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Nexus 4 is super weak.

I own 4 nexus 4's two are replacement orders that I kept from google. If you squeeze in the bottom left corner it creaks and sounds broken. Pretty much all along the bottom if you squeeze it creaks. Now I don't have the time to order 4 replacements like some of you I just chalk it up to this being a nice cheap phone.
Never have I owned a phone so fragile and prone to scratches. If you use this without a front and back screen protector and a case your nuts. Maybe you like living life on the edge I don't know. This glass is whatever it is (not gorilla) it just sucks. LG we are not impressed and nobody wants your phones just stop it.
When I got my first two I was afraid to even take it outside without a case I mean what if a grain of sand was in my pocket and caused a scratch could not risk it. So I used it in the house only still got scratched maybe I left the AC on I don't know.
Now before you close my thread hear me out I'm not trolling I bought four of these and I like it mostly. Now I know why i don't want a 350 dollar phone that will break. Google got me with the nexus 7 that way and that cracked on carpet I swear to god. GOOGLE PLEASE STOP MAKING CHEAP PREMIUM PRODUCTS. I went through more than I have ever for a phone to get 4 of these.
And last the LCD is not good, yeah sure its ok but amoled any day over this. Colors are washed even after adjustment, custom kernel and a 5 dollar app. Viewing angles, stop it. Of all top phones this is the worst to me. IPhone and HTC one x way better oh and s3 too. LCD hurts my eyes for some unknown reason, was actually happy my screen protector blurred the screen a little.
Not trolling this is how I feel, I think the iPhone 5 is a beautiful and superior quality phone. I don't care for iOS all I want is somebody on stock android to do the same. So far it has never happened and I have been waiting years. So far galaxy nexus was best attempt just the hardware specs were kinda sub par.
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I don't have a problem at all using it without a case and the screen protectors I use have no scratches on them. That means that if you are careful you won't have to worry about anything. I understand that the sand in your pockets might be a problem and the solution to that would be to clean them before you use them.
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ive experienced the nexus 4 to be quite solid. dropped the phone 3 times on the ground (asphalt) and the only damage it took was to the frontcase on the screen.. the glass back and front was undamaged

shockem said:
I don't have a problem at all using it without a case and the screen protectors I use have no scratches on them. That means that if you are careful you won't have to worry about anything. I understand that the sand in your pockets might be a problem and the solution to that would be to clean them before you use them.
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Your phone probably already has a ton on little scratches on it I don't believe how your phone could be flawless. And what's worse when you crack it and you most likely will the cost to replace the screen is retarded. An iPhone is only a 30 bucks to replace the digitizer. Not only that when you crack this one the whole screen stops working.
My gal nex dropped many times and screen is flawless. I'm not buying people telling me this is gorilla glass I don't believe it.
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Dayiqb08 said:
ive experienced the nexus 4 to be quite solid. dropped the phone 3 times on the ground (asphalt) and the only damage it took was to the frontcase on the screen.. the glass back and front was undamaged
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You had a case on it don't lie
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what's the point in this thread? its based on how you feel which sounds like you are going to troll.
why buy 4 nexus phones knowing you weren't going to be happy?
you claim iphone5 is better, that's your preference.
why state iphone5 is better when we don't care what you think,let users think for themselves,
you obviously not satisfied with the nexus experience so go somewhere you feel comfortable in.
my nexus 4 is mint, great screen and its worth it,

Valuable opinion, but this thread has to be closed.

Gorilla Glass 2 is awesome!

