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Its only new man. Get it replaced. it does sound like hardware.
I think the best alternatives need root but look for a "pie" style app that doesnt need root.
Pie is where you slide your thumb from the bezel onto the screen to bring up quick controls.
It becomes second nature :thumbup:

MetroPCS won't take back ANY phone with more than a hour of talk time. If you have insurance on your account for an extra $5 per month which I don't, then they would send you a refurb, I would not receive a brand new replacement. I had a NIGHTMARE of a time when my Huawei Ascend bricked itself 48 hours after I bought it brand new ( didn't even know about rooting as this is going back around the time I registered, long time ago. ), the location refused to take it back, sent me to a corporate location and they gave me a refurb after JUST PAYING full price for a NEW PHONE. It pissed me off so much I ended up disputing it with Capital One, and I won, and I got my money back, and I ended up buying the LG Optimus M, well I bought the LOM right after because I knew I would win the dispute.

I don't believe it's a hardware issue. I think it's more related to 4.3 than anything else as I found a bunch of people with the same problem shortly after making this thread.

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