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I've had my phone for a couple days now and I love it. It is a beast.
Cons:
Screen takes getting used to
Almost too responsive
Pros:
Dialer
SMS layout
Screen brightness
Multi touch keyboard
Very responsive
Camera is awesome
Screen size
Build quality
Design
Speaker is insane
Internal memory
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Its aight, I think I like it better than my EVO 3d, we just need some ASOP then it'll be perfect. It is a sexy phone I'll give it that.
ive got another pro for you well its a pro fro me...
i was wondering why the corners are at the 45 degree cuts, then i held an evo again today and i thought to myself "why in the heck is the phones corner jabbin into my palm?!"
when you hold a photon, the slanted corners allow more surface contact to the palm of your hand, so its more comfortable and easier to hold. it all adds up now in my mind lol
If you want real joy to hold get the Otterbox defender. Although a little bit of a lint magnet, the soft gel exterior is supremely comfortable as well as super protective.
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Agree... and definitely better than the evo 3d.
Hadn't thought about it but its so true
lroy said:
ive got another pro for you well its a pro fro me...
i was wondering why the corners are at the 45 degree cuts, then i held an evo again today and i thought to myself "why in the heck is the phones corner jabbin into my palm?!"
when you hold a photon, the slanted corners allow more surface contact to the palm of your hand, so its more comfortable and easier to hold. it all adds up now in my mind lol
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lroy said:
ive got another pro for you well its a pro fro me...
i was wondering why the corners are at the 45 degree cuts, then i held an evo again today and i thought to myself "why in the heck is the phones corner jabbin into my palm?!"
when you hold a photon, the slanted corners allow more surface contact to the palm of your hand, so its more comfortable and easier to hold. it all adds up now in my mind lol
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Very true. Another pro is the on board storage.
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Yea I love the feel only problem is that my battery cover creaks alot... 8( called Motorola the other day and they said that they're going to send me a replacement... hope its tighter anyone else with this problem?
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I have the creak problem also and it annoys me
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I had the creak. Get the OtterBox Commuter case and you'll be set
I bought mine used, but yea creaky here too.
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I had the creak. Get the OtterBox Commuter case and you'll be set
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I don't have the creak at all, I find that the back plate is very, very firm and much quieter than the Evo I used to have as well as the 3d. I do however have the Otterbox Commuter case and it is simply amazing! The defender is way to bulky and really is only needed for construction workers and the like. But if you so desire big and bulky, it is perfect for you ;-) . The commuter with an Invisibleshield is perfect for me.
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Ya no creek here, and hard to remove.
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A nice TPU case is on the way, hopefully that'll fix the creek for me.
Update just in case you want to ask for this. Just got off the phone with a Motorola rep and told her about the creaky battery door issue and asked her if they could send me a replacement door because I didn't want to exchange my whole phone for that and she said no problem. She said since im still in my first year of warranty there would be no charge and no questions asked per se. She recorded my serial number and verified my address and said fed ex should have it to me in a few days. One more thing I could understand every word she said no outsourced phone center here. Great customer service!
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Update just in case you want to ask for this. Just got off the phone with a Motorola rep and told her about the creaky battery door issue and asked her if they could send me a replacement door because I didn't want to exchange my whole phone for that and she said no problem. She said since im still in my first year of warranty there would be no charge and no questions asked per se. She recorded my serial number and verified my address and said fed ex should have it to me in a few days. One more thing I could understand every word she said no outsourced phone center here. Great customer service!
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Wasn't the same as my last Motorola experience, I had to jump ship from t-mobile because moto briqed my cliq, moto blamed t-mobile and t-mobile blamed moto insurance wouldn't replace,,and I was left without a phone. I hope this time around I wont have to deal.with that again. Im sure Sprint will take care of me.
Maybe since Google bought them out customer service will hopefully improve maybe? Just a thought.
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Just a bump, everyday I love this phone more and more. Now that I'm used to the display its damn near perfect.
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phatmanxxl said:
Its aight, I think I like it better than my EVO 3d, we just need some ASOP then it'll be perfect. It is a sexy phone I'll give it that.
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So you switched to MoPho at last ?
I bought a white note...a day later I went to Att and bought a specks case per the sales Rep. They only had this and a flip case. Ok so I bought it because I'm moving to another state for work and wanted a case for the move. I bought the case on sat afternoon Sunday evening I was going to put my 32 g card in and I notice my phone is stained black. Wtf. The case bled into my back cover. I'm soo pissed. Plus the case is all scratched up and it hasnt been 24hrs yet. Now I'm trapped in a small town with no Att center around until i get to my new home. Don't buy this over price case....
Oh sorry this is the wrong section to post. Mod please move and except my apology.
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Post pics.
Will try I don't have a camera and my backup phone is packed up in a truck. I'm calling Att soon as I can get a signal. (Only service that works out here is verzion) life on a farm in the middle of Nebraska. Wow
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take back off and take pic with phone?
the feathercase has this issue too at least the blue one
Oh good idea. Kinda slow today
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It just bothers me cause this is the reason for the case to protect the new 450 dollar phone and it just did more damage then good.
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Looks black to me.. I would be finding an AT&T store and make sure they see it...that sucks.
Tuesday morning bright and early
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Maybe they'll let you swap the back with a returned/defective white Note that they might have in the back in which they haven't sent back to the service center yet. Assuming they have any, of course.
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I bought a white note...a day later I went to Att and bought a specks case per the sales Rep. They only had this and a flip case. Ok so I bought it because I'm moving to another state for work and wanted a case for the move. I bought the case on sat afternoon Sunday evening I was going to put my 32 g card in and I notice my phone is stained black. Wtf. The case bled into my back cover. I'm soo pissed. Plus the case is all scratched up and it hasnt been 24hrs yet. Now I'm trapped in a small town with no Att center around until i get to my new home. Don't buy this over price case....
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Tell em u want to swap backs but make sure they dont give u a scratched one ....im like u hell i polish mine lol
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btw just a tip, a alcohol prep helped get the paint transfer off on my white note, but i had ghost armor over mine. i would imagine it would work just as well on a row back
That's pretty bad after only one day. A lot of cases give me the same feeling. Some of the slim fit cases have a lot of dyes and are hard, rough plastic inside. You need a case from your case now.
Thanks guys for letting me vent. I honestly know its not then end of the world and there's an easy fix its just we pay so much money to these companies and then great people like the xda members makes them better and find work around to make them even better. Why aren't these companies doing that? We should get what we pay for. Ok I'm done venting ill just return it and get a new back.
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By the way, I hope you saved the receipt for the case as I would demand my money back as well.
Yep I keep all recites in their original package. I'm upset about that also after only one day that things scratched up. I see many members have the same problem.
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Only after one day..
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They tried to sell me one of those when I got my note. I told them I would get a case later.
I have the same case.... I've had it for the past three months.... It has protected my phone past my expectations.... I removed my case and my phone has no scratches whatsoever.... I would rather scratch up my case than my 500 phone.... And believe me, case doesn't look pretty....
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Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place or not but I was dying to share!!
If anyone wants a tutorial or advice I can offer assistance but truth be told, I kinda just dove right in!! I am a former Sprint tech and I know how to disassemble phones. I WOULD NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! same as anything else on this site, I will not be held responsible if you damage your device in any way.
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So you.....sanded the back of your phone?
Congrats?
Quite a bit of sanding. I think it paid off!
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Not sure I like 4 different color tone on the back. Looks like a flask.
Eh, it's not for me, but all that matters is that you like it.
I'm waiting on my 3m carbon fiber vinyl, then the top and bottom will get covered in it! Then there will only be carbon, polished metal and 2 accents of red.
Something like this....MY OG!!
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Really cool I like it
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Looks sweet! :thumbup:
Yeah even though its 4 colors, exposing the true aluminum is pretty freakin awesome. Cudos! Find away to get the whole phone to look like that and OMG! It'd look like those many thousand dollar phones you see pop up from time to time
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WELL... I ran out of time tonight, but... The whole front bezel is one piece with the back. Made out of the same piece of metal. I FULLY intend on doing the front as well!!
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I want a soft plastic cover for the top so it matches the bottom. The two (more five) toned thing is a tad annoying.
Towleeeie9613 said:
I want a soft plastic cover for the top so it matches the bottom. The two (more five) toned thing is a tad annoying.
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That's why I'm gonna skin it!!
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Looks nice. Would look like to see that with the sanded top.
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I don't get how people aren't feelin' this. I think it looks incredible.. Once I find a way to change the top half I'm in. Can you make a video of you doing the front? I want to see how you did it.
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I don't get how people aren't feelin' this. I think it looks incredible.. Once I find a way to change the top half I'm in. Can you make a video of you doing the front? I want to see how you did it.
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I don't like it because, in my opinion, a person might as well just use a can of spray paint and paint it. One half assed job deserves another.
Again, just how I feel. And that doesn't matter as long as others like it.
bernechad said:
I don't like it because, in my opinion, a person might as well just use a can of spray paint and paint it. One half assed job deserves another.
Again, just how I feel. And that doesn't matter as long as others like it.
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Half assed!? For real? Wouldn't half assed be to just spray paint it? I took the time to do it my way... Far from half ass. If ya didn't like it ya could've just left the post open for someone that had something nice to say. :thumbdown:
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Half assed!? For real? Wouldn't half assed be to just spray paint it? I took the time to do it my way... Far from half ass. If ya didn't like it ya could've just left the post open for someone that had something nice to say. :thumbdown:
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Person asked why people didn't like it, so I answered. And like I said, it's just my opinion, don't get bent out of shape about it.
But yes, taking sandpaper to a $600 phone is my definition of half assed.
I applaud your effort, though I personally dislike the look of polished aluminum. I think it is cool what you have done. If I had the skills, I would probably strip the case, brush it and then clear it with matte clear to keep fingerprints down.
This looks cool man! I would do it too if I wasn't putting a dark wood grain skin on my phone.
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Half assed!? For real? Wouldn't half assed be to just spray paint it? I took the time to do it my way... Far from half ass. If ya didn't like it ya could've just left the post open for someone that had something nice to say. :thumbdown:
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I have to back up the OP on this. Sanding anything to a clean and even polish, as has been done here, takes a good amount of care and consideration. Silver rattle-can spray paint will always look like silver spray paint regardless of how careful you are. Whether you like the results or not, this is not a half assed job.
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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With the fear of dropping our phones always looming. I'm sure we've all felt the horrible feeling as it seems to hang in the air forever.
So for anyone who hasn't found out there is a free easy way to HELP reduce screen webbing
Step 1
Extend foot outward at least 5 in.
Step 2
Watch phone hit foot
Step 3
Watch phone hit floor with slightly less force
While this is not fool proof it does help disperse most of the momentum the phone had built up. It has most likely saved my ass multiple times!
Credit to my buddy Paul at AT&T for that tip
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I use to do this all the time with my inspire lol still havnt dropped the one x + yet ( knock on wood ) I've punted my inspire a couple times though trying to get my foot under it quick lol sure did save my screen many times though I dropped it once and saved it with my foot and just had a piece of the black plastic by the buttons crack and fall out and save my whole screen I would much prefer a good case than have to kick it but it beats a broken screen
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ac3kill said:
I use to do this all the time with my inspire lol still havnt dropped the one x + yet ( knock on wood ) I've punted my inspire a couple times though trying to get my foot under it quick lol sure did save my screen many times though I dropped it once and saved it with my foot and just had a piece of the black plastic by the buttons crack and fall out and save my whole screen I would much prefer a good case than have to kick it but it beats a broken screen
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Absolutely...but a good case like an otter box will not always save the screen
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U just gotta be careful not to kick the phone across the floor/ground as I have done in the past LOL
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joshua54 said:
U just gotta be careful not to kick the phone across the floor/ground as I have done in the past LOL
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Real talk
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I did that with my old Nokia 5800
I mistimed it and ended up booting it across the road
not a good idea
cirian75 said:
I did that with my old Nokia 5800
I mistimed it and ended up booting it across the road
not a good idea
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Mistimed? Really sounds like you kicked..if u don't kick and just stick your foot out with little to no force that won't happen...I never stated 100% effective...I actually said the opposite...besides who wants that phone anyway
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Lol its natural instinct for me lol I just get jumpy when it falls and sometimes I put too much power behind it or misrule it lol but that is why I have a case lol
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Lol its natural instinct for me lol I just get jumpy when it falls and sometimes I put too much power behind it or misrule it lol but that is why I have a case lol
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Once again Real Talk
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I find I never drop my phone until I put a case on it.. I guess I tend to let my guard down when I falsely believe my case will protect my phone.. That is after all how I got the One X+, dropped my Inspire and watched as the screen shattered on cement. Thankfully though my otterbox case survived the ordeal perfectly fine while also protecting the back of the device...
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Use the AG app
I use the AG App (Anti-gravity)...whenever I drop my HTC1X+, the app recognizes the increased speed of "DROP SPEED" and kicks in the ANTI GRAVITY Mode, and the phone floats about 1 foot above the horizontal surface. It even works if you drop your phone in to the comode...it senses the drop speed and senses the horizontal surface of the water and...
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I use the AG App (Anti-gravity)...whenever I drop my HTC1X+, the app recognizes the increased speed of "DROP SPEED" and kicks in the ANTI GRAVITY Mode, and the phone floats about 1 foot above the horizontal surface. It even works if you drop your phone in to the comode...it senses the drop speed and senses the horizontal surface of the water and...
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Can't seem to find this on app store,u got an .apk?
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I once had an old Nokia (you know, the one where snake was the only game). Dropped it, stuck my foot out to catch it and I was hospitalized for 2 days due to multiple foot fractures from the impact.
I always end up kicking whatever it is across the room when I try that.
I generally catch it on my foot and flick it back into my hand .... like a boss