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All reports of fragile N1 screens are TRUE!!

This phone is too fragile. I mean after 3 or 4 drops on concrete sidewalks, a number of dents and dings in the case, it should be able to withstand a 5 foot drop onto asphalt right?
cracked a semi-circle chunk on the edge of the screen about a centimeter in diameter.
no noticeable effect to touch sensitivity - i guess this probably voids the warranty and might as well root it now lol.

jkhouw1 said:
This phone is too fragile. I mean after 3 or 4 drops on concrete sidewalks, a number of dents and dings in the case, it should be able to withstand a 5 foot drop onto asphalt right?
cracked a semi-circle chunk on the edge of the screen about a centimeter in diameter.
no noticeable effect to touch sensitivity - i guess this probably voids the warranty and might as well root it now lol.
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Might aswell just root it, you have nothing to lose now
May I suggest something more appropriate for you?
check this....
http://www.zshare.net/image/74921981ee0d03f5/

Stea1thmode said:
Might aswell just root it, you have nothing to lose now
May I suggest something more appropriate for you?
check this....
http://www.zshare.net/image/74921981ee0d03f5/
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50 seconds to see a 14kb image? I feel like I've been rickrolled.

jkhouw1 said:
This phone is too fragile. I mean after 3 or 4 drops on concrete sidewalks, a number of dents and dings in the case, it should be able to withstand a 5 foot drop onto asphalt right?
cracked a semi-circle chunk on the edge of the screen about a centimeter in diameter.
no noticeable effect to touch sensitivity - i guess this probably voids the warranty and might as well root it now lol.
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several 5 foot drops on asphault? [joke] Thats fitting because it sounds simular to you're an ass and its your fault, jk. [/joke]
Seriously though, the n1 should not be about to handle that kind of drop. Yes the outside is metal, but its very thin and therefore a shock wave will pass right through it. If it is incased in some type of rubbery material which would absorb the shock it would of been fine, but it doesnt have that.
Thats why I bought a thin rubbery silicon case. When it falls the case absords the whole impact shock with little energy being transfered to the actual n1. Hard cases add more thickness to the phone and therefore more material can help absorb the shock, but something that deforms a little is the only real way to protect something from a hard fall. Even with a hard case, a 10+ drop on concrete and you can most likely say good bye to your n1. With a silicon case there is a good chance it will be perfectly fine.
I can get into really techinal terms, but I'm trying not to do that because I understand not everyone is a material science engineer.

jz9833 said:
several 5 foot drops on asphault? [joke] Thats fitting because it sounds simular to you're an ass and its your fault, jk. [/joke]
Seriously though, the n1 should not be about to handle that kind of drop. Yes the outside is metal, but its very thin and therefore a shock wave will pass right through it. If it is incased in some type of rubbery material which would absorb the shock it would of been fine, but it doesnt have that.
Thats why I bought a thin rubbery silicon case. When it falls the case absords the whole impact shock with little energy being transfered to the actual n1. Hard cases add more thickness to the phone and therefore more material can help absorb the shock, but something that deforms a little is the only real way to protect something from a hard fall. Even with a hard case, a 10+ drop on concrete and you can most likely say good bye to your n1. With a silicon case there is a good chance it will be perfectly fine.
I can get into really techinal terms, but I'm trying not to do that because I understand not everyone is a material science engineer.
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Oh my gawd, thanks for the common sense lessons!!!
Jk'ing.. kinda, but people (should know) know most of what you said already. Well, at least I did.
A covered phone is always better than a naked one :/

Eclair~ said:
Oh my gawd, thanks for the common sense lessons!!!
Jk'ing.. kinda, but people (should know) know most of what you said already. Well, at least I did.
A covered phone is always better than a naked one :/
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Judging by the OP, I felt what i said was approate even if it should be common knowledge.

