There is this wonderful thing out there called the internet. It allows everyone all over the world to find something wrong somewhere with something and allows everyone everywhere to compare notes and complain in unison. Regardless if an issue is an isolated instance to a few thousand, something more serious or just a feature that someone doesn’t like, we all get to hear about it. The last few days have been all about the iPhone 6 and the bending issues that Apple is facing. Samsung isn’t in the clear when it comes to controversy either, however not to the degree of Apple. The new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 seems to have a rather annoying gap between the body and the metal frame of the device. The gap is apparently big enough to slide a business card in.
Where the whole thing gets a bit comical, at least to me, and this is beyond the point that this is even a problem, is that Samsung put the information about the gap in the Note 4 user manuals troubleshooting section.
A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
This gap is a necessary manufacturing feature and some minor rocking or vibration of parts may occur.Â
Over time, friction between parts may cause this gap to expand slightly.
So, there is a small gap between the body and the metal frame of the device around the whole thing. Probably a bit worrying is the vibrations of parts and the gap expanding being the biggest potential issues of the whole thing. Samsung doesn’t go into detail any more than that unfortunately. I would wager that the gap serves a purpose like keeping the glass from acquiring too much pressure on the sides causing it to shatter, which does happen in hot and cold temperatures since metal and plastic do expand and contract. None the less, it is something that is noted and that could cause potential issues for end-users in the future.
Since the Note 4 isn’t readily available world-wide, we will have to wait and see just how off-putting it is a bit longer. Hopefully Samsung will push out an explanation before hand though.
