Question is that if this phone is already w Kevlar, gorilla glass and water resistant. Why the mere for cases and screen protectors
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Maybe.
It definitely depended who you are,for me it is protected out of the box,i use the simple silicon case i got with it,it does the job haha,still haven't dropped it to check tho.
I've heard horror stories of people cracking the screen from 20-30 cm fall. So I installed invisible shield today :=)
Better safe than sorry
Lol invisible shield won't help from a fall lol
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I have case mate case. I do miss the kevlar feel. But I really would hate to mess this phone up.
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Lol invisible shield won't help from a fall lol
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Sure it will, it has the word shield in its name
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Phone went Swimming and Lived
While working on the side of the road, I dropped my Maxx into a water filled ditch without knowing it. I returned to the site 30 minutes later to find the phone face down on the bottom of the ditch. I pulled it out and much to my surprise my default notification sound chimed. When I got back to my apartment, I put the device (still powered on, screen working) in rice for a few hours and pulled it out and went to work with my fully working phone! I was severely surprise it worked near perfectly after the swim.
Now, a week later, I have concluded that the battery life is drastically reduced and that my power button does not function each individual time it is pressed. Insurance claim is in the works....but still, that's a pretty awesome story to tell about the phone surviving the plunge!
@jerseyff bummer, but good to know.
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I get the case for looks and better grip. I was never a fan of super thin phones, too difficult to hold.
All I have to say is I got the phone a few days ago and all I was doign with it was loading backup from the couch. I may have put it in the pocket of my khaki's once but the pocket was empty. The next day I noticed there was a small hairline scratch right in the middle of the screen. Its barely noticeable but for someone like me its like nails on a chalkboard every time I look at my phone. Now I have to get a screen protector just to hide it.
I have zero faith in garilla glass's ability to prevent scratches on LCD screens. I can't for the life of me figure out what possibly have come in contact with the screen in order to cause the scratch. The link balls in my pocket must have some real teeth.
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I was just curious.
I've dropped mine a small handful of times. thing is pretty resilient though. only cosmetic issues are some scratches around the camera lens.
How bout you guys?
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Just once. My myTouch 4G Slide.
http://raduque.com/images/android_screenshots/20111203_132333.jpg
Ouch XD That sucks
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Just once. My myTouch 4G Slide.
http://raduque.com/images/android_screenshots/20111203_132333.jpg
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Looks like my girlfriends atrix she dropped over the weekend, no good at all
I have dropped mine two times just today.. Good thing it is made of metal, it has a little scratch on the back and I have managed to dent the ring around the camera lens somehow.
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just once with a hard case on it. case popped off and the phone was intact.
+1 for phone cases
Twice. My TPU case has held up well as you cant tell that Ive dropped my phone (no scrapes, scratches or chips). Best $2.99 I ever spent.
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Twice. My TPU case has held up well as you cant tell that Ive dropped my phone (no scrapes, scratches or chips). Best $2.99 I ever spent.
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I bought one also for 2.99, the thing is one of the best cases I have purchased and for that price was a steal!
I use a knock off of an otter box that has a kick stand, works great for when my little girl decides to throw it when Mickey mouse goes off. So I drop mine atlease 2 - 3 times a day
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Dropped mines once without the case no scratches.
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Just once. It only left a light dent along the bottom of the phone, so no big deal.
I've dropped mine 3 times with no case, no damage.
Dropped mine once with a case on
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Am I the only one who hasn't dropped their phone lol. I almost did once does that count.
Never dropped mine, but then again I've only had this phone for a few weeks
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I think its safe to say I drop mine 2-3x a week lol
At least once a day. I have a tpu case now but an Otterbox commuter is on the way.
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Dropped mine 4 times. First time w/o a case and got a couple small scratches on the case. After that I quickly got a case and no damage since...more drops to come I am sure. Phone is pretty 'tough'...
The only time I dropped a phone was around 2 summers ago, it was an HTC Aria, screen got shattered, it had no cover and went face down on tarmac. It was the first time and the last one. I never use a cover on my phones, I do have them for when ever my daughter wants to use it. but the majority of the time is just naked.
Got mine on release day. I always roll "naked" with my phones. I hardly ever drop my phones. But this one is so damn light I keep forgetting it's in my lap when I jump out the car so I got some bezel dings. No biggie to me
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Was getting out of the car today and had my phone sitting in my lap and it fell to the ground and landed on the bottom left corner and proceeded to tumble across the parking lot all the while managing to dodge some puddle of who knows what. I picked it up and to my amazement just a scratch on the outer corner no cracked screen. I am amazed at how sturdy this phone seems to be. That fall would have shattered my old iPhones screen. I love this freaking phone!
