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Wondering what happens if your note falls from 1 foot?

It shatters the screen!!!! motherf^#*!^#*(. I was getting out of my car and it fell directly on the screen in the garage.
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Ouch! It maybe a bit too early, but I know for some phones you can buy replacement parts and DIY repair.
Search google shopping for "samsung galaxy note screen digitizer"

Damn, that sucks man.
My HD2 broke from 2 foot fall also... after many other falls.

falconeight said:
It shatters the screen!!!! motherf^#*!^#*(. I was getting out of my car and it fell directly on the screen in the garage.
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That would make me sick. That is horrible. The first thing I did when I got my note is get a warranty from squaretrade and then get theftaware to catch the thief that trys to steal it.

I was hoping to never know.
My deepest sympathies and thoughts go out to you brother

ahhhh now you are making me worry . i dropped twice but seem to be ok as it land with the back. i should get an insurance for the phone i guess or just have to be more careful .
i feel for you.

The thing is that it is a big phone and hard to keep in the hand. A good case is a must.....I have a feeling I will not be the last.

holy no... that's awful!

Man, I feel for you. I drop my S2 multiple times and luckily only some scratch in the body.

falconeight said:
It shatters the screen!!!! motherf^#*!^#*(. I was getting out of my car and it fell directly on the screen in the garage.
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Sorry to hear that - but shattered? I was expecting a lot worse compared to various iphone videos I've seen. Does it still work?
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
Sorry to hear that - but shattered? I was expecting a lot worse compared to various iphone videos I've seen. Does it still work?
- Frank
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If it still works, he should consider himself lucky. Things like is always makes me glad, I'm safe than sorry. I'm going to have to consider SquareTrade after I get my screen protector & case.

So we can assume now that the material used by Samsung is not the same in terms of strength and durability as Gorilla Glass.

ChodTheWacko said:
Sorry to hear that - but shattered? I was expecting a lot worse compared to various iphone videos I've seen. Does it still work?
- Frank
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Iphones are made out of crap Olephobic glass that they buy from 3rd world countries. It costs ≈200 USD to make a 16gb 4gs. Of course it's gonna get wrecked off 1 drop.
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My recommendation get a semi hard rubber case takes a beating. I have never broke a screen in 25 years of having a phone. I did Have a Blackberry old Brick (big square ugly phone) I dropped it off a 40 ft roof and it bounced and the screen never broke......... Luck of the Irish I guess
Either way I have dropped alot of phones and the semi hard case seems to take the shock
Bummer man, probably 145usd for a screen assembly.........

Note hasn't even been out for that long so even if you don't have insure to cover it I'm pretty sure your still applicable to apply.

A device that big and heavy would really break easier than the smaller ones I guess.

~ L said:
Note hasn't even been out for that long so even if you don't have insure to cover it I'm pretty sure your still applicable to apply.
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i have seen many sites doing insurance for the phone break or drop via online site . so he could then apply on one those websites and report later thats broken ? heheh not sure as i don't think they gonna check the phone when he sign up with them.

ChodTheWacko said:
Sorry to hear that - but shattered? I was expecting a lot worse compared to various iphone videos I've seen. Does it still work?
- Frank
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It works perfect no body damage just the screen

Its not gorilla glass its just a thin piece of common glass. I am pretty sure it broke because it landed flat on the screen.

The problem with any glass screen isn't that they are "shatter" proof, but they are scratch resistant. Just about any piece of glass tinsel strength will resist a scratch (except for a diamond), but a sudden impact, especially on an edge will pretty much shatter it. The gorilla glass can flex, if you've seen the video, but I bet they never show anyone striking it on the edge. Even though in your event, it fell on the face, from the look of the photo, it landed on the edge first, even if just by a small amount.
I have a Dell Streak and the first thing I do before exiting my vehicle, is to make sure it is in the pouch before I get out of the car. My previous phones (HTC's) got dropped several times getting into/out of my car. I use to keep an otter box case on it, but they are so bulky, not many cases around for belt use.
I feel for you, but, I bet just about any large surface area piece of glass would do the same thing. Head over to the Dell Streak forum and you'll see a few broken glass streaks.

