina.

http://www.htcphones.net/htc-to-build-manufacturing-plant-in-argentina/

If so, the F in FA could stand for the F in Tierra del Fuego.
[One (M7) General] miHah:
So it is possible that US carriers will get phones "Not made in Taiwan" but rest of the world will? :)

Just a thought, since every major US carrier will have HTC One on stock - massive market - Argentina might be cheaper for HTC to ship them to US :)
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Because of the fact that it's a massive market, most likely U.S. will get stock from all different factories. Taiwan, China, and Argentina (assuming FA is Argentina). Looks like Europe has received phones from all different plants, so it will probably be the same for the U.S.
[One (M7) General] Spawn182:
I already returned my HTC ONE to amazon.de (gap and some kind of adhesive on one side), but as far as I remember there was a "made in" info on the box label (it was not china to my surprise, i try to avoid Chinese products). Maybe I am wrong, got several shipments last week. Could someone with FA look on their label?
[One (M7) General] apa1102:
HT is not Hsinchu, Taiwan.

HTC factory is in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Headquarters is in Xindian, Taiwan.

You can check the box. There is a "Made In XXX" info.
[One (M7) General] video61:
My black one is FA33DW On the box it says Made in Taiwan
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
that's interesting but confusing all the same
[One (M7) General] Phil750123:
got my exchanged today.

my old was ht339

new ones is ht 33f
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
2013, March, 15th

not bad pretty new :)

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2013, March, 13th

so its a new factory in Taiwan
[One (M7) General] smudgelab:
Mine states FA338W - Made in Taiwan. Delivered on 19 May 2013 from Phones 4U UK - Silver.
[One (M7) General] ksarius:
For those who had camera problems or even gaps, could you say if its FA*** or HT***?
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
there is only one guy with a camera problem mwatson
[One (M7) General] slitear:
Mine is HT335W

Silver one from Vodafone, received on 20th March. No problems with gaps, overhang, or camera (as far as I can tell).
[One (M7) General] cwk0225:
HT353W (made in Taiwan)

got mine today from Malaysia

very very small gap. near perfect =)
[One (M7) General] babakmaham:
i got another new one today

FA34SW black

no pb.all is good.

with latest firmware

1.29.401.13

which day is released my device?
[One (M7) General] ixrs:
April 28th
[One (M7) General] kenned88:
FA33VW

Guess that means 27 March 2013
[One (M7) General] roarnico:
My first HTC One:

SH34G

Model: HTC One

of sale: Norwegian

factory Date: 2013/04/17

I returned it because of a faulty speaker..

The second HTC One will be delivered tomorrow:

SH34X

Model: M7 # UL_B128L3720-C9

of sale: Norwegian

factory Date: 2013/05/07

What about the model-name and factory-date on my second One??
[One (M7) General] Stea1thmode:
Model: HTC One

of sale: British

factory Date: 2013/04/19

No issues with mine.:good:
[One (M7) General] emptii:
My first HTC One:

SH34E

Model: HTC One

CPU bin: 5

of sale: Norwegian

factory Date: 2013/04/14

Issues: white stuck pixel in the middle of screen, screen raised at one corner, hissing and cracking speakers, minor gaps and misplaced volume rocker.

Second HTC one: (current)

SH34T

Model: HTC One

CPU bin: 4

of sale: Norwegian

Factory Date 2013/04/26

issues: badly chamfered edges, roughly cut polycarbonate, overhangs on 2/4 corners, screen has 2 dead pixels one near the top above the signal bars and one at the left side of the middle of the screen, Camera has one bright pixel too (could be dust under lens too).

Other than defects there is also slight differences between these two devices, the second one has a warmer more nice screen with better contrast, the whites are whiter and the blacks are blackers, when i compared them side by side the whites of the old one almost seemed blue, so its indeed true that the htc one has different screens, atleast different calibrations.

Also the home and back key on my new one light up white instead of purplish as my old one did. The purple light was easier to see if it wasnt completely dark but the white light looks alot nicer when used in the dark so i prefer the white seeing as the whole purpose of backlightning is to see the buttons in the dark.

Needless to say im swapping out my first one currently and returning the second one as soon as my third one arrives, hoping the third one will be perfect, atleast without the stuck pixels, can live with minor cosmetic defects but i want a device that functions properly with a nice display and camera.

sorry about the TL;DR post, its my first one on here som i got a bit carried away. :laugh:
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
yup dead pixels are very hard to see on this 470ppi display so really its a waste to return them on this account

i have detected few on my units and honestly don't care, i almost lost my eye sight during the inspection!
[One (M7) General] dadrocker:
Did you check the site????

