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Chipped the screen!

I managed to chip the screen. Grrrrrrrr
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Was it a drop? A light bump? Did you have any protection on device? Top, bottom, or sides? Pretty useless thread without any details.
good day.

Pictures or it didn't happen!

PICS OR GTFO
But seriously, it would be nice to know what caused it so we all know just how fragile these things are. I'm real careful with mine, but if you dropped it while taking a dump or something, I'm investing in some fully body armor...

It slipped out of my hands grabbing it off the desk cradle late at night. Hit my roomates fridge, my fridge, and my bed before landing face down on the tile. 5 foot drop. No protection. I use a silicon case to give it some bulk during the day, not at night. Tiny chip... period sized. On the screen.
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another dumb thread....

broncobiker said:
It slipped out of my hands grabbing it off the desk cradle late at night. Hit my roomates fridge, my fridge, and my bed before landing face down on the tile. 5 foot drop. No protection. I use a silicon case to give it some bulk during the day, not at night. Tiny chip... period sized. On the screen.
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That sucks man. I dropped mine the other day getting out of my car, and as it fell to the asphalt it felt like slow motion. Luckly for me there wasn't even a scratch...
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another dumb thread....
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It's not dumb to know what these phones can and can't take.
So really, it's your comment that's dumb.

billakid said:
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It's called GENERAL CHAT. If you don't like GENERAL CHAT then don't come into this sub forum, it's really not that complicated of a concept.
I'm rocking a silicon case on mine right now, makes it a bit more sticky and bigger. I wasn't ever able to use the tiny buttons before, lol.
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Exactly, I use my phone a lot in class to surf the web and supplement the lecture. (I'm a geek get over it) I also leave it on vibe. Not only was the vibe incredibily loud plastic on desk or book, but since the back is so slippery it would easy move around and not stay put.
The silicon case let's it grip the surface its on and drastically quiets the vibe noises. It also gives it some bulk which I quite appreciate when carrying it around
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Thanks for the details of your unfortunate mishap.
good day.

This is why I want an Otterbox. This phone feels so fragile. My Droid was thick and bulky and a tank, but Samsung isn't great with build quality. I love the phone I just need to be careful until I get a case.

GoogleAndroid said:
This is why I want an Otterbox. This phone feels so fragile. My Droid was thick and bulky and a tank, but Samsung isn't great with build quality. I love the phone I just need to be careful until I get a case.
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I want to point out that of this phone didnt have gorilla glass the screen would have been shattered. It might feel cheap but I think thats only because its so light. It can definately take a little bit of a beating.
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broncobiker said:
I want to point out that of this phone didnt have gorilla glass the screen would have been shattered. It might feel cheap but I think thats only because its so light. It can definately take a little bit of a beating.
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It took 4 drops in a drop test. It can take a bit of a beating, but nothing like my Droid could. It's so strange moving to a phone that is so light. If you take off the battery cover the phone is amazingly thin. What really makes it seem weak is that you can tap the screen and feel the vibrator moving.

You can do that on my eris too. At first I thought there was something wrong with it until I felt others do it too, even the incredible "does"
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Guys these phones are suppose to have gorilla glass. Actually they do. Samsung had a press release a while back saying that all galaxy phones had it. In case u didn't know this **** can take a beating. That had to be a ruff drop
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ksizzle9 said:
Guys these phones are suppose to have gorilla glass. Actually they do. Samsung had a press release a while back saying that all galaxy phones had it. In case u didn't know this **** can take a beating. That had to be a ruff drop
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Gorilla glass does not make a phone invincible dude. It is just a lot more damage resistant. Even in *proper* tests they arent showcasing the lack of damage, they are showcasing how little damage it took versus what would have happened to a normal glass screen. I already said above the GG is why im still using my phone now, but what was also stated above is that it took 4 drops to kill it in a drop test, which I can confirm.
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Even though I like the concept of though, nearly shatter proof glass (plastic) it's ashame that my eris and blackberry storm, both have scratch proof glass and yet my samsung doesn't. Sure I don't have to worry about breaking my screen, but I never broke either of those screens either, but now I gotta worry about scratches which means back to screen protectors; back to pain in the butt installs!
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Even though I like the concept of though, nearly shatter proof glass (plastic) it's ashame that my eris and blackberry storm, both have scratch proof glass and yet my samsung doesn't. Sure I don't have to worry about breaking my screen, but I never broke either of those screens either, but now I gotta worry about scratches which means back to screen protectors; back to pain in the butt installs!
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Gorilla glass is pretty scratch resistant. I've taken a knife and fork to my Droid's screen and there wasn't a mark...

