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Does the HD7 need a case / screen protector?

So, after thinking about jumping off the iPhone bandwagon i've decided to jump on to the HD7 bandwagon.
Just bought it today from eBay and will be recieving it in the next couple of days.
I've never used cases before on my phones, mainly because i think they make the phone look ugly plus they make the phones bigger and the iPhone 4 was no different - and i've dropped it multiple times and there is not a single mark on it...
But i'm not sure about the HD7 - it does look a little fragile. Screen protectors i hate with a passion (mainly because i can never put them on properly )
So, is it worth getting a case for this phone or is it OK to leave it naked?
Ta muchly,
Casdawer.

I've had mine for several months now. No screen or case protecting it.
Nary a scratch or scuff on mine. If you were able to keep your iPhone scratch-free, you shouldn't have an issue. It's not at all fragile, imo. I've even dropped it a few times from a few feet and suffered no damage.

jimbonics said:
I've had mine for several months now. No screen or case protecting it.
Nary a scratch or scuff on mine. If you were able to keep your iPhone scratch-free, you shouldn't have an issue. It's not at all fragile, imo. I've even dropped it a few times from a few feet and suffered no damage.
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I beg to differ on this. I NOW use a case (Otterbox Commuter) on my HD7 as I dropped mine on the asphalt in my parking lot and only from about a foot or so up (I was bent over) and it damaged 2 of the corners on my device (not the screen THANK GOD). I recommend that you use some type of case be it a soft gel or a hard shell just to be safe.
As for screen protectors... Spend the couple extra bucks and get someone who knows how to put it on do it for you and get a QUALITY one like Ghost Armor, etc and not just the cheap kind. You will be glad you did.

I was thinking this case...
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/case-mate-barely-there-case-htc-hd7-black-p26609.htm

Casdawer said:
I was thinking this case...
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/case-mate-barely-there-case-htc-hd7-black-p26609.htm
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+1. Best case. Had one for my iPhone 4 as well.

Just to put my 2p in. I've had the Official HD7 Leather Case since the day i bought it and it's certainly done the trick.
The stitching on the edges and corners of the case absorb the impact if you drop it from too far (i've dropped mine 2 or 3 times from waist height with luckily no damage or scratches to the phone)

i got my HD7 a couple days ago, and I had to get a case right away. The power/standby button on the top on my phone is really bad (been hearing from others theirs is pretty flush with the phone as well) so i got a case from t-mobile with a button on the top. case covers everything except ports and screen.
also went into the mall and had a ZAGG invisibleshield installed by one of their sales reps, which was great they put it on perfectly which i probably wouldnt have done.
trust me when you have your phone protected its a big weight off your mind since the phone did cost quite a pretty penny

I don't use a case on my HD7. But I don't drop phones, nor do I put them in my pocket along with my keys. If I put it in a bag along with anything that's not soft, then I will pop it into the official case, but that's very rare.
Common sense really. Neither the phone's body nor its glass screen have any scratches. And it's 6 months old.

Dropping a phone isn't really a lack of common sense is it
**** happens, people drop phones. It's good to have a case on when that day happens.
If you've never dropped any device then i solute you.

the only problem i have is the paint or what ever it is is starting to chip on the kickstand on mine, not a problem the undercoat of meal looks the same

HD7 is a master piece of technology that really need good cares and attention...however it reminds me my old unbreakable nokia 6600.
By accident (i precise it...if mental stability matters , it has survived from many stunts like climbing a wall from the top to the ground and diving few seconds in the cat's drinking fountain (a screwdriver and 2 hours of hair dryer)...
From that day i bought a soft silicone case which covers everything that don't need to be seen or plugged or take pictures (not like the one Blue1k linked...buttons are visible, and by the way it's not an hd7 device), with that smooth black case my hd7 isn't really bigger, those crappy noisy moving buttons are covered and 100% efficient (even the camera one which need to be half-pressed for the automatic focus)...i recommend it.
The screen protection should be present from day one when you open your so expected new phone, scratches are ugly, aren't they?

i like my HD 7 to be without case but it slips.... so i bought a clip on case and a silicon case...
matt screen protactor is a must for me as the screen gets so much finget prints all over and my son leaves food prints...
i dont like the silicon case as it makes it look fat so i am using the clip on case all this while...
dropping your phone has notthing to do with common sense... unless u are a control freeeeek then it maybe common sense....
i dont carry bags, my note book is in a case and get dumped in my car when i have to go, same for my phone, in my pocket all the time, some times in my back pocket of the jeans... to me phone is a tool and all the time its abused...
my phone do not last more then a year...

