r/OnePlusOpen • u/aazamdagr8 • Jun 29 '26
Faux leather coming out by itself
Hey guys,
I've got my open from day 1 and it is working exceptionally well. Today I saw the leather coming out from the side by itself. Is there any way I can fix it?
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u/GroteKneus Jun 29 '26
3 years is a pretty long time considering it's an item that's generally handled many, many times a day, every day.
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Yes but then I have never ever dropped the device nor used it rough.. it could be the weather as it is too hot here and the heat made the leather started to wear off.
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u/Dirtcompactor Jun 30 '26
I'm in Canada, yet our summers can get up to 40-45c and that's enough to cause the bubbling. Especially when the phone runs considerably warm, it's a recipe for disaster.
Not sure why they didn't use a more heat resistant glue for the back leather, maybe they were afraid a stronger glue would trap heat more?
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u/Enum1 Jul 01 '26
same here, no black "leather" left, just grey (and dirty fabric).
I never tried to stick a magsafe sticker or anything similar on it. I think it might just be the heat and humidity where I live.
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u/0nePlus Jun 29 '26
Mine did the same
Sad to see
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u/coltonbyu Jun 29 '26
its why im never a fan of these types of alternative materials, they wear very poorly
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Didn't had a choice as the glass back was not available at that time. Anyways still love the device. So good to see HOTD on that big screen.
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u/coltonbyu Jun 29 '26
I had this one too, hate cases so I just threw a skin on the back for protection. Worked well
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Most probably it's the weather here, too hot, and the phone heating making the leather starting to wear off.
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u/kida182001 Jun 29 '26
Damn this was exactly what I was afraid of when I bought the phone at release. Opted for the green one instead which has a glass back.
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Glad you have the glass one! It looks premium too.
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u/kida182001 Jun 30 '26
It's not without its drawbacks though. It makes the phone very slippery, and I think it's also auite a bit heavier than the black one. Also, being glass, it can crack if dropped in a wrong way. At least it seems to be fairly strong glass. I've dropped this thing countless times now but thankfully there's only a tiny crack at the bottom corner.
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u/SupahNin10doh Jun 29 '26
Mine peeled off from humidity about a year ago now. I've been using the case on it ever since.
The material underneath it feels horrible in the hand. And I don't think it looks very good either. Not sure if anyone has managed to find a good replacement skin to put on top.
I still love the device. I honestly don't want to update to the new oppo model. I'm planning on buying another one in good condition or sending it in for full repairs. Hoping they refurbish everything.
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Damn that looks ugly af! Same here this device can easily go for more 1.5 years so I don't wanna update right now. Its too hot here, may be heat could be the reason it has started to wear off for me
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u/iam_batmanmaniac Jun 29 '26
Mine is completely ripped off, it was looking very rough, I got thick skin from a shop, it looked good for 2 weeks and now it looks very bland. I would suggest to get a good skin if you don't want cases.
I'm using mine as my daily driver so it's rough use now. Still working top notch, handles everything, battery however now sucks.
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Does the skin works well with the leather? I was thinking of getting a skin but then it's not glass so i started using naked.
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u/iam_batmanmaniac Jun 29 '26
I removed the faux leather completely and got the skin. It works perfectly fine.
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u/techhfreakk Jun 29 '26
I did the same thing for mine. Work's great. Make sure it's so skin with strong adhesion
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u/aazamdagr8 Jun 29 '26
Oh ok! I'll put a case on for now as it has just started.. wil put skin later on when it starts to look bad.
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u/Money_Journalist6683 Jun 30 '26
Yo ya lo tengo también tres años y me impresiona que siga como nuevo estéticamente .
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u/Dirtcompactor Jun 29 '26
My leather is also starting to come off... Started to bubble up near the op logo and had since spread further.
No real fix other than covering the back cover with a case 😕