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Hi Guys,
I just want to know if anyone of you have had dropped there Note on the floor or off the bed or off the table?
How did it go?
I know I did. I just got a call from someone unexpectedly while my Note was charging. It was one of those calls that caught me really offguard and I was near sleep at that time.
And I really was thrown offguard that I slipped the Note off my hands and into the.floor.. Oh sh*t was all I could utter.
Good thing our second floor in our house was.made of wood or else I could have kiss the phone goodbye.
Anyone experiencing the same more or less accident than what I had?
Care to share guys?
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I dropped it once on cement, when changing in the lockers, I had the same expression you did, but my cheap $1.49 Black Silicon Case saved it.
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dropped it enough times (not to remember how many) on to carpeted floors. dropped it about 6 times onto hard floor (accidentally), twice hard enought to dislodge the official flip case and spen and battery but phone has survived without a scratch (once it had fallen flat on screen but with flip cover covering it on to hard floor and luckily survived the fall from about 2 - 3 feet height). once my child dropped it through the gap in the sofa bed and screen edge landed on the metal rods of the sofa bed and screen survived but small dent on the plastic like thing surrounding the raised screen glass.
been lucky so far but need to insure the phone soon.
Three months out and never dropped mine not one bit. I treat this thing like it came from my own sperm. I don't let others touch it because I'm afraid if anyone drops it, i won't be able to control myself and stab someone in the face.....
with the S-Pen.
I just got my gnote today and luckily I haven't dropped it. But the Guy I alsmost bought his gnote yesterday dropped his while on the way to my place to sell it. The screen was broken as a result. Poor Guy.
never and never will be
emignatius said:
Three months out and never dropped mine not one bit. I treat this thing like it came from my own sperm. I don't let others touch it because I'm afraid if anyone drops it, i won't be able to control myself and stab someone in the face.....
with the S-Pen.
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I am the exact same way
A couple of times, and it doesn't have a scratch. Much better durability than an iPhone.
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4 times. One from 3 feet on rough asphalt. Bottom metal border scratched, screen intact.
The others were from 1 - 2 feet on hard but smooth floor, no consequences at all.
I have more complains about the back cover, it's getting worn out (the texture on the back is disspearing on some parts) from just resting the phone on tables.
Fortunately it's cheap to replace.
I work in a bar, wearing a tabard with front pockets where I put everything on as I cannot reach my pants pockets when wearing it.
Basicly it's always in front of me, while I keep leaning against the bar furniture with iron pins sticking out (to hang bottle openers and towels.).
I broke me 60$ watch glass against one of the pins, but haven't scratched the phone a single time, while (no kidding) I keep hitting it with all the stuff in my front pockets.
So, you might call me lucky for 2 reasons, 1. not breaking my screen or 2. having such awesome phone!
I might think about placing a custom screen protection from a dealer who send the wrong size of screen protectors for a 10" tablet who i can cut out, then use the metal cover I bought (Forgot the name, but is the one you protect the side of the phone with, 4 letter name)
I also dropped it from 1.5m high on tiles andit jumped quite far away with an epic slide, not a dam scratch
PV-
off the bed and off the coffee table. less than 10 times
either i'm lucky or the silicon case saves the day
Twice.. Had to repair the screen.. sigh
j.wong said:
off the bed and off the coffee table. less than 10 times
either i'm lucky or the silicon case saves the day
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It's the Silicon case man. Silicone rocks!
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Dropped it just once...i was sitting on my bed with blanket on and my note on the blanket..i removed the blanket to get up and off went the note with it...fell flat on the floor on itz screen...made a sweet sound though...a thuddd...i had screen protector on and not even a single scratch on it due to fall...altough it gets scratched by my s pen...so i avoid using it
None so far, I am quite careful with my gadgets.
But my note it's chrome frame near the USB area is all scratched, due to I always plug the charger in the dark in my bed:/
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dropped it on the floor once (it fell from my pocket at home) it got bent a little bit next to the s.pen
No drop but I beat my wife's ass with it when she gets out of line now and then and its still going strong!
