Dropped My DROID Razr - Motorola Droid RAZR

I Dropped it from a flight of stairs at school and was all cement and not a single dent or a broken screen!! This phone is strong as hell!!
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I have some very minor chipping on mine on the side of my Razr Maxx, but the screen and overall structure is still fine despite repeated drops. Great build quality.
I bought the Otterbox Commuter case after a couple drops and have dropped it many, many times since then (falls out of my pockets a good bit), everything has been rock solid so far. Knock on wood.

My phone has smooth done some spiderman moves and has landed crack free every time.
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That's because it's not a fragile iProduct. Most android manufactures take durability into account when designing devices.
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blackhand1001 said:
That's because it's not a fragile iProduct. Most android manufactures take durability into account when designing devices.
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Samsung don't, I went from a RAZR to a galaxy nexus then returned to the locked down RAZR for its superior build quality
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Don't drop ya phone?
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Im a land surveyor, i was in the woods putting wooden stakes in the ground at the center line of a future road and a cat d6t (really big bulldozer) was knocking down trees for us. I dropped my phone near the center line, the d6 ran it over, it didn't suffer a scratch. It did have a cheap rubber case on it and the ground wasn't hard ...but still
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FrAsErTaG said:
Samsung don't, I went from a RAZR to a galaxy nexus then returned to the locked down RAZR for its superior build quality
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My Samsung is doing fine build quality is just fine
Maybe u just had a very bad drop?? They not meant to be dropped anyway lol to bad
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Cracked screen!

So I had my phone in my pocket and I sat down in my car and I guess it was in a bad position or my pants were too tight or something but I sat down and took my phone out and to my surprise my screen had cracked .....anybody know where I can buy a replacement I looked on eBay but only found pages ans pages of protectors
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You won't know how to replace it your self, plus - the razr is one of the hardest phones when it comes to a full dismantle if you've cracked the LCD. I would say, send it to motorola
MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
You won't know how to replace it your self, plus - the razr is one of the hardest phones when it comes to a full dismantle if you've cracked the LCD. I would say, send it to motorola
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One of the hardest? It's actually really easy but you lose the water proof. The screen and digitizer is one piece making it a very easy replacement.
Try replacing a digitizer only on a nexus one or hd2 compared to them the razr is child's play
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I would like to keep it water proof....can I purchase both pieces in tact?
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r4zrm4xxx said:
I would like to keep it water proof....can I purchase both pieces in tact?
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If you want to keep it water proof and make sure it has gorilla glass send it to Motorola. If you try fixing it yourself, and something else gets broken, you've voided your warranty.
I sent a RAZR MAXX to Motorola to have a broken screen replaced. They "misplaced" the phone and couldn't find it. So they waived the repair cost. ($179) I did finally get my phone back, fixed. 11 days after they received it, good as new warranty intact.
Compared to a any other 4.3 device..i would say this is the hardest
Just wanna say the phone is not water proof its water resistant at best.
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You should have removed it before driving
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You should've removed it 1st -.-
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This sucks lol well still love my RAZR if I cannot find a screen/digitizer combo for a reasonable price ill just send it to Motorola ....does it matter if its rooted or will I have to flash to stock first ?
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Water proof RAZR

My wife and I both have razrs and today hers ended up dropping into the toilet after she have finished. She pulled it out and proceeded to wash it off in the sink. Of course she would since she had just taken a leak. So once she notices that it's still working she decides to tell me about it. I took it out of its holster and got more water out then removed the same and sim and blew out even more water. After making sure I had gotten all the water out that I could without splitting the case I put it all back together and all seems well. I guess they really are water resistant.
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Water resistant = Being splashed with water / can withstand being in the rain for a while
Being fully submerged in the toilet and then WASHED under a running tap is not what a phone is designed phone.
It's advertised as water resistant, not water proof.
It's not waterproof, but lucky.
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Extremely lucky. We have the extended warranty but it's $100 deductible if I recall. And toilet drops are covered.
Still nice to know that they are very good at being water resistant.
And hey, my wife leaks but the phone doesn't.
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Your phone will work for approximately 2-3 months and then possibly will stop working due to corrosion. Swap up the phone if you can asap.
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Or sell to a Tokyo businessman for a HUGE profit.
...just sayin'
Good thing she was just peeing. I doubt the Razr is poo resistant.
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Yuck!
I still don't understand phone toilet drops.
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Or sell to a Tokyo businessman for a HUGE profit.
...just sayin'
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:-D
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New one arrives tomorrow for $99. Guess I get to test all the backup apps.
And when she dropped the ipad it cost $65 to fix the shattered screen.
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Lolz..so many woman dropping their phones down the toliet
Get her the Galaxy Journal when it comes out. It'll be too big too fit in the bowl.
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There might still be moisture in the phone.. Bury the phone in a bucket of rice for a couple of days will do the trick.
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vash_h said:
There might still be moisture in the phone.. Bury the phone in a bucket of rice for a couple of days will do the trick.
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Or use silicone sachets the ones you get in shoe boxes etc.
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joshw0000 said:
Good thing she was just peeing. I doubt the Razr is poo resistant.
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LOL Amen To That!!!
Already have the replacement and the old pissy one boxed up to go back. I didn't want to chance letting moisture corrode inside so I sprung for the $99 replacement from the insurance. Besides, she had dropped that thing so many times I'm surprised it worked anyway.
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She did it again with the replacement RAZR. And rinsed it off again. Don't think this one will pull through.
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MichaelMcC said:
She did it again with the replacement RAZR. And rinsed it off again. Don't think this one will pull through.
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I had to read this 3 times before my brain would actually believe that I read it.
She cant be trusted.
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Time to get the Motorola defy or the xperia go. Good deals on eBay
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Scree shatter

