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SE W850i - crack directional pad |
rockerZ
Joined: Mar 11, 2007
Posts: 423
From: Dubai
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DAMN...I was about to buy w850 and now this problem...i probably won't buy it now...
I love my  K750 ! I love my N73 Music Edition ! I love my Sony Ericsson K810 ! |
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JasA
Joined: Mar 02, 2005
Posts: 18
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Has the hairline crack actually caused any problems for other people on this thread? My down navigation button now only works intermittently, and I was alerted to this thread when I posted about my problem yesterday. I've now noticed I have the same crack so feel that the problems must be linked.
Jas. |
mobse
Joined: Nov 11, 2006
Posts: 305
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Hey Jas,
Despite the several months old crack, the button still works well on my W850i. But, then again, I'm not a heavy d-pad user, most of all, I don't play games a lot.
Cheers. |
rockerZ
Joined: Mar 11, 2007
Posts: 423
From: Dubai
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On 2007-03-20 15:11:52, mobse wrote:
Hey Jas,
Despite the several months old crack, the button still works well on my W850i. But, then again, I'm not a heavy d-pad user, most of all, I don't play games a lot.
Cheers.
Seriously this is a real problem!
I really wanted to buy this mobile but now 2 problems there ,NO AF and this D-Pad Crack...
I really feel bad about the crack thing which has stopped me from buying w850 , i would have lived without AF , but now crack problem!
It really is a big problem , they invented such a nice mobile set and then didn't even use some good quality d-pad , then they call this mobile their flagship ! lol , it doesn't even have autofocus and they call it there flagship , if they really want the set to be there flagship then why not just spent a bit more money on buying a good plastic  |
brook1stone
Joined: Jun 07, 2006
Posts: 107
From: leeds and bradford west yorks
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ive got a crack in mine
but it has got alot bigger theres like 3 n i have dropped it once
i also have alot of scrach's on my screen from my keys i was wondering if i could get something to cover it up?
also my Game A button dosent work any more stopped after the 2nd week  (ive had the phone since october 9th) and got insurence)
sorry i cannot spell today
[ This Message was edited by: brook1stone on 2007-04-01 21:51 ] |
MoeOz
Joined: Mar 14, 2007
Posts: 48
From: Africa
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from my experience i can say if u got da loose version da crack will get worse but if u were lucky to get da firm one da crack will appear but will not get anywhere 
MoeOz |
sambuca7
Joined: May 22, 2007
Posts: 17
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Iv been using a w850i black edition for 3 months nw, n no crack. It seems the problem is with white ones. |
JuanPablo
Joined: May 16, 2007
Posts: > 500
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That's a very tiny scratch
Better buy the black version, you can't notice it on it |
obakesan
Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 198
From: London, UK
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my has developed a crack after approx 7 months of use. it is hairline and not noticeable until you actually press the plastic down. they dpad works fine though. I suspect the crack developed when putting the phone in my back pocket. |
AciD RocK
Joined: Jun 11, 2007
Posts: 1
From: South Africa
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Hi W850 users, I read on gsmarena.com, under the user opinions for the w850, that the models of the w850 manufactured in 2006 are the ones prone to develop a crack on the d-pad. Don't know how true it is, but it is also said that the ones manufactured in 2007 are the improved ones, so hopefully they won't crack. You can check that by removing the battery and looking for something similar to this: 07w16 which stands for: Manufactured in week 16 of year 2007, which is the time mine was manufactured. I've had it for a month now only and I use it alot and no crack has formed yet. I hope it doesn't, coz I love this phone really. Anyway hope it helps, don't know if anyone else here has posted something similar to this, but if so then please forgive me. |
KingBooker5
Joined: May 12, 2007
Posts: > 500
From: London, England
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On 2007-03-20 15:43:24, rockerZ wrote:
On 2007-03-20 15:11:52, mobse wrote:
Hey Jas,
Despite the several months old crack, the button still works well on my W850i. But, then again, I'm not a heavy d-pad user, most of all, I don't play games a lot.
Cheers.
Seriously this is a real problem!
I really wanted to buy this mobile but now 2 problems there ,NO AF and this D-Pad Crack...
I really feel bad about the crack thing which has stopped me from buying w850 , i would have lived without AF , but now crack problem!
It really is a big problem , they invented such a nice mobile set and then didn't even use some good quality d-pad , then they call this mobile their flagship ! lol , it doesn't even have autofocus and they call it there flagship , if they really want the set to be there flagship then why not just spent a bit more money on buying a good plastic
Its not actualy  flagship. Its now the k810 and w850 never was and its unlikely a w series phone ever will be SE's flagship. I personaly think the w850 is the better phone out of th k800 but before the k810 the k800 was SE's flag ship |
SnowHound
Joined: Jan 16, 2008
Posts: 2
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Last monday i just bought a white w830, i luv it so far. I've searched for the crack but i didn't found anything. are the crack problem only occur on w850?
sorry boud the spelling lol.. |
mobse
Joined: Nov 11, 2006
Posts: 305
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Cracked D-pad is a problem that is pretty much typical of the W850 only because that part is made of plastic that is not flexible enough. Your phone may well belong to the batch where this issue has been addressed (and hopefully eliminated). If not, cracks will probably appear in time but will not affect the functionality of the d-pad or the phone as a whole in any way.
Cheers! |
SnowHound
Joined: Jan 16, 2008
Posts: 2
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so you mean there is a chance? |
mobse
Joined: Nov 11, 2006
Posts: 305
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There is a chance of your phone ending up either way, with or without cracks. Since this thread has not seen any new posts for quite a while, it may be reasonable to assume that later batches of the W850 that came off the production line no longer have this problem or the lack of posts can be simply attributed to the fading interest in this particular model. |
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Posted: 2007-03-20 13:47
K750 !
