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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _sukre:
Sm g925 and sm g925f

Very sorry about. Yes I know I'm on the wrong thread but I need a very valid response to the questions I asked earlier. I already opened a thread but it's slow and my friend is coming home on Monday.

Pls I'm not proud and I'm a junior member and I need you to Pls help me out. Here it is again for your convenience

Whats the difference between SM G925 and SM G925f? A friend bought SM G925 from Dubai for me to be used in Africa(Nigeria)? SM G925f is the model been sold here.

Can the phone be used here without unlocking?

Would it be region locked?

Would it be differnt from SM G925f?

Would i encounter problems using it?

Would there support(here on xda developers) and other sites for it?

Would i receive timely updates from Samsung directly?

Pls i do really need you guys to help out with answers asap as he is coming home on Monday

Thanks loads
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Mucky2:
Got my 2nd edge, everything seems to be fine. Is it normal that the the sounds is a bit odd at the highest volume?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
hi

I have something like XXX (diamond) all over the screen its noticeable only in direct sun light, I have tried of taking pictures of the phone but its not visible on the pictures, I'm confuse :/
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] skivnit:
I think that's normal. Got same thing
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] otacon888:
Its normal...

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
I have the SM G925F just like you, never seen before on my previous phones... it make me feel bad
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nj777:
It's not normal. I have Verizon Edge 32gb and 64gb. Day one my 64gb landscape mode didnt work. Got replaced and than when all next 4 replacements had those kind of scratches, in sunlight or flashlight u could easily see them. I got lucky when my 5th replacement came and it didnt have any of those defects, but.....they sent me wrong size, the 32 gb.

My assumption is that first 64gb batch has all those issues, at least the Verizon one.

Get a replacement for a 32gb and it shouldn't have any issues. the 64gb has landscape issue and this scratches from the start.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
did u means diamond patterns all over the screen?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nj777:
Yes. One phone looked like circles broken apart. I thinks it's a glue defect maybe.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shadym1lkman:
Just oily... and smudgy but no scratches, I really want a tempered glass protector but i doubt those will be out anytime soon.

[IMG="Smudgy"]http://i.imgur.com/gyjTxXw.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] eyc:
Inconclusive due to blurriness and all the other gunk that's on your phone. If you're going through the effort of snapping a picture with a flashlight and all, it would be helpful to clean the surface at least a little bit.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shadym1lkman:
I have taken three photos, and posted them.. and even one with a light. Now I have to clean it too... at what point is it too much to see this 'flaw' not saying its not there on some devices, but its not mine. For the $ this device commands, theres no way that i would settle for buffing scratches on my device out of the box... none. The headphone jack is annoying enough.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] eyc:
Dude, let's be honest, that last pic looks like your phone is covered in dandruff, oil, fine lint, and what appears to be a post-wank fingerprint. :silly:
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Scorpion67:
I'm sorry to see you guys going through this. :(

I'm definitely delaying my purchase.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brianbrain:
I know this is the type of thing that the XDA community gets off on but...

Let's all ask ourselves this question: If Samsung were to announce that ALL S6 Edge units reflected what appear to be hairline scratches, but these are in fact an optical effect due to the bonding of the plastic substrate to glass and thus can not be fixed / will not be fixed - will you be happy with the Edge or not?

Additionally, can anyone even see this in any normal lighting scenarios or does it only become apparent when a flash light is pointed at it from a close distance? The only photos I've seen so far are the latter. Can anyone with one of these units get us some shots under normal situations?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rhcpcjg:
I would definitely not be happy with the edge, I use my phone outdoors for the most part of my day, which is how I noticed the scratches on the s6 edge, the only reason I used a flashlight was to take the pictures and post them up on the thread. Even indoors I was able to notice the scratches, this is something I just don't want to deal with so I guess I will be purchasing a regular s6 instead of the edge.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jonathan3579:
T-Mobile is overnighting me a replacement. If I am going to pay a grand for a phone, I will not accept scratches out of the box - no matter how small or insignificant.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brianbrain:
Fair enough, I can certainly understand that if it really is so jarring. I'm sure you'd be helping all of us out immensely if we could see additional photos, if you still have the device - perhaps some outdoor shots or other normal lighting conditions under which you noticed the issue?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] eyc:
Which returns us to the fundamental question: Are the scratches--or any byproduct of the scratches (i.e., washed out screen--visible under ordinary circumstances? If so, then, for me personally, I'm getting the non-edge.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] VICosPhi:
You might have missed that Jiyeon90 from Sweden posted earlier that they saw the same issue on their version of S6 Edge on a store demo unit.

