I currenty have an iPhone 4. Had it for about 2 Years and have dropped it 2-3 times but only from like 1.5 Meters.
I always keep my iphone on me incase I want to quickly search something or remotely get into a server. So when I got bed I also listen to music on it and then fall asleep. Every morning I pretty much end up sleeping ontop of my iPhone 4 as it sinks down under me lol.
Im going to get a Galaxy S3 soon. I was wondering if sleeping ontop of the Galaxy S3 would be an issue. I think the Galaxy S3 screen should be strong enough for me to sleep on. Since the phone pushes down into soft material anyway.
Are there any flaws in the Galaxy S3 is that I should know about.
I heard of a charging issue (Where the i9300 wouldn't charge) and it requires reboot. But I think someone stated that a software update fixed the issue.
Please let me know of any resolved flaws and current flaws to take note of with the Galaxy S3.
Also I'm going to buy a metal Aluminium bumper that goes around the Galaxy S3. Which will take the impact whem the phone is dropped.
Lol, you sleep on smartphones,
Hahahaha sorry cant stop laughing
But thats a bad idea
I suppose the bigger the screen the easier is to break it, the iphone only has a small screen, also the S3 screen is 20% thinner than the S2 , though they say it`s just as strong.
Get yourself a case and a screen protector, it only takes a second to ruin you new phone
John.
Why dont u get an mp3 player to sleep on !
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You see, you can sleep on an iphone4 because it's a mere toy. The Galaxy S3, however, is not a toy and therefore must be treated with the utmost care.
Sleeping on your phone? Couldn't you put it further? Anyway, buy insurance would be best solution for you.
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Sleeping on S3 wouldn't be a problem... Just make sure it wont drop off the bed
Sleeping with your s3, i understand its a beatiful phone but maybe you should consider to get a girl instead lol
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My S3 hasn't yet been dropped but I will say it's an Outstanding phone and on top of that in my opinion it feels stronger and sturdier than an iPhone, I have seen a friends S3 being dropped from 2 meters and they're wasn't a scratch, I personally think where the phone is so Light that drop damage is less likely to occur
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I've dropped mine twice. About 4ft to pavement both times. A couple marks around the outer bezel. The first time it hit right beside the screen, landed on an angle then the screen went down flat and it bounced off the pavement and up then back down into the screen again. Absolutely 0 damage to the screen, yet. Waiting on my Otterbox...
I can take a picture with my SLR when I get home if you want.
I was hammered one night and woke up with my S3 under my back. So I did actually sleep on mine inadvertently. It is fine.
Who knows though. There are so many variables with dropping or sleeping on your phone that anything could happen.
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got screen crack after two days. direct glass damage is the evil
I'll just have to place it under my bed.
They should really test these phones in these situations. I don't drop my phones I only sleep ontop of them.
Now I just remembered I got someone's broken galaxy s2. The whole LCD display is stuffed but the glass is intact so I'll test that.
Offically the Galaxy S3 is tough enough for me to sleep on.
(Note. My bed is soft and not a hard surface which gives the phone sinking room)
Still I wouldn't recommend sleeping on your S3
Mine slide out off my pocket last night dropping maybe a couple inches and I have a hair line crack a cross the screen only second day of having it
thank god for porn , it makes me keep my phone very close to me :angel:
mine broke from 2 ft drop
I dropped mine very lightly from table to tile floor and it cracked and screen doesn't turn on anymore. I even had it in an Incepio case.
Haven't dropped it yet but have stood on it twice after falling asleep on the couch and forgetting it was on the floor when I got up, and it survived that no problem so all the more reason to keep case and screen protector on.
Had the phone 2 1/2 days. I'm sitting down in basketball shorts, phone is smooth so it slides out of my pocket easily. Lands on screen 18 inches below. Screen now has hairline crack across it.
Drop from night stand on hardwood floor nothing, fell from about 3 feet on the cement nothing but I did have the flip case
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I've always read many people telling tales of their phones being ruined by being dropped in water and pretty much either having to do the rice bowl treatment for a week or giving their phone a tear jerking burial/insurance return. Well here's my tale:
While defrosting some zip lock bagged steaks in a kitchen sink full of water my Galaxy S II which was streaming Pandora at the time decided it either didn't want to sit on the counter with the seasoning or decided that it would be nice to go for a swim - actually it was probably the grocery bag being moved that knocked it into the sink - me not paying attention noticed the change in sound of the streaming music from clear to muffled looked for it then in disbelief saw the phone at the bottom of the water filled sink!!!!