J/k
From the Beast : Galaxy Note
And your wife?
Today droped from 2.1 meters to stone floor. Broke plastic cover but phone is safe
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Twice both while closing my car door about 1.2 meter.
So yesterday I nearly destroyed my phone by placing it on my leather wallet. After doing so, I went to the kitchen and after around ten minutes I heard a loud noise of something smashing on the ground. It was my N4 that slowly slipped from my wallet. Luckily, it just hit the chair and not the ground and I only have a minor scratch in the metal bezel. After some testing I found that the glass back is stupidly slippery. It even starts to slide when the surface has quite a lot of grip. I think this is due to the coating of the glass. Funny enough, it feels really nonslip and safe holding it in the hand. So be careful where you place your phone!
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This is why I'm gonna put best skins ever or zagg on the back for more grip
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yea tilted surfaces do that
just playing couldn't pass that up
I played with 1 at TMO and it is very slippery. Im glad they picked a could side material for grip
We are all going to break this phone.
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Yeah, I Put a case on mine.
Why the hell is Google putting glass on the back is beyond me. I guess none of them own an Iphone 4/4S or never heard of constant broken back glass from it. This is one slippery phone and a finger print magnet.
My iPhone 4S has slipped quite a few ties doing exactly that- sitting on my leather wallet. Luckily, I havent managed to crack it. I hope the Nexus 4 has a strong back.
Bummer... I have to get a case soon.
I put mine on my desk to charge, and the weight of the USB cable was enough to make the phone slither off the desk like a snake. Happened twice actually, I blamed the cats the first time. This phone is too smooth
Until you get a case or if you do not want to get a case then you could go to walmart, target or home depot etc. and get some of the small round rubber feet they put on boxes and vases to keep them from scratching tables and stick one in each corner of the back. They will keep the phone from sliding and help the speaker from getting so muffled when laying flat.
düdldihüü said:
So yesterday I nearly destroyed my phone by placing it on my leather wallet. After doing so, I went to the kitchen and after around ten minutes I heard a loud noise of something smashing on the ground. It was my N4 that slowly slipped from my wallet. Luckily, it just hit the chair and not the ground and I only have a minor scratch in the metal bezel. After some testing I found that the glass back is stupidly slippery. It even starts to slide when the surface has quite a lot of grip. I think this is due to the coating of the glass. Funny enough, it feels really nonslip and safe holding it in the hand. So be careful where you place your phone!
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I can confirm that. It is super slippery device.
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I've noticed this too. When i'm charging on my drawer the usb cable pulls it ever so slightly. Very creepy, slippery phone lol
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This damn handset fell off a flat footstool twice yesterday, its feckin frictionless!!
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Same thing happened to me the very night I got it. Was watching a movie in my recliner and had the phone in the arm of my chair. Shifted slightly, heard a thump, jumped in horror.
The phone had slid down between the arm and seat of the chair, fell through, hit the wood frame on the way down. Nice big tick in my chrome bezel right next to the volume rocker to show for it.
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sarkster said:
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This damn handset fell off a flat footstool twice yesterday, its feckin frictionless!!
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Lmao, very true. I had mine laying on my bed last night and sure enough it just randomly slid right off onto the carpet.
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donec said:
Until you get a case or if you do not want to get a case then you could go to walmart, target or home depot etc. and get some of the small round rubber feet they put on boxes and vases to keep them from scratching tables and stick one in each corner of the back. They will keep the phone from sliding and help the speaker from getting so muffled when laying flat.
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Well, that's kind of an ugly imagination putting something like that on a phone that beautiful. I'll just be more careful in the future and I don't think it'll ever happen again
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Definitely very slippery - slipped from my hand as I was handing it to my wife to look at ~5min after unboxing. landed on the corner on our hardwood floor and spiderwebbed the back.
A case will cover it and the front is fine so it could have been much worse. I'll just wait until replacement glass backs are available
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Definitely very slippery - slipped from my hand as I was handing it to my wife to look at ~5min after unboxing. landed on the corner on our hardwood floor and spiderwebbed the back.