Seriously? don't get a phone this expensive if you still drop your phone.i haven't dropped a phone since I had a razor. As I said, don't buy a $600 that has a glass screen and drop it. Take anything made of glass and drop it 5 feet and it will shatter .
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shonanthebarbarianTP2 said:
Seriously? don't get a phone this expensive if you still drop your phone.i haven't dropped a phone since I had a razor. As I said, don't buy a $600 that has a glass screen and drop it. Take anything made of glass and drop it 5 feet and it will shatter .
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I disagree with your sentiments. Cellphones are by nature prone to droppage, in and out of hands and pockets many times a day. It is unreasonable to expect the average user not to end up dropping it at some point. I say to phone manufacturers don't design and sell a $600 phone with a glass screen if you can't engineer it to withstand an occasional fall, since many of us mere mortals are likely to eventually drop it.

maxh said:
I disagree with your sentiments. Cellphones are by nature prone to droppage, in and out of hands and pockets many times a day. It is unreasonable to expect the average user not to end up dropping it at some point. I say to phone manufacturers don't design and sell a $600 phone with a glass screen if you can't engineer it to withstand an occasional fall, since many of us mere mortals are likely to eventually drop it.
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Very very true.. cellphones are simply prone to be dropped.

jkhouw1 said:
This phone is too fragile. I mean after 3 or 4 drops on concrete sidewalks, a number of dents and dings in the case, it should be able to withstand a 5 foot drop onto asphalt right?
cracked a semi-circle chunk on the edge of the screen about a centimeter in diameter.
no noticeable effect to touch sensitivity - i guess this probably voids the warranty and might as well root it now lol.
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3 or 4 drops on concrete??? note to jkhouw...hide your nexus one when hitting the bottle!

maxh said:
I disagree with your sentiments. Cellphones are by nature prone to droppage, in and out of hands and pockets many times a day. It is unreasonable to expect the average user not to end up dropping it at some point. I say to phone manufacturers don't design and sell a $600 phone with a glass screen if you can't engineer it to withstand an occasional fall, since many of us mere mortals are likely to eventually drop it.
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See the drop test videos - it is designed to stand some drops.
To expect a glass screen to successfully withstand multiple 5+ ft drops onto a very hard surface (concrete) is a bit extreme. Glass is still glass and will break if there's enough of an impulse imparted on it.
From the testing videos they demoed they appear to have tested common drops, ~3 ft or more from the appearance, and it looks fairly robust at that point.
I don't think it's a common scenario to take it out of your pocket and have it fall 5 ft unless we have a high percentage of giants here at XDA who have big, clumsy hands.
While it is unreasonable to expect someone to never drop their phone, from what Google has shown, the testing for structural integrity appears to have been done for "common" falls (slips coming out of pocket, knocked off of table/counter, etc.) based on the fall height. Falls of 5+ feet are likely pretty uncommon for most users and I think you'd be hard pressed to come up with a slim solution (housing material/thickness) for a glass screen that would consistently withstand falls from that height. Unless.....

maxh said:
I disagree with your sentiments. Cellphones are by nature prone to droppage, in and out of hands and pockets many times a day. It is unreasonable to expect the average user not to end up dropping it at some point. I say to phone manufacturers don't design and sell a $600 phone with a glass screen if you can't engineer it to withstand an occasional fall, since many of us mere mortals are likely to eventually drop it.
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they are designed to be dropped some, but you also have some things you can't design for.
For example we were just talking about a 5 ft drop on asphault. If I design it to be dropped from there, what angle contact angle am i talking about? Obviously a fall straight on its back will be different than a corner hit. Does manufactoring it to survive both drop types interfer with eachother? How much more does it cost? How much size will it add? Maybe I could use better materials, but then that also comes with added cost.
Also, it doesnt matter how many safety meetings you have, people will find a way to mess up there n1's in some new way.
So alot of this comes down to cost, and there becomes a point where you say the end user should have some responsibility.

so wait...you guys are telling me that dropping glass on a hard surface like concrete from 5 or more feet off the ground isn't a good idea? who are the ad wizards that came up with this one?!