Hi;

I want to ask to everyone who gave the imei and serial numbers of their phones to this page....

Did you check that this page is official HTC page?

No. It's not... And you had gave all necessary information to the people who can duplicate your IMEI and Serial Number....
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
seems ligit since its able to guess the origin as well
[One (M7) General] BlackMiracle:
mine is FA356W*****

does this mean it came out of the factory on 6th May 2013? I bought this phone on 12th May in Thailand. That is quite fast!
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Got my second HTC One today from amazon.fr this time. It is an SH34PW made in China. Scratched bezel, huge gap on the top speaker grill (have never seen such a big gap in any of the photos posted here) and a fingerprint in the middle of the screen. Turned it on and guess what i noticed.. battery fully charged! Are they fcking kidding me?? Phone already handed in the post office for return.

Hope the third will be a good one
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
Im on my 5th already wich finally is a winner so keep trying, there deff are good ones.

History: 1st overheated, 2nd had a camera problem(black dot at photos like it had stuck pixels at the camera chip:s) 3th misaligned so i rejected immidiatly, 4th heating problem again and now my 5th is perfect buils quality, no gapps, no overhang it does get a little warm though but i can live with this one as its not as nuch as my 1st and 4th one.

Fa354w is the serial of the phone im using atm, also binn 4 wich is reasonable imo:)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
i hope you dont return this one, because heat is not an issue at all, perfectly ordinary actually for such a device with full metal back plate

also dead pixels are funny on this phone, you need to kill your eyes to spot them if any so that's ok as well in my book
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
I understand devices get warm a little( my hox does and so does my gf her s3) but a batt temp of 49c makes the device uncomfortible to hold;)

Im quite a heavy user regarding my work(calling thrue bt while looking at emails and maps) so it needs to stay comfortable to hold;)

The unit i have now didnt go above 43c on the batt wich is much better:)

As for the camera of a previous one i pisted a puc here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41028639&postcount=321

Its not a real dead pixel but cant describe it better with my english.

Look the the tip of the pen, it shows a horizontal , wich whas also visible on pictures while looking at them on a pc.

In the texting app for example it whasnt visible at all.

Seriously no one would except that i assume;)
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
i was talking about the 470ppi screen dead pixels
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
If it hadn't been for the dust under the screen, the first one was a keeper. FA34DW model. Great color temperature, perfect build quality, didn't get too hot, good battery life, BIN 5. :rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] ArmedandDangerous:
HT352 here, just got it from Maxis on a 1 year contract. Everything seems perfect except for a tiny gap at the top :D Speakers are all flush too~
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
Bin 5 uses less power then a pvs2 for example and therefore stays colder imo;)

Imo its verry noticable if you have a high or low pvs
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
Someone reported having a sharp screen coming from that factory on same date check ur panel id
[One (M7) General] ArmedandDangerous:
Mine indeed is a Sharp Renesas panel :)
[One (M7) General] babakmaham:
i am really surprised because my panel is changing!!!!!

this my second exchanged ONE,no gaps,no issue but when i got device panel was warmer colors with lower brightness levels than before.

but after a few days it seems panel is changed!!

is this possible?!!!!
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
I already told you that this happens, you should trust HamdiR ;)
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
post a pic of screen on htc on comes with different display panels thread link it here 2 pls would like to see it ...how is screen cool warm crsip sharp no pun intended :laugh:
[One (M7) General] babakmaham:
yes.you were right.it is better to wash my eyes because I can't believe this still yet
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
I also have a rernesas screen, is that so special?

I could make a shot of it later today if needed but not sure what you can see on the picture:s

Also i dont have an other one.

It is my 5th one though and i personally think this is the less brightest screen of all one's i had.

Not sure about colours as im a little bit colourblind so its hard for me to spot differences:o

Edit: ill be home in 30 min,

I have my hox there so i can put it next to it and my gf her s3 if the pic is needed.

Edit2: come to think of it, i have polarized oakley sunglasses and with this screen i get the oily whasover when wearing my sunglasses wich i didnt see with my previous one's so for that matter its a worse screen for me.

Hope you ever had a polorized sunglasses so you know what i mean with the oily look i mean, not native english so dont know how else to describe it)
[One (M7) General] Nickel Dime Bay:
HT34NW April 14? when that is but it's recent isn't it? Just got it 3 days ago. Screen is perfect and speakers are flush. Very very small gap at the top. Nearly flawless.