I wanted to share a short story about an incident last night and about how tough this little tablet is.
Last night I was heading out to get pizza with my daughter. I figured I'd bring my N7 so that she would have something to do while we wait. As I strapped her into her car seat, I set my N7 on the top of the car. I'm sure you can imagine what happened next... Not only did it fall off the car at highway speed, it was raining quite heavily. After realizing my mistake I stopped and started searching the side of the highway. After about an hour of searching I found it in the ditch. Luckily, the property owner had mowed the grass. I picked it up and hit the power button. Somehow it had survived hitting the pavement and bouncing several times with just some minor scuffing on the corners. The screen was completely unaffected, and the rain seemed to just clean it off a little.
Amazing little device...
Wow... That is insane
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JK, Cool Story Bro. The N7 is a touch little cookie. My son managed to crack his screen by rolling around with it and a metal airplane toy. But mine is going strong. I've dropped it a few times and don't have any scuffs that I can see. I have mine in a Portenzo book case though so it's well protected.
Lol I used to throw my Motorola XPRT at stuff just for fun. That thing is invincible.
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Wish me some if that luck! Just got mine today, and the protective case won't be here till next week. The N7 arrived just after I had added more cracks to my Galaxy S3. I've been carrying this thing around with both hands like it's made of eggshells.
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Ha! When I clicked on this I figured this was just another frustrated owner that broke Thiers by setting it on top of a feather pillow and breathing on it funny. Glad to hear yours survived.
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BlackFire27 said:
Lol I used to throw my Motorola XPRT at stuff just for fun. That thing is invincible.
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I had a buddy that had a Motorola citrus that he ran over with a tractor and it still worked. Old moto phones just didn't quit.
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spitfire2425 said:
I had a buddy that had a Motorola citrus that he ran over with a tractor and it still worked. Old moto phones just didn't quit.
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That's crazy. I love Moto phones but man the updates and bootloaders are horrendous.
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I'm gonna want get around with my nexus 7 but obviously it's too big for my pockets.
Will I have to get a man bag?
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mine's going to be thrown into a bag.
Fanny packs. They are coming back into style. Trust me.
Just bought a big armband....
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i bought a bag when i bought my touchpad a while ago.
if i'm out riding then it goes in the backpack. idk, nice to have it around.
I have my iPad in a Belkin neoprene sleeve. I ordered a case-logic sleeve for my nexus 7...that's if I even receive it.
I can fit my daughter's Ideapad A1in my back pocket for short trips and such. For traveling I plan on getting some sort of a neoprene-type zipper puch so it is a bit safer in what ever bag i stash it in.
Just going to tuck mine down the front of my boxer shorts.
"What on earth is that?"... "Tis Nexus. Want to touch? .... pepperstaek"
Is that an N7 in your pocket or junk in your trunk?
Hopefully it will fit in my back pocket, like the Nook Color did..
david279 said:
I'm gonna want get around with my nexus 7 but obviously it's too big for my pockets.
Will I have to get a man bag?
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I have a "Camera Bag" that I got from amazon. Only about 28 bucks. There is a pocket that it will fit in perfectly because my kindle fire fits in it perfectly already. Then there is a top pocket my phone slips into for easy access.
I'll tuck it in the back of my pants.
Just like this guy (at 0:45 min)
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It is the perfect size to fit in my leg poket of my flight suit. Bought it to put pubs on.
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I buy cargo pants/shorts with side pockets for a reason.
I'm going to wear it as a dog tag
Seriously though will just carry in my backpack
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One of the great things about being still in college is that it's acceptable to wear hoodies and tracksuit bottoms around with nice big pockets..
My Nexus will hopefully fit nicely in some of my pockets..
If not I'll just get a nice strong case and pop it in my backpack and try to be relatively careful walking around - that strategy hasn't broken my Kindle yet so if it's not broke don't fix it
I'm waiting for these to become available (debating on whether to get the blue or black one).