Just ordered this one -
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/silicone-case-for-htc-hd7-black-p26570.htm
Thought i'd start basic and see how it goes.

i just bought myself a otterbox case from bell, which i got for $35. Doesn't add too much bulk to the phone. I noticed that on mine, the metal coating has started to peel off around the edges. So i decided i can lose a little aesthetics for over all benefit of the device.
I got a screen protector too, but got lint underneath it and it iriitated me, so ripped it off, but the glass is gorilla glass anyway if i am not mistaken, so it should be ok unless you put it with keys and such.

saketh321 said:
the glass is gorilla glass anyway if i am not mistaken
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HD7 has gorilla glass?

tai4de2 said:
HD7 has gorilla glass?
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You wish. No way dude, it does not have Gorilla glass. The guy you quoted was WRONG.

VizagDude said:
You wish. No way dude, it does not have Gorilla glass. The guy you quoted was WRONG.
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From Gorillaglass website
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Corning® Gorilla® Glass is used by more than 30 major brands and has been designed into more than 350 product models. Today there are more than 200 million devices with Gorilla Glass being used by consumers around the world. Due to customer agreements, we cannot identify all devices that feature Gorilla Glass. Your favorite device may include Gorilla Glass, even if you don't see it listed. Ask your manufacturer or retailer to learn more.
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VizagDude said:
You wish. No way dude, it does not have Gorilla glass. The guy you quoted was WRONG.
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i recommend you double check your facts about your phone before calling someone wrong

tai4de2 said:
HD7 has gorilla glass?
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yep, why do you think even when you obsessively wipe down your screen every 5 minutes it doesnt even leave a little surface scratch? Ok maybe that is just me lol

saketh321 said:
yep, why do you think even when you obsessively wipe down your screen every 5 minutes it doesnt even leave a little surface scratch? Ok maybe that is just me lol
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thanks dude... i will try my phone without a screen protactor when my current screen protactor wearoff..

What kind of glass is used?

Any idea if this is going to be gorilla glass?
I hate to be as hard as I am on my phones but, I have an unfortunate tendency to drop phones at least a few times over the course of a two year contract.
My captivate has held up amazingly but, I'm worried about a newer phone.

Snow_fox said:
Any idea if this is going to be gorilla glass?
I hate to be as hard as I am on my phones but, I have an unfortunate tendency to drop phones at least a few times over the course of a two year contract.
My captivate has held up amazingly but, I'm worried about a newer phone.
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Well I Think If They Had Dragontail Or Gorilla They Would Have Been Boast Around Like "Hey, Look We Have DT Or Gorilla..." And Could Have Make An 'IMAGINARY' Video On Youtube Like Showing An Elephant Standing On The Phone But Nothing Happened Well Nope! I Think They Are Using The Same Glass As Others! Xperia S,P,U, Sola And So On!

Anime13 said:
Well I Think If They Had Dragontail Or Gorilla They Would Have Been Boast Around Like "Hey, Look We Have DT Or Gorilla..." And Could Have Make An 'IMAGINARY' Video On Youtube Like Showing An Elephant Standing On The Phone But Nothing Happened Well Nope! I Think They Are Using The Same Glass As Others! Xperia S,P,U, Sola And So On!
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Man.. I thought I had found my phone for my December upgrade.
Prospects are surprisngly bleak on At&t :/
I just hesitate to use a phone that doesn't have gorilla glass.. My captivate has been beaten savagely and yet it still looks relatively great.

Aren't all manufacturers using some Corning variant of the gorilla glass these days? I know there are various grades of gorilla glass now, so that may be the question at hand.

The T got no gorilla glass at least accdg. to this article. http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/08/xperia-t.html
I've got three to choose from on my next upgrade, note 2, the upcoming nexus, and T.
Tapatalked from my Ace 2

Durability is a prerequisite for me. I'm hopelessly clumsy. If the new nexus isn't cheap or the xperia t doesn't survive a drop test, and I'm sol.

