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[One (M7) General] Nokiacrazi:
Ordered from P4U on Wednesday morning, arrived Thursday morning (UK).

SN is SH34XW. Shanghai, April and ?

Display seems fantastic, though I am coming from Desire HD, but I don't really have anything to compare it to. Better than my friends S3's , my brother's N4, Everything seems pristine except perhaps the slightest of gaps on the bottom and bottom right, no issue for me.
[One (M7) General] ViDtje:
It's April 29.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Received my 3rd One today. SH358xxxxx. Terrible build again, huge gaps and scratches on both speaker grills and bezel.

Seems there is something very wrong with their China factory.:( I am not buying again without seeing the serial first. Guess i will have to wait for my local stores to receive stock and pay them a visit. Don't know what else to do...
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
Like i mentioned, it took me 5 devices before i got a good one:what::screwy:

They are deffinetly there
[One (M7) General] Nokiacrazi:
I also noticed a small mark on the bottom speaker grill of mine. I didn't even notice it until I was really looking for it, again, not an issue for me really. I did forget to mention about the volume rocker though, my volume rocker isn't flush, it protrudes a little which I prefer as it is easier to press. The power button however, is completely flush.
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
The volume rocker should be flush? Mine is popped out and very easy to press :eek:
[One (M7) General] Nokiacrazi:
I don't know, should it? I kinda just assumed it should be flush but I could be wrong.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Mines HT357W. Haven't opened yet. Hope it's an ok batch
[One (M7) General] starterizer:
Mine is HT344W. Near perfect model. ;) And believe me, I m a maniac! ha ha :laugh:
[One (M7) General] drspikes:
Finally got my One from Phones4u online. Code SH34W. April 28th. Perfect as far as I can tell, no gaps, no off pixels.

Samsung panel, BIN4. I'm a happy man.
[One (M7) General] Beast11:
Mine is FA34P - So April 23rd. I haven't noticed any defects with it. It seems like there aren't any unlock codes for this device yet. I guess its too new?
[One (M7) General] srasquasz:
My HTC ONE is SH354 so 4 may :)
[One (M7) General] jacho6380:
HT351W

What does this mean?
[One (M7) General] spikeydoo2006:
1st of May 2013
[One (M7) General] bouss:
Mine is HT35A. This means that it is 10 May? I got it only 6 days after it was built. Htc should really had shortages.
[One (M7) General] dirtyhamster73:
Mine is flush, pretty sure that's how it should be, nothing should be sticking out...when you feel it it should be smooth, you shouldn't be able to feel a difference between the rocker and the side of the phone.
[One (M7) General] malox23:
Just got mine today after the back order.

HT35F - May 15 2013, running 1.29.1540.3
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Wherefrom?
[One (M7) General] malox23:
Let's talk
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
You have the developers edition...
[One (M7) General] malox23:
Nope, 32gb unlocked
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Well it wasn't!

Even though box was factory sealed there was a large fingerprint on the screen

Gaps at both ends

Overhang at both ends

Discolouration of black ano on the back

Plus screen brightness is odd as the top 25% of the screen is brighter than the rest!!
[One (M7) General] jonas2295:
Get it exchanged mate.
[One (M7) General] lucky76:
I'm come with 32GB and developer edition too!

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I'm come with 32GB and developer edition too! ROM stock 1.29.1540.3
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
It's already back in its box ready for its return trip. Really doesn't give me much faith in this phone though
[One (M7) General] dirtyhamster73:
My screen is brighter on the top than the rest of the screen as well, just near the notification bar...it doesn't look to be a defect to me, (rest of the phone is pretty perfect besides a recessed power button and a small gap on the left corner)

looks like that's how it's suppose to be.

Can't really tell unless you're in a room that's kind of dark.

Anybody else with the top of their phone brighter than the rest?
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Yes I think you're right. I checked on YouTube and watched a few unboxing and set-ups and the screens were the same.

My main issue is the scuffed anodising, gaps and the big finger print on the screen was just the icing on the cake... honestly it looked like a 2nd hand device!

Not sure I will try another one. May go straight to the xperia z
[One (M7) General] swapven0m:
F series, 26th April 2013..

NO defects AT ALL! SO Happy! :D :D
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
HT35DW, seems perfect so far.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Amazon UK really helpful and sending me out a replacement for delivery tomorrow before I have even returned the faulty one.

