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I managed to chip the screen. Grrrrrrrr
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Was it a drop? A light bump? Did you have any protection on device? Top, bottom, or sides? Pretty useless thread without any details.
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Pictures or it didn't happen!
PICS OR GTFO
But seriously, it would be nice to know what caused it so we all know just how fragile these things are. I'm real careful with mine, but if you dropped it while taking a dump or something, I'm investing in some fully body armor...
It slipped out of my hands grabbing it off the desk cradle late at night. Hit my roomates fridge, my fridge, and my bed before landing face down on the tile. 5 foot drop. No protection. I use a silicon case to give it some bulk during the day, not at night. Tiny chip... period sized. On the screen.
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another dumb thread....
broncobiker said:
It slipped out of my hands grabbing it off the desk cradle late at night. Hit my roomates fridge, my fridge, and my bed before landing face down on the tile. 5 foot drop. No protection. I use a silicon case to give it some bulk during the day, not at night. Tiny chip... period sized. On the screen.
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That sucks man. I dropped mine the other day getting out of my car, and as it fell to the asphalt it felt like slow motion. Luckly for me there wasn't even a scratch...
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It's not dumb to know what these phones can and can't take.
So really, it's your comment that's dumb.
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another dumb thread....
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It's called GENERAL CHAT. If you don't like GENERAL CHAT then don't come into this sub forum, it's really not that complicated of a concept.
I'm rocking a silicon case on mine right now, makes it a bit more sticky and bigger. I wasn't ever able to use the tiny buttons before, lol.
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Exactly, I use my phone a lot in class to surf the web and supplement the lecture. (I'm a geek get over it) I also leave it on vibe. Not only was the vibe incredibily loud plastic on desk or book, but since the back is so slippery it would easy move around and not stay put.
The silicon case let's it grip the surface its on and drastically quiets the vibe noises. It also gives it some bulk which I quite appreciate when carrying it around
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Thanks for the details of your unfortunate mishap.
good day.
This is why I want an Otterbox. This phone feels so fragile. My Droid was thick and bulky and a tank, but Samsung isn't great with build quality. I love the phone I just need to be careful until I get a case.
GoogleAndroid said:
This is why I want an Otterbox. This phone feels so fragile. My Droid was thick and bulky and a tank, but Samsung isn't great with build quality. I love the phone I just need to be careful until I get a case.
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I want to point out that of this phone didnt have gorilla glass the screen would have been shattered. It might feel cheap but I think thats only because its so light. It can definately take a little bit of a beating.
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I want to point out that of this phone didnt have gorilla glass the screen would have been shattered. It might feel cheap but I think thats only because its so light. It can definately take a little bit of a beating.
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It took 4 drops in a drop test. It can take a bit of a beating, but nothing like my Droid could. It's so strange moving to a phone that is so light. If you take off the battery cover the phone is amazingly thin. What really makes it seem weak is that you can tap the screen and feel the vibrator moving.
You can do that on my eris too. At first I thought there was something wrong with it until I felt others do it too, even the incredible "does"
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Guys these phones are suppose to have gorilla glass. Actually they do. Samsung had a press release a while back saying that all galaxy phones had it. In case u didn't know this **** can take a beating. That had to be a ruff drop
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ksizzle9 said:
Guys these phones are suppose to have gorilla glass. Actually they do. Samsung had a press release a while back saying that all galaxy phones had it. In case u didn't know this **** can take a beating. That had to be a ruff drop
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Gorilla glass does not make a phone invincible dude. It is just a lot more damage resistant. Even in *proper* tests they arent showcasing the lack of damage, they are showcasing how little damage it took versus what would have happened to a normal glass screen. I already said above the GG is why im still using my phone now, but what was also stated above is that it took 4 drops to kill it in a drop test, which I can confirm.
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Even though I like the concept of though, nearly shatter proof glass (plastic) it's ashame that my eris and blackberry storm, both have scratch proof glass and yet my samsung doesn't. Sure I don't have to worry about breaking my screen, but I never broke either of those screens either, but now I gotta worry about scratches which means back to screen protectors; back to pain in the butt installs!