CNET Torture Test

Call me impressed with the way they tortured this phone and the minor damage it occurred.
Watch Video HERE

Wow it's a beast phone samscum scum 4 would melt away

Makes you wonder how any of these phones will have broken screens. He threw it out of the RV with some force! Made me cringe! LOL!

reynoldsrobbie said:
Makes you wonder how any of these phones will have broken screens. He threw it out of the RV with some force! Made me cringe! LOL!
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Ya I will be the lucky bastard to have the one that shatters from a 3 foot drop off the couch
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Holy Crap that is pretty darn amazing it still worked

Wow, thx for sharing. Cant believe the glass didnt break, a girl in my office dropped on the pavement about 4 feet and screen shatered...
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This is insane. Thanks for sharing

dsarch21 said:
Wow, thx for sharing. Cant believe the glass didnt break, a girl in my office dropped on the pavement about 4 feet and screen shatered...
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I don't think the girl's case is odd at all. If you look carefully at Cnet's phone after the drop test, you'll notice that the panel actually came off the phone because of the dent. The force of the drop was lost in the denting and separating. i.e. The cnet phone got lucky. Not saying the One isn't tough. (It is slippery, though )

Thing took it like a champ. Pretty sure an s4 wouldn't have survived, and would have melted to the grill after the screen was shattered and the plastic destroyed from the previous tests.

I don't think the One's screen *glass* is particularly special, just the latest flavor of gorilla glass, right? So it shouldn't fare any better or worse than an iphone or other GG covered screen. I saw a youtube drop-to-pavement test that showed a similar shattery aftermath for both those devices.

What is the crystal made from?

Does any member have any information regarding the Gears watch Crystal? I doubt it is sapphire glass but ponder if its Corning Gorilla. I ask as I notice some third party brands are already offering screen savers? On a watch though? I can say this with no hesitation if the glass is not strong I will be numero uno to bust it. All my watches have a sapphire crystal for this reason.
What happens when that strap wears out? It appears an integral part of the watch and non replaceable? Again any one know what the strap is made from?
I think in all my years of purchasing technology this is my first without actually seeing the device. Still a fool is soon parted from his money so that's why I am broke again!:silly:
Thanks in advance,
Regards

Ryland Johnson said:
Does any member have any information regarding the Gears watch Crystal? I doubt it is sapphire glass but ponder if its Corning Gorilla. I ask as I notice some third party brands are already offering screen savers? On a watch though? I can say this with no hesitation if the glass is not strong I will be numero uno to bust it. All my watches have a sapphire crystal for this reason.
What happens when that strap wears out? It appears an integral part of the watch and non replaceable? Again any one know what the strap is made from?
I think in all my years of purchasing technology this is my first without actually seeing the device. Still a fool is soon parted from his money so that's why I am broke again!:silly:
Thanks in advance,
Regards
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Surely some one here knows the answer to this one?

Ryland Johnson said:
Surely some one here knows the answer to this one?
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Sapphire Glass

chhaggerty said:
Sapphire Glass
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I do hope you are correct. sapphire glass rates only second to diamond in terms of hardness. Sapphire glass costs a fortune though! How the heck have Samsung managed to fit a sapphire glass that size when the glass alone would cover the total cost of the watch?
Why are Samsung so secretive about the specs. I still cannot find 'an official' spec from Samsung that has this information in writing?
No need for screen saver with sapphire glass that a given. I do hope you are correct.:good:
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Bulk purchasing power, that is how Samsung manages it plus they are likely not making anything off version 1.0 so they can get more sales on the Galaxy Note series they are tied into.

Guess I beat you guys to it.. :|
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46304176#post46304176

As I suspected from the word go, its NOT sapphire glass.
This is one of those occasions where I hate to be proved correct. I thought sapphire was too good to be true.
I have written a reply in your other thread regarding your problem.
Regards.