Fingers crossed!
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Just received my 2nd HT357W9. Hope it's ok. Anyone else got a SN similar or the same?
[One (M7) General] Robertismyname:
FA35AW

Received mine today ordered from Amazon.co.uk

Got an issue with the display with a white background... can't post the pictures as I need 10 posts.

It is like a white spot of approximately 1 inch on the top right of the screen...

Will send it back
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Had the same issue. It's probably dust
[One (M7) General] Robertismyname:
I am not sure... From what I read, it could be a fingerprint. The more I look at it the more I think it is :confused:
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
A finger print on the inside of the screen?

When I unboxed mine there were a few smears on the outside of the screen which might have been fingerprints and is a bit unusual for a factory sealed brand new phone but that was all.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Got my 4th today. Once again, for the 3rd time in a row an SH34PW made in China device.

Bad build quality with gaps, grill misalignments, scratched areas and something new this time. Touch buttons light is extremely low and white instead of purple.

I must be the unluckiest person in the planet.

Parcel found its way to the post office again.I must have been their best customer for the last weeks lol

Anyway, this is the last time i am ordering and i will attach a note demanding a device with an FA serial.
[One (M7) General] miniterror:
Im on my 5th device and i seen posts of people there on there 8th/9th device deu to problems so it could be worse;)

Hope youre next one will be good:thumbup:
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Ok, message sent and i received this.

Hello,

I understand from your email you are only wanting to be sent out an HTC One with a specific serial number.

To properly check what model you will be sent out, we’ll need to carry out a physical check of the item in our Fulfilment Centre.

I’ve requested that someone from our Fulfilment Team checks our inventory of the HTC One.

We’ll get back to you within 2 business days with an update on this.

If you don’t hear from us within this time, please let us know by replying to this e-mail.

You can also reach us by chat or phone from this link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/contact-us

Customer Service can be reached by phone and chat 7 days a week 06.00 to midnight, local UK time.

If you need to call us, we can be reached on Freephone (within the UK) 0800 496 1081. International customers can reach us on +44 207 084 7911.

I hope this helps. We hope to see you again soon.

Warmest regards,

Axxxxx

Hope this is my lucky one!
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Hi

Assume it was the silver model you bought from Amazon? At the moment they don't have any stock in their warehouse so not sure how they can say it will only be a couple of days?

I purchased the black one from amazon.co.uk and the faulty one and the 'ok' replacement have both been HT357. The 'ok' one is close to perfect apart from a small gap on the top grill. As prev stated I find the appearance of a greasy white smear (fingerprint?) on the display screen surface somewhat irritating as well although of course that's gone with one wipe of a cloth...still not what you expect from a factory sealed brand new premium device.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
I know man. Believe me i witnessed all kinds of HTC One defects through the 4 replacements. Best odds come from the FA factory which was my first one. Everything perfect, it even had a PVS 5 processor but unfortunately there where dust particles under the screen.

Anyway, i bet the guy who wrote this didn't even check their website indicating stock back again in May 27. At least he offered to pass the message. I will call them again on Monday morning. This is my 5th and LAST attempt with amazon. I even tried the .fr and .de sites with no success.
[One (M7) General] sfjeep:
T-Mobile Store in San Francisco

FA34S

Looks like April 25.
[One (M7) General] ViDtje:
SH34N

That's April 24 if I'm right.
[One (M7) General] Tabtoub:
You think FA units have the best build quality? I ask you this because I want to know as well, coz I'm buying the One in a week and as far as I've seen till now, the best units are the HT units so i'm a lit bit confused now :confused:
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
Ht are best units
[One (M7) General] Del_Bryan:
At a local best buy and saw a demo unit with HT34F. Kinda convinced that HT has the best units.
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
I prefer FA because of the cooler screens but both seem ok. After all, warm screens tend to get cooler in time. SH are the ones to stay away from
[One (M7) General] zounduser:
HT34G, made in taiwan. This phone is perfect. Not one problem. No gaps, no overhangs......nothing, just perfect. FINALLY. lol.

Sent from my HTC One using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[One (M7) General] joetang97:
Just collected my HTC ONE from Hong Kong yesterday evening.

Serial is HT35D. I thought it was perfect until I went home and testing it out. Turned out that the top of the screen is slightly raised than the top speaker shell.

This isn't good since it's already collecting a fair amount of skin/dirt in that raised section in the <24 hours I had it and it's just gonna get worse as time goes on.

