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Ever wanted to kill your wife after she dropped her evo into the crapper? I have. Just happened on Saturday. She forgot it was in her back pocket, and out it slipped (luckily pre-dump, lol). Pulled the battery right away, and buried it in a sealed tupperware container of rice. After a day and a half, took it out, and it works. Still has moisture under the screen, and the haptic feedback for the capacitive buttons isn't working right, but she can deal with those two things, unless they're cheap to fix. We'll see how things go over a longer period, as I just took it out today, but I've got some hope at least. Just felt like sharing a little messed up story.
I bet it went plop!
Nope, can't say I ever wanted to kill someone over a piece of electronics.
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wuclan48 said:
Nope, can't say I ever wanted to kill someone over a piece of electronics.
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I have...my crazy ex-girlfriend decided to break my EVO and break my laptop, then tried to take slash my tires, but the police got her and she is in a psych ward right now...in the heat of the moment, you want to hurt them really bad, but afterwards you cool down..
>_>
Shigster said:
I have...my crazy ex-girlfriend decided to break my EVO and break my laptop, then tried to take slash my tires, but the police got her and she is in a psych ward right now...in the heat of the moment, you want to hurt them really bad, but afterwards you cool down..
>_>
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You sir are either horrible at reading women (near impossible.some say it is as hard as recovering an RSA key) or you are unlucky if then that is the case you have my apology.
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Blitzpwnage said:
You sir are either horrible at reading women (near impossible.some say it is as hard as recovering an RSA key) or you are unlucky if then that is the case you have my apology.
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It was bad luck...and well she was nice and sweet from the beginning and then 2 years in, after a couple of weeks, complete switch...
I got a new Evo out of it, but still..be careful out there...
Shigster said:
It was bad luck...and well she was nice and sweet from the beginning and then 2 years in, after a couple of weeks, complete switch...
I got a new Evo out of it, but still..be careful out there...
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Always the nice ones...always.
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Wow, this thread took a weird turn. Looks like I might have to hurt someone after all, as it seems the phone stopped working after about 2 days. Now it's stuck at the splash screen. Oh, and btw, I wasn't talking about literally killing someone.
but was she good in bed?
Shigster said:
I have...my crazy ex-girlfriend decided to break my EVO and break my laptop, then tried to take slash my tires, but the police got her and she is in a psych ward right now...in the heat of the moment, you want to hurt them really bad, but afterwards you cool down..
>_>
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wuclan48 said:
Nope, can't say I ever wanted to kill someone over a piece of electronics.
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...i don't think he was serious, party pooper...
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live2ride96 said:
Wow, this thread took a weird turn. Looks like I might have to hurt someone after all, as it seems the phone stopped working after about 2 days. Now it's stuck at the splash screen. Oh, and btw, I wasn't talking about literally killing someone.
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That does suck. My first thought when I read your OP was that a day and a half isn't long enough in rice.
Buy your wife lots of new shoes, and use the desiccant packs to dry out the evo. Then return the shoes to punnish her
This may help also:
http://www.ehow.com/way_5311385_homemade-desiccant-packs.html
xlGmanlx said:
but was she good in bed?
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You bet, petite Asian girl but wild in the sack...that's why the relationship lasted around 2 years xD
Buy your wife lots of new shoes, and use the desiccant packs to dry out the evo. Then return the shoes to punnish her
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I agree =D
Oh also, goggles doesn't work and when browsing threads using the xda app and using the goggles setup, the screen flashes to full brightness ....
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I have a scratch coming from the upper part of the screen going right and down. It's very small right now.
I was freaking out because my last phone was a pre which cracked and slowly went across the screen.
My question is I know the screen is glass so is there a coating on the screen that is just scratched or do I now have to worry about it slowly spreading across my screen?
I dunno man but if that was my phone I would be sick to my stomach. I know what some of you are thinking. Christ, its just a damn phone. True, but I am very careful with my phones and treat them like they're my baby. God I'm so embarassed admitting this!
The first and only time I let someone use my epic, they immediately dropped it on the concrete. It had a case on it and I don't think the phone was damaged but I cussed at them anyways (it was a customer too). I will NEVER again let someone touch my phones after that incident.
Hahaha. I lost 3 of my 6 pres to the usb crack.
I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm slightly worried about my phone too.. it does look like there might be a crack towards one side of my screen. I bet we're just traumatized by the pre where if you waited out a problem, it didn't get better. The good thing, I guess, is that I got used to dealing with asurion.
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I dunno man but if that was my phone I would be sick to my stomach. I know what some of you are thinking. Christ, its just a damn phone. True, but I am very careful with my phones and treat them like they're my baby. God I'm so embarassed admitting this!
