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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.
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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.
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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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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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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'm not sure if many people already know this, but an easy way to remove dust/lint stuck under your screen protector is to use scotch tape.
Simply put a piece of tape on top of screen protector itself to easily lift it up, then use another piece of tap to lift off the dust/lint stuck on the screen protector or on the phone, then just smooth out the bubbles and you should have a perfect installation! : D
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I remember reading that when I got my case...
http://diztronic.com/sp (scroll to the bottom)
Holy ****, this is the best thread every. I've never even heard of that. I always just put my shower on max hot water, and then let the bathroom steam up and put it on in there, since the moisture would "grab" the dust.
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Holy ****, this is the best thread every. I've never even heard of that. I always just put my shower on max hot water, and then let the bathroom steam up and put it on in there, since the moisture would "grab" the dust.
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I was JUST about to type that myself!
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I'm gonna try this out...
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Holy ****, this is the best thread every. I've never even heard of that. I always just put my shower on max hot water, and then let the bathroom steam up and put it on in there, since the moisture would "grab" the dust.
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I think this might be essential. Everytime I've tried lifting a protector to remove dust it's only ended up getting more underneath.
I didnt figure this out until 2 hours of trying to get the screen perfect .
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Good god, if duct tape and scotch tape somehow made babies, those babies would fix anything.
If it has warranty than just call zagg there very good about sending in a new screen. Have to register your screen online first though.
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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!
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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 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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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
How many times did your GS4 fall to the ground?
Mine just once down the side of my car's seat
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3 times at aproximately 1 feet height, but inside a leather pouch with also a otterbox commuter, so no worries. :fingers-crossed:
In your opinion is it a fragile phone or a solid one? I mean would it easily bream with a tpu case surrounding it?
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In your opinion is it a fragile phone or a solid one? I mean would it easily bream with a tpu case surrounding it?
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Nothing is solid when falling on concrete or landing on a corner from a certain height.
True story
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3 times.. about 1.5 Meters each.. Nothing happened, just small scratches on the back.
All modern phones with big screen are fragile to me, even in an otterbox, but they are the best for me, so i get the commuter.
My old S3 was only dropped once outside the leather pouch with an commuter, at about 2 feet and nothing happened, but even with the best case, phones with big screen can break.
quite a few times actually. I think about 4 times. One time from 2 meters and it's still kind of working, I am having random shut offs but this came much after the fall so I don't think its related. Besides I had a snap on cover on. Not that it protects against shock damage but it keeps the frame intact.
Never dropped and never will!
hopefully
Had my s4 between my legs on car seat forgot it was there and when I got out phone fell to floor with just a s-view case on it all happened in slow motion but it survived with a few scratches on the side bezel and you have to look for the scratches to see them but I know they are there, I wouldn't mind but its the first time I've left the house without my pouch(gutted) but you can get a new rear housing for £15 if I need or if it bugs me enough...lesson? dont leave home even if its for 5mins without protection.??
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4 and counting...
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My S2 on the other hand.. It's a small miracle it's still alive!
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Not that many actually but almost fell a lot thank god for reflexes
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None, and if it drops i have the ugly otterbox defender case on it
So if it drops it stays good i hope lol
1 time.
Nearly a month ago, I dropped my phone from ~2 feet when I was picking up my kid daughter. My phone was in my shirt top pocket and I did not had any case or cover on it, although I had a screen protector.
Phone fell off on screen flat on ground (not on corners), and there was a loud sound when it hit the floor. I was completely sure, the screen is gone because I was following this topic on xda about S4 screen and how easily it was broken for some guys.
But to my surprise, nothing happened. No crack or scratches on screen or on phone. Although the fall made some holes in screen protector. Apart from that it was OK.
So the phone is pretty tough but there are some cases where screen was broken easily and that could be caused by faulty units.
So my advice is always buy one time screen replacement service along with phone. It's nearly $10 here, or get a insurance (at least for first year) which typically will cost same but cover lot more then just screen damage.
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3 times but luckily nothing happened yet
Hi all,
I just got my new Galaxy S5 and the first I wanted to do was to take a few pictures underwater. However, after I put the battery on, I noticed that the back cover makes a creaking noise when I push it near the heart rate sensor and I can see the back cover near the sensor going down when I push it. Does this compromises the water resistance of the phone?
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I'm thinking that there might be water remnants inside. Water + rubber is known to produce squeaking noise.
I still haven't put the phone underwater. I noticed the problem wheni was taking the phone out of the box. When I apply light force to the area around the sensor I can see the back cover moving up and down and it makes more of a clicking noise. Any ideas?
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It could be a part inside is just bumping to another part. Alignment is not 100% perfect, especially the rubber part for water-resistance because it was just stuck to the cover and is originally not part of the cover itself.
Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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Anyone?
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Thin_Bezel said:
Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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The rubber lining on the interior face of the back cover should keep any liquid from continuing its entry to the phone's internals, but it doesn't prevent the liquid from sipping through from the outside. Check out how large the notch at the power button area that you use to open up the back cover.
But you should dry the phone first as is for a few hours to be sure no more liquid could enter. When you're sure that it's safe, open the back cover then remove the battery and dry the phone face up so that any liquid residue will go down, at the same time dry the back cover separately too. And be sure that everything is dry, including the ports, before you reattach the battery.
And if the unfortunate event that the phone turned off when it was wet, do not attempt to turn it on. Remove the back cover and battery immediately and let them all dry for at least 24hrs, focus an electric fan to them if you can, to be sure that you max out the opportunity to dry them. And during the drying process, do not keep on touching them to avoid liquid moving inside.
I hope this answers your question.
Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic
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Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic
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It's an alignment problem that I have explained to OP. That rubber lining for water-resistance is prone for misalignment and probably warping too. Rubber is known to stretch due to rise in temperature. If it warped or misaligned to an embossed area, that part will be more elevated than the rest.
I have same problem, but I got used to it.
When I put my back cover on girlfriends phone there is no noise.
Its like the problem is phone itself.
I tested its waterproof capabilities even though the back cover wasn't properly aligned. Every thing was good. No water got inside the internals.
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You sir are brave!
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You sir are brave!
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Haha, I was thinking the same thing, I would have never tried that, though it should of course not be any poblem since it is IP67 certified.
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You sir are brave!
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I 2nd that!
I wont "test" my water proof ability with a cover that fits correctly :laugh:
Even though no water gets in, I have a question again. The water does go inside the back cover but it doesn't go as the rubber line which is a good thing (That's how it is supposed to work).
I always wipe the water inside after a bath but if I am at a pool for example and I put the phone inside the water but then I don't wipe the water inside for about, 6-7 hours, would there be a problem?
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Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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That part is considered to be harmless to get wet, so it isn't a problem if you do not remove the water there for even forever.
I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.
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I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.
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Thank god. I thought I was screwed. Especially because my beatiful S5 has been diving for the days in the pool. Enjoying vacations. Taken with the Galaxy S5 front facing camera
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