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Nexus 4 Drop test Video - Faired well/okay

I didn't expect it to do this well. Impressive

So this phone manages to take a drop onto a brick road and not break while others have happened to just break inside their POCKET. Hmmm

We're all in limbo and this dude just wants to break one
It did OK though, I'm hoping to have a case on it ASAP so dropping it shouldn't be as scary.

roughavoc said:
So this phone manages to take a drop onto a brick road and not break while others have happened to just break inside their POCKET. Hmmm
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My thought exactly

Omg! There are so many wanting these and they have enough to test by dropping. That kills me. lol
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shadehh said:
I didn't expect it to do this well. Impressive
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But a more important question is at hand here.... Will it blend?

roughavoc said:
So this phone manages to take a drop onto a brick road and not break while others have happened to just break inside their POCKET. Hmmm
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If in your pocket when you sit down surely it must put pressure on it. I would never sit down with a passage glad phone in my pocket. You are just asking for it to break..
If it was a smaller phone it would maybe be pk in the pocket but this thing is big..
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aphlipot said:
But a more important question is at hand here.... Will it blend?
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Will it blend?
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Richieboy67 said:
Will it blend?
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I don't know yet, but I am certain if I see that video before I get my phone I may cry, and you don't want to see a grown man cry.

So many people on the BO list will be angry at a perfectly good phone getting used for this haha. Schadenfreude at it's finest.

I think he returned this dropped phone and the other guy got it buy didn't notice until after the movies. lol
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That's not bad at all for dual glass! The iPhone 4/4S shattered from 6ft.

How do we know the one he dropped was the same one he showed to the camera afterwards? It was off-screen after the drop.
Anyhoo. Glass back or not, I'm sure LG took into consideration droppage and I doubt the back is any more delicate than the front.
The only concern I have is that the phone seems very slippery and so I'm more likely to drop it.

shaneydroid said:
How do we know the one he dropped was the same one he showed to the camera afterwards? It was off-screen after the drop.
Anyhoo. Glass back or not, I'm sure LG took into consideration droppage and I doubt the back is any more delicate than the front.
The only concern I have is that the phone seems very slippery and so I'm more likely to drop it.
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I feel tempted not to post ever since i reached my 666th post. I liked that! Hahah, either way...
I would really recommend a cover for this phone, if you're like me, you'll be a victim of spontaneous human combustion if the back glass cracks.
I'm probably a month or more away from a phone, i already have a front screen protector and one for the back.

it was hard to watch a rare specie of smartphones being drop tested.
i am kind of relieved to know it would withstand a waist high fall.

I thought it was a goner on the first drop lol xD
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Anubis007 said:
it was hard to watch a rare specie of smartphones being drop tested.
i am kind of relieved to know it would withstand a waist high fall.
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MAY withstand. But then it could survive a higher drop and break on a much smaller drop. So many variables.
My son dropped his iPad countless times and never suffered a single scratch on the glass and just minor scratches on the back. He even once dropped it down the stairs and still it remained in one piece.
The one day it fell off his knee in the car and dropped 18 inches to the floor and the front completely shattered.

Knowing how the phone looks dissembled I wonder if there will be a way to take the glass off the back keeping all the wireless charging, antenna and replace with 3rd party glass.
I know with the 4s it was very simple to replace the glass back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofgMueCOqo
Both of those use GG so it should be a good comparison.

shaneydroid said:
MAY withstand. But then it could survive a higher drop and break on a much smaller drop. So many variables.
My son dropped his iPad countless times and never suffered a single scratch on the glass and just minor scratches on the back. He even once dropped it down the stairs and still it remained in one piece.
The one day it fell off his knee in the car and dropped 18 inches to the floor and the front completely shattered.
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yes very true, this Nexus took the damage from its side on the first drop test. on the bright side, the impact didn't fracture the glass, something that i feared.

I don't like the fact that this phone has a glass back. What is the point? Style? It is just anotehr thing to shatter. Apple set a bad precedent and as fantastic as this phone is, I'd rather have it more durable.