There have been so many posts about broken glass and mysterious breakage, etc. Because of this I feel it's only fair to have a thread where people can post close calls where the glass did not break.
Last night my phone feel off the top of a beauro onto cement! Was in my basement. When I heard it land I did not even want to pick it up because I was sure it was gone. I had just taken the case off to clean it after getting some dirty fingerprints on it. I had a flash back of reading all those broken glass threads.
I picked it up and I could not believe it! There is just a very small scratch that can barely be seen on the chrome bezel. The phone was laying on its face when I picked it up and was covered with dirt and sand. I was careful not to slide it at all and instead of wiping it I went into my garage and blew it off with the air compressor. I then cleaned it as I usually do with a lightly damp cloth, the ones you get for cleaning eye glasses.
I literally spent 15 minutes going over the glass and the entire phone under a bright light to look for damage and there is not a single scratch on the glass.
I am usually very careful but there have been a couple times I have had the phone in my pocket with keys and one time a metal flashlight even and still not even a small scratch on the glass.
I have had other phones and have had an iPod touch, other tablets without gorilla glass and all of them had very minor surface scratches that could be seen under light. This glass is durable and pretty awesome at stopping scratches.
I think one simple way any phone can be scratched though is either when cleaning or even using the phone with dirty hands. All it takes is some very small sand particles on your finger or on your even when you clean it. Make sire your hand are always clean and the screen too and you should have no problem with scratches. As for breakage, I have had 3 drops so far, 2 of them fairly bad drops so I guess it just depends on how it lands but overall I have found this phone very durable despite being made of glass.
Anyone else want to share?
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You were lucky......

donwhann said:
You were lucky......
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Lucky maybe once but 3 times... I have to believe the glass is pretty decent at least.
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Yep all luck.
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I have also dropped my phone twice and was surprised to see no shattered glass.
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EnIXmA said:
I have also dropped my phone twice and was surprised to see no shattered glass.
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I dropped mine twice on hard ground. I had a bumper though. People are just neglectful and unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXR2iznbeg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Pretty respectable for a fully glass phone if you ask me
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Although the glass didn't break I think it's structure is somewhat damaged. In many drop test I have watched, it usually shatter at the third times.
Mine have dropped twice without damage to the glass but I think I better be careful from now on cause the third time may not be nice like the other two.
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jlear3 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXR2iznbeg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Pretty respectable for a fully glass phone if you ask me
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Yeah I saw that video a couple weeks ago and thought the same thing. For it to basically be an all glass phone it held up well. That was the main reason I decided to just use a bumper instead of a back covering case. I figured if it can hold up to the back and side drop like that, a bumper should be fine for me (I'm not rough on my devices).
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The front panel is mostly glass but the back is made out of plastic and covered in glass. What is amazing is if you take the phone apart you can see just how thin the rear glass is. Crazy thin!
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Out of curiosity, which bumper are you guys using? I am using the official bumper btw.

I had kept my phone for charging on a table(unfortunately close to the edge ) about 1m in height . 3 missed calls later it was on the floor(tiled floor) and I heard the sound when it fell down. It was on its back with the front facing up and I thought it had cracked for sure. Turned it around to see no damage at all no dents on the chrome too . all I had on the phone was the glass protector for the back that comes with the phone.
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... All the negative posts here about fragile glass are from Apple shills spreading FUD.
Every time a new nexus model arrives, there is a flood of suspiciously similar complaints threads that have no real bearing on reality. However it usually does the trick and achieves their aim.

I have dropped mine a couple of times from a couple of feet up and I have no serious damage to report.
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I was lucky too. I just got to my girl friends house and had my nex4 on top of my nex10. I had placed them on top of a table on a balcony in the second floor of her house. Her little sister came running and grabbed my nex10 and the nex4 that was on top flew away to the ground from the second floor. And absolutely nothing happened to it. Maybe cus it landed on grass. But still there where rocks that it could gotten really badly damaged.
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my phone also took a nice hit, the diztronic hard shell cracked right open. not a single scratch on the phone!

Wow!! Your n4 was mating with your n10 and took a drop from the second floor!! You are so lucky it landed on grass.
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I just dropped mine from chair height was sitting down it slid of my lap fell on tiles and cracked the front screen the screen no longer functions so sad' back to the gs3 .... I miss pure Google I miss my nexus 4 I'm waiting to see what this Motorola x phone is and if I don't like it I'll get another nexus 4. I'm happy you all had your ones survive but I'm shattered just like my screen, I'm going into the shower to curl up in a ball and cry.
Fml
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Dropped mine from about five feet onto marble. There is a 1/4" dent in the chrome bezel. Front and back glass still look new!
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i dropped mine down the stairs and onto a concrete floor and mine didn't break

After a few hours with my white nexus 4...