Guess it's time to go back to the phone shop and exchange for a new one...:crying:
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
Sh and HC (fourth factory locating in China, producing only for mainland China) are the ones to stay away from.
[One (M7) General] zounduser:
Huh? Y is that?

So mine i should replace? I mean, im within my 14 days, and i want a good phone. I paid the full 600.00
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
If you have a good unit then don't worry
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
On my third HT357 in black from Amazon UK.

Amazon been excellent in sending out replacement handsets without waiting for the returns. Well done to them.

Lets hope this third HTC ticks the boxes as well
[One (M7) General] ArmedandDangerous:
My unit just got a failed NFC chip. I've gotta press a NFC-compatible chip REALLY hard on the back of the phone near the camera area before it detects it. Seems like the NFC chip in the phone is loose or something ): HT unit.
[One (M7) General] babakmaham:
I am wondering about performance differences between my replaced ht33w and new fa34sw.

what's the reason?

antutu test was 23000 score but in this new phone is only 19700 !

in addition to,new fa has dimmer panel but better battery life totally and I am happy with this because no gaps and overhangs.
[One (M7) General] ecksreturns:
No FA is not the 'best' . The phone has just been launched in India and I am on my 2nd handset. Both are FA. The first one had the left side 'chamfered' edge misaligned and also had a hairline-esque gap on the top left side (next to the power button)and a very minor but still a gap on the bottom right side.

The second one had a near perfect finish , as the gaps were "almost" next to nothing but still a very very minor gap on same left top side BUT this one has a recessed power button, unlike the raised and easier to handle power button on my previous unit.

So , no , FA units are not perfect. Might as well wait for the next batch of units that HTC promised will be of better quality.

Both my phones are Fa35, so 2013 May builds.
[One (M7) General] Fouppy:
Received mine today, HT35B. Overall a good unit, but there are some defaults, vert tiny scratches and gaps.
[One (M7) General] Del_Bryan:
QUOTE

when is the next batch is going to start shipping? June?
[One (M7) General] ecksreturns:
As per information available online + HTC's supposed statement and what local retailers are saying, new batch should begin shipping end june.
[One (M7) General] jazzy:
I can't work out the code from the info on page 1 so can someone help here..

I have a FA34BW unit and seem to have no problems with it, what date was it made?

Thanks
[One (M7) General] omar302:
FA: Factory in Taiwan

3: is the Year; 2013

4: is the Month; April

B: is the Day; 11

So your phone was made in Taiwan on 11-April-2013.
[One (M7) General] ViDtje:
FA is the factory in Argentina, SH is in China and HT is in Taiwan.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Third time lucky! Finally got a SH357 in absolutely perfect condition!!!
[One (M7) General] oilers2010:
Got a HC and have no issues at all (no gaps, good camera lens cover, etc).
[One (M7) General] azrael97c:
got a HT35A... black unit with very very very small gap
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Sorry I meant HT not HC
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
hahahaha

Hi everyone.

It's me again.

You don't actually *know* FA means Argentina.

(it probably does, but no one can point to anything that proves it other than other posts on XDA based on nothing but speculation)
[One (M7) General] Del_Bryan:
FA346 Good condition. Tiny little gap on the top you can't really tell.
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
FA35E, seems perfect...
[One (M7) General] omar302:
It was said earlier, FA units have "Made in Taiwan" written on the boxes, HT (or HC don't remember) have "Made in China" labels. So FA is made in Taiwan!
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
HT is made in Taiwan and HC is made in China.
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
SH is made in China.
[One (M7) General] wouterx:
First time post :)

FA354w9035578

Model: HTC One

Sales of Origin: Netherlands

Release date: 2013/05/06

Bought date: 2013/05/23
[One (M7) General] wouterx:
+ No gaps or dead pixels, works great!
[One (M7) General] ElBeaner:
HT34X Stealth Black Unit

Slight gap on top, none on bottom, screen flush on top and slightly lower than grill on bottom.

No dead pixels, and battery is superb
[One (M7) General] waylo:
HT351W

Purchased 2 weeks ago from T-Mobile store.

Slight gap up top near the power button. No dead pixels. Pretty satisfied.
[One (M7) General] I Like Soup:
HT358 for me so built in Taiwan on May 8, 2013. I switched to T-Mobile and got the One on May 22nd.
[One (M7) General] El Droid:
-SH35C

-Shanghai Factory

-14th May 2013 Release date

-Slight gap at the top none anywhere else

-Screen seems to be one of the neutral ones at first eyeball glance

-No other issues discovered thus far
[One (M7) General] N3Gruj1989:
First post here!

