Hiya guys I've had the most interesting thing happen to my .sg3 yesterday. The only way to explain it is as a spontaneous screen crack! My phone just cracked by itself!! Yes without a lie! It's the most microsceptic crack I've seen and after a few minutes looking at it i decided to measure the location and it's exactly in the middle of the panel! No one believes me and people think I'm stupid. i was just wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I've done some research and have found that other Samsung phones have done this but there isn't allot of info about it.
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Interesting... Can you share some pictures of it?
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Sorry, I'm not being helpful, but I couldn't resist...
Is this really a thing? I mean that this can happen, I have never heard about anything like this before.
Show a pic of the crack if possible?
Well from what info I've gathered on the web it is very rare!
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probably because of the curved glass. Curved things tend to bend when they reach certain point. the gorilla glass 2 being thinner than its predecessor should crack easier especially when bent. Send it back to Samsung, the crack seems natural and is a Samsung fault rather
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I believe you. My friends AMOLED screen crached but the glass was perfectly fine on his Droid RAZR. It was extremely weird and did not make any bit of sense.
Well see the thing is i didn't even move from my desk at work when this happened! It's so so strange. What would be the best way of contacting Samsung about this , because atm I've talked to official Samsung repair people and they all say I'm crazy and 3 just told me I'm a liar and that i broke it on purpose. (As if!)
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Wtf is that a perfect straight line?
No but it nearly is!
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No but it nearly is!
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You should go to the 3 store and show them the device because there is no way anyone can make a perfect straight crack like this on purpose/accidentally.
That is what i said! I showed them the phone and they just made a mug of me!
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You should go to the 3 store and show them the device because there is no way anyone can make a perfect straight crack like this on purpose/accidentally.
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My thoughts exactly!
Contact the relevant authorities.
To me it seems this device wasn't fit for purpose!
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Hiya guys I've had the most interesting thing happen to my .sg3 yesterday. The only way to explain it is as a spontaneous screen crack! My phone just cracked by itself!! Yes without a lie! It's the most microsceptic crack I've seen and after a few minutes looking at it i decided to measure the location and it's exactly in the middle of the panel! No one believes me and people think I'm stupid. i was just wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I've done some research and have found that other Samsung phones have done this but there isn't allot of info about it.
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Maybe somebody played with it and dropped it while you were away? Lol.. Just a theory.. Hehe
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Maybe somebody played with it and dropped it while you were away? Lol.. Just a theory.. Hehe
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No i was at my desk at work.
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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No. I was dat on my chair at my desk with it in my side pocket. Nothing out of the ordinary!
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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If this is the case, something else would have cracked then.. LoL
Related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2EYnUGUti0
Why would I want to do that? I will take your word for it.
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nah think i will pass please make a video of you doing that with yours would love to see it lol!
What about that poor pen.........?
i have 2 streaks. i am carrying them in a special case. anybody cant handle them. no body can toush my device. a bit crazy here..
That almost gave me a damn heart attack! What is wrong with you, posting something like that without a NSFSO (Not Safe For Streak Owners) tag!???
You are one sick individual. I cringed up when I seen this. You my friend. Are not a very nice person.
...... Lol seriously wtf?!?!?!?
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It really will hurt my heart. I cannot imagine doing this . lol.
Lmao its not me doing that ...its just a video i found
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Lmao its not me doing that ...its just a video i found
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Sick so Sick but would love to have seen a HAMMER on the job
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okay, i did it... was it suppose to break? good, it just broke... doesnt register whhen i touch it now. whats next steps, you didnnt mention here... do you replace now or what?....how do i contact you for that?
".. .its ok to drop it, the glass wont break.....'
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I just threw my Streak accidently out of the window from the 7th floor where I work...
When I got outside it was lying in a puddle of water, but was still working. With no case or protection around it! This is the toughest phone ever people and if not, it is the toughest MID!
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I just threw my Streak accidently out of the window from the 7th floor where I work...
