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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g.davis17 said:
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.
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Do they exist.
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I think the Kraken is water resistant. Ballistic is working on a water proof one, but who knows when that will be ready.
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Do they exist.
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There are some waterproof cases, they have the ziplock at the top and are like dive bags.
The Convert by Sedio , and the forthcoming Ballistic HC will be water resistant, but not waterproof.
Thanks guys, I'm just trying to prep for something I can take snowboarding and not have to worry about snow melting into. I'll take a look at these cases.
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I can recommend the http://www.aquapac.net/usastore/water-electronics-mini-871-0.html.
I've been using Aquapac's for nearly a decade and have never had any problems.
Actually an old case bought for an iPaq with a Navman sleeve fits perfectly for my Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The one i'm using for my Evo 3D is 3-4 years old but looks identical to the one in the link.
I cant believe I didnt mention the Otterbox defender.
one of the firemen in my area, actually dropped his phone in a snow bank, found it after a 2 hour search, and it was completely unharmed.
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Thanks guys, I'm just trying to prep for something I can take snowboarding and not have to worry about snow melting into. I'll take a look at these cases.
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Snowboarding? I'd be afraid I'd break the phone, but I suggest a good Ziploc bag also, maybe two just to be safe.
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I cant believe I didnt mention the Otterbox defender.
one of the firemen in my area, actually dropped his phone in a snow bank, found it after a 2 hour search, and it was completely unharmed.
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The defender isn't water resistant, I have one. There are a lot of openings in it. The speaker, camera LEDs, earpiece and microphone have nothing over them at all.
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I can recommend the http://www.aquapac.net/usastore/water-electronics-mini-871-0.html.
I've been using Aquapac's for nearly a decade and have never had any problems.
Actually an old case bought for an iPaq with a Navman sleeve fits perfectly for my Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The one i'm using for my Evo 3D is 3-4 years old but looks identical to the one in the link.
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This looks great, maybe I can use this in conjunction with a protective case on my phone and have 0 worries about taking my phone with me on the mountain.
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I just noticed on my phone that the whole silver casing on my white S3 is cracking in atleast 10 places. I have not dropped the phone at all and it just started doing this. I took it to sprint and they said they have no idea whats happening so I called customer service and they're sending me a new one.
Sooo has this happened to anyone else?? Look at the sides real carefully and please reply!
Unfortunately, this has been happening with numerous S3s in Europe prior to our US release. No clue there why either.
I checked mine carefully and I have what looks like 4 seams, one in each corner. Almost positive they came with the phone tho.
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I checked mine carefully and I have what looks like 4 seams, one in each corner. Almost positive they came with the phone tho.
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I have the same four seams. Don't see any cracks on my device, luckily. I've been using the pebble blue 16GB S3 since the 21st.
Hmm yeah mine has the 4 seams as well. Are all of yall's the blue version?? Mine is white but i doubt that makes a difference.
Mine is white too. Hopefully you can get a replacement soon and the rest of us don't develop this problem
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Can someone please post a picture of these seams?
Thanks..
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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Holy Hell.. well can't argue Samsung isn't using cheap plastic build quality. I thought they were on top of it. The sgs3 seems so Damn fragile with the weaker screen and plastic compared to my s2.
It's like pick your poison. Get an s3 that has great specs and software/hardware enhancements but it'll crumble in your hands.
Or evo that has great specs and camera but it has sense 4, resource hungry and will die without warning.
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Ain't that the truth. Atleast I'm getting a new one for free so no big deal right now.
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Thanks for the pictures! This is certainly something to think about now, given that its not just an isolated case.
Hmm, interesting indeed! :what:
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I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
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Wow, almost seems like the phone was bent or something.
Did you sit on it?
It also could be thermal expansion issues. Did your phone ever get excessively hot?
I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
Seam is kinda hard to see in the first picture.