THISSSS is why samsung uses "cheap feeling" plastic builds lol

so heres the story. it was on my kitchen table. my cat jumped up on the kitten table. the phone fell OFF the kitchen table. it landed on my wood flooring, and BAYYM. shattered like a christmas orniment. i can say the screen is fragile.. very different from my Galaxy S phones, which have been dropped numerous times, landed on concrete, and have dropped inside of a machine at work (lol). guess this is why samsung desides to make those "cheap feeling" light weight builds..
sigh. already ordered a replacement screen here ;The HTX One X
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thats the one X?
that sucks hope you get it fixed soon.

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;The HTX One X[/B]
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the2rrell said:
so what phone was this??
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I believe the OP said that already LOL

Not sure what your implying......you dropped the phone, got unlucky and the screen cracked. It's more the design of the one x than the materials. The screen is similar to the lumia where the edges are curved but exposed.
Samsung and one x both use polycarbonate. If you dropped it on the back, Im pretty sure neither would suffer any blows. One x just has a matte coating and is unibody.
And the one x weighs less than the Sgs3 I believe by a few grams nothing noticeable. So not sure how you can imply light materials.
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AllGamer said:
I believe the OP said that already LOL
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Yes lol you quoted that before i could SEE my mistake.......thanks for the info though Mr. Gamer

off topic from the one X.
As much people think plastic is cheap, they use this type of plastic for a reason.
I really think Samsung knows what they are doing. Consumers don't know half of the reasons why parts are chosen. The material scientist make their chose for a reason. They do test like these.
-Dual degree in ME and MSE.

pewpewbangbang said:
Not sure what your implying......you dropped the phone, got unlucky and the screen cracked. It's more the design of the one x than the materials. The screen is similar to the lumia where the edges are curved but exposed.
Samsung and one x both use polycarbonate. If you dropped it on the back, Im pretty sure neither would suffer any blows. One x just has a matte coating and is unibody.
And the one x weighs less than the Sgs3 I believe by a few grams nothing noticeable. So not sure how you can imply light materials.
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Here comes the denial trol.. was waiting for him ..lloo

could u explain that lovely chart please?
Dont see a point in sexy but fragile phone since you must put it in a case thus giving up the sexyness anyway.
Bet its the curved glass that makes it break so easy..

Hate to tell you but u need to replace lcd and digitizer together one x
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Chillz88 said:
Here comes the denial trol.. was waiting for him ..lloo
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lol......and then there's you who gets his posts cleaned by mods. Surely you must be doing something wrong.
Tell me, drop a phone and it's not probability and chance the screen will crack. Surely if we go by the OP's statement. HTC using the same polycarbonate material implies Samsung's are just as easily to crack their screen. Is it not? Why don't you use your brain for once, instead of going around calling me a troll when I've probably owned more Samsung phones then you, clearly been around the Samsung forums and development more than you and a member longer than you.
It's HTC's design, when I had a galaxy nexus it was the first thing I said in the One X vs. Galaxy Nexus thread. The screen design is similar to the Nokia Lumia, where the edges are curved but they are exposed, if it falls and hits the edge in any way, it has a higher probability of cracking.
It's purely design, not Samsung choosing to use Polycarbonate when HTC is using Polycarbonate on the One X also.
Think and read before you speak please. Learn to spell also.

First of all I'M GETTING THE GS3, but this thread is ridiculous. The materials on the two phones are the same. Both phones use polycarbonate ( The GS3 is shinny and the ONE X is matte ) and Gorilla Glass 2. You were unlucky and this could happen to any phone if it landed the wrong way. XDA is getting worse every day! It seems like many iFans decided to try Android cause this brand loyalty in these forums is getting ridiculous! Why people can't accept that someone might like a phone which is not the same as their choice. The ONE X is a great phone too. We should be happy that the best phones in the market right now are Android phones. I miss the days when XDA was all about development and community spirit!

