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[BIG PROBLEM , SCREWED?]Screen Defect

Hello,
Well , I have a big problem with my SGS at the moment , the problem is that my screen is defect. Well , the screen still works as it should(touch , thank god) but I has alot of big scratches.
Believe it or not , but I dropped my sgs like 3 times before on 1 meter height on hard underground , It survived without scratches , btw I dont know if it did land on the screen so maybe thats the reason why my screen survived before. But today i was sitting and I had the phone in my pocket and when I wanted to stand up it dropped out of my pocket on the ground , from 0,5 meters height on a soft floor(carpet) but I discovered those big scratches and I was shocked
/Now the important part , is there any way to repair this???
By putting new glass on the screen or something? Maybe there is someone who experienced the same and knows how and where it got repaired?
Thanks in advance,
Picture of the state of my screen in attachments , sorry for the vga webcam quality.

Looks like the glass got shattered.
There would be no way to fix a Crack or a Scratch. You will have to replace the Digitizer and Display.

Dude, that's why you should use screen protector on it.
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Jobiza said:
Dude, that's why you should use screen protector on it.
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Thanks for your help.

Sorry man. Some people just wouldn't use screen protector, but 1-5€ could have saved you from this.
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'Defect' LOL. My car was 'defective' after I wrapped it around a telephone pole.
Would a screen protector prevent a shatter like that? Perhaps to a limited extent but I though they were mainly for scratches.
I do my SGS bareback. No significant scratches yet, I think last time I cleaned the screen up and looked really close I could see one tiny line.
I've dropped once onto pavement (dented the bezel) and once on a wood floor (flew out of my hand as I whipped it out and bounced across the room lol).

Jobiza said:
Sorry man. Some people just wouldn't use screen protector, but 1-5€ could have saved you from this.
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i pay that for the insurance each month

Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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haloimplant said:
Would a screen protector prevent a shatter like that? Perhaps to a limited extent but I though they were mainly for scratches.
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Yea , Thats what I thought. But no1 with a clue about my personal problem? Glass replace?

Second Sticky down, Accessories Forum.
Title: "i9000 Screen Replacement"

ImraanK said:
Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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Sorry sir , if your screen(or glass whatever)is shattered. In fact , its also defect. 1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
But who cares?
Looks like these general subboard is full of trolls , I'm asking for advice where and how to repair your screen when its in a state like this? All I get is people who try to act smart or whatever you wanna call it.
Just dont post if you cant make sense

stateit said:
Second Sticky down, Accessories Forum.
Title: "i9000 Screen Replacement"
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Thanks , never thought of looking @ assecories bord xD

You could try and replace it yourself which is probably cheaper or you can ring samsung and tell them what happened and have them replace it/send a new phone for you. Obviously it would cost you.

@dehem333
Very sad to hear that loss...
I have no idea how to fix it. But I pray that it gets fixed someway.
Wish u best of luck!
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You broke it...lol but who cares!!!
Screen with digitizers are for sale on ebay.. screen replacement thread in xda somewhere with phone disassembly vid(sure you would have found it by now)..
Better prep the sgs for icu .. good luck
Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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Sorry sir , if your screen(or glass whatever)is shattered. In fact , its also defect. 1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
But who cares?
Looks like these general subboard is full of trolls , I'm asking for advice where and how to repair your screen when its in a state like this? All I get is people who try to act smart or whatever you wanna call it.
Just dont post if you cant make sense
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Well just replacing the glass is not gonna work because the touch digitizer and the glass are like one. So you,ll have to buy it completely new. Also its not easy to replace it. Its glued together. Youll need to be handy.
If your buying off ebay make sure its an amoled screen. Alot of lcds on ebay.
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Incredible S disassembled

Hey guys
So i cracked my touch digitizer and decided to chance it myself.
I have taken some pictures of the phone disassembled.
So if anyone is curoius to see the inside of their phone, here it is...
If there is something you want a closer look of, just tell me and i will take a picture.
I haven't put it back together yet, cause i didn't know you needed some special tape to mount the digitizer...

