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Dropped my HD2 from +1.5m (5feet) to concrete

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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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 ;(

How tough are G2's? VERY.

First of all, I'm a big guy (just under 300lbs.). Yesterday I caught my toe as I was going up on my porch and started stumbling. It's a narrow porch and I did not have enough distance to catch my balance. So, I turned to my side and took a dive off of the two foot high porch into the ground. Yes, I'm still sore.
The unfortunate thing is, I wear my phone on my belt on that side and I landed squarely on it.
Once I checked myself out for injuries, I thought "My phone! I just paid $400 for it and I bet I smashed it!".
I look at it and there are no visible signs of damage. Then I try to turn it on. Nothing. So, the whole time I'm getting cleaned up from the incident, I'm thinking "What could be wrong?" Whatever it was, I was fully intending on trying to fix it myself. Once I was ready for work I decided to take the battery out and look under it for hidden damage. It looked fine. I popped the battery back in and tried to turn it on. Bingo! It works fine. I guess the jarring very briefly disconnected the battery which locked it up.
Just like the half dozen other HTC phones I've owned, this is one tough phone.

Maybe you just thought you landed squarely on it. Maybe something else like the cased itself absorbed most of the shock. But it def is great that your phone isnt broken.
I landed on my side once on concrete and broke a canon camera that was in my pocket lol.

It has to do with the way the force is transferred through it, the proportion of the weight that it was subjected to... damaging blows are not necessarily high force hits, but high CONCENTRATION hits onto surfaces that have no give, like being dropped on a corner onto concrete. Being smushed between a big guy's belt and the lawn is not a real test of durability.

I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I considered this some kind of torture test. I understand the physics of the fall. But, from the way my side hurt where the phone was crushed into it, it definitely took a licking and kept on ticking.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

Who is this? Bill Nye the Science Guy?

Whaaa?
Who is this? Is this Bill Nye "The Science Guy"?

Utorrent76 said:
Who is this? Bill Nye the Science Guy?
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Lmfao!
Yeah, it does depend on how the shock was delivered from your holster to the phone. If you're a big guy and have a lot of gut on you (no offense), then your body also absorbed some of the shock from falling, and you're gut held the phone in place. It's hard to explain over text, being a biology major, I know somewhat of physics and how it works on the human body.

I just switched from an iPhone 3gs with a plastic back and I was actually afraid to hold it too tightly in case I broke it! G2 is a huge improvement for sure.. It's nice not to have a fragile phone that isn't a ten year old Nokia.

That's good to know. I've dropped mine 5 times (wood floor/carpet), and there's only a scratch on the battery cover from the 1st drop.
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Dropped mine today for the 1st time since..Got it on launch..Not a scratch or dent..Fell face flat on tile floor..No damage at all Had a friend who dropped his iphone on carpet and broke the screen!!

Dropped my DHD the other day :(

It fell out of my pocket while biking.
Chipped the metal case
Has anyone else dropped their phone (I mean serious drops)?

Fortunately not, my friend did drop his iPhone 4 off a bridge whilst taking a photo. A sharp gust of wind blew it out of his hand.
I was laughing for about 2 days.

Yup, dropped mine a couple of weeks ago. Bit of a chip on the top right corner of the case by the screen and a bit of a scuff on the bottom right corner of the sim cover.
Was dropped from quite a height onto a hard pavement, so I'm pleased it didn't come off a lot worse!

Dropped mine too. I was busy attaching it to the windscreen for use as satnav, and my wife called me to help get our son into his car seat (after all this time she STILL can't do it...) I went to assist, but the phone wasn't securely fixed to the windscreen... and, well, you guessed it.
Gutted.

Mine has dropped twice from 50cm ~1.5ft. Bad positioning on the nightstand + groggy first time, and a trip of the lady on the charging cable (phone resting on aforementioned nightstand)..
...two slight chips on the top left corner metal. I'm all about the survivor look, being a Fallout fan, I hate those unwieldy black rubber cases, but it pains me to know that those two little chips are there, right out of sight, mocking me for failing to take good care of my DHD.
And that coming from the guy who used a smashed iPhone 2g for the past 2 years. Cracked yet (surprisingly) fully operational screen, more dents in the metal backplate than you can shake a stick at.
Oh well.