The phone is sturdy indeed! I have dropped it several times by now (more than I have dropped any other phone, anyway) and it has always withstood the falls like a champ. Last week I dropped it on asphalt from 5 / 6 feet: time slowed down as I watched it fall and bounce, both the battery cover and the battery itself jumping out while the phone finally slid face down on the concrete for 2 or three feet. I don't know how long I stood there staring at it before picking it up, all while thinking what a good phone it had been.
You know what? The screen was perfectly fine, and only the soft part at the bottom had a very obvious dent where it had first hit the floor. The phone might not be invulnerable, but it's definitely tougher than it looks.
Not everything's good though. From my experience this phone is very prone to falling. It's so thin and wide that gripping it firmly is difficult, and can you guys explain why it doesn't have a hole or something to fix a lace on it or something?
Seriously, I feel that's the one thing the N1 is sorely lacking.

frandavid100 said:
The phone is sturdy indeed! I have dropped it several times by now (more than I have dropped any other phone, anyway) and it has always withstood the falls like a champ. Last week I dropped it on asphalt from 5 / 6 feet: time slowed down as I watched it fall and bounce, both the battery cover and the battery itself jumping out while the phone finally slid face down on the concrete for 2 or three feet. I don't know how long I stood there staring at it before picking it up, all while thinking what a good phone it had been.
You know what? The screen was perfectly fine, and only the soft part at the bottom had a very obvious dent where it had first hit the floor. The phone might not be invulnerable, but it's definitely tougher than it looks.
Not everything's good though. From my experience this phone is very prone to falling. It's so thin and wide that gripping it firmly is difficult, and can you guys explain why it doesn't have a hole or something to fix a lace on it or something?
Seriously, I feel that's the one thing the N1 is sorely lacking.
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the mock n2 pictures have one, but I for one think its FUGLY. Seriously, just get a thin silicon rubbary case and the grip issue is gone.

jz9833 said:
the mock n2 pictures have one, but I for one think its FUGLY. Seriously, just get a thin silicon rubbary case and the grip issue is gone.
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True. I don't really like cases though, someone once said they're like making Angelina Jolie wear a fat suit and I agree. Might buy one anyway in order to stop dropping the goddamn phone.
By the way, do you guys know if it's possible to replace the soft bottom part? It hurts to look at it so dented and damaged.

That is rediculous.i have yet to drop my N1, G1, MT3g, blackberry 9700,or my HD2.It's about making a conscious thought of "I'm taking this $600 phone out if my pocket. I should be careful".
Seriously? don't get a phone this expensive if you still drop your phone.i haven't dropped a phone since I had a razor. As I said, don't buy a $600 th
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I disagree with your sentiments. Cellphones are by nature prone to droppage, in and out of hands and pockets many times a day. It is unreasonable to expect the average user not to end up dropping it at some point. I say to phone manufacturers don't design and sell a $600 phone with a glass screen if you can't engineer it to withstand an occasional fall, since many of us mere mortals are likely to eventually drop it.
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shonanthebarbarianTP2 said:
That is rediculous.i have yet to drop my N1, G1, MT3g, blackberry 9700,or my HD2.It's about making a conscious thought of "I'm taking this $600 phone out if my pocket. I should be careful".
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I haven't dropped my N1 yet either, but I know it will happen. You're acting as if you have some inhuman ability of never dropping things that are expensive - I'm going to assume you rarely take your phone out of your pocket when outside, and when you do you most likely pay too much attention to it as if its a baby. I can imagine you over gripping a phone in order to prevent a dent or 2, watching it carefully as if its a life or death situation..
I'm probably exaggerating, but I really don't see how you do it. You must be a very carefull individual.

Eclair~ said:
Very very true.. cellphones are simply prone to be dropped.
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Yes, there are two kinds of nexus one (or any other model) owners. Those who have dropped their phones and those who are going to drop their phones.

krabman said:
Yes, there are two kinds of nexus one (or any other model) owners. Those who have dropped their phones and those who are going to drop their phones.
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In Soviet Russia, the Nexus One drops you!

Dropped DHD onto the road.

Hey, a couple of days ago it fell out of my pocket when getting into a landrover (which was quite high up). I had no cases on but i did have a screen protector. It dropped straight onto its side and did a backflip then finishing on its screen, to be honest i am very surprised that the damage is very mild, with only a few chips in the aluminium and no scratches on the screen at all because of the screen protector. After dropping the Dhd i feel i love my phone even more, i dont know why :L. Peace out!

Get a TPU case , it will save your day .
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cashisback said:
Hey, a couple of days ago it fell out of my pocket when getting into a landrover (which was quite high up). I had no cases on but i did have a screen protector. It dropped straight onto its side and did a backflip then finishing on its screen, to be honest i am very surprised that the damage is very mild, with only a few chips in the aluminium and no scratches on the screen at all because of the screen protector. After dropping the Dhd i feel i love my phone even more, i dont know why :L. Peace out!
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You're DHD is unibody. Its a single piece of aluminium. You'd more likely break your floor than break that thing.

