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Well I had mine today.
I knew it would come as I started to use this tab more and more for my only device. I was trying to get it into a coat pocket that was a bit tight and wham, before I knew it I saw it crashing onto a sidewalk FACE down.
I cringed as I watched it bounce. I didn't hear the screen hit the ground even though it bobbled around face down a few times so i was a bit relieved, but I was still worried picking it up as it hit a corner first.
Happy to say it came through scratch free.
I bought a simple cheap case that does not add much in size and has good grip.
Here it is if anyone is interested. The stylist doesn't work that well and I haven't put the screen protector on yet, but after today I will.
http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-P1000-GALAXY-COVER-CASE/dp/B0047K40EG
I dropped mine on day one as I hadn't put it into my pocket properly, small ding in the corner. I was not happy.
I managed to leave it on the car roof the other day, it fell off & got ran over by 2 cars before it was retrieved, the case mostly saved it, a bit of the plastic on the other corner is damaged, but it still works fine and the glass is unmarked. A bit of touch-up and it's not a big deal.
Good build quality!
my 5 yr old dropped it 2x times already but its taking it great no scratches or anything
Just like my Galaxy S, the Tab too has been on "Extreme Adventure's"!
The SGS has been seen to slide off a kitchen work surface onto a stone floor and shoot out of my car window (after leaving my dashboard at warp 5.0) onto the road....
The Tab has shown great tenacity in following the SGS enduring 'blind maneuvers' by being sat-upon, knocked off a desk and found in an argument with one of my dogs (my grand daughter had been using the App 'Talking Tom' and put the Tab down to then come out and join me in the next room but left Talking Tom waiting for the next voice to come forth.... It did in the guise of Rags, one of our dogs who took an instant dislike to his barks & growls being played back by Talking Tom the Cat)!!
Thank goodness for Gorilla Glass and the Ebay case's I purchased....
I've decided to get the Otterbox Defender case to prevent any accidental drops and hating myself afterward!
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I've dropped mine around 4 times so far - the worst being off a shelf around 4 feet high onto a fairly hard bathroom floor. So far it's survived intact - unlike an iPad one of my kids dropped and which now has a nice dent in the aluminium. Maybe plastic was a better materials choice after all....
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I've decided to get the Otterbox Defender case to prevent any accidental drops and hating myself afterward!
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What case are you using for the times you plan on dropping the case on purpose.
Sorry couldn't resist.
Dropped mine while on a call, it had a gel skin and screen protector so i though it was ok, continued the call but the other person said they could not hear me very well after the drop. I was devestated and thought it would have to go for repair.
Looking at it after the call i noticed the case had come apart near the microphone, i carefully with light pressure snapped the front and back casing back together and now everything if working perfectly and calls are clear again. Phew!
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I dropped mine on day one as I hadn't put it into my pocket properly, small ding in the corner. I was not happy.
I managed to leave it on the car roof the other day, it fell off & got ran over by 2 cars before it was retrieved, the case mostly saved it, a bit of the plastic on the other corner is damaged, but it still works fine and the glass is unmarked. A bit of touch-up and it's not a big deal.
Good build quality!
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I don't believe this.
I dropped mine on my way out my front door the other day. Luckily it was in a padded sleeve that I had just bought the day before from Walmart. No damage, but it got me thinking about what could have happened if it wasn't in the sleeve. The only protection it has when it's in use is a Zagg Invisibleshield and Zaggskin. Great for scratch protection, but there's no shock protection. So I've ordered an Otterbox for it. I'm sure it'll be tested at some point.
Dropped mine once and ordered the otterbox
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Same here - is there any source for spare parts already?
Dropped mine glass side down on the corner of a metal box. Destroyed the antiglare cover.. my heart was in my throat while I removed it to see if there was permanent damage and to my surprise not a scratch.
Very resistant device
Scratch on the frame
Dropped mine first face down on a tiled floor. No problem. The Gorilla glass is great. Second incident was not so much a drop as an unforseen injury. My Tab was naked in my big old Samsonite wheel bag for a longhaul flight while I slept and the top edge of the frame was pushed by the other stuff in the bag against a metal rivet head inside the bag. The result is 2 little patches of scribble in the coating near the head phone jack. I can confirm the frame is aluminium.
Any reccomendations as to the neatest touch up?
I got my new Otterbox Defender case from AT&T today. Only paid $42 with shipping and tax so that wasn't too bad.
