The Nexus 7 does remarkably well in these tests.
I'm actually kinda shock the N7 survived all those tests. IPad tho, not so good at all lol
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That's pretty awesome. I still want a screen protector for my device though lol
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I would imagine that the iPad would fare worse, if for no other reason because it is heavier. In the two dry drops, the iPad also seemed to land badly (right on the corner). I'm not about to recreate those tests, but it's nice to know that if I do something stupid, there's a chance of survival
i found it kinda funny, the nexus 7 didnt look like it was doing well after the water test yet the guy still was like 'oh look how great it did"
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i found it kinda funny, the nexus 7 didnt look like it was doing well after the water test yet the guy still was like 'oh look how great it did"
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Looked like the Nexus 7 was working as well to me after the water as it was performing before going into it. Screen on, sound working, touch screen fully functional, buttons working. What more do you want, auto-dry of the exterior :silly: ?
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What more do you want, auto-dry of the exterior :silly: ?
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yes please!
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Anyone noticing a screen door effect with their LCD screen? Mine definitely has it, wondering if this is normal. My last two phones have been AMOLED, so I'm not sure.
Do you mean like this?
Nexus 4 has a pattern on the display.
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Do you mean like this?
Nexus 4 has a pattern on the display.
(I'm trying to consolidate all these threads as more and more people finally get their hands on the phone)
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No, it's not dots like the digitizer. It's very fine horizontal and vertical lines like seen on some cheap TN panel monitors.
Unfortunately it's so fine I doubt I could capture it with a picture. But it seems to detract from the sharpness of the screen.
Guessing it's just me. I assume if I think my Galaxy Nexus screen looks better than the Nexus 4, then I probably got a defective Nexus 4. RMA time it seems.
I'm cursed. Had to RMA my Galaxy Nexus a couple times because of the purple effect. My Nexus 7 because of the lifted glass, now this. Ugh.
If I look close, I can make out a very slight screen door effect at times. I'm guessing all of them have this to some extent, but maybe it's worse on yours if it's so noticeable as to bother you.
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No, it's not dots like the digitizer. It's very fine horizontal and vertical lines like seen on some cheap TN panel monitors.
Unfortunately it's so fine I doubt I could capture it with a picture. But it seems to detract from the sharpness of the screen.
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I've noticed it.... Thought I was the only one loll
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Is it as bad as the pentile screens like gs3 or note?
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Can't see it at all on mine, although I'm coming from a 50 dollar cheapo Optimus V so this thing just looks incredible no matter what lol
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Well good news for me, I no longer see this issue on my screen. It seems to have cleared up and it looks sharp and clear now. *Whew* I'm happy and love the screen.
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Well good news for me, I no longer see this issue on my screen. It seems to have cleared up and it looks sharp and clear now. *Whew* I'm happy and love the screen.
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I can definitely see it on mine, grays make it pop out more. It's not too bad to warrant the hassle of trying an exchange, though.
Not sure why it would clear up by itself, but if it does I am not gonna mind it
My LG thrill has that, and so does the HTC inspire.
Its normal I guess
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Is it as bad as the pentile screens like gs3 or note?
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No way, not even close to as bad as pentile.
I also see these vertical lines. Been driving me crazy when I focus on them. No worries though. Great phone.
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I can definitely see it on mine, grays make it pop out more. It's not too bad to warrant the hassle of trying an exchange, though.
Not sure why it would clear up by itself, but if it does I am not gonna mind it
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You are right, it didn't. I think after using a while, I started seeing past it. Then I was messing around with my Galaxy Nexus and tablet. Then went back to the phone and I can notice those lines again.
It also depends on what I'm looking at. It really stands out looking at the XDA forums, on the brown colors (I'm using the XDA 2010 theme).
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 !
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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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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.
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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..
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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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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:
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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.
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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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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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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.
Dear forum mates, I've been using my Cappy for more than 4 years, I guess. Anyway, I'm not sure exactly, but it has never let me down. I mean, I used to drop it on the floor and even over the stairs - only a few scratches on plastic parts appeared.
Now it's kind of old, I mean hardware. What do you guys think, which touchscreen smartphone would be a decent alternative?
I finally upgraded to the nexus 5. The hardware difference is crazy and someone bough my old Cappy for 70 bucks.
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I finally upgraded to the nexus 5. The hardware difference is crazy and someone bough my old Cappy for 70 bucks.