It makes me want to cry... I went straight to the Zagg store and had it done up front and back, I was waiting 24 hours to put the bumper on to allow the screen protector to dry. What are the chances? :crying:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yu72rf9dvzdw6qg/20130607_215846.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ig8brk151jh85ai/20130607_215952.jpg

Let this be a lesson to anyone else thinking of going zagg.
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funky_snowman said:
Let this be a lesson to anyone else thinking of going zagg.
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I still think zagg makes a nice compliment to a bumper, but i wouldnt go bumperless again, i will just wait patiently for the zagg to dry next time before using the phone

A screen protector is not meant to keep the screen from cracking...
Don't blame Zagg
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If it makes you feel any better, I dropped my black naked phone 3 feet last night on my patio while drunk and there's not a scratch on it.
Sorry about your luck. I nearly cried when I realized I dropped it. And again when I found out it was pristine! (tiny scuff in the bezel but I won't cry about it)
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myturbo1 said:
A screen protector is not meant to keep the screen from cracking...
Don't blame Zagg
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It was a joke
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Damn that sucks! I've been keeping my phone with no case or screen protector and doing well so far.

jlear3 said:
If it makes you feel any better, I dropped my black naked phone 3 feet last night on my patio while drunk and there's not a scratch on it.
Sorry about your luck. I nearly cried when I realized I dropped it. And again when I found out it was pristine! (tiny scuff in the bezel but I won't cry about it)
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LOL! I don't think that's going to make him feel any better that your phone survived and his didn't! =)
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Frankly speaking, you guys can't handle it. I am using my Nexus 4 since the ever first shipment with NO CASE, SCREEN PROTECTOR or anything. I am a pretty normal user and the phone has never fallen from my hand. I wonder whether you guys are just too reckless in the first place.

I had a case on mine first few months I had it but found it bothersome and annoying. It is now going no screen protector or case (as it has been for 5 months) and it is still pristine! Not even micro scratches that you have to hold the phone under the sun to see.
But that would definitely be very... Emotion wrecking.

Should have went with a dry apply protector from SGP.
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I baby my black nexus 4, got an oem bumper on it but nothing else. Use to use screen protectors but they just peel, bubble or smudge to much. I am thinking about trying it naked, but sods law will probably come in to play and I will be without a phone then.

I have had my GS3 without a case OR screen protector for 9 months without a single incident. I decide im going to take better care of this phone and then this happens. currently using gs3 again until i receive the repair kit. this is costing me $140 to fix. On the other hand its still cheaper than i paid for my gs3.
I see there are a couple different videos on youtube for replacing the screen. Has anyone had any experience with replacing screens? if so, which tutorial/video did you find most helpful?
edit: the phone being black on the front is a blessing in disguise when you go to order replacement parts the week the phone launches lol

Ouch, I feel for you, pictures like this make me realise I should buy a case :/
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I cracked my naked N4 I received just before christmas after about 4 months exactly like the OP and I nearly cried. Fortunately got a replacement through my insurance and got a poetic bumper for it. No more risks as I dont think I can handle that trauma again!

ak700 said:
Frankly speaking, you guys can't handle it. I am using my Nexus 4 since the ever first shipment with NO CASE, SCREEN PROTECTOR or anything. I am a pretty normal user and the phone has never fallen from my hand. I wonder whether you guys are just too reckless in the first place.
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Be careful my friend. In my experience you now have the attention of all the bad spirits out there.
I don't hope so, but I wouldn't wonder if your phone falls down and cracks in the next few days. Waiting for the update....

