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i figure its only a matter of time before i knock it on the floor. do the skins give any kind of protection or is it too thin? would i be better off getting a leather case that could absorb some of the impact? i wish someone would make an otterbox type skin. something that covers back and the sides and has a lip that sticks up higher than the screen so if its dropped it wont land on the screen.
The skins are fairly thin but will protect from small dings and bumps. Against any kind of drop the cases will provide much better protection.
The skins only help with scratches and small item dings, not dropping the device.
For that kind of protection buy a case with decent edge protection.
Alright thanks. I couldn't tell what thickness they are from the picture. Probably get a skin later on down the road.
dont worry that much, the device is very well built and it will resist 1.2 m falls or so. Get a skin or something for the scratchs and you will be fine as long as the falls are not higher than a desk.
I have dropped it, and the only thing that happens is that the plastic cover gets some hits.
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dont worry that much, the device is very well built and it will resist 1.2 m falls or so. Get a skin or something for the scratchs and you will be fine as long as the falls are not higher than a desk.
I have dropped it, and the only thing that happens is that the plastic cover gets some hits.
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Ya my daughter has dropped mine several times. (13 months old) Have yet to have any issues with it. (No case, just skin on the back)
Nice. Glad to here its pretty well built. I kinda would like a skin with a semi thick rubbery material.
My daughter dropped mine a few times too from about 3ft - no problems with the gtab. Thought I was going to kill her at first, though.
Dropped mine this morning from about 3ft, no problems.
Well that is good to know. I'm hoping that it isn't wasn't too delicate. Man, I still can't wait to get mine.
I dropped mine it didn't make it.
I fell asleep with mine in my lap sitting on the couch with a blanket tossed over me. I woke up and started to get up and the tab slide down the blanket and landed screen down. The tablet was in a folio type case one used for the larger kindle.
I Only explain this the circumstances to show this was not a direct drop to the floor.
The the tablet showed no damage, but the screen is now in operative. When booted the screen is nothing but white. I think that a silicone case may have deflected enough of the shock that the tablet may have survived. The Kindle case only has the loops on the corners to absorb any impact from this type of fall. In any case, they are fragile. I was very surprised that my tablet was in operative after this incident. The tablet still can be accessed with NVflash. and appears to be booting, but nothing on the screen but white. Replacement on the way from the woot deal.
After this incident, I think it will be very hard to protect a tablet from a direct drop to the floor above 1 or 2 feet.
Are you referring to a Kindle DX case? I'm thinking about picking a Kindle case up for my g tablet as well but don't know how it fits.
Yes thats the one. It fits pretty well, but I don't feel it offers much in the way of protection. Even when closed the tablet is very close to the edge of the case.
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Are you referring to a Kindle DX case? I'm thinking about picking a Kindle case up for my g tablet as well but don't know how it fits.
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Clattered to the floor
Yes mine clattered to the floor, but it turned on and worked ok, after a panic attack..
Seems well made, but don't think it would survive a concrete fall as well.
I did notice that when the battery is near discharged, and it won't stay turned on, it seems to corrupt the sdcard if I keep fooling with it to get it to stay on.
I had to reformat to get the framework to stop crashing et.al.. and I did restore from clockwork..
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I fell asleep with mine in my lap sitting on the couch with a blanket tossed over me. I woke up and started to get up and the tab slide down the blanket and landed screen down. The tablet was in a folio type case one used for the larger kindle.
I Only explain this the circumstances to show this was not a direct drop to the floor.
The the tablet showed no damage, but the screen is now in operative. When booted the screen is nothing but white. I think that a silicone case may have deflected enough of the shock that the tablet may have survived. The Kindle case only has the loops on the corners to absorb any impact from this type of fall. In any case, they are fragile. I was very surprised that my tablet was in operative after this incident. The tablet still can be accessed with NVflash. and appears to be booting, but nothing on the screen but white. Replacement on the way from the woot deal.
After this incident, I think it will be very hard to protect a tablet from a direct drop to the floor above 1 or 2 feet.
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did you have ur gtab rooted? how did you get woot to give you a replacement? i thought they would tell you to go to the manufacturer or something.
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did you have ur gtab rooted? how did you get woot to give you a replacement? i thought they would tell you to go to the manufacturer or something.
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I'm pretty sure he meant that he bought one from the recent Woot! sale as a replacement.
I droped mine...
I dropped mine and broke the glass LCD cover. The screen works fine and the touch works all over the screen, but there are several cracks with some bits missing. Is there a replacement available anywhere?