nebsif said:
could u explain that lovely chart please?
Dont see a point in sexy but fragile phone since you must put it in a case thus giving up the sexyness anyway.
Bet its the curved glass that makes it break so easy..
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There's a lot of people that usually complain about why stuff looks the way they do or why couldn't the engineers put this and this in there.
What the chart shows is an example of a test dozens of engineers put together. We usually use programs and run experiments in all kinds of conditions to determine which materials are the best to use at the right price and will last the longest, etc and etc.
Just know even though the SGS3 uses a plastic case, it doesn't mean they didn't go through multiple materials and a selection process to make the case that they did. Sometimes the materials are chosen because they are recyclable and bio degradable etc...
Sometimes people need to realize that what they want isn't what they really need or want that's all.

pewpewbangbang said:
lol......and then there's you who gets his posts cleaned by mods. Surely you must be doing something wrong.
Tell me, drop a phone and it's not probability and chance the screen will crack. Surely if we go by the OP's statement. HTC using the same polycarbonate material implies Samsung's are just as easily to crack their screen. Is it not? Why don't you use your brain for once, instead of going around calling me a troll when I've probably owned more Samsung phones then you, clearly been around the Samsung forums and development more than you and a member longer than you.
It's HTC's design, when I had a galaxy nexus it was the first thing I said in the One X vs. Galaxy Nexus thread. The screen design is similar to the Nokia Lumia, where the edges are curved but they are exposed, if it falls and hits the edge in any way, it has a higher probability of cracking.
It's purely design, not Samsung choosing to use Polycarbonate when HTC is using Polycarbonate on the One X also.
Think and read before you speak please. Learn to spell also.
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Lmao.. i see you get ass hurt when someone posts about the htc one x.. your posts are useless... and stop crying..... will see you next time when someone tells something bad about your one x..till then keep whining..

thread closed. discussion of a damaged one x screen doesnt go in the sgs3 forum.
also if people continue to make any comparisons personal they are breaching the rules. infractions will follow. we have given plenty of warnings.
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Here comes the famous drop test for sgs3

not looking good, order your cases asap
edit: keep your beast safe...

Ohhh she's adorable..
Wait.. I was sposed to be watching the phones?
Moral here is "Don't drop your $700 phones from chest height into rough concrete kids"

Maybe the wind was too much when the S3 was dropped
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Hey guys, I found Casper the ghost!
I mean....the S2 is still the strongest phone out there when it comes to dropping. We need a S2 vs S3 drop test. We already know that iPhone 4S will get ****ed up every time
Sent from my AT&T SGSII on XDA

yea, will have to get good case + screen guard.

I guess this will be the first time when I'll buy a case for my phone. S2 was invincible.

She wasn't very accurate with her dropping.
But anyone who uses a phone w/out a case is a fool (IMO).
Just a $300+ accident waiting to happen.
And cases are available sooo slim nowadays.

.. and seriously, you need to be 7ft tall or even taller for the phone to be dropped that high.. LOL
unless you're on a horse or umm levitating.. LOL.. what are the odds? hmm?

CZ Eddie said:
She wasn't very accurate with her dropping.
But anyone who uses a phone w/out a case is a fool (IMO).
Just a $300+ accident waiting to happen.
And cases are available sooo slim nowadays.
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I'm a fool and risky as hell. I hate cases, I like to see the natural beauty of my phone. I honestly forgot how nice my wife's Moto Atrix looks without the case cause she has this horrid(in my opinion) Speck case on it. To each their own though.

Here is one more
Might as well add it to OP
They wasted like 3 + 3 devices!
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im glad i have a case and insurance for my S3

That gorila Glass 2 might still be as hard but it looks like it isn't as though, that combined with a thinner bazel and you end up with a cracked phone. Luckely i already have a case, now i just need the phone,...
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Most people buying S3 already have a case and other accessories except the phone
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My girl dropped her phone from the second floor, she was wearing her robe and it had slipped out, then it fell over the railing upstairs straight to the hardwood on the first floor and slid several feet.
Turned out the phone had no scratches and just scratched the case, Good thing she had a case cause her palm pre would of got murdered!
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chuunarusamurai said:
My girl dropped her phone from the second floor, she was wearing her robe and it had slipped out, then it fell over the railing upstairs straight to the hardwood on the first floor and slid several feet.
Turned out the phone had no scratches and just scratched the case, Good thing she had a case cause her palm pre would of got murdered!
Sent from my EVO using XDA
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galaxy s 3 thread man
yeah sometimes a phone can fall from 30cm and get smashed, other times not a single scratch :X

Someone should make a video of 'real life events'. You know...having the phone on lap then getting out of the car, etc. Because, in those instances, the phone isn't falling straight down. It's got some angle and slide to it.
(I took my Nexus One and threw it face down onto tiles about 3 feet in front of me...and nothing but the lcd underneath broke.)