When I'm going to class, I'll just put it in my backpack. I won't be able to take it to work, so school, home, and relatively long car rides will be the main places I'll be using it, and I think the case will work just fine (has worked so far for my Nook Tablet at least although the case for it was made by m-edge).
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Fanny packs. They are coming back into style. Trust me.
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This!+
In my hand until I see any good pouches in stores or the net. I currently have my nook color in a leather pouch and like it better then a case. I go on a plane ride in early Aug to test. Yep, my Nexus will join the mile high club. I get to gift my nook color to my son.
In here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...keywords=yoomee&qid=1341292983&sr=1-3-catcorr
Which will be in here
http://www.amazon.com/Neoprene-Acce...&qid=1342238028&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+7+nuvur
Back pocket as soon as I can get a screen protector
Darald
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I don't post much but i had to post this. If you have a nexus 4 get a case ASAP. I have had many phones before this and i have never seen a phone crack so easily. I have Thrown my vibrant and nexus s ( not new of course) and they never shattered. This thing fell out of my pocket onto the floor while sitting at my desk. I measured the distance at approx. 2.5 feet. It looks like i flung it off a cliff. Gorilla glass my ass. I could understand if it cracked but this thing had chunks of glass coming off of it some of it splintered into my thumb.
Ha, another one of these threads? They're cracking me up
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Ha, another one of these threads? They're cracking me up
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I see what you did there
AshtonTS said:
Ha, another one of these threads? They're cracking me up
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bahahhaaa
I honestly did crack up when i saw it. It was funny. But just giving people the heads up that may not have a sense of humor like i did.:laugh:
my room mate dropped his off the couch and it hit the corner just like yours. hardly a ding. get a case!
Unlucky drop. Now stop creating threads about cracks! It's getting annoying.
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damelanalga said:
I honestly did crack up when i saw it. It was funny. But just giving people the heads up that may not have a sense of humor like i did.:laugh:
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You'll be considered a troll before the end of this thread
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God, I am so scared to even use this phone before getting a proper case...GOOGLE WHEN CAN I ORDER MY BUMPER
People seem to forget the definition of a troll. Oh well. As to the guy with the room mate it did not hit the corner it fell flat. but thanks for the advice ordering a temporary tpu case as i type.I am all for cases i never had a phone without one i just could not find any store around me to buy a temporary case while i wait for something form otterbox or something similar. I am not pissed just shocked at how much damage. I only posted to let others know not to hold out on a case and get one ASAP until they find something that suits them better. But ill let this thread die since it seems like the CRACK crack police (pun intended) is on the prowl on the forum.
Ouch, that's painful to look at.
Mine fell off my desk which is probably just about the same height. Slid off my wallet. <_>
It came out fine though... I'm really glad too. D:
Sorry for yours!
Rather unfortunate
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I'm getting real worried about how delicate I have to be with this phone. My nexus s was a tank at taking abuse
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I flung this thing off my lap, it hurled 3 feet away and from 4 foot high. It spun in the air, landed on cement and skidded on its face......not even a scratch...no case.....do I want it to happen again...hell no. But this guy just got unlucky.
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I flung this thing off my lap, it hurled 3 feet away and from 4 foot high. It spun in the air, landed on cement and skidded on its face......not even a scratch...no case.....do I want it to happen again...hell no. But this guy just got unlucky.
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No way.
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No way.
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So help me. I was sitting on the patio thx giving day. I sat the ****er in My lap and was smoking a smoke and the wife calls me to do something. I jump straight up and then watch my phone fly. My heart freaking stopped. I spent a half hour looking for a mark...none. I know I'm lucky. But the phone ain't as cheap as ppl make it out.
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So help me. I was sitting on the patio thx giving day. I sat the ****er in My lap and was smoking a smoke and the wife calls me to do something. I jump straight up and then watch my phone fly. My heart freaking stopped. I spent a half hour looking for a mark...none. I know I'm lucky. But the phone ain't as cheap as ppl make it out.
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That's crazy. I always have a case on my devices.
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Wife calls and you jump 4 feet in the air eh?
