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Dear All,
All are talking about Fragile Screen of HD2. So did it happned to u aswell dropped and screen cracked.
If you have dropped your HD2 more than 1 feet (12 inches) and still survived the crash, Please Vote
Sorry for those who have broken screens. It hurts to see it cracked.
Edited: Also tell any kind of case or screen protection you using in case it survived ?
Update 10 % of dropped HD2 cracked.. hmm i will care my hd2 when it comes.
hello,
Mine fell four times already from my hands straight on to wooden floor, luckily my hd2 survived these little tests
cannavarolt said:
hello,
Mine fell four times already from my hands straight on to wooden floor, luckily my hd2 survived these little tests
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Please vote !! It will help New HD2 buyers .
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
mine survived too(dropped on marble facing the screen)...without a single scratch
...but i will not push my luck again
H2D2 said:
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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Lucky one - if anything else would have happened it would be a good one for the "epic fail" category
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZxNM1fYaLY&feature=related
Someone drops his HD2
H2D2 said:
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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roflmao....as my wife has been known to drop her phone down the toilet before now she's been banned from touching mine unless under my direct supervision...
Dropped it last night at a KFC when I was drunk lol not even a scratch when it fell on the pavement.
Eruzembreg said:
Dropped it last night at a KFC when I was drunk lol not even a scratch when it fell on the pavement.
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Do u use any case or screen protection ?
H2D2 said:
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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Omg that made my laugh (no offense, just to hilarious )
The other night I was texting someone and my friend turned round very quickly and accidentally knocked it out of my hand. It landed on the steel table base, then onto the concrete floor...the battery cover popped off and the battery went walkies, but the screen was completely undamaged and the cover wasn't broken.
I've not dropped it myself, in near a month of ownership thats the first time it's hit the deck.
Only dropped mine once and that was from standing on to........... carpet As you might imagine no harm was done. I dread dropping it on concrete though :S
Mine fell out of my jacket pocket getting out of a train on my way back home on New Years Eve. Thankfully the phone was in it's leather case and it survived without a scratch.
Dropped once on high street using Google maps for directions - Survived unscathed
However sat on my parents couch when over for Sunday dinner and now I have permanent black pressure marks on the middle of the screen Not so bad when the screen is lit up, but now film are unwatchable on it !!!!!
Anyone know how much a replacement screen is? Or if HTC would be kind enough to cover it under warranty?
AshHD said:
Dropped once on high street using Google maps for directions - Survived unscathed
However sat on my parents couch when over for Sunday dinner and now I have permanent black pressure marks on the middle of the screen Not so bad when the screen is lit up, but now film are unwatchable on it !!!!!
Anyone know how much a replacement screen is? Or if HTC would be kind enough to cover it under warranty?
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can you post the pic of the phone ? Hope htc covers minor defect of this premium device. in warranty!!!
had mine hit the sidewalk pretty hard, battery came out, but no damage afterward. second hit from 5ft high on a stone tile floor with a metal bar hitting it afterward: screen is ok but little scratch on battery cover finish... a third drop from my pocket in a crowded club, again with no damage at all... im not using a case or cover, so i could say its either pretty solid, or im very lucky
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Someone drops his HD2
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WTF!!! apple employee! lol. dropped mine about 4-5 times now not a scratch on it. never on the pavement. (touch wood)
Use at least the original leather case
I've dropped my love twice. Once when I was capturing photos outside in december - it fell down to snow without leather case, and nothing happened, I just cleaned it up and swaddled it like baby Second time it fell off my jeans' pocket in a gym, about 50-60cm with leather case, and nothing happened. So I can give you just general advice - keep your Lion in leather case while you don't use it
Mine got smashed out of my hand by a friend of mine who didn't agree with the uber-blinding flashlight of my beloved device..
Landed from 6.3ft high on the stone floor. Not a single scratch.
Hi. So story goes like this.