SiNJiN76 said:
Someone should make a video of 'real life events'. You know...having the phone on lap then getting out of the car, etc. Because, in those instances, the phone isn't falling straight down. It's got some angle and slide to it.
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Im gonna get a zorb ball so i can protect my smartphone
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LeviathanPT said:
Im gonna get a zorb ball so i can protect my smartphone
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Hahahaha. Make sure you make a video!

hawkeye2188 said:
I'm a fool and risky as hell. I hate cases, I like to see the natural beauty of my phone. I honestly forgot how nice my wife's Moto Atrix looks without the case cause she has this horrid(in my opinion) Speck case on it. To each their own though.
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I am with you. I have never had a case, but do have a screen guard. Never had a problem yet.
It makes me laugh how the iphone crowd go on about how great looking their phone is and how the glass back looks great. Or when they go on about how the S2, looks like cheap plastic. Yet they cover their phone with a £1.99 cover from ebay, so they never see or feel the phone. And the gel, rubber cover from ebay is cheaper and tackier than the S2 phone.

this is the biggest downside of the phone... i don't care for the minor issues that i read about this phone except for this.. what was samsung thinking? didn't they test a few phones before putting it into production? didn't they test how tough gorilla glass 2 or lack there of before using it on their flagship phone?
fail!
i'm still upgrading to it though.. LOL

HTC One Scratch & Dent Damages

i was sitting on a couch and my HTC One slipped and smashed against the Marble ground (harder than concrete)
i did NOT expect this damage since it was only a 2 foot (less than 40 cm) drop
when i picked up my phone and i was very sad because i knew this is here to stay, take a look
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after one day, i was in my car and put my HTC One at the back seat
suddenly the phone slipped under the seat and got stuck between the seat and the trunk
when i got it out look how much the phone damaged
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Be careful with the HTC One its Aluminum casing is really fragile and it will get damaged with a small impact
i don't like cases because it will make the slim phone chunky and will make it feel cheap (plastic cheap)
but after all its a phone and these things happen, but take a lesson from my experience and make sure you are extra careful.
Best Regards
Muhammad

Ouch looks annoying! You didn't need that many photos to show us the damage though lol

If it was in a case it wouldn't have got messed up like that
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If it had a glass back panel it would have most likely shattered. If it had a plastic surround (vs. metal) it's likely there would have been scuffs or gouges on the plastic with "white" showing through. Certain drops/falls on certain materials are going to affect every phone to some degree.

double flip cover...

Strange I have dropped my phone often and not 1 scratch. It even one time flow out of my jeans when I wanted to take them off and not 1 scratch. I bought one of those 0.3mm cases from eBay just in case next time it will damage my phone. Your phone is ugly as **** now.

Throw on a Speck Candy Shell case, problem solved.

It's aluminium, soft but light, this is bound to happen if you drop it. Since you have now damaged it twice already clearly you are one of those clumsy types and should have got a cover for it after the first incident. I don't trust myself and bought a cover before I got the phone. Not a scratch on mine after 3 months now.
Learning the hard way, don't blame the phone for how much it breaks, you're the one dropping it.

You guys act like you didn't even read his post. He clearly knows aluminum is a soft metal, and it dents easily. He's clearly saying "Don't think it's indestructible because it's metal".
I don't use a case either. I dropped my phone onto a concrete floor from about 5 inches and it got a slight ding in it.
If you have one, you can take a fine file and kind if blend the blemish in. So it doesn't look so "ugly"
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Similar to the blemish I acquired by dropping mine on concrete from 3 feet. I feel like my phone faired really well, considering. Sure a little nick in the corner but this phone is overall very tough. I filed mine down a bit with a nail file, made it smooth. Not gonna stay new forever and maybe a year down the road I'll convert my whole phone to red!

