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
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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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^this
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I have a buddy who lost his out of a shirt pocket. Cracked the entire thing
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inzandity said:
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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:-( 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.....
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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.....
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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...
Hey buys, be warned DO NOT PUT THIS PHONE IN YOUR BACK POCKET. the digitizer may crack.
I was sitting on a chair yesterday with my phone in my back pocket and i heard a crack sound, took out my phone and there were 8 hairline cracks on the digitizer (the thing underneath the glass) The screen didn't turn on. Toast. Its a $124 dollar piece on ebay. It sucks. Be careful. Have a good day.
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Hey buys, be warned DO NOT PUT THIS PHONE IN YOUR BACK POCKET. the digitizer may crack.
I was sitting on a chair yesterday with my phone in my back pocket and i heard a crack sound, took out my phone and there were 8 hairline cracks on the digitizer (the thing underneath the glass) The screen didn't turn on. Toast. Its a $124 dollar piece on ebay. It sucks. Be careful. Have a good day.
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Don't back-pocket the Note 2 either. I have not cracked the screen but I have experienced a few unexplained restarts! Probably cause by flexing and the battery losing contact!
Don't put any high end phone in your back pocket and then site on people come on you all should know better than that.
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Back pocket? I thought that was purely a chick thing.
Also, don't throw it in a body of water
$124 isn't bad was 160 a few months back. Mine cracked a few months ago, not bad but I dropped it from like 7 feet off ground onto concrete floor only like 4 cracks. Was gonna replace it but getting a Nexus 4 soon instead.
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Back pocket? I thought that was purely a chick thing.
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^this. Lol guys do it too? Shame on you guys
That's not a warning, and it's common sense!
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its the only pocket this phone fits in and ive never had a problem
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its the only pocket this phone fits in and ive never had a problem
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I don't mean this as sarcastically as it's going to sound, but how the hell is the back pocket the only pocket your i777 will fit in? Do you wear skinny jeans? Or are you just diminutive in stature? Again, I'm sincerely blown away by this notion, not just trying to be an asshole... But my gnex, hell my wife's s3 fits in my front pocket perfectly fine. The s3 fits in her pocket fine (you can see the outline clearly because she's a woman, with tight woman jeans) but she has no problem pocketing and retrieving it. What kind of tiny pockets to you walk through life with, sir?
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I wear skinny jeans and it fits fine so maybe the op is a chick or wears women's jeans
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I wear skinny jeans and it fits fine so maybe the op is a chick or wears women's jeans
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Or a dude who wears women's jeans. You never know man. It's 2012.
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I wear skinny jeans and it fits fine so maybe the op is a chick or wears women's jeans
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Aren't skinny jeans just chick jeans approved by hipsters and little Wayne?
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Excellent thread. 9/10
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Aren't skinny jeans just chick jeans approved by hipsters and little Wayne?
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Hopefully not lol
slimdizzy said:
Aren't skinny jeans just chick jeans approved by hipsters and little Wayne?
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And Prince
Cmoore0965 said:
Also, don't throw it in a body of water
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Also, don't try to eat i777.
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Also, don't try to eat i777.
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And don't (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ with your phone on it!
But in all seriousness, quit wearing skinny jeans and instead wear leggings bro. Makes your butt and thighs look bigger and is REALLY popular among teenage girls. c;
Well, i do believe this thread has run its course.......
LOVE this device, but the size makes it awkward to carry in your pocket. So how are you carrying the phone?
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I carry it in my pocket with no problem. Im only about 6ft tall 180lbs wear the perfect size pants nothing too skinny or baggy.
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My man bag.
Not really. My pocket. It feels like it might slide out when I sat down for the first day or so but it's far from actually doing it and i've already gotten used to it.
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I carry it in my pocket with no problem. Im only about 6ft tall 180lbs wear the perfect size pants nothing too skinny or baggy.
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My man bag.
Not really. My pocket. It feels like it might slide out when I sat down for the first day or so but it's far from actually doing it and i've already gotten used to it.
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I guess ive just had bad luck with mine not staying in my pocket. Ive stooped down a couple times and had it fall out of my pocket. It also falls out when im in the car because of the angle of the seats.
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I guess ive just had bad luck with mine not staying in my pocket. Ive stooped down a couple times and had it fall out of my pocket. It also falls out when im in the car because of the angle of the seats.
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I have a case on mine so it's not very slippery. Is yours in its birthday suit? That could be a big difference.
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i take it out of my pockets when i drive or am sitting down.