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vious21 said:
You're DHD is unibody. Its a single piece of aluminium. You'd more likely break your floor than break that thing.
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Well , its true the back panel is unibody .. "but there is a limit of tension that it can take after that ..... its history "
So keep your hopes low .... and try not to drop it

I did something similar. I pretty much threw my DHD across the road with it spinning on its screen. Only a tiny mark on the corner of the aluminium. Not a scratch on the glass.

get a case, the HTC one is really good

my mate fainted and fell down the stairs with his DHD in his pocket, it was virtually pristine afterwards
mines over 6 months old now and it's had some major use and it still looks brand new
don't think i'll ever change manufacturer , HTC build quality is fantastic

same here lots of heavy drops and still brand new, not one scratch on the screen, no screen protection, just the HD2 leather cover
the DHD seems immortal
also i don't know if the HTC Sensation is as rigid, the whole thing is completely detachable from the unibody, so similar falls might detach the whole thing
on the other with the DHD not even the plastic covers ever detached, its why its so hard to open i guess which stupid reviewers keep complaining about

hamdir said:
on the other with the DHD not even the plastic covers ever detached, its why its so hard to open i guess which stupid reviewers keep complaining about
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I had a real issue with this when I first received my DHD. I couldn't open it. Obviously I was unhappy and thought it was terrible but now I realise that you have to compromise somewhere to have such excellent build quality and general solid-ness.

Nokiacrazi said:
I had a real issue with this when I first received my DHD. I couldn't open it. Obviously I was unhappy and thought it was terrible but now I realise that you have to compromise somewhere to have such excellent build quality and general solid-ness.
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I actually think the covers are easy to remove once I learned how to. It was very difficult for me at the start, but now its no harder to open up than any other phone. Lesson: RTFM.
The build quality of the DHD is superb. No drops here, but it did survive being keyed accidentally without any marks or scratches.

Actually, even I've had some problems with open the battery cover. The guy from the store I bought it from said that mine was unnaturally stiff. That thing takes me around 15 min to get open.
The sensation is actually more rigid. The Unibody design continues into the battery compartment and is really solid. The cover is merely a design.

The Note 8.0 Drop Test

The guys at gizmoSlip have performed the quintessential drop test.
Not much problems in case of a back drop.
Screen shattered on the front drop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yORiMT8DZoM
I guess it would be a good idea to buy a protective case after all!!
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Are people still surprised that dropping a pane of glass causes it to break, or do you think that Samsung is using magical glass that is not prone to breakage? Never really understood the utility of a drop test.
If the device is metal, it'll either dent or bend. If the device is plastic it will either survive unscathed or crack. If the impact is not directly on the glass, glass may or may not break depending on the force, angle, etc. If the impact is directly to the glass, it will break. There, I just described the drop test outcomes for every phone or tablet ever made.

It also depends on the design of the device itself. note II survived the drop test. So not all results are the same

Note II is also smaller and lighter, with less surface area. Still, it's a pretty safe bet that if you drop the device glass down onto a hard surface, it'll break. If it doesn't, you just got extremely lucky, but it's not because the Note 8 has stronger/weaker glass than ipad mini, note II, etc.

I agree, complete waste if money.

Its funny. Alot of Samsung mobile devices get marked down in reviews for their choice of materials used in their casings. This test shows that it is durable at least.
I dont think I know any iPhone users who havent cracked their screen at one point or another from even the smallest of drops and ones where the screen didnt even land face down. So much so that my younger brother seems to repair one from someone he knows every few months as a hobby (he is an engineering student at university and likes to tinker with things). I'm not particuarly anti Apple, but that always seems to be the bench mark which everything is judged

Interesting. I would not do that with my Note 8

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Sun_Bean said:
Interesting. I would not do that with my Note 8
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any recommend case ?
reliable and good case

melnikor said:
any recommend case ?
reliable and good case
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I'm using this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4BEA82/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's an excellent case for only $7. All corners are protected except for the one where the pen sits