Let me know when you try that on a fascinate.
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I dropped my NS from 4th feet

So the story is I accidentally dropped it on ceramic tile and it bounce a couple of times before it finally stop.
What amazes me is that there's no single scratch or dent on it; and everything was intact when I pickup the phone from the floor. And no, I don't use any case at all. Yay for NS build quality!
But I think I need to get a case since the back of the phone feels slippery. Or is there any battery cover replacement that made from rubber?
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adityaw said:
So the story is I accidentally dropped it on ceramic tile and it bounce a couple of times before it finally stop.
What amazes me is that there's no single scratch or dent on it; and everything was intact when I pickup the phone from the floor. And no, I don't use any case at all. Yay for NS build quality!
But I think I need to get a case since the back of the phone feels slippery. Or is there any battery cover replacement that made from rubber?
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KNOW THINK ABOUT..... SAME accident, BUT WITH HTC (SAMSUNG GOT A PLASTIC....BUT IT'S SMART)

i dropped my SNS like 10 times before the mail order case finally arrived
plastic case has its merits

adityaw said:
So the story is I accidentally dropped it on ceramic tile and it bounce a couple of times before it finally stop.
What amazes me is that there's no single scratch or dent on it; and everything was intact when I pickup the phone from the floor. And no, I don't use any case at all. Yay for NS build quality!
But I think I need to get a case since the back of the phone feels slippery. Or is there any battery cover replacement that made from rubber?
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Telus sells the Casemate for the nexus S in store. it adds a little more bulk, but overall i'm very happy with the case.

You could buy a cheap InvisibleShield-like full body protector on ebay and just use the back part for grip.

It did make a dent at one corner after I dropped it from my desktop on to a 300W transformer sitting next to my desk

I droppes mine on rough ground and I got some scratches on the top of the device, put the tpu case and now I feel safe.
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Dude, read on from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901481
I've been using this for a month now. You won't notice it's there and it gives the phone a nice grip.
Oh, and please do follow the instructions very well. First timers almost always mess it up because they thought they knew better, yup I was guilty of this crime

Just dropped mine tonight. I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. Got some little dents on the 4 corners. Oh well, phone still works great.
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I might get out the dremel and the polishing kit and try to buff it out a bit. Think that'll work?
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cygnum said:
Dude, read on from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901481
I've been using this for a month now. You won't notice it's there and it gives the phone a nice grip.
Oh, and please do follow the instructions very well. First timers almost always mess it up because they thought they knew better, yup I was guilty of this crime
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BSE seems nice, I hope it's available in shops in my country

Ulver said:
I might get out the dremel and the polishing kit and try to buff it out a bit. Think that'll work?
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If I were you I'd probably by some case to hide it. But then again I am not good with those kind of tools :|

adityaw said:
BSE seems nice, I hope it's available in shops in my country
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If you order at least 3 sets, they'd ship it for free (discounted shipping for 2). And you wouldn't have to worry about customs tax and stuff, since they send it in a letter envelope.

AllGamer said:
i dropped my SNS like 10 times before the mail order case finally arrived
plastic case has its merits
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hahahaha

Gorilla Glass my Donkey

I am now the proud owner of an epic with the bottom half of the glass cracked lookin like an ipod that fell on its face from 3 feet.
To be fair, I went almost 2 years without anything more than a random scratch on the glass, but still....gorilla glass was a major selling point for me and its useless.
Atleast its not cutting my fingers lol if I was blind I wouldn't know it was cracked so maybe it cracked from the inside out? Idk but its cracked and crack is whack.
Lol I bet I still gotta pay $100 to get a refurb even though I was lied to
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It's Gorilla Glass because it's ultra-scratch resistant, not because it's unbreakable.
Even diamonds can be broken.
Think about it.

jnadke said:
It's Gorilla Glass because it's ultra-scratch resistant, not because it's unbreakable.
Even diamonds can be broken.
Think about it.
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^this^
View it this way, how long do you think normal glass would have lasted you?

Dude don't tell me its not useful. Here's the story of my Epic 4G.
i have 3 scratches on screen barely visible, only can tell when you hold to the side. normal viewing; you cant see it. it had fell out of my pocket when i was taking out slid across concrete for about 3 feet and thats it.
I have a tiny dent on the bottom of my phone it happen when i got of my car and was walking to my door and all of suddenly it flew out of my hand and landed standing up on brick and bounced and slammed across the brick.
i have some scratches on the top left of the silverish part from falling down, sliding across any surface it touches.
This phone is durable regardless of this amazing Glass.
Try that on an iPhone! HAHA Good Luck, either that or any tft lcd screen.