The first and only time I let someone use my epic, they immediately dropped it on the concrete. It had a case on it and I don't think the phone was damaged but I cussed at them anyways (it was a customer too). I will NEVER again let someone touch my phones after that incident.
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Nah I am the same way. It's weird cuz I have no clue where it could have even came from. I've never dropped it, never remember it scratching on anything and no one really plays with my phone
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Hahaha. I lost 3 of my 6 pres to the usb crack.
I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm slightly worried about my phone too.. it does look like there might be a crack towards one side of my screen. I bet we're just traumatized by the pre where if you waited out a problem, it didn't get better. The good thing, I guess, is that I got used to dealing with asurion.
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Yea I went through 4 Pre's I think. I still have the last one that cracked. I put webOS 2.1 on it to mess around lol
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Yea I went through 4 Pre's I think. I still have the last one that cracked. I put webOS 2.1 on it to mess around lol
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How does it work? Is there a 2.1 OC kernel? I haven't been keeping up. I was thinking of digging mine out to try out the new webos when I first read about it on precentral, but I forget it exists most of the time now. I never thought I'd buy into android, but htc phones are great.
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How does it work? Is there a 2.1 OC kernel? I haven't been keeping up. I was thinking of digging mine out to try out the new webos when I first read about it on precentral, but I forget it exists most of the time now. I never thought I'd buy into android, but htc phones are great.
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It runs real well and yea there is overclock kernel available now. Same here but now I'm addicted to Android haha
[OFFTOPIC] SGS2 is a total disappointment... "Important" functions NOT working...
I read about all the features of the phone, it all got me very excited but some things are not working...
First of all, it doesn't bring me beer when I use vlingo and say " get me beer"
Second of all, Crysis 2 is not running at all. Phone's not that fast..
Last point: I put my phone into airplane mode, threw it in the air.....
Worst transformer ever.....
The rest is working pretty damn fine, so its maybe not a total failure. What are you disappointed about?
First I was like "Hahaha.. NOT" but after a few seconds I started laughing at your post xD
I have not been blessed with a GS2 yet, still waiting. The only thing I could be disappointed about is: build quality/how it actually feels in (my) hands. Further the TouchWiz and Battery life are two things I am semi-worried, but you know TW can be replaced by custom launcher or ROM and Battery life should be decent with tweaks.
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First I was like "Hahaha.. NOT" but after a few seconds I started laughing at your post xD
I have not been blessed with a GS2 yet, still waiting. The only thing I could be disappointed about is: build quality/how it actually feels in (my) hands. Further the TouchWiz and Battery life are two things I am semi-worried, but you know TW can be replaced by custom launcher or ROM and Battery life should be decent with tweaks.
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Build is better than it looks, but the same goes for the sgs1. Dropped mine once and nothing to see, wiped the grains off and no damage at all. For the sgs1 you could buy stronger backplates and the same will go for this phone, looking at its sales. Samsungs internal build quality is actually one of the best in the business so I wouldn't be to worried. Touchwiz 4 is quite nice. Huge improvement over tw3, still I ditched it within 2 days. Launcherpro all the way for me
It's so thin, i can barely see it, wait...
because the thing i am disappointed is, that we still not have it here in Germany.
We should get this Phone about the same time as UK, but forget it. We are still waiting for that. Most of the people are ordering the phone in UK or Austria because they have it already and not only that, they still get new charges.
I like this Forum and i would like to make some Tweaks on this phone too, but i don't even know when I can get it.
By biggest complain is that it doesn't do bj...
Oh well, maybe it's successor will do
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By biggest complain is that it doesn't do bj...
Oh well, maybe it's successor will do
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thats what a girlfriend is for....
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Stitch! said:
I read about all the features of the phone, it all got me very excited but some things are not working...
First of all, it doesn't bring me beer when I use vlingo and say " get me beer"
Second of all, Crysis 2 is not running at all. Phone's not that fast..
Last point: I put my phone into airplane mode, threw it in the air.....
Worst transformer ever.....
The rest is working pretty damn fine. What are you disappointed about?
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epic post.
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By biggest complain is that it doesn't do bj...
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What about the vibrator ... u might find some app from market, transforming music to some good vibrations LOL
why doesnt it print money!! I cant believe i got this... how can i afford my uni costs now?
I really dont understand the haters but haters gonna hate i suppose, its literally the BEST phone ive ever owned, no regrets at all about buying it which is a first!
i just ordered mine.. will get it at the end of the month i think..
i just hope some roms are available till then, or i definitely start making my own^.^
lets rock the world >=)
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First and foremost, this phone is utter crap, it ate hundreds of my lovely British pounds before I could even pick it up.