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Yup, most of the drops that I've had are just minor nicks on the corner but thats about it! I can't even take a picture of it because you don't notice it until you get really close to it...
I would assume it has to do with the fact that the phone is so light
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K Rich said:
I would assume it has to do with the fact that the phone is so light
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You got lucky, get a case. We have the casemate with the kick stand at my store and it is awesome.
Ive also dropped my phone and was so scared to turn it around, only to find nothing happened to it
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You got lucky, get a case. We have the casemate with the kick stand at my store and it is awesome.
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I had that case. It's alright... The rubber bumpers started wearing off from rubbing my jeans. Since then I've switched to the otterbox and never looked back.
Honestly I only ever used the kickstand once - when playing with the new case for the first time.
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Yeah i have that case but didn't enjoy walking around with a brick in my pocket. I understand the benefits of it outweigh the cons of the size but, it flat out uncomfortable
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Mine fell about 5 feet onto a tile floor day after I put my Taurus bumper on. Not a scratch on the phone or bumper.
When I first got my i777, I was so scared to even touch it, it was my first nice phone other than a Palm Pre, but this is a super phone. Saw very little use until screen protector and case arrived.
It's my baby.
I did something similar fell onto parking lot bounced and hit the under carriage of my car then back to the ground again. No case or screen protector or anything. Lucky and the phone is indeed durable. It got a few scratches along the outer edges and corners but everything still works and the screen still looks great. Almost couldn't believe the screen didn't crack
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Went to the gym and was running on the treadmill listening to Pandora. Next thing I know ....phone is face down and I was flipping out haha. After a 7 mph sling across the room hitting another weight machine...everything's fine. Thank you otter box
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Mine dropped while I was trying to put it in my pocket, the corner hit the ground then the screen. I expected the screen would have a lot of scratch but when I picked it up, the outer edge corner damaged and the screen have a very little scratch near the Samsung Logo. Never thought it only has those damage while my old captivate scratch by putting it with a business card in my pocket. I sold my S2 to my brother for 300 and get the international one but still miss the ATT S2. It was the best phone I've ever had, It has nothing that I could complain about. Will get another one next week because the International never gave me the same experience the ATT version did.
I will use my phone without a case. This thing has passed the thoughness test. It has fallen so many times I lost count.
It has a few scratches but the screen is in perfect condition even though it has fallen screen first a few times
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So I was at the We Were Promised Jetpacks show in Boston this week. It was in a small cub, no seats just open standing room. Well the show was AWESOME and as they say in the UK It gets pretty “lively”. So I was right up by the stage and was jumping up and down and my Razr Maxx flew out of my hoddie pocket and went sliding across the floor, it ended up like 12 feet behind me on the floor. I think it might have gotten kicked too. So the girls behind me were able to get it for me.
Not a single scratch!! I cannot even tell which part hit the floor; there is not a single mark of any kind!! Pretty darned impressive if you ask me!
Cheers.
Really, I Have heard a lot of posts complaining about how fragile is the Razr, I'm a basketball coach and I choose this phone because of its toughness, your comment makes me feel happy.
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Here's my tale of woe.....
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-razr-maxx/509546-sad-sad-day.html
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This thing is a tank, I have dropped it numerously on concrete getting out of my car, no scratches. I went snowboarding one time and i was jamming to music, I finished my bindings and when I got going I forgot to zip the pocket my phone was in. It flew out and slid 10 ft through the snow and was completely buried. I picked it up, it was still playing and just kept going. No problems.
Knocked mine off my desk not even 3 feet and dented the bezel around the screen. Went and bought an otter box commuter series awesowe!!!
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Does the OP have a case on it? I use the otter box commuter
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I use the commuter box as well.
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I use the defender on mine... simple for the holster.
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Does the OP have a case on it? I use the otter box commuter
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No I use no case of any kind. I have never used a case on any of my phones. I can't stand them.
I don't use any case on any of my phones. And I am a really bad user.
I dropped my razr numerous times, including from a moving car. I got some minor scratches on the edges and on the cheap acrylic camera cover, but the display is 100% clean.
My iPhone 4 screen broke entirely because it fell 2 feet.
