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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bossfrog:
Mine has no issue with dust, bad pixels or light bleed anywhere. Sounds like you have a lemon on your hands. Just send it back for a replacement. I'm sure the next one will be fine.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TG2708:
I have some light bleed but i have 25 days to exchange for another, but currently even though im bothered i'll maybe just leave it as it is.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
have you read ANY of these 20 pages? lol we're returning them and getting ones that are worse or just as bad. it's not lemons... it's majority of lemons lol
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Has anyone gotten a 32gb that was built in July

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
I have one from June, with slight light bleed at the top as the only problem.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Matrix_19:
My Nexus7 (16g) manufacturing date is July, SN starting with D70

No dead pixels and only one light bleed at the upper edge like most of people .. No big deal. The device is awesome.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ap4lifetn:
I thought I wouldn't be so unlucky, i didn't want to be one of "those" people, but i actually went through 3 of them before I found one that was, to me, perfect

the first one had a "quadrant" of dead pixels in the lower left corner

the second one had dust underneath the screen in the lower right corner

the third one also had dust underneath the screen in the lower corner, and horrible backlight bleed from the top

the fourth one, has almost no backlight bleed, and absolutely perfect screen..and to boot, it has seq reads on androbench of 63MB/s, which is something I see on a 32GB, not a 16GB that i have.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
one for four... jesus christ.. we'll I'm glad after putting in all that effort and time you were able to find a unit with a good (normal) screen.

I was about to head out today to pick up/roll the dice on my third unit, but look at that, the internet is a buzz over the Nexus 7's GPS problem:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4605382/nexus-7-suffering-faulty-gps-google-investigating

http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-7-2013-gps-problem-254454/

Looks like the early adopters are also beta testers for the GPS!

I wonder what it's gonna take to bring attention to our struggles with dead pixels and ****ty screens.

I am very disillusioned with this device, and kind of regret selling my iPad. Foolish rash decision hoping the best from Asus and Google.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Ed 115:
Question for you guys, I have some standard (according to the consensus here) border light bleed on the top, with some light bleed splotches on some of the corners, but when I give slight flex on the tablet on a black screen you see the whole tablet bleeds yellow splotches everywhere. Should I exchange or just take my chances? My tablet was build in June dc60 I believe. Oh Yea, white screen has yellowish tint, but that seems standard too.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
Just got my brand new Nexus 7 after returning my first which had a dead pixel and pretty bad screen bleed.

New one is worse. Screen bleed is still there and now has two dead white pixels and one purple one.

This is the newer one too. D70K serial and July 2013 MFG date.

I'm extremely pissed. I'm about two seconds away from saying "**** it" and just getting my money back. This is absolutely pitiful and I would recommend anyone reading this who hasn't gotten one yet against getting one. I'm sick of waiting and getting trash.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
I feel your pain, and return it with a renewed sense of outrage.

Thank you for reporting, I will keep waiting.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sean222:
Asus RMA currently has my Nexus 7 (2013) and it's in "WAITEX" status, which means waiting for replacement parts. I've asked two reps and they said my LCD will be replaced, I won't be sent a new unit...and frankly I'm good with that, if someone is actually going to check my new LCD as opposed to sending out a new unit that may have more dust, I'd prefer that. I have a feeling I'll be waiting quite a while though... :( Asus got my Nexus RMA and updated the status very quickly...just waiting to see how this all ends...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
Anyone got a August mfc date unit yet?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aimfire72:
That's a keeper! I had one as good as that, but it had crazy touch screen issues. The one I exchanged for has a big white blob of a light bleed along the top. Can't ignore it, eye gets automatically drawn to it. Hopefully #4 will be my charm? :/

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I did. No light bleed at all! BUT, it had touchscreen problems like crazy.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Richieboy67:
Man, instead of posting black screen images show me some damage using the device normally.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
Everyone is doing that because there's NO problem using it normally.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] thatdudebutch:
The point is, there is many devices even in this price point that don't have retarded issues like backlight bleed etc. I'm on my third and everyone of them had such noticeable bleed that the statusbar looks washed out in relation to the rest of the screen
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] parmend:
I've noticed I have one stuck pixel . It comes and goes . i can gently rub the screen and it will go away.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] :
If you feel that your replacement is worse than your original one, I'd just hop on to Amazon's customer service chat and let em know what's up. Amazon's customer service is really helpful :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
I can attest to Amazon's customer service.... if you explain the situation that people are experiencing they will surely understand.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cwhitney24:
I just returned my second one to best buy. I get home and find pixel issues and the light bleeding.

I'm going back tomorrow at 10 when they open and will stand there going through each one till I find a quality one. This is crazy.