XxLostSoulxX said:
Dude don't tell me its not useful. Here's the story of my Epic 4G.
i have 3 scratches on screen barely visible, only can tell when you hold to the side. normal viewing; you cant see it. it had fell out of my pocket when i was taking out slid across concrete for about 3 feet and thats it.
I have a tiny dent on the bottom of my phone it happen when i got of my car and was walking to my door and all of suddenly it flew out of my hand and landed standing up on brick and bounced and slammed across the brick.
i have some scratches on the top left of the silverish part from falling down, sliding across any surface it touches.
This phone is durable regardless of this amazing Glass.
Try that on an iPhone! HAHA Good Luck, either that or any tft lcd screen.
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Lol I'm not attacking the durability of the phone, I brag about it. My phone has been dropped and tossed so many times and I had at most a scratch on the "chrome" lawlawlawl. I just got so used to it that when it dropped on its face I casually picked it up and was horrified lol I'm not used to my epic getting hut its definitely time for a new one though. My speaker died about a week ago. I just don't want that cheap ass GS3 and the evo lte has problems....
And dude that questioned normal glass, my hero didn't have gorilla glass and I dropped it into the train tracks and when I got it up the only damage was the paint scratched off of the physical call button, but then again I was a lot more careful with it because it didn't have anything special lol
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jnadke said:
It's Gorilla Glass because it's ultra-scratch resistant, not because it's unbreakable.
Even diamonds can be broken.
Think about it.
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Indeed.
True ****.
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A_Flying_Fox said:
Lol I'm not attacking the durability of the phone, I brag about it. My phone has been dropped and tossed so many times and I had at most a scratch on the "chrome" lawlawlawl. I just got so used to it that when it dropped on its face I casually picked it up and was horrified lol I'm not used to my epic getting hut its definitely time for a new one though. My speaker died about a week ago. I just don't want that cheap ass GS3 and the evo lte has problems....
And dude that questioned normal glass, my hero didn't have gorilla glass and I dropped it into the train tracks and when I got it up the only damage was the paint scratched off of the physical call button, but then again I was a lot more careful with it because it didn't have anything special lol
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haha okay it almost made it seem like you meant the oppsoite haha screwy title name lol

A_Flying_Fox said:
I am now the proud owner of an epic with the bottom half of the glass cracked lookin like an ipod that fell on its face from 3 feet.
To be fair, I went almost 2 years without anything more than a random scratch on the glass, but still....gorilla glass was a major selling point for me and its useless.
Atleast its not cutting my fingers lol if I was blind I wouldn't know it was cracked so maybe it cracked from the inside out? Idk but its cracked and crack is whack.
Lol I bet I still gotta pay $100 to get a refurb even though I was lied to
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Gorilla glass was supposed to be scratch resistant, which means it was actually more brittle and easier to crack. It's not a miracle material, it has it's draw backs too
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i got so baked one night i forgot to close my garage, didn't even remember driving home
when i woke up i realized i didn't have my phone either
outside the garage i found the phone leaning on a rock face down
apparently the phone was in my lap and flung out when i got out of the car.
thank you gorilla glass
no damage

lol thats why i was horrified to see it finally gave in, because it fell so many times face down (i even challenged my friend with his iphone 4 to a throw test to see if he really believed that iphones wont break, needless to say I tossed my phone to show him just how frail his iphone really is because he refused to throw it the way i did even though my phone walked away harmless)
i just thought gorilla glass was indestructible, prolly cuz i associated that with "scratch resistant" lolololol but uptill now i believed it lolol

So I'm getting a gs3 and my sister is getting my gs2 and I would still have my cracked gs1
I wanna give it to my cousin but its has a cracked screen
How can he get the screen fixed if he plans on flashing it to metro pcs?
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gtuansdiamm said:
So I'm getting a gs3 and my sister is getting my gs2 and I would still have my cracked gs1
I wanna give it to my cousin but its has a cracked screen
How can he get the screen fixed if he plans on flashing it to metro pcs?
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Replacing
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Uhm how
Is there a way to get it fixed out of warrenty?
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gtuansdiamm said:
Uhm how
Is there a way to get it fixed out of warrenty?
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probably not but I'm sure you could find a replacement display on eBay or something. Then replace it yourself.
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For some reason, our display is ungodly expensive on ebay. I looked in to it last week, and they were going for over 60 dollars.
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austin420 said:
For some reason, our display is ungodly expensive on ebay. I looked in to it last week, and they were going for over 60 dollars.
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Weird I've seen it as low as 37$
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Weird I've seen it as low as 37$
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the only one for that price is used and graded a "c".
brand new replacement lcd+digitizer start around 80 dollars.