I think my heart grew 10 times smaller as I thrust my hand into the sink pulling the phone out from under the depths of the water and zip locked frozen steaks, as I pulled it out from the water the music was still playing but sounded rather tinny so I frantically took a towel and wrapped it around the phone to get the water off of it then pushed the power button to see the screen light up to the lock screen. I then swiped the unlock screen and quickly closed pandora and frantically pressed the power button choosing the shutdown option dreading the worst that the phone was playing it's curtain call song and was about to die any second, then the screen went thru the shut down phase then the screen went blank and all of a sudden it turned back on and I saw the android mascot and some red and yellow text (perhaps I pushed the power button too long or the phone looked like it went into recovery mode?) and started doing "something". I said oh sh*t put the phone on the counter screen down and peeled off the back cover and yanked the battery.
at this moment I started examining the phone, the inside was completely dry sans a droplet of water over by where you pry off the back, no water on around or under the battery, around the camera or flash, the power or volume rocker, or any visible leakage around the screen. I then shook he phone over the towel I had initially dried the submerged phone with and did see a drop come from the speaker slits and then I put my mouth to both the usb and headphone jacks to suck water out of those openings (phone CPR?) and got a tiny drop maybe from the USB but nothing from the headphone jack.
At this point I was still in shock but very surprised that the phone was pretty stone dry sans from the water I wiped off of it and the tiny bit that was in the speaker opening. I gave everything a once over again with the towel just in case I missed some microscopic droplets and shook the phone again put the battery back in put the back back on and pressed the power button and voila, the Samsung Galaxy S II logo popped up and in no time the phone was back on and running like nothing happened - I ran a plethora of tests for the rest of the nigh dreading the worst but everything was golden with the exception that the speaker sounded a little tinnier that it initially was which pretty much cleared up buy the morning and sound as lout as it was out the box, I think that the water on the speaker had to dry.
Call me lucky but I've never never never experienced such amazement with a phone before in my life, it was as if the phone had a waterproof force field around it lol. I had initially though about taking the phone back to wait for the Galaxy Nexus on ATT but after that experience I'm totally on board with the Galaxy S II - I did get a tad paranoid that something might end up going wrong with the phone from the submerging to I took it back to the store last night to exchange it for another stating the speaker sounded tinny which they gladly did and after grueling task of reconfiguring all my settings and installing all my apps the new one is back as my main player and my Captivate is back in it's box (used it during my paranoid night of testing everything after the submerging).
Call me sold, I'll definately be keeping the wonder phone AKA Galaxy S II until the Galaxy S3 comes out , and I'll definitely be keeping it away from water, not gonna try my luck twice!!! Glad to see it's somewhat waterproof but please don't try this at home my heart could barely take it LOL!!!
Wow, I would panic if that happened to my brand new phone! Glad yours is still working
just tried this and it doesn't work
Next time (hopefully never) just leave it in a bag of rice for a while just in case instead of just powering it back on.
Coincidently, I came across this video today of the original Galaxy S:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puSOR2wWfQ
When I used to work for best buy repairing laptops at their GSC, I had a broken keyboard laptop come in. When I went to replace it, I found corrosion from head to toe all over the motherboard from some sort of spill. But everything on the laptop still worked (sans the KB, but it did after replacing). I tested the hell out of it, took pictures of the water damage, wrote it up for the customer. Some people just get lucky with water damage
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just tried this and it doesn't work
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Lol
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Glad you didn't wreck your phone dude, that would /could have been really horrible.
Cool, I'm gonna give it a try....... NOT!
Years ago (late 90's I believe) I had an Nokia 6130 that I dropped in a inch plus puddle in a parking lot as I ran into the store on a rainy day. I didn't notice it until I was returning to my car later. Had to be at least 10 minutes or more. I let it dry out over night and to my surprise it functioned. I don't remember but I think the battery may have come off when it hit the ground, either way it pretty impressive.
Sheesh.... I don't think I would've waited for it to shut down... I would have been yanking that battery out post-haste.
Congrats, you were a lucky one... I think you should go buy some lottery tickets tonight... Don't wait until tomorrow.