I really do not want to do research on a different tablet, but might have to do that.

...I am the Bacon Pope...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
how did that go? get an aug unit?

that's what I'm waiting for...

my 99 cent moko ultra slim case I ordered the day I got my 2 dead pixel units came in from amazon today... very nice case! unfortunately I don't have a tablet for it yet...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cwhitney24:
No Aug unit, ended up with another July unit. I did there and opened two more to I found one lol.

...I am the Bacon Pope...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Infinite Jest:
Has anyone noticed that the top edge of the tablet near the camera is much brighter than the rest of the tablet. I'm talking beyond your average bleed, meaning it is clearly visible and irritating on light screens, I.e. web browsing in landscape. It appears to be from the edge to about half a mm in. I remember seeing this in the store model, but I was hoping it would just be that unit.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
It was just the unit. They vary in severity just like any other side with this type of screen.

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Infinite Jest:
Well, I ask because my DNA exhibits the same issue to a lesser degree, but I've had many replacements of the DNA for various reasons and all showed the same behavior. I get a feeling that most people just don't notice it, but I will swap this one out. Do you think it would be wise to try a different best buy?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cwhitney24:
I would try another best buy. And be sure to open it abs test it before leaving the store. Including downloading the dead pixel test from the play store.

Only thing I noticed on the most recent one is the top left (holding in landscape mode) near the camera gets hot playing games. But hey it's got to get hot somewhere lol. Plus if that ever messes it up Asus will replace that, so I'm happy with mine now.

...I am the Bacon Pope...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] micaman:
As a previous owner of the OG Transformer, Transformer Prime, Infinity and the N72 I know all to well the issues with the Quality control at Asus. Just wondering how long it will take for ASUS to start shipping an external GPS dongle for the N7 2.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Infinite Jest:
Unfortunately I only have one best buy near me, but I guess I. Can just return it and buy again when I'm close to another. The backlight issue is hard to catch on camera (especially with the crappy iPad camera I used, but you can kind of see what I'm taking about (much more pronounced in person):

Bottom edge:

Top edge with issue:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cwhitney24:
Then I'd try the same best buy, just be sure to test then before leaving the store to save you the hassle.

...I am the Bacon Pope...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Infinite Jest:
Do you by chance know if Walmart has a similar return policy to best buy with opened tablet? Plenty of those around...

A few more pics for anyone's reference:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
That might not be a bad idea cause I'm pretty sure if you keep getting them from the same best buy it will be from the same batch till they get more in.

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OJ in Compton:
I had 2 units from different stores, both june builds, with excessive bleed on the top edge just as you describe, easily noticeable in the boot up screen. My 3rd unit, also a june build, does not have the same issue, the bleeding seems to be on more edges but appears much more minimal. I haven't noticed it in regular usage and I'll try to take a picture with a DSLR of it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sean222:
Sent in my D6OK to Asus with a couple dead pixels and dust...they sent me a new sealed D7OK with 1 dead pixel and no dust. No uneven light bleed either.

The one pixel is killing me but after using the device normally I don't even notice it. Keeping it. Not worth the hassle to send it in again. Never again Asus, never again. I got 2 LG N4's and both were perfect. So was my N10.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dayumitzmark:
I also got one with 1 dead pixel and no light bleed, but I got mines from staples. It's kinda annoying, but I think I'm going to deal with it. How long did it take to get your new one back from Asus?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sean222:
From the day I shipped it out to the day I got it, exactly 9 business days. Pretty quick in my opinion. Not even 2 weeks! :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
yeah, you'll never know if you send it back and what will you receive back instead

guess this is life, never know your next one will come perfect or with the same issue.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] MMakoto:
so i just got another D60K build from staples, it has passed the dead/stuck pixel test, but how do you guys check for dust though? do you just look at the screen turned off and at some sorta angle? this new one although no noticeable dead/stuck pixels or bad light bleeds, but the plastic on top surrounding the screen had a nick on it, probably banged something from the manufacturing process, but not all that bad.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kurdupelll:
Quick question... when you send the defective devices back do you just do a factory reset? or do you take extra precautions? thx
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sean222:
Shouldn't matter but I did a full factory reset and lock/unroot.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] virus86:
UGH!!! Here is my tale on the new N7.

1. NFC did not work

2. 2 dead pixels

3. 1 dead pixel

4. Stuck on the "System is up to date" screen on first boot up.

5. 1 bright pixel (Im currently running the dead pixel fix app)

All from Best Buy. The first one was a 6/2013 build, the other are 7/2013.

