Be very careful with the phone.. or get a good case. - Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion

Well.. I've had the phone for less than 3 full days and already cracked the rear glass. Good thing I have insurance.. but it seems s7 is extremely fragile.
Phone dropped out of my pocket while sitting down. About 1 and 1/2 foot drop and hit the corner.. already cracked..
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someone reported the same thing less than an hour after getting it. I feel they could have designed around that a bit better. Tempered glass always does terrible in corners. A couple of MM extra metal at the corners could probably save a bunch of phones.

Understandable. I have this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1I6J0E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 and I'm worried it's not gonna be enough for this phone. Already have two different ones on order.

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Understandable. I have this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1I6J0E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 and I'm worried it's not gonna be enough for this phone. Already have two different ones on order.
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i've got the rugged armor and it seems it should be fine, so i assume this would be ok too

This happens EVERY time a new phone is released. If anyone doesn't believe me, just go look at the other phones and you will see the same warnings when they were released. ALL of these kinds of phones are fragile to a certain degree. Anyone going without a good case is taking extra risk. Even a good case is no guarantee. Think of it this way, would you carry a laptop around without protection, drop it, and expect it not to eventually get damaged? When the next iPhone or S8 is released next year, other threads like this will show up early after their releases. If you drop it 2 inches or 2 feet...there is always a chance there will be damage. I don't think anyone drops it on purpose. That being the situation, I would think it would be a good move to put it in a case and at least improve the odds from the beginning.

I feel how it hurts. Can you post pics?

Mind you I have never broken a phone this early. And I've had lots phones without cases. Notably note4, LG g2, g3, gs3. All which I dropped many times.
I'll post pictures soon.
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From this vid s7 edge looked like it shouldn't happen so easily https://youtu.be/GU8S_BjByKU maybe edge is more durable?
But it's not so bad and guy from video claims that back cover replacement costs ~30$ but anyway it's insurance problem. I wonder will water resistance still be present after such repair

Pics.

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Pics.
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An 18 inch drop did that?

I already opened a claim, I don't want any issues with waterproofing. But if Samsung repair says they can do it for cheaper I might go with that option.

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An 18 inch drop did that?
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Yep. I was sitting at dining table feeding my son. just slipped out of my pj pocket and hit the floor. That's why I'm surprised.
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insang-droid said:
Yep. I was sitting at dining table feeding my son. just slipped out of my pj pocket and hit the floor. That's why I'm surprised.
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Thanks for posting. I'm definitely getting a case for it.

Isn't this what you people wanted? A premium feel at the expense of durability?

wow scary, first time ive heard of a phone ruined by being dropped now im definitely going to get a case and also place the phone inside 10 socks just in case

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Isn't this what you people wanted? A premium feel at the expense of durability?
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It's really not any more serious than chipping the paint or faux chrome on the edge bezels of previous Galaxy devices. I've owned the S3, S4 and S4 Mini. They look terrible after a year, even if you don't drop them. The S4 Mini is now over 2 years old and it's edge bezels look like the surface of the moon, and it's not from dropping it. That won't happen with the current generation of Galaxy devices.
At least the glass back on an S6 or S7 can be replaced to look like new. The edge bezels are part of the chassis. So, yeah, I'm fine with metal and glass.

i dropped my Xperia Z3 Compact a couple of times while standing, couple times onto wood floor, couple times onto tile. Never even scratched. Dropped it one day while at the pool onto this sort of uneven stone/sandstone kinda stuff from literally 2 or 3 INCHES, completely shattered the front glass. I mean total spiderweb destruction.
If just depends how you drop it and onto what surface.

Isn't it just bad luck either? I mean, I recently dropped my S6 and it also broke the glass (in the sense that the glass plate let loose and can now get dust under it). This was an innocent drop and it had falled quite a few times before already (before I was used to the slippery back of the thing) without any issues.
I've seen phones survive the most insane stuff only to get beaten by the bad luck of exactly hitting that part of the corner after a small drop.
Still sucks bigtime of course...

Lot of what's said is true. I still wonder how the waterproofing would be after repair.. of if the waterproofing would be OK with cracked glass.
I'm thinking the rear glass has no effect on the IP68 rating, when looking at the gs6 rear glass replacement video.

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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.

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
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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!
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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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Im gonna get a zorb ball so i can protect my smartphone
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Hahahaha. Make sure you make a video!
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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.
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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

[Q] How prone is Gorilla Glass to cracking?

