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Maybe a weird query but I'd like to know this
Mine is 5 weeks old and miraculously I haven't dropped it yet and in last 5 years this is the only phone which I haven't dropped. But the scaring part is, how will it manage if I really do drop it? So if anyone of you has this experience please share with us.
Regards.
lols. in the last 5 years, this is the ONLY phone i've managed to drop! And i've dropped it TWICE!!! OMG i was/am pissed about it.
But luckily, my friend wants to buy it off me, and now I can pick up a brand new one. HAHAHA.
Hopefully, I will not ever drop the new one.
Once. It was in it's case......
three times. perfectly working, one of them it was a crash with my moto. I get injuried but my phone is perfect
I never drop my phone's. Maybe I dropped my last HTC Desire once in a year.. but it was not serious or anything. People need to be carefull with their stuff
so... so many time. At least 15, 10 onto pavment/gravel. The screen was almost flawless throughout all this but a few weeks ago I was drunk and put the phone in my key pocket. Few deep scratches now. Body has some marks but not bad for how many times its fallen, I think its weight helps.
No case/protector.
Very happy. All my phones get beat up, this seems to last better than most.
Just once. Yesterday. I lost my breath. Until I found out nothing was damaged
Haha. Dropped it twice 3 days ago. My heart skipped a beat or two when I heard it smash to the floor. Must've hurt the poor thing so bad haha.
I seriously had a dream where my phone fell apart. One of those dream you don't realise its a dream you know..
the first time i dropped it scuffed the plastic on the corner a bit, the second - two light scratches on the screen. pretty annoying after having had 3 iphones and managing to never damage them!
I've never dropped a mobile in 14 years and I'm not planning on starting with that one
I don't bother with screen protectors and the likes either, haven't managed to scratch a screen yet.
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Knocked mine off a shelf onto a wooden floor yesterday. Dropped about 4 feet. Back popped off but...
After turning it over very slowly i was relieved to see the screen in tact.
Phew. No case either. May have to buy carpets for my house to protect the sii from further incidents! (or just be more careful)
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I droped mine maybe 1x from ( Inside Car => fallen down to the ground ) nothing happen... ^^
Ok i have also a Zenus Withe Cover
Galaxy S1 also droped few time but same nothing happen...
Cheers
I dropped mine once when i was drunk and somehow the back cover and battery went flying of. Put it back together and turned back on all good.
But have no idea how that back cover came off? I have trouble taking it off my self.
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I dropped the phone out of my pocket while running and the phone slid on the floor, back cover popped off and battery came out. No damage to the phone and it was working fine. I had the phone in my pocket next to my keys another day and figured it was alright since the screen is supposed to be protected by Gorilla glass. When I took my phone back out I had a few noticeable scratches in the glass. I thought that was impossible with the Gorilla glass and haven't put the phone back in the same pocket with my keys ever since.
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I dropped the phone out of my pocket while running and the phone slid on the floor, back cover popped off and battery came out. No damage to the phone and it was working fine. I had the phone in my pocket next to my keys another day and figured it was alright since the screen is supposed to be protected by Gorilla glass. When I took my phone back out I had a few noticeable scratches in the glass. I thought that was impossible with the Gorilla glass and haven't put the phone back in the same pocket with my keys ever since.
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Gorilla Glass is Scratch Resistant not Scratch Proof. So using it without a screen protector is a bad idea.
Anyway, I have feeling relieved now, after seeing so may of you had already dropped it but nothing happened. So I guess the build quality is good, reliable, that's another very good side of this beauty.
Regards.
PS- Keep them coming.
Dropped it twice, both times during exams. It helped quite a lot passing 'em tho
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Only have it a few days and im ultra careful with it i nearly always keep it in my pocket when im out and about and when im at home i make sure to keep it out of the way from my 2 year old son who picks up anything and everything
so i just joined the team...
i dropped it just now,,,its been 5 mins(the late is due to my paralyzed condition when i dropped it) .... Its totally fine,,,working just perfect,,,looking as awesome as it was,,,
just when u look very closely at the screen(light coming from right direction),u ll notice a 2 mm long scratch on the screen which is like thinner than the thinnest hair,,,,it nothing ....but i am just too angry at myself
I've dropped it a few times with cases on and no scratches on anything, a few weeks ago I was in the basement at work and was using the flashlight, this time without a case and somehow slipped out of my hands and got a 1mm scratch to the plastic bezel on the side was extremely angry at myself!! But it's not bad you can't really notice it unless you look very closely.