And I had a SGS2 screen to die (stay off at all times, not phisically breaking) because it fell 2 feet also.
The old razr are the most resistant devices on the planet. I never seen one break.
If there is one thing that moto is good at is the mechanical design of their products.
mines in for repair at the moment. bent down to pick something up and it twisted in my pocket shattering the touch screen.
im not complaining, i've dropped it, sat on it and even thrown it and it's been great. it dosen't like been twisted, guess most phone don't.
im stuck with a crappy iphone till they fix it. i love my razr.
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Sounds good. I've had a few drops, no case and no problems yet. I dislike cases as well. It has to do with how it lands tho, as has been noted many times from those users who had very short drops and ended up with shattered screens.
I commute via Ducati and have a lot of trouble obeying speed limits. I'm working on that.
I hit a pot hole while avoiding a chicken-brained driver cutting a curve into my lane. My phone popped out of its Ram Mount and slid (about 50MPH) under the oncoming car, across the road, and into a rock-lined ditch. With an inch of water in it.
(It never dawned on me until later that the music it was feeding to my helmet via bluetooth never stopped playing)
I turned around (still cussing), searched a bit, grabbed the phone, and wiped it off on my jeans. The $7 genuine plastic sleeve has a 2mm rubbed spot at the corner. That's all.
Yep, that's pure luck, but the GNex I traded for this Razr Maxx would have sprayed parts over a quarter mile.
I was over at the Verizon store yesterday doing something totally unrelated, when I pulled out my DNA TO READ a text and this (up to this point) salesperson, was doing quite well. He then tried to sell me a screen protecter, saying it was "critical I have one to protect my warranty." He went on to explain that if the phone is returned for warranty for any reason, that if they can see any, including extremely minor hard to see scratches, the warranty is NULL AND VOID. I told him THAT is the worst salespitch I have ever heard. He then proceded to try and find a minor scratch by looking at my screen in any angle and light (and couldn'tfind one). Said I was extremely lucky to have had this phone since launch day and not have any scratchs, and AGAIN tried to sell me a screen protecter. Huh???
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I might add, that I am an extremely heavy (addicted) smartphone user (using phone all day for business and all night for personal use.) To this point, I have had 2 blackberry's, a fascinate, a nexus, and now DNA. Never had a screen protecter on any phone, and have had a few extremely (hard to detect) scratches over the years. (told him THAT and he is telling me I am the luckiest guy in town). I am still laughing.
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He's just doing his job man, chill out.
Even though this is gorilla glass 2 it can still scratch, obviously it's harder to scratch but I feel safer with one on and have always had screen protectors on mine and sometines they save large scratches from happening. The ones at verizon suck as they don't cover the entire screen but I think having one is a nice added later of protection. Just my thoughts.
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Even though this is gorilla glass 2 it can still scratch, obviously it's harder to scratch but I feel safer with one on and have always had screen protectors on mine and sometines they save large scratches from happening. The ones at verizon suck as they don't cover the entire screen but I think having one is a nice added later of protection. Just my thoughts.
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The droid dna protectors cover the whole screen except for the camera and sensor cutouts...
That is a pretty bad sales pitch but he was just doing his job so meh. screen protectors are something i don't like so will avoid unless seriously convinced other wise
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The droid dna protectors cover the whole screen except for the camera and sensor cutouts...
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The Verizon one covers the screen and buttons, but there is still glass exposed especially if you don't have a case on as well.
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I can speak first hand that the screen definitely scratches (i have about 6 or so). That being said, it did withstand a face down drop from about 2 feet.
So to say the least I have beaten this phone pretty hard.. Dropped it more times than any other phone and no cracks just dings but what happened today takes the prize...
So i was in the shower with the phone on the sink counter and my alarm started going off, I heard it going off for maybe a straight minute and then all I heard was bam bam PLUNK. the damn thing vibrated itself off the counter bounced off the toilet paper roll straight into the toilet... Completely emerge the phone was still on, alarm was still going, and everything still works!! (after taking it apart and letting a fan blow on it for a bit)
Never had this happen before but it seems I got lucky!
What kind of craziness has your phones survived? Do share!
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How did you remove the battery cover? I can't seem to get it off.
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I wish the cracks in the lower corner of my screen and unusable capacitive buttons agreed with this post. Eight inch drop, bounced off my shoe and onto concrete.
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How did you remove the battery cover? I can't seem to get it off.