I unfortunatly did my own drop test! I had it in my outside suit pocket, and my bag pushed it out and fell from about 3.5 ft face down onto a NYC sidewalk. Fortunatly all that happened is the raised fray border got scratched/dented! Not cracks or scratches to screen! Plastic held up very well, almost had a heart atrack.
That one had a loose nack by sd slot, but found out after drop the whole back can be popped off. Hopefully someone will make some cool eubber/aluminim backs!
Since I had a loose back.
/usb port and backlight bleed, I returned for a fresh one! I want that stand pouch but cant find it online! Anyone seen it? I think this may be the same.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-stand-pouch-for-samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-grey-248537/
Anyway...the plastic and note are very durable!

hertsjoatmon said:
Its funny. Alot of Samsung mobile devices get marked down in reviews for their choice of materials used in their casings. This test shows that it is durable at least.
I dont think I know any iPhone users who havent cracked their screen at one point or another from even the smallest of drops and ones where the screen didnt even land face down. So much so that my younger brother seems to repair one from someone he knows every few months as a hobby (he is an engineering student at university and likes to tinker with things). I'm not particuarly anti Apple, but that always seems to be the bench mark which everything is judged
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It seems all I ever see are cracked iphones now that I think about it
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The front of every standard smartphone in the world is made out of glass. Glass has been known for being fragile for thousands of years. Anyone who claims that phone X is tougher than phone Y and tries to use that as an argument for or against a particular device is an idiot. I would say the same about people who buy devices just so they can make videos dropping them.

So Im still carrying my second one sans case..
Dropped TWO times yesterday, both about 4 ft off ground. Both times it lands face down, perfectly landing on the lip on the bezel(makes a real hefty noise). Barely a dent(tile and hard floor). I really think the glass is a hybrid with plastic, i didnt even get worried( this is 4 drop already)
Plastic=DURABLE

nymviper1126 said:
... i didnt even get worried( this is 4 drop already) ...
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Wow!!! You must have nerves of steel! That kind of thing would freak me out!
But good to know your Note 8 has been surviving just fine.

sputnik767 said:
The front of every standard smartphone in the world is made out of glass. Glass has been known for being fragile for thousands of years. Anyone who claims that phone X is tougher than phone Y and tries to use that as an argument for or against a particular device is an idiot. I would say the same about people who buy devices just so they can make videos dropping them.
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I agree that if you drop any phone on its front then your likely to damage the screen as it is fragile. My arguement is that some phones are more fragile than others if you drop them on the side (iphone) as the way that the case is designed (although sturdy to hold) transfers alot of the force onto the screen rather than has any "give" to absorb some of the impact.

Who's paying for these worthless tests buying new devices and breaking them. Please send me the money instead we already know how to break phone screens
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agambhandari said:
It also depends on the design of the device itself. note II survived the drop test. So not all results are the same
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Don't think so.

hurts my heart to see this

Just killed one, dropped right on corner to tile. LCD display went black with white bars.

nymviper1126 said:
Just killed one, dropped right on corner to tile. LCD display went black with white bars.
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That's awful! Very sorry for you. It can be so gut wrenching to lose a great (and expensive!) device in an instant like that.

S6 Edge Screen Cracked. Not even a 6 inch drop.

So we were moving my bed and the mattress was put on side. The mattress is roughly 7 inches high and the phone was a bit on its side, so it slipped and fell on side. I even saw it fall, the curved glass hit the floor first. (Theyre marble tiles) I kept it there, thinking oh its a minor fall, Ill take it when I am back.
I come back and pick it up and I see a crack. I think its a hair or something. But it was a crack!!! It cracked over a 6 inch mini drop with no impact whatsoever. It was in a Spigen Air Cushion case as well.
I have no words. You may see it here: http://imgur.com/a/7xi4C
Luckily the crack in invisible when screen is on but omg wtf. Gorilla Glass my ass. I am selling it off on eBay or whatever when they replace it. Which I hope they will. For free. I am so not paying. I dont even care if I sell at a loss.
Literally fed up with this phone.

Wow, that's sux
How in the world the drop tests are fairly good from waist and head level high, but unbelievable bad at real life accident.
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It's glas....it cracks.!?! " I am not paying"..."I am fed up"...better don't drop it lol)
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Pretty unfortunate seeing as the screen has been tested over and over again in videos of dropping it. That's what insurance is for, though. I imagine it won't be cheap to repair!

