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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OJ in Compton:
I've gone through 3, 2 were defective and thankfully the last had none of the issues the other 2 had. Not sure what's hard to believe about that, it seems that multiple batches of these screens suffer from flickering and/or dead pixels. The touch screen inaccuracy on some models is also very real, my second unit was not able to type a simple forum post without errors on JSS15J while my third unit had no issues with typing on the same software.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] thatdudebutch:
Backlight bleed, because it's all in your head right!?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] derek210:
Got mine yesterday, I still love it but I have occasional ghost touches, 2 dead pixels and light bleed. I'm not picky but it's kinda sh***y. I have a decent camera, hope the pictures turn out.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
I agree that sucks but it could be that lot. We don't hear about many issues and most I hear are dead pixels and backlight bleed. For one, its LCD and backlight bleed is gonna happen. Even on Apple products. No LCD is immune, some worse then others. Dead pixels are dead pixels. And that sucks.

But seriously, after the first return, I would have walked outside to my car, signed in, and downloaded a screen app before I left the lot. After the second return, I would have gotten my money back and bought one somewhere else or at least attempted a 3rd setup in the store.

Really the build quality on this gen is superb for the price. Even the Tab8 has dead pixels in some lots.

Me, I'd just keep testing them in store until one was right. I wouldn't spend another $180+ for another tab with a-whole-nother set of build issues. Especially with a major Android update around the corner. In 3 months, we'll probably have KLP with a bunch of cool new features and the Tab8 will be old news.

Just my 2 cents. Sorry for your bad luck though. The chances of getting 3 or 4 bad ones in a row is crazy. I wouldn't even chance driving home with that sort of bad luck.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] derek210:
I definitely agree, This is only my first one and I plan to exchange it soon. Back light bleed while annoying isn't all that bad. The ghost touches are not common and could be fixed with a software update. Dead pixels as you said isn't uncommon for some devices and can be checked before leaving. With all that said this device, price disregarded, is my favorite tablet by far.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
The first round of nexus are all defective.

Second round should be better. Europeans nexus won't have so many problems I hope.

What do you think?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
I think that with that logic, I sure as hell shouldn't get a new N10!!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mertzi:
It amazes me when people go to the length of defending defects. Why do some of you feel a need to defend how deficient tech production have become? Why should backlight bleed be "expected"? If lcds can be made without it (obviously they can), why should we accept that this is something that is completely ignored in qc? Please let this thread be for us who don't. Start a thread titled e.g. "there's not a cloud in the sky" where you can discuss how flawless all your gadgets are. I find this thread very useful for my eventual purchase when the new n7 is released in my country and I thank all who report on flaws.

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Unfortunately that wasn't the case with last years n7.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] undercover:
It is possible, especially from Asus. I went through 8 TFPs before saying **** it and buying an ipad. Oh, no pics, that didn't happen...

Actually, I do have pics, and video, but not going to bother.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Problem are screens built by another manufacturer.

So Asus accept all their screens without any conditions, even if it have dead pixels, hoping most people won't complain.

If Asus was accepted only 100% free defect screen , Asus would pay much more as there would be more defect screens to recycle.

By doing such a lousy QC, they can simply sell their tablets at a lower price.

(I hope you understand what I mean despite my excellent too sofisticated English grammar)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I think you are completely 100% correct.

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hyperspacey:
Yeah, this is totally a yield issue. More tolerance for product defects = higher yields = lower cost per unit.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
What you are saying is that you get what you pay for
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
This is another reason why you pay more for Apple. (I have no apple product)

Apple need to recycle more tablet due to a higher quality check control requirement, resulting in more destroyed apple products.

Some parts can be recycled, but some part are just destroyed like the screen.

The good thing is if you don't like your tablet, u can exchange it for a new one. your chance to get a perfect one is still the same . Let s say 50%?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] foodude1:
I thing I got a defective one.

I must admit that I'm loving the new nexus 7, despite the problems. Beautiful screen, fast processor, HQ design, and it's a nexus!