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I have been thinking about Nexus 5 and Lenovo K900, but it's way too large for a phone, in my opinion.
What about durability of Nexus phone? Did you happen to drop it already?
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I have been thinking about Nexus 5 and Lenovo K900, but it's way too large for a phone, in my opinion.
What about durability of Nexus phone? Did you happen to drop it already?
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So far it is on par with the captivate. The soft grip plastic is pretty sturdy and the screen I believe is gorilla glass 3. It feels solid in your hand. I haven't dropped it but there are some videos online that shows it doesn't hold up well.
But I baby all y devices.
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So far it is on par with the captivate. The soft grip plastic is pretty sturdy and the screen I believe is gorilla glass 3. It feels solid in your hand. I haven't dropped it but there are some videos online that shows it doesn't hold up well.
But I baby all y devices.
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Thanks for the feedback, mate.
However, im going to think twice before buying a new device, it HAS to be same resistand to drops and falls since I don't baby my devices, it's ok for my life. I also look through SGS4 Active.
Will is, won't it, how much drop the S5 can take?
Wow..did not expect the s5 to be rugged..his tests were pretty substantial. So s5 has the best mobile display, one of the best cameras out on a smartphone, the best battery performance in the market, has water resistance, heartbeat and fingerprint sensors..guess this should clear up any doubts people initially had about this phone being just an incremental update to the s4
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This video honestly surprised me, the sheer resilience of the thing is incredible but I would guarantee the screen would have cracked had he put it face down and then ran it over but nonetheless it is still an incredible feat.
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Wow, color me impressed. Not only was the car test impressive for the front screen, but I was at least expecting the back plastic to crack. Damn. I was already impressed with the S5 to begin with, but this just put it over the top for me.
Just one more week...
Think I have now made my choice between the S5 and M8 now thanks!
Pre ordered mine today from at&t. I can't wait.
That was tough to watch, but I'm impressed!
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That was tough to watch, but I'm impressed!
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Lol, isn't it? The gravity! Those cracking sounds! Like a horror movie.
S5 always wins. Always landed further than S4 , how weird.
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What do you guys think about this drop test?
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What do you guys think about this drop test?
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Not bad. It seems the S5 takes most of the everyday drops well and far better than it's predecessors, anything from human height and you'll be all right, unless landing face down, which still KOs the screen.
BTW, is there an article out there analyzing the likeliness of a face down land? You know, pulling out of pocket and dropping, slipping while taking a photo, someone accidentally knocking out of the hand and dropping from ear... out of 100 drops, do we know roughly how many lands face down?
HOLY GORILLA GLASS BATMAN!!! I think I need a valium after that. I would really like to see some of that old batman animation added to this video. You know, POW, CRRAACK!, KAPOW!, THWACK!, ect. You get the idea.
http://www.bat-mania.co.uk/trivia/batfight_words.php
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What do you guys think about this drop test?
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I dropped my S5 twice but it still intact 1 is from a phone receiving height to concrete floor and another from my bed ( which is about 35cm high) with no problem. Phone in good condition even with the bezel ....
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S5 gets run over by Tesla Model S (and survives!)
S5 gets run over by Tesla Model S..and survives!!
This is the best test I've seen and it makes me feel good about upgrading. Also saw it go against an iPhone 5s and the iPhone went to pieces while the S5 soldiered on.
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Kudos to ASUS for producing such a robust product.
Last October (Halloween to be exact) my family and I went the local Science Center (my son's favorite destination) for the kid's Halloween party. I of course brought my N7 to stay occupied while he soaked up SCIENCE & FUN...
After a long day, we head home stopping for dinner. As I go to load my son into the car after dinner, I put my N7 on the roof....
As we travelled up the interstate we heard a weird whistling noise that lasted for 10 minutes or so before "going away"....
At home I realized what must have happened....:crying:
Flash forward to last week...I get a call.
The guy :angel: on the other end asks "did you lose a tablet?" YES!....Holy Cow...you can't be serious....
Seems he plugged it in and a little while later it was able to boot to the lock screen where I had my contact info....
We set a time to meet and I got my N7 back. :highfive:
I plugged it in and what do you know, it seems to be fine.
N7 (no sleeve, no nothing) in a zippered 2-up CD case I had lying around...survived flying off the top a car at 70mph....almost 6 months outdoors....IOWA winter....sub-zero temps...snow....ice....rain...