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I have a case on mine so it's not very slippery. Is yours in its birthday suit? That could be a big difference.
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No its naked. Im thinking I need a textured case.
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Mine doesn't have a case on it either and I have no problems with it fitting in my pants pocket or falling out.
Fits in my pockets..... uniforms and regular pants.
Slim and smooth case with no pocket issues. Although you xan definitely tell its there. Im 240lb and have sat on it a couple times now, no issues lol.
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Shoot, i'm only 5'6" and 140lbs and I don't have a problem fitting in the front pockets.
I carry mine in my pocket and I wear skinny jeans with no problem
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Jean Pocket or jacket so far no issues hate cases but a wrap n bumper are on the way... in the car I mounted the dock in center of dash mustang s197 owners out there tell me that isnt the perfect fit
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Lol I guess I'm the only one with this problem.
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Military style pants with pockets on the thighs or in a inside jacket/suit pocket. DO NOT PUT IN YOUR BACK POCKET! I had some unexplained reboots whilst in myback pocket.
I use an origial Flip Case. The white one, which is not so white on the inside anymore. It likes dirt.
Quick review of the flip case. It grows on you. At first i thought it was slightly difficult to use, but now after a month the spine is very soft so i just fold it under the back of the phone. This gives added traction as well. The only problem I have really is no big deal and that is that you need to learn to hold it in a different way when you take pictures.
One last thing. If anyone knows or has contact with a case designer I would like one that combines a bumper case with a flip case.
In my purse!
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I have a Active Seidio case and holster. I got the gloss white case and its kinda slippery. Not sure if the black one is rubberized as it was for the thunderbolt. The edges are rubber so it's not too bad. However if the black one is rubberized I would go for that one. As far as carrying it the holster is awesome! I'm 6' 150lbs. I do carry it in my pocket when I'm wearing sweats and it's not bad at all. .. I wouldn't know anything about carrying it in skinny jeans as I don't own any.
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I'm almost 6" and it fits nicely in my pockets.
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I've got a slim case on mine and I carry it around in my pocket without any problems.
In my pocket. I don't notice it any more than I noticed my GNex in there. Carried it around last night and today in both jeans and dress pants for work, no problem. I'm not a tall/big guy and I don't wear really baggy pants either. The only way I could see this being uncomfortable is if all you wear are skinny jeans.
Has anyone else had a problem with spider cracks randomly appearing on your battery door. I've never dropped my phone and have always kept it in an otterbox.
One day I took the cover off and in the bottom right corner I have a circular spider crack
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Now that you mention it I have one on mine. Hmmm
I had one on my Blue S3 but I can't find one on my White Note 2. It's kind of hard to spot.
Can't find any on mine. I've kept it in a Seidio ACTIVE case pretty much the whole time I had it. However. It has seen about 3 drops from 1-2 feet up. 2 of the drops were in the case, the last one was naked. Took a nasty fall while testing out my navigation mount suction cupped to my hardwood desk.
Note to all - the Samsung mount does not suction cup to hardwood desks.
Lmao, I would have never tried it on wood. Can you guys post a picture of the crack? I want to see what I should look for!
I don't have any cracks but my friends gs3 was kept in a case since day one and he got some. I'm thinking about getting a new back anyways with out all the Verizon garbage on it
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
Yep I have one. I wonder if its from wearing a case?
No cracks on mine or the wife's, hope they stay that way!
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Has anyone else had a problem with spider cracks randomly appearing on your battery door. I've never dropped my phone and have always kept it in an otterbox.
One day I took the cover off and in the bottom right corner I have a circular spider crack
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Found one on my white s3 when I went to sell it. Never noticed it until that day. Nothing on the N2 yet, but I'm guessing it will have the same thing.
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Here are some pictures guys! Im glad im not the only one though.
^That's exactly how my s3 looked. Nature of the beast, I suppose.
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Never dropped.
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Never dropped.
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Have a spot just like that on mine looks like its where the corner of the battery meets the back door....
Well.... that sucks. Seems like it's only a matter of time before we all end up with them =/
Lol yes. It's obviously Samsung's signature to give all of our phones character.
I guess it could be worse?
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No cracks on mine and I take my cover off on a daily basis to replace my battery; I never recharge my phone but swap batteries. It could be much, much worst because the door is the cheapest part to replace. Some of those carbon fiber and leather backs look much better than the Verizon branded stock ones. Funny part is that I have a spare NFC chip from the free flip cover Samsung sent me a few weeks ago.
It would be a different story if I heard or experienced a crack in the housing. Then I would be pissed.
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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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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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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