I got out of my car ,phone on lap forgot it was there(n00b mistake) boom on concrete longest 5 seconds of my life lol and I pick it up just a chip no case or anything I was really impressed it fell on the corner no other damage
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Yea I was super careful the first couple of months with the rezound(no drops). Now its been dropped a few times maybe only once on concrete. It's a pretty durable phone when it's in a CASE. I've had a case since day one. I know u might not like the feel but you'll get used to it
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I dropped my getting out of the car. It landed on a corner and cracked across the screen in 2 places.
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I dropped my getting out of the car. It landed on a corner and cracked across the screen in 2 places.
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Ouch I just ordered a case 5 mins after the drop
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A coworker of mine bought a brand new iphone.
It was a nasty rainy day when he picked it up. On the way back to work, he received a call (he had had the phone maybe 10 minutes).
He answered the call & layed the phone in his lap. When he pulled into work, he totally forgot the phone was in his lap & got out. The phone fell into a large puddle & he stepped on it smashing the screen all in one motion.
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A coworker of mine bought a brand new iphone.
It was a nasty rainy day when he picked it up. On the way back to work, he received a call (he had had the phone maybe 10 minutes).
He answered the call & layed the phone in his lap. When he pulled into work, he totally forgot the phone was in his lap & got out. The phone fell into a large puddle & he stepped on it smashing the screen all in one motion.
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proof that even God hates apple
jmorton10 said:
A coworker of mine bought a brand new iphone.
It was a nasty rainy day when he picked it up. On the way back to work, he received a call (he had had the phone maybe 10 minutes).
He answered the call & layed the phone in his lap. When he pulled into work, he totally forgot the phone was in his lap & got out. The phone fell into a large puddle & he stepped on it smashing the screen all in one motion.
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I would cry ..I was Mad at myself when I just got a small chip on it
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I also dropped it out of my lap when getting.out of my car. This must be very common. Mine has a small chip in on corner, about 2mm. Oh well, I refuse to use a case.
Rezound, rooted, loving it.
Don't your cars have cup-holders? I keep my phone there at all times.
What I have a bad habit of doing, is at night when I'm chillin on the couch I'll have my phone sitting on my lap on top of the blanket that is covering me. Then when get up to go to bed I'll forget about it and yank the blanket off. Usually the phone just falls on to the carpet, no big deal. On my old Incredible, I did this and it flew up in the air and flipped a bunch of times and landed flat on it's back on my padded ottoman/coffee table. My CM7 lockscreen came on when it landed. My wife looked at me and said "That was pretty good, now do it again". Lol
first day i had my rezound, i dropped it off the counter at my store..so like a 4 foot drop lol..landed on hardwood floor..but was fine. i was so mad at myself i just screamed the F bomb as it fell hahaha
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A coworker of mine bought a brand new iphone.
It was a nasty rainy day when he picked it up. On the way back to work, he received a call (he had had the phone maybe 10 minutes).
He answered the call & layed the phone in his lap. When he pulled into work, he totally forgot the phone was in his lap & got out. The phone fell into a large puddle & he stepped on it smashing the screen all in one motion.
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This exact same story happened to me before too! You just need to replace the word "phone" with "pipe", and then replace "received a call" with "smoked bowl". =P
LOL
this thread has inspired me to get a case. my inc2 was cheap enough to just buy another in the off chance that something terrible happened, but not this puppy. besides, it's already massive. what's another couple millimeters on each side, right?
a.mcdear said:
This exact same story happened to me before too! You just need to replace the word "phone" with "pipe", and then replace "received a call" with "smoked bowl". =P
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this reminds me..
as I spark a J
potheads,
potheads everywhere!
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I strongly recommend the OtterBox case for whatever phone you have. I have one for this, my fascinate, the droid 2 i gave my mother-in-law. Besides the extended battery for long trips and when I wanna use the **** outta my phone, the defender was the best thing I got for it. Two days after I got the case I dropped my phone on concrete and kicked it while at work and watched it bounce across the room, woulda been dead without the case.