When I got outside it was lying in a puddle of water, but was still working. With no case or protection around it! This is the toughest phone ever people and if not, it is the toughest MID!
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Im calling bull****
Ive heard of people having to replace a streak screen from a waist high drop.
Edit: also as for the scratch resistance mine has hairline scratch's from being in my pocket.
Re: Maek_this_happen (the guy in the video and starter of this discussion) :
Hey Alex3305 , Ear_O_Wax,
I wouldnt let a Thumb-Thumb touch my Streak much less scratch and pound it like that guy did. If you ask me it wasnt even HIS Streak. He was probably vandalizing someone elses tab/phone.
I already said that's not me in the video ...I'm not British ...lol .....and I would never do it either ...lmao
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maek_it_happen said:
I already said that's not me in the video ...I'm not British ...lol .....and I would never do it either ...lmao
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LOL. i bet you do get a lot of razz on that clip dont you?.. well, dont worry, I decided to put MYYY Streak under the stress test and placed it in the driveway and drove over it , tied it to the back bumper and drove up and down the steet then "mistakenly" dropped it in the urinal.
took a lick'n and kept own tick'n!!!!
Stop taking things seriously and look at the yesterday's date . Just a simple April Fools prank :9.
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Stop taking things seriously and look at the yesterday's date . Just a simple April Fools prank :9.
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No, the guy promised it was real so I tried it. Now my steek is broken
thats the video engadget did or very similar at least
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thats the video engadget did or very similar at least
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Yep I know the clip or this discussion is just for conversation. Its all good.
I accidently droped my sgs2 last night... In the begining it was just a corner with red small spots and I saw som old meny in the dark corner. I tested some hidden menys and I changed nothing (I think) But after had my phone off for the night it looks like this??? Blue???
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Just take it to the service centre&they will replace the screen for u
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i agree, time to service it! hehe
Even wearing that case it has suffered that bad? It seems that most cases protect only against scratches, unless you have one of those extremely bulky. It makes me wonder why to use a case at all if in the end the damage will be the same. Or would it be even worse without the case? Well, who knows...
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The first time I got no protector on it I droped it :/ OMG service isnt cheap!
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The first time I got no protector on it I droped it :/ OMG service isnt cheap!
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Well, there is a tutorial on these forums explaining how you can do it yourself. You'll need courage though :| take a look, it does even include a video and eBay link for buying the necessary parts.
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Wow, mine is exactly the same as yours, the crack is even in the same place...
wonder what the costs of service will be...
I just viseted the store for mine, they said 140-150 euros...
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I just viseted the store for mine, they said 140-150 euros...
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Was that operatorshop (for example Vodaphone) or was it a regular phone company?
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Was that operatorshop (for example Vodaphone) or was it a regular phone company?
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It was the phone shop i got it from, the dutch provider Hi, so yes like a voda store. I Sent it in, And Samsung is gonna quote me an exact figure.
ok! Mine is getting darker and darker now. The most darker area in the pics is spreading all across the screen... hmmm
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ok! Mine is getting darker and darker now. The most darker area in the pics is spreading all across the screen... hmmm
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Yeah mine got worse and worse, untill the screen was barely visable...
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dropped mine and istantley lost the bottom half of the screen then within 2 hours the whole thing was black. Three UK charged me £72 for the repair. which i though wasnt bad.
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dropped mine and istantley lost the bottom half of the screen then within 2 hours the whole thing was black. Three UK charged me £72 for the repair. which i though wasnt bad.
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No, thats actually quite good...
Oh that sucks..
you guys should be more careful!
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Oh that sucks..
you guys should be more careful!
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Well in my case a mate pushed me into a pole with my phone in my pocket...it was weird, because the back was facing the pole, not the screen...
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Oh that sucks..
you guys should be more careful!
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I know :/ Im going to have insurance for now...
Hi guys and girls.
I'm familiar with the crack with the sensor. I have it too...