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Even though I like the concept of though, nearly shatter proof glass (plastic) it's ashame that my eris and blackberry storm, both have scratch proof glass and yet my samsung doesn't. Sure I don't have to worry about breaking my screen, but I never broke either of those screens either, but now I gotta worry about scratches which means back to screen protectors; back to pain in the butt installs!
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Gorilla glass is pretty scratch resistant. I've taken a knife and fork to my Droid's screen and there wasn't a mark...
Let me know when you try that on a fascinate.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL7ciKmT7g
In this video you can check out a test drop from the two of the best and famous smartphones in the world.
I love my galaxy s2 for everything that it has i think it's a perfect phone for me and i won't change it for a while.
it has enough power to play videos and the camera is also super b what else do you people want from a phone.
I have no idea why the samsung galaxy s3 is better in any way than the galaxy s2, i know i know quad core and the bigger display, yeah right.
damn that was quite embarrassing to have a iPhone beating it
Samsung get your act together NOW!!
what is going on here shouldn't gorilla glass 2 be more stable and strong than the original gorilla glass that my phone has ?
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what is going on here shouldn't gorilla glass 2 be more stable and strong than the original gorilla glass that my phone has ?
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it's not made for crack resistant it's scratch resistant. GG2 is thinner so it cracks easier
That's a shame. I guess I'll keep my GS2 this year. It might not be the latest tech, but it's built like a tank. I'm guessing the square shape hugs the frame better than the s3 "pebble".
Why are people slamming Samsung?
The SIII have a much larger glass on the font than the iphone 4, so of course it will break more easily.
Gorilla glass is never designed to protect the phone from a fall, it is only hardened for scratch resistance.
If you want to protect your phone from a drop, get an Otterbox case.
People will complain about almost anything. Doesn't matter. Maybe the phone should be bullet proof. BOTH PHONES BROKE. SMH
I could care less about the iphone. The s2 survived nearly every drop on youtube while the s3 broke 4 with 6 phones on the two youtube vids I saw. For someone like me who hates cases and loves piece of mind it doesn't make much sense for me to upgrade. I've dropped my s2 on hard pavement twice, and other than a small chip on it's hump its still perfect.
Why would you want to spend £499 ($800) on a phone just to go and drop it and potentially ruin it? Where's the logic? Why can't you you just buy the phone and enjoy it? Don't go dropping the damn thing lol
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speedyjay said:
Why would you want to spend £499 ($800) on a phone just to go and drop it and potentially ruin it? Where's the logic? Why can't you you just buy the phone and enjoy it? Don't go dropping the damn thing lol
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Accident do happens. I dropped mine yesterday. Lucky I put a case on it
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people should remember that it's gorilla glass and not gorilla diamond/hardened granite/robocop/chuck norris - it's still glass.
Samsung did the best they can by providing a slightly hardened glass - The phone has been made extra slim and light and it isn't advertised to be destruction proof so one should know the weigh the potential risk involved in dropping it before buying it, and care for it as such.
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Accident do happens. I dropped mine yesterday. Lucky I put a case on it
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Yeah but in the video....he's dropping it on purpose....waste of money
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Yeah but in the video....he's dropping it on purpose....waste of money
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It is SquareTrade, so marketing I guess.
now on this one it shows sgs3 glass being strong. it was even dropped facedown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q8OtLew3yp8#!
I guess you guys never heard of insurance...
Thoughts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwwz0nyOno&feature=player_embedded
My thoughts are: turn the damn screens off so we can see any scratches easier...
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It is somewhat hard to see from the video if the screens were scratched however I am sure that what he did left its mark on both phones even though it may be fine scratches...
Why anyone would do a test like this using a knife to stab the phone is beyond me. Not really a accurate way of displaying a situation our beloved smartphones would be in. I do not for see my brand new Samsung Galaxy S3 being stabbed by a knife or cut ever!!!
hahahhaha no doubt eh?
I just can't even imagine doing that to my new phone once I get it.
I have the SGS I now (just over 2 years) and have never used a screen protector.
Im pretty careful with my phone.
This makes me a bit more secure with my objections to using a screen cover.
this guy is funny
sand or small pieces of stone scratch the gorilla glass.
Who the ?*#$ would go and cut his phone with a knife.....? Cmon i have seen better strarch tests^^....as about water resistant test, he just wants to have only one phone, so he is gonna test them untill one dies
stop comparing and start using it
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He is funny alright, especially when after doing the water test his iPhone 4S dies.