Only damage: 1" piece of the silver trim on the bottom right corner is broken... WOW!
That's crazy man lol
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SO the nexus 7 is hard wearing then?
androidkarnt said:
SO the nexus 7 is hard wearing then?
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Either that or I got EXTREMELY lucky...
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Either that or I got EXTREMELY lucky...
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Pretty sure it's the latter. How it didn't get wet I'm surprised at, I wonder if they've had the tablet sitting around for a while and just now tried to power it up or something.
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Pretty sure it's the latter. How it didn't get wet I'm surprised at, I wonder if they've had the tablet sitting around for a while and just now tried to power it up or something.
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Wet...I don't know... inside the zippered case was damp for sure as the ink bled on the couple of pages of paper I had kept with the N7.
You were Super Lucky.. Dealing with asus is NO FUN
I think you were just very lucky. There were including myself many thousands of people have major issues with the screen cracking and breaking on the nexus 7 when it came out.. The first one i bought. Came in the mail after waiting and waiting took it out of the box and the screen was not secure on the device. I held it in my hand and the screen crushed under my thumb. It took months to get my money back. at that time they were NOT Doing exchanges .
anyway Just my two pennies be careful next time your not likely to be so lucky. Mine is kept in a BOB J Gear case . i have seen all over about the same issue with the nexus 4 phones
Thanks for your story....
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I think you were just very lucky. There were including myself many thousands of people have major issues with the screen cracking and breaking on the nexus 7 when it came out.. The first one i bought. Came in the mail after waiting and waiting took it out of the box and the screen was not secure on the device. I held it in my hand and the screen crushed under my thumb. It took months to get my money back. at that time they were NOT Doing exchanges .
anyway Just my two pennies be careful next time your not likely to be so lucky. Mine is kept in a BOB J Gear case . i have seen all over about the same issue with the nexus 4 phones
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*Just ordered one on these and so far it sounds like its tough as nails. having said that my iphone 5 was going great guns then a one day i lay on a bench and that little drop cained the screen!.
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*Just ordered one on these and so far it sounds like its tough as nails. having said that my iphone 5 was going great guns then a one day i lay on a bench and that little drop cained the screen!.
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First thing I did when I got it back was to buy a rubber/silicone case to help protect it...
G/L with your new toy!
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attach her some rollers and you can use it as a multimedia skateboard
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that's awesome, nice to know it.
i wonder if 2013 version can do same things. honestly, i don't want to test my device in such way )
That is incredibly lucky.
Unfortunately mine fell off the sofa from less than 3 feet high on it's side and the screen cracked to such an extent that it no longer responded to touches.
That's luck nothing to do with build quality haha the original Nexus 7 didn't have too much of a great build quality especially with the screen coming out on some devices.
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That's luck nothing to do with build quality haha the original Nexus 7 didn't have too much of a great build quality especially with the screen coming out on some devices.
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totally true i sent two back for this issue. MY NEXUS 7 STAYS in my Purse for the most part. I have a note 10.1 i use nearly constantly. The nexus is for being at doc office and so on as well as a gps when i get lost . oops i never get Lost .
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totally true i sent two back for this issue. MY NEXUS 7 STAYS in my Purse for the most part. I have a note 10.1 i use nearly constantly. The nexus is for being at doc office and so on as well as a gps when i get lost . oops i never get Lost .
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Yeah the Nexus 7 was a good device if you didn't have to RMA. But apart from the screen being faulty, there was a bad EMMC which cause slow crawl speeds on the tablet until 4.3 implemented FSTRIM automatically at a certain battery threshold. I just ran it via script and I didn't have any problems none the less.
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I must have been extremely lucky too in that I never had any of the problems others seem to have had with the 2012 N7...
Needless to say I have been babying it since I got it back
I guess that really demonstrates the usefulness of a decent case for it.
Any device that falls you have a 50/50 chance of the screen cracking. I know my old thunderbolt I dropped it many times and the screen didn't crack. Then that one day it fell just right and the screen shattered. Maybe one day they can make a screen that's shatterproof but if they did we wouldn't buy new replacement devices lol. I wouldn't say I am very careful with my tablet but I have dropped it a few times and so far it hasn't cracked yet.
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Lol wtf
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LOL