Don
Yeah I had though about the rice bowl treatment before turning it back on but since it was so unbelievably dry and water free I took the chance and turned it right back on, even plugged the sucker in to charge it back to 100% leaving it on the charger all night with no issues at all the next day. I should have kept it as a good luck charm but didn't want to press my luck and have something go awry later so since it was still working with no issues I took it back the following night to exchange for a new one - just in case.
Let's see a metal phone take such abuse LOL, like it or not Samsung knows what they are going making their phones out of lightweight yet solid feeling plastic components, survive drops, scratch resistant screen and now add to the list moderately waterproof - it takes a licking and keeps on ticking! I summarize it down to the plastic, plastic expands as it gets warm which probably made a more watertight seal than when turned off, flimsy back my foot - I doubt a phone like the Inspire would have survived that dunking without catastrophic results.
As Fragile as it seems the Galaxy S II is pretty safe to carry around naked and survive most elements, and that's how I'll continue to carry it - while making sure to avoid water like the plague!!!
phones are weird when it comes to water, I had an iPhone 3G that sat in 3 feet of lake water for a good bit -- it still works to this day -- it had the same tinny sounding speakers for awhile and occasionally an incoming call would have really odd ring sound... when that happened i would have to hang up and call back -- but rarely happened.
Glad to know the SGS2 is potentially [moderately] safe against water exposure
I have lost a few family members to water, but not my phone!
Glad to hear I might have a chance when dropping this bad-boy into my sink.
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I have lost a few family members to water, but not my phone!
Glad to hear I might have a chance when dropping this bad-boy into my sink.
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would probably survive a drop into the toilet or a bath as well, LOL, just some of the experiences I've read on the net but know a lot of people use their phones around these water hazards as well LOL .
And finally it happened, I accidently dropped my o1 on the carpet floor, and now I have these bands of lines about 20px wide one at edge and the other in the middle. The colors seem a bit lighter in those areas. Nothing unbearable but hell I thought the O1 was pretty durable. Guess I have to live with it now..
Any one else over here who dropped there phone?
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And finally it happened, I accidently dropped my o1 on the carpet floor, and now I have these bands of lines about 20px wide one at edge and the other in the middle. The colors seem a bit lighter in those areas. Nothing unbearable but hell I thought the O1 was pretty durable. Guess I have to live with it now..
Any one else over here who dropped there phone?
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I did for 15 times i guess, color seems to run out but u give a slap to the phone the color would be back to normal... Or turn off ur phone for few mins... Mine is worst, i got pixelette all over... But now im on Nexus One...
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dropped like 3 times on asphalt, nothing happened except scratches
Dropped and accidentally kicked it while running! Back key didn't work for two days.
dropped mine about 10 times until now only on asphalt and 'them bathroom floor-like tiles'...only scratches and battery keeps popping out every time. but no problems until now(although the power key works kinda funny)
Have dropped it once, it was on the table with bag, damn bag's strap taked phone with it ... but nothing happened, not even a scratch. Mine looks like new, I just are good owner.
I think I literally throw mine around. To soft places though. I drooped it face down on concrete it was fine, dropped it on carpet and the battery dropped out but it was fine.
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The first time I dropped mine i was so sketched. Literally threw it at concrete. But it was fine.
Then, I dropped it getting out of my truck and now I have a little touchscreen deadzone at the bottom right of my screen so no touch works there. But, it's really spotty so it still works but swype is a pain in the ass.
But whatever, besides that it's quite a beast
I dropped mine many times, but I had a case on for all the drops so no problems.
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I've dropped it a few times..
just had a dent in the case. Other than that it's quite durable
hmm..better sent it to warranty...
about mine: after 6 months i had never dropped my phone. There are 2 times though almost dropped it
Ihve dropped more than a dozen times without any pouch even from higher dan 4feet ,but luckily no problems till niw
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I think I literally throw mine around. To soft places though. I drooped it face down on concrete it was fine, dropped it on carpet and the battery dropped out but it was fine.
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Dont drop it at Bukit Timah Hill....
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I end up dropping mine fairly frequently, probably up to eight now. I have a minor divot in the glass (higher than the screen) and some scratches on the corners, but it works fine.
O1 is the best!
a fully functional phone...all i need. very fast now with official CM 7.2... i never replaced this phone...very recommended by my...never a problem!
