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Official GS3 1st Crash Test by Samsung Italy

Gorilla Glass 2 + Polycarbonate = Full of Win
http://android.caotic.it/2012/05/esclusiva-samsung-galaxy-s3-il-primo-crash-test-video/
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YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNBsdO4p6s
This isn't a drop test. He taps the screen with the AC adaptor and flexes the back cover quote rigorously. Still, it bodes well for the GS3 durability-wise.
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hbk19 said:
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNBsdO4p6s
This isn't a drop test. He taps the screen with the AC adaptor and flexes the back cover quote rigorously. Still, it bodes well for the GS3 durability-wise.
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I haven't written drop test in fact...however it rocks and polycarbonate is just GENIAL
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@ale0crysis read PM. Thanks!

Well I gotta be honest, as far as durability tests go on the glass... that was pretty weak.

Here too guys... http://www.androidita.com/crash-test-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/

Stop pussyfooting and do a goddamn drop test and a real scratch test.

Yeah, throw it 5m in the air just like S2 was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOezJKpOsg

blueseeker said:
Yeah, throw it 5m in the air just like S2 was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOezJKpOsg
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PMSL Now that was a drop test

funb0b said:
PMSL Now that was a drop test
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Then you've got to watch this drop test.

Oomahey said:
Then you've got to watch this drop test.
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LOL, my sphincter was going there, but dude needs a better aim

Wow! I cringe every time I see these videos. Bravo to the ones that actually perform these tests. And I agree with that dude with the sledgehammer needing better aim. Now we just need to see someone with the GS3 to do that. I'm curios of how it would hold if it were dropped or thrown in the air, considering the whole front of the device has a thinner version of GG.

I believe these test, while they may be considered wasteful by some, are useful. Its pretty stressful walking around with half a grands worth of phone in your pocket constantly fearing that its gonna get scratched or the screen is gonna get damaged or its gonna slip out your hand in the street or the wind will catch it while you are reading something.
I feel its better to know roughly how well these devices stand up to damage so that we dont need to unduely stress about looking after them. I have enough stress in my life already.
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Ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=nl6q_sMTEO4

Meemo23 said:
Ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=nl6q_sMTEO4
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Lol what's the point of those tests? To piss off the viewers? Obviously if you drop what is essentially a 2-5lb weight onto it, it's gonna shatter. Esp when it's laying on what appears to be uneven cement.
Herp derp Captivate XDA Premium App.

Lol. Theres pretty much no coming back from that. Bent the whole chassis out of shape.
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[Q] does anyone know what this ring around the camera is?

I saw this over android central and was wonder what that is.
http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites...ecache/w550h500/postimages/276955/bumper7.jpg

abhele said:
I saw this over android central and was wonder what that is.
http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites...ecache/w550h500/postimages/276955/bumper7.jpg
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I saw that too, I think it might just be a screen protector they have on there? But if it is I'd like to know what kind! Looks nice!

Photojojo add on?
I voided my warranty.

I thought for a second my eyes deceived me when I saw the original video on that. First reaction was, is my n4 fake? I'd also like to get that protector if it is one
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They had on Google+ a hint of it being something for a camera lens.
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Looks like the metal ring you use with those cheap magnetic optical attachments on ebay.

threeclaws said:
Looks like the metal ring you use with those cheap magnetic optical attachments on ebay.
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+1 almost sure of it
http://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Magnet...GG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1355095823&sr=8-10

jt.61 said:
They had on Google+ a hint of it being something for a camera lens.
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They just posted this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZzxCWdh-M&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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New xperia z water damaged...

So i bought my xperia z on friday, (well thursday night as i working in the phone industry) and decided to test the hype....
So i had my phone im and out of bowls of water (about 15 times) bounced off walls, dropped from above my head several times onto wooden /tiles/concrete etc.
And to my surprise the phone with stood all of the attempts to break/water damage it.
But i noticed the phone needed to be charged so i unplugged the rubber seal to charge it and once finished decided to show off again to my friends( forgot to mention that i was at a birthday party drinking heavily) dunked the phone back into the water and it went crazy.
I FORGOT TO PUT THE SEAL BACK IN.....
. So my phone was water damaged..
As i was able to do an insurance.
So all in all, i have never attempted this with any other phone in my life (this was a first) but i was highly impressed with the resilience of this flagship from sony the xperia z....
There wasent even a mark on the anti shatter film that is on front and back of the handset.
So bottom line is that if you are prone to accidents or just not good with phones in general. THIS IS THE PHONE FOR YOU AS TESTED TO THE MAX BY ME...
Just to note that the camera was perfect the whole time leading up to the forgetting to put the seal in...
I also got a few cool photos from under water...
So thats my story.......
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Moral of that story - get a charging dock