I weighed it against my Seidio Active case and holster and the Otterbox with holster weighs 12.5 ounces and the Active case with holster is 10.5 ounces if anybody was interested. Removing the clear plastic protective cover from the Otterbox lightens it by 0.15 ounces or about 4 grams.
I will say this thing feels like it will take a lot of abuse before the phone will break. That is of course, unless the screen is hit by a direct impact that the case can't deflect. Remember, there is a lot of screen area so anything protruding like a rock that makes initial contact with the screen will probably break the screen. No case will stop that.
Things I don't like about the Defender whether I knew about it when ordering or not......
yeah it adds a lot of bulk but not too bad. The volume up and down buttons are not very responsive but I suspect some electrical tape on the inside of the case over the phone buttons should help with that. The power button is actually a little too responsive for my taste. It is very easy to click the power button which sucks because the volume buttons have to be pressed hard and the thumb is usually over near the power button when operating the volume buttons. This leads to easy power button pressing.
The plastic case creaks like a wooden floor in a turn of the century house. What the hell is all of this about. Whether you squeeze the case side to side or twist the phone slightly. I suspect it is the outside case rubbing against the inner hard plastic case. I will try some baby powder on that. Still, the case does not have the rigidity that I was hoping for. If you manually twist the phone case at opposite corners the thing flexes way easily.
I called myself from my home phone, walked away and left the note 2 on the counter. I did not hear any echo from either phone as others have reported. This may show up later thought. If the phones are close together then echo can be present.
The plastic protective cover that comes with the case is garbage. Plain and simple. Yes there is a gap between the plastic and the phone screen. Very annoying. I took the plastic off within a few minutes. I have my own screen protector on it anyway.
I like the charging port and headphone port being covered with the rubber plugs.
When the case is put in the holster there is little leeway where the holster snaps into the detent in the phone edge. Several times I have found that the phone had to be adjusted a bit in order for the case to snap into the holster firmly. This may be a problem down the line or I might just modify it so that this makes a positive connection more easily.
This isn't really a comparison between the Active case and the Defender but I thought I would point out a few things.
I don't like having to use the Defender holster as a kickstand for the phone. The Active case has a built in stand in the case.
I do like the protective lip around the screen of the Defender which is made up of the softer outer shell and the hard plastic inner shell. The outside is not soft and gummy like silicone (like the Active) but a little harder. Kind of like a hard rubber but not as hard as a standard hard plastic if that makes any sense. It has a good feel to it. If the Defender is laid face down the hard lip does nothing to keep it from sliding. If laid on its back it resists sliding a little better depending on the surface. It is the opposite with the Active case. The Active has the silicone lip on the face and keeps the phone from sliding around if place face down. If the Active is placed on its back it will slide because the outside part is hard plastic.
The camera has a nice cutout with a lot of plastic protruding around it. The only way this camera lens is getting damages is if something goes right into the cutout and hits the lens directly. Getting to the stylus is very easy.
Ok, I did take the outer cover off and rubbed some baby powder to the inside. The creaking noise is diminished but still there.
I will try out the otterbox for a while and see how I like it. I work in a factory so it is highly plausible that this could fall off of a 12 foot ladder onto concrete. If I worked in an office I would not be using this case most likely.
I really like the look of the Active case in red much better than the otterbox. Fortunately, I place practicality over fashion generally.
Either way, I will hang on to the case and see what happens. Considering that both of these cases have similar MSRP (prices) the value is definitely in the Otterbox as far as material and engineering. The Active case needs to have a little more engineering and firmer material around the screen. in order to ask as much money as they do.
My biggest issue with the Defender is two fold:
1) Face it, this is an UGLY utilitarian looking case hiding our sexy thin phone. They did NOTHING to add any sex appeal to this case. It's like putting a bikini model in a full length raincoat and buttoning every snap.
2) The plastic screen protector feels cheap, scratchy and provides too much drag on the s-pen.
I got my commuter a few hours ago. It's pretty nice looking, the buttons aren't too hard to press, the cutouts are perfect, and it comes with a screen protector which I choose not to use. I couldn't ask for more from it. I also feel like it's very protective and would survive a 6 ft drop (even though im 5 ft).
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Note_2 said:
I got my commuter a few hours ago. It's pretty nice looking, the buttons aren't too hard to press, the cutouts are perfect, and it comes with a screen protector which I choose not to use. I couldn't ask for more from it. I also feel like it's very protective and would survive a 6 ft drop (even though im 5 ft).