A shame that it cracked from such a low drop, but this much isn't Samsung's fault:
So we were moving my bed and the mattress was put on side. The mattress is roughly 7 inches high and the phone was a bit on its side, so it slipped and fell on side. I even saw it fall, the curved glass hit the floor first. (Theyre marble tiles) I kept it there, thinking oh its a minor fall, Ill take it when I am back.
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There are safer places to put an expensive electronic device while rearranging furniture.

I don't think it's about whose fault this is, accident happens, sometimes people aren't careful enough, sometimes **** just happened.
On the drop tests, it's rated pretty good, which should reflect on real life in theory. But again, another factor also matters, angle of drops, whether the screen itself has a drop before or not, or maybe a dud, we don't know.
It's just under normal circumstances, it shouldn't crack at 6 inched drop, period, especially for gorilla glass 4, that supposedly to be as strong as superman, except the only weakness is to its kryptonite, its own clear view case from Samsung... Cough cough
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So we were moving my bed and the mattress was put on side. The mattress is roughly 7 inches high and the phone was a bit on its side, so it slipped and fell on side. I even saw it fall, the curved glass hit the floor first. (Theyre marble tiles) I kept it there, thinking oh its a minor fall, Ill take it when I am back.
I come back and pick it up and I see a crack. I think its a hair or something. But it was a crack!!! It cracked over a 6 inch mini drop with no impact whatsoever. It was in a Spigen Air Cushion case as well.
I have no words. You may see it here: http://imgur.com/a/7xi4C
Luckily the crack in invisible when screen is on but omg wtf. Gorilla Glass my ass. I am selling it off on eBay or whatever when they replace it. Which I hope they will. For free. I am so not paying. I dont even care if I sell at a loss.
Literally fed up with this phone.
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Your phone fell on a tile floor and you're expecting to get it replaced for free? good luck with that

Samsung never claimed it cracked or break resistant!

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It cracked over a 6 inch mini drop with no impact whatsoever. It was in a Spigen Air Cushion case as well.
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First of all, if you're referring to the Spigen Ultra Hybrid case, it frankly probably helped it break. There's too much play in the case, so the device itself already moves around and some drops would result in somewhat of a secondary impact. That's why I can't wait to get rid of mine. The Neo Hybrid/CC is a better bet if you don't mind the design.
Secondly, there's no such thing as a "mini drop with no impact" when you're talking about a device weighing nearly half a pound (with case) encased in glass hitting one of the hardest surfaces (marble) it could possibly fall on. Not to mention I doubt it was only 6 inches (which you stated was 7 inches initially) from the ground; unless your mattress was on the floor, and it wasn't at all lifted when you were moving it.
Finally, glass hitting from a side or corner is never minor. The only drops that qualify as "minor" are flat drops onto soft surfaces. Other than that, you should be expecting a break unless you have a proper case (meaning one that -entirely- encases the device). Will it always break? Of course not. But you should expect that it will nonetheless.
There's nothing unusual that occurred here. This accident is entirely your fault. Gorilla GLASS is still glass, and glass tends to break when it hits something. Especially other hard surfaces.
It's pretty humorous how unrealistic people's expectations of glass has become just because somebody put the word "gorilla" in front of it. If Corning starts selling Gorilla Paper, I'm betting somebody would probably cover themself in it and expect to be bulletproof.
Corning I expect 5% of the profits if you use that for an idea.

@xDeepS said:
So we were moving my bed and the mattress was put on side. The mattress is roughly 7 inches high and the phone was a bit on its side, so it slipped and fell on side. I even saw it fall, the curved glass hit the floor first. (Theyre marble tiles) I kept it there, thinking oh its a minor fall, Ill take it when I am back.
I come back and pick it up and I see a crack. I think its a hair or something. But it was a crack!!! It cracked over a 6 inch mini drop with no impact whatsoever. It was in a Spigen Air Cushion case as well.
I have no words. You may see it here: http://imgur.com/a/7xi4C
Luckily the crack in invisible when screen is on but omg wtf. Gorilla Glass my ass. I am selling it off on eBay or whatever when they replace it. Which I hope they will. For free. I am so not paying. I dont even care if I sell at a loss.
Literally fed up with this phone.
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You need to learn how physics works. You dropped your phone. It's your fault. Samsung should not, and will not, replace this phone for free. You ****ed up. You pay for it. It could have happened with any phone.

sorry to hear that man. maybe you just got unlucky because i dropped mines from about 6 feet high onto concrete without a case... and literally didnt have a scratch on it. overall ive had a great experience with this phone (even though i still liked my s5 better...)

