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Could they not have chosen a different material for the backing?

I know Motorola wanted to go for grip, and I assume they didn't want to go for plastic.. because apparently plastic=cheap, which isn't always entirely the truth.
In all honestly I cannot properly tell what the back of the Xoom is made out of.. it looks like rubber or something.. however, getting back to point. Judging from screen shots the back on the Xoom looks very irritating:
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Before you go on to say "Of course it looks like that! A whole bunch of people were playing with the device!", regardless, it looks very prone to grease, fingerprints, etc etc. I don't understand why they couldn't have gone with a colored aluminum body (which is what it somewhat resembles already) with a teflon coating exactly like the Nexus One, which is almost entirely resistant to fingerprints (or is it because the Xoom is black they are so visible?).. it looks like one of those laptops where you have to clean off the top all the time because it becomes infested with hundreds of fingerprints and other grime that quickly become a nuisance.
Does anyone know what the Xoom's body is composed of?

Its the same rubber Googles CR-48 notebooks are made of. Just buy a skin for it.

legato89 said:
Its the same rubber Googles CR-48 notebooks are made of. Just buy a skin for it.
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Thanks for the blatant answer. Guess I will have to~

i think they use that material for more stable surface. yes it cause more fingerprints but it will stay safer on tables or other surfaces and avoid scratches with different look than other devices.
plus, i dont think it'll get dirty that much and that soon with personal use...

I hate rubber coated plastic... Over the time the rubber will get sticky and peel off...

I know I for one will be getting a screen protector and gel case for this or whatever tablet I end up going with. I imagine MANY others will be doing the same and fingerprints on the back case will be a moot issue.

The mz605 model sold in Brazil have the 3/4 bottom part made of unpainted aluminium, and the top 1/4 of rubber plastic. Terrible grip on the aluminium part, i hate it.

http://techeld.com/2011/10/24/xoom-shine/

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I hate rubber coated plastic... Over the time the rubber will get sticky and peel off...
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Its not rubber coated plastic. I don't know exactly what it is but mine feels like bare aluminum. Cold to the touch, no rubbery feeling at all. And very resistant to scratching. I have the folio case but take it out any chance I get (feels much better nekid), there is not a single scratch on mine anywhere.

js345 said:
The mz605 model sold in Brazil have the 3/4 bottom part made of unpainted aluminium, and the top 1/4 of rubber plastic. Terrible grip on the aluminium part, i hate it.
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mz604 in Australia is the same. Looks sleek IMO, but yes a tad slippery.

GF first drop (waist high) in Caseology case RIP

So my girlfriend dropped her S7 Edge from waist high in a Caseology case and the screen shattered. Upsetting because of all the drop test videos we've watched with multiple drops much harder than her phone hit and without a case.
I have a Unicorn Beatle Pro case and I've dropped mine at least a dozen times and no cracks. Those Caseology cases slip off too easy to consider it as protection .
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Unlucky. Perfect impact can always cause this. Doubt it was any kind of manufacturing defect but that's always possible too.

Ouch
Seems expensive to repair. I use a very thin case (Spigen thin Fit) but I never drop my phone. But if (or when) it happen, it's a matter of luck, I guess.

Im using tempered glass and leather case its so expensive to dropping and makeing crash test 4 me

It's all in how they land. You could drop a phone multiple times without any problem, but then someone else drops there and it hits just right and shatters. Sucks, though. Sorry to see this.

From what I can see the case has a very small lip, which doesn’t keep the screen far off the ground, that combined with it landing on what appears to be at least 3 stones (the small impact points), makes it so the screen would shatter no matter what. You can have the best piece gorilla glass and case, but if you drop a phone screen down, on rocks, nothing will protect it.
Sucks though, maybe the vendor has some kind of grace period and will replace it for you. If they repair it, keep in mind that the IP68 rateing will no longer apply.

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From what I can see the case has a very small lip, which doesn’t keep the screen far off the ground, that combined with it landing on what appears to be at least 3 stones (the small impact points), makes it so the screen would shatter no matter what. You can have the best piece gorilla glass and case, but if you drop a phone screen down, on rocks, nothing will protect it.
Sucks though, maybe the vendor has some kind of grace period and will replace it for you. If they repair it, keep in mind that the IP68 rateing will no longer apply.
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It does look like it hit rocks. It hit smooth hard surface.

Glass Protection no good.

So Neither the Verizon Glass cover or the zagg cover works. Had 3 different places try to install it on my phone. Touch Screen very spotty after install. What is everyone else doing now until they fix this problem in the covers?

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So Neither the Verizon Glass cover or the zagg cover works. Had 3 different places try to install it on my phone. Touch Screen very spotty after install. What is everyone else doing now until they fix this problem in the covers?
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I've gone glassless. Tried a couple from amazon and they both would fall off. Ther are no good reviews of them either.

Is the stock glass good enough to not have something on it?

Skinomi for me perfect protection and full coverage, yes I know it's not glass but offers decent scratch protection

I'm using this screen protector and case and it's a nice low profile design and I have no issues with touchscreen or the screen protector coming off. Very fluid design.
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I went with this and it came out flawless. Can't even tell by sight it's on there. Says case friendly but I'm dubious. First time I put it in my TPU it lifted a tiny bit. Second time it was perfect. I think I might not have waited long enough for it to dry completely. Right now awaiting microSD before I put my SIM and SD card in it and start using the phone.
https://smile.amazon.com/Galaxy-Pro...4&sr=8-3&keywords=s8+screen+protector+yootech

I went to AT&T and asked them about glass screen protectors and he flat out said that if you plan on putting a case on the device, don't bother getting one. They've had no luck with installing them as the cases just lift them up, despite them being listed as "case friendly".
The only one that they had was the Zagg one. He said that I'm better off either going without a protector at all or trying to find one of those plastic ones. I'm not surprised by his statement as I've seen numerous people here complain about how difficult it's been to find one that'll work with cases.
Oh, so in the meantime, I'm going naked with the screen and using a Spigen Neo Hybrid case.