jambotech said:
So i bought my xperia z on friday, (well thursday night as i working in the phone industry) and decided to test the hype....
So i had my phone im and out of bowls of water (about 15 times) bounced off walls, dropped from above my head several times onto wooden /tiles/concrete etc.
And to my surprise the phone with stood all of the attempts to break/water damage it.
But i noticed the phone needed to be charged so i unplugged the rubber seal to charge it and once finished decided to show off again to my friends( forgot to mention that i was at a birthday party drinking heavily) dunked the phone back into the water and it went crazy.
I FORGOT TO PUT THE SEAL BACK IN.....
. So my phone was water damaged..
As i work in the industry i was able to change it with another... (if i couldnt i had insurance anyway)
So all in all, i have never attempted this with any other phone in my life (this was a first) but i was highly impressed with the resilience of this flagship from sony the xperia z....
There wasent even a mark on the anti shatter film that is on front and back of the handset.
So bottom line is that if you are prone to accidents or just not good with phones in general. THIS IS THE PHONE FOR YOU AS TESTED TO THE MAX BY ME...
Just to note that the camera was perfect the whole time leading up to the forgetting to put the seal in...
I also got a few cool photos from under water...
So thats my story.......
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Thanks for sharing
Did it die inmidiatly when you put in the water with out the port closed?

Wish if I could c ur face after the failure brank?
Anyway nice story
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That possibly could have helped. Haha.
Funny enough it didn't die.
I was still able to turn it on and bluetooth my photos that i had taken from the party to the new phone..
It did restart a few times and had like water marks on the underside of the screen near the charge port..
So presently suprise it still worked.
But i wont be doing this in a hurry again.
But good to know that if i spill a drink/use it in the bath and drop it down the toilet it would be fine.
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jambotech said:
That possibly could have helped. Haha.
Funny enough it didn't die.
I was still able to turn it on and bluetooth my photos that i had taken from the party to the new phone..
It did restart a few times and had like water marks on the underside of the screen near the charge port..
So presently suprise it still worked.
But i wont be doing this in a hurry again.
But good to know that if i spill a drink/use it in the bath and drop it down the toilet it would be fine.
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Thanks, I was hoping this would be the case but that is not something you willingly try

There was the happy shot before water gate...
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There was the aftershot when i found out it was wrecked...
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Hahahaha! This made me laugh! Just the time when you're trying to brag it on your friends. That's a true epic fail! Hehehe thanks! You made my day!

hahaha!!

"As I work in the industry I was able to change it with another. "? So what about the poor [email protected]*rd that gets the one you f#cked up? I call bs.
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thefunkmiester said:
"As I work in the industry I was able to change it with another. "? So what about the poor [email protected]*rd that gets the one you f#cked up? I call bs.
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Maybe i didnt make it clear enough,
Hope this clears that up for ya...
Or do we have a troll on our hands here.
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jambotech said:
Maybe i didnt make it clear enough, i did a faulty exchange on the old handset (sent back to head office as faulty) making it impossible to resell to the general public!
Hope this clears that up for ya...
Or do we have a troll on our hands here.
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Trolls?
Here??
Never!!

jambotech said:
Maybe i didnt make it clear enough, i did a faulty exchange on the old handset (sent back to head office as faulty) making it impossible to resell to the general public!
Hope this clears that up for ya...
Or do we have a troll on our hands here.
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I understand you might work in the industry, so do I, you must be a manger at a store with authority or something similar, as I know for a fact if I tried to exchange mine on the same basis as you did my manager would not allow me too....mainly because as soon as head office received it, they would charge the store the full cost of the handset for returning the phone which was BER. This charge would come out of the store's bonus profit meaning every consultant would be effected....pretty harsh for them when they had no involvement!
But cool story anyway bro! :good:

Not trolling dude, just a but far fetched for me...
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
Wish if I could c ur face after the failure brank?
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It would've been priceless LOL
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jambotech said:
Maybe i didnt make it clear enough, i did a faulty exchange on the old handset (sent back to head office as faulty) making it impossible to resell to the general public!
Hope this clears that up for ya...
Or do we have a troll on our hands here.
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It wasn't faulty though, you just damaged it lol... Big difference

kalo88 said:
It wasn't faulty though, you just damaged it lol... Big difference
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Agreed. OP being a knob just because he can.
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*hehe* :laugh:
great thread :good:

kalo88 said:
It wasn't faulty though, you just damaged it lol... Big difference
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Yeah... And while it's built to be a bit more shock-resistant than most phones, it is NOT built for wall-throwing and such.
It's quite impressive it survived that... But this is pretty much warranty fraud if you sent it back as faulty.

Liquipel for Nexus 4?

When you go to the site : https://www.liquipel.com/shop/
on the slideshow it shows nexus 4 image with liquid as an image for pretreated devices.. so is this real?

Yes it's a special coating not looked at your link but seen it before
Int
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i know what liquipel is but is there available for our nexus 4? the picture on the site hints that there will be one i think cause right now you cant buy one for the nexus 4

Does this stuff make the phone waterproof or just splash proof? Looks cool nonetheless!

Makes it water resistant, a bit more than splash proof.
Should be resistant to accidentally falling in a pool etc too. Just don't expect to be swimming with your phone

"Disclaimer: Liquipel applies a preventative coating designed to aid in the event of accidental liquid exposure, and assumes no responsibility for water damaged devices. Liquipel does not recommend your device ever come in contact with liquid."
Waste of money. Unless they plug the headphone port and speakers and all other little gaps.
Save your money and buy a Sony if its important to you.

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666fff said:
"Disclaimer: Liquipel applies a preventative coating designed to aid in the event of accidental liquid exposure, and assumes no responsibility for water damaged devices. Liquipel does not recommend your device ever come in contact with liquid."
Waste of money. Unless they plug the headphone port and speakers and all other little gaps.
Save your money and buy a Sony if its important to you.
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That disclaimer doesn't mean it's a waste of money. If they said "go drop your phone in water now that it's waterproof" is like a car company telling you to crash your car because it has airbags.
You obviously didnt read the info on the website, because it would explain why the headphone and speakers don't need to be blocked

bump waiting to find out if its true or not that they offer nexus 4 a liquipel treatment not if its waterproof or not

I emailed them to ask and they said that is not available for the n4. I'll put up a screen shot of the email in a bit
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they have it for the gnex. maybe their graphics dude thought the n4 was the same thing? just a theory

Just went to the official store kiosk at West Edmonton Mall, they said it is a JUST updated to be approved. Got it done for $60+ tax. Does work! Just washed my phone in the sink, still working!

I glanced at the link as I've seen a video before but why does it matter what phone you they use it on? I don't understand how its phone specific.
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illgodson said:
I glanced at the link as I've seen a video before but why does it matter what phone you they use it on? I don't understand how its phone specific.
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Indirectly it is device specific. They have to get the manufacture to "approve" the method they use does not damage the device and it may still consider to be under warranty after treatment. That is why not every device are listed. I believe you can get any of them done but you would have to take the liabilities instead in the warranty i think.

morrislee said:
Indirectly it is device specific. They have to get the manufacture to "approve" the method they use does not damage the device and it may still consider to be under warranty after treatment. That is why not every device are listed. I believe you can get any of them done but you would have to take the liabilities instead in the warranty i think.
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Good stuff thank you never thought of that.
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illgodson said:
Good stuff thank you never thought of that.
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Lol, no no, i didnt think of it either. I asked the rep hahahaha. Nice that they have the rep there and they do it there under an hour. No need to ship the device in!

morrislee said:
Lol, no no, i didnt think of it either. I asked the rep hahahaha. Nice that they have the rep there and they do it there under an hour. No need to ship the device in!
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About to search and see if their is one nearby me now.
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illgodson said:
About to search and see if their is one nearby me now.
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I could be wrong but i think this one i was at is the only one opened in Canada. I am not sure if any other country has it

morrislee said:
I could be wrong but i think this one i was at is the only one opened in Canada. I am not sure if any other country has it
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Yeah seems to be the case.
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flip covers with magnets,

hi guys and gals, i did a few tests with flip covers that have magnets built in, i found that when you have a flip cover with magnets, it will give some performance issue and possable battery drainage. IMO velcro i think is the way to go. have ago with a benchmark test to see the diffirance with and without the cover only if it has magnets bult in, and please dont forget to hit the thanks button if this info is any help to you, regards joe.