Pretty neat. I rember taking my Nexus One apart. I got the digitizer and screen together. Didn't want to deal with the tape/glue aspect.
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Great job!
I was in the same shoe as you. Mine was a badly cracked LCD while the touch screen didn't even have a single scratch. Don't ask how I did it
Dismantling the LCD and the touch screen assembly was the toughest part. Seems like all newer and slimmer phones are using glue to fix their parts together. A nightmare for DIY.
I used normal double sided tape to put mine back together. Seems to be holding well so far. However, I am still looking around for better alternatives. Let me know if you find one!
I love my INCS!

could you make close-up pics from the bottom leds that are being used?
im actually thinking of replacing them for blue or orange

Was it hard to do because I have some dust under my screen and maybe give it a try.

How did you manage to crack the gorilla glass??
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Yeah, i'm gonna try to replace my digitizer as well, i'm kinda scared to pull the screen & digitizer apart... I've read that you can heat it up using a hairdryer and that the glue will get loose, but i'm not sure if i have the guts to heat my screen up
So how did you manage to get the screen off?

Don't think it is worth the effort and risk to just get rid of a few dust particles.
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Guys, using a hairdryer f***s the phone up. You don' need lot of time to overheat any metal parts and circuits and stuff break...
You think it isnt that hot, but works the same way like when u are in the sauna and your necklace burns your neck when it hangs apart from your body for a couple of seconds.
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Hawkysoft said:
could you make close-up pics from the bottom leds that are being used?
im actually thinking of replacing them for blue or orange
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I'm afraid i cant to that. I'm afraid of braking it when removing the tape wich is on it. The button "display" is 0,5 mm thick or so. Im not even sure it is possible to replace them.
Neolight78 said:
Was it hard to do because I have some dust under my screen and maybe give it a try.
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Dont do it just to remove some dust. Not worth the risk. Its not that easy to take it off.
RicarduZonta said:
How did you manage to crack the gorilla glass??
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6 feet drop on concrete floor with the corner first. Even Gorilla glas cant survive that
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So how did you manage to get the screen off?
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After removing everything on the back i was able to push at the back of the screen in the top of the phone, and then get a little plastick tool in and pulled it of.
Its quite hard to pull off but the glass was already cracked so i just pulled a bit hard.
I was a little bit more carefull with the LCD. Its also quite hard to remove. Just took my chances and hoped the glue would give in before the LCD craced

Cool story bro, I always wanted to know what's inside!

Can you post a high res picture of just the mother board particularly the NAND flash of possible
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I'm also looking for what I need to re attach the digitizer. Any ideas
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What did you use to glue the digitizer back on? I broke mine and waiting for new digitizer and housing to come in. But i have no idea what is used to glue it back on. Also wondering if the digitizer gets glued back onto the lcd or onto the housing or both? Thanks guys!

hosecastro said:
What did you use to glue the digitizer back on? I broke mine and waiting for new digitizer and housing to come in. But i have no idea what is used to glue it back on. Also wondering if the digitizer gets glued back onto the lcd or onto the housing or both? Thanks guys!
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Hey
I answered in the other thread
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Dust Magnet

My Xperia T attracts dust like a magnet. It's unbelievable. Soon there will be no dust anywhere on the planet. Just one big dust ball with my Xperia at the centre of it! Anyone else have this problem?

poplectic said:
My Xperia T attracts dust like a magnet. It's unbelievable. Soon there will be no dust anywhere on the planet. Just one big dust ball with my Xperia at the centre of it! Anyone else have this problem?
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Remove the screen protector that comes factory fitted with the phone. I have done that with all my xperia phones and it makes the screen miles better. Furthermore, I have found that it does not attract as much dust

gregbradley said:
Remove the screen protector that comes factory fitted with the phone. I have done that with all my xperia phones and it makes the screen miles better. Furthermore, I have found that it does not attract as much dust
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Does it get easily scratched? I did it with my old x10, but got scratched pretty bad.
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That's a good plan, it may well be that screen protector. I'll replace it with a different one see what happens.

