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It's been a while now, no screen protector?

It's been a while since many of us got the Nexus S. For those of you that decided to go without a screen protector how is your screen now? We know its not Gorilla glass and there has been some debate if one is needed or not. So naked people, how's your screen today? (If you purchased the phone like 4 days ago please ignore this. I'm more curious about people that have had the phone since launch or close to launch)
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Beautiful and scratch/mar free.
Been running naked screen since 12/16 with no regrets.

Got my phone mid-January, and I decided to play it safe. Ghost Armor. Love it and it works great.

I'm considering pulling this ZAGG off of this beautiful Super AMOLED.
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kenvan19 said:
Got my phone mid-January, and I decided to play it safe. Ghost Armor. Love it and it works great.
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Ghost Armor interested me, but there's no kiosk near here in Los Angeles.
I used to be really good at installing Zagg full bodies and other brands of screen only, but I messed up my last Zagg attempt (my i9000) and am not 100% happy with the outcome, but not unhappy enough to re-do it, so not sure I want to invest the time and money to go with the GA, especially since I would not put it on the screen, just the back.

I used screen protector on my previous phones (G1, nexus one, G2). When I got this phone I realized that I was taking care of my phones just so the second owner will get a almost brand new phone and wasn't enjoying it to it fullest.
I got the Nexus S and there was no way I'm putting cloth on this sexy screen. I'm enjoying the phone to it fullest. No scratches so far, I also take good care of it by dedicating my right packet only for her, no coins no keys, just my nexy.

distortedloop said:
Ghost Armor interested me, but there's no kiosk near here in Los Angeles.
I used to be really good at installing Zagg full bodies and other brands of screen only, but I messed up my last Zagg attempt (my i9000) and am not 100% happy with the outcome, but not unhappy enough to re-do it, so not sure I want to invest the time and money to go with the GA, especially since I would not put it on the screen, just the back.
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Ooo ya, if there hadn't been a kiosk I wouldn't have done the GA. And you'd have to buy the whole body protection which I'll admit adds sharp corners to the phone that I'm not 100% fond of. I actually took off the side protection because it was just too damn sharp.
By the way, distorted. Have you noticed its pretty much just you and I in the mornings and that we just end up chatting?

kenvan19 said:
By the way, distorted. Have you noticed its pretty much just you and I in the mornings and that we just end up chatting?
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Yeah, actually I had noticed that you and I tend to hit the same threads at the same time.
Maybe we're just the only ones on the West Coast...everyone else has hit work by now. For them, it's not as much morning as for us.

distortedloop said:
Yeah, actually I had noticed that you and I tend to hit the same threads at the same time.
Maybe we're just the only ones on the West Coast...everyone else has hit work by now. For them, it's not as much morning as for us.
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Fair enough, though I'm surprised by how early you get up. I'm only up this morning because my wife woke up with a fever so I'm up taking care of her for a bit.

I Zagged my first one but had to return it(TBH i didn't like the zagg but like to keep my phones in tip top condition as i only keep them 6 months.)
anyway CPW replaced my phone last week because the back button wasn't working but I could't transplant the zagg so went naked !
bad decision...although I keep it in a leather pouch, I noticed yesterday there is a small scuff to the screen coating near the earphone.
I love the phone but what a bad decision not to have gorilla glass or factory apply a protector!
I'm going to take it back to CPW and see if they'll replace it under sale of goods as the screen is not performing as expected - no one would expect a scuff within 5 days if their phone is only ever touched by fingers or the felty inside of phone pouch.

kenvan19 said:
Fair enough, though I'm surprised by how early you get up. I'm only up this morning because my wife woke up with a fever so I'm up taking care of her for a bit.
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I don't sleep much. I was up at 3:00 AM local today, but took a short nap at 4:30 or so.
Getting old sux, you need more sleep, but can't seem to get it!
I hope the wife's not too ill.
Sorry for off-topic to the rest.

no issues whatsoever. Screen protectors r overrated.