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So we were moving my bed and the mattress was put on side. The mattress is roughly 7 inches high and the phone was a bit on its side, so it slipped and fell on side. I even saw it fall, the curved glass hit the floor first. (Theyre marble tiles) I kept it there, thinking oh its a minor fall, Ill take it when I am back.
I come back and pick it up and I see a crack. I think its a hair or something. But it was a crack!!! It cracked over a 6 inch mini drop with no impact whatsoever. It was in a Spigen Air Cushion case as well.
I have no words. You may see it here: http://imgur.com/a/7xi4C
Luckily the crack in invisible when screen is on but omg wtf. Gorilla Glass my ass. I am selling it off on eBay or whatever when they replace it. Which I hope they will. For free. I am so not paying. I dont even care if I sell at a loss.
Literally fed up with this phone.
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I predict a ton of people with this complaint. I have the Edge, the large curved screen seems particularly vulnerable. I fear the day I drop mine.

CafeKampuchia said:
A shame that it cracked from such a low drop, but this much isn't Samsung's fault:
There are safer places to put an expensive electronic device while rearranging furniture.
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I agree, partially my fault.
thegrants82 said:
Your phone fell on a tile floor and you're expecting to get it replaced for free? good luck with that
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Alright, chill. Most of you going all defensive on Samsungs side, wait for it to happen to you. Sure I placed it somewhere I shouldnt have but it was NOT that high. It should be able to deal with that small a drop, period.

i cracked mine week 2 of owning and been running naked for many years with my other phones and never cracked a screen. just thought i would let you know your not alone and i got an insurance replacement.
it was my fault and only angry at myself but i will say that i have dropped many other phones with no issue so maybe its an easier phone to crack or maybe i hit it just right.
i read a post from a guy that dropped his from his moving 18 wheeler tractor and with no case and it barely had a scratch so who knows.

I dropped mine from about 5 feet height last week and there is not a single scratch. . Luckily it landes on the bottom speaker grills side.. screen would have been a different story...phew.. I would still not use a duly case.. This phone is too hot to put a case on.. if the screen shatters, I would get it replaced. .lol

You really need to understand what hardened glass means, it does not - by any measure - mean it's harder to breaks, as a matter of fact it might actually be easier to break than regular glass. However hardened glass is harder to scratch - which is also the main focus.
So please don't blame either Samsung or Corning for the glass to behave exactly as expected...
//M
Sendt fra min SM-G925F med Tapatalk

I never used Samsung because they Use cheap quality,After see good product comes in market they slightly price down the product

Mainaharen said:
I never used Samsung because they Use cheap quality,After see good product comes in market they slightly price down the product
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[emoji58] this thread needs to die. OP needs to be a big boy and get over it. "Stuff" happens, deal with it.

Yeah. I agree with FluffyR.
What's the purpose of this thread? The OP damaged the thing and want to blame Samsung for it? I don't get it...
@Mainaharen. The so called cheap quality /plastics that Samsung used till the S5 prevented even such damages....
You cannot change the physics of glass/metal....

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Quality feel (use of materials)

Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).
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they claim the frame to be metal but i think what is metal its just a screen plate with some supports rest feels and looks like plastic

berni502 said:
they claim the frame to be metal but i think what is metal its just a screen plate with some supports rest feels and looks like plastic
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its definitely a plastic... there's a teardown on YouTube

It doesnt feel as premium as of the time I unboxed it
... it would be also nice if I can replace its phone case like a Nillkim CamShield (the case feels pretty premium) and it has also a protective cover to the camera...
(im broke for now btw)
the only thing that makes me worry that it would also have a camera dust issue like in the Redmi Note 9 Series because on how wide the camera module is and how it is design like on the Poco X3 Series... but until now, no problems on the camera....
Overall very good experience with the phone, even excited that nearly a month, theres new custom ROM that made for this device... Xiaomi is definitely one of the brands that devs love to play around!

black_dott said:
its definitely a plastic... there's a teardown on YouTube
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I hope your wrong because if you don't that means the Xiaomi lied about the special system cooling by using the aluminum frame too...and that's a fraud already and not just a mislead.