If it falls out of my truck, it's easily a 4' drop. I'm careful with my phones, never had a major drop with my Incredible, but Otterbox Commuter arriving tomorrow just to be on the safe side.
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I strongly recommend the OtterBox case for whatever phone you have. I have one for this, my fascinate, the droid 2 i gave my mother-in-law. Besides the extended battery for long trips and when I wanna use the **** outta my phone, the defender was the best thing I got for it. Two days after I got the case I dropped my phone on concrete and kicked it while at work and watched it bounce across the room, woulda been dead without the case.
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I'm sorry. As a matter of principle, I dont use cases
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I dropped my phone on the concrete sidewalk. While walking/listening to some music my hand caught the headphone wire and pulled my phone out of my jacket side pocket dropping it onto the ground Luckily I had an Incipio case and it fell on a corner. The case corner cracked and saved my phone
I hated cases too but after that incident I will always get a case for my phone.
Piaband said:
I'm sorry. As a matter of principle, I dont use cases
HP Touch pad cm9 and cornerstone
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No need to be sorry to me, just make sure your phone is as safe as your penis then... I'm not the one who'd have to buy a new phone if **** happened to it.
Hey guys. Just thought I'd give you a headsup here.
I've had a bunch of phones (listed in my signature), but I have never encountered this before.
The other day as I was gaming I kept bumping my hand into my phone over and over. This has never happened before, despite that I normally put it on the far corner of the mouse surface to have it readily accessible. I didn't think any of it first and just moved it up, thinking that maybe I accidentally moved the surface or such, causing the phone to move.
Then in some downtime in the gaming I looked down and realized the phone was moving. My god! There was practically zero friction! My phone was just gently gliding around the mouse surface, lolygaging about. I had a little fun with it, poking the phone to make it slide a different direction and making my cat freak out with it.
I then put it to the side on the table, thinking that my hardshell mouse surface was probably so low friction that it made the phone slide around. But the same thing happened on my wooden desk. It kept sliding around. Then I turned it over with the display upwards, and it was fine.
This morning same thing happened, and it actuall slid off the edge of my kitchen counter (marble) and into the floor! The phone is fine, by some kind of miracle, but I was surprised it managed to pick up enough speed to not get stuck on the edge of the counter. I tried pouring some water on the counter to see if it was leaning, but nope. Flat on both according to the water and a spirit level.
My only conclusion is that the phone is so flat all around, including bezels, that it creates a small air bubble underneith it, which it then slides on. The feeling is that of an air cushion as well.
I realize most people probably dont put it display down, but if you do, be aware of this. My phone almost jumped to its death by it, surviving only by a guardian angel. I thought about it and decided it was a big enough risk to give people the headsup.
Stay safe G2'rs!
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Hey guys. Just thought I'd give you a headsup here.
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Good to know. Where I am, they only sell cases for QuickWindow (last I checked). I bought one, but it is taking a while to get used to holding the phone when talking since I can't wrap my fingers around the phone.
I was considering taking it off, but that notion is no longer in my head thanks to your post. BTW, you should post some vid on messing with the cat!
Hah, I just might. She's like.. "Oh, looks like fun", pokes it a bit, notices how it doesn't act as expected and is all like "BLAARGH" smashing it around and trying to kill it. xD
The screen is very silky, compared to my S3, Atrix, Kindle and my friends HTC 8S.
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So what you're saying is glass is slippery? In other news the sun will set in the west tonight. Just kidding, but I wouldn't ever put my phone face down without some type of case to keep the glass from contacting anything bad. The Nexus 4 was extremely slippery, the way LG is making curved edges on the screens doesn't help in that regard.
Well, I've learnt to put mine screen down to protect it from things falling on it. The nature of my job means things may well fall on it. I use a screen protector film anyways.
And yes, glass can be slippery but doesn't have to be. None of my other phones have had this kind of behavior, probably due to them having a slight lift from the frame, keeping the glass off the actual surface.
Regardless, for some its a non-issue, but for those that it might affect, I thought I'd share.
Hoverboards are next. I can feel it.
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Regardless, for some its a non-issue, but for those that it might affect, I thought I'd share.