See post#59 http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59847926&postcount=59
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] andyshannon:
check out my pics in post #47, those were taken in a well lit room under normal conditions....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59846763&postcount=47

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Haaa, you obviously dont have small children yet. I loved having a naked phone but i have had to replace enough iphone front panels on my wife's phone that i get the point. When the kids are older, i will revert back to a naked phone again, but for now, need to have a case.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] ChronoShot:
I never would have bought the Edge had I known this would be a universal issue. I would have gone with the normal S6 in a heartbeat.

It's absolutely a deal breaker for me.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brianbrain:
That really is what it boils down to, agreed. We need to be able to gauge the severity of the issue - is this generally not noticeable except for an outlier of more severely affected units / more selective people, or are we talking about something that is more jarring, as the OP suggests? Chances are (I'm a pessimist) that this effect has to do with the plastic substrate (whether that be bonding or the display itself), so severity is key here as it is likely present to some degree on all Edge units.

Calling all Edge owners! We'd love to see some outdoor pics / other "normal" pictures of the issue. You'd be helping the rest of us out greatly :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Daegalus:
I'll be getting my Edge today and will be taking pictures and such of mine. I'll post tonight or tomorrow.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] neonsector:
I just went outside and looked at my 2015 7 series bwm's pain job, its 3 days old, but under the sun, with the right angle the pictures show tiny scratches everywhere!!!

I wonder if they will give me another one now...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] wahb47:
This is such a bummer. I have a gold edge that won't be coming until the end of the month. For me this is a deal breaker, and if Samsung doesn't say anything about this and is indeed unfixable, I will get the normal s6, and I think many others will too. This is a real shame.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mi7chy:
For those affected where is yours made? To me it looks like someone put a buffer to it post-assembly because the circular pattern is also on the home button which is manufactured separately. Maybe they don't realize they're using fine sand paper to buff/clean it post assembly.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
OT: But it is shocking to me that luxury car franchises will run 40-80k cars by running them through an auto wash instead of having someone trained wash them.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] wahb47:
Funny lol, I actually own an automotive detailing business where people hire me to remove such swirly marks from their paint :) such is not the case on this device however lol
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] skivnit:
Dude there's a difference between scratches and diamond patterns. Diamond patterns are normal
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 2dorr:
My S6 Edge had defects from the box. The chrome grill of the speaker was scratched and the right side of the screen had badly applied oleophobic coating. The oleophobic coating issue is well known on Samsung phones. My former S4, Note 3, Note 4, all had problems but not from the box. The coating disappeared in some areas of the screen, in a month or so. With my S6, I think the coating was not applied on the whole surface of the curved glass. So now my phone is in repairing center now, I hope they'll change the whole screen part.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
did you mean the diamond patterns are normal???

I think it only noticeable only with eyes, I can't see it on the camera, I take several pics of it but nothing.... I'm confuse.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] metallives81:
Hi everybody,

I had a bad surprise too when I bought mine last month.

When I opened the box and extracted the phone from its protection, there were two deep scratches perfectly symmetrical on the aluminium frame on the bottom of the phone :mad:

The perfection of the scratches could only be done only by an automated process, probably on the production line.

So I have returned the phone to the vendor and he said this is a default of production which will be compensated by Samsung. So he gave me a new phone, and this time with no problem at all.

So it is you and your chance!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
updated: the diamond patterns are visible even the screen is on. how about yours
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] ayoshidage:
Hey guys

Here is the update, the new bunch of the edge shipping the late model, from production April 22, 2015 and later which I have does not have this scratch issue on the screen. The diamond pattern is normal on the edge I have it on mine too and compared it with many others, this is normal. This is the way it comes from the company, No need to worry about it I know what your talking about. I had to wait about a month for the latest shipment to come, but I can tell you the latest bunch does not have this issue anymore.

My guess was it was rushed and this is why it happened, but I highly recommend getting a screen protector the edge ones too. Im waiting for the glass edge so I can put that on, I have plastic one now...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] snir6590:
wow.. thats look horrible. hope you'll get a new one :D
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] _PR3DATOR_:
okay thx

for this mine is not affected I was only afraid of the diamond patterns
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Mr_Maz:
mine arrived today (Edge Green/64) no issues to report
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] :
If you can see the pattern while the screen is turned on then it's a defect. I think I was the first person who reported the issue last month (nobody else encountered it) so I researched over the internet. Apparently the Kindle also has Gorilla Glass and some people have encountered the same issue of seeing the pattern while the screen was turned on. They said that when they told Amazon about the dots being visible while the screen was on, Amazon immediately offered to replace it.

My first unit had the pattern but it was only visible when the screen was off. It was never visible when the screen was turned on. On the second unit however, I immediately noticed the pattern when I put it on the table and the Android update screen was shown (for some reason that particular color shows off the dots the most).
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pentiumvi:
Does anyone else see the horizontal line running across my screen?