Sandpaper of various grades - I think you can fix it. You won't make it invisible but less visible - for sure.

Get a transparent case preferably to show off the phone. You could have avoided this easily.
http://www.spigen.com/htc-one-case-ultra-thin-air.html

CaseyChaos666 said:
It's aluminium, soft but light, this is bound to happen if you drop it. Since you have now damaged it twice already clearly you are one of those clumsy types and should have got a cover for it after the first incident. I don't trust myself and bought a cover before I got the phone. Not a scratch on mine after 3 months now.
Learning the hard way, don't blame the phone for how much it breaks, you're the one dropping it.
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lol i am NOT "clumsy" i did NOT use a case in the past 5 years and this is the first accident
in my defense how can i know if i put the phone on the seat it will drop to the backside of the seat and hit a metal

xxquicksh0txx said:
You guys act like you didn't even read his post. He clearly knows aluminum is a soft metal, and it dents easily. He's clearly saying "Don't think it's indestructible because it's metal".
I don't use a case either. I dropped my phone onto a concrete floor from about 5 inches and it got a slight ding in it.
If you have one, you can take a fine file and kind if blend the blemish in. So it doesn't look so "ugly"
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exactly, i am just saying take extra care when handling your HTC One because unlike other phones it can damage easily

Muhammad.Muayad said:
exactly, i am just saying take extra care when handling your HTC One because unlike other phones it can damage easily
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Other phones damage just as easily, it just seems a lot more noticeable with metal
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Simple common sense. The damage displayed is perfectly in line with the falls/slips experienced.
This doesn't make this phone any weaker than you'd expect from a phone. Last place I'd leave my phone is loose in a car, it would be silly to not expect it to fall, slip, get damaged. Also, if I dropped the phone onto marble, I'd be thankful it didn't break the screen.
If you don't want to damage *any* phone, don't drop it, keep it secure and stick a case on it.
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This phone does not damage easily.
You can be less careful with this phone.
Aluminum is soft, but not as soft as plastic.
Get a 0.3 mm case. That'll solve the (potential) problem.

What's a good screen protector for this phone..?
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What's a good screen protector for this phone..?
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None. You don't need a screen protector on this phone unless you live in a sandy or dusty area. Or you never clean your phone with a moist microfiber cloth, which stops finger oil salts from accumulating.
In which case, I've heard Mime makes some good stuff. It keeps the glass feel. A little expensive though.

The reason I ask about the screen protector is because I already have a small surface scratch on the screen and don't want that to happen again..
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OnePlus One Is Waterproof - Discussion here

Hey everyone,
I was recently walking outside in the pouring rain with my OnePlus One. The crazy thing was that it was still functioning fine despite being practically hailed on. So I pulled out my M8 and decided to start recording. In this test I put the OnePlus One underwater multiple times and it came out fine each attempt. I didn't have any issues with the touch sensitivity, headphone jack, or even charging. It's pretty crazy quite honestly.

Thanks for providing this. I think you're a bit crazy considering people would kill for this phone, but it looks like it might have a nano coating like the moto G

Thanks for risking it.
Beyond that - how did you find the screen in the outdoors? Just respond instinctively (e.g. "rainbows directly into my eyes", "it was OK", "use only in caves - dark ones even for them")

a lot of modern phones can do this. the way they are built with low tolerances gives them some water resistance. but the oneplus is not waterproof, and it has no water resistance certification. so dont try this at home with your phone. you will probably mess something up and the phone can start to act weird days later. it is a testament to the build quality though.

@Nxxx,
getting interested about Speaker, is it working after such shower.?
what about earpiece.? OnePlus One detects earphones after this.?
etc. with such thing that are not visible at first glance or through video...(is it fully functional.? microphone.?)

i just wanted to add here. i got caught in a really bad thunderstorm last night while on my motorcycle with my opo in my jeans pocket. i rode for about 5 minutes in the worst thunderstorm i've ever ridden in, i was completely soaked and the opo got it as well. it was stil on and acting fine so i threw it under the seat and continued home and haven't shut the phone off yet and it's still fine.
i'd say the phone at least has a nano coating. i always worried about my nexus 5 because i knew this day would come at some point where i'd get stuck in a storm with my phone in my pocket and not be able to pull over. look slike the opo will do just fine.