While going to biking I was going to put my Defender case on my HD2, but tried it and found out that these invisible shields and this cheap one i got make it that much bigger otterbox defender dont fit. so I left defender in.
When going out of the door one hand on bike and one with HD2 with sportypal finding satellites, tried to close the door and doing that dropped my precious HD2 to concrete floor from around 1.5m or 5feet. I saw it dropping and I was like NOOOOOO, but my music didnt stop playing from my bluetooth headset so I knew atleast it didnt break fully.
Well what do you expect happened to HD2 with gorgeous 4.3" glass display..
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Pictures tell everything:
Better quality pics: HERE
Well nothing really happened, except little dent on the corner, it looks worse in pictures. I was so sure that I broke my precious HD2's screen but no.
You might notice that theres no invisible shield/other plastic wrap around, thats because I took those off so I can use my otterbox defender again!
Earlier, 2months ago defender case saved my HD2 from mud where it fell when I stumbled in darkness using HD2 as my flashlight
Anyone else had these lucky or not so lucky moments with your HD2? Post your stories and pictures if any.
Thanks.
Lucky git, I've kicked mine a few times as when I drop it I try to stop it hitting the floor so stick my foot out, most of the time it lands on my foot then falls on the floor but a few times Iv'e kicked it a good 4/5 foot :lol:
Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
my HD2 survived a 1.20m flight on stone - even the battery-cap jumped away - but the display and the handy was without any problem - puuuuuuh
drop...
I had my hd2 about 3 days and a friend was holding it while i took off my motorbike helmet. she dropped it about 1 meter and all it did was ding the side...
must admit i was bricking it..
Mine has fallen from the top of the toilet onto the floor... My wife came running in when she heard me scream, she thought I'd has an accident. LOL
Incidentally zero damage.....
Very lucky!
I think I would spontaneously combust if I dropped mine...
Oh I had dropped that one several times and not once did it break. Most of the times it fell it landed on it's back or side. The one that did it in was a face shot (lol), It dropped and landed face down for the most part. It landed on the bottom right corner first blowing out the bottom then slapped down all the way killing the upper half. I used to keep it in that gell case and had Invisishield on it as well before. For some reason I stopped using the gell case and the Invisishield started to peel in one corner, so it came off as well. I believe with the use of the Invisishield alone it would have helped in keeping the phone from breaking. That stuff rocks.
There is always that feeling when you get a shiny new phone. You know that you're going to drop it at least once.
The first time I dropped mine from 3 feet ish, it landed on the screen. But as I tried to grab it from falling I just ended up propelling it towards the floor. Then I got that sinking feeling as I went to pick it up. Just as I turned it over I expected the screen to be smashed (it didn't land on a flat surface) but nothing. Just a small scratch on the screen protector.
Also as someone mentioned before, I've done the whole "use your foot to stop it falling but end up kicking it further thing" still in perfect condition. Awesome phone.
Mine has survived a 30 km/h swipe
i was getting to sleep, it was dark and i forgot that my HD2 was lying on bed
when i was sweeping my bed with a pillow, i felt that i've just swiped a heavy metal thing on the ceramic floor , n i heard a glass-metal sound :O
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brightened the light, and it was my HD2 without even a minor scratch
the glass-metalic sound was from the back cover being popped out
I droped ine once in a carpeted room...I went to walk out and it slipped out my hand and flew out... the sound of it hidden the wood under the carpet was enought to scare the **** out of me... I didnt scream...I was breathless the moment it left my fingers..
The other day my sister bought a new phone and went to me to show me and so i can open it up for her... Once she picked it up for the first time, she dropped it. You would think she dove for it. Nope she screamed and walked away... So i laughed and gave it to her.
Wil Badger said:
Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
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I've just sent my device to my insurer this afternoon, dropped from taking out of pocket and having butter fingers, this is the second replacement screen I'll be getting, looked the same as yours although the ENTIRE glass front was shattered into what was a rather cool looking honeycomb effect haha, and the row of buttons at the bottom were dying to fall off too, it's been 4 hours and I miss my device already, using a nokia 6300 at the minute!!!