And then makes this video:
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Crack up...
what a guy! That is hilarious though.....
Dont think I will be trying any of these tests!
This one is pretty hilarious actually!
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I dropped my tabby lightly today (something that Doesn't happen). despite it being in a case, I managed to scratch the corner up pretty nasty and unclip the clips holding the back plate in the corner. Wow.
A few minutes later totally unrelated (I hope), I felt that the center of my screen very warm. I took off the case to check the temperature in the back, behind the case where it cant ventilate and Wow! it's running hot! mostly Under the ffc and close to the left side of the tablet holding it landscape. I wasn't even doing anything heavy.
So yeah. I love this thing but I gotta say. I hate the choice of materials here Samsung, Plastic just isn't right for a 500 $ flagship. I gotta say, I'm pretty amazed with the gps on this thing though. .. I know it wouldn't be possible without the plastic construction. I gotta wonder why the compass is so bad though.
Anyway, thats my rant for the day. enjoy.
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What kind of case was it so we can prevent this from happening to anyone else?
Also which part of your tab hit the ground. Though i feel for you and your tab, a lesson can be learned from this on how (if ever) in an event you drop your device, how to drop it "the right way" to avoid damage such as this.
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I dropped my tabby lightly today (something that Doesn't happen). despite it being in a case, I managed to scratch the corner up pretty nasty and unclip the clips holding the back plate in the corner. Wow.
A few minutes later totally unrelated (I hope), I felt that the center of my screen very warm. I took off the case to check the temperature in the back, behind the case where it cant ventilate and Wow! it's running hot! mostly Under the ffc and close to the left side of the tablet holding it landscape. I wasn't even doing anything heavy.
So yeah. I love this thing but I gotta say. I hate the choice of materials here Samsung, Plastic just isn't right for a 500 $ flagship. I gotta say, I'm pretty amazed with the gps on this thing though. .. I know it wouldn't be possible without the plastic construction. I gotta wonder why the compass is so bad though.
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If it were a metal back that's tightly bonded to the frame your post would be about how easily the screen cracks. My OG G-Tab 10.1 got run over by an "excuse the cart" after it fell out of my briefcase at DFW airport. It survived unscathed. You spin the wheel and take your chances.
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I dropped my tabby lightly today (something that Doesn't happen). despite it being in a case, I managed to scratch the corner up pretty nasty and unclip the clips holding the back plate in the corner. Wow.
A few minutes later totally unrelated (I hope), I felt that the center of my screen very warm. I took off the case to check the temperature in the back, behind the case where it cant ventilate and Wow! it's running hot! mostly Under the ffc and close to the left side of the tablet holding it landscape. I wasn't even doing anything heavy.
So yeah. I love this thing but I gotta say. I hate the choice of materials here Samsung, Plastic just isn't right for a 500 $ flagship. I gotta say, I'm pretty amazed with the gps on this thing though. .. I know it wouldn't be possible without the plastic construction. I gotta wonder why the compass is so bad though.
Anyway, thats my rant for the day. enjoy.
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I wouldn't have another metal one. They don't give for the screen and moreover, just check how poor wifi and gps signals are on tablets that are made of all metal... such as the TF201... or even more famous tablets...
Well how about wood? Jk idk.. maybe thicker plastic, or a metal structure/bezel with plastic for the back. The iPad feels pretty solid though so idk if metal is always bad.
My case is a poetic faux leather case.. I think it had 'slim' in the name.
It slipped off my car's seat thanks to my dumb disobedient cat and landed right on that corner
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Well how about wood?
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That's one of the funniest things I've seen posted in a long time. Touche.
Lol I could throw my Note across the room and it would be fine. My case is excellent.
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Love the materials rants. First week I dropped my n7k from about 5 ft with only a thin elago case and a screen protector of course and it lands face Down on rough gravel and only a tiny Nick on the very outer bezel between screen protector and case . Nice job Sammy . Last week a co worker drops her iPhone 4 like 3 ft on flat asphalt and crack screen . Hahaha get what you pay for I guess . ....
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So this thread is about you dropping your Note and blaming Samsung for the damage. Seems legit.