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I haven't had the opportunity to hold the commuter series for this phone. Most of the cases for this phone need to be ordered since nobody seems to have anything in stock for this phone, around where I live, and I live in a decent sized city.
I got the commuter for $35 shipped on amazon. 3-5 day shipping, ordered Wednesday and got it earlier today even though it was expected tomorrow to friday! I tried to buy one closest to me for a decent price and the seller accessory net did great.
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I too have the creaking issue with the Defender. Mine(two of them) also creak and crackle. The plastic part that snaps together does not snap tightly thus causing some play which in turn causes the feeling that there is movement underneath and the creaking sounds. I got a replacement on the first one for this and the second one they sent also does this.
Otter customer service is great but the product right now imo is subpar
It is probably going to creak because it is suppose to flex... that is the whole point of the case absorbing impacts.
My biggest gripe about the Defender case is that dust makes it way in between the case's plastic screen protector and the phone's glass screen. It enters at the Home button mostly and at the top opening for the sensors. I have to open the case at least once a week and wipe out the dust. It's mainly fabric debris from my jeans pocket so I don't think it's anything scratchy.
honestly i hate my commuter case,its to damned fat,but when i drop my 700$ phone ,im happy, strange how that works
oddly enough, the only time I have dropped my Note 2 is when I used the otterbox Defender holster. If the phone case is pushed back and down in the holster when inserting , then the holster tab doesn't fully lock into the notch in the case. I thought I had it snapped in and it fell about 42 inches, I have a 36 inch inseam, and hit the concrete floor. Of course, this is a walk in the park for the Defender case so naturally there was no damage or marks on the case at all, and I wasn't worried about it when I picked the phone up.
My Active case has a much better spring loaded latch design so it is impossible for this to happen.
I actually got my knife out and made a little adjustment on the case notch so this won't happen again.
The best case so far is the Griffin survivor knockoff but it is very cheaply made. The screen protector scratches very easily. Does anyone have an idea where I could get the material used for the screen protector that Otterbox uses ?
Otterbox defender has a good quality protector but unfortunately it has cutouts for the home button as well as the top Speaker.
ARE there any other options ? Does anyone have any ideas how to dust proof the Otterbox?
Dust definitely is a problem with this case. I end up taking it apart to clean a couple of times a day, which sounds worse than it really is, even to me - When I think about it, I'm like, "Ugh, what a pain", but then, after, I'm like, "That wasn't so bad".
Anyway, in response to your question, I do have an idea, but haven't tried it and probably won't because I don't mind the cleaning.
You could cut to size and glue rubber washers to the inside of the screen, outlining the cutouts.
Tape. Put a small piece non sticky side up over the home button opening then tape it down from the inside do the same with the speaker cutout and use a needle to perforate it. If you're good with an exacto knife you could cut colored tape to fill the opening then use a small strip of crystal clear packing tape to seal it into place. It's cheap and easily replaceable when dust gets stuck to it. It'll serve 2 purposes of helping block the dust and catching what sneaks by.
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What is the point?? You might as well put it in a glass case and never touch it. It's not a mickey mantle rookie card, it's a frikin phone.
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LittleRedDot said:
What is the point?? You might as well put it in a glass case and never touch it. It's not a mickey mantle rookie card, it's a frikin phone.
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Some people work in environments with lots of silica dust which will destroy the screen in no time. It's no fun to have a hazy scuffed up screen on your $700 phone.
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If I worked in an environment prone to dust/sand, I'd have an otterbox no doubt!
I don't mind a few scratches on my phones body/midframe but my screen must stay relatively pristine. Scratches on my viewing area drive me insane :thumbdown: luckily I have an office job, but I do live in Florida and there's lots of sand around to wreak havok on your screen. For that reason alone I never put mine in a pocket cuz I prefer my glass naked, so I use a microfiber/microsuede lined leather holster with the bottom corners open so the sand and dust can fall out easily.
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apallohadas said:
If I worked in an environment prone to dust/sand, I'd have an otterbox no doubt!
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Defender for Note 2 won't save you from dust. For someone working in such harsh environment, I wouldn't even recommend getting N2 but rather S3 with Otterbox Armor soon to be released. Seidio OBEX might work as well. But those are not for N2
+1 for survivor case..that is what we can get for now on our note 2..