A case will cover it and the front is fine so it could have been much worse. I'll just wait until replacement glass backs are available
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Oh dear lord my eyes!
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donec said:
Until you get a case or if you do not want to get a case then you could go to walmart, target or home depot etc. and get some of the small round rubber feet they put on boxes and vases to keep them from scratching tables and stick one in each corner of the back. They will keep the phone from sliding and help the speaker from getting so muffled when laying flat.
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The glue used on those things like to slip, especially if they become warm like with the body temperature the phone will reach in someone's pocket. And then that glue leaves behind residue along the slippage path.
Did we really need a thread to tell people to be careful where they put their phone?
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So, I was one of the lucky 2-3 weekers who've just gotten their phones. I opened it last night, and spent a ton of time setting it up and whatnot. Today, after having it in my pocket for about two hours, I met with a horrible sight.
Seems I had some pretty nasty lint in my pocket. That, coupled with skinny jeans, did not make for a happy Nexus 4. I'm going to call into Google/LG soon and see what they have to say about it. Fingers crossed!
TranceWulf said:
So, I was one of the lucky 2-3 weekers who've just gotten their phones. I opened it last night, and spent a ton of time setting it up and whatnot. Today, after having it in my pocket for about two hours, I met with a horrible sight.
Seems I had some pretty nasty lint in my pocket. That, coupled with skinny jeans, did not make for a happy Nexus 4. I'm going to call into Google/LG soon and see what they have to say about it. Fingers crossed!
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Clean the sand out of your pockets mate.
Give that guy a cold shower!
God, with each day I look for alternatives to this. Such a shame about the many problems it's having at the moment.
Also, making a new thread for this was a bit unnecessary it could have gone into any of the other 500 "I didn't do anything but my screen is scratched/cracked" threads.
Seems I had some pretty nasty lint in my pocket. That, coupled with skinny jeans, did not make for a happy Nexus 4. I'm going to call into Google/LG soon and see what they have to say about it. Fingers crossed!
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LG/Google isn't going to do anything. It's your fault for having it scratched and damaged, nothing that came from them. That's what they would say.
As far as putting your phone in your pocket, it should be clean and at least have a case to elevate it so the screen never touches the pocket. (in my opinion) I have the screen facing towards the outer part of the pocket.
How the fack did that happen???
Sucks for you. lol
Honestly how do things like this happen? I wear skinny jeans and have had my phone for two weeks and nothing. Everyone knows sand causes scratches yet no one cleans their pockets? Smh
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The only problem I see here is that you wear skinny jeans...
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When I receive my N4, It's not leaving my pillow.
knapz said:
The only problem I see here is that you wear skinny jeans...
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Dude I wear skinny jeans and the only time I have scratched my phone was when 1. I feel of a cliff, long story, and only suffered a scratch less than a cm long in my SII, and 2. When my Gnex skid out of my pocket when I was driving and feel onto a bunch of sand and rocks that was below my seat and only had a very small scratch and everyone knows how fragile the Gnex screen is
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Cant see any scratches. Had mine for 2 weeks. No case and I put it in my pocket too and so far just 1 very faint scratch on the back and a tiny nick on the bezel. You wont see them unless you are looking for it. I don't plan to buy a case. The phone is just too beautiful to cover up plus I am tired of selling my pristine case protected phones to next man for a quarter of the original price. From now on, If you are buying a used phone from me, the phone will have been properly used
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Don't wear skinny jeans son...cmon
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damn, that sucks. I did not put mine to use until I had a pouch or case for it. It stayed in the box. Now I have a pouch from SFbags.com and the Diztronic case.
That there is karma for even wearing skinny jeans.
Harden up.
A few screen protectors fill those in. I know xoskins does.
http://youtu.be/TAExzHJIHHE
I guess skinny jeans are tougher then keys, a box cutter, coins and a wrench!
