Do not buy a lumia 950

[Zachary Boddy]

Models, being mass-produced and all tend towards seeing more kinds of issues, whether design etc. It's all perspective. Here are some, to varying degrees that I remember off the top of my head...

iPhone 4 - Antenna Death Grip
iPhone 5 had a battery replacement program early on
Palm Pre - Slider assembly
HTC One (I forget which) - Purple tinted photos?
Nexus 5X, similar era LG phones - bootlooping
Lumia 535 - touchscreen
HP TouchPad (not a phone) - case corner cracks, difficulty reviving after a dead battery
The Galaxy Note 7 had two sizable battery defects and we know what happened there.
BlackBerry Priv's tended to have heat issues.
Nexus 5 had some GPS quirks, whether software or the back cover.

Look hard enough and you will find. Beware the availability heuristic!

That was the HTC One (M8) and it had chroma issues with its UltraPixel camera.
And don't forget the red screen tints with the Galaxy S8 and the broken Bixby button.

 

[nate0]

The Nexus 6p had Wifi issues. Also random power off issues which I think surfaced more recently.

 

[Drael646464]

What is the actual "build up" from? Lint, grime, oil...? The pin spring issue is just MTBF.

IDK, its something to do with the batteries. Oxidisation?

 

[nate0]

IDK, its something to do with the batteries. Oxidisation?

Maybe it is chemical/corrosion?

 

[Timbre70]

My Android Asus Zenfone is now rebooting almost daily after using for six months.

 

[Drael646464]

Maybe it is chemical/corrosion?

Yeah its something like that. happens with the connectors on e-cigs all the time. Don't ask me, I'm not a chemist!

 

[nate0]

My Android Asus Zenfone is now rebooting almost daily after using for six months.

Why not right...I think if we add Moto and Lenovo to the list that might be most of the top makers...

 

[maciej paczuski]

Yo, so did you manage the phone, is it ok now or still you are not happy, cheers

 

[anon(5327127)]

"I saw a refurbished"...

Say no more. Anything after that is void. My 950 stays on and doesn't feature your issues. Maybe blame the person that did X or Y before you owned it.

 

[Craig Montgomery]

"I saw a refurbished"...

Say no more. Anything after that is void. My 950 stays on and doesn't feature your issues. Maybe blame the person that did X or Y before you owned it.

Well, that's the only way you can buy one anymore.

The phone has been rebooting less lately. It's a great phone when it's working.

 

[Robert Novak1]

I have had no serious issues with the phone and I have had it since April 2016. There have been a few updates that required me to do a hard reset after they were installed but outside of that. Never an issue. Would HIGHLY recommend a phone condom though to protect against drops onto hard surfaces and to protect your screen when you put the phone face down.

 

[docsp1]

No Problems with my 2 950 Phones

 

[Drael646464]

Well, that's the only way you can buy one anymore.

The phone has been rebooting less lately. It's a great phone when it's working.

Check this out:

https://forums.windowscentral.com/m...-reboots-unorthodox-solution.html#post3679603

Had to do a similar thing with some blackberry phones with removeable batteries.

 

[Craig Montgomery]

Update: The rebooting came back worse than ever.
I ordered another battery which turned out to be OEM. It's promising so far. No reboots, less heat, and the phone even seems to work better.

 

[Craig Montgomery]

Well, since I got the new battery, the phone has been working perfectly.