Ugh fell from couch to carpet and shattered. Heard of this happening a lot. I'm pretty sure phones insured (assurian like 6 Buck amonth?)
Either way....pretty dissapointed that a 600 device is this weak....
Can I talk Verizon into swapping for a dif phone. I like maxx but this build quality is crap. I've dropped other phones and no scratch....
Is it even worth trading for a gnex (assume that's all I'd b able to get)? Any shot of a s3 if I throw like 150 at em?
Thanks guys
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That's some bad luck dude!! I dropped mine twice in the past two days and not a scratch. Plus it fell on a hard hospital floor. Do you have a case on it? Either that or that's one hard carpet, I would replace that before you get another 600 dollar device!! That's a huge bummer though. Unfortunately I don't think the carrier is into wheeling and dealing so you may have to get what you get or buy another phone on Craigs list or Ebay.
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Replacement will be here tomorrow. Going to probably trade,sell for a gnex. Well see
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kyfredrickson said:
Replacement will be here tomorrow. Going to probably trade,sell for a gnex. Well see
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I responded to your offer for my Nexus. I'll trade you.
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skater95 said:
I responded to your offer for my Nexus. I'll trade you.
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mine fell off my lap out of an SUV onto my foot which was in motion and accidentally kicked it onto pavement then it skittered 15 feet on it's face underneath another parked car. Zero damage, but in a dual layer"case-mate" case, and with screen protector on also. 30 bucks for the case+protector well spent.
I had the same thing happen to my og razr, i replaced it with the maxx, I think the og razr is to rigid and tends to make the screen more vulnerable to breaking. The maxx has a bit more weight behind the screen. My maxx was run over by a d9 bulldozer (i was ungodly lucky that the ground was soft, and the teeth of the track missed it) with out a scratch, only issue I've noticed is that the magnetic field sensor is stuck which sucks because I'm a land surveyor and a compass on my phone would be very useful.
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How do we remove the dreading VZW logo off the home button?

I've read alcohol wipes, penny with tape on it and a sugar cube could work. Any more thoughts? It NEEDS go ASAP. That's the first thing I noticed in the VZW looking at the display.
Acetylene torch should do it
realize that this would take the finish and shine off of it though
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Hydrchloic acid should do the trick.... I recommend at least 8 oz and let it sit over night night
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Lol this is getting out of hand. I predict a locked thread
I'm going to wait until a video tutorial pops up, where I can watch someone perform the action to their device, before I try it on mine. I hate the VZW logo on the button as much as the next person, but I'm not going to risk having a screwed up button over removing the logo.
I don't mind the logo... not really that big of a deal but I seen someone used water mixed with sugar on a rag and wipped it off.
Sugar and water? Wow lol
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Get a button cover
A button cover? Thats white trash as hell lol
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Sugar and water? Wow lol
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Actually, this is the method I have been hearing for a month. You are supposed to tape around the logo and then mix water and sugar until it is pasty. Then you rub the logo off. The sugar acts as sand paper and grinds the logo off.
Now, my experience with hydrochloric acid definitely says for you to not use 8 oz overnight...
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Button covers for the Note
http://www.zoarah.com/celldeco-100-...ticker-for-galaxy-note-silver-pink-white.html
There are also some here http://www.ebay.com/itm/20084803938...eName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649
made in the USA by yours truly.
Yeah I'm wonder about this too. Trying to decide between the DNA and this, and that logo is killing me. I haven't played with either phone yet, but from all the videos/pictures I've seen, the logo is pretty stand out-ish. Yeah the DNA is pretty much Verizon color schemed, but in all honesty, flat black and red looks amazing.
Verizon seriously has some idiots working for them. Whoever thought it was a good idea needs a swift kick in the ass.
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There are also some here http://www.ebay.com/itm/20084803938...eName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649
made in the USA by yours truly.
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Just ordered these a lil earlier, does the button stick up a lot more with the sticker on?
tappin from my note ll
Another option:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AFDUSK4/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1354277737&sr=8-2&pi=SL75
The celldeco aluminum covers are good stuff.
I had a pack of silver ones for my 2 Galaxy 3's & had one left.
I stuck that one on the Note 2 & it looks like it was factory installed.
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The celldeco aluminum covers are good stuff.
I had a pack of silver ones for my 2 Galaxy 3's & had one left.
I stuck that one on the Note 2 & it looks like it was factory installed.
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Post a picture of it please
Voids the warranty trust me
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Light sandpaper maybe.
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You guys are starting to scare me about the DNA