Dropped mine from about chest height onto laminated floor while trying to open a door while carrying shopping, unfortunately it did do something to the internal hardware.
Volume keys stopped working, wi-fi would not turn on and fm radio would not turn on. Case had no visible damage so sent back to HTC under waranty, 20 days later got my phone and its working flawlessly.

dropped mine so many times now but i'm lucky and it just hasnt scratched it

can we have some pictures please

this is exactly the reason I made sure I ordered and received my otterbox commuter series case BEFORE I bought my telus desire hd

only had mine for about a week or so but already dropped it a few times, battle wounds... reminds me of my silver back iphone 1 after a few month, just adds character as far as im concerned.

I dropped mine down a flight of steps on to tiles, man that thing can bounce. It only got the smallest scratch on the top edge where i can see silver but it bugs me every time I look at it but it could have been so much worse without my barely there case or if the screen shattered. If only they sold nail polish in a DHD brown to use as repair paint ...

smurcoch said:
this is exactly the reason I made sure I ordered and received my otterbox commuter series case BEFORE I bought my telus desire hd
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How is that Otterbox treating you? Any idea if Otterbox defender is any good? Is commuter better?

darkreize said:
How is that Otterbox treating you? Any idea if Otterbox defender is any good? Is commuter better?
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I don't know about the defender but I ordered a commuter at the same time I ordered my phone and love it. I had one for my iPhone 4. I've not dropped this phone yet *touch wood* but it's a great case and if nothing else it makes the back more even so the camera is less likely to get scratched.

xfile087 said:
I don't know about the defender but I ordered a commuter at the same time I ordered my phone and love it. I had one for my iPhone 4. I've not dropped this phone yet *touch wood* but it's a great case and if nothing else it makes the back more even so the camera is less likely to get scratched.
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Does it give you the confidence that if you drop it from a considerable height it won't get badly damaged, say 2 feet on a wooden floor?

No drops here (yet), but i remember when i got my first phone. It was 12 years ago, and I, Mini Bazooka, was only 12 years old. I was rocking a brand new Panasonic GD-450. Pretty small back then, but it's about the size of a small grizzly.
I dropped it four floors down, and it landed on the concrete floor. The battery fell off. Nothing more.. Ahh, the good ol' days when a phone was a phone, and not a control center for launching nuclear weapons and baking cookies.

darkreize said:
Does it give you the confidence that if you drop it from a considerable height it won't get badly damaged, say 2 feet on a wooden floor?
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Mine got knocked off a table and fell at least 3 feet onto tile floor and nothing happened. I feel a lot more confident holding the phone and I don't have to worry so much about holding a super thin phone and not letting it drop. The case makes it feel perfect in the hand.

BazookaAce said:
No drops here (yet), but i remember when i got my first phone. It was 12 years ago, and I, Mini Bazooka, was only 12 years old. I was rocking a brand new Panasonic GD-450. Pretty small back then, but it's about the size of a small grizzly.
I dropped it four floors down, and it landed on the concrete floor. The battery fell off. Nothing more.. Ahh, the good ol' days when a phone was a phone, and not a control center for launching nuclear weapons and baking cookies.
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Must be a Baking cookie app, nuclear weapons is easy thou....
Anyway droped mine a few times my case looks after her thou, she is still like new.

The first time you drop it is always the worst! After that it doesn't hurt so much ;-)
Dropped mine the first time whilst in the toilet. Just managed to deflect it from going down the pan! It landed on the floor luckily and has a marked corner now...
I would buy a case but I really don't like them at all.

