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managed to drop my nexus in the toilet!

AND IT LIVES!
hah i was surprised at myself for how non hesitant i was to reach in and grab that sucker soooo fast
lucky for me it was in a clean toilet in my home
anyways
void sticker didnt even get touched
immediately ripped out the battery
let it sit in paper towels for a bit
and then put it in a warm place near a heater just not very close
two hours later i dared to turn it on and im totally safe ^_^
its been a few days now with no problems at all!

you should put it in a bowl of dry rice just in case

does it feel nice to the face? haha glad it survived. Sure way to know if you have the peeling screen issue. Seems like yours is sealed 100000% no dust for you!

You shouldnt be using the porn app in the bathroom, dude.

MadFlava said:
You shouldnt be using the porn app in the bathroom, dude.
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lol im gay so no good porn apps for me
and yeah i feel very lucky that the water basically didnt even get inside!

matthewboii said:
lol im gay so no good porn apps for me
and yeah i feel very lucky that the water basically didnt even get inside!
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LOL So am I and you're right about the lack of good pr0n apps
Glad the phone survived!

I bet you're feeling flush..
... I'll get me coat..

Holy Crap your one very lucky person!

matthewboii said:
lol im gay so no good porn apps for me
and yeah i feel very lucky that the water basically didnt even get inside!
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LOL So am I and you're right about the lack of good pr0n apps
Glad the phone survived!
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I think you two may be the first people I've seen mention their sexual orientation on XDA, lol...

I dropped my Treo 600 in a freakin lake about 2 months after getting it. I dove in and got it, threw it in the boat and it was dead, dead, dead. Took it home and it sat on the counter the remainder of my vacation. At first you could see the unit exhibiting small signs of life and eventually it came back and worked 100%. Sometimes miracles happen

lol funny thread
[x] would read again

Wow, I'm surprised your Nexus One still works dude.. guess HTC's testing process did do some good. Or, you just got extremely lucky somehow.
On an off-topic side note, did anyone notice in the video where the Nexus One fell, the screen did not crack? I assume this was an almost final version of the product? Why though, does when people drop their phones on the concrete it still breaks? If HTC went through this rigorous testing process, why are phones breaking so easily?.. Of course glass breaks easily, but did the material they dropped the phone on was not as dense or hard enough as concrete? Or was it simply the multiple angles they tried..

MadFlava said:
You shouldnt be using the porn app in the bathroom, dude.
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is there really?never heard of it before.what is it called?

Eclair~ said:
Wow, I'm surprised your Nexus One still works dude.. guess HTC's testing process did do some good. Or, you just got extremely lucky somehow.
On an off-topic side note, did anyone notice in the video where the Nexus One fell, the screen did not crack? I assume this was an almost final version of the product? Why though, does when people drop their phones on the concrete it still breaks? If HTC went through this rigorous testing process, why are phones breaking so easily?.. Of course glass breaks easily, but did the material they dropped the phone on was not as dense or hard enough as concrete? Or was it simply the multiple angles they tried..
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In the video it looks like the phones are dropped from what appears to be rather less than hand-holding height, onto a surface that appears to be slightly rubbery. Concrete tends to be rather unforgiving no matter what you drop on it.

In December, I dropped my HTC Magic into a kid's swimming pool, left it to dry for one day and it's still in great working condition today =)

Did this exact same thing to my old Nokia 8190 back in the day, and the bowl wasn't "fresh". Phone came out fine other than the battery life dropped to 6-8 hours of standby, ended up carrying a spare in my wallet.

Oh lol, nice reaction tho..
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is there really?never heard of it before.what is it called?
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Lmao! This is offtopic.
Please create your own thread for this.