Best phone? Worst phone? Who cares?

Just from reading through a load of the threads in this forum, I've noticed a lot of indecision.
Let me explain...
Apparently, this phone has not got enough in stock to make sure everyone gets one, there's a buzz from the earphones, it heats up too much, it has poor battery life, poor touch sensitivity, easily scratchable, screen smashes too much, it drops down the toilet too easily, it makes a rattling noise, yellow tint, screen glitching, the screen looks washed out, massive interference whilst using a car charger, a looping FC of Bluetooth Share, not enough vibration, it randomly reboots, black dots under the screen, no connection on WLAN, not enough storage, dead pixels, grainy photos, LED flash doesn't work, wonky haptic feedback, antenna gate issue, slight lift on screen, brightness gets broke, unresponsive power button, slow auto focus, creaking on bottom right of the device, most free media from the play store only available in the US, purple glaze effect on the camera, wireless charging problems, the onscreen soft key, poor WiFi signal, gap between bezel and the side of the phone, it won't drive your car for you and it won't grow legs and kick your enemies.
I'm surprised I haven't seen a complaint saying that the box it comes in is 1mm too thick.
And yet the majority of people think it's the best phone ever.
Just make up your freaking mind!!!!!

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Just from reading through a load of the threads in this forum, I've noticed a lot of indecision.
Let me explain...
Apparently, this phone has not got enough in stock to make sure everyone gets one, there's a buzz from the earphones, it heats up too much, it has poor battery life, poor touch sensitivity, easily scratchable, screen smashes too much, it drops down the toilet too easily, it makes a rattling noise, yellow tint, screen glitching, the screen looks washed out, massive interference whilst using a car charger, a looping FC of Bluetooth Share, not enough vibration, it randomly reboots, black dots under the screen, no connection on WLAN, not enough storage, dead pixels, grainy photos, LED flash doesn't work, wonky haptic feedback, antenna gate issue, slight lift on screen, brightness gets broke, unresponsive power button, slow auto focus, creaking on bottom right of the device, most free media from the play store only available in the US, purple glaze effect on the camera, wireless charging problems, the onscreen soft key, poor WiFi signal, gap between bezel and the side of the phone, it won't drive your car for you and it won't grow legs and kick your enemies.
I'm surprised I haven't seen a complaint saying that the box it comes in is 1mm too thick.
And yet the majority of people think it's the best phone ever.
Just make up your freaking mind!!!!!
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Your phone has all of these issues? Damn i would return it if i were you
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Nope. vvvv
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I like it but the box it comes in is 1mm to thick so i can't recomend it.
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Richieboy67 said:
I like it but the box it comes in is 1mm to thick so i can't recomend it.
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I wondered how long it would take
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Made my mind up yesterday after receiving it from ups.... yep I LOVE IT

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I like it but the box it comes in is 1mm to thick so i can't recomend it.
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I must disagree.
The box is way too thin. It creases way too easy and under a lunar eclipse you can really notice it.

Love the phone. My only complaint is that the vibrate thingy is useless!
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Well if the box was 1inch thinner it would fit better in my drawer so damn them for not checking that before releasing the phone.
Seriously I love the design and only time will tell if it will be durable enough etc but for design its an A++
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Well, this was the first batch so you do expect those problems
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Mine has 'niggles' but I don't care, I'm picky but I'm not THAT picky!
The vibration works well, my alarm went off in my pocket when I was driving, gave me a boner so it's clearly strong enough! lol
People seem to be vocal with problems. I've always received an item, decided if it lives up to my expectations and returned it if it doesn't, without moaning on the forums. If it's a software issue, like most of my niggles I'm going to just deal with them until the fix comes, since this is a Nexus device after all, we're in good shape for updates!
Products have issues, welcome to the realm of early adoption.
Phil

