I just wanted to see if anybody has actually cracked the screen yet, or even really damaged the phone. I watched some drop tests and it looked amazingly durable. How has yours held up (add pictures if possible)?
Cracked mine front and back. The back crack was a fall from a second story window onto concrete. The front crack was from the handset being left on the dashboard in the sun, the heat caused a crack.
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Ride it like you downhill it.
Kirkymole said:
Cracked mine front and back. The back crack was a fall from a second story window onto concrete. The front crack was from the handset being left on the dashboard in the sun, the heat caused a crack.
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Well I feel a little better about my tiny scratches now.
Mine fell out of my pocket as i got out of the car and hit the road.. about a 3 ft drop max, and it cracked the back. Either very unlucky or no where near as durable as my old iphone that i drop kicked everywhere without any cracks
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Mine fell out of my pocket as i got out of the car and hit the road.. about a 3 ft drop max, and it cracked the back. Either very unlucky or no where near as durable as my old iphone that i drop kicked everywhere without any cracks
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Very unlucky from my perspective: dropped mine from about 70cm screen down on a gravel road (good 4-6cm size rocks), just a dent in the screen protector
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Dropped mine the other day from chest height to tile floor. Have the "licensed" Roxfit bumper on it, so it was fine.
Dropped mine with no case from about 1.5m, I was reading the phone and trying to reach to go to settings while walking in milan. Phone bounced around on concrete and slid along the ground to the horror of me and my girlfriend. In the end just some scratches to the rubber coating on the edges and some scratches to the screen protectors.
I never dropped my XZ, but at one morning i put it out of the Charging Dock and it was cracked from the upper left through the whole screen. The touchscreen was no longer useable. The Device sometimes made things by itself. For Example turned on Fly Mode. The Battery Life was then very very long, and every morning the Alarm Clock was ringing. There was no chance to turn off the device. Only Reset.
Couple of issues:
- After taking it to the pool couple of months back, there was condensation the next morning on the 2 cameras. Opened all flaps and left it to dry for a day and it was all gone and working fine (this being said I did not put anywhere near water since)
- Internal screen cracked by itself (2 months ago). I know it was not dropped or anything. Had to get it repaired as the touchscreen stopped working around the crack line
- Back got unglued couple of weeks ago. Maybe due to the licensed shop repair?
- Last week, the touchscreen struggle to register touch (had to firmly press the phone for it to work for 20-30s). Next morning the problem was gone.
I'm using dock at office and home (so never flipping the flaps) and I've never dropped the phone. Honestly, not happy with the build of the phone and not looking at buying any other sony phone for some time.
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I never dropped my XZ, but at one morning i put it out of the Charging Dock and it was cracked from the upper left through the whole screen. The touchscreen was no longer useable. The Device sometimes made things by itself. For Example turned on Fly Mode. The Battery Life was then very very long, and every morning the Alarm Clock was ringing. There was no chance to turn off the device. Only Reset.
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Ouch, that sounds like my hell.
Flaaamp said:
I never dropped my XZ, but at one morning i put it out of the Charging Dock and it was cracked from the upper left through the whole screen. The touchscreen was no longer useable. The Device sometimes made things by itself. For Example turned on Fly Mode. The Battery Life was then very very long, and every morning the Alarm Clock was ringing. There was no chance to turn off the device. Only Reset.
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I left my xz on the kitchen counter yesterday, fully functional and uncracked, then I went out for a walk and when I came home in the afternoon I was gonna make a phonecall but couldn't get the screenlock off. I see there is a crack right where the powerbutton is, with three cracks going across the entire screen. The cracks can't be felt so they're on the backside of the screen so to say.
Is this common? The phone is useless now...
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Dropped 3 times, washed everyday before go to bed and still perfect. No damages, no scratches.
ps: i removed both film the first day i bought this phone
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I just wanted to see if anybody has actually cracked the screen yet, or even really damaged the phone. I watched some drop tests and it looked amazingly durable. How has yours held up (add pictures if possible)?
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my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2436558
enjoy photos: http://imgur.com/a/mSpk9
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Dear All,
All are talking about Fragile Screen of HD2. So did it happned to u aswell dropped and screen cracked.
If you have dropped your HD2 more than 1 feet (12 inches) and still survived the crash, Please Vote
Sorry for those who have broken screens. It hurts to see it cracked.
Edited: Also tell any kind of case or screen protection you using in case it survived ?
Update 10 % of dropped HD2 cracked.. hmm i will care my hd2 when it comes.
hello,
Mine fell four times already from my hands straight on to wooden floor, luckily my hd2 survived these little tests
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hello,
Mine fell four times already from my hands straight on to wooden floor, luckily my hd2 survived these little tests
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Please vote !! It will help New HD2 buyers .
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
mine survived too(dropped on marble facing the screen)...without a single scratch
...but i will not push my luck again
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When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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Lucky one - if anything else would have happened it would be a good one for the "epic fail" category
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZxNM1fYaLY&feature=related
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H2D2 said:
When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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roflmao....as my wife has been known to drop her phone down the toilet before now she's been banned from touching mine unless under my direct supervision...