My replacement was one dayed to my house. It would also appear to brand new and not a remaned unit. New one came with a new memory card,charger, the whole box. I also kept my 16 gig card, battery, and rear cover from the broken one,lol.
I have the amazing wallet-phone! (there's thread on here about it) My HD2 jammed into a faux-leather case, with space for cards and money as well. I've thrown my phone place to place and never had a problem thanks to the protective cushion. It might be bulky but the trade-off is I have all my things together, the phone's protected, and when I take my 11-month phone out it looks shiny and new. So there's an alternative for people with the same butter-fingers I have
Link: The XDA Thread for Wallet phone - it's about £4!
Trig0r said:
Lucky git, I've kicked mine a few times as when I drop it I try to stop it hitting the floor so stick my foot out, most of the time it lands on my foot then falls on the floor but a few times Iv'e kicked it a good 4/5 foot :lol:
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Yeah that really can save your phone if you have chance to do that. did that with my old Touch HD few times, also found out that if timing isn't right it can go really far away on flat floor
Wil Badger said:
Feel lucky this is what I got when I dropped mine from 3 feet.
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ouch :/ haven't seen that bad crack before, most of em have only screen kind of smashed. I cancelled my full insurance during summer because I thought I can keep it nicely have had luck with these two incidents.
No one was near me when dropped mine, someone probably would have thought Im crazy or something when dropped it and yelled fooock..
Had a incident myself posted the info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812370
but the end result is this
Im still crying inside
Edit : im gonna now go with the idea smeddy has just tring to find your post now re the case wallet
The first time I dropped mine was on my desk at work. It hit the table 2 twice very fast. I almost dropped it twice in my kitchen on solid hone But I have quick hands and I caught it just in time. The only time I really dropped it was on a carpet from a relatively small height. Those cracked screens look horrible, I hope I never have to see something like that ever again. When I bought it, it didn't have the original case, but another one. I try to keep it in that case most of the time. My problem is not butter fingers, I am not always careful when holding things
My OtterBox Defender has saved mine from 2 drops. Not a bit of damage.
I know the invisible shield type things are popular, but they don't do a damn thing if you really drop your phone.
My wife dropped her HD2 into a bucket of water once. The power was on and she was even on a phone call when it happened. Fortunatly she retreived it quickly and had the Otterbox Defender case on. After removing the battery and making certain it was throughly dry it is working fine to this day!
seeing all these broken HD2's upsets me, though i dropped mine at the bus stop as i was getting it out of my pocket, and the screen smashed at the top left, it still works perfectly fine though.
the next day, i did it again, but as i was walking and the phone went flying forward into a curb and smashed the camera and made the top right of the screen go black!
i've got insurance, but the phone is quite battered, with scuffs everywhere, so i dont want to claim in case they just repair it and give me back my scuffed phone!
and ive never claimed insurance before haha, i feel a bit silly claiming.
i cant post photos because i lurk instead of posting and im yet to be verified ;(
Long story short, I watched the Android Authority videos, the CNET torture test...
But I had to be at Walgreens before 6... and I couldn't find my case...
I am 6'2 pushing 6'3... I dropped my One without a case on it... it flew all over the place... then ended on its face...
There are only minor scratches on the aluminum and one tiny dent... there isn't a single (even microscopic) scratch on the face...
Had I dropped my S3, it would have shattered...
I'm not saying to drop your One... but should you drop it, it will fare better than any phone out there. HTC balanced the phone to the point that unless it is purposely dropped on its face, it will not break...
Keep a case on it... but imagine the horror when I dropped it from my EAR today... a 6' plus fall and just minor dents?
I guess I can put up with the signal issues... Because any other phone would have been dangerous to use because of the shattered glass.