The entire right side of the housing is warped to h*ll and around the charging port also. The charging port will not work unless I have it in a certain position. I keep getting failed to update. Glad I'm still under warranty, I'm returning it this week.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] got556:
You guys talking about apple quality control and how "good" it is crack me up. I have had two 4's, a 4S, two 5's, mbp 15 non retina, imac 21.5, two ipad minis, ipad 3, ipad 4, and 4th gen ipod touch......get on any of the apple forums and they have PLENTY of qc issues....just look up samsung vs lg macbook retina display to get an idea....but I ambin thr camp that asus and their mobile devices have serious quality control issues when compared to other android makers or even apple.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mertzi:
Thank you for confirming what I've said earlier here, qc today is getting less and less priority cause regular Joes don't see flaws and the manufacturers know this. And also everyone forgets that the nexus 7 is subsidized by Google. If it was a regular Asus tablet it would cost at least $100 more.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] RayLancer:
I just realized my Nexus 7 isn't exactly flat on its back. This is a bit more severe but mine's like this:

[YOUTUBE]jiMDi_-S7dU[/YOUTUBE]

He presses it on the sides to test it, but I tried pressing opposite corners and it's not exactly the same on all corners.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Coronado is dead:
I think the backs are meant to be a bit rounded, so no surprise there. And they aren't weighted dead even, so the force to shift it will be different on different spots. I don't think this is an issue to have any concern about.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ibebyi:
did you watch the whole video? By the end of it the guy is spinning his nexus 7 with tiny flicks of his index finger. I can assure you my N7 does NOT spin on any surface, even on those desks with that weird matte plastic surface.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ddslee:
I have returned multiple units due to dead pixels, dust under the screen.

After many tries, I finally found a perfect display but unfortunately this one wouldn't auto rotate the display aspect.

I give up. I am sick and tired returning defective units.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] fcb1:
Does anyone have any made in August? I just picked one up from best buy made in August. If so do these new ones still have dead pixel problems and build quality issues? Hopefully they're fixed for the most part

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5 deas pixels and bad light bleed -_-
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] alangrig:
Ordered mine from Google Play store at 2013-08-17. Order has been processed 7 days later only. Today Nexus 7 was delivered. No light bleed, no dead pixels, wireless charging works, GPS holds perfectly, all speakers works, multitouch works perfectly. Made in August. Really happy.

Sent from my Nexus 7 XDA
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lexord:
Hey, what is the method to know if its made in august?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
It will say on the box label on the bottom. Mine says Date:2013.07

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

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Hope my RMA from the playstore is an aug build. Mines perfect except for one little group of pixels that look blue on a dark screen. They work fine on every other color except for black. At first I was just gonna live with it cause my tablet has no other issues but I decided it was worth a shot to get a perfect one. If the RMA has any issues then I'll just send the RMA back and keep my original and just be done with it.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Doomstang:
Meh, here's the one I should have attached.

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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sleepy!:
Hmmm.... battery sensors seem to be off... first while charging there's a steady rise, then a sudden bump and then again a plunge when the sensors recalibrate... And were you charging the whole time that this happened? :/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Doomstang:
I was charging the whole second half of the graph....the green bar on the bottom correctly shows my charging. The tiny vertical line missing is when I rebooted.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 1rreverentZ:
Thank you I'll give it a shot
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sleepy!:
Yeah I saw the Charging line... just wanted to confirm with you... :/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] buhloon:
The left side of mine does like a creaking or clicking sound when holding it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sleepy!:
Anyway it doesn't actually matter what the graph displays as long as you get good battery time.

However if you do want accurate battery charting, try Better Battery Stats. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sleepy!:
Was it like this when you bought it, or did you drop it or anything?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] buhloon:
yeah out of the box. :-/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] okEric:
I wouldn't be surprised if it got knocked around too hard in shipment, causing this to happen.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mi7chy:
Amazon exacerbate the problem by throwing fragile electronics inside a book box with no padding a lot of times.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Doomstang:
Possible I guess. It was overnighted from Delaware to STL Missouri so it had quite a quick little trip. It showed up in a yellow 'padded' envelope....the kind with the bubble wrap built into it. The box wasn't beat up badly at all but the corners were slightly rounded like they took a couple smaller hits.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NyPlaya513:
I think those are stuck. You should be able to run a video flashing the various colors for a while to get them unstuck.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] okEric:
Yeah the box mine came in from Amazon had a corner that had accordioned pretty good, so had me worried, but the nexus 7 box itself didn't have any damage.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Doomstang:
I don't think they are just stuck. Some of them flash different colors just sitting there. When I switch to some different colored screens, they go away. Sometimes only a few show and sometimes a lot show. Using dead/stuck pixel apps that go 1 solid color at a time, they always appear perfect....but when I'm at a home screen or in some apps, they look like garbage. I haven't quite figured it out yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] glcK23:
No issues so far, besides having to touch the screen a few times to get it to recognize my touches!!!