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the only one for that price is used and graded a "c".
brand new replacement lcd+digitizer start around 80 dollars.
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Well it is a used phone so I wouldn't spend more than the phone is worth.
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Exactly. That's why I sold mine.
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I love my Epic's screen! It's been almost two years and there is no damage! I'm looking forward to the GSIII with Gorilla Glass 2!

SGS3 not so fragile

Just wanted to say that I've noticed a lot of posts saying how fragile the SGS3 is, now I don't know if I'm lucky or if those who's s3s have broken are just unlucky but I've had an awful lot of accidents with mine the past few weeks, including dropping it on hard concrete from my ear (about 5 foot 9 inches) a few times, dropping it down the stairs, dropping it onto a bedside lamp that I'd places in the floor during a sort out (my S3 actually smashed the lamp stand lol).
The only problem with my S3 is 2 small scratches on the bezel.
So is the S3 so fragile afterall or am I just lucky?
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I agree, this thing is hardcore. I went to sit in my friends car, as I was sitting I was closing the door and my phone fell out of my pocket and shut the phone in the door. I was wtf just happened. Then the phone fell to the ground when I opened the door. The stock battery got twisted and battery cover was scratched. I turned it on everything worked, no scratches on the screen. Two hours later my case came in the mail. I ended up buying two qcell batteries from Amazon.com. I was able to straighten the battery out a bit. That thing still works...
I don't think you're lucky, just a really nice device...
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I don't see any posts about how sturdy it is so I assumed it was extremely fragile
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There are posts in this forum and other site saying cracks on the bezel:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823328
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704533
I have never thought a mobile phone may survive from several feet falling, but I would not expect my phone cover material crack after several months usage. I have noticed that these posts have been started a month ago, and not seen so much post complaint the same issue. Just hope it is only some sort of manufacture defect batch, otherwise this is major headache for Samsung according to the production size of Galaxy S3.

Well I am liable for a direct exchange via courier anytime I want as long as I only do it once, so I'm waiting until I find the right case and screen protector for me then I'll do the exchange and have a scratch-free phone.
I also have a few small scratches on the screen that were caused by sand when I was on holiday.
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CuBz90 said:
Just wanted to say that I've noticed a lot of posts saying how fragile the SGS3 is, now I don't know if I'm lucky or if those who's s3s have broken are just unlucky but I've had an awful lot of accidents with mine the past few weeks, including dropping it on hard concrete from my ear (about 5 foot 9 inches) a few times, dropping it down the stairs, dropping it onto a bedside lamp that I'd places in the floor during a sort out (my S3 actually smashed the lamp stand lol).
The only problem with my S3 is 2 small scratches on the bezel.
So is the S3 so fragile afterall or am I just lucky?
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Jeez, you only got 2 fingers or something lol.

I dropped my phone 5 times already (a few pretty nasty falls) and it is perfect, no scratches. I am pretty sure an iPhone would be destroyed quickly in my hands

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Jeez, you only got 2 fingers or something lol.
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I'm extremely clumsy, plus I have an involuntary habit of throwing everything up in the air and catching it (and sometimes not catching it lol), sometimes my mind just drifts off and without realising I start throwing my phone in the air and catching it, which sometimes results in my dropping it
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Butter fingers confessional thread?! I've seen it all now!

After seeing how much Apple are paying for witnesses, I wouldn't be surprised if they pay people to make the GS3 look bad in forums. Or I wouldn't put it past HTC One X fans doing it voluntarily for free.