Yep I agree. As much as everyone wants the perfect device you can't have cutting edge tech the day it comes out AND have a perfect device.
Under testing there is simply not enough retail devices made at this point to mass test under mass production conditions for long enough to find faults.
Even apple and Samsung and Sony etc etc all release devices be it phones TVs laptops hard drives or a desk fan all will be released before kinks are worked out
This is not deliberate, its just that issues which come up have not been found yet.
Check any identical devices made even 4months apart and you will no doubt find that there are different revisions of board used in them or chip.
Plastic production can be different and parts can be sourced else where .
So unless a recall is required for a dangerous fault, issues will be resolved in future devices.
This is not lg this is anything with a plug that this relates to.
I do agree however many cosmetic flaws should never pass quality control as they are easy enough to see and most of these QC checks are done with cameras now not humans so any discrepancy should be picked up easily to be referred to a human to double check.
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The only think wrong with mine is it came with this forum.

tweaked said:
The only think wrong with mine is it came with this forum.
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100% agree. I don't have the phone and I keep noticing that.
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Yeah, F this forum! Let's move to 4chan/nexus4!

Mine has a slightly buzzing earpiece and the screen seems a little darker on one side although this is probably just my eyes lol.
I have none of the other issues, and have to say that it is a MUCH better phone than the SGS 3 I had for six months.
I was constantly changing ROMS on the SGS3 and was never 100% happy.
This phone is built better, is louder, has a stronger vibrate, better screen, louder and clearer speaker, clearer in calls, much faster and is truly smooth and lag and skip free. The touchscreen is perfect.
Cannot make even one complaint about this phone that would put me off it.

I am enjoying my phone a ton!
My phone rattles but since I don't have Parkinsons I don't hear it.
I have the buzz but the only time I would be able to hear it is when I am on the phone and either me or the other person is talking to I can't hear it!
I don't take my phone to the bathroom so I haven't dropped it in the toilet yet.
Overall a great phone and totally worth the purchase price!

I can't believe we have a complaint thread about complaints and yet the word "glass" is not mentioned once. You people suck.

This isn't a complaints thread. This is letting all the idiots of this forum know exactly what they sound like.
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KidCarter93 said:
This isn't a complaints thread. This is letting all the idiots of this forum know exactly what they sound like.
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Dunno. Feels like I'm reading more threads like this one than actual complaint threads. Not sure why these need to keep being reposted.
No phone is perfect, I think we can all agree on this. People are just discussing the issues, it's a discussion forum. I don't see the big deal. *shrug*

It's a sad day today for my Nexus...

So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:

Sorry to hear that but I've read that LG will repair your screen for less than that.
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hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone

Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.

xXx_S13 said:
So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
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sorry bro. hope you get it fixed and working again soon. did you have a case on the phone? just curious to know how fragile it is.

Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Damn man, that sucks. The first time my Nexus was dropped was from my friend being careless... So because of that, I made it so that no one except me can use my phone. I hated my friend for doing that because it was the first hour I had my phone...
But for the screen fix, try to see if you can find a lower price. Doesn't hurt to continue searching the web.

ru5l4n12 said:
Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Your a bit of a kn×b aren't you
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xXx_S13 said:
hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
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I heard it was 7-10 days after they receive it including return shipping.
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Damn ....that sucks
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I know how it feel bro. First scratch on beautiful screen. Crying in a corner

And that's why I have a case.
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Harry Pothead said:
Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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LG will not give you a quote. They will only say, "We cannot give you a quote without you sending it in. Please send the phone in to us, with you being responsible for shipping, and then once we've had a chance to look at it, we will let you know the cost of the repair."
Even after I pushed saying how about the front lcd and digitizer, they still wouldn't give me an estimate.

Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?

So was it worth not having a case?

Life is like a pubic hair on a toilet seat. You're gonna get pissed off sometimes.
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vikramkhalsa said:
Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
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In US is something like $140...in UK I will let you know on Friday when I receive the quote

That really sucks... Something about these new phones, in particular the ones with the new touch sensor in glass or whatever they call it. The touch response is gone on a crack. I recall my first Droid had two cracks across the entire face and it worked flawlessly... I think I'd rather have that 1mm gap in the display/glass then have to replace it due to a simple crack.
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Ouch that really does suck
Hope you get it fixed pretty soon

knock on wood, i hope i don't drop it, i have butter fingers too, i did let it slip once but i had the usb cable in it still and it only fell like 2 foot on soft wooden floor, if you drop it from your pocket( 4ft >) and it hits hard floor like cement, its a goner i think!