But know I have something what I didn't hear or read before. My right down corner is melted. (I'm now on vacation in Berlin but when I'm home I'll will post some pics).
Does somebody else have that too? I HAD my phone in a case from noreva. But I truly can't believe that my phone can get that hot that its melting...
And who is to blame? Sony or noreva?
I'd say it was the case.
Have fun in Berlin and post some pics when you're back
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I have the same problem. Right corner is melted too.
Could you post a pic, please?
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Here it is
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/dsc02141x.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/dsc02144v.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/dsc02154rl.jpg/
not see verry good but is there..
I do not know how did apear.. The phone was not droped.
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Here it is
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not see verry good but is there..
I do not know how did apear.. The phone was not droped.
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The sharemobile datacenter apparentely burned...
The pics aren't available...
Where is the picture?
The chrome sides are peeling because of the heat and sweaty palms. Trust me, i enclosed my arc with a silicon instead of a hardcase because of this. The xperia arc isn't made out of *premium materials* after all
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I edited my #5 post
I'd say the covers robs the chrome and paint off.
My Arc never got hot down there (using it naked) and the corner looks good
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My Arc S only gets hot on the upper part where the camera is, an that is also the case with Arc S that belongs to one of my friends...
Same here
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I have the same too. I noticed it a few weeks after I bought my phone but didn't bother much because I keep mine in a case
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after reviewing the pics, i say it's the case.
i only use the leather pouch since the i bought my arc last june, and so far i don't see any peeling on the chrome and paint.
all i see is the "famous" crack near the light sensor
ps. it never gets hot at the buttom area, only on upper area. i think thats where the processor, memory, vga, and other stuffs that gets hot when running heavy duty apps/games
Hi guys me again. I'm back from my quick vacation. I'm glad that i'm not the only person who had this. Its indeed strange because I can't remember when its getting hot in that place. WHEN my phone is getting hot, it is normally around the camera.
Here are some pics together. It wasn't easy to make a close up.
As you can see in the bottom right pic. My case is open in that corner even when the case is closed like on the picture.
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Damn, that looks ugly.
But I'd say the case is the reason
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Flo95 said:
Damn, that looks ugly.
But I'd say the case is the reason
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i don't think so, I have this melt but I haven't used any case before I noticed this melt, no drops also
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That's strange then.
My Arc is over 10 months old and the corner is fine
Also it got dropped a few times
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My Arc S fell only once but here's what happened
Remove the shatter proof thing and the screen will look brand new again
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I thought it might be interesting to see how common this issue is. I am calling it a design flaw.
Single, waist high drop onto tile kitchen floor.
It is an awesome phone but people should be aware how easily this device breaks/cracks.
Any posts here not containing photos of cracked screen will be removed.
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Unfortunate, but all of these slim smartphones with big nice screens will crack if they hit a hard surface in a certain angle. Looks like your phone hit the floor corner first, that is often big trouble.
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I thought it might be interesting to see how common this issue is. I am calling it a design flaw.
Single, waist high drop onto tile kitchen floor.
It is an awesome phone but people should be aware how easily this device breaks/cracks.
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How can you call it a design flaw when you drop them? So it's not peoples fault when they drop things and ended up breaking but it's company's who made the product? I like to know what Samsung will say to your comment.....
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have you guys watched this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
Im afraid i must echo the comments above. Dropping onto a tile floor would never end well and would have been amazed had it survived scratch/damage free. I've dropped mine a couple times but my foot has broken the floor and i've been lucky. If it had say cracked in my pocked i'd call it a design floor, but this is sadly an accident.
Wow. No Trolls here.
Yeeeeeeah, we trolls sympathize with you. I'd hate to break my phone! (>_>)
I am sticking with design flaw regardless of the above flamers.
Drop testing is a standard part of QC on all phones. Some manufacturers hold in the highest regard as part of QC.
I believe drop test QC was inadequate on this product.