Dropped it last night at a KFC when I was drunk lol not even a scratch when it fell on the pavement.
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Dropped it last night at a KFC when I was drunk lol not even a scratch when it fell on the pavement.
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Do u use any case or screen protection ?
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When my HD2 arrived I opened the box upside down and dropped it before even seeing it
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Omg that made my laugh (no offense, just to hilarious )
The other night I was texting someone and my friend turned round very quickly and accidentally knocked it out of my hand. It landed on the steel table base, then onto the concrete floor...the battery cover popped off and the battery went walkies, but the screen was completely undamaged and the cover wasn't broken.
I've not dropped it myself, in near a month of ownership thats the first time it's hit the deck.
Only dropped mine once and that was from standing on to........... carpet As you might imagine no harm was done. I dread dropping it on concrete though :S
Mine fell out of my jacket pocket getting out of a train on my way back home on New Years Eve. Thankfully the phone was in it's leather case and it survived without a scratch.
Dropped once on high street using Google maps for directions - Survived unscathed
However sat on my parents couch when over for Sunday dinner and now I have permanent black pressure marks on the middle of the screen Not so bad when the screen is lit up, but now film are unwatchable on it !!!!!
Anyone know how much a replacement screen is? Or if HTC would be kind enough to cover it under warranty?
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Dropped once on high street using Google maps for directions - Survived unscathed
However sat on my parents couch when over for Sunday dinner and now I have permanent black pressure marks on the middle of the screen Not so bad when the screen is lit up, but now film are unwatchable on it !!!!!
Anyone know how much a replacement screen is? Or if HTC would be kind enough to cover it under warranty?
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can you post the pic of the phone ? Hope htc covers minor defect of this premium device. in warranty!!!
had mine hit the sidewalk pretty hard, battery came out, but no damage afterward. second hit from 5ft high on a stone tile floor with a metal bar hitting it afterward: screen is ok but little scratch on battery cover finish... a third drop from my pocket in a crowded club, again with no damage at all... im not using a case or cover, so i could say its either pretty solid, or im very lucky
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WTF!!! apple employee! lol. dropped mine about 4-5 times now not a scratch on it. never on the pavement. (touch wood)
Use at least the original leather case
I've dropped my love twice. Once when I was capturing photos outside in december - it fell down to snow without leather case, and nothing happened, I just cleaned it up and swaddled it like baby Second time it fell off my jeans' pocket in a gym, about 50-60cm with leather case, and nothing happened. So I can give you just general advice - keep your Lion in leather case while you don't use it
Mine got smashed out of my hand by a friend of mine who didn't agree with the uber-blinding flashlight of my beloved device..
Landed from 6.3ft high on the stone floor. Not a single scratch.
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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Pictures tell everything:
Better quality pics: HERE
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.
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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
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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 ;(
So I have had my phone for about 5 days now but yet I have yet to drop it. I was wondering who all here has dropped there phone. Please share your experience. I feel like the screen would snap of the z hindge if you drop it
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I've yet to drop mine, but I have a sturdy hinge so I'm not concerned about that. But I do keep a firm grip so it doesn't fall. I like how heavy it feels but I'm afraid that weight will hurt it if and when it drops.
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Had mine for about 45 minutes before I ended up dropping it in a sink full of hot water; dried it out with rice, and it has been flawless so far.
Dropped it twice and it's fine. Not a scratch.
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Dropped mine, notified emergency responders and then had to seek therapy for both the phone and myself. I think we're ok now, we're taking it a day at a time.
My 6th day dropped it on mcdonalds pavment =( still great and screen has no scratches
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My son knocked mine off the kitchen island. Bounced a few times and landed screen down on the tile. No scratches, dents, scrapes or bruises.
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Had mine for about 45 minutes before I ended up dropping it in a sink full of hot water; dried it out with rice, and it has been flawless so far.
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Y do people always have phones over sinks or tubes full of water? If u need to cook or wash dishes use a headset. And using a headset will stop wet hands from touching the phone. I dont even touch my phone if my hands r wet or dirty(i work on cars so car dirt,old,grese is what I mean)
But I havnt dropped mines. I treat it like a grande if I drop it or dont hanlde it right itll blow
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This thread needs pics of the scratches and stuff, lol
dropped mine on the sidewalk - it literallly tried to spear itself into the sidewalk on one of the top corners w/most of the impact on the screen half of the phone.
luckily i had just gotten my body glove case cover a few days before - it left a flat spot on the corner of the case but the impact was severe enough i was concerned about damage to the screen or hinges - none found
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Had mine for about 45 minutes before I ended up dropping it in a sink full of hot water; dried it out with rice, and it has been flawless so far.
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45 minutes? LOL...
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This thread needs pics of the scratches and stuff, lol
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i know right?
I came here to see the carnage!!!!!
we want pics!
we want pics!
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...but I have a sturdy hinge so I'm not concerned about that.