I think I had my DHD for about a week before I dropped it, and of course straight into asphalt. It got some nasty scratchmarks on the bottom / bottom left corner. I felt parts of my soul (and wallet) die that day ;(
Bought a gel case the day after, just to prevent further damaging of the DHD case.

tykoon said:
The first time you drop it is always the worst! After that it doesn't hurt so much ;-)
Dropped mine the first time whilst in the toilet. Just managed to deflect it from going down the pan! It landed on the floor luckily and has a marked corner now...
I would buy a case but I really don't like them at all.
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Lol your hand must have been shaking really hard.... Random excercise at 2am anyone?

Don't drop your transformer onto concrete...

I've had my TF101 for three months now, and the more I use it, the more I love it. Tried a few ROM's, got some games, watched some video I'd converted to HD mp4, played some old text based adventures. Spent time bonding.
The relationship hit a bump in the road yesterday. The Transformer fell out of its protective case (I shoulda closed the zip) and landed on the corner closest to the power button. The bezel popped away from the screen a little, there's an ugly dent, and now I can't use the power button. I push, pull & tweak it, but nothing happens, it either doesn't work at all, or locks on.
I've called Asus (in Sydney) and got an RMA number for it... guess I'll wait and see what happens. The warranty clearly states that it doesn't cover accidental damage or misuse.
Already having withdrawals.
PW

yeah sorry about your mishap man....sucks for sure!!!
i ve had my tf101 for about 2 and a half or 3 months as well and just about a week ago i had it pluged in and using it on my lap basically. thre fone rang and when i jumped up i fumbled the tab and it took a fall onto the stone infront of the fireplace. it hit on the tab and dock the corner by headphones jack and the corner by the docks sd card. Its dented and scratched in a few places but i got extremely lucky and even though it fell a good 4 ft and hit with some force it functions as intended still (knock, knock, knock) on wood.
surprised me really, seeing ive heard and seen so many people crack a screen from a 2 ft drop onto surfaces much softer than what mine hit.
i have an OG IPAD that i let the rest of the family abuse now, but when i had it i forgot it on the roof of my blazer one day and took off....At about 45 mph i looked in the rearview and watched as it hit the dirt road and bounced and slide about 30-40foot......OUCH!!!!....And it survived without a scratch the case was scuffed up a bit but that was it....
My Point is....basically these little things can be pretty tough really.

I got mine during the US launch, and had not dropped it ONCE since then ... until last week. Had it under my armpit in the Asus-branded rubbery case while toting a bunch of crap to my car. Forgot that it was under my arm when I opened the car door, and when I reached in the car to put my bag in, it fell from under my arm SMACK onto the driveway. I looked down in horror, tears welling in my eyes, quivering in terror (OK I exaggerate). Picked it up, and the only problem was the back had popped off a bit on one edge. Snapped it back into place, and all was right with the world. I was lucky that it fell flat, rear-side down, instead of on a corner I guess.

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I've had my TF101 for three months now, and the more I use it, the more I love it. Tried a few ROM's, got some games, watched some video I'd converted to HD mp4, played some old text based adventures. Spent time bonding.
The relationship hit a bump in the road yesterday. The Transformer fell out of its protective case (I shoulda closed the zip) and landed on the corner closest to the power button. The bezel popped away from the screen a little, there's an ugly dent, and now I can't use the power button. I push, pull & tweak it, but nothing happens, it either doesn't work at all, or locks on.
I've called Asus (in Sydney) and got an RMA number for it... guess I'll wait and see what happens. The warranty clearly states that it doesn't cover accidental damage or misuse.
Already having withdrawals.
PW
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After reading the thread title I was about to post a witty comment about not telling me what to do but then I dropped my transformer onto my wood floor. (karma, right?) and then I read the thread. Gosh that really does suck. Mine landed side-of-the-dock down first so my SD card shot out and got lost somewhere under the couch... I really hope they will fix it for you. From my experience Asus is really good with RMA stuff if you can talk with a real asus employee rather than their phone people and explain what happened. I had an amazing motherboard which shorted out after a month of use and they had stopped selling that exact model (sabertooth gx or somethng like that) so, instead, they gave me a better, more high end replacement for it. They also fixed my dock even though I lost my serial number (I had to pay for shipping but it was worth the 30 bucks). Like I said, good luck and I hope they don't charge you for the repairs

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Don't drop your transformer onto concrete...
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Sorry to hear about the problem, but this is just common sense...