Second is of the actual cracking
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0005.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76768873/IMG-20120625-WA0006.jpg
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I have a blue with 4 seams. That 2nd picture with the cracks is crazy. I remember when the first Nexus came out this was happening and Google said not to put your phone in your pocket. Maybe no more skinny jeans for you.
Jeez, found the first thing about the phone to make me think twice. Still getting it though.
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I have a blue with 4 seams. That 2nd picture with the cracks is crazy. I remember when the first Nexus came out this was happening and Google said not to put your phone in your pocket. Maybe no more skinny jeans for you.
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yea i have the 16g blue and it looks like cracks /seams on all 4 corners, are yours in the corners also? i haven't dropped it or I don't use skinny jeans lol so maybe that's how they made them?
The 1st thing i did out of the package was inspect the blue S3 and automatically noticed those 4 seems however I just took it as that's how is was manufactured and not a defect.
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The 1st thing i did out of the package was inspect the blue S3 and automatically noticed those 4 seems however I just took it as that's how is was manufactured and not a defect.
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Yea I'm sure that's what it is
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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
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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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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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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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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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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
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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:
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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:
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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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Went and bought one and not sure if I like it. Im super picky about cases on my phone, to be honest I really dont like em, or screen protectors. I love the look and feel of the bare screen. Thinking about taking off the front built in screen protector from the otterbox. Has anyone done this or have suggestions for me about em. Its the first one ive ever bought.
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You can just push it out. Keep in mind the screen protector helps keep the plastic part rigid so it may feel wobbly afterwards. Many people do pop it out though, I learn to live with it.
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You can just push it out. Keep in mind the screen protector helps keep the plastic part rigid so it may feel wobbly afterwards. Many people do pop it out though, I learn to live with it.
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Its so damn dusty inbetween the screen and protector and makes the screen look washed out bad....im a picky bastard I know
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Na I hate it too. Actually took the case off tonight. Screen protector just kills it for me. If it stayed flush on the screen I would love the defender case
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I have taken it off of all of my otterbox defenders on all my different phones, around 6 in the past 3 years, and I have never really had an issue. One thing I would reccomend is is you want to keep the glue that holds the screen protector on, just in case you ever want to put it back on, you should put it in the freezer. It makes it peel off without taking the glue with it. If you dont ever want it back on then pop it off and get some rubbing alcohol and a toothpick to get the glue that will still be stuck off.
On another note, if you end up not liking the defender you might wanna check out the Urban Armor Gear case for the Note 2. I just got mine a couple weeks ago and its really nice and has protected my phone quite well.
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I took the protector out this morning...like it alot better now
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I have always loved Otterboxes until my S3's. The On/Off button was fine before putting on the Otterbox but after it was put on the power button would barely depress and when it did you had to press so hard that the screen would flex. When I tried to take it back and exchange it since it was defective, or so I thought, and found out that that is the way it was meant to fit. .... Needless to say I was very unhappy, when I contacted Otterbox to see if there was anything I could do about it they pretty much told me to f off....
I tried the defender for the Note 2 and the problem didn't seem to be there on the Note 2's casebut after all that it made me never want to deal with them again. I still miss my commuter and defender cases. Maybe when they go on sale I will get one...
Anyway, I am happy that you like it better with the built in screen protector gone
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if you don't want the screen protector built in with the defender, why not return it and get the commuter?
I picked one up from newegg for around 30$ and love it.
I am loving the commuter, it comes with optional film, ive dropped my phone many times with no issues. The defender was just too bulky, and stuck to pockets with all the exposed rubber material. I also sport an x-gear voyager 2, had one on my s3, and my GN2 with no proximity issues or loss of screen/pen sensitivity.
P.S. voyager is available on ebay for cheaper direct from xgear. (Free shipping and home buttons)
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I did that with the one I had for the s3. It does feel a little floppy without it on the phone but as soon as you put it on it feels the same. The way I did mine was ro pit ot in the freezer for an hour and let the glue harden. Then it will literally just push right out.
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