Dont drop your gtab while its plugged in... i dropped mine not even 3 feet off the side of my bed... onto my carpet floor, landed right on the charger port, and Completly broke it off! u can see it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048257
Now im screwed with a 3lb paperweight
I'm not telling you to go out and try this because its dangerous but I dropped my tablet while it was in a swiss gear slip cover kinda thing and I am glad I made a custom aluminium case on the tablet because I had dropped it 18ft LOL...It's 100% working no scratches no joke
I am a musician and I use my G-tab for music charts. I dropped mine from the music stand twice this past weekend during Easter services and no problems whatwoever. I carry it around in a padded backpack and the other day I forgot it was in there and threw it in the back of my truck with my guitars and other gear. I heard a "crunch" sound and I thought, "oh crap". When I checked it it was all good. That's good enough for me.
Hey guys,
I got an official S-view cover from ATT store (Black) for my new note 3. I love it except for one major problem. When I fold the cover open around the back and set it down on something like a desk or table. Eventually the phone will sit completely flat against the cover and I am noticing that the cover will engage S-view mode on the phone while it it folded around the back of the phone. This is super annoying, because when its in S-View mode the phone is essentially locked and I can't do anything with it unless I un-fold the cover from around the back. I thought maybe I had a bad cover with super strong magnets or something so I returned it to ATT and bought another one from T-Mobile (This was the advice I got from Samsung support). I having the exact same problem with this one. Now I think its my phone. I can replicate this problem anytime by simply putting pressure on phone the and cover while it is folded around the back. When I hold the phone in my hand with the cover around the back it is not as prevalent because phone usually is not sitting completely flat to the cover (because the cover is still new). Once it breaks in and gets flimsy this will happen all the time completely limiting phone functional while the cover is around the back. I had the an S-View cover on a S4 and it never had this problem. Can any of you guys replicate this issue or do I have a bad phone. Please help, I need to know if I need to exchange my phone. Thanks in advance.
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Hey guys,
I got an official S-view cover from ATT store (Black) for my new note 3. I love it except for one major problem. When I fold the cover open around the back and set it down on something like a desk or table. Eventually the phone will sit completely flat against the cover and I am noticing that the cover will engage S-view mode on the phone while it it folded around the back of the phone. This is super annoying, because when its in S-View mode the phone is essentially locked and I can't do anything with it unless I un-fold the cover from around the back. I thought maybe I had a bad cover with super strong magnets or something so I returned it to ATT and bought another one from T-Mobile (This was the advice I got from Samsung support). I having the exact same problem with this one. Now I think its my phone. I can replicate this problem anytime by simply putting pressure on phone the and cover while it is folded around the back. When I hold the phone in my hand with the cover around the back it is not as prevalent because phone usually is not sitting completely flat to the cover (because the cover is still new). Once it breaks in and gets flimsy this will happen all the time completely limiting phone functional while the cover is around the back. I had the an S-View cover on a S4 and it never had this problem. Can any of you guys replicate this issue or do I have a bad phone. Please help, I need to know if I need to exchange my phone. Thanks in advance.
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I've got the same problem here. It seems to be an issue of either the little magnet on the bottom of the cover being too strong or the sensor on the phone being too sensitive. Definitely annoying and poorly designed. I don't know of any solution. I just wedge my finger behind the cover to prevent it from tripping, but that's hardly a solution.
Can't help you with this issue.. but I got bought two knock-offs on the web and never experience anything like that. Probably the way it's built with the OEM case.
I have the same problem with my sview case for note 3.
Interesting issue. I have the wireless charging s-view case and I can confirm that this dos not happen with it. I guess that is due to the thicker back cover portion.
Hey there, here is an image of my gf's phone (my old one!) which i recently dropped quite hard onto concrete from about 4ft high. As you can see it's slowly dying, the pink-ish band has been coming down gradually over the past 24 hours.
My plan is to find a replacement LCD/digitiser screen and fit it to the phone. Will I need a new glass cover also? Has anyone else ever seen this and successfully repaired it?
Thanks!
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Hey there, here is an image of my gf's phone (my old one!) which i recently dropped quite hard onto concrete from about 4ft high. As you can see it's slowly dying, the pink-ish band has been coming down gradually over the past 24 hours.
My plan is to find a replacement LCD/digitiser screen and fit it to the phone. Will I need a new glass cover also? Has anyone else ever seen this and successfully repaired it?
Thanks!
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If I'm correct is a screen problem
Definitely the digitizer.....
that is broken. Bought a replacement on ebay, about 100 dollars. Came as one unit, front w/glass, digitizer and connector tool and screwdriver. Fairly easy to replace. Look at youtube videos. That helps.