****s happened!!!
I've dropped it on concrete from about 4 feet high.
Case took most of the impact but got a little dent.
Beside my cell phone the tf get handle a lot so sooner or later
it get dropped.

If the actual button isn't screwed up, you can probably insert a flat head under the bezel (easier in BACK!) and pry it up a little, and reseat the button (hold it with the button facing the ground) and pop the bezel back. Give or take the beds.
I'm really glad I don't have formica floors, or concrete...I keep mine in a backpack when on the go, just in case lol.
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really sorry man.
got mine for a week now
i dont want to drop it
thats why i bought case and screen protector for it.
i love this thing way too much. i dont wanna break it

Dropped mine off the arm of the sofa onto carpet, it was docked and inside its neoprene case at the time. Result = screen cracked into 2 seperate peices
Guess its all down to luck in terms of damage done in accidents like this, mine is still useable but I thought the Gorilla glass would be much tougher.
Would be very interested to hear what happens with the RMA for the OP, I haven't dared contact ASUS uk for fear of the number of digits in the bill.

Had a similar incident with a happy ending
Squire-au said:
I've had my TF101 for three months now, and the more I use it, the more I love it. Tried a few ROM's, got some games, watched some video I'd converted to HD mp4, played some old text based adventures. Spent time bonding.
The relationship hit a bump in the road yesterday. The Transformer fell out of its protective case (I shoulda closed the zip) and landed on the corner closest to the power button. The bezel popped away from the screen a little, there's an ugly dent, and now I can't use the power button. I push, pull & tweak it, but nothing happens, it either doesn't work at all, or locks on.
I've called Asus (in Sydney) and got an RMA number for it... guess I'll wait and see what happens. The warranty clearly states that it doesn't cover accidental damage or misuse.
Already having withdrawals.
PW
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I had the same incident 3 months ago. I dropped the transformer with dock in my office parking lot. It fell flat. When I pushed the power button it would not turn on. As it was an accidental drop I was sure ASUS warranty would not cover it. Still sent it to ASUS and was happy it was repaired under warranty.

Thank you so much for this warning, I was just about to try this with mine.

Low023 said:
Thank you so much for this warning, I was just about to try this with mine.
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Stop flaming the OP ffs, he was just telling us what happens if dropped on concrete and how sturdy it is.. Jog on if you have nothing useful to say.

blickmanic said:
Stop flaming the OP ffs, he was just telling us what happens if dropped on concrete and how sturdy it is.. Jog on if you have nothing useful to say.
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I dropped mine once in uni flew 2 meters across the room and was thankfully ok
I hve never dropped it again since or let it leave my sight so to speak
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Thanks for all the good wishes. I rang the service centre (Dingotech, cool name) and a very sympathetic young lady told me all I need to do to get it RMA'd. I told her what had happened, she didn't think it would be done under warranty. Ahh well. Anyways, I couriered it out to them, and they'll ring me with the quote sometime. NOT looking forward to it. So I'm forced to play with my old Advent Vega, with its cruddy viewing angles and bluetooth dropouts. I knew there was a reason I didn't sell it.
I'll keep you posted.
PW

Squire-au said:
Thanks for all the good wishes. I rang the service centre (Dingotech, cool name) and a very sympathetic young lady told me all I need to do to get it RMA'd. I told her what had happened, she didn't think it would be done under warranty. Ahh well. Anyways, I couriered it out to them, and they'll ring me with the quote sometime. NOT looking forward to it. So I'm forced to play with my old Advent Vega, with its cruddy viewing angles and bluetooth dropouts. I knew there was a reason I didn't sell it.
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Yeah, they can hardly be expected to cover it. Your choices are either to buy insurance with accidental damage cover yourself, or just tell yourself that accidents happen, and when they happen it just means it's time for an upgrade.