Futomaki said:
is there really?never heard of it before.what is it called?
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Mikandi.com porn app store

OOOOhh Myyyyy Goooosshhhh I would have totally gone hysterical.
I had a google Ion that I paid toooo furkin much for and dropped the bloody thing on the pavement and scuffed it - I nearly had to have counselling I was so gutted.
Its excellent to know it wasn't killed, was the screen off when it went in?
I have porn on my nexus, but only the stuff I wrote myself (see sig)
Dayz

Need to water proof my vibrant

in a week I'm gonna be going to a concert. I need to get my phone waterproof prior to the concert. I'm gonna go cheap easy and efficient. my initial idea was use 2 condoms just to prevent liquid from getting in on the phone. then I started to think I'll need the camera to take pictures and video but theres condoms covering the camera and taking away from the clarity. Its there any easy easy way to achieve this.
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Clear unused condoms 'nuff said

lqaddict said:
Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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'Nuff said.

lqaddict said:
Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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'Nuff said.
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Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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ironlood said:
Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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It likely won't function at all.

YodaEXE said:
It likely won't function at all.
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Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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zip lock baggie?

ironlood said:
Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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It will work if the condom is used.

Gigamaster89 said:
It will work if the condom is used.
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Yes! Haha classic

Isnt there lube in most condoms ? Wouldn't that mess up something? It's been a while since I used one,probably explains my three kids existing
Constantly Drinking

Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)

Yeah.. I was going to say not go the the ones with lube lol...
That would be funny

A good clean Saran Wrap job may work. Its Cheap to try. Test it out. It may cost you a few feet of clear plastic wrap. a couple layers may do the trick

shrink wrap like you put over your window in the winter time at least those of us who live up north

tweak89 said:
Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)
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Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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A vacuum sealer (the ones for food)...they heat seal. Or dip it in hot wax. (No seriously...don't do that).
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yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha

joe.kerwin said:
yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha
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Possibly underwater symphony?
Anyway I am enjoying this thread better that the ones in WP7 forums moaning about how WP7 is better than Android v1 was LOL

willsnews said:
Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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Well, sounds like all he wants to do is avoid it getting wet from rain. And it would do the trick. But, these would do it even better. I know for a fact that these work, as I have used them before when kayaking.

Drop test !!!! oopseeee

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/37419/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-drop-tests.html

nice. too bad they can't be purchased though....or can they?

Nice purse...

what is that antenna for?

Digital tv
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Thanks for posting it here and thanks for the videos

so no one noticed that the Gorilla Glass has come away from the chassis? don't believe me? look at the top right hand edge of the device, the glass has gone translucent, and if you quickly pause, you'll notice a line running down both left, and right edges of the glass, at first i thought it was the chrome bezel... it's not... explains speeding the video up, hides these mistakes. TBH still a good case, but throwing it off the roof of a building is a tad extreme.

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so no one noticed that the Gorilla Glass has come away from the chassis? don't believe me? look at the top right hand edge of the device, the glass has gone translucent, and if you quickly pause, you'll notice a line running down both left, and right edges of the glass, at first i thought it was the chrome bezel... it's not... explains speeding the video up, hides these mistakes. TBH still a good case, but throwing it off the roof of a building is a tad extreme.
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Polish your specs
That is a bubble in the screen protector and the edges of the screen protector, not damage to the glass.

I have hay fever eyes so you maybe right, however why does it get worst throughout the video ???

diablous said:
I have hay fever eyes so you maybe right, however why does it get worst throughout the video ???
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Maybe from taking it out of the case and putting it back in?
If it didn't look too much like a purse, i would get one. I don't think i can take that out/carry it around without feeling embarrased

Wow DMB makes the korean version look like something out of transformers
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dk206 said:
Wow DMB makes the korean version look like something out of transformers
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DMB is awesome during the worldcup season. Imagine having that during any major sports playoffs. NFL, NHL, NBA, etc

ph00ny said:
DMB is awesome during the worldcup season. Imagine having that during any major sports playoffs. NFL, NHL, NBA, etc
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Yup ****ty U.K is soooooo backward. They just got HD tv like 2years ago.
Korea got it like 10 years go...ridiculous.
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I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.

I agree. but if their leather case is so protective. Imagine what their hard cases can do! Not that they have any at the moment though.

falconeight said:
I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.
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yes my SGS2 would want to die than stay in there that's for sure rofl.
Rock solid case though. Freaking heck... they dropped it fron 4 5?floors straight onto asphalt..
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erazer007 said:
I agree. but if their leather case is so protective. Imagine what their hard cases can do! Not that they have any at the moment though.
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I think they run the case company..
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What I mean is that they dont have any hard covers like Casemate.

peachpuff said:
Nice purse...
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If it didn't look too much like a purse, i would get one. I don't think i can take that out/carry it around without feeling embarrased
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I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.
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That's not a purse. That's a satchel!