I got mine on first launch day, and basically I used that one as my experiment phone just to see how durable the screen was in comparison to my previously owned N1. I had the phone about 2 weeks before I noticed some very light scratches on the screen. Nothing visible head on, you could only see it from an angle with a light source reflecting off of it. For the most part, I kept it in my pocket free of hard items, but there were times when I threw it in my pocket with a few coins and keys in there. My second unit I kept for about a week. I specifically steered clear of sharing my phone with other items in the same pocket. Lo n behold, another small scratch surfaced up on the display. As I said before, it's nothing you can see right off, unless you specifically look for it. Over a short period of time, using this phone without a screen protector, will develop some sort of scratches on it, guaranteed!
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I have the Nexus S for 10 days now. No screen protectors but I put it in a soft pouch when it's in my pocket. So far pristine.

I've been carrying mine in a ziplock in my pocket. My pockets seem to attract lint like no tomorrow, and I dont
want any getting stuck between the screen and bezel. I wish my cases, soft pouch, and Skinomi skin would show up already.
Phone is pristine, I'm just trying to avoid micro-scratches on the battery cover.

Zardos66 said:
I've been carrying mine in a ziplock in my pocket. My pockets seem to attract lint like no tomorrow, and I dont
want any getting stuck between the screen and bezel. I wish my cases, soft pouch, and Skinomi skin would show up already.
Phone is pristine, I'm just trying to avoid micro-scratches on the battery cover.
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I use ziplocks for my phone when it's raining (which doesn't happen much here in LA); I don't even need to take out of the bag to make a call or use the phone.

Ive had mine for about 6 weeks now...just before christmas i got it. Up until about a week ago i used it with no screen protector. Its fine as you would expect. But anyway i been using a screen protector for about a week now, and i feel a lot better...i dont have to worry about any little accidents or anything.
Screen responds exactly the same...no issues.
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What protector is the best for clarity? I have a Zagg and it isn't the best for clarity.
I have seen a realook on a captivate and it looks great but they don't make one for the Nexus S.
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csmall said:
What protector is the best for clarity? I have a Zagg and it isn't the best for clarity.
I have seen a realook on a captivate and it looks great but they don't make one for the Nexus S.
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Seidio and Steinheil. Clarivue is also good.

Ghost armor all the way! No issues here with it. Had it on my g1 and it kept the phone perfect for 2 years. That one was applied by the kiosk. Don't have one real close to me now in this state but after applying these things now in a few phones I could probably do it in my sleep. Nothing under my screen and it looks and feels great. No clarity issues and it seems the film self heals scratches. You can just barely see orange Peel in certain angles under the light but you can't feel it. I had the zagg before and its utter crap in comparison. The zagg is very bumpy and the thickness of it doesn't feel right on the phone. I've found the ghost armor to fit better as well. I originally wanted a static type like realook but with the curve of the screen it doesn't seem any of those type will fit as flush as this one.
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That is me DONE DONE DONE with screen protectors

I put a super expensive invisible shield on my nexus s as soon as I got it because it looked so good I wanted to keep it that way.
But, for quite a while now I've been looking at my phone and thinking it just doesn't look very nice at all.
Today I was sitting having my lunch and using my phone and I had an epiphany. It occurred to me (finally) that it was the screen protector that was making the phone look bad.
Pulled the thing off and every single time I pick my phone up now I'm amazed at how pretty the thing is. And everything on the display looks great. Before it just looked dull.
Why the hell did I put that stupid thing on my screen in the first place. I keep the phone in a case all the time anyway. I must be fookin mad

Agreed, but I scratched my first one in a week and I keep it in a case as well. I wish someone actually made one that was good and clear.

wild1z said:
Agreed, but I scratched my first one in a week and I keep it in a case as well. I wish someone actually made one that was good and clear.
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That is food for thought. I hope I don't scratch this, but no way am I putting a screen protector back on it.
How did you scratch yours, and is it bad? Has it ruined the look of the phone??

Have had mine naked since I got it a month ago no scratches at all. I keep mine in my pocket. Oh and I work in a machine shop so lots of stuff to scratch my phone and it still looks brand new. These screens are alot more scratch resistant than we think.
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I'd you don't put it in your pocket when other stuff is in there, you should be fine. Just don't drop it.