BTW, battery life is fantastic!!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NyPlaya513:
yea I know but this used to happen alot for the psp and I have seen it with other devices.They make videos that just flash the colors over and over and you need to let it do that for a long time which usually does some good. Its just a suggestion but if you really dont think it will do anything then you said it yourself it isnt a big deal.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FatalityBoyZahy:
I just noticed some dust under the screen. Definitely going to return it. Lol
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ccmichael:
Purchased mine from Best Buy in Minnesota. Everything is looking good!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dboss007:
i'm going to be taking my second Nexus 7 back tomorrow to Best Buy. At least 1 dead pixel in each of them. Pretty disappointing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FatalityBoyZahy:
I purchased mine from Best Buy too. I should've seen this coming.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] abejoker:
No software nor hardware issues. Perfectly working.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ccmichael:
At least we can easily drive back to a store, rather than dealing with internet returns. I initially was going to purchase from Amazon to save a few bucks, but after remembering all of the build quality issues of the og N7, I figured having a local store to go to was worth the few additional dollars. ymmv. I've had no problems thus far with my new N7.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FatalityBoyZahy:
I guess you're right haha. It's a beautiful device though
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 1rreverentZ:
More examples of this oddity
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ShimaMiku:
I've made a thread on my issue (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44092184#post44092184) which is that the back is curved enough that if laying on a flat surface, just a little force causes it to rotate (screen swipe, charger plugged into the wall causing it to pull toward the wall plug). More an annoyance than anything but I still don't like it!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] i am nov4c:
aghh

I have....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1998304

this problem

i wish google can repair it or send me a new one
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ShimaMiku:
Which problem?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] i am nov4c:
fixed

sorry, link didn't work this time
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Chinese281:
Sad to say. Purchased a 16gb today from staples. Noticed a dead pixel on top right above the battery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] californiarailroader:
No hardware or software issues to report here, it's flawless.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eep2378:
After extensive use the last two days, I can safely say I have not noticed a single issue. No rattles, no dead pixels, no dust under screen. Very quick, maybe even a tad quicker than my N4, running a custom rom. Just unlocked and rooted last night so I haven't set it all up yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Artood2s:
No glaring issues here. Not going to look deeper either and screw it up for myself, lol.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] :
A huge issue that I am personally experiencing along with others in another thread on XDA is that Qi charging is not working on some units. One person purported to exchange his three times before he got a working one. Mine doesn't work but I haven't been able to exchange or return mine yet.

Qi charging just does not initiate on these bad units. No error, no sound, just doesn't start. Verified to work with my nexus 4 though so I know its not the charger.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] fryrice8850:
i got my 32gb from best buy yesterday...

Hardware:

build quality is very good no dead pixel or creaking.

Software:

notice my volume while watching youtube video just shot up to mid level. and the battery meter is not that accurate.

So far very happy with it. =)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Mandersoon:
Nexus 7 Build

I got mine from Best Buy on Friday,

If I tap the the top right (near the back-facing camera) - I'm noticing a kind of rattling - like something (near or in the camera) is not attached correctly. My local best buy isn't supposed to have any more for another week, and I'd rather not be out a tablet for a month with an RMA request. :/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mertzi:
Thank you for this thread. I wish XDA would allow threads like this as stickies, so the issue threads wouldn't become so fragmented. Many XDA users want to know about these issues but there are already several threads and having a QC sticky would help avoiding this.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] johnchad14:
splotch of several dead pixels around right side and middle height, and light bleed from top. Returning...bleh. Amazon so won't bother with exchange (3 week delay...). Debating in my mind whether to try my luck shopping in town.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FormeriPhoney:
Just opened up mine and noticed light bleed so bad from the center top of the tablet it looks like someone holding a flashlight there. Kinda pissed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 1rreverentZ:
BLAH! Ok so my second tablet is now doing this. Maybe its an App causing this?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FormeriPhoney:
Check out this light bleed. Pathetic Imo. Both nexus tablets suffering from this issue is ridiculous
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Summit1:
Got mine from Best Buy. Insisted on taking it out of the box and powering it up before leaving. They were cool with that. Display is perfect. Device is perfect. No complaints here. From all those who are having issues, it seems like the Google - Asus - China connection has some quality control issues to work through.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheGame21x:
I bought a 32GB Nexus 7 from Staples and I'm having some trouble getting the accelerometer/gyroscope to work properly. The screen won't rotate (yes, I checked to see if auto-rotate was on) and playing games with that use the accelerometer is impossible. Anyone else have this issue?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Summit1:
No screen rotation issues here. I'm thinking this and some of the other issues being reported are Android 4.3 related and not the new Nexus hardware.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] trent25:
I am happy that I got neither dead pixels or dust under the screen that I saw reported by several here before I received my N7 yesterday.

But the thing I've noticed to be a bit annoying is the hardware buttons. My volume up is so mushy I get absolutely no feedback when it clicks. The power and volume down aren't as bad, but defiantly not clicky enough. So I am thinking my volume up is probably a bit screwed up, but not gonna risk an exchange.