Be sure you get the right one. My softkeys are erratic at times. Might be the versoin that is wrong.
Any confirmation om that will be appriciated w or wo any hints to correct that.
thanks guys, gonna look for a kit now. Does anyone know if I can buy a second phone with for example, bad motherboard, and lift the whole screen and stuff from that one?
my pack arrived today, but there's a big plastic thing same shape as the screen, but like a big sticker with different cut outs. Is this the digitizer? Do I have to break open the fresh front panel? All the guides I've seen suggest otherwise, but I can't figure out for the life of me where it goes :/
just in case anyone was wondering... i never used the sticker thing. I followed iFixit directions and the phone is good as new. a snazzy white/blue hybrid!
I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
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I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
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The galaxy S6 edge is made of the strongest glass on the market.
Unless you see actual damage, don't panic.
I have dropped my S6 Edge several times since I bought it.
I have even smashed it face first against my bedframe.
The only damage it sustained after the torture is superficial scratches on the earpiece
You want to send it to Samsung and you expect them to do what exactly? If anything, they will tell you you're not covered because of physical damage.
Gorilla glass 4 or not, every single drop is different and gives different results. You can drop your edge from 6 feet in the air and nothing might happen, somebody else can drop it from 2 feet and crack it. It all depends of landing, material of floor, phone temperature, pre-existing defects or user made damage not visible but that can play a role in a drop.
Best thing to do is be more careful. You've dropped your Nexus 4 more times than i've ever dropped any other electronic i've owned. I remember dropping my Note 4 once because i was a little tipsy and put it on my lap and got up, besides that, it never happened and I never have any case, always full nude except for a glass screen protector if my phone is compatible.
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I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
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you need some xanax or klonopin dude
Blimey, is this the winner of the award for the most pointless thread on XDA?
"I dropped my phone. Nothing happened. What should I do?"
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You want to send it to Samsung and you expect them to do what exactly?.
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Nothing. It was 5 AM and I had just dropped my oh-so-shiny Edge. I wasn't really thinking when I wrote this.
MasterSe7en said:
you need some xanax or klonopin dude
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I have no idea what those are but I probably need them anyway.
H00pyFr00d said:
Blimey, is this the winner of the award for the most pointless thread on XDA?
"I dropped my phone. Nothing happened. What should I do?"
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"I dropped my phone, nothing happened but someone at Samsung might've sensed it and sacrificed a goat to satan" /s
Should this thread be closed for being the most pointless thread on XDA?
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Nothing. It was 5 AM and I had just dropped my oh-so-shiny Edge. I wasn't really thinking when I wrote this.
I have no idea what those are but I probably need them anyway.
"I dropped my phone, nothing happened but someone at Samsung might've sensed it and sacrificed a goat to satan" /s
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Bahahahahahhaha I like this guy he's sort of funny
Snowby123 said:
Should this thread be closed for being the most pointless thread on XDA?
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LOL naawwwwwwww this guy's is a little funny let's leave him be and see what kind of kooky adventures he'll have lol
That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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BlasianRom said:
That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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Tempered glass protection is not so important.
It is better than what is available for the S6 edge,
yet far more expensive than it is worth
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That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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There is, isn't there?
Dropped mine on a tiled concrete floor last week from waist height, bounced on the corner and that face down on the screen.
I assumed it was a goner but fortunately only the corner was dented a little screen was fine.
I dropped mine from about 75cm onto a pavement (side of a restaurant table), and the screen cracked in 3 places. Just got a replacement screen at the Galaxy Studio today. $250 later, looks shiny again. Now got a Samsung Clear Cover to protect the thing, annoys me as I hate covers.
No toilet paper involved in my story, sadly
I'm wondering though if a drop under the same circumstances would affect performance or internals. I dropped my S6 Edge from my bed while asleep which was the second time I had ever dropped it ever, and in both instances, it was naked and dropped from roughly the same height. I was hoping someone could confirm my worries or relieve me of them, please. I'm just as much paranoid as f*ck.
I just recently bought my galaxy s9+ used on eBay for $800. The previous owner said he had it and used it for less than 2 weeks and bought it out right from a bell store. For the past 2 weeks since I've owned it been a dust magnet and having to clean it every time I take it out my pocket, I never had this issue with my previous phone galaxy s7 edge. And Samsung says its supposed to be water and dust resistance. When I first got it and tried to charge it without turning it on there was a static shock when the cable touched the side of it and another when connecting into the charging port which im thinking that might to be the problem, maybe If I just let drain completely it'll lose its static electricity which dust tends to cling too idk. anyone else having this problem. I don't use any case just full coverage dbrand skin.