Close Call, But Happy Results - One (M8) General

I was at the Home Depot yesterday, and my phone was in my back pocket. I was jogging to catch up with my fiancee and my phone jumped out of my back pocket and hit the hard concrete floor of the Home Depot. I heard that unmistakable noise of cell phone on concrete
But the phone ended up with nary a scratch! I have a cheapo "SupCase" case on there (this one : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJ0R02Y/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=10) and it certainly did its job (along with Gorilla Glass and luck).

I have the exact same Supcase combined with a tempered glass screen protector. I have dropped my phone twice, both times from my bed onto our hardwood floors. I have a really tall bed, probably about 3 feet, and don't have a single scratch or crack yet.

I have absolutely NO idea why people keep their phones in their back pocket. Just a recipe for trouble in my opinion.
Glad your baby is ok though.
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Actually, since my OG Evo days, it's the only place I keep it, with the exception of sitting down. Only time phone ever drops is when it's out of my back pocket. I have the same case and a tempered glass screen protector by Pioneer. I dropped it hard one time and cracked the screen protector. Dropped it lightly other times with no issue.
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thebobmannh said:
I was at the Home Depot yesterday, and my phone was in my back pocket. I was jogging to catch up with my fiancee and my phone jumped out of my back pocket and hit the hard concrete floor of the Home Depot. I heard that unmistakable noise of cell phone on concrete
But the phone ended up with nary a scratch! I have a cheapo "SupCase" case on there (this one : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJ0R02Y/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=10) and it certainly did its job (along with Gorilla Glass and luck).
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Glad the phone was OK! I have that case too and love it. It looks great on the phone and apparently provides ample protection.
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1ManWolfePack said:
I have absolutely NO idea why people keep their phones in their back pocket. Just a recipe for trouble in my opinion.
Glad your baby is ok though.
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Eh, I don't disagree, but there's only so many pockets. For me, front left is always wallet and front right is always keys, so...
dragunbayne said:
Glad the phone was OK! I have that case too and love it. It looks great on the phone and apparently provides ample protection.
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Definitely impressed for the price.

1ManWolfePack said:
I have absolutely NO idea why people keep their phones in their back pocket. Just a recipe for trouble in my opinion.
Glad your baby is ok though.
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I'm with you. Mate at work has cracked so many iPhone screens from sitting down forgetting his phone is in his arse pocket!
Just don't keep it there!
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I've dropped mine for a few times, nothing happened to it yet, just some very (hardly noticeable) small scratches.
I got this phone for the sole reason to not use a cover

Good to hear, I ordered that same case and it should come in tomorrow along with my Nilkin tempered glass screen protector.
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Just dropped phone on carpet...

Just dropped my NS on the carpet... doesn't seem to have any cracks or damage... how durable is this phone? Should I be worried???
Just going to go out and say, dont drop it on anything that isnt carpet
Dropped mine on a tile floor from around 5'5"...not even a scratch...ymmv...
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I wouldn't risk dropping it again. If it bothers you then buy a case when they start releasing. I suggest case mate or otterbox.
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Carpet is nothing.
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TheBiles said:
Carpet is nothing.
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Agreed. A concrete sidewalk will produce different outcomes.
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pookguy88 said:
Just dropped my NS on the carpet...
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You're using it wrong.
I throw my Nexus S across the room onto my bed.
No cracks, scratches or anything else. Should I be worried? Will my bed break?
How durable is the phone in this scenario?
nxt said:
I throw my Nexus S across the room onto my bed.
No cracks, scratches or anything else. Should I be worried? Will my bed break?
How durable is the phone in this scenario?
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I have hard wood floors in my house, and i used to toss my phone onto my bed, until it bounced off....onto the floor
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I have hard wood floors in my house, and i used to toss my phone onto my bed, until it bounced off....onto the floor
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That's why you gotta do a lateral spin toss on the bed. The spin will prevent the phone from bouncing off to far/high.
I dropped mine about 5 feet onto hardwood, not a single scratch. Already ordered screen protector since there's no gorilla glass :-(
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If the screen quality is the same as the Nexus One's or the MT4G's (both of which don't have gorilla glass) then I'm not worried about scratching it since I've put my N1 through hell and the screen is still flawless.
What the NS has that the N1 doesn't, however, is the oleophobic coating, which seems to be half-assed, not like the iPhone's. I've already noticed a few spots where it's worn off, and I'm quite certain it'll be the same no matter how many times I exchange it. That's the only reason I'd get a screen protector... to prevent the coating from rubbing off, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having the coating in the first place doesn't it. Also, a screen protector would look ugly as hell on the NS since the edges are rounded and the screen protector wouldn't stick there, causing lost of dust build up.
krosemm said:
I dropped mine about 5 feet onto hardwood, not a single scratch. Already ordered screen protector since there's no gorilla glass :-(
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I dropped my Nexus S on concrete and it landed on its face. I picked it up and there wasn't a single scratch on the display because of the curved screen. There was only scratches on the outside of the display where the plastic is. I was amazed. Took it to Best Buy and got a new one though cause I hate having any scratches at all.
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Everything should be fine but I suggest you buy a case
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Agreed. A concrete sidewalk will produce different outcomes.
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No it won't. Found this out a few days ago. Phone fell onto concrete from my pocket. I was a little panicky as checked the phone, but after a quick check, there was no damage.
Is that the best buy geek squad protection plan? Is there a deductable?
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Kah-Neth said:
No it won't. Found this out a few days ago. Phone fell onto concrete from my pocket. I was a little panicky as checked the phone, but after a quick check, there was no damage.
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Because one instance is representative of all possible outcomes.
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I dropped my phone on accident cuz it slipped out of my phone clip, when i picked it up it had a small deep scratch on the screen and another slight scratch. it fell on tile and happened on new years eve before the countdown. I was pissed, but what the hell, that's why I have bb's black tie protection for now i'm just enjoying the helll out of it, then i'll return it for another when I feel like making the trip.
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Is that the best buy geek squad protection plan? Is there a deductable?
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Nope, $0 deductible, even if it's YOUR fault. Only loss/theft isn't covered that I know of..
gonna get a silicone back for when i'm using it around the house