My first HTC One was:

HT35 or something, big gaps, screen was higher on the right side.

Clear/cold screen, good battery

Went back to the phone carrier

My HTC One Stunning Silver (picked up yesterday)

FA356W means? Taiwan, Argentina?

Very very small gap on the left top next to the power button

The rest is perfect!

Only the screen seems a bit less clear, more yellowish and warmer

Gonna test the camera and stuff tomorrow!
[One (M7) General] Nokiacrazi:
Welcome!

Well your first one was Taiwan, May 2013?

Second one is Argentina, 15th May 2013?
[One (M7) General] steve1996:
FA is from Taiwan
[One (M7) General] laidbackfreak:
Finally got mine (Silver) here in Vietnam....

code FA35H

so if I'm reading this right :

FA - Taiwan

17th May 2013

is that correct?

Slight gap at the top, no dead pixels and supper smooth. Still finding my way around it, but enjoying it so far.
[One (M7) General] bigup7:
just received mine today, brand new from EE UK

made 2nd May 2013, Hsinchu, Taiwan

has slight gap at the top

is this acceptable?
[One (M7) General] dobbor1:
SH34JW

UK on Three

Back button stops working sometimes.
[One (M7) General] ViDtje:
As long as everything feels rigid and solid, it's good.
[One (M7) General] taxas:
Just got my SH35E silver and everything perfect so far. I think it doesn't matter if you get FA or SH or whatever as long as it is xx35xx it will be a good device. However this doesn't mean that other won't be but i think you have a higher chance getting a perfect one with xx35xx or later
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
My device serial was FA34NW90...., it was perfect and got the device on May 7th. What's NW mean?
[One (M7) General] alphaod:
In addition to my original HTC One, I just bought another one today. Reason being I am in China and I wanted to use 3G so I picked up the China Mobile model with dual SIM. From the looks of things, it's excellent. No gaps or fit issues, except for the back cover which has a small gap… but that's normal seeing it's a removable cover.

Model HTC One 802t

Purchased 05/31/2013

Serial starts with HC35L

Manufactured 05/21/2013 (actually says this on the warranty card)

Processor bin 3 (:()
[One (M7) General] waylo:
Mine looks basically like that. Not too concerned about it.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
I have just received FA35RW which I'm hoping is late enough to be ok!?

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Sorry guys I'm being a bit useless here.... What does the RW stand for in FA35RW?
[One (M7) General] MrVanish123:
FA43TW901xxx

Cant seem to fure out where it has been made and when? :P

3. April - 2013 ? :)
[One (M7) General] omar302:
R is the day, which is supposed to be the 18th. So your phone was supposedly made on 18/05/2013.

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Are you sure its not FA34T...?

If it is, then:

FA: Taiwan

3: 2013

4: April

T: 20th

So it would be 20/04/2013.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Thanks
[One (M7) General] ClydeB1:
"34N" means it was manufactured on 22 April 2013. The W has no real importance to the date.
[One (M7) General] sorcerer1:
Well I'm pleased to say that my fourth HTC ONE FA35R is perfect apart from a pin head size blemish in the black anodising about an inch to the right if the camera.

I'm keeping this one
[One (M7) General] TRiBaL1981:
Congrats! What's your panel?
[One (M7) General] quattro_rs:
Mine is HT356 ,it's perfect .
[One (M7) General] Florin82:
Since it is still very hard to purchase the phone in my country i made several orders to more stores. Finally, they called me from one of the stores today so i checked a silver One with SN - HT35WW. Problems: tiny gaps - at the top more near the power button and bottom near the usb port, really small imperfection on the microsim tray, overhang of the screen near the top grill section witch you could easily feel with your fingers. Honestly, if it wasnt for the top overhang i would have bought the phone on the spot. Still loved the look and feel of the phone but i'm hesitant to buy this unit. I can still hold it for 3 more days. So what is your opinion? Should i wait for another unit, is there too much imperfection on this one? Thanks.