I went without a protector an dropped my phone and smashed my glass. Luckely I had insurrance and got a new one. I'm keeping this one with a screen protector and case!

drtdiver83 said:
Have had mine naked since I got it a month ago no scratches at all. I keep mine in my pocket. Oh and I work in a machine shop so lots of stuff to scratch my phone and it still looks brand new. These screens are alot more scratch resistant than we think.
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I see you've got a 4g. I haven't. do they have the same screen?

bunilla said:
I went without a protector an dropped my phone and smashed my glass. Luckely I had insurrance and got a new one. I'm keeping this one with a screen protector and case!
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Do you think that if you'd had a screen protector it would have stopped it smashing. I don't. It's only a really thin layer.

ronnienyc said:
I'd you don't put it in your pocket when other stuff is in there, you should be fine. Just don't drop it.
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I did that with my EVO and it doesnt have a single scratch on the screen from a year of use so plan on doing the same with my NS4G.

yeah i always keep my phones naked... i just hate the look of the screen protector and the bulk of a case... just gotta be careful with the phone

welcome to my world
i did exactly the same thing, then i took it off
those super shields are just in the way IMO, and smears-up the display quality.
also the touch and slide sensation loss, is very irritant, when you can't slide naturally on the screen, always like glue stuck to your finger
buachaille said:
I put a super expensive invisible shield on my nexus s as soon as I got it because it looked so good I wanted to keep it that way.
But, for quite a while now I've been looking at my phone and thinking it just doesn't look very nice at all.
Today I was sitting having my lunch and using my phone and I had an epiphany. It occurred to me (finally) that it was the screen protector that was making the phone look bad.
Pulled the thing off and every single time I pick my phone up now I'm amazed at how pretty the thing is. And everything on the display looks great. Before it just looked dull.
Why the hell did I put that stupid thing on my screen in the first place. I keep the phone in a case all the time anyway. I must be fookin mad
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I also keep my phone naked. It makes the NS look like a slick black brick super sexy lol. Also I dropped it a couple days back right on it's face on some rocks and not a single scratch I was so relieved
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I hate screen protectors, they make phones feel so crappy.
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Been using zaggs for ages and I love them. No dimming of the screen, super tough, keeps finger oils off better, etc.
Maybe you didn't install it very well? (I've installed a few thousand of them, one of my first is still on my droid eris from launch and still looks brand new) Or maybe its the texture that irritates you?
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I got my nexus earlier this week when I upgraded from my vibrant. One thing I've learned is to keep your nails filed and short. My phone is usually in my right hand and in turn use my thumb to touch the screen. Keeping the nails short keeps the nails and simultaneously touching the screen while gliding and preventing scratches. Filing them keeps them smooth rather than rough which also reduces the risk of scratches. Watch what you put in your pockets and clean your screen with a lent free cloth with micro pores. Dust can scratch your screen when it accumulates.
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I don't like skins as well but at the same time I know they're saving my NS from ugly scratches. Better safe than sorry.

seezar said:
I did that with my EVO and it doesnt have a single scratch on the screen from a year of use so plan on doing the same with my NS4G.
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cant compare this screen with the evo.had my evo naked for a year and scratch free. the nexus after 2days has 6 scratches and kept it on my right pocket wiyh nothing else..

buachaille said:
I put a super expensive invisible shield on my nexus s as soon as I got it because it looked so good I wanted to keep it that way.
But, for quite a while now I've been looking at my phone and thinking it just doesn't look very nice at all.
Today I was sitting having my lunch and using my phone and I had an epiphany. It occurred to me (finally) that it was the screen protector that was making the phone look bad.
Pulled the thing off and every single time I pick my phone up now I'm amazed at how pretty the thing is. And everything on the display looks great. Before it just looked dull.
Why the hell did I put that stupid thing on my screen in the first place. I keep the phone in a case all the time anyway. I must be fookin mad
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mines been naked since the first week of january, not a single scratch on the screen, no dents in the body. only some micro scratches on the battery cover(dont care about those). i carry it in my back pocket strictly, and i abuse my phone. dropped it many many times, and it even went for a swim in a sink once

buachaille said:
I put a super expensive invisible shield on my nexus s as soon as I got it because it looked so good I wanted to keep it that way.
But, for quite a while now I've been looking at my phone and thinking it just doesn't look very nice at all.
Today I was sitting having my lunch and using my phone and I had an epiphany. It occurred to me (finally) that it was the screen protector that was making the phone look bad.
Pulled the thing off and every single time I pick my phone up now I'm amazed at how pretty the thing is. And everything on the display looks great. Before it just looked dull.
Why the hell did I put that stupid thing on my screen in the first place. I keep the phone in a case all the time anyway. I must be fookin mad
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Invisible shield suck
Get a realook SP you cant even tell you have a SP on doesn't interfere is IQ at all
had one on my vibrant and now on my NS
hands down best SP and really cheap just an FYI can be tricky installing but well worth it.
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Crysta...LMTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307912341&sr=8-1