Dropped face down from 2.5 feet

Pulled up to 7-11 this morning for some coffee, One was on my lap, parked, opened door, got out, SLAP!!! It fell face down flush with the ground (asphalt). I think I stared at it on the ground for about 3 minutes, before my eyes teared up I decided to face my fears and pick it up. The glass was perfect, no scratches, nicks, or cracks... I was VERY surprised. It fell hard, the aluminum on all 4 corners does have a nick in it, but the glass was fine.... Awesome.
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You got lucky!
I think because all 4 corners are chipped, most of the force was distributed and saved your screen.
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I did exactly that same time of morning and everything with my DNA but it landed vertical on a corner and cracked into a shattered spider web. Glad yours came out better.
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Did the same thing with my HOX, was jogging and it fell out of my bag, nearly gave myself a hernia!
It was okay though, phew!
Enzopreme said:
Pulled up to 7-11 this morning for some coffee, One was on my lap, parked, opened door, got out, SLAP!!! It fell face down flush with the ground (asphalt). I think I stared at it on the ground for about 3 minutes, before my eyes teared up I decided to face my fears and pick it up. The glass was perfect, no scratches, nicks, or cracks... I was VERY surprised. It fell hard, the aluminum on all 4 corners does have a nick in it, but the glass was fine.... Awesome.
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Now is the time to run out to ATT and pick up a nice Otterbox Commuter trust me you will be happy and it will hide the nicks
Glad your device survived that was a hard post to read
nullkill said:
Now is the time to run out to ATT and pick up a nice Otterbox Commuter trust me you will be happy and it will hide the nicks
Glad your device survived that was a hard post to read
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Forget the Otterbox, if you can get this instead go for it.
I bought one the other day and it is easily comparable to the Otterbox.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BQZD4CE/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8
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The-Last-Hylian said:
Did the same thing with my HOX, was jogging and it fell out of my bag, nearly gave myself a hernia!
It was okay though, phew!
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The One X is tough. I've dropped it on my hardwood floor many times, phone still looks great. Tiny dent on the bottom. Still upgrading to a One though, I'll just be more careful.
I did the same a few weeks back , is anyone going to attempt to replace the speaker covers where the dents are ?
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That's awesome.
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Seriously, you just got lucky. The glass WILL shatter if you drop it face down. Had dropped my Note II on the face and luckily got away with it too. But more often that not it does break. Take care of it better next time though
TeamDraven said:
Forget the Otterbox, if you can get this instead go for it.
I bought one the other day and it is easily comparable to the Otterbox.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BQZD4CE/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8
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that has to be the ugliest case ive ever seen... lmao
I was shoved down a flight of steps yesterday by an inconsiderate schoolboy, and there are now two large cracks across the screen of my phone. While the phone still works, I want to replace the screen and speaker grilles. Fingers crossed, hopefully HTC knows how to fix this.
Sodalitas said:
I was shoved down a flight of steps yesterday by an inconsiderate schoolboy, and there are now two large cracks across the screen of my phone. While the phone still works, I want to replace the screen and speaker grilles. Fingers crossed, hopefully HTC knows how to fix this.
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i hope you drop kicked that devil and send the parents a bill.
He was alone, I yelled at him, he cried, I relented. I'm weak like that. Ah well.
Seems the 4 corners of the phone are slightly raised as I dropped mine face down and only one corner has a little nick.
HTC phones have always been indestructible for me especially the screens. Galaxy s3 and note 2 screens are very fragile.
Enzopreme said:
that has to be the ugliest case ive ever seen... lmao
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I came here to say that. Hideous.
Exactly how I broke my nexus 4 didn't have that same fate though. Positive thing about that situation is I had a excuse to buy the ONE lol
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Enzopreme said:
that has to be the ugliest case ive ever seen... lmao
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I was just thinking the same.
I'm a fan of the Baseus Slim flip case. It's cheap, good quality and it protects the screen.
I never thought I'd like a flip case but it's actually really unobtrusive and when I'm home I take it out.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300885232164
I loved the slip case for the Sensation. It was light, thin, aesthetically pleasing and protected the phone really well. I don't understand why HTC didn't continue making them in that style. They went back to the chunky ones with the pull tab for the One X and they don't do a slip case for the One at all. I much prefer being able to feel the lines of such a beautiful device when I'm using it.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180718618384
I would never have a flip case that holds my bank cards though. Firstly it's very nature makes it larger than necessary but you're also making a very convenient little package and advertisement for muggers and pick pockets. Not clever if you live in a city.
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I gotta ask you something guys.
I'm trying to decide what to buy. Flipcase, pouch or some clear gel case.
I really want to buy a pouch because I don't want to hide this beauty. So my question is; when do you think people drop their phone most? while talking or while taking it out of pocket? I mean if I got pouch it'll protect it if I drop when taking out of my pocket. But It wouldn't help if it was in my hand (obviously)
I always like pouches. All of my phones look like new when I finish with them.
In my opinion, skins don't protect the phone it's so easy to scratch the screen in your pocket and screen protectors look like ****.
Flip covers aren't ideal either. You could easily get keys or loose change between the screen and the flap, when in your pocket.
I like pouches because you hold the phone as it was intended to be and you view it as intended. What's the point of having a beautiful device if it's hidden under layers of gel, leather or plastic? It's like everyone who has an iPhone is always telling me how beautiful it is and that's why they don't want an android phone. Then I ask them the last time they actually saw their beautiful iPhone out of it's case and that makes them think.
The difficulty I'm finding with the One and a slip case is as I pointed out above. HTC made a great slip case for the Sensation but the last few they've made have sucked. I have a One X slip case and it's huge both on the phone and in the hand. I've tried loads of third party slip cases in the past, with other phones, and the main issues are quality and that they're generally ill fitting. Not to mention they often look like crap.
The reason I started buying official HTC cases was that I was sick of buying new cases all the time and I saw one cheap and decided to try it. I have to say that the quality is generally way better with their own cases and I've bought official ever since (I've owned six HTC phones). This time round though I think they've screwed it up. The official cases for the One are too bulky. I want a tight fitting slip case that covers the top of the phone well but is easy enough to remove the phone from to answer quickly.
You also have to consider the material. When I first started buying cases I really didn't want leather and I bought ones made from textiles but they aren't so easy to slip in and out of your pocket. In fact gel cases pretty much grip the material in your pockets, this could cause you to fumble with the phone to get it out of your pocket and drop it. I say that because it has happened to me before and I had a few near misses. So. Anyway. I ended up realising why it makes a lot of sense to go with leather. It's just as easy to get in and out of your pocket as with no case at all.
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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
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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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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:

Share your broken screen stories

Supposedly this is the toughest top tier phone out there right now.
I want to hear about your stories of actually damaging the phone. Haven't seen many yet, but they have to be out there. Broken screen, broken chassis, any type of permanent damage - except for screen scratches. Rock, concrete, sand - these will scratch any and all screen out there, so no need to share those!
new one comes tomorrow on the bright side
volunteer firefighter here and was about to leave my firehouse after a call when the phone slipped out of my hand and fell hitting bottom first...landed with screen up and I didn't even have to pick it up before I realized she didn't make it. the actual glass didn't break at all but underneath there's a bunch of cracks to the screen and only the top half of the screen works now
My situation doesn't quite qualify, but after just a few days I pulled the phone out of my pocket to realize it had a hairline scratch going across the middle of the screen. I'm sure it was a bit of sand or something (I don't keep anything else in that pocket), but I haven't had a screen scratch on any of the recent generations of gorilla glass so I was surprised to see it.
Just cracked my screen yesterday morning, dropped it on the driveway as I was getting out of my Jeep. Off to Motorola for $200 repair. My recommendation to everyone here: GET THE MOTOROLA INSURANCE. I wish I had known of it earlier. I think it's $89 for two years and a $39 deductible.
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Just cracked my screen yesterday morning, dropped it on the driveway as I was getting out of my Jeep. Off to Motorola for $200 repair. My recommendation to everyone here: GET THE MOTOROLA INSURANCE. I wish I had known of it earlier. I think it's $89 for two years and a $39 deductible.
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I don't think that's available for the Verizon Moto X. You have to do weird stuff with Asurion instead, at which point, I don't believe your replacement can be a custom Motomaker device.
No broken screen but I have dropped it 3 times onto concrete and gravel. The time it fell onto gravel I forgot I had it on my lap and it fell face down while getting out my truck. These drops have resulted in two nicks on the plastic surrounding the screen and a faint mark on the glass. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the durability of the X.
I had dropped it three times, all of them front facing the floor. Two on the street and one on a marble floor.
One of them it fell with the corner right onto my toe, and it slided front facing the kitchen floor. I've had a dislocation in that toe. The phone is good though.
I dropped mine from the top of a ten foot ladder bottom of phone hit and glass is cracked but still works overall 8/10 sad for breaking my awesome phone
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Dropped mine from 3ft onto the deck of a boat and it broke :/
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You all need the otter box defender on your next phone....in the holster.
12 foot drop today onto concrete floor at work from a ladder, phone and holster....and it landed just right that it didn't even come out of the holster. Tiny scratches on holster....nothing else.
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Tripped over the cord to a ceramic heater with phone in hand. Result is a small ding next to the sim card slot. Could have been so much worse
kj2112 said:
You all need the otter box defender on your next phone....in the holster.
12 foot drop today onto concrete floor at work from a ladder, phone and holster....and it landed just right that it didn't even come out of the holster. Tiny scratches on holster....nothing else.
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Rather pay my insurance deductible then have a giant otter box on such a beautiful device . this is my first phone I've ever broken so my track record is good
I personally don't understand why people like those otterboxes but I see them everywhere.
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Legacystar said:
Rather pay my insurance deductible then have a giant otter box on such a beautiful device . this is my first phone I've ever broken so my track record is good
I personally don't understand why people like those otterboxes but I see them everywhere.
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Cause some people could care less what the phone looks like.... As long as it's safe. It's not a showpiece.... To me anyway. It's a tool.
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kj2112 said:
Cause some people could care less what the phone looks like.... As long as it's safe. It's not a showpiece.... To me anyway. It's a tool.
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Not to argue, to each his own, but why upgrade to new devices then? We should all just be using CAT smart phones lol
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I keep my phone in my pocket and cases thicken it too much for my liking--size was one reason I picked the X over the N5. this is the first screen I've broken too. Just bad luck and carelessness this time. I will say that this is heavier than my last phone which means more force upon impact unfortunately.
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Not to argue, to each his own, but why upgrade to new devices then? We should all just be using CAT smart phones lol
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You are arguing tho... And insulting cause someone disagrees.
I don't need an old phone.... or a pretty phone. I need a good phone. That's got very good protection.
Yes..... That's just me. I dropped it 12 feet onto concrete just yesterday. More than likely if it was in any other case or no case.... I'd be typing this from my s2.
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I dropped my phone edge first on ceramic floor from a height of 6 feet, no broken screen no scratches. I'm very impressed with it.
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Slightly OT but if you do drop your phone try and catch it with your foot. Your natural instinct is to catch it with your hands but it will drop too quickly. So if you drop it try to catch it with your foot, I've successfully done this a few times, and it greatly reduces the speed and therefore the chances of a bad breakage.
Dropped my DInc at lake Havasu cracked the screen then I got glass splinters when trying to use it haha. 2 days after I tool my screen protector off
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emailrob said:
Slightly OT but if you do drop your phone try and catch it with your foot. Your natural instinct is to catch it with your hands but it will drop too quickly. So if you drop it try to catch it with your foot, I've successfully done this a few times, and it greatly reduces the speed and therefore the chances of a bad breakage.
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I tried that and had a dislocation in my toe.

The Damage Thread. Have you defiled your phone's appearance yet?