LegibleEel said:
Does it get easily scratched? I did it with my old x10, but got scratched pretty bad.
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No, I did it for my x10 and my Neo. I actually found the screen protector got more easily scratched than the glass
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Same. My screen protector got scratched so I took it off. Much better now and no scratches.
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U guys have long nails? didn't find a way to take it off yet LOL
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tumult said:
U guys have long nails? didn't find a way to take it off yet LOL
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Just try near the top centre, once you have a corner up it pulls off easilly enough.

gregbradley said:
Just try near the top centre, once you have a corner up it pulls off easilly enough.
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Protector removed, now screen touch feels better (not so sticky).

poplectic said:
My Xperia T attracts dust like a magnet. It's unbelievable. Soon there will be no dust anywhere on the planet. Just one big dust ball with my Xperia at the centre of it! Anyone else have this problem?
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I've been taking a can of dust off air to my phone like twice a week. Especially around the bevel... works well.

I now have the same problem on my new Pixel 7 Pro I bought like a month ago. It's screen is dusty whenever I get it out of the pocket no matter what pants.
Searched everywhere and can't find anything useful. My first guess is some kind of static electricity. I've tried:
• anti-static screen cleaner
• letting the battery die and keep it uncharged for like half a day.
• a bunch of different jeans/pants
• even tried vaccum cleaning my pockets and trying to pick up anything that's impossible to see with human eye by a lint roller and duct tape.
Putting on a screen protector film or tempered glass would be my last resort.
After 30 minutes in pocket it looks like this. It's really embarrassing when I have to get it out in front of other people. Also attaching a photo of my pocket so you don't think they are messy or smth.

Back Glass Cracked around speaker

I went out tonight to a movie. I put my phone in my pocket when I left the house, took it out once to put it on vibrate at the start of the movie then took it out of my pocket again when I got home. The phone was the only thing in that pocket, so it's not like it was up against my keys or anything.
The phone was intact when I put it on vibrate so while it was in my pocket at some point during the movie or the ride home is when it got cracked.
It seems that the part of the glass that's cut out for the loud speaker got pushed in enough that the glass around it gave way and shattered. I don't remember bumping it on anything or it being jostled in any way, just a typical movie and drive home...
I have insurance on it through Tmobile but I may try and call LG directly first to see if they will do anything considering I didn't drop it or really abuse it in any way that I can think of...
So let this be a warning to you if you have one, be careful about that part of the phone. Maybe be careful to put it facing screen-side-out in your pocket so the back speaker cut out can't be bumped...
The glass around the speaker grill is entirely shattered with cracks spider webbing from it to all 4 corners of the screen. The cracks going to the top are hard to see in the pictures, but their there.
Anyone have any comments or suggestions about contacting LG, or anything else about it?
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Gorilla glass my ass
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Looks like a bit of flex that's caused it.
That's the first time I've seen a decent picture of the back by the way, and it looks amazing!
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That does not seem like Gorilla Glass anymore. Don't think I've ever heard of a phone just magically breaking without any kind of impact.

How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm

I don't think that the backside of the phone is made from gorilla glass, only the screen. But you still should contact LG, because no way it should blow up like that.
Hope that they change it for you
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm
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I wish I had a good answer
I was babying this phone as much as possible, it was the only thing in that pocket and I made sure not to use it when over cement or anything in case it did fall.
But this happened while it was INSIDE my pocket, I even had to empty some of the glass shards out of my pocket when I noticed what had happened...

xCryonic said:
I don't think that the backside of the phone is made from gorilla glass, only the screen. But you still should contact LG, because no way it should blow up like that.
Hope that they change it for you
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Most of the reviews state that both the front and the back of the phone are Gorilla Glass.

ASavva said:
Looks like a bit of flex that's caused it.
That's the first time I've seen a decent picture of the back by the way, and it looks amazing!
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LG cheaped out. This can not be gorilla glass. I believe OP.

Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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phewizzo said:
Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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There are no cases. And I agree, I don't see how this could sporadically happen. You had to have had some crazy luck here.

Back pocket? Were you sitting on it?
OK am just not buying the km magic scratches happening on their own or a big crack happening without it being CX caused. These things do not happen on their own..
It looks just like it got sat on, what else could push the speaker through to crack it like that..
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phewizzo said:
Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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Haha, no skinny jeans, and it was in my front left pocket.
There was no stress at all that I can think of. When I took it out of my pocket at home to text someone the back felt rough and I thought something was on it, but when i turned it around to look I saw it all cracked. I was 100% surprised to see that considering how I had babied it all night and I didn't even use it the entire night.
There was no case because none are sold yet. When I bought it the store said they would be getting the cases (bumpers I guess) in stock next week, I was going to call them Monday to see if they had any yet, and I still will but I don't expect them to get any until mid week.