Its not sapphire its gorilla glass 3
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cubandevil said:
Its not sapphire its gorilla glass 3
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No confrontation from me at all when I ask where you got that information from? The safety booklet that comes in the box in SOME countries, not this one, says; Glass or acrylic?
How could it be Glass or acrylic, its either one or the other and if Samsung don't know who does?
Again, I would question Coning glass as mine already has minute marks on the glass and I treat my watches with the greatest care and respect, I collect them.
Agggggga, cant we find a definitive answer to this?
Thanks for your input though. Please do let us know where this information comes from.
Kind regards.

I asked my Samsung rep he said gorilla 3
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cubandevil said:
I asked my Samsung rep he said gorilla 3
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Nothing official then or printed on a Samsung site? Reps will and do say anything. I have no idea where your rep got his info' from?
The warranty book that comes in the box in most countries states the crystal is made from Glass or acrylic? Don't ask I have no idea.
One chap I asked said the crystal was "Some sort of glass and the camera lens is acrylic"?
Absurd not being able to ascertain such basic information in writing from Samsung. I have now put mine back in its box until some screen savers arrive. I don't want to risk scratching that large screen, would detract from the looks.
Regards

I haven't even been able to use it for more than one day. Watch is sitting in its box back home, will contact my service provider once am back from my trip..
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siddsm said:
I haven't even been able to use it for more than one day. Watch is sitting in its box back home, will contact my service provider once am back from my trip..
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Same with me. Add to the lack of consumer knowledge regarding the crystal I am seeing more and more posts regarding the lens misting up.
This has been due to perspiration. I live in the hottest country in Europe and just a walk to the post box can make one sweat especially under ones watch. My concern is that lens plus those bare contacts, will they short out? No exposed electronics like moisture!
Have got to the point where I am just not using the watch, I just don't need this hassle-worry right now. Like many others I have a waiting list of problems and a wrist watch will have to join the end of a long list of far high prioritise.
Best wishes.

I have a few micro scratches on my watch face now. I had a cheap screen protector on it for all of last week and I removed it Saturday because I thought that the glass was sapphire. Well it must not be, because I wiped the dust off of the face with my shirt and now I have a few scratches. They are very small but I can see them in the right lighting.
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lyall29 said:
I have a few micro scratches on my watch face now. I had a cheap screen protector on it for all of last week and I removed it Saturday because I thought that the glass was sapphire. Well it must not be, because I wiped the dust off of the face with my shirt and now I have a few scratches. They are very small but I can see them in the right lighting.
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Hi, From posts I am reading it certainly appears the crystal is not sapphire. At this price I thought it impossible even though a few posters assured me it was sapphire.
I have already re ordered some screen savers BUT screen savers on a watch? The problem is the crystal is raised so will attract every tiny mark as yours has done. Add this to the camera misting up, the clasp being the most unreliable type of design possible, poor IP protection and the Gear is already a hard ware nightmare.
I will probably be purchasing the Sony 11 when it arrives here as already I am seeing in some other countries the price has dropped.
Overall I suspect the gear was rushed into production without research and development just to try and be the first of its type on the market regardless of some very poor design faults. On this occasion Samsung has not impressed me.
Oh BTW, why has Samsung introduced the Note 3 some weeks ago yet we are still waiting to see any official Samsung accessories like the numerous covers we have been promised? I think Samsung has feelings or grandeur and is due a fall. Did you know all Note 3 are region locked and Samsung is about to do this with the S4 etc?
No idea why a brand would deliberately alienate its customer base like this.
I am still unable to ascertain from Samsung what the crystal is actually made from.
Kind regards.

Ryland Johnson said:
Hi, From posts I am reading it certainly appears the crystal is not sapphire. At this price I thought it impossible even though a few posters assured me it was sapphire.
I have already re ordered some screen savers BUT screen savers on a watch? The problem is the crystal is raised so will attract every tiny mark as yours has done. Add this to the camera misting up, the clasp being the most unreliable type of design possible, poor IP protection and the Gear is already a hard ware nightmare.
I will probably be purchasing the Sony 11 when it arrives here as already I am seeing in some other countries the price has dropped.
Overall I suspect the gear was rushed into production without research and development just to try and be the first of its type on the market regardless of some very poor design faults. On this occasion Samsung has not impressed me.
Oh BTW, why has Samsung introduced the Note 3 some weeks ago yet we are still waiting to see any official Samsung accessories like the numerous covers we have been promised? I think Samsung has feelings or grandeur and is due a fall. Did you know all Note 3 are region locked and Samsung is about to do this with the S4 etc?
No idea why a brand would deliberately alienate its customer base like this.
I am still unable to ascertain from Samsung what the crystal is actually made from.
Kind regards.
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I don't even think the watch face is crystal at all. It feels like some degree of plastic in all honesty. You would expect crystal to feel hard and cold which this doesn't. I have Omega and other Swiss watches and their faces feel a lot better. I wouldn't get your hopes up that the face is made up of quality components. Its price is just too low for that.