I've dropped my Evo 4g many many times over the 2+ years I've owned it and besides a few small scratches, never had any issues. Should I expect the same of the Gorilla Glass 2 in the N4 or would getting insurance for the phone be worthwhile?
I was fine without insurance on my last phone, but not sure if there are other factors that would affect the chance of cracking (shape, weight, angle of hit ect...).
It won't
Used to drop my defy like a hundred times.
Got no pouch or screencover and kept it in my trouser pocket fir two years not the slightest scratch.
Gorilla glass ownz
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Gorilla glass 2 is the strongest glass on any smartphone right now but that doesn't mean it won't break. Im more worried about the glass not protected by the bezel. Looking at the pics of this phone the glass on the front goes right to the edge and not protected by the bezel at all. And to make it worst the edges curve up so if you drop this phone it will be more likely to land on the glass. The weakest part of any piece of glass is the edge so I'm a bit worried about this since i don't want to use a case on a phone this nice.
Glass is glass and it will break. I literally never drop phones, so it shouldn't be a problem for me, but if you are prone to dropping phones, don't be surprised if the glass does break or crack.
It seems like the glass on the back is prone to cracking/breaking though. Kellex from droid life cracked the back of his LG Optimus G review unit and apparently he didn't even drop it.
I just finished watching the Vergecast, and Josh Topolsky dropped his Nexus 4 review unit from a coffee table onto hardwood and it cracked the back.
You have been warned. lol
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Glass is glass and it will break. I literally never drop phones, so it shouldn't be a problem for me, but if you are prone to dropping phones, don't be surprised if the glass does break or crack.
It seems like the glass on the back is prone to cracking/breaking though. Kellex from droid life cracked the back of his LG Optimus G review unit and apparently he didn't even drop it.
I just finished watching the Vergecast, and Josh Topolsky dropped his Nexus 4 review unit from a coffee table onto hardwood and it cracked the back.
You have been warned. lol
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link?
The vergecast will be posted here, in the next few hours or maybe tomorrow. You can watch it when they record it live, but after that you have to wait a while for them to post it.
That's really worrying that it cracked so easily..
jarekb84 said:
I've dropped my Evo 4g many many times over the 2+ years I've owned it and besides a few small scratches, never had any issues. Should I expect the same of the Gorilla Glass 2 in the N4 or would getting insurance for the phone be worthwhile?
I was fine without insurance on my last phone, but not sure if there are other factors that would affect the chance of cracking (shape, weight, angle of hit ect...).
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My gf dropped her Galaxy Nexus THREE times without any case on hard concrete, and it finally broke.
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Here's a link to the AT&T review. If you don't want to read the entire thing, just scroll down a bit and you'll see pictures of the cracked back. Like i said in my op, Kellex didn't even drop the phone and the back cracked. As you can see in the pics, the back of the AT&T unit is almost identical to the Nexus 4
The link to the Vergecast is here. If you want to get to the part where he talks about cracking his Nexus 4, just fast forward to around 48:00.
If this is a common problem, this might make me hold off on buying one of these.
All glass breaks. Gorilla glass is no exception.
I'm not thrilled about a glass back at all.
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All glass breaks. Gorilla glass is no exception.
I'm not thrilled about a glass back at all.
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It seems like it'll make it a gorgeous phone, but might make it prone to cracks and faults. I hope it's strong enough, because there's nothing worse looking than a phone with cracked class, it would drive me mad.
Dropped my s3 2 feet with gorilla class cracked majorly.
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Dropped my s3 with gorilla class cracked majorly.
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Seriously? 2 feet? Onto what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgKLwGnOZs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
People buy into marketing crap. Glass breaks. Don't drop it.
All glass is just fine for me. I'm really careful with my devices.
..now that I said that, I'll probably drop my N4 once and it'll crack, heh.
Do people really drop their phone that much?
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i dropped my nexus 7 after 3 weeks... yup... the glass pretty much fell out... yup...
Only glass I've had crack is the glass on my playbook, when my 2 year old threw it. My galaxy tab is awesome, and the sensation gorilla glass with the curved edges has had no problems.
I do worry that the flat back would be more prone to breakage than the curved front.
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Do people really drop their phone that much?
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Yes we do, its an object not permanently attached to anything after all.
I'll just get myself a TPU case and put on Skinomi skin and not worry about it.
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i dropped my nexus 7 after 3 weeks... yup... the glass pretty much fell out... yup...
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Can you please use "yup" a few more times?
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How easily does Nexus 4 back glass break?