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Haha, no skinny jeans, and it was in my front left pocket.
There was no stress at all that I can think of. When I took it out of my pocket at home to text someone the back felt rough and I thought something was on it, but when i turned it around to look I saw it all cracked. I was 100% surprised to see that considering how I had babied it all night and I didn't even use it the entire night.
There was no case because none are sold yet. When I bought it the store said they would be getting the cases (bumpers I guess) in stock next week, I was going to call them Monday to see if they had any yet, and I still will but I don't expect them to get any until mid week.
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im hoping its just bad manufacturing. if all the nexus 4 phones are like that, im scared to do anything with it
luckily, im getting a TPU case in the mail soon

quit wearing those hipster jeans.

Richieboy67 said:
Back pocket? Were you sitting on it?
OK am just not buying the km magic scratches happening on their own or a big crack happening without it being CX caused. These things do not happen on their own..
It looks just like it got sat on, what else could push the speaker through to crack it like that..
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Front pocket, and no sitting on my side, just in a movie theater seat then my car seat.
I wish I could just "not buy" it too, but it happened....
Like I said in my first post, it looks like a typical crack you would get from tempered glass when the stress point is hit, and it looks like around that speaker cut out is a stress point. The thing is, it wasn't hit, bumped, dropped, or anything else like that.
If you were the insurance company or LG I would understand not trusting me, but why do I have to gain by not telling the truth here?

Chances are you can just exchange it under warranty, not insurance.
You must have had very tight pants on man..
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mattcam3 said:
Front pocket, and no sitting on my side, just in a movie theater seat then my car seat.
I wish I could just "not buy" it too, but it happened....
Like I said in my first post, it looks like a typical crack you would get from tempered glass when the stress point is hit, and it looks like around that speaker cut out is a stress point. The thing is, it wasn't hit, bumped, dropped, or anything else like that.
If you were the insurance company or LG I would understand not trusting me, but why do I have to gain by not telling the truth here?
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maybe it got stressed when it was up against the seat, like the side or something. just a guess. or maybe someone else hit it by accident without you knowing in the theatre? or you yourself did unknowingly? it is dark in there...

I was gonna go naked and the the phone shine I'm 2nd guessing that now
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm
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I told everyone in my other post that the glass is BS because it got scratched by itself, just being in the pocket and on the table... But almost everyone laughed at my warning...

First Scratch test!!!

enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAExzHJIHHE

Wow, I cringed when he used the box cutter. I was sure it would leave a few scratches. Thats awesome. Im still getting protectors for the front and back though lol

Yea you're right to be careful, my S3 was supposedly scratch resistant, scratch tested with box cutters etc yet still got a huge load of scratches on the screen. Apparently sand/dust in your pockets is the cause (has to be, never dropped it or anything)

I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.

Most people do not realize that. My mother for instance puts paper towels on her counter beneath wood cutting plates so the wood doesn't scratch the stone. lol
Plus, there are people here that are complaining about getting magical scratches and breakage.. It would be good for them to watch...
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Rusty! said:
I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.
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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...

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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...
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Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?

They're not getting 'scratches out of nowhere' they just don't know how they did it.
Little tiny bits of grit will scratch any bit of glass.

R3ACTOR4 said:
Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?
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Dust particles or sand make the most scratches from what I can tell. I think you should buy it, I will when I have the chance.
But I'll also get a satchel or something I can keep it in.

Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow

myorks1127 said:
Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow
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what? No its the opposite dude, dust can contain sand... sand is hard enough to scratch class.
metal is too soft, keys are too soft, they'll never scratch gorilla glass

Cool. Drop test?
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you can find it on youtube
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I frequently carry loose diamonds/rubies/emeralds in my pockets

I want a sandblast test.

its scarachable alright..
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..

Androd - A true story. said:
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..
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So how much did you lose man?

666fff said:
So how much did you lose man?
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LOL.
On topic, this is actually confusing for a buyer lol, "random" scratches just seem unlikely to affect the phone..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlgG33n71m0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
For anyone who is interested the link above is a drop test. Not English. German or Austrian I think.
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nic85 said:
enjoy!
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Stopped at 0:10 when the camera is CONSTANTLY out of focus.