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i just wanted to add here. i got caught in a really bad thunderstorm last night while on my motorcycle with my opo in my jeans pocket. i rode for about 5 minutes in the worst thunderstorm i've ever ridden in, i was completely soaked and the opo got it as well. it was stil on and acting fine so i threw it under the seat and continued home and haven't shut the phone off yet and it's still fine.
i'd say the phone at least has a nano coating. i always worried about my nexus 5 because i knew this day would come at some point where i'd get stuck in a storm with my phone in my pocket and not be able to pull over. look slike the opo will do just fine.
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I once used my Nexus5 for almost an hour in pure rain. It got so extremely wet, you can't imagine. I already thought I'd had to buy a new one. Nope. It's still working.
(Yes I had to stay in the rain. I was at the army there.)

I was taking a shot REALLY next to the water when a wave hit a half of my phone and it was underwater (but still in my hands) for less than a second. Nothing happened. I don't think it's waterproof, but somehow it resist
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I think it is waterproof but they just dont verified it by the IP, because it would increase the costs

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I think it is waterproof but they just dont verified it by the IP, because it would increase the costs
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do you think it is possible for someone to check for IP for a specific device (like me to check my phone for IP##).?
maybe someone would like to push his device for testing

Don't get your hopes up too high people,
Friend of mine actually broke his OPO this way after 2 days (biking in a heavy rain storm).
The speakers were completely soaked and couldn't play anything till they dried. Everything seemed fine after the phone dried but it couldn't charge any more thus rendering the phone useless.
So anyway be careful out there! You never know if your device is just as water resistant as in this video, my friend already had bad luck so don't jinx it haha.

Nxxx said:
Hey everyone,
I was recently walking outside in the pouring rain with my OnePlus One. The crazy thing was that it was still functioning fine despite being practically hailed on. So I pulled out my M8 and decided to start recording. In this test I put the OnePlus One underwater multiple times and it came out fine each attempt. I didn't have any issues with the touch sensitivity, headphone jack, or even charging. It's pretty crazy quite honestly.
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In my opinion you are only fortune, try a second time you will see that the OPO will die.
but do you usually walk on the streets without the shoes?? where do you live??

Consider this: you can have unprotected sex with someone who has herpes and not get it, but would you chance it? Didn't think so. It's not waterproof because it's not waterproof, you just got lucky.
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robstunner said:
Consider this: you can have unprotected sex with someone who has herpes and not get it, but would you chance it? Didn't think so. It's not waterproof because it's not waterproof, you just got lucky.
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Should have used AIDS as a comparison... Since Herpes won't kill you Hah.

_Beni_ said:
I think it is waterproof but they just dont verified it by the IP, because it would increase the costs
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can't be, all waterproof devices has rubber plugs on ports: audio, microusb, this doesn't.
here is a teardown for the OnePlus, doesn't seem to have rubber and protections against water in any part:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/OnePlus+One+Teardown/26484
notice that the microusb port give complete access to water to electronics inside, it is either luck for sometime (what happened an hour later? is the OPO still working?) or it was treated with waterproof material.
then compare it with the Galaxy S5, where you can easily see rubber protections around parts that reach to the outside, camera, back, etc:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S5+Teardown/24016

The correct term is water resistant, not proof. And I don't even believe it have water resistant nano coating until officially confirmed by OPO. And they would not neglect to advertise that feature if they spent money on it.

NO! this phone has no seals in it at all! you will kill your phone sooner or later. hell i had a s5 and still didnt put it under water. dont do it ppppppl

Hope your charging port doesn't corrode, especially since the opo doesn't have wireless charging... cool video though. Makes me feel like i dont have to baby my baby as much as i do!

I feel like the headline of this should be changed so that people who are just skimming the headlines won't get the wrong idea and drown their phones :/
Sent via quantum entanglement, focused through my OnePlus One.

I agree the title is misleading. The phone is not water proof, there's no gasket on the back cover, no nano coating, and no port covers. It's just glass fused to the midframe with a tightly fit back which makes somewhat resistant to water, but there's no ingress protection so no dunking your phone.