Well guys I already did it. I'm really good about taking care of my phones. Screen protector and case. Just got my Titan II yesterday and dropped it on the bathroom tile floor. I made the mistake of trying to save it but in the long run pushed it harder on the tile. It landed on the back side at least. I did have the case mate on it from att and a screen protector. Seems to be running fine no scratches or anything. Should I be worried?
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Did the screen break? If not, the only thing I'd be concerned about is the camera lens being broken. It's built pretty solid like the Inspire 4G so unless the screen is broken, no worries mate.
I feel ya though! I've dropped only 1 phone only 1 time and it was shattered (HD7)! Scary feeling
Thanks for the reply. No shattering here. Just pissed I guess. Thanks .. Putting my mind at ease.
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Keep a close eye on it though, I dropped my Titan onto carpet from around 3 feet whilst in its soft leather case, No damage whatsoever, Two days later it decided to get extremely hot at the rear casing, The screen would not light up and the battery ran flat in minutes, Maybe just a freak occurance but it needed to go back to HTC and they sent me a new handset, I wasn't impressed.
Sometimes i wounder it things falling are better off alone as they fall since most of the time the attempt to catch it ends up with it being slapped across the room (down), but aslong as the the camera/flash work with no visible damage then you got lucky this time.
One more thing you *might* want to check is your call quality. Since you've mentioned it fell on it's back, your antenna contacts might have pressed a little too hard on the case. See if incoming calls and outgoing calls have good enough call quality as it was before the drop. My first titan got screwed with the mic after a drop on the pavement, luckily got a replacement at the store.
hey, don't worry mate - as it is a windows phone it's made to handle tiles
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hey, don't worry mate - as it is a windows phone it's made to handle tiles
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Genius!!! Pure Genius man!!
But to op, I wouldn't worry to much because I have dropped my titan multiple times on my tile with nothing but a screen protector and everything is all fine and dandy. If there is one special thing HTC has got going for them I'd say its premium build quality compared to other phone makers.
Its only been 2 weeks since I got my S3 and I am facing too many problems.
1. The touch screen was super smooth and responsive for the first week but that has changed. Its been a week since I am facing a strange problem where my S3 screen becomes sticky, causing too much friction between my fingers and the screen and making the phone unusable. I have tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth. The screen becomes smooth for a minute or two after cleaning but goes back to being sticky. If I put the phone to sleep and look at the display under bright light, I can see a lot of smudges on the screen that almost look like scratches. Although, cleaning the screen with the microfiber makes the smudges and scratches go away.
2. The back case on the S3 has already got scratches even though I use it with a lot of care. I always keep the microfiber cloth below my S3 when I place it on a surface. The only time my S3 is unprotected is when it is in my pocket. I always face the screen of my S3 inwards. The insides of my pockets are made of soft cloth so I don't see how they can cause any scratches. I always thought the S3 would have a scratch resistant back cover. Something like the one on S2.
3. The battery life on my S3 is very low. I charge my phone to 100 percent and I never charge it until the battery is as low as 1 % allowing the battery to discharge completely. Even then, I find myself running for the charger every 6 - 8 hours.
I am feeling a little disappointed since I expected the S3 to be a phone with solid build quality. Has anyone face the sticky touch screen problem on any of their phones? I desperately need a solution since the touch screen is the only way I can interact with the phone.
I have no such Indies with my device.
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Its only been 2 weeks since I got my S3 and I am facing too many problems.
1. The touch screen was super smooth and responsive for the first week but that has changed. Its been a week since I am facing a strange problem where my S3 screen becomes sticky, causing too much friction between my fingers and the screen and making the phone unusable. I have tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth. The screen becomes smooth for a minute or two after cleaning but goes back to being sticky. If I put the phone to sleep and look at the display under bright light, I can see a lot of smudges on the screen that almost look like scratches. Although, cleaning the screen with the microfiber makes the smudges and scratches go away.
2. The back case on the S3 has already got scratches even though I use it with a lot of care. I always keep the microfiber cloth below my S3 when I place it on a surface. The only time my S3 is unprotected is when it is in my pocket. I always face the screen of my S3 inwards. The insides of my pockets are made of soft cloth so I don't see how they can cause any scratches. I always thought the S3 would have a scratch resistant back cover. Something like the one on S2.