Welcome to the club

Warning D3 users: screen will scratch if you look at it wrong

I've seen a few other posts on a few other boards about the D3 having a VERY scratchable screen. Normally, I tell people that modern screen are durable as nails, but tonight, I got bit. My D3 now has a nice "pinhole" indentation in the screen. In the damaged area, surrounding the new scratch, you can feel that there is a RAISED area of some material. Its obvious that this screen has some kind of coating on it that can be easily damaged. It is definitely NOT a single piece of glass. My OG Droid got pummeled for a year and a half. Its screen is MINT. My new D3 is now damaged on it's 9th day.
<rant on>
Now that Moto is making phones with no removable battery (D4), is making easily scratchable pentile screens (D3), and pulls this bootloader cr*p, I think this will be my last one. Googarolla, I hope you are listening.
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ryanmcdonald said:
I've seen a few other posts on a few other boards about the D3 having a VERY scratchable screen. Normally, I tell people that modern screen are durable as nails, but tonight, I got bit. My D3 now has a nice "pinhole" indentation in the screen. In the damaged area, surrounding the new scratch, you can feel that there is a RAISED area of some material. Its obvious that this screen has some kind of coating on it that can be easily damaged. It is definitely NOT a single piece of glass. My OG Droid got pummeled for a year and a half. Its screen is MINT. My new D3 is now damaged on it's 9th day.
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Now that Moto is making phones with no removable battery (D4), is making easily scratchable pentile screens (D3), and pulls this bootloader cr*p, I think this will be my last one. Googarolla, I hope you are listening.
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I've been through 9 Droid3 replacements for various hardware issues, but never once did I have problems with the screen scratching. Mind you, I'm OCD, so I'm always wiping it down with my shirt or a piece of napkin. Never once scratched. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...

Lyxdeslic said:
I've been through 9 Droid3 replacements for various hardware issues, but never once did I have problems with the screen scratching. Mind you, I'm OCD, so I'm always wiping it down with my shirt or a piece of napkin. Never once scratched. So, I'm not sure what to tell you...
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My screen looks the same as when I first got it about 3 months ago.

No scratches yet. Technically any screen can get scratched, even gorilla glass.just have to be careful.
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My phone has literally been dragged and dropped face-down in and across a parking garage (don't ask) and the screen is still in perfect shape.

dropped my phone a good bit, screen still fine
dpwhitty11 said:
My phone has literally been dragged and dropped face-down in and across a parking garage (don't ask) and the screen is still in perfect shape.
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lol im sorry but reading this has me too curious...could u give a small sum up of what happened?

SMH
I'm not so lucky.I have a small scratch on the M on the top where it says Motorola. Boo

Same story here OP. My OG Droid never had a case on it and the screen was perfect when I sold it, same with my Droid X. I have 2 hairline scratches and a tiny chip on my Droid 3... and it has a case and is always in my pocket by itself.

To the OP...
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Seriously. You sound like a cry baby. I don't care if a phone has a diamond coated protection layer, ill still slap on at the very least a 5 dollar no name screen protector. Infact I even cut a screen protector to size to cover the camera lens. Why? Because I don't take the chance. Obviously something YOU did scratched the screen. Its not the phones fault or motorolas fault. Time to put the big boy pants on, accept some responsibility, and realize it was something you did.
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To the OP...
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Seriously. You sound like a cry baby. I don't care if a phone has a diamond coated protection layer, ill still slap on at the very least a 5 dollar no name screen protector. Infact I even cut a screen protector to size to cover the camera lens. Why? Because I don't take the chance. Obviously something YOU did scratched the screen. Its not the phones fault or motorolas fault. Time to put the big boy pants on, accept some responsibility, and realize it was something you did.
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I really don't think he's crying about it, he's making a valid point. If a phone from 2 years ago has better scratch resistance, I think that's a problem too. Technology is supposed to improve as time goes on, not be cheaply mass-produced with low quality materials. Should he have put a screen protector on it, probably, but why would he assume he'd need to if an old model lasted 2 years without a scratch?
Chill out.