When you tick on the top right/left on the back, you also hear a sound like something is loose? Or that's a vibration motor?

Alin45 said:
I hope your wrong because if you don't that means the Xiaomi lied about the special system cooling by using the aluminum frame too...and that's a fraud already and not just a mislead.
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I really think they lied about that metal frame. People say that only poco X3 Indian variant has plastic frame, not global version. But i don't believe it. From the X3 NFC teardown videos, i saw the plastic frame connect to the main structure by dovetail joints.

Castle 1401 said:
I really think they lied about that metal frame. People say that only poco X3 Indian variant has plastic frame, not global version. But i don't believe it. From the X3 NFC teardown videos, i saw the plastic frame connect to the main structure by dovetail joints.
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yep it looks like that

berni502 said:
yep it looks like that
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Yeah That's exact what i mentioned ! Thank you for the picture mate !

Man this phone got a plastic trim between the glass of the screen and the "metal" frame . That trim is out a bit you can feel it . The problem with that trim is if you push it with a plastic or with a pen or something is bending is soft . Looks ugly to me . My one got 3 dents already

Castle 1401 said:
Yeah That's exact what i mentioned ! Thank you for the picture mate !
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some poor guy poco x3 burn down on charger and we have better photo now

berni502 said:
some poor guy poco x3 burn down on charger and we have better photo now
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Holy **** @@ hopefully this is a minority fault otherwise it could be like ss galaxy note 7

berni502 said:
some poor guy poco x3 burn down on charger and we have better photo now
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I don't think you should spread around this picture when we have no idea what actually happened. A picture and the video he posted in arabic of a burned phone doesn't really tell anything... This would be more legit if we saw more cases but so far none. So this just looks sketchy now...

Tentai said:
I don't think you should spread around this picture when we have no idea what actually happened. A picture and the video he posted in arabic of a burned phone doesn't really tell anything... This would be more legit if we saw more cases but so far none. So this just looks sketchy now...
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i use this picture to show frame connections ;P what cases ? dont know what are you talking about.

If you are careful, you will feel a vibration on back cover. Its because speaker. Its annoying if you play some games.

My volume rocker wobbles a bit, like a milimeter movement or so.
Is it only mine or other units as well?

Madustrate said:
My volume rocker wobbles a bit, like a milimeter movement or so.
Is it only mine or other units as well?
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Same here
Also I got many scratches on back of the device within a week with light usage.
I never kept my phone on any bare surface let alone while charging.
Seems the back is cheap quality.
And yes the volume rocker buttons seem wobbly and cheap.

prasad12ka4 said:
Same here
Also I got many scratches on back of the device within a week with light usage.
I never kept my phone on any bare surface let alone while charging.
Seems the back is cheap quality.
And yes the volume rocker buttons seem wobbly and cheap.
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Yeah same here my phone never left its case after unboxing and i was surprised to see a few scratches, thats why i quickly bought a carbon sticker to ease my worries a bit
I guess they really exchanged the build quality for the specs.

Madustrate said:
Yeah same here my phone never left its case after unboxing and i was surprised to see a few scratches, thats why i quickly bought a carbon sticker to ease my worries a bit
I guess they really exchanged the build quality for the specs.
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Which carbon sticker do you recommend?

prasad12ka4 said:
Same here
Also I got many scratches on back of the device within a week with light usage.
I never kept my phone on any bare surface let alone while charging.
Seems the back is cheap quality.
And yes the volume rocker buttons seem wobbly and cheap.
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Glasstic backs are very prone to scratches, Even if u put it in and out of bundled TPU case 2-3 times, they catch microscratches. that's why I prefer getting a plastic film (Protector) over these from the day 1 (or 2 at most).
Matte finish of some entry level realme C series phones or old nokia lumia phones fared much better.
Still I prefer plastic as it is less prone to break than glass.