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accordex said:
Wife calls and you jump 4 feet in the air eh?
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lol yes and no, I was sitting on a patio stool that's about 4 foot high. And my wife's mean, so I jump when called or I get no somthin somthin when I'm wanting it. Heh
Low cost of this device attracts a lot of kids and trolls... He just trying to warn you all so that you will not have your phone looking like that!
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Haha, OK, NO idea where to ask this. So I bought a portable battery pack on eBay...When it arrived, it had all the tips, worked great, BUT, oh man, it smells like they took it out of grandpa's coffin. I haven't even gotten anything at a thrift store that's smelled this bad - let alone something that's plastic and I have no idea how is absorbing that smell! I now know why some eBay auctions talk about "smoke/pet free home", but this would have to be like dead people free home! Eww! I sprayed them down with alcohol based scented hand sanitizer but I still don't think that killed it. Has anyone ever had this problem? I am still baffled at how it somehow sunk into the plastic!!
Try cleaning it with vodka. I know vodka takes out the cigarette smell from clothes. EVen those that have been in a smoker's room for a few years.
Well, since hand sanitizer is an even higher concentration alcohol, I'm guessing it would have done the same thing.
Stop smelling it?
Hang an Air-freshener tree from each ear?
Breathe through your mouth?
Cover it in rotten meat so it doesn't smell like old person anymore?
It infects everything it touches. I put it on a pillow, now I have to wash the pillow. I touch it, I have to wash my hands. Not smelling isn't an option.
First you use soap and water on it. Then you dry it off and use fire to cleans the evil from the electronics.
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Well, since hand sanitizer is an even higher concentration alcohol, I'm guessing it would have done the same thing.
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THen you can just drink the vodka, and after a while you wont smell it.
Dip it in odor eliminating paint. That should keep the smell from coming out of the plastic.
You must lick it clean.
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Urahara said:
You must lick it clean.
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That's what she said!
Fire FTW
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That's what she said!
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-Go Liquor!
-Lick her? I hardly know her
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Urahara said:
-Go Liquor!
-Lick her? I hardly know her
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I'd liquor.
Then ketchup and rubber buns maybe.
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Haha, OK, NO idea where to ask this. So I bought a portable battery pack on eBay...When it arrived, it had all the tips, worked great, BUT, oh man, it smells like they took it out of grandpa's coffin. I haven't even gotten anything at a thrift store that's smelled this bad - let alone something that's plastic and I have no idea how is absorbing that smell! I now know why some eBay auctions talk about "smoke/pet free home", but this would have to be like dead people free home! Eww! I sprayed them down with alcohol based scented hand sanitizer but I still don't think that killed it. Has anyone ever had this problem? I am still baffled at how it somehow sunk into the plastic!!
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This needs looking into
don't be scared it's only a phone
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veeman said:
I'd liquor.
Then ketchup and rubber buns maybe.
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Lmfao liqueur... nice bro
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Lololololol rubber buns.. made my day
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Sheeit!
I'm old and I smell purty frickin' good!
...not dead yet!
Ok so there is a few solutions out there, liquipel being one of the easier/better solutions. but with the new neverwet spray how many people are considering just paying 20 bucks and spraying all their devices (instead of 60 for just their sgs4)?
http://www.liquipel.com/shop/treatment/phones
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ole...rWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476
You first.
Not sure what brand it is but in the computer world we use some stuff to coat the motherboard and videocard and everything else when water cooling in case of a leak. Works very well and isn't anything new but would work for phones as well.
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Looking at that samsung test video, isn't our devices already waterproof? Lol just kidding. ..
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Corrosion x works wonders. Been using it on float plane and boat electronics for years. 10 oz can is 10 bucks. I spray the phone iPods everything. I haven't ever had a problem. Its kinda stinky for a day or two. Just make sure to spray and let it set overnight then dry outside off and you will be good to go.
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A lot of that stuff is silicone based (hence the stinky for a day or two) and can cause big respiratory problems if inhaled. Not something I would want to have near my face on a regular basis.