I thought it was determined that the screen had a anti-glare covering that was the culprit of the micro-scratches, not the gorilla glass?
TLR Buy a screen protector, I got one for $5 off eBay with a car charger.

I teared when my OG Droid got a scratch a month before replacing it with the D3. So I slapped a screen protector on my D3 and now I'm happy.
Honestly, thinking that anything is unscratchable sounds more like a "User Error ID:10T" problem. The Gorilla glass on the Droid 3 doesn't seem as strong as the OG Droid because people wanted anti-glare.
Technology is improving, some users on the other hand aren't.
Yonnor said:
I got one for $5 off eBay with a car charger.
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@Yonnor
Dude, nice buy.
It was $15 for my combo at an authorized dealer.

ultima86 said:
dropped my phone a good bit, screen still fine
lol im sorry but reading this has me too curious...could u give a small sum up of what happened?
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Last weekend some friends and I were having a "fun and chill" experience, when I decided to get out of their car and go wait in mine with a girl. Then we got an idea of sneaking up to their car and using the LED of my phone to imitate the brightass spotlight on police cars. And so while holding my phone in her hand, the girl crawled across the parking garage to the other car.
#college
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My ex girlfriend managed to scratch my gift, a Rado watch (which is one of the hardest thing on the earth) after three days of use.
So I guess is not too hard to scratch a piece of gorilla glass too.
Btw gorilla glass or not the Droid 3 bezel is way more delicate than the one of my old Milestone 1.
I had the latter for a whole year and all the phone (toy keyboard excluded) looked like new after such amount of time, the D3 already feels "used" after a month.

Wow, is the D4 really not going to have a removable battery..? What sort of iPhone-ish ******ry is THAT?? I really, really hope that's not true, because any smart-phone that can't take an upgraded battery is not worth having. Screw 8-10 hours of battery life, that's pathetic.
But on topic, my screen is still fine as well.

Savior057 said:
Wow, is the D4 really not going to have a removable battery..? What sort of iPhone-ish ******ry is THAT??
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Looks like that most of the Apple competitors are doing their best to copy the idiotic Apple's moves (lack of keyboard, locks everywhere, microsims, fixed batteries, and so on) but at the same time are managing to avoid the good ones like the extended OS support, or the focus on a few models instead of producing a plethora of (often pointless) models.

I have had my phone for a couple months and it is mint.
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on the non-removable batt, when your phone freezes up and the power button isnt working BECAUSE your phone is froze, which you then need a battery pull, how would one go about restarting the phone?

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on the non-removable batt, when your phone freezes up and the power button isnt working BECAUSE your phone is froze, which you then need a battery pull, how would one go about restarting the phone?
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Most likely will have either a button combo, or a pin-hole reset button. Or atleast thats what i would do if i was a moto engineer
morse coded via my DROID 3

Yonnor said:
Most likely will have either a button combo, or a pin-hole reset button. Or atleast thats what i would do if i was a moto engineer
morse coded via my DROID 3
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you used to could alt-shift-del to reboot, but it doesn't work on the D3. even if it did work, there was that .001% chance that you really would need to remove the battery, to which you would obviously need a pin reset.
not sure why they dumped the alt-shift-del reboot. i greatly miss it.

RIP Nexus 5

I Dropped my 5 and it hit the pavement right on the corner of the phone. Half the screen is shattered. I am ashamed.
Moto G has been ordered to replace.
Goodnight sweet prince. I hardly knew yee.
EDIT: 7/30 started the Nexus 5 teardown. Looking to buy a new screen and housing combo. This will be interesting. It will either work just like it used to or I will have a broken phone. Either way I'm in the same boat.

Ouuchhh! That's sad.
Instead of buying a new device, why didn't you replace the screen?

Bummer...did you have a case? Best of luck!

Just like losing a loved one. Hang in there. The extreme sadness will come and go in waves, but you will be okay.

just buy a new screen for 120 and replace it yourself
very easy
same thing happened to me
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HKL3DEM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I may still do this, but for now it's going in a drawer. I need to take some time to pry into it and make sure the frame isn't cracked. Maybe buff up the corner that's beat to heck afterwards.
I had a case but it was a slim case that really didn't protect the device beyond minor wear.