TheGuac said:
I don't even think the watch face is crystal at all. It feels like some degree of plastic in all honesty. You would expect crystal to feel hard and cold which this doesn't. I have Omega and other Swiss watches and their faces feel a lot better. I wouldn't get your hopes up that the face is made up of quality components. Its price is just too low for that.
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Indeed so. Your Omega will 99% certain be sapphire though a very few have another type of watch crystal. The term 'crystal' is watch trade jargon for the glass. Though I am NOT in the watch trade my family has been for over 100 years. I also collect watches.
One kind poster here replied that the booklet he received inside his Gear box actually had written " glass-acrylic" That threw me for a complete loop as its either one or the other. I have asked my family and to their knowledge there is not a hybrid glass acrylic watch crystal?
The point that rather puzzles and disappoints me is when I asked Samsung in writing what the crystal was made of they replied that I had asked an "inappropriate question"? What on earth does that mean and why all the secrecy?
Another poster has said the crystal is made from Corning Gorilla glass 111, I requested his source for this information but to date no reply?
WE should be informed so we can take the level of care needed depending on the materials used. My other grave concern is the very low Ingress protection. This is first and foremost a wrist watch and needs to function to a certain degree of robustness and water protection OR the b++++y gear is as useful as boobies to a Nun!
Such potential yet so much of it seems incomplete?
Kind regards.

My Casio protrek and Suunto watch crystals are way more robust than these. And I have actually had zillions of mishaps with the protrek. Not a single scratch yet, nor in the Crystal nor the titanium band.
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cracked screen !!!

Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:

Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device

Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !

Jiyeon90 said:
Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device
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That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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hutzdani said:
Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !
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Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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I rock all my devices without cases.
I'm OCD to the extent that I don't put them down on tables without a napkin or cloth of some sort first (yes...THAT OCD).
I could resell everything I've ever had as "mint" if I chose to.
Cases suck. Be an adult and treat your $X00 device with some respect.

seanroberts196 said:
Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:
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And here we go again.
Yeah, screens gets cracked when you drop the phone, every screen does..

RedBlueGreen said:
Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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This. I have NEVER cracked a screen on any of my smartphones, not because they all had good build quality but because i take care with my gadgets. For example before i got my case for the Nexus 4 i would not put it down on a table without a cloth underneath.

Sorry to hear that thats crazy is it too much to ask if u can pay a photo of it?
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Simple physics guys..
Glass will shatter if it hits the ground hard. Don´t forget you don´t own a simple phone anymore like a Nokia 3310 Your smartphones are actually very sensitive mini computers.
Gorilla Glass may prevent the glass from becoming scratched very easy, it will never prevent it from breaking though.

This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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samsung continues to pay good, huh op? "screen being easily damaged" sounds very legit; when i broke my phone screen the first idea is write "easily damaged" (note the "easily", lol) on one of the most famous developers forum where i registered with 0 post. Yeah, good try. :angel:

Jeimygirl said:
This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Now random cracking is an issue, but even 2 inch toughened (laminated) glass will break if it hits the ground along its edges/corners because the stress distribution is concentrated there.

italia0101 said:
That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.

Jeimygirl said:
My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Budddy, Gorilla Glass doesn't make your phone shatter-proof, it's just protecting your phone against scratches.

Sorry to hear that dude.
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.
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The only reason I brought up the iPhone is due to the "popular opinion" that it has the best build quality.. Not that it's my opinion though
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I find it really disrespectful when people talk down on people that drop their phones and say they should be more careful.
The reality is we are all human! human's make mistakes! Some make less than others, but we all make mistakes. If you have never tripped, said the wrong thing, accidentally dropped something, well then congratulations you are a perfect person! But no need to put down others.