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This is a good point. I usually flip my phone screen down at night so the notifications LED isn't lighting up the room. Needless to say, my dog wasn't very amused when the phone slid off the nightstand and woke her up.
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Hoverboards are next. I can feel it.
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I lol'd at your post as well as your signature.
edl415 said:
This is a good point. I usually flip my phone screen down at night so the notifications LED isn't lighting up the room. Needless to say, my dog wasn't very amused when the phone slid off the nightstand and woke her up.
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So I'm not alone! Lets hope someone saves a screen at least.
thanks for the headsup, on low friction surfaces things slide.
You check if you need to level your furniture so gravity doesnt make things slide
a case would help as well
Pretty common occurence also on the shiny plastic Samsung devices Even iPhones suffer from it.
Again, it's most likely due to the curved glass edge of the LG screen. I prefer the curved glass, and my best suggestion to those that need to put their phone face down due to work hazards should probably put a case on the phone. If heavy things have a chance of falling on it, it's probably a good idea the phone is either in a case or in your pocket. Just friendly advice so please don't take it as otherwise.
I had the GNex before so wasnt an issue...but day 1 with the phone. Put it face down on the counter top like I had always done before and got in the shower. My wife comes in and all the sudden.....BAM! My phone hits the ground. (thankfully on the mat!) She said she saw it kinda "gliding" towards the edge. Low and behold, this thing almost floats face down on any slick surface. I almost never put it face down anymore...lesson learned.
i bought the 10000mAh battery with case earlier this year and it's been great. i can abuse that battery like no other and it just won't die.
however, the real reason for this post is about the case.
i recently had a potato moment and left my phone on the roof of my friends car that i was working on. went for a test drive, out of my neighborhood, down teh main streeet at about 35 mph and suddenly i hear a weird little noise and look up in the mirror to see my phone bounce down the back window, off the trunk, onto the street and then into the ditch.
immediately my heart stopped and i ducked into the first turn off i got to., got out and walked along the side of the road, hoping to find my phone, expecting the worst...
Found it face down in the grass and immediately picked it up and turned it over... glass was intact! the plastic frame of the case had one crack in it that i was able to put back in place inside the rubber case. the rubber had some road rash but was overall intact as well. only thing wrong was my Spen was missing as it must have been ejected by the impact.
no big deal as i ordered a new one.
Main point though, this case works!
So close. My UAG had a similar experience. Ran over by a lorry due and as good as new!
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Phew! That was nerve racking lol
Luckily the truck behind me didn't run over it!
Awesome, one of the best things to happen to cell phones. Actually the deciding factor in me choosing the note 3 over nexus 5.
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look up in the mirror to see my phone bounce down the back window, off the trunk, onto the street and then into the ditch.
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At this point in your tale my heart stopped and I got sick to my stomach at the thought of my newly rooted N3 bouncing down the street. This could so easily happen to me. Great to hear it worked out okay!
Would you try that again if you're so confident that the case works? Personal experience does not equal fact.
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Would you try that again if you're so confident that the case works? Personal experience does not equal fact.
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jeez dude, relax. it worked for me the one time i needed it. that's all i need. i have no idea if it iwll work again because there's no way to guarantee it will hit the pavement at the exact same angle.
it worked better than no case and i'im pretty confident in saying it works better than some of the other cases i've had in the past that I know wouldn't hold up to the same situation.
did you have a bad experience with yours or are you just trying to stir up soemthing out of nothing?
i read alot of amazon reveiws and forums about this battery .plenty people have dropped there's off scaffolding and at heights ect and survived glad yours is held up but its the battery life i bought this for and its doing really well 19 hours on screen time and 3 days untill charge im really happy .it does feel vey sturdy though it dont have to be delicate with it anymore its like a tonka toy?
Can you upload pics of your damaged case ???
And here I was sure I was alone.
I've managed exactly sane scenario as above and my phone also lived to waste more of my time everyday >]. Thou in my case, ZL casing survived intact. And few years before broken whatitsname holder sent my galaxy tab clothed in otterbox defender through car window on particularly emotional curve. Again, there were survivors.
Those cases work and I can't consider "naked"device complete without one now. And ZL add really big battery to the mix..