Should I live with the bright pixel? Get a full refund and just live with my original N7 (which has a perfect screen).
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
If you don't ever plan on using NFC (I know I never use it) then stick with the first.

We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] virus86:
That was the order I exchanged and I only have #5 in my possession. I didnt check #1 for screen issues, but NFC is a must for me since I use tags. The dead pixel fix app did not work. I am not able to see the bright pixel at certain angles. Ill give it a few days before I decide to get a full refund. I might be able to live with it...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ah when u said live with my original I thought you meant the original n7 2013. I thought maybe u got that somewhere else and hadn't returned it.

To be honest the new n7 is just that much better in my opinion that I would rather live with one bright pixel then use the original. But that's if u can live with one messed up pixel. My new n7 was the first I got I ordered it from the playstore. It has a very small amount of light bleed on the top and a strange bit of what looks just like light bleed about an inch from the bottom in the middle. Its about the size of1/3 of a pencil eraser. Which is strange cause I thought light bleed only happened on the sides. But either way I can't see any of it unless my brightness is 70% or higher and on a black screen in a dark room. So it doesn't bother me cause other than that mines perfect. Anyways it sux that you have to go through all this but I say if you can live with it stay with the last one. Cheers :D:beer:

We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nightf0x:
My first one had a hair in the rear camera assembly. Exchanged it at best buy for another one and that one powered itself off the next day and wouldn't turn on until i held the power button for 15 seconds. Maybe a software bug but no external defects on the second unit that I see.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] just blaze:
SIX tablets later and still can't find the perfect one. I give up. I've got to the point where I'm just going to live with the 2 very tiny dead pixels I can barely see anyways and stop wasting my time and stressing over it. I honestly was even thinking about forgetting the whole thing and just returning everything and wait. But at the Office Max promo and price point of the 32gb at $230, it's hard to just give that up. Other than the 2 pixels, everything on my tablet is great. Very Minimal light bleed, speakers are loud and clear, touch screen is very responsive. Didn't get to test wireless charging or NFC though.

Of all the attempts of trying to find the perfect tablet, I found more dead pixels, speaker sound all sounding different on each tablet (no joke), of course light bleed varied also tablet to tablet, touchscreen issues and responsiveness, etc.

Bottom line is I'm gonna just look past my OCD and keep my perfectly functioning tablet with 2 dead pixels (very hard to see to begin with) than to keep trying and wasting time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
U will forgot your dead pixel in a few days. Believe me.

I have one in the middle and I never see it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] epcers:
it's good
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] freeza:
Uncanny how some of you are willing to just roll over and accept defects that shouldn't be present in the first place.

I don't care if this thing is cheap. It's still 200+ dollars and defects like this due to poor quality control are unacceptable.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
anyone get a august mfg date unit yet?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] just blaze:
I definitely know what you're saying. Believe me, I get bothered by the little things easily. It just gets really tiresome and time consuming going back and forth to the store switching swapping etc. I went as far a purchasing a couple at a time on credit card to try to knock it out all at once instead of trying to exchange one device at a time. First time I bought 2 tablets, no luck. Last week said I'll try again and bought 3!! Still wasn't able to find a flaw free tablet. Some even worst than the one I've had the past 2 weeks.

I ask myself do I want to keep trying and I'm at the point of just being tired of the process. I understand to those who will keep trying though until they get the perfect one.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
I agree with what you said, sometimes without luck, nothing much we can do but to live with it or go through even more hassle, with your case already 6.

not when you're out of the US and every exchange will cost you at least $40 USD to ship a replacement and send the original one back to the states.

We just have no choice at times but to accept what we get. It's either 269USD or 309USD or 349USD if a second exchange is required.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] utopreto:
correct me if I am mistaken but I dont think you have to send the device to the US - you have worldwide ASUS guarantee so you can send the device to a local store of asus
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
However in this case of dead pixels, I doubt I will get a brand new replacement for it either.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] usmaak:
To me the plain choice is to just not keep one. Even if it is cheap, by accepting stupid manufacturing defects, you are essentially saying that it is ok for ASUS to continue with its poor quality control practices. I would either keep trying to find one without issues or just give up before accepting one of these flaws. Seems like backlight bleed is just the nature of the screen and that most of them have it to some extent. But dead pixels are just the result of shoddy quality control, and are most definitely not acceptable. Is it a Google store policy that once you've bought, you can't return without a restocking fee, even for a defective product? If so, then they are really sticking it to you by dictating that if you want one, you may just have to settle for the least defective one.

Not wanting a 200+ dollar tablet without defects does not make anyone OCD. I am really not sure where that definition of OCD even came from.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
I am located out of the US. Of course it not okay for ASUS to allow it's QC to slip, Amazon allows me to return but to do so, I would need to ship my tablet back to the US which is $20+ USD at the minimal cost which essentially means I paid $290+USD and gotten nothing in the end, would you do that if you were me then?