CuBz90 said:
I'm extremely clumsy, plus I have an involuntary habit of throwing everything up in the air and catching it (and sometimes not catching it lol), sometimes my mind just drifts off and without realising I start throwing my phone in the air and catching it, which sometimes results in my dropping it
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Lol I do that myself. Normally with the Sky+ remote. And my HTC sensation phone, when I had it.
I thought the phone was just fragile too. Loads of people on here complaining. Don't wanna risk it though.
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pardoned said:
Lol I do that myself. Normally with the Sky+ remote. And my HTC sensation phone, when I had it.
I thought the phone was just fragile too. Loads of people on here complaining. Don't wanna risk it though.
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The sky+ remote is perfect for throwing in the air, its probably a design feature!
Oh and taking the battery cover off and putting it back on again over and over...
Good times.....
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Ye me too, the remote is the thing I throw the most I have no idea why I have this habit but my fiancee hates it, mostly because we're on our 3rd remote now due to the other 2 getting broken
When I threw my phone up and didn't catch it, it landed in my lamp and smashed it, me and my fiancee couldn't help but laugh at the fact a so called "fragile" phone smashed a thick porcelain lamp with no damage to the phone
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Check the Drag test... Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30079682
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scratch test passing already expected.
drop test was situational, would survive without breakage depending on how it lands.
water drop test was unexpected. was glad it oculd survive.
thanks.

why am I seeing so many cracked screens on ebay and among friends?
I'm just curious, because I am considering getting a GS3 and I have seen firsthand quite a few with cracked up screens, not quite as bad and the iphone folks, but I don't want to get another phone that is going to break on me without even dropping it.

I was walking out to roll up my windows and went to put my phone, without the case on it, in my shirt pocket and I missed the pocket and there it went.. smacked the concrete landing on I believe the top right corner and mostly the back side.. The back battery cover is all scratched up but no big deal.. I immediately put my otterbox commuter case on it like I should have had on anyways.. now believe it or not, I used it the rest of that day and till about 3pm the next day and I was just scrolling down my Facebook news feed when I felt my phone click.. I started looking at it like whaattt? Well, whataya know? My screen I guess finally gave in and a crack formed across the upper right quarter of the screen. From the LED Indicator to the Power Button.. The Digitiser and LED seem ok though. Just seemed odd to crack like that kind of outta nowhere like it did. Maybe my case caused some pressure on my weakened screen after dropping it and the screen just gave up? I've seen things like that happen before but not like this.
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I guess you've all been kinda lucky by now...

I've dropped mine 4 times from my pocket onto concrete and can't count the times I've fell asleep and dropped it out my hand and all I've got is a few scratches on the $4 TPU case.

I'm not sure if anyone else does this, but if you're agile enough, try to get your foot under the phone before it hits the ground to cushion the blow... I know I've saved the phone on quite a few occasions by doing this!

Careful! Pretty Fragile :\

Dropped my baby waist high at the end of my workout and bam screen cracked. My first cracked screen!
Anyways, when I first got this phone I thought "Hey it feels pretty fragile, but it probably is sturdier than it feels... nope. It fell on thin carpet floors with my earphone Jack still in place. Funny thing is.... It fell on the earphone jack creating a small focus area of impact which lead to the crack. I believe it hit it hard enough that it bent it from the inside out breaking the digitizer and cracking the screen. Screen isn't bad but touch doesn't work anymore. More details. It has the spigen case on it with the spigen screen protector. .. But even with that case... it was able to land on the area where it is weakest.
Enough of my rant, just be careful of this phone fellas. Shatter proof film, but not crack proof. Going to insurance claim it on Monday.
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I dropped mine 2 meter high and nothing cracked just little scratch.
Ps i don't use any case.
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I've dropped mine 2 stories up, it landed on grass/mud though. No cracks no dents no scratches.Was hard to clean up the dirt from the speaker and mic lol.

Glass will always be glass. Same things happen to iphone.
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dropped mine from my bed, now vibration motor make an horrible sound and feel. Definitely fragile handset, I remember when revealed they marketed it as robust with special frame and all : BS!

First of a phone is made for many things but not to be dropped. That's a fact. STOP DROPPING **** ALL THE TIME. Second of in the sony center here in Berlin they dropped that phone on concrete tables and all kinds of stuff and it didn't break. But again. Why can't ppl not hold on to there stuff? It always puzzles me.
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dante501 said:
First of a phone is made for many things but not to be dropped. That's a fact. STOP DROPPING **** ALL THE TIME. Second of in the sony center here in Berlin they dropped that phone on concrete tables and all kinds of stuff and it didn't break. But again. Why can't ppl not hold on to there stuff? It always puzzles me.
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You mean something like this?
I've dropped mine from about knee height and mine survived. No case. It slipped out of my pocket when I went to sit down.
I have a technique to hold my phone from the three sides that gravity affects the most for the phone... I noticed everyone holds it from the side but never the bottom, the place most prone that'll make the phone drop out - and down - onto the floor...