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So this thread is about you dropping your Note and blaming Samsung for the damage. Seems legit.
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Why not? We don't want to be the only XDA forum not griping about devices being damaged when we drop them.
SGS3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716425
One X - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606088
TF700 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803345
younix258 said:
I dropped my tabby lightly today (something that Doesn't happen). despite it being in a case, I managed to scratch the corner up pretty nasty and unclip the clips holding the back plate in the corner. Wow.
A few minutes later totally unrelated (I hope), I felt that the center of my screen very warm. I took off the case to check the temperature in the back, behind the case where it cant ventilate and Wow! it's running hot! mostly Under the ffc and close to the left side of the tablet holding it landscape. I wasn't even doing anything heavy.
So yeah. I love this thing but I gotta say. I hate the choice of materials here Samsung, Plastic just isn't right for a 500 $ flagship. I gotta say, I'm pretty amazed with the gps on this thing though. .. I know it wouldn't be possible without the plastic construction. I gotta wonder why the compass is so bad though.
Anyway, thats my rant for the day. enjoy.
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Sorry to hear. My luck, thankfully, has been different. Dropped mine twice now and nothing wrong. Both times were without a case. Finally got a case and no drops since.
You should know for the asus transformer prime that metal backs are more pretty than functional.
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Well from what I understand though I am not an expert on this the plastic material is better then metals on Ipad as it can absorb most of the shock bot none the less because of the weight of the tablet you will damage it no matter how lightly it is dropped but that said I have a micromax tablet which has been droped kicked around by my sisters kids to an extent where the casing has cracked but tablet is still running
I sugguest you look at rubber casing because they have the tendency to absorb shock more then anything else only draw back they do not look fancy
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Well from what I understand though I am not an expert on this the plastic material is better then metals on Ipad as it can absorb most of the shock bot none the less because of the weight of the tablet you will damage it no matter how lightly it is dropped but that said I have a micromax tablet which has been droped kicked around by my sisters kids to an extent where the casing has cracked but tablet is still running
I sugguest you look at rubber casing because they have the tendency to absorb shock more then anything else only draw back they do not look fancy
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I guess the . and , keys fell off during the impact. :laugh:
once and forever: Samsung devices are cased in polycarbonate and not plastic !!!!!! And this material is used in aircraft and space engineering, it is light and robust and exceeds cheap aluminum in most parameters !!!!!!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate
I do not know how you define plastic, but that sounds like plastic. It is the other way around. We are flying in plastic planes . And I do not think that planes are built out of the same polycarbonates than this tablet. That is far too simplistic.
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once and forever
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That's what you said last time.
Ok This is getting personal lets stick to the issue and irrespective of what material a tablet is made of it will sustain damage if it is dropped its not drop proof so handle with care
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Ok This is getting personal lets stick to the issue and irrespective of what material a tablet is made of it will sustain damage if it is dropped its not drop proof so handle with care
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Sorry, you're wrong. This is a long standing quote that I was kidding the OP about. Also, this is the one forum that I have rarely seen it get personal. Nothing to be concerned about here. :good:
For sure the note 10.1 feels like the cheapest device I have ever got , (in materials and build quality) specially the back blue plastic cover, but if it wasn't made like this it would have been allot heavier and very expensive so get a silicon case or something for it, forget about its build quality and enjoy the real power underhood
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So I get home and I get a message.So I take out my ONE to read it and my daughter comes behind me and I turn...the next thing my shiny new ONE is airbourne...I grab at it but hey like all new phones it's slips and falls from neck height and falls flat on the tiles.I'M SHOCKED...I DONT PICK IT UP...I'M IN SOUTH AFRICA..Know one has the ONE here.Thoughts flash through my head.Spares,repairs IM F,D.I pick it up after gathering the courage...there is nothing wrong with it .Not a scratch or knick...YYEAAAHHH.I laugh..smile...my daughter peaks from behind the door..it's safe...
Share yr horror stories man.....