I've had the factory screen protectors on, and noticed I have small scratches on the naked portion of the back where the camera is
I left my factory screen protectors on it until I could put zagg extreme protectors on it. I can beat on it with a hammer and no damage. It's good stuff but if you keep your phone naked guess what .....scratches and broken glass. Then everyone complains about it come on guys protect your investment if not get used to looking at scratched scuffed glass. Google shouldn't have to replace phones out of stupidity
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Hi there,
I was happy playing ingress and bang!, hit my head into a pillar. My Note2 was dropped from a shoulder height and hit the cement ground. I picked it up, found one corner jumped out from its case and s-pen came out a bit, but overall the phone received no damage, only one corner of its TPU case got some scratch.
I got this case from ebay, was the cheapest one I found: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/S-Line-Black-TPU-Silicone-Gel-Case-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-N7100-2-/181032376399?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item2a265ed84f#ht_4057wt_1210 Don't mean to advertise it, only want to say that even the simplest TPU case could save your phone
lol
How long till somebody walks into traffic and gets splattered while playing one of these silly AR games?
Dropped mine as well today... Well actually it was on a bench and I was playing basketball and I bricked so bad the ball went flying right towards my amazing Note 2! Fell off bench onto the wooden floor and the spen went flying! No worries as everything else was fine.
Strange as never thought the spen would be so prone to falling out like that.
Also have a pretty rugged dual hybrid case on it.
Fancy pants Note ||
raduque said:
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How long till somebody walks into traffic and gets splattered while playing one of these silly AR games?
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Who says it hasn't happened happened already...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
My sister dropped her S3 four times face first with no case right onto the glass on a concrete floor and nothing happened... These screens are pretty tough!
Hopped off a curb and my Note2 came out of my inside jacket pocket and slid across the street. No protection. My screen was shattered from one corner to the other, a real mess. This was one hour after purchase. Went back to the store to get a replacement the next day in the mail. Good thing for insurance!
No these screens are not super strong depending on impact!
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Lol just ordered one ^.^ thanks for the show off :b
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"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
After reading many threads & posts about people's Nexus's breaking so easily, I thought I would make this thread. So share your near death experience(s) here.
I've dropped mine from 5 ft, twice on a solid floor, and the only damage is a little scuff on the chrome bezel on the corner.
Yesterday my nexus was dropped into a bin (by my coworker, not me!), so a 3/4ft drop onto hard plastics & stone, and then solid plaster was dropped on top. The only protection my Nexus had was one of those waterproof bags (like when you buy grapes).
That's all. I've skid her a few times along laminate flooring, and she goes through rapid temperature changes (hot hand to freezing stainless steel bench) without shattering.
She works fine & only has a small scuff. So I guess these phones aren't as fragile as people say they are! Cheers.
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My nearest-to-death experience was dropping her from 2-3 feet from my lap to the ground, which had carpet. That was more than enough of a scare for me. I do baby my electronics, though. I think I'm going to stop living in fear of breaking my Nexus 4 and start enjoying it. I just took off my screen protector last week and am enjoying the feel of the sloped glass in front. I figure if I continue to be extra cautious, I'll be good. And if I get a scratch, well, I'll just live with it.
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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The wife and were sitting on the top step of the front porch having a smoke. I thought I had a good grip on it but somehow it came out of my hand and I bobbled it about 5 times as my heart skipped a beat. I finally snagged it out of the air and it went back into my pocket. I've never actually dropped it but I know it would have been finished had it hit and toppled down concrete steps!
We took my three year old son to get his passport photos done. For whatever reason he would not sit calmly in the chair. We gave him my phone to calm him down, which helped. He was playing with it, then the photographer came and my boy got pissed off again. He threw the phone on the ground from about 5 feet up (he was sitting on a stool).
I was ready for it. Picked it up, and not a scratch. The poetic bumper and presumably dbrand skin helped a lot.