I never bother with wet application skins exactly because I don't want to wait for 24 hours to use my phone while the dry ones can provide the same, if not better, protection.
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The only reason i go with Zagg is the warranty. As soon as my replacement parts arrive next week im going to fix my phone and then ill peel the zagg off the shattered glass and have them reapply a new one. Its within 14 days so technically they shouldnt even charge me the installation fee again lol.

Do your self a favor homez!!! Ballistic case and Dbrand skin your glass you'll be glad u did I had my N4 for 2 weeks b4 I even switched to a micro sim just waiting for a case and skin and even then I'm still very careful to not have change in my pocket or drive with it in my lap or nothing No chances with this Black Beauty!
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I hate ZAGG now, I went through 20 of those between the 3 different phones I have had... They have rainbow scratches to easy lol
Just got xtremeguard and it is working awesome but the back piece came off when I took off my case.
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Traces of wear

Hello to everyone,
owning the N5 for over a month now with moderate use over the day, I see first signs of wear.
On the top left corner (frontfacing) I've already polished the rubberised paint away and it gets glossy.
Have to say that this is the part of the phone that hits the inside of the pocket first when I put it in my trousers.
But for me it's a little bit of a disappointment, especially because the N4 showed this first after 8 months!
How is your N5 holding up so far?
Cheers,
Flaxx
EDIT: Forgot to mention: Black N5

Mines fine. But then it is white so the sides are already glossy....
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Mines fine too (black version), but mine spends most of it's time on my desk or in my hands :laugh:
Is is worth an RMA? Surely it shouldnt wear down so quickly??

ricey1986 said:
Mines fine too (black version), but mine spends most of it's time on my desk or in my hands :laugh:
Is is worth an RMA? Surely it shouldnt wear down so quickly??
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Thought about RMAing it, but the rest of the phone is flawless: no problem with random noise in call or videorecording, vibrator motor, display (first RMA) and the little noise of the power button not bothering me at all.
The possibility of getting a bad phone is "too damn high" I guess. :laugh:

My N5 wears down slightly on the upper back edges. Just the outer edges are becoming blank. But I consider it as normal because regardless of the material edges are always very prone to wear of. I don't have a problem with that as long as it stays that subtle.
BTW. I am using a day one device.
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mine has one scratch on the back, otherwise still in mint condition

Nathanation said:
Mines fine. But then it is white so the sides are already glossy....
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Normal wear and tear that causes paint to wear off does not warrant an RMA.
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G1ForFun said:
Normal wear and tear that causes paint to wear off does not warrant an RMA.
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Sure it does.Everyone should RMA at that point. I mean why wouldn't you want to pay an extra $50 or more on the next Nexus. /sarcasm

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Normal wear and tear that causes paint to wear off does not warrant an RMA.
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Why are telling me? White = glossy sides. No wear problem.
Black = matte effect sides (and poor choice in colour ?) wears off. Anything with that kind of finish will wear, I don't think they would give you a replacement for it.
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Flaxx1988 said:
owning the N5 for over a month now with moderate use over the day, I see first signs of wear.
On the top left corner (frontfacing) I've already polished the rubberised paint away and it gets glossy.
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I have a weared out spot on left top corner of the screen. Looks like oleophobic coating on this phone's screen is even less durable than on GN and N4. Disappointed. White 16GB.

Well the build quality is lower than HTC, what do you expect?

Now i get why the price is lower with high specs..!
Smart Google and LG..!

It's basically plastic wrapped around a screen and small underpowered battery

no case
Expect wear.

No wear on dropped and tossed with car keys and small change Black N5... with QuickCover !
It's exactly the phone I was wishing for, "relative" build quality, toughness and all. The N5 won't ever age as well as my old N1 -- nor feel as substantial when handheld, but I'm still thrilled with the unmatched value of the N5, the fit with my needs, and still will be even if it craps out early. And I'll be longing for the next+ Nexus by then, anyway...

dicecuber said:
It's basically plastic wrapped around a screen and small underpowered battery
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This small underpowered battery gets amazing battery life. 5 to 5.5 hours screen on time I'm happy. Great design too :thumbup:. I love how this phone feels in hand and it feels to me the build is worth much more than the price tag. I have a black n5 BTW but I have a white back on at the moment.
Also to reply to what this threads about I have a day one device that I received the Monday after launch and its still mint. I use a bumper maybe 50% of the time and I use skinomi screen protectors.
>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5

ru-dmitry said:
I have a weared out spot on left top corner of the screen. Looks like oleophobic coating on this phone's screen is even less durable than on GN and N4. Disappointed. White 16GB.
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That is strange. It's rated at 20,000 wipes with rough cloth by Corning and surely you haven't come near that or used harsh chemicals on it.