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I guess I don't see how taping over the speaker and the punching tiny holes in the tape solves anything. Also tape would peel and get dirty. Just put a quality sp on and buy a good case, then leave everything else up to the gods.
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Tape costs a few bucks for a big roll. When it peels you replace it, same with getting dusty. Thats the whole point of using tape so the dust sticks to it instead of getting and and being able to move around. As for perforating the tape, a few small holes is much harder for dust to get thru than a large opening, but will let the sound thru fairly well. Obviously you've never had to protect electronics in a harsh environment. One of the most common things done to protect ordinary electronics in the desert is put tape over the ports to prevent sand from getting in. Same in wet environments only you use heavier tape like no residue duct tape.
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I found this on Amazon and remembered seeing this post. Figured I'd bring it to your attention. I was looking at the zero lemon battery and stumbled on this. Waterproof and dust proof.
summercomm-- Waterproof Skin Case for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 Multi Purpose Protective Skin for Underwater Activity, Fishing, Ski, Snowboarding, Sand-proof, Dustproof, Bath Tub
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5A16R0/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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I just had a marvelous idea. Put the phone in a zip lock bag and use a bluetooth earpiece. :good:
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Tape costs a few bucks for a big roll. When it peels you replace it, same with getting dusty. Thats the whole point of using tape so the dust sticks to it instead of getting and and being able to move around. As for perforating the tape, a few small holes is much harder for dust to get thru than a large opening, but will let the sound thru fairly well. Obviously you've never had to protect electronics in a harsh environment. One of the most common things done to protect ordinary electronics in the desert is put tape over the ports to prevent sand from getting in. Same in wet environments only you use heavier tape like no residue duct tape.
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Yes obviously, because you know me, I've never had to protect my device in the desert.
But you would be wrong, I did 4 combat tours in Iraq and I never had a problem with a screen protector and a case. I been in sandstorms so bad you couldn't see in front of your face and I've never damaged a device. So before you go assuming things that you know nothing about maybe you should stop and think before you put your foot I your mouth.
In fact I still have the ipod I took with me and it works perfectly, as did my mates.
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I have the book type flip case with holes on the flip cover for accepting calls and all that stuff but its not dust proof and I hate it..dust gets to my screen everytime and it damages my chrome bezel and back cover
With spring and summer coming I am looking for a WaterPROOF box that can survive falling into a pool and will protect my phone from sudden down pour of rain and keep pocket sweat from reaching the phone.
I have seen a bunch of the "bag" cases that are like carrying my phone is a 1gal ziplock, I want to avoid those.
The case does not need openings or screen function, just a box that will open so I can take the phone out and use it.
Not a must, but I would like the case to fit in my pocket.
I found a Pelican box that will fit the LG G2 dimensions and I am tempted to get one.
But before I make a final choice, does anyone know of any WaterPROOF boxes that will fit the LG G2 and keep a slim feel?
LG Dimensions: 5.45276 x 2.79134 x 0.350394 (Inches)
I sent mine to Liquipel since I use it on my motorcycle as my GPS, telephone and music command center... Works awesome and no worries about sudden downpours... Get to keep my slim case as well. The cost wasn't much more then a good waterproof box and still allows use of any case you prefer!
Myself and now a coworker has a cracked screen with the case on. Mine broke last night. I made a previous post about it. Came into work to talk with a friend to warn her and she took off her case and showed me a similar crack that she didn't know she had until I told her about it. I'd advise anyone using it to get a different case.
What is cracking? I have one of these cases and this frightens me!
We need more details..
Did it crack only because of putting on the case? was it not properly installed and was forced?
Or was it overconfidence in the case, you put it in and threw it to test it?
Okay so my phone dropped between 5-6 ft from my shoulder. Landed on the top left corner. Where the vertical bar is, just to the left the glass is all chipped. I'll try and get some photos later. With the case on you can't see the point of impact. On the case itself you can see the scrape marks where it hit the plastic and broke. I believe the plastic shell was the cause of the crack, it being the first thing to hit the screen if it was the rubber first then the plastic over it wouldn't have done that. Also I have a zagg screen protector on and that was all cracked up and flew off my phone. Was sitting about a foot away from it. My coworker has a crack in hers too with the same case and protector. She just noticed that after I told her about my experience. She took her case off and noticed a crack near the top. That wasn't really noticeable with the case on.