Sir, I believe your purse is ringing

Waterproof Galaxy S II. WOW!

http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/
Absolutely amazing!

Cool. That means i won't need to be careful of my phone in the toilet. :3

Wicked! I hope to see this technology on electronics devices soon--on cameras (DSLRs), on watches, etc...

Dombledore said:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/
Absolutely amazing!
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Someone posted a comment to the original article about the technology being flawed because it wouldn't allow a cable to attack to charge the device.
Does anyone know if this actually be a problem?

hyperlink to op
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/

Amazing, never have to worry about using your phone in the rain again as well.
I hope this becomes standard.. and soon!
I have been lucky to never kill a phone with water (well there was a nokia dumbphone that went though the washing machine) but still, wow.

veyka said:
Amazing, never have to worry about using your phone in the rain again.
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True but the rain would interupt with the capacitive screen making it nearly impossible to use in the rain anyway.
But this does look promising. Hope it starts rolling out on devices this year!
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Hope they come out with something like a spray can so you can apply any device.

I'm pissed they aren't a publicly traded company. I would have definitely invested about a grand or so in them.

mysterioustko said:
I'm pissed they aren't a publicly traded company. I would have definitely invested about a grand or so in them.
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They're not the only company doing this sort of thing - but this is the best demo I've seen of it!

Cool, now i can play angry birds while swimming
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zomg i just had a dream last night that my phone fell in water and i took it out and the screen was all messed up about 75% of it with like messed up colors and statics.

tazer4 said:
zomg i just had a dream last night that my phone fell in water and i took it out and the screen was all messed up about 75% of it with like messed up colors and statics.
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I had a dream last month that my s2's screen was cracked.. Glad i woke up
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Would definitely be interested in this for sure

Shut up and take my money!

Hi
Couldn't get any link to work, so I found another site talking about this kind of protecting electronic from the inside:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/galaxy-s2-release-hzo-technology-makes-galaxy-s2-waterproof-video-61905/

Dombledore said:
Someone posted a comment to the original article about the technology being flawed because it wouldn't allow a cable to attack to charge the device.
Does anyone know if this actually be a problem?
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I guess induction charging and BT/WIFI transfers would solve this issue.

Gorjess said:
Cool, now i can play angry birds while swimming
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Ahhahahahahah D waterproof is an excellent idea, never have to worry in the rain
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Sound too good to be true. I wonder how does it cost?

dave2 said:
True but the rain would interupt with the capacitive screen making it nearly impossible to use in the rain anyway.
But this does look promising. Hope it starts rolling out on devices this year!
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To be honest I haven't noticed that, but considering the fear of getting the bloody thing wet im not surprised.
Not dying in the wet it half way towards usable in the wet at least
(and considering when we get rain over here, we really get rain, bloody hell!)
(Also that's a stupidly good movie, gotta love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost)

Xmas gift love it - need some suggestions

So my GF got me the 9 for my xmas gift (I got her an apple store card to outright buy the new 6, opposites and all)
Anyway I am having trouble finding a decent affordable case and glass protector for it. Im all over amazon with no luck. All the case seem like garbage and the reviews of the screen protectors say they arent real tempered glass and break easily.
Anyone bought a case they like yet. She got me a gift card to amazon with it to buy a case and I hate using my devices (all nexus) without cases on them. Wish spigen made a 9 case.