You tested it with benchmark, I had to laugh at that
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gregbradley said:
You tested it with benchmark, I had to laugh at that
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no i noticed it when i ran a test and i had an overheat issue so i removed my cover to let it cool down. i put the cover near my other phone.and noticed it was a bit laggy when it was near my cover. so i did a few tests with and without the cover and i can say it was my cover.
i was only saying about the benchmark as a ref: so people like youself can see for yourself's the differance.

joecool666 said:
all good
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Yep this phone is an amazing piece of kit
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chubby65 said:
Yep this phone is an amazing piece of kit
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true i had the 19505 but when this badboy came out that was it for me and samsung, at the moment lol

joecool666 said:
true i had the 19505 but when this badboy came out that was it for me and samsung, at the moment lol
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Same here i had the s4 and swapped for the z1 and i vowed never to buy another Samsung product
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The magnet interfere the hamster wheel inside the Z1, that's why the difference occur...
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pshdo said:
The magnet interfere the hamster wheel inside the Z1, that's why the difference occur...
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LOL very good

chubby65 said:
Yep this phone is an amazing piece of kit
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joecool666 said:
true i had the 19505 but when this badboy came out that was it for me and samsung, at the moment lol
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Thank you both for being able to stay within the XDA rules, in your discussions.
I have cleaned the thread would ask that the talk return to the OP's topic.

The genuine charging dock is magnetic and has no impact on my device and I doubt Sony would use that method if it caused problems.
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sucker for sony's said:
The genuine charging dock is magnetic and has no impact on my device and I doubt Sony would use that method if it caused problems.
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i have to say my cover is not a sony genuine cover .sorry i should have said that in the first place. but it does have an effect on the my device. regards man.

Only way to know would be to find out what type of magnet is in your case then contact Sony to see what they say about the z1's ability to resist magnetic interference.
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sucker for sony's said:
Only way to know would be to find out what type of magnet is in your case then contact Sony to see what they say about the z1's ability to resist magnetic interference.
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yeah i will call them tommrow and see what they say. a pal is bringing a magnet meter around somtime soon.

I actually have a discount flip-stand cover with magnetic lock, and now i have tried testing, both open and closed cover, and with removed cover, i can´t see any difference when running the speed test...?!?

pshdo said:
I actually have a discount flip-stand cover with magnetic lock, and now i have tried testing, both open and closed cover, and with removed cover, i can´t see any difference when running the speed test...?!?
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probs my boggie cover then.

joecool666 said:
probs my boggie cover then.
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This is the one i have:
http://www.incover.dk/shop/sony-xperia-z1-8394p.html
The only problem i had was that i needed to modify the cover a little (made the charger hole a little bigger) and the magnetic stand was also modified a little, to be able to charge the phone without removing it from the cover...

pshdo said:
This is the one i have:
http://www.incover.dk/shop/sony-xperia-z1-8394p.html
The only problem i had was that i needed to modify the cover a little (made the charger hole a little bigger) and the magnetic stand was also modified a little, to be able to charge the phone without removing it from the cover...
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yeah that looks similar to that.i found that mine has 3 very strong magnets built in aswel i dont think they should be that strong. i am going to get a new cover just to see if it makes any diffrance. and i will let you know.

joecool666 said:
yeah that looks similar to that.i found that mine has 3 very strong magnets built in aswel i dont think they should be that strong. i am going to get a new cover just to see if it makes any diffrance. and i will let you know.
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Mines a cheap flip case from eBay no problems whatsoever
And magnetic dock charger from Amazon
Both do the job
Could be your phone
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chubby65 said:
Mines a cheap flip case from eBay no problems whatsoever
And magnetic dock charger from Amazon
Both do the job
Could be your phone
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yeah i think i will take it in to the shop see whats going on. cause its anoying me like hell. but thanks for your input chubby65. i will get it looked into.

joecool666 said:
yeah i think i will take it in to the shop see whats going on. cause its anoying me like hell. but thanks for your input chubby65. i will get it looked into.
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Let us know how you get on mate
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