I thought it looked amazing so I spread some cheese on it, but it didn't taste ANYWHERE near as good as it looked, now it turns out I need to feed it even MORE money before it will work again...
Seriously upset.
Stitch! said:
I read about all the features of the phone, it all got me very excited but some things are not working...
First of all, it doesn't bring me beer when I use vlingo and say " get me beer"
Second of all, Crysis 2 is not running at all. Phone's not that fast..
Last point: I put my phone into airplane mode, threw it in the air.....
Worst transformer ever.....
The rest is working pretty damn fine, so its maybe not a total failure. What are you disappointed about?
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Hilarity. Welcome Ohana.
Stitch! said:
I put my phone into airplane mode, threw it in the air.....
Worst transformer ever.....
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Best quote ever, mind If I put it on my signature lol?
Locster126 said:
thats what a girlfriend is for....
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Yes, but you don't always carry your girlfriend with you everywhere, right?
I came in ready to kick off, nice thread.
Burko
aim1126 said:
Best quote ever, mind If I put it on my signature lol?
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Go ahead, glad you like it!
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Samsungs internal build quality is actually one of the best in the business so I wouldn't be to worried.
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They ARE the best in the business. Look around, nothing comes even close. They manage to fit virtually everything in (more ram then anyone else, quality cpu, screen out of this world) light and this THIN -->
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Other companies are feeling the pressure now. 4inc and over screens need lightness otherwise it just becomes a brick, but then they have to fit in all the top specs inside too and they don't have the tech yet to do that.
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Dont u mean it's suckcessor?
WHAT?! NO CRYSIS 2 ?!
*cries*
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WHAT?! NO CRYSIS 2 ?!
*cries*
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Criesys!!
Seriously just bummed myself out pretty hard with this one. #1 reason for getting an S4 was the potential of the 13 megapixel camera. The one I just broke!
S4 in my pocket, leaned against something just right I guess, and BOOM! Not really a boom more of a sad sad whimper when I first saw my cracked lens.
I've searched this already, and there is hardly even a mention of this happening on google.
Hoping that someone has good news for me, or hopefully some helpful suggestions!
Ghost Glass on the front, Machined aluminium bumper, and not a thing to protect that stupid little piece of glass (why glass?) over the camera.:crying:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-back-camera.html
Is this my best option?
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-back-camera.html
Is this my best option?
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i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28
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i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28
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mine is a SGH-I337 AT&T model
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-back-camera.html
so dat's my jam.. Right?
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mine is a SGH-I337 AT&T model
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-back-camera.html
so dat's my jam.. Right?
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Yes that one is the right one. Really bad luck you have though!
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sorry to hear that. But $28 not bad!
and here is a video shows how to replace it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4f2XjQLAM
def sucks for sure, but trust me when i say you picked the most easily replaced part to break LMFAO. that or the speaker. rofl good luck friend!!!
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i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28
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def sucks for sure, but trust me when i say you picked the most easily replaced part to break LMFAO. that or the speaker. rofl good luck friend!!!
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I like this forum, it's neat!
Thanks for the info, ordering now, and hopefully it will be here when I get off the river next week.
If anybody on XDA is in Colorado and wants to go get wet/weird in a raft, kayak, SUP, mountian bike, or whatever... Hit me up, nerd friends are my friends. My family owns the 1st Outfitter in Colorado (since 1969) and we are really good at what we do. Not selling, just sayin.
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I like this forum, it's neat!
Thanks for the info, ordering now, and hopefully it will be here when I get off the river next week.
If anybody on XDA is in Colorado and wants to go get wet/weird in a raft, kayak, SUP, mountian bike, or whatever... Hit me up, I'll hook you up. My family owns the 1st Outfitter in Colorado (since 1969) and we are really good at what we do. www.dvorakexpeditions.com
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Advertising! It's a nada here
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Taylor_Swift said:
Advertising! It's a nada here
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i cant take any mod with a name like that seriously
im just kidding lmfao.
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Really bad luck you have though!
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It's a relative thing, I should probably fish more this week and play with my phone less anyway. Thanks for the sentiments.
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It's a relative thing, I should probably fish more this week and play with my phone less anyway. Thanks for the sentiments.
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Hope it gets fixed though. What's that case like? Worth getting? Looks neat
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Taylor_Swift said:
Hope it gets fixed though. What's that case like? Worth getting? Looks neat
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I finally received my camera from China... Quite an interesting trip it must have been for this little thing. About to replace the broken one, wish me luck.
the case is sweet.. I really like that it protects the outside of the phone as that is usually the part to hit the ground first on a drop. I also really like the Ghost glass that I've put on the screen. It feels just like the naked screen and doesn't inhibit the feel of the phone at all. The only thing that seems to not be protected by this setup is the camera... However at $28 a pop, I could think of worse things to happen. I'll be sure to do a quick write up when I'm finished in a few minutes.