I heard ASUS charges US$75 for the labor & bezel.
The same happened to my transformer. I dropped it on the corner and ruined the bezel.
However, I was able to hammer it out with a small ball peen hammer after carefully removing the bezel (which was a more difficult task than banging out the bends & dents).
It's very thin and flexible so I was just as easy to fix as it was to break.
After I put the bezel back on the only noticeable damage left were some scuffs on the metal from the fall. I just sanded them down a bit to smooth them out and it's good as new to me.
The entire process took about 15 minutes.

I once had my transformer in my bag (docked) with a steel water bottle. It was raining, and i went to jump over something, slipped, and landed on a pointy edge.
The aluminium water bottle was mangled but my transformer was fine (though i later realised that at full brightness, on a black screen there is pressure damage.)
I suppose it saved my back though.

Only dropped mine on to carpet (given, it was from four feet up), but no damage.
On the other hand, I just finished a screen/digitizer replacement for a friends iPad 2 - he had it under his kids stroller and it fell, only about two feet, on to asphalt when he went to load the stroller in to his car. The drop mangled the corner where it impacted and totalled the screen.

I hold onto mine like it's my child. I will never ever drop this... And now I'll be more careful because I probably jinxed myself.
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I dropped my onto concrete from about 6'. It damaged the bezel something fierce, but I have bent it back into shape. It could use some super glue to hold it into place a bit better, but I was pleasantly surprised that it is still 100% functional. My EVO 3D hasn't received nearly this type of abuse and is hardly usable.
I do agree though, don't drop it on pavement.

[Q] Possibly Indestructible...

My 2 year old just stood up on our bed and threw my Gtab 10.1 onto our laminate flooring. The screen came out a bit but i popped it back in and it is none the worse for wear.
Has anyone been able to actually break one of these yet?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594057
Here's one

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Here's one
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This example auto-repaired itself

Why is he standing in bed? Why is he holding your gtab? Why does he throws things? Did the floor get any markings? How are you holding on after this accident? So many questions... So little time
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I kinda think this thing really is indestructible. I dropped my iPad off my couch, no more than a foot above the floor; cracked screen. I drop my Galaxy Tab from 8 feet up onto the same hard ass tile floor. Now I need new tiles. My Galaxy Tab survived it like a boss, and soundly continued playing the YouTube video as it took it's beating. There's a small scratch about 1mm in length.

Maybe try throwing it against a tiled floor multiple times with one of the corners pointing down? I hope this solves your problem

GazaIan said:
I kinda think this thing really is indestructible.
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I've dropped mine down a flight of stairs with nothing but the Samsung thin cover on it. It's fallen numerous times in airports and on airplanes. I spilled water in to the media dock while the G-Tab was connected and both the Tab and dock were fine once they dried out. The Transformer Prime folks have bending frames, cracking screens, and AC adapters you can fry an egg on. The G-Tab was never cheap but I think we take the quality for granted.

BarryH_GEG said:
I've dropped mine down a flight of stairs with nothing but the Samsung thin cover on it. It's fallen numerous times in airports and on airplanes. I spilled water in to the media dock while the G-Tab was connected and both the Tab and dock were fine once they dried out. The Transformer Prime folks have bending frames, cracking screens, and AC adapters you can fry an egg on. The G-Tab was never cheap but I think we take the quality for granted.
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Same dropped mine and watched it tumble down a flight of stairs painfully only to discover it wasn't damaged what so ever. These things are tough.

I placed mine on the top of my SUV and forgot and drove away. It rattled around the roof rack until I realized it and then when I stopped it slid down my windshield and off the front of my car. Not gonna lie it has a nice juicy scratch on the back but the screen has almost no damage and it still works perfectly.
I actually picked it up and laughed out loud in the parking lot because I was so amazed.
Baffles the mind really.