Anyone else have an "I dropped my One and it survived" story?
Didnt the top and bottom speakers fell out? Saw some videos that 2 parts are quite flimsy
EtherealRemnant said:
... but imagine the horror when I dropped it from my EAR today... a 6' plus fall and just minor dents? Anyone else have an "I dropped my One and it survived" story?
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I can top that.
I've dropped my One at least three times I can think of.
Once, when on a ladder using 'smart tools' to level my flat-screen TV on the wall, a drop of about 7' in total, bouncing off the ladder step, onto the (natural stone) hearth of my fireplace, and another 1' to the floor.
Once, when hiking in a nearby State Park, the phone bounced out of the holster (must have gotten some shirt tucked into the latch) and onto rocks/rubble/roots, coming to rest screen-down on some pebbles.
Once, while in bed, I 'bobbled' it out of my hand, it bounced off the mattress and onto the hardwood floor.
In all of these drops, thankfully I had both a Seidio 'Surface' case and an SPG/Spigen GLAS.tR screen protector. No discernible damage that I can detect, no scuffs or dings. Speakers are fine, and the camera works as it should - in other words, the optical image stabilization is working fine.
There can be no compensation for the three heart attacks I've suffered, but that's another story.
I was visiting Japan in April this year and had literally only received my One days before as it was delivered the day before I was to go on holiday through EE.
I was visiting a shrine in the Kyoto and walking up a steep hill capturing some video. Just finished recording the video but hands were sweaty and was turning the phone around to put it back in my pocket when it slipped face down and slid down an incline. I'm about 6"1 and my hands were in the air recording the video above my head.
The top of the silver mesh by the front facing camera came slightly away from the plastic and dented the metal and it dented beneath in two places and even took a chunk out of the side of the screen but the screen itself didn't even suffer a a scratch. Of course I was devastated I'd ruined such a beautiful phone but I was shocked by its build quality being so good.
I dropped a One X I had a couple weeks prior and it fell on the bottom edge horizontally causing no damage to the phone at all but completely shattering the screen. On the back of this I was expecting the same or worse from the One but I was totally surprised.
Best phone I've ever owned. Period. It's right to be acclaimed as the best smartphone you can buy right now.
I had one of the worst scares of my life when I dropped my one the first day that I received it.
I was using the stupid plastic bag that cames with the one to protect it from scratches lol. But when I was going to bed it was dark and I holded the one with the plastic bag face down and the one quickly slipped out of the bag
I almost cried when I saw that it didnt had a single scratch probably fell something like 3.5 feet. I was even tempted to ask for a return as I was having very bad battery life and the phone didnt have a single scratch or dent :' )
Yes!
Both times getting out of the truck at the end of the lane to fetch mail. I had it sitting in the arm rest in the door and it fell to the driveway which is coarse tar and chip (crusher run).
Fortunately it was in a Speck Candyshell Grip both times. The first time the case didn't even show a mark! The second time put a few marks on the case. The phone is mint. Both times the phone's final resting place was screen down. Dropping a smart phone is like dropping a cat or a buttered piece of toast. You can wager full retail price replacement on which way it lands!
If you have a carpet on the floor nothing will happen to your phone
But if it fall on cement or asphalt it will break at least the screen
I've been wrestling and phone flew into traffic, no cars hit it, but did bend the lower left corner, crazy ex girlfriend through it through a wall also, landed in living room unscathed .... Both times no cases.
sent from a Renovated HTC ONE
vegetaleb said:
If you have a carpet on the floor nothing will happen to your phone
But if it fall on cement or asphalt it will break at least the screen
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I've twice dropped my One from my ear onto the sidewalk and my screen is fine. A few dings, but no major damage.
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my cousin dropped his on his big toe and bruised it badly lol!!!!
luck was on your side because I seen a dude drop his htc one inside of tmobile on the carpet and the screen, its a hit or miss with phones falling on the floor just consider yourself bless and get a strong case
i dropped my HTC One and Camera lost its Focus. camera costs 20-40$ ebay BUTTT there is no company in my country who can dissamble my phone.