I'm thinking about buying a Nexus 4, but the only thing that's stopping me is that people say how easily the back glass breaks.
If you could provide any real life experiences, on how easily the back glass broke or it didn't, perhaps with or without the protection case.
I would really appreciate it!
Cheers!
Mine broke after two weeks, but if you get a crack it doesn't spread easily. Have some more cracks now after 4 months use, it's not the best design choice. Still, it's a ridiculously good buy and you can always change the back plate easily!
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Mine broke after two weeks, but if you get a crack it doesn't spread easily. Have some more cracks now after 4 months use, it's not the best design choice. Still, it's a ridiculously good buy and you can always change the back plate easily!
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Did you use protection case? From what height did it fell?
I don't really think it fell, it just broke from pressure in my pocket. Probably had it mixed together with keys etc.
The important thing is, the screen doesn't get scratched at all, no matter how much abuse it gets. I bought an original bumper for it, but I found it to be unwieldy because it's already a big phone, so I don't really use it.
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Serris said:
I'm thinking about buying a Nexus 4, but the only thing that's stopping me is that people say how easily the back glass breaks.
If you could provide any real life experiences, on how easily the back glass broke or it didn't, perhaps with or without the protection case.
I would really appreciate it!
Cheers!
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With cheap tpu case no problem here
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My nexus 4 don´t have any scratch, i used this for 2 months naked and the back only protected for the plastic coming from the box.
Don't sit in your phone, don't drop your phone and all be fine.
The back is normal glass, you need protect this.
If the back does start to crack, this skin might help out.
This is a phone you can't really carry naked unless u are extra careful. I wouldn't recommend it. At least get a bumper.
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I use it naked, carry it in a pouch though, still looks brand new.
No cracks been using it since late last year.
got mine in January, i dont use any protection, no case or sheild, and my back glass is fine. a few scratches but no complaints. the front glass is in perfect condition, no protection. it has fallen many times, which has scared me, but its still in one piece
Serris said:
I'm thinking about buying a Nexus 4, but the only thing that's stopping me is that people say how easily the back glass breaks.
If you could provide any real life experiences, on how easily the back glass broke or it didn't, perhaps with or without the protection case.
I would really appreciate it!
Cheers!
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I seriously recommend buying an N4 right now. Lowest price it's ever been at.
You guys made me want N4 even more, and of course its out of stock.
They have no idea when they might get new units. Ah well...
I have the N4 for a couple of months now and the first 2 weeks i carried it naked, but i,ve been extra carefull with it...
After the 2 weeks i got 2 cases and 1 puch(i am currently using the pouch) and since last month i noticed a couple of tiny scratches on the back near the camera(u cand only see them in a certain angle) and 2 scratches on the front(same here, u can see them if u look carefull...)
But i have no ideea how i've managed to scratched it since i have had verry good care of the phone even with the cases....
Serris said:
I'm thinking about buying a Nexus 4, but the only thing that's stopping me is that people say how easily the back glass breaks.
If you could provide any real life experiences, on how easily the back glass broke or it didn't, perhaps with or without the protection case.
I would really appreciate it!
Cheers!
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Put a dbrand sticker on it, it won't break that easily, or at least it won't show it.
Haven't broken the glass yet, the First 2 months I had the phone it was unprotected. In that time I had 1 scratch under the nexus logo and a few on the Gorilla Glass 2 front panel. After putting a case and a screen protector on it, I dropped the phone (accidently) around 4 times in the last few months
1st time was around the end of June.
I dropped the phone on a surface like this:
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I dropped it from my hand around 3 feet above the surface.
It landed straight on the front. It had a Ringke Fusion Case and a screen protector installed.
There was no damage at all.
2nd Time I clearly remember I was shining in someones eye with the flash light (most of you probably know how bright it is),
her natural reaction was to hit the phone and it slid around 10 feet away, it still had the same case on.
The phone tossed a few times on the surface back and forth
No Damage.
I was really impressed.
I luckily never dropped it without a case.
I have no idea how the phone holds without a case.
I suggets putting at least a screen protector on it, because you will get scratches.
Not from keys or metal, but from sand. Also the back will get scratches as well if you don't protect it (Even faster as it isn't gorilla glass).

Case or Raw Dog?