Nexus 5 durability report (After one month on)

Hi ppl,
So after one month using the white N5 as my daily driver, these are some of the wear n tears on my white N5. I'm using Korean Edge Bumber on and off as basic protection...
1. 2 ultrafine scratches on the Gorilla
Glass 3
2. Fine scratches on the glossy side
edges
3. Scratches on the LED Flash plastic
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All in all still quite satisfied with build provided you don't drop the N5, the screen will crack even when impact onto wooden floors...
Lets share n post your N5 condition after one month on...
Cheers people
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kensim781 said:
All in all still quite satisfied with build provided you don't drop the N5, the screen will crack even when impact onto wooden floors...
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get a proper case and it shouldn't
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9Svj9fYVg

Enddo said:
get a proper case and it shouldn't
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9Svj9fYVg
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Yup agreed...
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Yup agreed...
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sucks to hear about the scratches. do you have a lot of sand getting in your pocket?

metal chips to be exact, my job nature due with some machining and metal work hehe...
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After a month of use, the screen is still perfect. However, the back cover has already some dents which I can't explain. I had a feeling that this back wasn't so sensitive as other phones.
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I swear gorilla glas 2 is far better than 3

I baby my phone and use a screen protector on the front so it won't catch an STD. Always use protection folks
With all seriousness my phone is in mint condition. I'm very careful on how I put it down and pick it up. My right pocket is exclusively reserved for my phone and only my phone.
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I got my N5 for almost 3 months, like all my phones always naked no protection, checked every corner and not a single scratch. If you keep clean hands, watch where you put your phone on, there is unlikely anything to happen.
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3 months of having mine too and its perfect. The only defect is dust around the edges of the glass.
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lol... do you put your N5 in a condom hehehehe
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Dropped dozens of times with Diz case...only I know, looks perfect.
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Dropped dozens of times with Diz case...only I know, looks perfect.
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Exactly this.
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I also have 2 really faint scratches. Only can see it in extremely bright sunlight.
I had my s3 with gorilla glass2 I has no scratches at all with no screen protector.
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I've had mine for about two months, naked. A couple very fine scratches on the screen (nothing noticeable unless you're really looking). The case would have been perfect if I didn't drop it onto a paving stone sidewalk (waist height). So there's a small blemish on the top corner by the headphone jack. Otherwise, she's clean.

One small crack in the upper left corner, and one larger crack at the lower left corner. Phone has been in a ringke fusion and I honestly don't know how the cracks happened, phone was fine last time I looked at it and the next I pull it out of my pocket and had the two cracks (thought they were hairs caught in the case as first.) Never cracked or scratched the screens of any of my previous phones (Evo, Nexus S, GNex). Fortunately the cracks don't cross the screen so I'll deal with it till the price on replacement screens come down, just a shame since I had been thinking of selling it to get the Moto X.

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One small crack in the upper left corner, and one larger crack at the lower left corner. Phone has been in a ringke fusion and I honestly don't know how the cracks happened, phone was fine last time I looked at it and the next I pull it out of my pocket and had the two cracks (thought they were hairs caught in the case as first.) Never cracked or scratched the screens of any of my previous phones (Evo, Nexus S, GNex). Fortunately the cracks don't cross the screen so I'll deal with it till the price on replacement screens come down, just a shame since I had been thinking of selling it to get the Moto X.
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Yeah seems like gorilla glass 3 is less durable...
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