Calvat said:
You mean something like this?
I've dropped mine from about knee height and mine survived. No case. It slipped out of my pocket when I went to sit down.
I have a technique to hold my phone from the three sides that gravity affects the most for the phone... I noticed everyone holds it from the side but never the bottom, the place most prone that'll make the phone drop out - and down - onto the floor...
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Exactly they did that in Sony Center here in Germany as well. And I see u like Erica Griffin. She is a great reviewer.
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dante501 said:
Exactly they did that in Sony Center here in Germany as well. And I see u like Erica Griffin. She is a great reviewer.
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I don't really know her none the less like her. She's just one of the few people I stumbled upon who gave reviews and videos of the Xperia Z when I was looking to buy it.
For anyone who drops their phone a lot, remember there's a lanyard on the corner. Finger lanyards even exist now days, but I've got mine strapped to my jeans so if it drops it doesn't hit the ground!

Calvat said:
I don't really know her none the less like her. She's just one of the few people I stumbled upon who gave reviews and videos of the Xperia Z when I was looking to buy it.
For anyone who drops their phone a lot, remember there's a lanyard on the corner. Finger lanyards even exist now days, but I've got mine strapped to my jeans so if it drops it hit the ground!
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I drop my phone when i drunk it was like about 5 inch 5 nothing hapennd just a little scratch ...no case using
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gm007 said:
I dropped mine 2 meter high and nothing cracked just little scratch.
Ps i don't use any case.
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Me to at work on concrete with Water on the floor and no scratch
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sfkaudi said:
Me to at work on concrete with Water on the floor and no scratch
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Mine fell from sink height on ceramic floor, no cracks, no scratches (although I missed a heart bit).

Mine fall on my waist hight and break the fall with my bare foot, the phone is undamaged but my toe painful :crying: all for the sake of saving the phone such thing cause me to reach that way when things fall that is to kick it:silly:

dropped on concrete screen down and corner down in same day; phone is fine. the fact that you dropped yours with one of the flaps open & having headphone jack in created a weak point in the exoskeleton since it wasn't fully sealed
sucks bro

ILoveXperia said:
Mine fall on my waist hight and break the fall with my bare foot, the phone is undamaged but my toe painful :crying: all for the sake of saving the phone such thing cause me to reach that way when things fall that is to kick it:silly:
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I wish I broke the fall with my foot! Argh lol
troyism said:
dropped on concrete screen down and corner down in same day; phone is fine. the fact that you dropped yours with one of the flaps open & having headphone jack in created a weak point in the exoskeleton since it wasn't fully sealed
sucks bro
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Yeah, unfortunate and bad timing. Just finished my workout. About to head to the locker. Whipped my phone out. I think I was swyping... then I put my hand down. Not knowing it caught on to the earphone wires. Bam slung the phone down. Sucks but **** happens.
And yes guys, I know phones aren't suppose to be dropped. Captain obvious. What I mostly find fragile was the digitizer breaking and how the glass was easily pressed upon when touching it. Just a little rant and notice that when the glass breaks... it's really fragile, unlike some of the other phones I messed around with that has cracked screens (besides iPhones) where if it breaks, you can still use the phone without any notice of the glass moving. Oh wells! Waiting on the replacement
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I have a handstrap, so not only can I hold the phone easily, if I'm holding it above my face while on the bed it can't ninja through my fingers and smack me in the face. No case needed, used to have one but I took it off, it's solid as it when naked.

dante501 said:
First of a phone is made for many things but not to be dropped. That's a fact. STOP DROPPING **** ALL THE TIME. . But again. Why can't ppl not hold on to there stuff? It always puzzles me.
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You must be a superhero or a god or something, us human being make mistake sometimes, I don't know nobody on earth that never had a mobile falling from the pocket / bed/ hands / etc. It happens everyday even to the most careful people like me.
I said drop but I should say fall instead if it makes any difference. English not my native tongue.

babylonbwoy said:
You must be a superhero or a god or something, us human being make mistake sometimes, I don't know nobody on earth that never had a mobile falling from the pocket / bed/ hands / etc. It happens everyday even to the most careful people like me.
I said drop but I should say fall instead if it makes any difference. English not my native tongue.
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Dont worry it is all good.
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Today nearly drop my phone to the road surface, luckily had a strap attach the phone to my jeans :silly:
But it skip my heart beat to nearly stop haha was on the way back from Saturday night out, and stop by gas station to refill Gas of bike, thats the time it nearly fall lucky me having the strap, just buy it today itself and man sure was worth it:fingers-crossed::good: