:-( dropped face down on concrete. Happy to say gorilla glass doing its job. Got a light chip on the front bezel and light scratches on the physical button.
Can I do anything about this to even out the scratch or do I have to just move on
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Impressed from what height did you drop it?
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I got lucky. It was classic concrete in a factory. Dropped from my pants pocket, I'm about 6', so you do the math, ha ha.
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im on drop number 6 - im mad impressed with the qaulity of this phone.
i got square trade and plan on replacing it in about 2 months once i get all the drops out of my system.....
the2rrell said:
im on drop number 6 - im mad impressed with the qaulity of this phone.
i got square trade and plan on replacing it in about 2 months once i get all the drops out of my system.....
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How can I sign up for this?
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there is scratch removal kit for acrylic, not sure it will work, you might want to try it
I would freak out if I drop my new phone lucky nothing broke down.
I don't even dare to think about dropping it. My sg1 was capable of independent flight and survive it due to that little edge around the glass.
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there is scratch removal kit for acrylic, not sure it will work, you might want to try it
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Link?
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Sorry to hear that bud
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S_Dot said:
I got lucky. It was classic concrete in a factory. Dropped from my pants pocket, I'm about 6', so you do the math, ha ha.
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I would get a tiny matte finished decal and put it over the button.
Of course this is pretty difficult...
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I'm gonna be heading to the beach a lot this summer and I dont wanna put this phone somewhere on shore. I wanna keep it with me at all times. Anyone have something to protect against water?
I would avoid the beach at all costs. Between water and sand it's just a deadly combination for a cell phone.
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Amazon - eco extreme rugged waterproof case / with built in speaker. Could work for you $38
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ziplock storage bag.
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ziplock storage bag.
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yup thats what i use when im out on my boat fishing!
http://www.talkandroid.com/83981-my-favorite-tech-from-ces-2012-is-liquipel/#.Txhe2GPLyEs
I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
Leave it in the car.
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Search the web for a waterproof pouch and then you're sorted, go get wet! :L
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I would avoid the beach at all costs. Between water and sand it's just a deadly combination for a cell phone.
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Yeah i know but really taking pictures at the beach work for great memories!
drewjohn said:
Amazon - eco extreme rugged waterproof case / with built in speaker. Could work for you $38
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thanks man i might check that one out!
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ziplock storage bag.
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that sounds like it would work but im scared if it would rip in my pocket haha
butterbuns said:
yup thats what i use when im out on my boat fishing!
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mind telling us how efficient it is? I mean has water ever gotton in?
Concordium said:
Leave it in the car.
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than i wont have a phone! :/ not good
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http://www.talkandroid.com/83981-my-favorite-tech-from-ces-2012-is-liquipel/#.Txhe2GPLyEs
I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
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I was looking for that! Thats the nano water proof protectors. Now that is a must buy!
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Put it in the water once and then once it's damaged by water it can't get damaged anymore = waterproof lolol
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http://www.talkandroid.com/83981-my-favorite-tech-from-ces-2012-is-liquipel/#.Txhe2GPLyEs
I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
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Dude! they dont support LTE yet! well this sucks.
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http://www.shopandroid.com/overboard-waterproof-pro-sport-arm-pack/4AA9629.htm
Just found this drycase .com
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ziplock storage bag.
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+1 ... NASA invented the Space Pen. The Russians just used a pencil. (not completely true, but you get my point)
I just went out on my seadoo rxp this past weekend with evo in tote. Went out in long beach harbor california. Was gonna settle on otterbox small case for 20 bucks but stumbled on a waterproof case down at Walmart for 6. It held registration, wallet, keys, and of course the EVO. Stayed dry all day even through my extreme play.
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Don't cheap out when buying cases. You will be sorry. Pelican is a tried and true brand.
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I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
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I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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sslbaron said:
I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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I think it does ho in but how they explained it I think it coats the internal hardware to so the water doesn't affect it
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sslbaron said:
I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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The exposed surfaces of the phone become what is called hydro phobic (literally "scared of water" but really just repels water). Like how water beads on a waxed car. However, so repelling of water that water can't get through cracks less than about a millimeter or so at close to surface pressures. Your phone has no holes that large but mic jack and USB, and while water goes into the big holes, it can't get past the smaller cracks inside them to get to circuitry.
That's the theory anyway. I'm still not going to try. I just stick my phone in zip lock bag whenever it might be exposed to water, like around the pool or in my sweaty pocket while mowing. Screen still works great, just follow usual precautions about sharp objects near phone (no keys in pocket).
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I've used ziplock baggies fly fishing in waders and canoeing a handful of times. Works great for me, except not perfect for taking pictures... Touchscreen works fine through the bag...
Screen cracked up like a mofo......could it be a bad batch of gorilla glass? Anyone else drop there 920 yet? How did it fair?
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*doh* . I've only dropped mine once but it was from my chair to carpeted floor. No damage.
Dropped mine 3 times already onto hardwood. Feel like a moron but the screen and body are still in perfect condition. I would say you have one from a bad batch.
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Sorry to hear but it all depends on the angle of drop
It landed face down. I turned it in for a red one. They said it must be a defect lol. Loving the red one
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The red one would have been my first pick, too. Rogers doesn't have that one though :-/
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Dropped mine 6ft onto a wood floor, no damage.
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Why do people keep dropping their phones? Stop that
appelflap said:
Why do people keep dropping their phones? Stop that
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It's because the phone is too damn slippery.
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n7slc said:
It's because the phone is too damn slippery.
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Stop that too
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Stop that too
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My phone is matte, soft-touch black...not slippery at all, grippable and not-droppable for sure. Although I wish I had the glossy backing, as they're MUCH more scratch/finger-print resistant. Oh well!
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My phone is matte, soft-touch black...not slippery at all, grippable and not-droppable for sure. Although I wish I had the glossy backing, as they're MUCH more scratch/finger-print resistant. Oh well!
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Mine is the same but I work in the cold weather mixed with the low humidity here in Utah, they phones is slippery.
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So tonight my phone decided to take a flight down some stairs. Down 4 metal stairs on a metro bus each being nearly a foot tall. Picked it up thinking it'd have major scratches or cracked screen. I looked it over and nothing. No scratches on body or screen. I was so relieved. No case or screen protector on it. My phone likes to be naked.
Attached is the stairs it went down.
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Lucky you! Buy a lottery ticket
Travisdroidx2 said:
Lucky you! Buy a lottery ticket
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This lol
I've been in busses/ trolleys in lots of cities and those steps are usually a hard rubber.
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This is the exception...
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akatcl said:
I've been in busses/ trolleys in lots of cities and those steps are usually a hard rubber.
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I have a buddy who lost his out of a shirt pocket. Cracked the entire thing
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Mine didn't fare well from a two foot fall out of my shirt pocket when I bent over...
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Ah that sucks! The shirt pocket got me before also. I just watched a you tube video on dropping a note 2 several times on the ground and no screen damage. In the video the screen was falling face down. I think the corner impacts are what really do it. Sorry for your loss hope you have insurance
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0r7tc6V5s
So I'm curious, did you drop phone getting off bus then grab phone from ground and walk back up stairs on bus to take a picture then back down the stairs to exit the bus? Jk your lucky
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So I'm curious, did you drop phone getting off bus then grab phone from ground and walk back up stairs on bus to take a picture then back down the stairs to exit the bus? Jk your lucky
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Hilarious I wondered the same thing the first time I read the first post
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Mine didn't fare well from a two foot fall out of my shirt pocket when I bent over...
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Travisdroidx2 said:
Ah that sucks! The shirt pocket got me before also. I just watched a you tube video on dropping a note 2 several times on the ground and no screen damage. In the video the screen was falling face down. I think the corner impacts are what really do it. Sorry for your loss hope you have insurance
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Lol crap. Same here. My Galaxy S 2 fell out of my shirt pocket before too. Scratched up my phone and my heart!
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I dropped mine for the first time last night. Note 2 in Case Mate Pop case holstered in my Seidio Active holster hooked onto my shoulder strap of my back pack and some how it detached itself from the holster and fell flat, back first. My heart dropped when I heard the sound of my N2 hitting the ground! Phone survived with only minor dents/scratches on the case corners.
Wondering how much internal damage was done?.....
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Luck for me, I have not dropped my Note 2 yet, but hence the word yet . It's only a matter of time! I hope it doesn't do what I envision (crack, battery fall out, and die).
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I dropped mine for the first time last night. Note 2 in Case Mate Pop case holstered in my Seidio Active holster hooked onto my shoulder strap of my back pack and some how it detached itself from the holster and fell flat, back first. My heart dropped when I heard the sound of my N2 hitting the ground! Phone survived with only minor dents/scratches on the case corners.
Wondering how much internal damage was done?.....
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Looks like the case did a good job
Yeah, the corner is the worst due to the small surface area hitting the ground.
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Mine didn't fare well from a two foot fall out of my shirt pocket when I bent over...
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I have a buddy at work who has lost 2 phones that way. I finally won him over to carrying his phone in his pants pocket.
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I have a buddy at work who has lost 2 phones that way. I finally won him over to carrying his phone in his pants pocket.
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Yeah well he said it's the last time he will put his phone in his shirt pocket like that.
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So today I was outside with the kids while they were running around the yard fighting eachother with sticks. My phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket and dropped it on my porch. My otterbox defender protected my phone as advertised, but, upon impact my s pen shot out of my phone and over the side of the porch.
I immediately jumped over the side of the porch to retrieve it. (My knee still hurts) I haven't seen it since. I am convinced that when I dropped the phone it opened up a wormhole and sent my unsuspecting stylus to another dimension. I've been looking for it for 4 hours. I don't have tall grass or anything else for it to hide in. I've found all kinds of things on the side of my house but not the sizeable white and silver s pen. I even looked on the gutter drain to make sure it didn't stick in the side or something weird.
I wish there was an app that could help me. But alas, there is not.
Sad day... sad day indeed.
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Charlie the squirrel thanks you for giving away your stylus. Now he can get his important squirrel business done.
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They're pretty damn expensive to replace too.
This might sound extreme and can and likely will backfire....but, maybe try and replicate the event by throwing one of the children over the side where the S pen launched. This way you may not only get the S pen back, but hopefully the child will remember important details of their travels and not just get back the important stylus but also help with advances in time travel.
Or they might just land on their head and call child protective services.
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This might sound extreme and can and likely will backfire....but, maybe try and replicate the event by throwing one of the children over the side where the S pen launched. This way you may not only get the S pen back, but hopefully the child will remember important details of their travels and not just get back the important stylus but also help with advances in time travel.
Or they might just land on their head and call child protective services.
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Lololol. Wrong but it made me giggle.
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DroidOnRoids said:
Lololol. Wrong but it made me giggle.
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Lol, come on man, seems like a legit plan. For science!
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This might sound extreme and can and likely will backfire....but, maybe try and replicate the event by throwing one of the children over the side where the S pen launched. This way you may not only get the S pen back, but hopefully the child will remember important details of their travels and not just get back the important stylus but also help with advances in time travel.
Or they might just land on their head and call child protective services.
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Video please...for science.
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They're pretty damn expensive to replace too.
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joke?
they are pretty cheap if you use a 50% coupon which are readily available.
Was it not in all the way? Seems like that would be the last thing to fall out from a fall. Or maybe you dropped it somewhere else and just didnt realize it till you dropped it?
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Was it not in all the way? Seems like that would be the last thing to fall out from a fall. Or maybe you dropped it somewhere else and just didnt realize it till you dropped it?
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lol, it is the first thing that pops out. i've dropped it on carpet from 3 ft high and the pen shoots out.
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Was it not in all the way? Seems like that would be the last thing to fall out from a fall. Or maybe you dropped it somewhere else and just didnt realize it till you dropped it?
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I always put it in all the way...
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First day I had my otterbox on i dropped the phone in a restaurant with that non slip tile. Dropped it from waist height and it hit so hard it chipped the plastic part of the otterbox (under the silicone, but phone is fine.) However! My pen shot literally halfway across the restaurant. I'm pretty sure Samsung put emergency eject technology in our phones, much the same as jets. They can say it's for the safety of our pens, but at ~30 bucks a pop, we know better. Well played, Samsung.
Also, the post above me
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1ManWolfePack said:
I always put it in all the way...
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Must be easy when you've got the miniature version
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nosympathy said:
Must be easy when you've got the miniature version
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I'm talking bout the 10.1, my dude. Lol.
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I'm talking bout the 10.1, my dude. Lol.
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Its not about the size, it's about how you use it
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I'm talking bout the 10.1, my dude. Lol.
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10.1 Centimeter edition? Lol
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Would a large fridge magnet on a stick pick up the stylus, a la metal detector?
Isn't there a setting that warns you when you accidently walk away from your stylus? How far away does it work? Could it be used as a Geiger counter?
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Isn't there a setting that warns you when you accidently walk away from your stylus? How far away does it work? Could it be used as a Geiger counter?
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That setting is based on detecting steps taken while the stylus is out. It doesn't pick up the pen itself.
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Im not sure how your deck was built, but could it have fell through tge space between two planks and went underneath? Just a thought
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Keen observation.
Drop it low?
Drop it hot?
Drop the beat?
Drop the sarcasm?
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Just look at his previous posts. Then walk away from another one of his unnecessary threads.
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Twice unfortunately, once face down onto a tile floor and cracked the LCD display (not the glass though), then a few weeks after getting my replacement it fell getting out of my car and cracked the display again. Ausurion canceled me
never...
All it takes is one drop right on the face to smash the glass. It's a bad design flaw. The glass is glued on so that it sticks out past the bezel. The bezel needs to guard the glass. I hope they fix this on the GN3. Don't carry it around without a case. You'll be sorry.
Dropped it twice on concrete but luckily both times my Otterbox did its job. Definarltely a satisfied customer.
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I found out the hard way. I'm using my second GN2 now and it stays in the Otterbox all the time.
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Never
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