My only point is to make potential buyers aware of the issue. I still think the phone is awesome and worth buying but people need to know that the phone on its own is inadequately protected from standard daily use so some kind of helmet is recommended.
You need to reconsider your definition of the word "troll". They are not trolling you for a reaction; they are advising you that dropping a glass-fronted device onto its corner on a tile floor is pretty much guaranteed to crack it. It's not a design flaw.
First thing I did when I got my S3 was buy a cover and screen protector.
With such an expensive phone I believe its essential
Still a good post to remind us all, that we should really get a protective case.
None yet here, been lazy, hate shopping, might have to get one online
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This is mine.
The crack appeared 2 weeks after I bought it. I haven't dropped it and I don't know how this happened.
Hopefully it's "stable" and it's not getting worse with time. It's been more than a month now.
I had been told that warranty wouldn't cover this so I haven't done anything.
@anthropolyte
If one is not part of the solution one is part of the... a Troll.
No. A troll is someone who baits someone in order to annoy them and get a reaction. People on here are advising you that because you dropped your phone onto a tiled floor, you're responsible for what resulted, not Samsung.
Do you call everyone who corrects you or disagrees with you a troll?
Here's my screen.
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Here's my screen.
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What did you do to your phone?!
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Here's my screen.
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apk name please
ruianast
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Kangburra said:
What did you do to your phone?!
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installed a app !?
ruianast
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Here's my screen.
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+1 ruianast
Apps name please
Lol. The app called. Crack your screen.
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What has happened to my baby???
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My One had accident today while I was getting up from my car.
Now she is going to need some repairs
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She dropped from about 1 meter to asphalt where was many rocks which made those punctures which are actually really deep. top 1/3 of screen doesn't even recognize touch.
No case?
Repairing gonna be costy. The One is a horrible phone to repair.
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tunppi said:
My One had accident today while I was getting up from my car.
Now she is going to need some repairs
She dropped from about 1 meter to asphalt where was many rocks which made those punctures which are actually really deep. top 1/3 of screen doesn't even recognize touch.
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Be a boss and buy a new one.
Repair is gonna cost you a fortune anyway
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My insurance will pay for the repairs, I must pay them 100euros though for it :I
But it's worth it I think, new phones costs around 640euros around here..
It had this TPU kind of case, but it landed face down.. case has like no scratches at all lol.
going to buy otterbox when i get new one or repaired.
Screen protector?
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How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
NJGSII said:
How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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Well if it has a lip it raises the screen from any surface.
So it's a girl ?!
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How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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A flip case will do that job :silly:
NJGSII said:
How does a case protect the screen of a phone exactly?
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With many (if not most) cases, when the phone is face down the screen is raised from the surface. So if your phone falls face first, the screen won't make contact with the surface. Obviously if the surface is very jagged then the display may hit it. The case (particularly dual layer varieties) also adds a little bit of shock protection that will help decrease the chance of shattering the screen from blunt force to other parts of the phone.
I'm about to go into this thread and tell you to try flashing stock rom....
This thread made me remember an article I read awhile ago...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2030865/coming-soon-selfhealing-chips-for-smartphones-computers.html
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So it's a girl ?!
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Could be. Varies by phone. My bro is a bro. So he is a he.
Why she?
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Why she?
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cause she was his baby
are u susre this is not photoshopped?
Please report what the repair will cost when you know it.
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cause she was his baby
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Here's me thinking people were calling it a 'she' due to OP comment about the top half not being responsive.
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Here's me thinking people were calling it a 'she' due to OP comment about the top half not being responsive.
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today I sent it to repairs, they couldn't give me any estimate of price, but when I hear from them I will report back with that info and when they repair it if possible I will also report final cost.
Only thing they estimated was that it is going to take about 2 weeks!
My One is she because well it's my One but not only and it also seems to break up easily..
It had this kind of case, but did not help when dropped face down since there was some small rocks.