I bought this one it works great (so far) only had it for a day.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PKFFJYM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Seems like glass to me.
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I bought this one it works great (so far) only had it for a day.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PKFFJYM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Seems like glass to me.
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looking at it right now actually. Reviews are 50/50 on everything which makes it tough. Ill go with this since a fellow XDA'er likes it.

tevil said:
looking at it right now actually. Reviews are 50/50 on everything which makes it tough. Ill go with this since a fellow XDA'er likes it.
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Let me know how it turns out. I figure it was on sale, so if it eventually gives out I'm not out much. ( it may always be on sale though so who knows).
There are so many cases on amazon it was hard to decide... I'm still waiting for mine to arrive but I went with this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M6J6TG2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Let me know how it turns out. I figure it was on sale, so if it eventually gives out I'm not out much. ( it may always be on sale though so who knows).
There are so many cases on amazon it was hard to decide... I'm still waiting for mine to arrive but I went with this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M6J6TG2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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http://www.amazon.com/Google-Nexus-...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2VT4H683M5NNA
looking at this because I beleive I have it for my n7 and its been great.
perhaps its just to new and better ones will come out later?
didnt have this much trouble with any of my other nexus devices.
Think Im gonna go with this screen protector as well
http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi®-Tech...s+9+tempered+screen+protector#customerReviews

tevil said:
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Nexus-...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2VT4H683M5NNA
looking at this because I beleive I have it for my n7 and its been great.
perhaps its just to new and better ones will come out later?
didnt have this much trouble with any of my other nexus devices.
Think Im gonna go with this screen protector as well
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Good luck. That was the second choice for a screen protector.
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I use this case and I love it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OLCJQ7G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks well see how it is
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Saw that but it didn't look like it had any bumper protection
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Saw that but it didn't look like it had any bumper protection
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Bumper goes around the entire tablet. The magnet is really strong, and no metal clips or stylus holders. It's a very clean case.

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Bumper goes around the entire tablet. The magnet is really strong, and no metal clips or stylus holders. It's a very clean case.
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I think that I had either that case exactly, or something very similar to it, for my nexus 7, and the feature where you could make it stand up by itself was nearly useless, because it constantly fell down. it forced the tablet to stand at a nearly vertical angle, and it would just fall flat on it's face. Granted, I don't remember which brand, but I do know that I preferred to not use it.

kendrick8997 said:
I think that I had either that case exactly, or something very similar to it, for my nexus 7, and the feature where you could make it stand up by itself was nearly useless, because it constantly fell down. it forced the tablet to stand at a nearly vertical angle, and it would just fall flat on it's face. Granted, I don't remember which brand, but I do know that I preferred to not use it.
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I don't know. Mine has never fallen over, though.
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Semantics said:
I don't know. Mine has never fallen over, though.
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INteresting. I've just taken to not really using a case, and I stand it on a multi-angle stand from anker. Works better than whatever it was I had.

What about the rooCase?

joshuabg said:
What about the rooCase?
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http://www.amazon.com/rooCASE-Google-Nexus-2013-Case/dp/B00ET9H6BE
currently unavailable...?

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http://www.amazon.com/rooCASE-Google-Nexus-2013-Case/dp/B00ET9H6BE
currently unavailable...?
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http://www.amazon.com/roocase-Googl...id=1419623898&sr=1-1&keywords=roocase+nexus+9

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Not a bad case- fairly priced, considering how much they want you to pay if you are considering what best buy and radio shack wants you to pay for things like that (From Belkin, etc).
However there are NO review.... always a little sign to be cautious.

Semantics said:
Bumper goes around the entire tablet. The magnet is really strong, and no metal clips or stylus holders. It's a very clean case.
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damn, well theyre pretty cheap so if I dont like the one I got I can swap. Plus I used PRIME so i get 30 days returns

Semantics said:
I use this case and I love it.
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its a cookie cutter case, meaning poetic has the same thing but with less designs. I'm holding it right now, yes the magnets are strong and it is a very nice slim case. the bumper goes all the way around with openings for the hard to find buttons , and the USB port and lower mic. with tiny opening for the upper microphone hole (both of them, yes the N9 records stereo vids)
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got my case and screen protector
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NAGSG9I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
screen protector is good quality. its a VERY thick dense acrylic urethane. Not glass like I want but I cant seem to find a glass one yet. Most say they arent in the reviews. For now for the price this is a really good one for the money.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J2QTR20/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Love this case. Just like the one I Have on my nexus 7 thats been on since 2012 and kept it new looking.
Fully protected, not heavy at all, and the stand is great. For 12$ its well worth it. love clam shell cases on my tabs so I get the comfort of know the screen is covered when I carry it. This is def a good case.