[changal]

I know there are no proven hardware differences between Storms made in Canada versus Mexico and between models PRD-19502 and PRD-21009, but......I'm wondering if certain models and/or assembly locations are more prone to hardware issues (screen click, dead pixels, dust in screen, etc.)

Having personally gone through 5 total Storms now (over 2 lines), I finally have 2 Storms with no hardware issues. Both happen to be PRD-21009 - one made in Canada, one made in Mexico. I know it's a tiny sample size and perhaps just coincidental, but thought I'd see what type of experience everyone else has had with various models.

[berry me with it]

Please do not double post.

[changal]

Please do not double post.

my bad - hit submit on the first one by accident before i created the poll.

[asmallchild]

Canada

built on 12/2/08

send key is slightly loose

[ALXCEE]

longtime reader, first time poster...

first storm was 19502 from Canada and I had the screen click problem. second one was also 19502 from Canada and I had dust. my current one is 21009 from Mexico and no problems - yet!

[ab81]

Only a handful of responses, but it seems like 21009 is the one to have!

[cp1224]

Where do you find the model number?

[changal]

Where do you find the model number?

it's on the label behind the battery. should be the first line.

[onstageone]

Mine and my gf's are the Canadian PRD-19502-002

Assembly date: 12/12/08
Shipped with .75, presently running .83 with NO issues.

[HD123]

why isnt hungary on the poll?

[neolantis]

why isnt hungary on the poll?

he probably already ate

[xmonkey]

Mines a Canadian 19502 built on Dec 18th with issues. The buttons are awesome, gap around the screen is smaller than my dad's, but the clicking is really bad on the bottom and I've got the blue-shifted screen. I could try the screw fix for the click, but I really hate the screen in comparison to the warm one. Screen brightness is worse at lower settings than the warm screen, and dark greys/skin tones have a noticeable blue tint to them.

I'm probably going to replace it at Verizon and tell them my screen doesn't click well at all. Hopefully I can turn it on in the store and check to make sure the screen is better.

[nop]

Hungary, 201108 (model RCC51UW) PRD-17491-004

* Perfect click
* No lags
* Cam klicks without lag
* No light-leak around the screen
* .78 preinstalled
* Originally Vodafone Germany

Do I win?

[ab81]

two weeks later and my 21009 mexico storm is going strong - no dust, no click issues, no random reboots, etc.

happy new year guys.

[eddy4iu]

A little trouble with click screen at corners but torx screw trick dramatically improved that. Hoping the replacement is 21009!

[Battscrew]

How do you check the assembly date?

never mind search is my friend - December 9 2008

[Termena]

Mexico no problems yet

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[changal]

A little trouble with click screen at corners but torx screw trick dramatically improved that. Hoping the replacement is 21009!

i hear you. we've had one 21009 for a month and the other for 2 weeks and neither have had any hardware issues at all.

[changal]

now that we have more units out there and people have had more time with them, i thought i'd throw this poll out there again.

basically want to see if any builds are more likely to have hardware problems (e.g. screen click issue, dust under screen, dead pixels)

btw, both of my 21009s are still going strong...

[mdude85]

LOL. The poll results don't seem very conclusive.

[Terrigno]

Only a handful of responses, but it seems like 21009 is the one to have!

I have 2 with 19502 both in Canada and Mexico and both are Flawless.

[y2bandit]

12/4/08 Storm #1 (new) - 19502 / Canada / Dust Problem
12/13/08 Storm #2 (replacement) - 21009 / Canada / Dust Problem & loose END button
1/7/09 Storm #3 (new) - 19502 / Canada / Clicking Problem (didnt even activate it yet)
1/7/09 Storm #1 (new) - 19502 / Canada / Just got it. No clicking problem and dont know about dust...yet

[RyMac04]

19502 Mexico - call button is loose. Not a big deal though. No other hardware issues.

[Optimusv2]

PRD-19502, Canada No Hardware Issues here.

Based on the poll, the phone I have is the most reliable and at the same time the least reliable? Pretty funny

[bbcruiser]

19502 Canada = No problems! (1 dead pixel)
21009 Mexico = Horrible screen clicking! (Replacement due to dead pixel)