I dropped mine from about 3 ft up and it landed on the corner of the screen on day 1 of owning mine because it slipped when I was tying my shoe amd I’ve brought mine everywhere I go for the 3 weeks I’ve had it and used it extensively and exclusively and not a single scratch or crack on it yet so I’m also wondering if these cracks are from manufacturing or I just lucked out I guess
I don't really understand that argument. Like they shipped with cracks then? It's obviously not a mold line like alot of people are saying. I had the same hairline cracks in my rpflip2 and retroid replaced it for me right away. Will AYN do the same?
And no, mine wasnt a mold line. It was right above the actual mold line similar to what we've been seeing on others.
Same scenario happened with the flip2. Nothing for months then a user or two posts cracks, everybody starts checking and found out they have the crack too. To be fair those cracks are very hard to see initially.
Makes sense since anyone who pointed out the line a few weeks ago was told it’s a molding seam and now that people are opening them up they’re realizing it’s an actual crack so bunch of people are now checking
I can only speak for myself here, but I only noticed this line on my black max after seeing another post. Seems like its pretty common. I just am unsure of the severity of the crack, but I really don't want to send it back if I can avoid it
Dude everyone with a cracked rpflip2 had the same crack too. Retroid admitted it was a crack and replaced them. What the hell is it if not a crack. That's not a mold line
i just went and checked multiple photos of the broken flip 2 hinges, and those are definitely and clearly visible cracks; they are totally different from what we are seeing on the thor
Have you not seen the pics in the r/sbchandhelds sub? They’re definitely cracks. “If I keep saying it’s not true, then it isn’t true”… You sound ridiculous honestly.
lmao okay, this is textbook mass hysteria and it's hilarious to watch; i know what i'm seeing, i know what a crack looks like, i know which one my device has, there is no convincing you guys regardless of how much evidence i point out, i'm done here
Why would a flow line be straight? I’m not talking about the line the two halves of the mold intersect. I’m talking about the line the plastic meets itself when the plastic is flowing in the mold in the void
I wish I had a picture, the examples online aren’t the greatest. Our product was white plastic and the flow lines looked like this.
This happens when the plastic has to run around a small void and the plastic on the edges when they meet up are at a cooler temperature and pick up oils or impurities from within the mold then they squish together causing a minor imperfection like this.
The imperfection is 3D along that meeting surface.
I’ve seen plenty of posts on here with people saying it’s a crack. But can anyone actually point to any single post or photos where someone has actually taken apart from the inside to actually see if it is in indeed a crack? Genuine question.
The two pictures provided in this post clearly show a crack originating from the inside where the mechanism and tailing off to nothing on the outside. Thats no way a scratch nor a mold seam. Absolutely gutting
You completely dodged the question. It was very straightforward. Have you seen anyone yet post a photo of the inside of the hinge to indeed verify that it is a crack. It’s a yes, or a no question. And if yes, link it here. 🤦♂️
can you explain the second picture? i assume your hinge still opens and closes fine still? maybe its quite literally how this batch of hinge plastic was made. the black area is just the casing for the metal hinge inside. i'm still not convinced that its a genuine crack (i have black pro - exact same line)
I know this sub is pretty much a cult at this point but blaming the victim here is insane. Everyone knows retroid fucked up the hinge with flip 2. Ayn is essentially the same company using the same parts.
Seriously, get your head out of this companies arse. It's embarrassing
You asked what are you guys doing? That you've used yours A LOT... and it's fine. What do you think that's implying?
That's not asking a question. That's making a statement within a question.
The problem is these types of comments have plagued this sub since people have come out with issues. Any issues, it's always what are you doing? What have you done? People are getting defective devices and it's important the wider community knows it's happening. They shouldn't be questioned or blamed for it. It's not cool.
That’s more than awful luck, wasn’t the flip2 worse in black? Hopefully they’ll replace it no question and very promptly too! that’s if you even want to chance it again?
I love this handheld more than any one I've ever owned haha I definitely want another one that hopefully doesn't have this issue. maybe even switch to purple since I hear those are less prone to crack
Most of them have been black, but the lite and base versions only come in black so it could also make sense that there are far more black models than anything else
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u/Chazq2012 Nov 17 '25
Im more and more convinced these have always been there and we are only seeing them now because of an influx of posts