Bought one on Amazon before I got the phone. It had no reviews. I got the phone but haven't tried the glass screen protector yet. Went back to Amazon and all bad reviews now. I'll see if I can return it, I'll probably go without a protector, I think it will take a lot to scratch the glass.
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Today i almost had an heart attack.

While working, my nexus fell out of my pocket.
At first i thought i only had a cracked screen...
But today i saw it was way worse, i'm able to poke the PCB...
Straight away i made an attempt to remove all lose pieces of glass.
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My insurance will be covering the damages(about 200 incl shipping and import tax) for a screen assembly that's around 135/140 EUR.
If you know any good international or dutch parts shop that has it, let me know.
I wasnt planning to replace my N6 any time soon. Bought the phone at full price so this really did hurt me.

That was a nasty fall. Good that you got insurance. Mine fell yesterday but was lucky and not even a scratch on it.
Have no experience with part shops here in The Netherlands.

Was it wearing a case? Currently my N6 wears an Incipio dual layer TPU/Polycarbonate case, but after seeing this I'm debating putting my Unicorn Beetle Pro back on. Just wish the Unicorn Beetle Pro wasn't so friggin' huge.

Nah, my case broke a while ago. It fallen couple times since, have small dents that were not on the glass. But in this case it landed exactly on the edge of the glass. Even a border/ back case would not have helped. Only the one's that partially cover the front edge.
The stupidest part is that it fell around 20/30 CM....

Well, a Spigen Thin Fit certainly wouldn't help and I wouldn't even call that thing a case. That said, even it is better than no case at all, especially when you're holding a phone that seemingly has been coated in Astroglide before being sold. You have piqued my curiosity however: just how expensive are cases over in the Netherlands? I'm asking because the Incipio I'm currently using only cost me about 5USD back in January.

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Nah, my case broke a while ago. It fallen couple times since, have small dents that were not on the glass. But in this case it landed exactly on the edge of the glass. Even a border/ back case would not have helped. Only the one's that partially cover the front edge.
The stupidest part is that it fell around 20/30 CM....
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You'd better to get a Moto Droid Turbo or Moto Z Droid instead.

Why would i do that? There is a reason why i baught a nexus 6, its pure unbloated android. The 2 arent even sold here any more ...
Cases here are regularly around 20 eur.. mostly because nexus device isnt) wasn't sold to the masses. So either fork 20 or AliExpress a cheapo.

@damiloveu: Neither of those devices would work in Europe as Europe doesn't use inferior CDMA technology.

"4phones.nl" is a retailer there. Might have others

Anyone have a custom non glass back?

Looking for aftermarket back that wont crack. Anyone have any experience or know where to find one? I see witrigs has a transparent one that im guessing are not glass and maybe some other custom ones. They don't say for certain they aren't glass though. Hopefully one of y'all know of other options!
Just replaced the back glass and battery last month. Just looked and the glass is broke yet again and my phone is in a tech 21 case

Haven't heard of anything like that, but it would be a better arrangement...
Try a eBay search...

Are you planning on going bareback? Haha! I mean, using phone without a case? Because I use a Spigen Tough armor case and it's slim and I have the OnePlus 6t and I've literally sat on my phone in my Mack pocket quite a few times and even dropped it on a job and then stepped on if accidentally and mines still not cracked. I weight 225 lbs and wear steel toe boots to work. Haha! All I'm saying is this Spigen Tough Armor case is great! They're the only cases I buy for my phone's these last five or so years and they're only like $15-20! Check them out if you want. I'd be scared to take my glass back cover off this baby. Haha! I'd probably ruin all sorts of crap on that mission. Then again there are many YouTube videos now on how to do it properly. Good luck.

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Are you planning on going bareback? Haha! I mean, using phone without a case? Because I use a Spigen Tough armor case and it's slim and I have the OnePlus 6t and I've literally sat on my phone in my Mack pocket quite a few times and even dropped it on a job and then stepped on if accidentally and mines still not cracked. I weight 225 lbs and wear steel toe boots to work. Haha! All I'm saying is this Spigen Tough Armor case is great! They're the only cases I buy for my phone's these last five or so years and they're only like $15-20! Check them out if you want. I'd be scared to take my glass back cover off this baby. Haha! I'd probably ruin all sorts of crap on that mission. Then again there are many YouTube videos now on how to do it properly. Good luck.
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I haven't barebacked a phone since the no deductible Geeksquad protection days haha. I've been rolling with Tech21 case on all my phones for a while now, seems they are not up to the task of protecting all that glass however. Looked all around and couldn't find a non glass replacement. Thanks for the recommendation on the Spigen case, just replaced the glass once again and slapped that case on. Very slick case and gunmetal looks great! I am tempted to try bareback again now since I seem to have great protection according the box the replacement came in haha jk.
When you do end up changed the glass or battery no need to sweat! Heat it up a tad and use a ultra thin sheet of plastic and go to town on the edges. One of the easiest phone to remove and no cables or screens in the way to accidentally mess up.
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