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So I get home and I get a message.So I take out my ONE to read it and my daughter comes behind me and I turn...the next thing my shiny new ONE is airbourne...I grab at it but hey like all new phones it's slips and falls from neck height and falls flat on the tiles.I'M SHOCKED...I DONT PICK IT UP...I'M IN SOUTH AFRICA..Know one has the ONE here.Thoughts flash through my head.Spares,repairs IM F,D.I pick it up after gathering the courage...there is nothing wrong with it .Not a scratch or knick...YYEAAAHHH.I laugh..smile...my daughter peaks from behind the door..it's safe...
Share yr horror stories man.....
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#troll? I don't believe this.... drop anything aluminium with a reasonable weight from "neck" high and it will scratch or dent unless of course you are 1 ft 1"... I once dropped my S3 from about 20cm and it scratched too..
No horror stories here so far :victory:...
You should thank the phone gods and show your gratitude by investing a case
I promise you...true story.I am just as surprised as anyone.the sound it made when it fell..flat face down was like I dropped the iron on the floor.I am just happy nothing is wrong.very happy dude
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#troll? I don't believe this.... drop anything aluminium with a reasonable weight from "neck" high and it will scratch or dent unless of course you are 1 ft 1"... I once dropped my S3 from about 20cm and it scratched too..
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could have beena lot worse... a lion could had bite him
I've been looking online for good covers.something that won't make it to bulky and that wont take away from the look of the phone.
And no...there are no lions in the streets in Cape Town.
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VICTORY.....
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Unless it drops to contrete or marble, it doesn't always get stratched or dented. wood is forgiving sometimes.
I scratched mine by taking it out of THE OFFICIAL HTC CASE...not happy.
Like I said guys flat on a stone tile LCD down.no wood.just aluminium against stone
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I've been looking online for good covers.something that won't make it to bulky and that wont take away from the look of the phone.
And no...there are no lions in the streets in Cape Town.
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I have a gel cover really does not take from the phone..it's sex with a condom lol
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#troll? I don't believe this.... drop anything aluminium with a reasonable weight from "neck" high and it will scratch or dent unless of course you are 1 ft 1"... I once dropped my S3 from about 20cm and it scratched too..
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A troll about something good that happened? Are trolls becoming kinder,...gentler?
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#troll? I don't believe this.... drop anything aluminium with a reasonable weight from "neck" high and it will scratch or dent unless of course you are 1 ft 1"... I once dropped my S3 from about 20cm and it scratched too..
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It happens sometime.
My s2 was fell from 4th floor yes you heard it right 4 floor and straight down to road and nothing happens. It was working fine
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A troll about something good that happened? Are trolls becoming kinder,...gentler?
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Sorry. You don't seem to understand the word troll/trolling.
Look it up on Urban dictionary lol But yes it seems unreal since people are scratching the phones even with care.
I like to see some good news rather than the usual doom and gloom. I was thinking about a case, but i hate cases. I came up with a plan for people in this situation,,,,,,,, carpet. If we all get carpet we wont have to worry about dropping our beautiful phones.
Great to hear your phone survived the fall buddy, i hate that oh sh*t feeling when you see something precious slow mo dropping to the floor
I normally kick my phone before it touches the ground, adding more speed and danger to the possible outcome
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Sorry. You don't seem to understand the word troll/trolling.
Look it up on Urban dictionary lol But yes it seems unreal since people are scratching the phones even with care.
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I know what a troll is.
I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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I scratched mine by taking it out of THE OFFICIAL HTC CASE...not happy.
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Was it the double dip or the double dip flip? I really want the double dip but all I've been hearing is stories about the case scratching the phone when you take it on and off....I switch phones almost every day, and I've heard it's a pretty tight fit and you can hear the case "grinding" the phone. Wish they would have put some "velvet" or something on the inside to pad the phone
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I can totally believe this. I have had this phone for almost 3 months now and was probably amongst the first 20 people in the world to own it. As I am clumsy, I dropped the phone from my jackets top pocket (so slightly above chest height) straight onto hard wood floor and it made a horrific sound. Had the phone for a few hours and was in shock, picked it up and to my absolute surprise it was perfect, nothing, not even a single scratch or dent.
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Thought it'd be wise to put a rubber cover on, if not to protect the camera lens a bit, the next day my boss knocks the phone outa my hand, slamming on the concrete floor.
Just had a little rebound.
No damage .
That was lucky, said I.
Mine fell 1 metre off the kitchen worktop on to a concrete floor face down, remarkably with no damage
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