Please see attached photo. It's hard to see in the photograph, but in real-life use, it's quite obvious at certain angles and certain background colors.

Am I being overly OCD? Or would you guys consider this a manufacturing defect?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Poetique:
If it were my device, that **** would already be on the way back to whoever is gonna fix the problem. The thing about that though is that you might have to prove that you didn't cause it; and I see what looks like a scuff right next to it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] projectkennedy:
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So did you do anything about the vertical stripe or did you figure it wasn't much of an issue? I have the stripe as well and am trying to decide whether or not to return it. I just don't know if it's a manufacturing defect or just one of those things that kind of just happens.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] RieGo:
so i use this phone for quite a few months now and this "stripe" doesn't bother me at all. i rarely get to see it and we had an awesome summer, so lot's of sunlight ;)

it's not even worth thinking about this. you only see it if you know where to look at.

i guess it's just a manufacturing side effect of the edge screen.

bottom line: i LOVE this phone :D
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
Sorry to post again without pictures, but the sun peaked out for a few seconds and I was able to get a glimpse of the horror. I tried to take a picture inside under light, flashlight, and my M7 light, but cant capture it on film. Don't think the M7 has enough MP to see it. It's very hard even with my own eye to see inside, I have to take my M7s flash and hover over the S6 1-3 inches away. My scratches look way more fine than some of the pictures on here, and they look deep as in, not on the surface, so I don't know how people supposedly are feeling them with their finger nails, sounds like placebo to me. I'm a bit torn now.. I think T-Mobile returns are what 3 days? But I doubt a replacement will be any better at this point, but if 'it does come out in a month or so that they've fixed the issue I of course want to switch.. Maybe I'll just suck it up and return it and wait to see how things play out.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] bitwiser:
I have a 17 yr old and an 8 month old...but I won't give the little one a $1000 phone to play with nor leave it laying around. He will have a cheap android tablet in a case ;)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Szadzik:
What you guys need to do is get a replacement or refund. Reporting it here is a great idea, to make sure others are aware and check theirs, but it will not fix the issue, only the people you ordered the phone from will.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] martinezma99:
I don't think the problem is univeral.

I've looked at my phone in direct sunlight and using a flashlight 1 to 3 inches away. Zero scratches.

I'm sorry to hear about the scratches; very disappointed to hear. No one wants to buy a scratched phone.

Hopefully a bad batch and we can all enjoy this wonderful phone.

IMHO, my favorite android phone ever.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] azibux1:
Have all of you having the issues all got your phones from T-Mobile only?? When do other carriers release them in the US?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] VICosPhi:
There is a guy from Sweden who reported seeing the same issue on a store demo model.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] madpete:
Well reading this thread just ruined my day, 8 days to go until I get a order in the UK. Hoping this is an early batch issue, I'm the kinda person who once I know its there it will bug me. :(
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Alex-V:
lol..same feeling here in Germany..I ordered a provider free one..still waiting for 10.04.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rhcpcjg:
If you purchase it online or over the phone, you have 20 days to return it after delivery date. You have to pay to have it shipped back to tmobile and then they will refund you within 2 billing cycle, seems awfully long, amazon usually refunds you as soon as you refuse the delivery.

Also if i was asked if the scratches were noticeable under normal conditions, I would answer yes. As I said, I didn't need a flashlight to notice them at first, all it took was a sunny day lol.

I have an iPhone 6 as a primary phone and like to have an spare android phone to play around with, so I usually sell them every time a new android phone comes out. In this case I sold a nexus 6 in order to buy the s6 edge, and the funny thing is that the buyer of the nexus 6 used a flashlight to check for scratches on the nexus 6 display and didn't find any.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] DrexelDragon:
Well guys, I went to Best Buy to see their display models and compare my S6 Edge to theirs.

All three of their display models (one white, 2 black) had NO scratches at all. Perfect.

I took a picture of my edge (on the right) next to one of the display models (on the left):

http://imgur.com/8ZIOOQp

It may be hard to tell but my Edge is yellow and less sharp compared to the display model. So that answer the question that there is something else going on, this problem is affecting the display quality itself and that the scratches aren't something that is "supposed" to be there.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nano303:
Holy cow you that techy girl! Ah I love you :) keep doing what you do. You GO!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
Drexel did you hover your cameras LED Flash over the Best Buy models? That's the only way you'd be able to tell.

As far as the colors, one just looks like its on adaptive and yours looks like its on basic.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] EnIXmA:
To the people freaking out, don't worry you would receive a perfectly fine s6 edge on the 10th of April.. I remember how people were complaining about over hang and other quality issues right before the release date of HTC one m7.. I got a perfect device on the release date, and I am pretty confident this time too.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brianbrain:
Yikes - the color temperature is WAY off on yours. That's disconcerting, to say the least. Thank you for posting the pics!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] DrexelDragon:
Yep. Blasted it with LED flash, no scratches.