I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
The Xeraser said:
I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
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The galaxy S6 edge is made of the strongest glass on the market.
Unless you see actual damage, don't panic.
I have dropped my S6 Edge several times since I bought it.
I have even smashed it face first against my bedframe.
The only damage it sustained after the torture is superficial scratches on the earpiece
You want to send it to Samsung and you expect them to do what exactly? If anything, they will tell you you're not covered because of physical damage.
Gorilla glass 4 or not, every single drop is different and gives different results. You can drop your edge from 6 feet in the air and nothing might happen, somebody else can drop it from 2 feet and crack it. It all depends of landing, material of floor, phone temperature, pre-existing defects or user made damage not visible but that can play a role in a drop.
Best thing to do is be more careful. You've dropped your Nexus 4 more times than i've ever dropped any other electronic i've owned. I remember dropping my Note 4 once because i was a little tipsy and put it on my lap and got up, besides that, it never happened and I never have any case, always full nude except for a glass screen protector if my phone is compatible.
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I f*cked up. I f*cked up real bad. I was in the bathroom and I decided to take my Edge's cover off cause I didn't want my phone to overheat while I was playing DS games to keep myself entertained as I waited for my cousin to bring me some rolls of toilet paper. As soon as she left, I gently put my Edge ON the cover itself.. I tried to pick the cover up for some reason and boom. It slid off and fell from ABOUT 50cms (It fell from the corner of my bath tub). It also made a 360° in the air and landed flat on the screen. Let's just say I needed some more toilet paper at that point. I picked it up and checked EVERY single nook and cranny and it doesn't seem to be damaged. Should I be looking at a particular spot ? Should I just send it to Samsung since I'm paranoid as f*ck ?
Now, this happened with my Nexus 4 as well. A caseless Nexus 4. Around 10-12 times. Landed on the back about half the time and after 2-3 years I still can't find a single crack on it. The Edge's glass is stronger than the Nexus 4's, right ?
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you need some xanax or klonopin dude
Blimey, is this the winner of the award for the most pointless thread on XDA?
"I dropped my phone. Nothing happened. What should I do?"
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You want to send it to Samsung and you expect them to do what exactly?.
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Nothing. It was 5 AM and I had just dropped my oh-so-shiny Edge. I wasn't really thinking when I wrote this.
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you need some xanax or klonopin dude
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I have no idea what those are but I probably need them anyway.
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Blimey, is this the winner of the award for the most pointless thread on XDA?
"I dropped my phone. Nothing happened. What should I do?"
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"I dropped my phone, nothing happened but someone at Samsung might've sensed it and sacrificed a goat to satan" /s
Should this thread be closed for being the most pointless thread on XDA?
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Nothing. It was 5 AM and I had just dropped my oh-so-shiny Edge. I wasn't really thinking when I wrote this.
I have no idea what those are but I probably need them anyway.
"I dropped my phone, nothing happened but someone at Samsung might've sensed it and sacrificed a goat to satan" /s
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Bahahahahahhaha I like this guy he's sort of funny
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Should this thread be closed for being the most pointless thread on XDA?
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LOL naawwwwwwww this guy's is a little funny let's leave him be and see what kind of kooky adventures he'll have lol
That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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Tempered glass protection is not so important.
It is better than what is available for the S6 edge,
yet far more expensive than it is worth
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That sucks for edge owners no temperd glass protection for you guys
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There is, isn't there?
Dropped mine on a tiled concrete floor last week from waist height, bounced on the corner and that face down on the screen.
I assumed it was a goner but fortunately only the corner was dented a little screen was fine.
I dropped mine from about 75cm onto a pavement (side of a restaurant table), and the screen cracked in 3 places. Just got a replacement screen at the Galaxy Studio today. $250 later, looks shiny again. Now got a Samsung Clear Cover to protect the thing, annoys me as I hate covers.
No toilet paper involved in my story, sadly
I'm wondering though if a drop under the same circumstances would affect performance or internals. I dropped my S6 Edge from my bed while asleep which was the second time I had ever dropped it ever, and in both instances, it was naked and dropped from roughly the same height. I was hoping someone could confirm my worries or relieve me of them, please. I'm just as much paranoid as f*ck.