Damn this phone is easy to fix. Took me five minutes total to fix.
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I dont know if this is the first "gate" fiasco for this phone but it definitely sounds like the glue is coming undone! Worst part is that I just pulled the phone out of the box. Everybody better check their screens. Im calling it Glue-gate
https://youtu.be/GSS9G8EUOwY
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I dont know if this is the first "gate" fiasco for this phone but it definitely sounds like the glue is coming undone! Worst part is that I just pulled the phone out of the box. Everybody better check their screens.
https://youtu.be/GSS9G8EUOwY
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Honestly just fire it up, play some games for a few hours, let the glue heat up.. see if that helps
pestilencec11 said:
Honestly just fire it up, play some games for a few hours, let the glue heat up.. see if that helps
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Its gotten worse with me using it and it getting warm. It didn't do this when I first took it out of the box. I've had it out of the box for about 2 hours and now the sound gets longer and longer. Like more areas of the screen are coming undone.
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Its gotten worse with me using it and it getting warm. It didn't do this when I first took it out of the box. I've had it out of the box for about 2 hours and now the sound gets longer and longer. Like more areas of the screen are coming undone.
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Looks like you'll be making a trip to the store on Friday. GL man. This is truly sad to hear.
pestilencec11 said:
Looks like you'll be making a trip to the store on Friday. GL man. This is truly sad to hear.
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Sadly I'm thinking they are going to have to send me one. Every other phone that I've had they said that they couldnt take it back in the store... this sucks
I'm setting up a phone that Im going to give back but then again i dont have to use a screen protector
yea I think they make u ship it out. it's dumb. same company
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yea I think they make u ship it out. it's dumb. same company
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as long as they send me a new one first
mine isnt doing that. just checked it too
I don't think one bad phone is sufficient for a "gate" name.
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PsiPhiDan said:
I don't think one bad phone is sufficient for a "gate" name.
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I know that, I can dream can't I?
Return and that is it
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It's inevitable with all devices, don't think there's ever been a product launched that didn't have a few bad apples in the bunch. It sucks for sure to be "that guy", but you'll have a new one in hand pretty damn quick...
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Steve Lazarus said:
It's inevitable with all devices, don't think there's ever been a product launched that didn't have a few bad apples in the bunch. It sucks for sure to be "that guy", but you'll have a new one in hand pretty damn quick...
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Oh I know, this isn't the first time and I'm not whining about it too much. Only bad thing is that tmobile is trying to make me send the phone back first. I'm like heck no!
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yea I think they make u ship it out. it's dumb. same company
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Kind of true and kind of false. Some of these stores are 3rd party retailers. They have their own inventory and at times have their own promotions. For example the one near my house smells and looks like T-Mobile, but it's owned and operated by a different company.
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Tidbits said:
Kind of true and kind of false. Some of these stores are 3rd party retailers. They have their own inventory and at times have their own promotions. For example the one near my house smells and looks like T-Mobile, but it's owned and operated by a different company.
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OK so I had to call like 3-4 times in order to get them to ship me a new one before I send mine back. But it'll be here on Monday. I will say that the screen scratches really easily... I only put it in an empty pocket once and only for like 2 minutes! It's got two fine scratches on the screen already. To all of y'all who plan on going without a screen protector, good luck! You are definitely going to need it
Haha I've always wanted to be the first out of the gate, but I'll let you have this one.
blakedunc235 said:
I dont know if this is the first "gate" fiasco for this phone but it definitely sounds like the glue is coming undone! Worst part is that I just pulled the phone out of the box. Everybody better check their screens. Im calling it Glue-gate
https://youtu.be/GSS9G8EUOwY
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That sucks I am sure they will give you another one. Sorry
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jason504 said:
That sucks I am sure they will give you another one. Sorry
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Yeah they are. It took like 4 calls just to get them to send me the replacement first though...
My Tab S did that...took it back ans the next one did it again...waited and got the Tab S2... that sucks man I know your heart's broken.
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blakedunc235 said:
OK so I had to call like 3-4 times in order to get them to ship me a new one before I send mine back. But it'll be here on Monday. I will say that the screen scratches really easily... I only put it in an empty pocket once and only for like 2 minutes! It's got two fine scratches on the screen already. To all of y'all who plan on going without a screen protector, good luck! You are definitely going to need it
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I've heard this from more than one source, it seems like the GG5 is less prone to breaks, but more prone to scratches. On a hardness scale I seen it got scratched at 3 and the S7 edge was like a 7 or 8. Mine is sitting in the box til I get my Xtremeguard and either The Spigen I paid for, or the promos Rinke sent me to review.