HTC One is great but it is too risky to have one!
Conclusion - Put it in the biggest and thickest Case ever and even after that DON'T DROP IT
it is jewelry not phone i will not buy anything like this anymore.
Hail Plastic!
Die Aluminum!
good for you
Unfortunately not everyone is as lucky as OP.
my one is fine thank god but my missus dropped her phone between the cushions on the corner of the couch, result, it hit the base board underneath and dented the side of the phone and the screen now has a single crack right across the screen. Not a great advertisement for a phones durability if it cant survive a six inch drop.
The phone is still perfectly usable and the crack isnt too bad, not too noticeable head on but if viewed from an angle its very visable.
I use it with an UAG case and i drop it almost every day haha not a single flaw, its still new.
Desiredrive said:
I use it with an UAG case and i drop it almost every day haha not a single flaw, its still new.
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like i said mine is still perfect, i just use a cheapy silicone cover and screen protector.
Today in the afternoon I was waiting at the bus stop. My bus arrived and in a hurry I tried to put the phone in my back pocket. Didn't judge properly and imagine what happened next. My phone fell flat on the screen from 3 feet height with a loud thud. I was hoping for the worst. When I picked up the phone I was shocked to see that the phone didn't have even a single scratch not any crack. I was absolutely stunned and amazed for having seen the phone survive such an impact on the hard concrete. Hats off to Motorola for making such a sturdy phone.
PS: I have seen other devices. They didn't fare so good. Chasis and screen cracked easily even on the slightest impact.
Do share your experiences with the device Cheers !
Mods, if you feel this is an unwanted post, feel free to delete it, was just sharing my opinion.
Lucky u
In the day I got it from the store, my classmate let it fall screen-flat on the floor (I left it charging on a table).
She was terrified when it fell, but not a single scratch.
I dropped it twice but still not a single scratch & also I'm using a back cover?
sent from my moto g2
I threw it from about 4 feet distance trying to make it land on my bed, it bounced and fell hitting the left bottom corner, then bounced again and fell flat on the screen
no cracks or anything
@Gabboplano
Oh sweet jesus
Day one, I had mine sitting on the island in our kitchen. My overly excited teenage daughter came in swinging her arms around and hit my phone. The phone flew off the counter, banked off the oven door and landed face down on the tile floor. The impact was such that the back cover popped off. She immediately apologized and ran back out of the kitchen. I stood there staring at it on the floor for probably a good 10 seconds before i could even bring myself to pick it up and look...needless to say, not a scratch, crack, or ding anywhere on the device.
Do keep your replies and your stories coming.
Im in need of another phone, might purchase within a month or so. I am currently considering Asus Zenfone 5 and Moto G 2014. I've been reading around the Moto G 2 forums
So this morning as I was still waking up ? I went to grab my phone off my dresser (4 feet tall) and it fell to the floor. It was in the supplied case and magically it fell just a touch on the corner screen down but more or less flat. Of course my heart was racing (had it for one day) and it was facing down on the hardwood just to add drama as I wasn't able to see the screen. As I picked it up and flipped it over I was shocked to see not a scratch, dent, cracked or anything. There is no doubt this is a fragile phone but I was very lucky this morning and glad for that!
So it's not all bad news but I still don't recommend dropping it ?
I also dropped mine yesterday.
Well, it vibrated off a 1.5 meter shelf onto a tile floor.
A small blemish.
Otherwise fine.
The supplied case seems pretty substantial. I have done research, and can't find another one that would be more protective than the one that came with the phone.
Granted, I haven't dropped mine yet, but it feels relatively protective. Once new gear gets released that's even more shock absorbent, I'll snag one of those.
Anybody knew of a good screen protector that will not produce a "halo effect" around the edges?