Well now you know. Take good care of Moto G. Otherwise it maybe another downgrade *wink* *wink*, jk good luck.

bukithd said:
I may still do this, but for now it's going in a drawer. I need to take some time to pry into it and make sure the frame isn't cracked. Maybe buff up the corner that's beat to heck afterwards.
I had a case but it was a slim case that really didn't protect the device beyond minor wear.
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Well, as touchscreen, lcd, etc are fused together, the new screen you'll buy will have a new frame. Basically, you will just put your old motherboard, battery, antenna and backplate (and probably some others minor thing that I have forget ;D) and you're done.
Take a look on this screen http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HKL3DEM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 : it's pretty easy to confirm that the frame is fused with the screen

galaxys said:
Bummer...did you have a case? Best of luck!
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I guess a case wouldn't help in such situations

Blackbox421 said:
I guess a case wouldn't help in such situations
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I had a "case" on it... http://www.amazon.com/NON-SLIP-Japa...8&qid=1406243987&sr=8-2&keywords=nexus+5+case

I'm sorry to hear that. I cringed inside when I read that post. Makes me wanna go and find a bulletproof case for mine. Best of luck with your Moto G.
Sent from my Nexus 5(hammerhead) using XDA Premium!

I've got a few moto x's in my house. It's nowhere near a replacement. Moto G I can imagine would be even further away. That sucks man

Things would have been different if you were on "Spigen Slim Armor", right ??

Sorry to hear bro..
Dropped mine this morning and the back cover popped off and the back corner is scuffed up.
Put my case back on immediately. Had been going caseless for over 2 months but its nor worth replacing the device.
Good luck.
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Cases are great, but why not buy an extended warranty? If u live in Canada The Source will sell you 2 year protection regardless of where u bought your phone. It is like $120 and covers water damage too. ( if your phone is way busted they won't even know that u rooted it. XD)
==Spectrys' Nexus 5==

i dropped mine on hard floor mozaic or ceramic made floor (in bathroom) and when it hit all my family outside , heard the sound !!! smash was so hard . and u know what ? it survive and body injure is hard to find ) .
i saw nexus 5 black hit the ground and what happened to it , black ones interestingly has softer body than white . but its not obvious .
white nexus 5 opposite of all opinion and even mine , has awesome tough body . mine beloved , after smash to the ground i picked it up and it just took a really tiny spot isnt it interesting ?
. interesting point is . incident spot is just under the screen side and body didn't even reached to screen so nothing happened how !!?? gap between smash spot and screen is unmeasurable but still it didint reached screen ! . im ordering a spigen to avoid such bad screen shattered .
anyway im so sry . was your nexus black version ?

Dude, can you take a photo of your Nexus 5 after the damage?
Freshly baked from my Nexus 5

Why don't you sell it? It sounds like every part other than the screen is still usable.

Very sad for you man...

My white Nexus was on top of my car didn't look twice and stepped on the gas pretty hard ... it flew unperfectly and slid almost 20 feet saw it in the rearview mirror DAMN! picked it up it was perfect!
My red one tumbled down a complete set of cement stairs last month: again picked it up it was PERFECT! (not the case with the screen protector did its job and took the hit)
SO WHATS THE TRICK? You may ask...
After months of scientifical studies and not so proven research, some expensive case and skins and a couples cosmetical and functional repairs on my N5's here are the results:
More for less...
Cheap soft TPU case and very important tempered hard glass screen protector!
Found easy breezy on eBay or if your kinda cheap and ain't afraid of Aliexpress like me:
Glass screen protector:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Temp...r-LG-Nexus-5-E980-D820-D821-0/1618742279.html
Cheap TPU skin:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...l-Soft-Back-Cover-Case-For-LG/1563677998.html
R.I.P All the lost and dead devices , except for the apples they can rot, sorry for your N5 ... even more sorry that you had to downgrade! But Moto G seems like the better option at this pricepoint best of luck with that!

First time phone meets floor and cracked.

Hey guys.
Yesterday my phone fell and the screen cracked.
Gorilla glass 3 doesn't seem to protect the phone...
Everything is working fine now but the screen is just cracked...

OrenGazala said:
Hey guys.
Yesterday my phone fell and the screen cracked.
Gorilla glass 3 doesn't seem to protect the phone...
Everything is working fine now but the screen is just cracked...
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Sorry to hear that, hope you have insurance.
Sent from my XT1095 using Tapatalk

AGISCI said:
Sorry to hear that, hope you have insurance.
Sent from my XT1095 using Tapatalk
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No I don't have insurance.
Bought this phone on eBay..
I have to pay about 150$ to repair the phone...