And Nope, that was the first thing I checked. Both displays are on adaptive.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
Ugh, wondering if I should return and just go with the ugly regular S6 or hope this is a bad batch and exchange. I have the 128 gig, I'm guessing its the one that has the least inventory moves, so I'd probably just get a bad one again. Hope I hear something more concrete and official within the next week or so
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] DrexelDragon:
Well I'll have my THIRD device tomorrow, if that one still has issues I'm out. I'll either wait or just get the regular S6.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] ChronoShot:
Welp, got my replacement in. It's even more scratched than the first.

So I called T-Mobile, and they gave me two options:

1. Keep exchanging and praying that I get a good one (which frankly, is probably impossible).

2. Return it, wait 3-5 business days for them to receive it, wait another 7-10 business days to get it cleared from my account, then order something else.

Apparently I can't just do an exchange. Fantastic.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] DrexelDragon:
Ask for a manager. Ask to be transferred to their highest customer satisfaction line. They WILL do it. Trust me. You just need to get a little heated and get a manager who has the authorization to do whatever it takes.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Poetique:
I saw it, however the issue of sample size still remains.

There still just isn't enough units out there to determine whether this is a Samsung issue or whether or not the issue is occurring thereafter. But I am now especially curious about the protective measures that carriers are using for the screen.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] wahb47:
Wow, that is certainly proof right there that there is something SERIOUSLY wrong. Thanks for posting those pics and I hope yo get this taken care of. It's good news however that there are models that do not have this issue, it confirms the speculation that it's not "supposed" to be there and it should be scratch free, edge or not.

Hoping mine that ships on the 17th is good and hope everyone with this problem gets a scratch free device!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] ChronoShot:
Tried it. They said because I have the original and the replacement, I have no credit with my T-Mobile account to get another phone with. Asked for a manager, got the same response. All I got was a $10 credit for shipping, and getting told to call when they receive the device to "escalate" getting it off my account.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Gizmoe:
Hopefully its just a tmo issue. Seems weird they started shipping them out before release anyways. Verizon gives you at least 14 days to return your phone for any reason.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] cchong4:
Just received my tmobile s6 edge 64gb and needless to say yes....there are a bunch of scratches on the screen....very very disappointed
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] azibux1:
Out of interest (trying to find the cause)... What sort of protection was on the screen when it came out of the box?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] DrexelDragon:
It's in a plastic wrap.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Master Ramy:
I wonder if it has to do with then shipping chosen? My phone seems perfect, I did overnight UPS shipping, ordered on Friday at 10:40pm... shipped sat, received Monday. 128gb black.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] THE GEEK 19:
I also got a defective unit. Not a scratched screen or dead pixels tho it's more of a software issue sortof. Anyone else get this?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Poetique:
Artifacts like that are indicative of an overheating issue and/or GPU failure.

Either way, return it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] cchong4:
I don't think it has to do with shipping, I ordered mine 31'st it shipped the 1st and got here today (paid overnight too) I think its just a defective batch.

I got tmobile to send me a replacement but its backordered and probably won't ship until release date. I'll just have to use this till the replacement comes
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] THE GEEK 19:
Yep already called tmo to have them replace it and i'll be getting the new one tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't have the same issue.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
This actually concerned me when I first got my phone. After receiving countless 5 and 10 dollar items on Amazon packaged in a large cardboard box with ample protective packing, I couldn't believe when saw my phone on my door step. It was in some thin bubble wrapped mailing back where it had probably been tossed around six ways to Sunday. The

Phone moves around ever so slightly in the box, I could see how the plastic wrap could be grinding up on the screen, but I don't feel like the scratches are on the screens surface. However I do distinctly being upset at the **** packaging.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] odobo:
Interesting... I see the circular pattern but all 3 pictures the pattern circulate around the light spot.... Which as far as I can tell the spot was on a different part of the screen on all 3 pictures.

If there are scratches on the screen I expect the scratch doesn't move... It looks more like a reflection artifact than a real scratch to me

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Did you check the color profile and see if the 2 phones are using the same profile too? Just wonder if that has anything to do with the color temp.

I can't really tell if your screen is less sharp than the other tho.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] thawk720:
One on the left looks too blue to me I actually think the right one is more accurate
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Jooosty:
Looks like a supply issue more than anything.

All Edges aren't created equal. As you can see on the image with the warmer screen compared to the store demo. The user stated both phones were using the adaptive mode.

The glass panels are definitely different same with the LED panels.