3. The battery life on my S3 is very low. I charge my phone to 100 percent and I never charge it until the battery is as low as 1 % allowing the battery to discharge completely. Even then, I find myself running for the charger every 6 - 8 hours.
I am feeling a little disappointed since I expected the S3 to be a phone with solid build quality. Has anyone face the sticky touch screen problem on any of their phones? I desperately need a solution since the touch screen is the only way I can interact with the phone.
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You're the only one then. I've had my phone since 25th MAY. My LG O3D required twice charging in a day and SIII with more apps / widgets running requires charge after 24 hours on average use.
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Its only been 2 weeks since I got my S3 and I am facing too many problems.
1. The touch screen was super smooth and responsive for the first week but that has changed. Its been a week since I am facing a strange problem where my S3 screen becomes sticky, causing too much friction between my fingers and the screen and making the phone unusable. I have tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth. The screen becomes smooth for a minute or two after cleaning but goes back to being sticky. If I put the phone to sleep and look at the display under bright light, I can see a lot of smudges on the screen that almost look like scratches. Although, cleaning the screen with the microfiber makes the smudges and scratches go away.
2. The back case on the S3 has already got scratches even though I use it with a lot of care. I always keep the microfiber cloth below my S3 when I place it on a surface. The only time my S3 is unprotected is when it is in my pocket. I always face the screen of my S3 inwards. The insides of my pockets are made of soft cloth so I don't see how they can cause any scratches. I always thought the S3 would have a scratch resistant back cover. Something like the one on S2.
3. The battery life on my S3 is very low. I charge my phone to 100 percent and I never charge it until the battery is as low as 1 % allowing the battery to discharge completely. Even then, I find myself running for the charger every 6 - 8 hours.
I am feeling a little disappointed since I expected the S3 to be a phone with solid build quality. Has anyone face the sticky touch screen problem on any of their phones? I desperately need a solution since the touch screen is the only way I can interact with the phone.
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I can defintly confirm the Scratches on the back, well mine are like little tiny dots, the white on the front of the phone is clearly a different material to the back very poor.
The way i see it is the back is replaceable and i'm awaiting a case anyway, but for people not wanting to use cases the back at this rate will be black by time contracts run out!
I'm starting to have an issue when i lose all sounds until about 1min it sorts itself out, i hope this is just a bug which can be fixed and not some hardware issue!
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Its only been 2 weeks since I got my S3 and I am facing too many problems.
1. The touch screen was super smooth and responsive for the first week but that has changed. Its been a week since I am facing a strange problem where my S3 screen becomes sticky, causing too much friction between my fingers and the screen and making the phone unusable. I have tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth. The screen becomes smooth for a minute or two after cleaning but goes back to being sticky. If I put the phone to sleep and look at the display under bright light, I can see a lot of smudges on the screen that almost look like scratches. Although, cleaning the screen with the microfiber makes the smudges and scratches go away.
2. The back case on the S3 has already got scratches even though I use it with a lot of care. I always keep the microfiber cloth below my S3 when I place it on a surface. The only time my S3 is unprotected is when it is in my pocket. I always face the screen of my S3 inwards. The insides of my pockets are made of soft cloth so I don't see how they can cause any scratches. I always thought the S3 would have a scratch resistant back cover. Something like the one on S2.
3. The battery life on my S3 is very low. I charge my phone to 100 percent and I never charge it until the battery is as low as 1 % allowing the battery to discharge completely. Even then, I find myself running for the charger every 6 - 8 hours.
I am feeling a little disappointed since I expected the S3 to be a phone with solid build quality. Has anyone face the sticky touch screen problem on any of their phones? I desperately need a solution since the touch screen is the only way I can interact with the phone.
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The screen has coating wich stops grease from fingers to stay on screen. The smudges are "scratches" on the coating and thats why those go away. Once the coating is gone the gorilla glass resists scratches. For the back cover, you really can't prevent scratches on plastic. Your battery sucks as mine lasts one day always.
For someone who said that front and back are different materials. Of course those are different since the whole front is glass..
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1. Never had any problems with the touch screen. Had mine for 2 weeks now, and still works as the first day i had it.
2. Yea i have one scratch already, but i probably havent taken as much care protecting the phone as i should have. Dropped it a few times, and i dont use cover (never understood the reason to buy a phone cover).