OrenGazala said:
Hey guys.
Yesterday my phone fell and the screen cracked.
Gorilla glass 3 doesn't seem to protect the phone...
Everything is working fine now but the screen is just cracked...
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Consider yourself lucky man, with the s**t digitisers we had on the nexus 4 any crack in the glass above the screen would result in an unusable touch panel. I understand that cracked glass is never a good thing but at least you can still use the device!
I don't want to sound like a d**k but the purpose of Gorilla Glass 3 is scratch protection, not drop protection. Moto just released a shatterproof phone for that if I'm not wrong.
Hard glass on unprotected edges is always gonna break.

Flipz77 said:
Consider yourself lucky man, with the s**t digitisers we had on the nexus 4 any crack in the glass above the screen would result in an unusable touch panel. I understand that cracked glass is never a good thing but at least you can still use the device!
I don't want to sound like a d**k but the purpose of Gorilla Glass 3 is scratch protection, not drop protection. Moto just released a shatterproof phone for that if I'm not wrong.
Hard glass on unprotected edges is always gonna break.
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Yea...
Well I can still use the device but I will replace all the front side:
Right now I have white front but the lab I send the phone has only black.
He will also replace the screen digitizers in case they got damaged.
I ordered a flip case from eBay, hoping that could save the screen (It sure could minimize the damage).

OrenGazala said:
Yea...
Well I can still use the device but I will replace all the front side:
Right now I have white front but the lab I send the phone has only black.
He will also replace the screen digitizers in case they got damaged.
I ordered a flip case from eBay, hoping that could save the screen (It sure could minimize the damage).
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+1 on the flip case. Just make sure it's got a tpu shell around the phone, otherwise you won't want a drop while the case is open!
(Don't be disappointed about the black front, it looks schweeeet with our amoled )

Flipz77 said:
+1 on the flip case. Just make sure it's got a tpu shell around the phone, otherwise you won't want a drop while the case is open!
(Don't be disappointed about the black front, it looks schweeeet with our amoled )
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Yeah lol.
Thanks man!
I'll update you when phne get fixed.

Flipz77 said:
+1 on the flip case. Just make sure it's got a tpu shell around the phone, otherwise you won't want a drop while the case is open!
(Don't be disappointed about the black front, it looks schweeeet with our amoled )
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Well phone got fixed.
I don't like the black at all but that's what I have right now so I need to get used to it.
I hope I will be able to get along with the phone for one more year and then probably I'll replace it.
Right now he works really good.
It took the engineer to replace the broken screen with a new one about one hour and he always mumbled bad things about Motorola and how they build their phones.
He tried to put the back bamboo case to it's place and failed many times because the glue just won't work..
He told me to wait some time so the glue would get sticky to the phone itself.
Next time, I will buy a phone that have wider support in my country, make sure I have a flip case from the very beginning and make sure that you can unplug the battery from the phone.
That phone is awesome but has a quite long list of disadvantages...

OrenGazala said:
Well phone got fixed.
I don't like the black at all but that's what I have right now so I need to get used to it.
I hope I will be able to get along with the phone for one more year and then probably I'll replace it.
Right now he works really good.
It took the engineer to replace the broken screen with a new one about one hour and he always mumbled bad things about Motorola and how they build their phones.
He tried to put the back bamboo case to it's place and failed many times because the glue just won't work..
He told me to wait some time so the glue would get sticky to the phone itself.
Next time, I will buy a phone that have wider support in my country, make sure I have a flip case from the very beginning and make sure that you can unplug the battery from the phone.
That phone is awesome but has a quite long list of disadvantages...
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Awesome that you could already have it serviced!
I see your point though, and I understand that in this thriving "free" market we can only choose the best compromise for our needs. I wouldn't buy a LG just for the removable battery and the repair support, but I can totally see why it looks like a viable choice for you right now.
As much as I like this phone, glue never looks like a good solution for pieces that are gonna be serviced sooner or later... As for the screen assembly, well, I guess every manufacturer now makes the digitiser and glass into one single part.
That being said, enjoy your moto and keep it for a while