(How-To) Identifying defective/Pre-release Razr models

[TheSuper]

The below post is a thread that i noticed on the Motorola Droid Razr forum at XDA Developers website. I thought it was important enough to post here too and find out if anyone is having the same/similar issues.

As title says, there were some pre-release models launched on some Optus dealers, which is believed to be dated before Oct 26 2011.

You can tell if yours is pre-release defect model by:

• Settings -> Build date -> If yours is built before Oct 26, your model is a pre-release
• Green tint to your screen on low/auto brightness
• Viewing a black screen, you will be able to see black spots & splashes inside the screen
• Fuzzy static all over the camera
• Noticable lag when scrolling left & right at the app screen

My build was Oct 19, 2011, and is defective of all of the above.

THE PROBLEM? To the average phone user, you wouldn't be able to spot these problems. I am a perfectionist, so I see all the small details and was able to quickly identify these issues.

THE ANSWER? Send it back to your local dealer to get it sent to the Motorola service centre to get it checked/replaced.

Other Aussie Optus Razr users please test to see if your pre-release models are also the same, apparently the local dealers either pretend they dont know they are selling pre-release models, or they genuinely dont know they've stocked pre-releases.

P.S. Please post your build date & if you have the same issues so rest of the Aussie community can be more aware of these defective models.

Link to thread at XDA - [HOW-TO]Identifying Defective/Pre-release razr models - xda-developers

I don't know if this problem applies to just Australian owners, so if any owners from other countries are having the same problems please post in this thread.

 

[Szadzik]

Is smn trying to tell people that their phones are defective even though they have had no issus on the basisnof software version?

Has this been confirmed by a trustworthy source or just another urban legrnd spread by smn?

 

[FragDroidX]

Sounds like pure conjecture to me. What facts does this person have to back up the claim?