Some software problems, drops with broken screens. Was planning on getting the DNA on my upgrade in a couple months. My TB will be antique, 2 years old in April and I have a zag screen cover Sence day one and only a silicone cover with the back cut out for extended battery. Have dropped it more times than I can remember. No dents, chips or broken screen. So the DNA is really that fragile? Some problems I expected hopefully less than TB, but broken screens that easy with gorilla glass is starting to scare me. Should I really be concerned about this or is the DNAs performance that good to overlook the easy screen breaks. Some advice please. Thanks.
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The screen doesn't break easily, but its glass. Its harder to break than the tb. But A lot of people run their DNA with no case, and if you drop it and the glass hits something solid there's a good chancecof it breaking.
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I don't know how many DNA's have been sold, but my guess is quite a few. You saw literally a few post about people who DROPPED their phone most likely without any kind of case, and that's enough you persuade you? This is one of, if not the best phone money can buy right now, you wont regret buying it.
Dropped 20+ times with screen protector and stepped on minor scratches only .. now if u face palm a phone from getting out the car etc most will take a ding or even crack. The DNA to me was togher than I thought it would screen included ..
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Every time I drop my phone and it doesn't crack, I don't post about it.
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androidxen said:
Every time I drop my phone and it doesn't crack, I don't post about it.
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Pretty much this.
This is a great phone, arguably the best device on the market right now. Get a protector, that way you can drop your device at leisure.
Just wait a few months until the new line of phones come out... This is the best phone out now..
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I would guess the DNA is only marginally more vulnerable than the TB. The glass on the DNA covers all the front and a little of the sides. That means if you drop it on the side it could crack, unlike the TB.
If you drop both flat on the glass screen then probably both shatter equally.
They need to come out with those flexible screens soon!
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My DNA has lived through:
1. Being dropped flat on the screen from a standing height
2. Sitting in the passenger seat with no cover/holder/case during a car crash that totaled my car
3. Being dropped in the parking lot from me forgetting it was in my lap when I got out of the car
The first 2 had literally no effect on it; the 3rd case a scratch on the side.. but the screen is still perfectly fine. So.. call me lucky, but I'm pretty impressed with the DNA's durability.
Exactly why I went with the DNA. This phone has display technology that other companies are scrambling to replicate with their respective display manufacturers. Soon there will be tons of apps and game that will require 1080p resolution to run properly.
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. After having a TB I don't believe newer HTC products could handle the bad rap and still leave HTC in the competition. I am impressed with all the comments on the 1080 screen and to run JB out of the box has to be worth it, as my Moto Zoom wifi has been running JB for a while, and I love it. I'm glad to know that I don't have to bubble wrap it now. I'm not crazy about full cover cases but will definitely find something to protect the edges of the glass. I'm sure there may be something out soon that will help. Everyone seems impressed with how it runs, looks and fits to hold. PS I played with the Samsung s3 in the Verizon store felt like a cheap plastic toy that would break if held to tight. Lol wasn't impressed left with my clunky heavy extended battery TB. Will be spoiled to not have a phone with an extended battery along with carrying the charger to. Lol. Thanks again for the good feedback. Will be hard to wait for my tax refund
Now
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I have had my DNA for about 3 weeks now and love it. Got the Ballistic SG MAXX case for it.
Going to get the wireless charging pad and car dock soon and im set.
I am debating on whether to take my diztronic off because it feels a bit bulky.
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This phne is sexy when it's naked
orangechoochoo said:
This phne is sexy when it's naked
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Yes. Yes it is.
Only dropped it twice from knee height. But it was in an OB case due to the type of job I have... And the tendency of dropping my phone often.
Side note (somewhat off topic) - dropped my DX quite literally over 100 times with no screen protector or case, only came out with little knicks all around the metal and no screen dmg. Amazing
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Wish I could keep mine naked =(
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what's that DNA really about. I'm new using android phones. Seems like I have to take time to go through all you guys' issue and comments so that I could turn to be a droid cool guy. :silly:
ksmobile said:
what's that DNA really about. I'm new using android phones. Seems like I have to take time to go through all you guys' issue and comments so that I could turn to be a droid cool guy. :silly:
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So much crawling forums! I'm covered in forum goo!
If your coming to a forum to here positive things your a goofy person.
If I made s thread that said HTC DNA is horrible that thread would see 1million post.
If i made a thread that said HTC DNA is the greatest ever that thread would maybe get 10-15 post.
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