I dropped mine once off my bed, onto wood floor. Landed on the back. Didn't damage it, all it had was the stock bumper. Yesterday... I dropped it in the kitchen, between where the floor changes from wood to tile, it landed on the riser that covers that section. Bumper flew off, screen is now shattered and the digitizer no longer works. Just ordered a replacement.. Not happy about it, but that's life. First device I've ever broken. Had it since Nov. 16th of last year. Very sad...
Had one bad one so far, came home from gym and had on track pants I guess you could call them, loose fitting with loose baggy pockets. Soon as I in the door I had to pee super bad so darted up the steps which are hardwood, about 8 steps up it slipped right out of my pocket and did a bounce and tumble all the way back down. Heart stopped lol, had the body glove bumper on it, I was so disgusted I went to the bathroom first anticipating when I got downstairs it would be broke, luckily when I picked it up only a funky little scuff of the case, nothing at all on the phone when I took it out. That was like a month ago and no issues ever since.
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Horrible!!
She was in my hands, waist-height. I dropped her when i was closing a door. The door's lower edge had metal on it. So anyway, she slipped outta my hands and I tried to cut the landing with my foot and ended up kicking her into the metal on the door. I did not want to flip her over. She was pristine though. Greatest scare ever...
Tommebaas said:
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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Me too just last night!
Last week... I was trying to take some friends to a country house cause they're guest of mine at my wedding party, long story short after an hour trying to find that place call my next day wife to be helped but no way... So nervous I throw the phone out of my car... It is on a ringke fusion cover... No damage, nothing, no scratch ever... Ehmmm... Throw other 2 times that day but in my car cockpit... Still lucky!
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Tommebaas said:
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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So I am not the only one.
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I have dropped mine a few times. It has a few dings on the chrome bezel and a tiny scratch on the back glass.
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I like to listen to music while im in the shower, so the day after I got the phone, I sat the phone on a piece of tissue (i hate sitting the bare glass directly on things) and put it on the toilet seat. After I get out, im drying off and I just see the phone slide off of the seat, it was like watching in slow motion lol. I picked it up and there was no damage, i was so happy lol
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I put my Nexus 4 on top of my clothes in my work locker. By the time my shift was over, I had completely forgotten about my phone. I then opened my locker and just yanked out my clothes which sent my nexus 4 flying about 7 feet from my locker which was 5 feet high. The phone landed face first and my heart dropped, I carefully lifted it and when I turned it, not a single scratch, mark, or imperfection. I am a lucky son of a *****.
I broke my ankle seriously and had surgery in January. In March, I was hopping around on one foot to the restroom when the N4 popped out of the pocket of my athletic shorts, hit the toilet seat, and luckily bounced to the ground and not inside the toilet.
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Someone once asked me if it was an iPhone...
I was at work (food processing plant) and I leaned against a sharp metal corner, right into the same pocket that had my N4. I thought I felt glass break, so I was pretty worried until I checked it at break. Phone was alright though (no damage)
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Someone once asked me if it was an iPhone...
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They should be posting here, because they risked their life with that blasphemous statement.
This was when Ubuntu Phone's preview came up. I was one of the first to grab a copy. Downloaded the files and flashed it through adb. Had never used adb in my life. After flashing, the phone is stuck on the Google logo. Waits for 5 mins, still same. Panic really hard. Started to browse all forums - xda, reddit, android authority blah blah for any help. 15 mins passed still stuck on Google logo. Trembling I pick up the Nexus and forcefully power it down. While pressing the power button, my heart beat is so loud that I could hear it. The screen turns off and then powers back on and what I see gives me a stroke.
RED LED OF DEATH.
I had read so many nightmare stories of it and now faced. Suddenly something weird comes. I few glitch like things and then Ubuntu shows. I play Ubuntu for a couple of minutes and then the phone blacks out. Power back up and again the RED LED. Plug the phone into the computer and restore android using mskip's util. NEVER GONNA FLASH UBUNTU.
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So it turns out that during the Google logo a massive battery drain took place. Thats why the red led showed up. Ubuntu didn't have any way to show the battery and that's why it blacked out without any pop-up.