3. Not quite sure on the battery, i charge mine at work and, at home, but the few times i have tried to use it untill it hit 1-2% i think it lasted about a day with average/high use, and perhaps 1-2 days with average use. Yea its not that specific, but i'm rarely without a USB cable, so battery isent that important to me.
I'd look into getting it replaced, sounds like a faulty unit to me.
Hey guys! I'm new to xda but have been lurking for a while =) I got a SGS3 Marble White version and I can confirm I have a hairline crack around the camera "hole" after minimum use for 1 week. Do you guys think this will turn into a big problem?
From the three issues that the OP is having, I am experiencing the first one. This issue with the smudges on the screen that look like scratches. I am not sure if this is the way the phone is made with the oleophobic coating or what. But it is kinda annoying, was thinking to see if Expansys would consider this as a defect because I've only have had the phone for 2 days. But if most people that have the phone are experiencing this issue, it could be a design choice.
Thank you for all the replies.
I ran a series of tests after I created this thread and the results are as follows:-
1. I asked 10 people to use my phone without informing them about the sticky screen problem. 9/10 people said that my screen was sticky and was catching a lot of grip. The funny part is that the touch screen on my phone is super smooth at this very moment. I am sure this is only temporary and the screen will become sticky again. This happens a lot. The screen becomes sticky on its own will and comes back to being normal randomly. Does anyone think that a screen protector will solve this problem? If yes, which one are you using?
2. I have ordered the Tridea SF coating case and I am waiting for it to be delivered to me. Meanwhile, the back cover on my phone has developed tiny dots and scratches which are easily visible.
3. I have attached my battery usage screen shots with this post. Can someone analyze the battery statistics and tell me whether my battery is doing well? I ran 2 tests which are as follows : -
3a. The first test was done by turning on the phone in power-saving mode. The phone lasted for a good 17 hours on heavy usage that included web browsing and downloading through wifi, watching downloaded videos, playing games,etc. Note that I slept for 7 hours during this test so it would be safe to say that the phone lasted me for 10 hours of heavy usage on power-saving mode.
3b. The second test was done by turning off power-saving mode. The phone lasted for 7 hours on heavy usage that mostly included playing games and web browsing. I slept for an hour during this test so its safe to say that the phone lasted me for 6 hours of heavy usage with power-saving mode turned off.
I am starting to get a little irritated because of the scratches on the back cover and a screen that has mood swings. I am not even sure if my battery is doing well.
I think your hand is too dirty, or somehow it is sensitive to that coating for using it.
Definitely no touch screen issue & battery life issue for me. In-fact this new coating make me happy as it give me great finger print less on screen.
I wash my hands thoroughly before touching the phone. I wouldn't want to spoil such an expensive peace of art, would I?
Can you take a look at my battery usage screen shots and tell me if the battery is doing ok? The first pair is on power-saving mode and the next pair is without power saving mode.
always someone with problems it happens to iphones samsung lg nexus every phone got problems for some people.. This phone has been great to me so far no complaints whatsoever except for the battery at first but after few charging cycles it lasts longer now...
Just in relation to your battery charging issues. I'm no expert but I've always been led to believe that you should NEVER fully discharge new phone batteries as it damages them more than incremental charges. Something to do with the materials used in the batteries but I followed that advice with my S2 and after about a week of charging whenever was convenient, I noticed my battery life started to last longer and longer. (also because I was charging more often - but that's besides the point as I'd notice it go from 99 - 90 and then suddenly 99 - 96 in the same time frame and use patterns)
I agree with you on the battery discharging part. Li-Ion batteries should never be discharged completely. I was tempted to see my battery usage from 100 to 0.
Can someone analyze my battery stats and tell me how its doing? ;(. Also anyone think I should go for a screen protector?
You have to post the time usages too. Post your on screen time and the amount of time you're playing the game for. The S3 gets about 5 hours of on screen time. If you're playing that game for like 3 hours and using the phone for like 2, or would make sense why your battery lasts only 7 hours.
as for your screen problem, maybe you got a faulty unit.sounds like the coating wasn't put on correctly or something
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Galaxy S3 scratches
Is Gorilla Glass 2 really any stronger than cling film ???
white_android said:
Its only been 2 weeks since I got my S3 and I am facing too many problems.