Uh oh maybe I'll be going back to my other case
Hmmm I love my OtterBox defender it's a good case .I drop it a few time and it saved my phone. I wouldn't buy an other case
Here's the pics. The one on my phone, the chipped parts are all covered by the case. The other 2 is where the screen broke and left marks inside the case.
You should email otterbox. That's bull****
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otterbox is trash just like zagg and other overpriced brands. i don't get it why so many people from the US even buy those. probably because they are adviside at the local phone shops? don't get ripped off.
get uag, the samsung rugged case or even a spigen rugged armor.
for screen protectors only whitestone.
im sorry for your (phone) loss
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Here's the pics. The one on my phone, the chipped parts are all covered by the case. The other 2 is where the screen broke and left marks inside the case.
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Do you also use the included case Holster for extra drop protection? I use the case snapped into the holster with the screen facing outwards for that little bit of extra drop protection. I have been using mine for over a month and no issues, I also have a Black Dragon skin from DBrand on the back of the phone.
Last otterbox Defender I used was on an iPhone 4s, never again I promised myself. Reason? The hard inner case tabs left marks on the point of contact on the iphone 4s brushed aluminium frame after I removed it to sell it. Bad design.
xbmoyx said:
Do you also use the included case Holster for extra drop protection? I use the case snapped into the holster with the screen facing outwards for that little bit of extra drop protection. I have been using mine for over a month and no issues, I also have a Black Dragon skin from DBrand on the back of the phone.
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No not in the case holder. I was done with a call and went to grab it off my shoulder and didn't grab it all the way and fell. I email them yesterday and just waiting for a repply back. If not I'll be making a call soon.
People buy otter box for the same reason they buy iPhone. Because it's a staple name. Just like Kleenex and Kellogg cereal. It's popular known and a brand name. I used to have an otter box, they break so easily.
Well I think it's just this case and the plastic shell design that's the problem. On my note 5 I had the commuter case and that thing save my phone so many times from spills mostly by my kids. But that design was a rubber shell with plastic over that to keep it together. I have even dropped it to show people the durability of it. The defender case design is the flaw here. I still believe they make good case but there not for everyone.
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Well I think it's just this case and the plastic shell design that's the problem. On my note 5 I had the commuter case and that thing save my phone so many times from spills mostly by my kids. But that design was a rubber shell with plastic over that to keep it together. I have even dropped it to show people the durability of it. The defender case design is the flaw here. I still believe they make good case but there not for everyone.
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I agree, the hard inner case where the phone sits inside of is a big no no for me.
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Sadly asurion doesn't have any note 8 too swap out with plus the deductible is 200. Going to have to deal with this for awhile
I never liked the Defender. Way to much bulk and as we see for the Note 8, not enough protection. I would contact Otterbox and try and get s refund.
The problem with the Defender is the sides, edges are front lip glass of the phone are always rubbing against the hard plastic shell of the defender. Don't want the edges of my phone rubbing on hard plastic at any time.
At least the Commuter & Symmetry have soft rubber hitting the phone instead of hard plastic.
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The problem with the Defender is the sides, edges are front lip glass of the phone are always rubbing against the hard plastic shell of the defender. Don't want the edges of my phone rubbing on hard plastic at any time.
At least the Commuter & Symmetry have soft rubber hitting the phone instead of hard plastic.
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But the Defender has a thick rubber as the external shell which would act as the first line of defense against a drop. The Commuter case only has the rubber on the edges (looks more thin and flimsy than the Defender series) and the other hard plastic shell is no where near the edges on the phone.
I have used the Defender series cases for years and have dropped my device a handful of times with no issues. From what I see, the Note8 Defender is built exactly like other Defender cases with the rubber shell on the outside and the hard shell on the inside so why would the Note8 be more vulnerable than other phones?
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But the Defender has a thick rubber as the external shell which would act as the first line of defense against a drop. The Commuter case only has the rubber on the edges (looks more thin and flimsy than the Defender series) and the other hard plastic shell is no where near the edges on the phone.
I have used the Defender series cases for years and have dropped my device a handful of times with no issues. From what I see, the Note8 Defender is built exactly like other Defender cases with the rubber shell on the outside and the hard shell on the inside so why would the Note8 be more vulnerable than other phones?
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Defender is ****s end of . Imagine a bikers helmet with no padding on the inside, smashed against a wall.. pulp.
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