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I used a suction cup and pulled the back from the bottom and near the camera and then I stuck a pry tool in between to pop it off
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My wife had hers in a decorative case. It fell out of her pocket,flew out of the case, and broke. Nice crack down the bottom quarter of the screen. You got lucky.
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My wife had hers in a decorative case. It fell out of her pocket,flew out of the case, and broke. Nice crack down the bottom quarter of the screen. You got lucky.
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wow that sucks!
Luckily ATT is already sending me a phone through warranty for the screen discoloration!
Did you trip the water indicators? I don't even know where they are..
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Did you trip the water indicators? I don't even know where they are..
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If anyone knows where these are, please do share. I think it'd be pretty helpful.
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The only water indicator i found was in the sim car slot. On the back side not the screen side.
(nothing a little bleach cant take care of :thumbup: )
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Back in December, mine slid off my backpack and hit the floor. Less than 6 inch drop and shattered the screen to where it didn't register a touch at any part. Consider yourself lucky
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Back in December, mine slid off my backpack and hit the floor. Less than 6 inch drop and shattered the screen to where it didn't register a touch at any part. Consider yourself lucky
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Damn thats a life blower man lol
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Back in December, mine slid off my backpack and hit the floor. Less than 6 inch drop and shattered the screen to where it didn't register a touch at any part. Consider yourself lucky
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Indeed, mine progressed today to the point the screen does not register any input. I can't wait for my replacement to arrive, my old 3GS is exceptionally painful to use.
I've a chip in the plastic next to the volume rocker, and a small split where the glass casing and sides meet. Fixed by cheap case.
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I love the look of this phone without the case but I guess I'd better put mine back on...I've dropped it a couple times with a case I got from att and haven't had any problems
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I love the look of this phone without the case but I guess I'd better put mine back on...I've dropped it a couple times with a case I got from att and haven't had any problems
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Yeah this phone is big time sleek.. I love it, i ordered the case with the android guy on the back and i never got it =( been like 3 months, by this time you would think theyre walking it to me lmao.. I need to give em a call
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Agree with the others here. The phone is just too damn slick to put a case on, for me at least. I love a naked phone and will take the chance. However I try to be extremely concious and careful when taking it in and out of my pocket. If its not in there then its on my desk nice and flat nowhere near an edge lol.
I'm not gonna push my luck though. Glass back and glass front? I feel like if it hit the ground in any way shape or form its gonna break. Super slick phone but super delicate. However I wouldnt have it any other way.
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So to say the least I have beaten this phone pretty hard.. Dropped it more times than any other phone and no cracks just dings but what happened today takes the prize...
So i was in the shower with the phone on the sink counter and my alarm started going off, I heard it going off for maybe a straight minute and then all I heard was bam bam PLUNK. the damn thing vibrated itself off the counter bounced off the toilet paper roll straight into the toilet... Completely emerge the phone was still on, alarm was still going, and everything still works!! (after taking it apart and letting a fan blow on it for a bit)
Never had this happen before but it seems I got lucky!
What kind of craziness has your phones survived? Do share!
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You must have got the Japanese DoCoMo OG.
JK. (That one is waterproof).
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Agree with the others here. The phone is just too damn slick to put a case on, for me at least. I love a naked phone and will take the chance. However I try to be extremely concious and careful when taking it in and out of my pocket. If its not in there then its on my desk nice and flat nowhere near an edge lol.
I'm not gonna push my luck though. Glass back and glass front? I feel like if it hit the ground in any way shape or form its gonna break. Super slick phone but super delicate. However I wouldnt have it any other way.
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The back was really flexible when i tore the phone down.. I wouldnt worry too much bout the back.. Front is a diff issue though. Ive had pretty hard falls and no cracks for me
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The back was really flexible when i tore the phone down.. I wouldnt worry too much bout the back.. Front is a diff issue though. Ive had pretty hard falls and no cracks for me
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I don't consider this good advice. My phone slipped out of my jacket pocket as I was taking it off and it hit the ground with a bottom corner which sent an arched crack up the bottom portion of my phone in the glass. It's not shattered or falling out of the phone, but it's still fragile.
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I don't consider this good advice. My phone slipped out of my jacket pocket as I was taking it off and it hit the ground with a bottom corner which sent an arched crack up the bottom portion of my phone in the glass. It's not shattered or falling out of the phone, but it's still fragile.
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Well its still glass.. Itll definitely crack, im judt saying that the back of the phone would be less likely to break than the screen itself IMHO
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