1. The touch screen was super smooth and responsive for the first week but that has changed. Its been a week since I am facing a strange problem where my S3 screen becomes sticky, causing too much friction between my fingers and the screen and making the phone unusable. I have tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth. The screen becomes smooth for a minute or two after cleaning but goes back to being sticky. If I put the phone to sleep and look at the display under bright light, I can see a lot of smudges on the screen that almost look like scratches. Although, cleaning the screen with the microfiber makes the smudges and scratches go away.
2. The back case on the S3 has already got scratches even though I use it with a lot of care. I always keep the microfiber cloth below my S3 when I place it on a surface. The only time my S3 is unprotected is when it is in my pocket. I always face the screen of my S3 inwards. The insides of my pockets are made of soft cloth so I don't see how they can cause any scratches. I always thought the S3 would have a scratch resistant back cover. Something like the one on S2.
3. The battery life on my S3 is very low. I charge my phone to 100 percent and I never charge it until the battery is as low as 1 % allowing the battery to discharge completely. Even then, I find myself running for the charger every 6 - 8 hours.
I am feeling a little disappointed since I expected the S3 to be a phone with solid build quality. Has anyone face the sticky touch screen problem on any of their phones? I desperately need a solution since the touch screen is the only way I can interact with the phone.
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Like you I also have a couple of minor marks on my screen.
I havelooked after my phone rigidly, ensuring it is not anywhere close to anything that could scratch it.
THe only time the phone wasn't in a known place is when Vodaphone did the data transfer behind closed doors on a busy sunday when I bought it. I didn't check the phone over as I had no reason to see if it could be scratched! but within 2 weeks of getting the phone I noticed these scratches albeit very small but still visible.
If you watch the corning product videos, then this phone would be ideal for use in afghanistan as a shield from mortar attacks ! but obviously not protected against pockets of new trousers and fingers !
I have called samsung and they are not too interested, they say they have no notification of manufacturing defects from taiwan (or wherever)
I can send my phone into them, and they will check it out, but not sure if all it would do for me is to be without my phone for 10 days without resolution.
Have you progressed this any further? what are you going to do about your scratches ?
hd my phone for 2 weeks, and already have a scratch on the screen..(have not dropped or anything yet) I have had 4 HTC phones in the past, and NEVER had a scratched screen.. dropped on concrete, skidded across parking lot.. no scratch.. i think this screen is not as good as HTC screens.. (PISSED)
You shouldent run youre battery empty. Thats just a myth. The old phones had those batteries. Keeping more juice makes the battery live longer.
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as for battery issue....maybe u can try this "2x Battery - Battery Saver". this is the few must hv apps in my android phone. i've tried many battery saving apps. i find this is the best for me. user-friendly,easy set up great development.
Try "better battery stats" Google it. But your battery looks normal to me.
Gorilla glass can not be scratched(yes i know), but again i have really tried with mine(fully insured) and its impossible.
to OP, the sticky screen that really puzzles me.something is wrong take it back.
when does it occur?.when its hot outside, high humidity.
As many of you know from personal experience, the galaxy note is extremely tough. I've seriously lost count how many times I've dropped it, hard, on concrete, marble tiles etc. And the screen hasn't cracked. At all.
I was shocked therefore to see the galaxy s3 drop tests. Minor drops seemed to shatter it easily. I was terrified that the note 2, which is really just a super sized s3 would be the same or worse. However...
http://m.intomobile.com/2012/10/03/...zHsbf0gH8-oC4Cw&start=10&sa=N&biw=640&bih=400
As far as I'm concerned, the GS3 test was biased. If I'm thinking of the right video(the iphone 5 vs. GS3 drop test vid), the guy was practically HURLING the GS3 & just dropping the iphone normally.
Pretty strong phone for the most part, even my GSN suffer some abuse when I came to drops but no real impact marks or screen damage. But what really boggles my mind I don't even remember not once my stylus coming out, wonder how Samsung designed the slot for the stylus to stay in.
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Pretty strong phone for the most part, even my GSN suffer some abuse when I came to drops but no real impact marks or screen damage. But what really boggles my mind I don't even remember not once my stylus coming out, wonder how Samsung designed the slot for the stylus to stay in.
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I just dropped my note today, first serious drop I've had. The s-pen came out, I didn't get to see the angle of impact against the asphalt. It fell about 3ft. No damage to any part of the note, gotta love Otterbox Defender.