Simple question. Do you rock a case on the Note 3, or are you running it raw dog style?
I've now tried two cases, the Spigen Neo Hybrid and the UAG. Didnt like the Spigen at all. Love the storm trooper look of the UAG but that thing is nearly impossible to remove and it doubles the thickness of the phone. Plus, as a huge fan of the appearance of the Note3, I'm not sure I'd really like any case at all.
Thinking of throwing a tempered glass protector on the screen and calling it good.
I run it naked.
I love the look too, but not the feel. The leather appearance of the back looks great but gives very little grip. I have an otterbox defender and that same old patterned belt clip/holster that Verizon has been selling for years with their smartphones. I almost bought that spigen s-view case until I saw pictures of how it cracked one user's screen. I don't really like cases on my phone either but i'm not brave enough to go without a case. Samsung phones have been known to be kinda fragile.
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Case. Don't remember who makes it, but it's sturdy.
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It slips over the top and bottom, rather than back/front. So it will not pop off when you drop it.
And it has a kickstand on the back!
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Case. Don't remember who makes it, but it's sturdy.
It slips over the top and bottom, rather than back/front. So it will not pop off when you drop it.
And it has a kickstand on the back!
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That's a Platinum brand case... sold at Best Buy. They are expensive... The markup is over 90%...employees pay sub $5
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That's a Platinum brand case... sold at Best Buy. They are expensive... The markup is over 90%...employees pay sub $5
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Yeah, I think I paid $30-ish for it. Had one for my last phone, an S3. Dropped it 3 stories off a balcony onto a sidewalk. There was a decent dash on the case, but no phone damage. Definitely worth it.
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I love running the Note 3 naked. The only issue is that the back gets slippery at times. I had my first drop today ?. I like my Spigen case, but it's difficult to plug headphones in sometimes.
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I run it naked as well. I'm actually more worried about scratching the display since I haven't dropped a phone in many years (knock on wood!). I've been contemplating getting the S view cover since it doesn't add to the thickness at all, but I use the phone so much it would be such a hassle to keep having to open it (and hold it open while using it).
I'm insanely ocd about the display because it somehow got scratched on my last phone (gnex) like a month after I bought it, just by putting it display side down on a table. It bothered the hell out of me for the following 23 months straight. Scratch resistant my ass.
I've tried a few glass screen protectors but they eventually peel away at the edges and it looks horrible. Suffice to say I'll never put ANY phone display side down again, and I always have a death grip on it when I'm using it...so I'm good to go.
Poetic Borderline bumper case because it's just enough protection without getting in the way. And it fits the slightly thicker Samsung wireless charging cover.
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Spigen Glas-Tr slim to protect the screen and depending on my mood either a TPU or metal bumper. The back is like $10 to replace if it ever gets scratched up so I don't bother putting anything on the back except for a FlyGrip to help me one-hand the phone. I did order a white back so I go back and forth between them - the white back looks cool w a metal bumper.
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I run it naked as well. I'm actually more worried about scratching the display since I haven't dropped a phone in many years (knock on wood!). I've been contemplating getting the S view cover since it doesn't add to the thickness at all, but I use the phone so much it would be such a hassle to keep having to open it (and hold it open while using it).
I'm insanely ocd about the display because it somehow got scratched on my last phone (gnex) like a month after I bought it, just by putting it display side down on a table. It bothered the hell out of me for the following 23 months straight. Scratch resistant my ass.
I've tried a few glass screen protectors but they eventually peel away at the edges and it looks horrible. Suffice to say I'll never put ANY phone display side down again, and I always have a death grip on it when I'm using it...so I'm good to go.
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That phone is why I won't buy anything without gorilla glass again. It got scratched on something in my pocket. Except there wasn't anything in my pocket.
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That phone is why I won't buy anything without gorilla glass again. It got scratched on something in my pocket. Except there wasn't anything in my pocket.
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I always thought the gnex had gorilla glass...??? That's why I'm so paranoid about this phone. I know it's obviously a much newer technology as far as the glass, but I'm paranoid nonetheless.
I would love to see a legitimate scratch test done. I could only find one test done and it was with a knife, and wasn't really that clear. When the hell would I ever scratch the display with a knife?!?
They need to do some common sense, real world testing...i.e. putting the phone in and out of jean pockets with the metal rivets on them, and with keys and other objects in the pocket. Also placing it display side down on different surfaces and moving it around, etc.

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