PS: i only did an exterior cheking, hopefully it does not have other defects.
[One (M7) General] ac3kill:
Mine is HT358 and mine is perfect as well great battery life also
[One (M7) General] Florin82:
You were lucky then. I still have one more order made and it should arrive these days. I just hope it is better then my other one.
[One (M7) General] Huey85:
Silver 64gb

HT35J - 18th May, 2013

No gaps, no dead pixels, no dust under screen, no cracked or scratched camera lenses, no scratches/markings on the aluminium body or polycarbonate inserts.

Power button slightly flush but can deal with it as it still works.

Minor backlight bleed on the right side where the Home capacitive button is but only noticeable in very dark rooms.
[One (M7) General] the show stopper:
I have two hTc one's and they both are made in Taiwan. One was made on 5-2-2013 and the other one on 5-12-13..
[One (M7) General] mexhex:
FA

May 10, 2013

tiny gap on upper panel

any problems having the gap worsen overtime?

can the heat from the fone soften the adhesive that holds the front grills?
[One (M7) General] dirtyhamster73:
I haven't heard of too many people saying their gaps got worse but mine have. I only had one little one at the top left corner and now it goes pretty much the whole length of the top....didn't have a gap at the bottom at all and now I do. It's just a hairline though, nothing huge, I can't even slip a corner of a piece of paper in, that's how small it is. That's what I'm thinking is happening with me, the heat is loosening the glue on the top and bottom speakers causing the gaps.
[One (M7) General] legolas_bjk:
ordered htc one. "FA35MW" any concerns about this serial number ?
[One (M7) General] emptii:
3rd device

Sh35E

bin 3, seems faster and more resposnive than my bni 4 and bin 5.

Sharp screen

Perfect except for 1 dead pixel and seeing my luck with dead pixels so far im gonna live with it.

Also something interesting with the sharp screen is that its more vibrant warmer than any of my previous samsungs whice one was cool and one was in the middle (best screen so far) Also i can see the digitzer quite easely but.

but thinking im keeping this one.
[One (M7) General] smudgelab:
I may be picking up our 3rd(!) one of these for my Mrs today, so far, and I hope I'm not tempting fate, no dead pixels on the first two. Is there anyway, in store and on first powering up to test for dead pixels? Apologies if it's a blindingly obvious query but others have said they're barely noticable. Thank you...
[One (M7) General] JoeNeckbone:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ujacha.deadpixel
[One (M7) General] smudgelab:
Hi joeneckbone, appreciate the reply but I'm only going to be removing the box & powering up the phone in store, I don't really want to be setting up an account and D/L apps etc, don't think they'd be too chuffed either! I want to walk out of the store knowing I've got a good unit.

I've only ever seen dead pixels on an old SE phone I had which was an obvious white light but as mentioned, others are saying I probably wouldn't see this due to pixel density size etc but I'd rather know what I was looking for.

Again, thanks for the reply :good:
[One (M7) General] JoeNeckbone:
Lol, true...... Well, it's good to check once your right outside store, could always run app and go back in for exchange if needed.
[One (M7) General] devinthomas:
HT35R = May 18, 2013? I bet that means I didn't get the HDR microphone.
[One (M7) General] NxNW:
We have no idea when they will run out of the initial stock. Try recording something very very loud and check for yourself before posting pessimistic speculations.
[One (M7) General] boroboy69r:
FA34V. 2013 April 22 p4u screen raised about 1mm
[One (M7) General] devinthomas:
It sounds great, really. I wish I had another device to compare it to.
[One (M7) General] taruian:
Hello everyone

mine is HT35KW?

any info regarding this?

bought this on june?

today i just opened the box. noticed hairline gap near the power button apart from it everything is good.
[One (M7) General] zarch1972:
SH35TW - an absolute shocker I've received.

Here's some pictures I've taken of it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickwall/sets/72157633989700459/
[One (M7) General] nazrin313:
SH355W - screen is the C2-2 samsung, battery life very good(approx 5hrs with data only), build quality excellent bar negligible gap on the bottom right hand corner

Im happy and this one is a keeper
[One (M7) General] zounduser:
Wtf!!!!!!!!!! Oh my god homie. That phone is horrible! What a joke. Where was it made? Should say on the box. All i can say is.......WOW
[One (M7) General] nazrin313:
Yeap, thats a really terrible build.. Maybe the QC team was on holidays when that POS came out the production line

°° no rest for the wiCKed °°
[One (M7) General] zounduser:
For real bro. Thats the worst one yet. Lol. Im glad i took mine back 3 times. I finally got the perfect one! persistence my friends! :D