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I think the people that keep advertising sturdy hinges just have lower standards or are in denial lol. Pics or it didn't happen.. It may be slightly STURDIER than other G2 phones... but even the weakest G1 hinge is sturdier than the sturdiest G2 hinge.
I have had mine for a couple of weeks now, and dropped it for the first time a few days ago onto a blacktop parking lot. I have a cast on my right hand from surgery and cant use it all for the time being. So i was getting out of my car and trying to get my keys in my pocket and phone in the correct hand and just dropped it. Instinctively i tried to catch it with my casted hand to no avail. It landed face down. I was able to wipe/scratch off the small black pavement scratches on two corners, but i do have a tiny nick in the coating on the glass that is small but noticeable. Any way to buff that out?
Phone was in the hands of a friend with the charger plugged into the wall, I put my leg down and inadvertently yanked the the cord which sent the phone flying from her hand onto the tile floor. I didn't notice any damage at the time, but as I inspected my phone after reading this thread I noticed a few small gashes in the rubberized coating on the bottom left corner.
Will post a pic later for the bloodthirsty deviants here seeking carnage.
Dropped it twice the same day 2 weeks after I got mines, since I was using an Ipod touch belt holder case at first (Worked good the first day I tried it). Got worried but at both drops I had no problems. I did notice a very tiny scratch on the bottom right corner of the phone (Hardly noticeable).
A third drop was this past Sunday at the Theaters (While Watching a Movie), no problems either.
Today I got my G2 Case so even better protection. And besides I have a 2 year warranty that covers drops/Spills.
Overall the phone is pretty solid when it comes to small drops.
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we want pics!
we want pics!
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Had it a couple of weeks before I got out of my car and forgot the phone was still in my lap. By the time I did remember, it was too late. Couldn't catch it in time. Now I have nicks on the side, smh. Real deep, ugly marks.
First day I had it, sept. 29, my friend I was showing it to dropped it from about 5 feet straight onto concrete. The top right had a rough scratch, both the front bottom rubberized corners had some damage, and the lower edge under both of the shift keys felt rough. Oh and the battery cover got scratched too. Needless to say I called and complained about my hinge and they sent me a new one free of charge. No pics though sorry
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my little cousin dropped my g2 while it was in its nexus one case.. all it left was a little nick on the upper right hand corner of the metal. the worse part for me now is the fact that tmobile screwed up my bill by charging me full price for my 2nd replacement phone plus my old installment of my first g2 instead of canceling the 1st g2 payment plan and putting me on a new one so now they are sending me a new phone (which is good i guess) but i have to send back this phone. do you guys think they will notice? should i tell them?
btw ive had 4 g2's due to random restarts so this is my 4th g2 (not including the new one they have to send) and so my battery cover has some scratches nothing too noticeable though.
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
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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 ...
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
hello,
my defy screen is broken (completely shattered) and i'd like to know if there's a website i can buy a new one from, and get it delivered in France
thanks a lot in advance
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were you showing off how tough your phone is?
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At my display there is just one line of pixels broken since 1 day.
Ok, broken's the wrong word - they don't align with the others.
Could that be a software issue, fixed with flashing again? I mean, if it'd be the display, wouldn't the pixels just stay black?
I've acidentaly dropped my phone today on the parking lot(it fell from the height of around 1m-heght of my pants poket) and the glass on the screen is totally shaterd. It hit the ground with the upper left side(not the screen but the edge of the phone), and screen got shaterd, so I need to order a new one and get it to Serbia. If anyone can help, thank you. I guess this phone is not as hard as they claim, or I had bad luck. :/
jovus said:
I've acidentaly dropped my phone today on the parking lot(it fell from the height of around 1m-heght of my pants poket) and the glass on the screen is totally shaterd. It hit the ground with the upper left side(not the screen but the edge of the phone), and screen got shaterd, so I need to order a new one and get it to Serbia. If anyone can help, thank you. I guess this phone is not as hard as they claim, or I had bad luck. :/
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Dropped my phone for the second time last night, onto a cement floor. No damage -- first time was on a travertine floor, and no damage. In fact it bounced. Maybe I'm, lucky or maybe (as I suspect from other posts) all Gorilla Glass is not made the same.
Same here. The phone bounced like a ball when I accidentally dropped it. Thankfully everything is ok.
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Dropped mine 10 foot off a scissor lift and it hit a job box and flew sideways another 10 feet into a wall without a scratch. But then I had a simple 3 foot drop on gravel rock that scratched the glass. I think my otterbox case helps prevent more damage. Ive dropped this phone a dozen times now without problems except the seemingly least likely one to cause damage is the only one that did any. I dropped it into a floor drain with 140 degree fahrenheit running water where it laid for about 2 minutes while I found a glove to get it out with and it didnt do any damage. My old iPhone cant touch the DEFY in my line of work. Thats what I needed, a tough phone for a tough job.
the angle at which your phone is falling seriously matters! At some angles the shock while touching the ground transfers to the glass directly, then it will break, but some times the shock gets neutralized or transfered to some other parts, etc etc!
Angle matters..
the angle of collision sometimes will damage it....but i think the probability of shattering is like limit tending to almost zero...