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Have anyone noticed the issues plaguing S3 owners as design is 1:1
Which part of the phone is this photo from (top, bottom etc)?
I have something like this on my S2 - two tiny, barely visible cracks. In my case they are located near the power button.
I have an impression that they appeared because during the night I used to keep the phone under the pillow that I was sleeping on. Bed and pillow are not 100% flat, head weights a lot, so phone is literally "hard pressed" and sooner or later plastic starts to give up.
Stopped doing this and didn't see any new cracks since. May be just a coincidence but...
On this foto is side of S3
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thats not true! design is not 1:1
s3 and note 2 bezel ale completely different!
I had one crack on side of my s2, but for now on i don't have on note 2
Had this on my S3, but considering the built quality of the note 2 I don´t expect it to happen there too.
WTF dude u are putting an s3 pic on Gnote2 forum then u ask us ??? :silly::silly:
BTW my friend has white s3 since 5 month and there is no crack on the bezel
ofcourse when it's an S3 problem which im concerned if Note 2 has it too bezel on note 2 is absolutely the same whether its bit more fat and shiny so guess noone has the issue yet or noone with the issues responded,photo is on the middle side of the phone,most common,but i sold my s3 yesterday brand new crack on the bottom left edge
i have s3 white also for 6months and no cracks and etc. Also no problems with note2. Every product may have some defects ;D
that expensive top products like iphones and flagmans etc can't have such poor defects imo my 80$ phones dont have cracks and paint peel and they are like 5 years old already
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ofcourse when it's an S3 problem which im concerned if Note 2 has it too bezel on note 2 is absolutely the same whether its bit more fat and shiny so guess noone has the issue yet or noone with the issues responded,photo is on the middle side of the phone,most common,but i sold my s3 yesterday brand new crack on the bottom left edge
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No, I don´t think so! The bezel may look kind of similar, but is in fact different in every sense. Wider, longer, thicker...
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i have s3 white also for 6months and no cracks and etc. Also no problems with note2. Every product may have some defects ;D
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So you are one of the lucky guys This is an extremely common problem and S3 forums are sadly filled with that damn issue
even if it doesn't crack yet we all know how it looks even when perfectly taken care of with good cover a.k.a galaxy S,S2,Note bezel peeling on edges like cheap toy for 2 year olds revealing black colour underneath
vandal4e said:
ofcourse when it's an S3 problem which im concerned if Note 2 has it too bezel on note 2 is absolutely the same whether its bit more fat and shiny so guess noone has the issue yet or noone with the issues responded,photo is on the middle side of the phone,most common,but i sold my s3 yesterday brand new crack on the bottom left edge
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So, did you start this thread to ask a question or to spread bull**** about the Note II? Because this forum isn't about the S, S2, S3, or Note. It's about the Note II. The bezel is a bit more fat and shiny because the design and material of the Note II's bezel is NOTHING LIKE THE ONE ON THE S3. If you have pics of the Note II's bezel cracking, peeling, or whatever, then post them. Otherwise, quit making up crap that isn't really there.
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My note 2 is perfect 6 week in, stress crack are common with mobile devices, anywhere around the ports, buttons and center of a device (any face) if i can be flexed are more likely to develop a problem as they come under the most stress over the life of a device.
Power buttons and headphone jacks tend to be the most usual place, white iphone users will know this one from the 3G / 3GS eggshell problem.
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I think Samsung blew it on the design of the galaxy tab 10.1
There is a serious screen and stability problem with the tablet.
Whenever I pull it out of my bag I have the Newton rings.
I know that a lot of people believe it is weather related or humidity related.
My experience is that this is because the glass is too close to the digitizer.
What makes it worse it the fact that the case flexes so much due to the weak plastic on the back. Even the weight of the battery can cause these rings to appear by holding it upside down.
I don't believe that a screen replacement can fix this unless they reinforce or separate the distance between the two surfaces.
Has anyone with a repaired unit tested it by holding it upside down to see if they still get the rings? Mine go away but some don't. It is always reproducible though.
My Tab has none of the issues you're describing. Why not replace it under warranty.
also no newton rings here!
and trust me, i know such discussions (display related flaws) far enough from my SGS2:
there is/was a problem with yellow tinting especially on the left side of the display, most people have it to some extent, some not. the ones with the flaw almost never believed the other guys that their displays were close to perfect...
No replacement under warranty.
You will receive refurb replacement. Cannot request new unit. Mine sent back diagnosed with bad mother board. No motherboard available in US, will not be for awhile. A long while was what i was told by repair facility. I do believe they are cannibalising units to refurbish.
Yet another complaint thread for a well-discussed problem. Mod, please delete.
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also no newton rings here!
and trust me, i know such discussions (display related flaws) far enough from my SGS2:
there is/was a problem with yellow tinting especially on the left side of the display, most people have it to some extent, some not. the ones with the flaw almost never believed the other guys that their displays were close to perfect...
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Because they look had the flaw haha. No one had a picture of a good display.
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mmoran27 said:
I think Samsung blew it on the design of the galaxy tab 10.1
There is a serious screen and stability problem with the tablet.
Whenever I pull it out of my bag I have the Newton rings.
I know that a lot of people believe it is weather related or humidity related.
My experience is that this is because the glass is too close to the digitizer.
What makes it worse it the fact that the case flexes so much due to the weak plastic on the back. Even the weight of the battery can cause these rings to appear by holding it upside down.
I don't believe that a screen replacement can fix this unless they reinforce or separate the distance between the two surfaces.
Has anyone with a repaired unit tested it by holding it upside down to see if they still get the rings? Mine go away but some don't. It is always reproducible though.
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I don't have this issue. There is a thread where people discuss your problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130230
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My Tab has none of the issues you're describing. Why not replace it under warranty.
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I was a little nervous about some of the flaws I read before I purchased my tab. I seem to have none of the problems except the laggy text input on the browser. I inspected my tabfirst thing when i opened the box and discovered no visual problems on the screen.
The Newton rings can appear later on... there are people who got them after 5 weeks.
My belief is that they are frequent on the first batch... My screen is extremely rigid and darker than the ones shown in videos. You can hardly see the difference between the bezel area and the screen:
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The picture was taken at an angle against my black monitor screen. In the lower right corner you see the color difference between the bezel and actual screen, taken against a white wall reflection. I press it fairly hard in several areas and did not have any issues.
I guess it was the trade to have an unlocked device.
I'd rather have a locked bootloader and a perfect screen...
apple stores would have swapped it before you can finish your sentence.
they replaced mine for minor lightbleed ...got a perfect one.
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Sorry about your luck.
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My Tab has none of the issues you're describing. Why not replace it under warranty.
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I've had mine almost 5 and 1/2 weeks and no issues.
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apple stores would have swapped it before you can finish your sentence.
they replaced mine for minor lightbleed ...got a perfect one.
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XDA is no longer worth my time.
Hi, on Picasa there is a first image of a smartphone, probabily of the Galaxy S4. Not sure if it's real but it looks very nice. What do you think?
Translate page on Google Translate: http://www.tuttoandroid.net/android/samsung-galaxy-s4-immagine-reale-89217/
I'm gonna call bs.
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I'm gonna call bs.
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count me in on that one
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whoever leaked it, he is a real ********************
if thats the sgs4, samsung better prepare for another lawsuit from apple sauce
sent.
I can tell by the pixels that it is a fake.
FAKE
Actually I'm strongly considering not getting a Galaxy S4,what's to say the sudden death might not affect that too.
Plus I've noticed other phone brands shifting towards a glass back as opposed to plastic looks so much better too.
Decisions to make!!
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IMO its fake, but I think that real phone wont be much different..
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jonny68 said:
FAKE
Actually I'm strongly considering not getting a Galaxy S4,what's to say the sudden death might not affect that too.
Plus I've noticed other phone brands shifting towards a glass back as opposed to plastic looks so much better too.
Decisions to make!!
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Glass back= nice opportunity to create steady income replacing them.
Glass back= idiotic
Glass back= mega fail
Glass back= designed by fashionista
I really hope Samsung decide to dump that slippery plastic that falls out of your hands.
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Glass back= nice opportunity to create steady income replacing them.
Glass back= idiotic
Glass back= mega fail
Glass back= designed by fashionista
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Exactly what happens when you drop glass? It breaks.
Glass backs means if you drop your phone you not only have to pay for a new screen but a new back as well.
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I dropped my S3 today from 1m on a hard floor - no damage at all. I wonder what the glass would look like if it had any
Actually, the iPhone 4 (with glass back) always fared pretty well against many other phones, in the dreaded drop-test, so it's not as clear cut as that.
Funny though, that the iPhone went from a metal back in the first one, to a plastic back in the 3G, then glass in the 4, now metal in the 5, do we think back to glass again for the next one? :cyclops:
Samsung is always about utility over form. That's why we have shock absorbant plastic battery doors that everyone complains about. They also manufacture the phone to lessen the shock of a fall. Using glass would go against their phone design philosophy. They work to reduce user accidents not create them. Such a contrast with LG or Apple.
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Samsung is always about utility over form. That's why we have shock absorbant plastic battery doors that everyone complains about. They also manufacture the phone to lessen the shock of a fall. Using glass would go against their phone design philosophy. They work to reduce user accidents not create them. Such a contrast with LG or Apple.
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couldn't agree more, I think the back on the s3 is design genius, and another thing.....I would love to put a glass back and the s3 back cover on the scales and compare weight.......I really don't get when people say ..."oh the xxxxx feels so much more substantial"........ NO IT DOESN'T, IT FEELS HEAVY!
If the S IV has a physical home button and slippery back I will sit this round out. I would expect the screen to go to the bottom of the phone (have the screen occupy the space used by capacitive buttons) and use onscreen buttons instead. I don't really think the back needs to be glass, but there needs to be some sort of coating to make the phone not slip out of your hand.
Hi! My Note didn't survive switching casing. I switched from the original fake skin plastic cover into a s view cover! And the plastic cover ripped some of the plastic under the volume buttons! Also, while trying a casing for my Note! The buttons became really loose! Would this be under warranty or hardware failure?
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Err potentially they may see it as accidental damage. But they may be nice enough to fix/replace still.
Since the phone is so new it's quite irritating that the build quality isn't so good as expected! I have carrier warranty so Knox doesn't mean anything right? It's uncomfortable to have it in my hand since the volume rocker is sharp..
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Anyone? This isn't normal right?
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Still no answer? what should i do about this?
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Since the phone is so new it's quite irritating that the build quality isn't so good as expected! I have carrier warranty so Knox doesn't mean anything right? It's uncomfortable to have it in my hand since the volume rocker is sharp..
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Carrier's don't care about KNOX, chances are your carrier will fix/replace for you without issues. Most tend to do so
I have a s-view case and it didn't do any damage to my phone. I took it off a couple of times and put it back on and my phone still perfect.
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I don't have s-view, but I had used couple cheap copies which mount the same way and I imagine either the plastic was already cracked/ weakened or somehow you pressed way too hard on one side, before aligning it properly. At this point IMO you have no choice but just see what they say, or you want to wait to see if there is Knox reset fix if and when?
Samsung seriously needs to stop it's plasticstuff. asking my carrier for a repair/replacement tomorrow! First Samsung phone! and maybe last. since it's bloated with tons of stuff.. might sell this one if i get it repaired and buy the S5!
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Samsung seriously needs to stop it's plasticstuff. asking my carrier for a repair/replacement tomorrow! First Samsung phone! and maybe last. since it's bloated with tons of stuff.. might sell this one if i get it repaired and buy the S5!
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Plastic is better for signal, and impact as it can absorb more, metal will dent it also loses its sheen eventually (The back of iphones for example will get ugly quick) . Seems that it was probably a bad phone that was already stressed in that spot. Ive had a note 2 come with a broken battery cover and carrier switched it, also no phone really shines without custom roms but bloatwise you can use the N3 de-bloat script and pick and choose what you want to keep.
Carrier will hand you a working device no problem
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Plastic is better for signal, and impact as it can absorb more, metal will dent it also loses its sheen eventually (The back of iphones for example will get ugly quick) . Seems that it was probably a bad phone that was already stressed in that spot. Ive had a note 2 come with a broken battery cover and carrier switched it, also no phone really shines without custom roms but bloatwise you can use the N3 de-bloat script and pick and choose what you want to keep.
Carrier will hand you a working device no problem
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Hope so
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This just happened to my Note 3. The plastic under the volume button just cracked and it is hanging out. I baby this thing and have had it since earlier this year. Coming from iPhones (durability ftw) - this is a huge disappointment. It's spent most of its life in a case too... Really disappointed about this.
First of all, let me say that prior to reaching the decision to open this thread, I did some quite extensive research on what I am going to talk about, but only found references to the smearing thing.
So, the problem, as quick as possible...
Do you use Tapatalk? I'm sure many of you do. You know how it's got a dark gray background, right? Well... that dark gray background... look closely. The bottom portion of the screen is going to be gray (actual gray!), while, as you go toward the top side, you'll see the color turning into a purple hue... :/
Same thing can be observed in the inverted version of Play Store (such as the one included in SlimKat) which has the same background as Tapatalk - dark gray.
I think that the top side of the screen is now displaying gray as darker purple because of the CPU (it's right there, heating the display all the time).
Anyone else experiencing issues like this one?
Thats normal with super amoled display.. I bought s4 recently and got this same issue and also some horizontal and vertical lines in the display which are only visible on low brightness.. I asked for replacement and after my phone replaced twice I got twice new phone with same issue.. I have also searched over net about this isuue and this problem is common in super amoled display.. so just make ur brightness more or equal to 50% and those issues will get vanished..
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Thats normal with super amoled display.. I bought s4 recently and got this same issue and also some horizontal and vertical lines in the display which are only visible on low brightness.. I asked for replacement and after my phone replaced twice I got twice new phone with same issue.. I have also searched over net about this isuue and this problem is common in super amoled display.. so just make ur brightness more or equal to 50% and those issues will get vanished..
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I know it is a common issue with Super AMOLED displays. Having owned the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, I'm well aware of it. Just figured they have figured it out and made the displays much better in the Galaxy S4. Truth be told, I've owned this S4 for almost 8 months now, so it's done its job, lol.
8 months? its still covered by samsungs' one year warranty.
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8 months? its still covered by samsungs' one year warranty.
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Yeah but I don't have one...
Knox?
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Knox?
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No. I'm on the old MGA bootloader, so no Knox. I haven't bought this phone from a retail store, but from a guy, who... RIGHT... he said he has a friend in Samsung store so it can act as a warranty. That was 7 months ago, though. Anyway, will give that a shot. Regardless, hope the issue I'm having doesn't spread and become worse!
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I know it is a common issue with Super AMOLED displays. Having owned the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, I'm well aware of it. Just figured they have figured it out and made the displays much better in the Galaxy S4. Truth be told, I've owned this S4 for almost 8 months now, so it's done its job, lol.
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So u got the issue after using it for 8 months?? When u bought ur phone, ur phone was free from this issue??
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So u got the issue after using it for 8 months?? When u bought ur phone, ur phone was free from this issue??
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Yea, the screen was next to perfect when I bought it - if you disregard the white color being generally inconsistent across the entire screen, which is the case for almost every AMOLED display out there (to some extent). But the gray color was the same.
To be clear, my device is a I9505, not I9500. I hear there are some differences in screens between the two models, with the I9500 having a slightly warmer screen.
@coolkoushik07, @TRusselo... Are your screens acting up, too?
I have had a samsung captivate for a year and a half, an S3 for 8 months, and now a S4 for about as long, with never one screen issue (aside from dropping it)
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I have had a samsung captivate for a year and a half, an S3 for 8 months, and now a S4 for about as long, with never one screen issue (aside from dropping it)
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I'm assuming you did check thoroughly. Not like other people I know do, like, say, my girlfriend (glances quickly at the screen while in Chrome, observes nothing, thinks I'm crazy) :silly:
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I'm assuming you did check thoroughly. Not like other people I know do, like, say, my girlfriend (glances quickly at the screen while in Chrome, observes nothing, thinks I'm crazy) :silly:
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No. I'm just like your girlfriend....
Gaw...
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Retired Moderator and Recognized Developer?
No. I'm just like your girlfriend....
Gaw...
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I saw that and wanted to edit the post later to cut that out. Forgot...
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
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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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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.