Or ask for an exchange for which from US to ship to me through a forwarder would be $19 USD and then factor in the cost of me shipping the original tablet back to them, that's why I say we, customers, living outside of the US at this moment, have to live with it if we want the tablet or return it and incur more cost in the end on our side. It's a risk we chose to take when we purchase.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] usmaak:
Sorry to hear that. That really does suck. :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
So I played the waiting game, I waited 3 weeks for Asus to figure out their QC mishaps (or rather, hoping)

Today I got home with my third unit. This one is from July and I noticed something different: instead of 1 piece of sealing tape, the box had two... interesting..

and guess what? yep, ANOTHER ****ING DEAD PIXEL! I cannot express how dissapointed I am @ Google/Asus, and how pissed I am at the time I've wasted buying and returning devices with ****ty screens.

What a waste of time getting this device has been, and I now REALLY regret trading in my iPad 3 for it.

Good riddance google/asus.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] stevemw:
Mine is perfect, too. Received from Google on 7/31. Serial number starts with D70K and was made in China.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Stop with your dead pixel... This is childish.

U don't see it if u don't look at it...

Go get a job instead.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] californiarailroader:
Better. :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Yes thanks pal for your English lesson. U win one dead pixel. :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] just blaze:
Exactly, to YOU. So if you feel that way, by all means continue to do it. If you wanna take it to the extreme, you accepting the backlight bleed could be accepting ASUS poor quality/QC as well. I never said it makes you or anyone else OCD. I clearly said "MY OCD."
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Richieboy67:
Maybe you should stop saying it as it sounds like you have no idea what it really is ..

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In terms of quality, I am sure that have a certain level that is acceptable upon inspection and it most likely has to do with real world usage, not starting it with a black screen.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] usmaak:
Right. To me. This thread is to discuss the issues, and our opinions on them. And that's just what I did. I gave my opinion. I won't put up with crap quality issues like dead pixels. If anyone else wants to, then by all means, go ahead. You are free to vote with your wallet, and so am I. That OCD comment wasn't directed at you. It's just thrown around way too often in these types of forums. Usually as an insult toward people who notice and don't like the flaws, or in a self-depreciating manner when people complain about something they have noticed that does not stop them from wanting to keep a device. Neither of those is even close to what the true definition actually is.

I tried twice, and then gave up. Dead pixels on both of them, and I am not going to settle for something like that. It's a tablet. It's a nice to have, not a must have. It's definitely not worth trying over and over again to get one without flaws.

I don't know if backlight bleed is a QC issue, or if it is just the nature of this type of panel. I have never seen a nexus 7 first or second gen without backlight bleeding. My first gen has some. Both of the second gen ones I tried had it. I have a bunch of friends that have them, and they all have it to some degree. Some notice it and some don't.

Anyway, no offense meant to you in my previous post.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
I'm on the same page my man.

I just found another dead pixels on my third unit... total of 2 now!

Problem is, I have my money tied up @ gamestop from selling my perfect-screen iPad 3 for the Nexus, not thinking it would come to this.

I don't know what to do... I'm thinking about buying a selling a ps4 or something to get my money out of there so I can get a next gen iPad mini and stop wasting my time with this bull****... you know... a tablet that will come with a functioning screen..

because

what is the main feature of a tablet????

ITS SCREEN

this is about to be my fourth trip (5th couting trade in) to gamestop

**** everything about this
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Get a ps4, it s not out yet...

And wait for the new iPad mini hd.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
Most definitely I will think about liquefying my store credit for cash by buying and selling a PS4, but not until I get to see how the new Ipad mini's are, or how the new Kindles turn out.

Or I might try my luck on a 4th nexus - try to get an august unit or something.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Or wait for the new nexus 10...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OJ in Compton:
If you want to make the most out of that money, your best bet is probably to buy a PS4 with that gamestop credit and resell it.

While it's too late to do anything now, next time consider selling your devices via craigslist, amazon or ebay next time considering you'll get more money and have actual cash from the transaction! :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
Solid advice... I just wanted to trade in my old iPad for a nexus and some beats... And GameStop was offering a good amount due to an offer hey we're having on trade ins... It was the perfect plan!

:(

I still got my .99cent moko case... Hehehe
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] thatdudebutch:
Backlight bleed, because it's all in your head right!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
That's definitely some bad bleed. The unit I just returned had two dead pixels but no bleed whatsoever.

Sorry man, just like me you have to choose when you want to roll the die again