And @eskomo, Muck Fichigan.
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eskomo said:
Not sure what brand it is but in the computer world we use some stuff to coat the motherboard and videocard and everything else when water cooling in case of a leak. Works very well and isn't anything new but would work for phones as well.
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I've used this product for that same purpose:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Techspray/2102-12S/?qs=MUyZ%2buhSCNXjsRg3GS2VTw==
Water proof it so you can water cool it. Overclock it to 3.0 GHz per core! :silly:
Wish we just could've gotten the S4 Active as well...
Dropped S4 in Toilet
I thought people might find this interesting.
I was out of town last night and my wife called me from our house phone and let me know she dropped her S4 in the toilet
She knew that she needed to get the battery out asap and pull sim and sd card and put in a bowl of rice until I got home and could disassemble to let the innards dry out.
So I just got home and disassembled the phone and to my amazement there was not a bit of moisture inside. Not even under the main board.
I reassembled and turned it on and it's still like new. Both speakers (earpiece and back) sound fine and I have listened on the other end of a call and mic seems to be fine as well.
I'm not recommending that you try this for fun but if it happens and you act quickly you should be ok.
Landon4444 said:
I thought people might find this interesting.
I was out of town last night and my wife called me from our house phone and let me know she dropped her S4 in the toilet
She knew that she needed to get the battery out asap and pull sim and sd card and put in a bowl of rice until I got home and could disassemble to let the innards dry out.
So I just got home and disassembled the phone and to my amazement there was not a bit of moisture inside. Not even under the main board.
I reassembled and turned it on and it's still like new. Both speakers (earpiece and back) sound fine and I have listened on the other end of a call and mic seems to be fine as well.
I'm not recommending that you try this for fun but if it happens and you act quickly you should be ok.
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Watch this video... The S4 might be more robust than you thought.
http://m.cnet.com/news/galaxy-s4-upsets-iphone-5-in-our-brutal-destruction-test-video/57588673
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eskomo said:
Watch this video... The S4 might be more robust than you thought.
http://m.cnet.com/news/galaxy-s4-upsets-iphone-5-in-our-brutal-destruction-test-video/57588673
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All I can say is WOW!!!!
Over 2 mins until failure and no sign of water damage after drying out. I am very impressed. No wonder why water didn't even makes its way internally in just a few secs in the toilet.
Thanks for the link :good:
Ya its kind of amazing. I'm surprised they even need an active version. lol they made this phone very well. Dispute what everyone say about being plastic. Very high quality.
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Ok so there is a few solutions out there, liquipel being one of the easier/better solutions. but with the new neverwet spray how many people are considering just paying 20 bucks and spraying all their devices (instead of 60 for just their sgs4)?
http://www.liquipel.com/shop/treatment/phones
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ole...rWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476
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After watching the neverwet vids we are picking some up to test out on a number of things...car stuff, in the house, electronics etc
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After watching the neverwet vids we are picking some up to test out on a number of things...car stuff, in the house, electronics etc
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Let us know how it goes. Personally Im hesitant to spray silicone on my phone, but who knows, stranger things have happened
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jaaybs said:
Let us know how it goes. Personally Im hesitant to spray silicone on my phone, but who knows, stranger things have happened
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Will do...testing will be on some of our older electronics
Not my new phones haha
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Quick picture of my Nexus 4 post carnage. It had a ballistic case.....not enough!
It fell out of my pocket when putting the kiddo into his car seat. I was in a hurry and set it on the roof and drove off like a dolt. Turned around but it had already gotten smashed. Already grabbed another N4 off craigslist for $150 so now I have a fast bin CPU.
Tried to swap logic boards but it won't power up. Everything looked really good inside besides all the glass shards. Good thing most everything was backed up.
Oh well.....enjoy the carnage!!
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SAD
REST IN PEACE... So Sorry =/ everything is advertising
the only thing these cases are good for are to make the paranoia go away otherwise these cases just arent worth using