So I just woke up to a knick on the side of my phone this morning. Nothing major by any stretch but nevertheless if your like me it bothers you to death and you can't stop looking at it. So I'm wondering if anyone else out there has make a mark on their baby yet. (Side note: the fake metal sides are cheap af. I tested it by lightly tapping my cast, I broke my wrist, and it left a Mark that won't come off. Come on LG even my samsung plastic held up better.)
i got a small crack near the mic opening on the bottom..doesnt bother me that much..hoping to exchange it when the nexus x comes out..if it is better
Dropped from a foot and the screen cracked and doesnt work. Saying that i have insurance so i got a new one
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i got a small crack near the mic opening on the bottom..doesnt bother me that much..hoping to exchange it when the nexus x comes out..if it is better
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Yea I'm excited to see what it offers unfortunately I'm on Big Red, not by choice, just no other carriers have coverage beyond 2g in my area.
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Dropped from a foot and the screen cracked and doesnt work. Saying that i have insurance so i got a new one
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Well that's a plus. I'm sure that deposit sucked but at least you got spiffy new looking phone.
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Dropped from a foot and the screen cracked and doesnt work. Saying that i have insurance so i got a new one
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I dropped mine from about 2.5 feet and it put one long crack through the screen and nothing to one side of it worked. $156 LCD/digitizer replacement through LG. I feel your pain.
Edit: I forgot to mention this happened with the Spigen Slim Armor case on.
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Haha, the other day I was driving a fork lift truck at work like I usually do and I guess I was going to fast when I hit a bump and my phone flew to where my feet was and then to the ground face down. Luckily the only damage done was a tiny nick to the screen that you can't even tell it's there unless I point it out. It was bugging me to death the first few hours but now I barely notice it. Can't be seen with screen on either. I was rather disappointed to. I have a phone cover on it and it shouldn't of gotten scratched but oh well. It could of been worse.
I have some hits on the frame around the screen, 2 scratches on back cover and 2 more barely noticable on the screen. That's it.
The world played out in slow motion the first time I dropped my phone. At this point though there are a few very minor scratches along the edge of the phone around the screen.
hairline crack across the bottom microphone. NEVER dropped it. Do you guys confirm this is a more widespread issue?
yeah I've got tiny scratches on the back... barely visible
but the bizarre thing is that I'm pretty friendly with how I use the phone...I never dropped it yet.. using a thin back case..
weird...I think LG should work better on durability...
Even though the back of the G3 looks and feels great
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yousifamir said:
yeah I've got tiny scratches on the back... barely visible
but the bizarre thing is that I'm pretty friendly with how I use the phone...I never dropped it yet.. using a thin back case..
weird...I think LG should work better on durability...
Even though the back of the G3 looks and feels great
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Same thing. Dropped it once while drunk but even before that I had these weird little scratches on the back. No clue where they are from.
Hairline crack at IR port. Will try and get a free replacement in a couple of weeks using warranty
Had my phone bare naked for few weeks and dropped if few times, had in my pocket with keys and change. No scratches or anything anywhere. I don't even think I'll be getting a screen protector since this baby is one tough son of a female dog.
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AllstarE4 said:
I dropped mine from about 2.5 feet and it put one long crack through the screen and nothing to one side of it worked. $156 LCD/digitizer replacement through LG. I feel your pain.
Edit: I forgot to mention this happened with the Spigen Slim Armor case on.
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Wow... With SPIGEN on dude? I always thought that those cases were awesome.
It must have landed on a corner.
I just got the same case today. I could see it not providing much protection if it lands on the ground on the corners. The top and back are just rubber.
I love the case though. Not sure how much protection it offers from drops.
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yousifamir said:
yeah I've got tiny scratches on the back... barely visible
but the bizarre thing is that I'm pretty friendly with how I use the phone...I never dropped it yet.. using a thin back case..
weird...I think LG should work better on durability...
Even though the back of the G3 looks and feels great
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You probably got dirt grains in between the case and phone.
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Wow... With SPIGEN on dude? I always thought that those cases were awesome.
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So did I. The case is nice and doesn't add bulk. It would probably offer more protection if it were a little softer rubber.
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It must have landed on a corner.
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Yep, right on the corner. Funny how Spigen advertises "Absolute Drop Protection" and "Air cushion corners". Lol
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Jesus, i bought one of those but I hasn't arrived so far. I using a regular tpu case
It's still a great case and I think it provides decent protection unless dropped in a certain way.
The case looks beautiful and I love the way the camera is separated from the volume.
I'm happy with it so far and still much better than bare bones.
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I ran an apple background for a little while. That's all the defiling so far.

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