so basically all the people who pre-ordered or got their phones before they sold out (aka the 'early batch') are the ones who are screwed?
They have different hardware versions of Evo. I wouldn't be surprised if the batch that ships out this week is v4.
I doubt that there is only one factory somewhere in China churning out Evo's. Perhaps this screen separation issue (closely related to/causes light leakage) can be confined to one manufacturing plant somewhere skimping on the glue.
It's more then 5%..
Has anyone experienced problems with the touch screen not being responsive when the phone isn't grounded (aka, being held/touched with your second hand?)
Shit, they can't find any with this problem? Wow, well it seems like a pretty good 1 in 3 have it now, and the other 2 - 3 will have it sooner or later, so they shouldn't have to look far.
I know a guy who works at the biggest and busiest best buy near me. He is a complete phone geek. I was asking him about this problem yesterday to see how many people have complained or returned the phone because of buils quality issues. He actually has an evo also and told me flat out that not a single return for these issues from the 3 closest store that he has access to. Now i am not saying anyone is lying for having this issue. And i understand why it would be a concern if mine had this. I would be pretty upset over it. A little light may not bother me much. But if i saw actual screen lifting then that completely different. There may be something geographically associated with a bad batch also. I live in the Mid Atlantic region. So maybe shipments to a different part of the country may be affected differently.
I wish the best to all that had their experience ruined by this. It's a shame that something like this has tarnished the image and enjoyment of the best phone on the market.
I dont think people who have bad one can really say everyone will. Because if the manufacturing process is what caused this instead of a design flaw then we cant know. If its the amount of glue placed in the bottom of the screen then the possibility does exist for some variations in the production.
I actual have 1 stuck pixel in my display. But other then that i dont have any other problems. I am now afraid to return it and get another one because of the problems other have. My battery is good. My speaker is good. I may just live with that pixel. Its so small and i have to look for it to notice anyway.
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