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...

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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.

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Is it just me or is this screen poor build I was at work this morning phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box and pull phone out to check time and screen is all cracked smh not even gonna try n fix it yet! Sorry just needed to get that off my chest..
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And how is that "this phones" fault? If you lean on something metal, no matter the phone, the screen will crack. Next time put it in your pocket with the screen facing your leg. Not outwards
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mayhem1983 said:
Is it just me or is this screen poor build I was at work this morning phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box and pull phone out to check time and screen is all cracked smh not even gonna try n fix it yet! Sorry just needed to get that off my chest..
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The screen uses Gorilla glass, the same as pretty much every phone released recently. If you broke it, then I'm sorry to say it, but you must have done something silly. Sorry to hear it though.

CRIME INC. said:
And how is that "this phones" fault? If you lean on something metal, no matter the phone, the screen will crack. Next time put it in your pocket with the screen facing your leg. Not outwards
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Dude relax just saying phone glass quality sucks and phone is always in my pocket with screen facing leg so stop making assumptions.
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Dan1909 said:
The screen uses Gorilla glass, the same as pretty much every phone released recently. If you broke it, then I'm sorry to say it, but you must have done something silly. Sorry to hear it though.
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No one did anything silly smh.. Heard other people with the same phone saying glass quality suck also screen shatter from a light fall and so on lol love how you guys take things to the heart around mod close thread lol
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mayhem1983 said:
No one did anything silly smh.. Heard other people with the same phone saying glass quality suck also screen shatter from a light fall and so on lol love how you guys take things to the heart around mod close thread lol
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Hardly. All I said was that it uses the same glass as pretty much every other recent phone. So if you have an issue with the quality, then that issue is with the gorilla glass, rather than the phone.
And of course some phones will shatter from small falls, that's fairly obvious.
Merry christmas!

It must be because English is not my native language but I don't understand this thread at all. "phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box". What?

Hero Of Time said:
It must be because English is not my native language but I don't understand this thread at all. "phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box". What?
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I interpreted it as him attempting to say that he wanted to get hold of a box that was on a conveyor belt, so he lent across to reach it. It seems that when leaning over, he pushed too much of his weight on the phone, which would have been caught on the edge of the conveyor belt.

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I interpreted it as him attempting to say that he wanted to get hold of a box that was on a conveyor belt, so he lent across to reach it. It seems that when leaning over, he pushed too much of his weight on the phone, which would have been caught on the edge of the conveyor belt.
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Exactly.
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At this point in the game, pretty much every smartphone has a screen with essentially the exact same degree of durability. They're all using Gorilla glass or some equivalent. If your screen cracks, it's because of what happened to the phone. I guarantee you that any other phone would have broken in the exact same way under your circumstances.
It'll be interesting to see how sapphire screens hold up when those are mainstream in a few years.

Chalk me up as another that don't know how they cracked their screen. Mine has 1 small crack at the upper left corner and a medium one at the lower right corner, fortunately neither cross over the screen or where I'd touch. First time I've cracked a screen and don't know how it occurred thought it was just a long hair that got caught in the case at first.

I know the OP isn't the first here to have this problem. There was a few threads where people just put the phone in their pocket and pulled it out later and it was cracked. They couldn't remember anything specific that would have broken it. Also if I'm not mistaken doesn't gorilla glass just stand up better to scratches? From what I understood, it's not stronger than normal when it comes to cracks, just scratches. Which I can vouch for. Spent the whole day at work with my phone and keys in the same pocket. No scratches and even more lucky, no cracks!
Sorry to hear about your N5 though That's rough man, I would die a little on the inside.

IIFC gorilla glass is a bit more flexible when it comes to bending so it would resist cracking there a bit more than regular glass.