Haha, looks like this thread is becoming a match who abused his/her tab the most, reading the stories I have to admit I have lost this match ;-)

requist said:
Haha, looks like this thread is becoming a match who abused his/her tab the most, reading the stories I have to admit I have lost this match ;-)
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Yeah, and so far I only dropped it once, and even then it only fell on the bed ... gotta catch up - stairs, here I come!

I got my Tab on release day at Best Buy. A 16 GB silver back model. Unwrapped it on the way home from excitement. Got inside the house and set it on our kitchen table that is about 4 feet off the floor, on top of the box. The box had an angle on it due to me not setting it back on properly...I thought that the Tab was stable though. Dogs barking, wanting in...I go 10 feet to open the door for them. On my way to the door I hear a *SLAP* as my heart fell into my stomach and the feeling of losing a lover washed over me simultaneously. I turn and see my tab laying face down on our tiled kitchen floor. I. NEVER. EVEN. TURNED. IT. ON. Time was frozen. I was frozen. I rushed to the tab as a soldier to a wounded friend on the battlefield. I flipped it over. Like lightning across the night sky, a crack in the glass ran from one corner to the next, breaking my Tab and heart all at once. I had spent not only my self appointed budget for tech on this bad boy, but financed some as well. Basically the money that I get to spend frivolously on video games or whatever else I want and don't have to answer to wife over. All I could think about was the kid at Best Buy who just asked me 15 minutes earlier "Do you want the black tie protection in case you drop or break it?" then me smugly replying "Oh no, I never would need or use such a thing." ....his nasally voice echoing in my head over and over as my emotions of rage and anger turned to fear and buckled me at my knees. I cried out to the gods "WHY?!"...
With tears still in my eyes, I quickly ran back to Best Buy and without bringing the tab inside, only showing my receipt, a chatty female employee gladly sold me the black tie plan and I rushed to another Best Buy and got a new one except I had to get the 32 GB which was an extra $100 and I bought the black tie again.
But I had my tab for my flight to Vegas and that was all that mattered.

I was traveling on business and dropped my tab (IN A CASE). As the tab was falling on to the concrete (3-4 feet high) the case flipped open and the corner of the tab made contact with the concrete. Screen cracked really good in the corner, then spider webbed out from there.
Luckily I bought a Squaretrade warranty when I got this, so I got it fixed. The problem was that the replacement had the Newton Ring problem, so I had to send it back AGAIN!!!!
Long story short, everything is good again.

BarryH_GEG said:
I've dropped mine down a flight of stairs with nothing but the Samsung thin cover on it. It's fallen numerous times in airports and on airplanes. I spilled water in to the media dock while the G-Tab was connected and both the Tab and dock were fine once they dried out. The Transformer Prime folks have bending frames, cracking screens, and AC adapters you can fry an egg on. The G-Tab was never cheap but I think we take the quality for granted.
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The build quality was indeed probably the best I have ever seen in any device. It's been a while since my electronics broke the floor instead of itself. But I mean this tablet's performance sucks so hardcore win in one area, and a fail in another. Can't blame Samsung through, Tegra 2 just sucks in general.

its destructible...i accidentally dropped a 30-40 lb chair on the screen and it broke...both the lcd and glass...cost me $130 to fix...and that is without labor...i did it myself...still good.

I droped mine from a 10 story building corner down and it only has a small scratch near the charging hole and I can see the newton rings. Battery consumption seems to have improved too!
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I am another who oops'ed and forgot I left my tab on top of the car when I got in. The tab flew off the car going around 50 about 2 miles down the road. It must have tumbled around 15-20 feet off the main road.
I ended up finding it around 4 hours later after it had been siting there through some light rain and mud. I have a Pyro skin and other than a few case scratches the tab is still in perfect condition.
Love this thing!

joseamirandavelez said:
I droped mine from a 10 story building corner down and it only has a small scratch near the charging hole and I can see the newton rings. Battery consumption seems to have improved too!
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mhm....and why were you on a 10 story building's roof?