BTW the placement of the buttons is not that great which makes the mushiness more annoying, they click at approx 45 degrees off the normal perpendicular that you'd expect to have the buttons clicked at. It's not comfortable to click them right or left handed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] matt30:
I think I have a software issue. On some games the audio stutters, it will happen about every 10 or so seconds randomly. One game in particular, Cytus, it pops up a lot. Might just be an optimization issue.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] WilliamG:
Bear in mind that the loading screen is cranked to full brightness. You're unlikely to notice that quite as badly once the OS loads up. I do agree that's pretty poor, though.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FormeriPhoney:
Actually I have the brightness set at 1/4 on the slider. It is noticeable at any brightness
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mustbepbs:
I love coming to XDA after a new product release to see all the anal, paranoid, OCD people flipping out over light bleed and stuff.

Hold up guys, let me get my popcorn!

Oh and the one I got from Staples is great.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
A defect is a defect bro. Just cause yours if perfect didn't mean those that have bad defects are being anal. Mines also perfect but I feel for those that paid just as much money as I did but got dust under the screen or horrible light bleed.

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Superpopsss:
Software issue : when I listen to music ( songza, play music) and a rotate the screen the music shutters for a second.

Other than that mine is perfect so far.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] juryben:
I had two random reboots during the setup screen. Been using the device (16 gig) for 15 minutes now after the 4.3 update and no reboots so far.

And like above:

Software issue : when I listen to music ( songza, play music) and a rotate the screen the music shutters for a second.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Matt08642:
I only had one issue with mine was a weird flicker on the bottom left and right corners of the screen. looks like I can see the screen refreshing in parts. one of the bottom corners of my box has a pretty good dent on it, which I am suspecting might be the problem. Exchanging it for a new one later, hopefully that one is perfect!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] barmanham:
I had a random reboot on 2 units when first starting it as well wouldn't sweat it
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] junkinmytrunk426:
whats with this mentality around here? glad you got 1 from staples that wasnt faulty, but the 1 i grabbed from them the QI didnt work and had to pry that sucker open and fix it myself.

You do realize this is a brand new product thats just been released, right? Theres always mishaps with first runs of any kind of new product, especially with electronics and cars...How is google/asus able to fix any of these problems if people dont speak up?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Cozmo85:
Thats because of the speakers. Its shifting left right channel based on the tablet orientation.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nitin985:
Just noticed a dead pixel but don't think I'll return it to GameStop as I'm going back to England tomorrow, I may call up and ask if they have any spare if not get it repaired a few months down the line other than that I'm very happy with the device and its a much improved product over the original
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] th3taman:
I'm just completely awestruck with the issues I'm having.

#1 Nexus had a pink discoloration towards top right side of screen when screen was black.

#2 Nexus had a dead pixel.

#3 Nexus, I checked the screen in store before leaving. Was happy with it, but I go to charge it on my wireless charging pad and nothing. It worked on my previous two Nexus 7s. I checked and it is working on my S4.

Debating Nexus #4 but just unbelievable...this is such a clusterf*ck!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] detonation:
Not really a build quality issue, but the corner of plastic base on the full size USB end of my charging cable was chipped out of the box. Not a big deal, but there is actually a bit of the metal underneath exposed so technically it could get shorted out (though the likely hood of that is slim to none).

Thought about emailing Amazon about it and asking for another cable, but they'd probably make me exchange the entire device so it's not worth the hassle.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] LearnIIBurn:
Just picked up mine from Gamestop and so far everything is wonderful. Great little device and a wonderful upgrade from the original.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Failrunner:
I had an issue with the screen of the first on i got yesterday. It registered touch wrong when using multitouch. It would register 3-4 touches per finger and when dragging your finger on the screen it would stutter. I returned that one at best buy but they made me show them the issue which took the guy a while to see what my issue was. I had to turn on show touches and show him that the touches were showing wrong. It was fine swiping through screens but in actual use it was unusable. I tested the one he gave me before leaving the store and it works great.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OneBlueSky:
No issues with ours so far yet, so far loving it, definitely a worthwhile upgrade from the original! (Though nothing was wrong with it, either)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] th3taman:
I'm on #5, tested screen in store for dead pixels. Tested wireless charging in store as well. Praying this one is ok because I really like the device. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] :
So far, the only issue I've had is screen lift (again...haha), although not quite in the same way as on my launch 8GB Nexus 7. Here, it's like the backing is falling slightly away from the screen, creating a creaky gap between the screen and backing. It's really annoying, but it could be worse.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sleepy!:
Yeah man... hope that fifth times' the charm. :P