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How durable is our HD2?

Hi,
Got my HD2 couple months back and using it with silicon cover since beginning but now I want to take the cover off and show the real beauty of the phone to everyone but I am too scared to take the silicon cover off because I am clumsy and I drop my phone way too frequently.
I know the phone looks very durable but exactly how durable is it??? can people share some experiences like oh I dropped it from 5ft and it was intact or oh I dropped it from 2ft and the screen broke etc etc.
I used to have HTC Kaiser/tilt and I dropped it way too my times without any covers but it never gave up on me.
PS: I know there is no real way to define durability of a cellphone but u know there are some cellphones which are really delicate and u have to handle them with extra extra care. While there are some like the kaiser who are made for rough use. Just want to know which category our HD2 belongs to?

not very. i've cracked my screen twice.

Osca said:
not very. i've cracked my screen twice.
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oops!!! sorry about that!!!
did you drop it screen facing down? or on some corner of the phone?

I've used mine without any sort of protection since the day it was released in US (end of March). It does not have a single scuff, mark, or scratch anywhere. I just dropped it for the first time a week ago from a counter roughly 2.5 feet onto a hard tile floor and still no scuff, mark, or scratch (I don't know how it fell as it was dark when it happened and I was looking in a different direction; turned my head while headphones were plugged in so it pulled it off the counter).
I'm extremely happy with the durability of the HD2.

Since Nov
Ive had my HD2 since Nov last year...
No cover no protection.. and it looks like new.. I dont know how you managed to break the screen twice.. you probably throw that phone in some weird angles.. but really does last well!

dropped mine from my lap getting out of my low car onto the bitumen and fell back down perfectly flat. absolutely smashed the screen but 2 months later its still working fine and waiting for it to die before replacing the screen. i work installing solar panels (PV) on roofs, crawling though ceilings, etc. sees alot of abuse so while the screen smashed the components inside are well placed. had it before america could get it (in australia)

i got it since 10 months now, without any cover. screen is absolutely clean, but the rest looks a bit used, but not that bad
a friend is using it without respect. throwing it over the table and such things, he never broked something on the phone.. the screen stopped working one time and he needed it to replace cause that, but it didnt break xD
another friend broke his screen when his hd2 fellt on a freakin spoon on the floor (WTF did that spoon on the floor?)

Had it 2 1/2 weeks, no scratches, no scuffs. Just annoying dust under the screen

I have mine almost a year now.
A few weeks ago he started acting weird. Screen flipped sideways and putted speaker on.
I've send it to repair and they replaced the motherboard. Everything is ok now again.
No scratches after such a long time with no screen protector.

ive dropped mine once from about 3 fet and it only made a slight scuff on the corner
ive always had a screen protector but never any other protection and it looks great for the past 4 months
very happy with it

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Had it 2 1/2 weeks, no scratches, no scuffs. Just annoying dust under the screen
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If you get dust under the screen, then it is a factory defect. Since the screen is glued to the LCD, somewhere around the edge it's not completely sealed. I have had mine for 7 months now and I do not have even ONE spec of dust under the screen, and I carry it in my pocket without any protection at all, all the time.

Halle said:
If you get dust under the screen, then it is a factory defect. Since the screen is glued to the LCD, somewhere around the edge it's not completely sealed. I have had mine for 7 months now and I do not have even ONE spec of dust under the screen, and I carry it in my pocket without any protection at all, all the time.
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When I say dust, I mean there were a couple of hairs in the screen when I got it. They don't affect any viewing pleasure so I didn't return it

Displayglas failure on the left and right edges

Hey community i own two Nexus 4 devices and both have the same problem... Two different bags and one SGS 3 were needed to recognize the problem specially on N4 devices. The left and right curved edges and some parts of the rest of the display are very sensitive of wear.
How I recognized this?
I wanted to clean my display.
If i breath on it, spots will appear who wont mist that much than the rest of the display.
This spots are not removeable and susceptible for dirt and fat fingers / fingerprints.
The SGS 3 , that has the same curved edges hasnt got this problem althrough it has the same kind of glas : gorilla glas 2
My first N4 had this problem on the left side to the middle of the display where i scroll the homescreens with my finger.. My second N4 has it symmetric on each side after 2 weeks. A displayprotector holds back the wear of the rest of the display.
I sent an email to google and reported about my problem. If you have recognized the same kind of s**t , please post a reply and where these spots appear. THANKS

Most likely the oleophobic coating is wearing off in those places. It happened on my Galaxy Nexus and its starting to happen on my Nexus 4. I have a bumper on so the edges are fine. Its wearing where it rubs against my pants pocket.

No problem here after 2 months +.

@ el daddy : sorry but this normaly happens to a 1 year old device. mine are one month and one week old. and that homescreenscrolling causes such spots.. in light use after one month.. like i said... SGS 3 same glas, same curved edges, havnt got that problem

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@ el daddy : sorry but this normaly happens to a 1 year old device. mine are one month and one week old. and that homescreenscrolling causes such spots.. in light use after one month.. like i said... SGS 3 same glas, same curved edges, havnt got that problem
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I don't get why you are condescendingly apologizing to me. I was just telling you what was happening and that it's happened with my last two phones. Yeah it's annoying, but there is no time frame on when it should or shouldn't happen. It doesn't matter if it's brand new or 5 years old. Enough friction will cause wear.

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and thats the point. one month light usage. and the finger causes enough friction to wear the screen like a streak of 1 cm * 4 cm from the edge to the middle? i cant imagine
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same problem
i am getting this on about a quarter of the screen, where the coating has obviously worn off. it must be from going in and out of my jeans but ive only had it for 12 days. kind of a shame, its most noticeable in bright sunlight, with low screen brightness.
do you think putting a screen protector over top would even out the appearance of the coating and hide the area where its rubbed off?

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yes a screenprotector helps to hide the worn spots. This afternoon i will post some pictures of the screen that will proof that this problem is caused by a manufacturing failure.
This are pictures of my second 1 and a half week old device. If i hadn't put a screenprotector on the display, the half of the screen would be rubbed of now.
In this picture you can see where the worn spots are.
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p1000418-12wrs3.jpg
Now I will show you pictures from each side of the phone.
Left:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p1000414dgpob.jpg
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p1000412byug4.jpg
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p10004168kugv.jpg
Right:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p1000413fruta.jpg
On each side the simmilar wear with that not worn spot in the middle of the ledge.
Such a symmetry isnt caused by natural wear... It is caused by a differend degree of hardness all over the glass.

http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p10004021yoz5.jpg
new picture

All your links are broken but it doesn't matter anyway. I'm honestly failing to understand the problem here? It's just the anti-finger print coating which is laughable at best at doing what it's supposed to do anyway. The only time you notice it wearing off is if you breathe on the phone.

You got any pics? the ones 2 posts above mine say they permission denied

I've got an old sgs that I never put a case or screen protector on and carried round in my jeans pocket for over 2 years without any wearing out of the screen coating. I've got a six month old razr maxx again with a perfect screen even tho it's been in my pocket without a case or screen protector. I've got a 6 month old n7 that I use all day long every day and which is constantly in and out of a neoprene sleeve that has a screen as good as the day I bought it, which hardly shows any finger prints and which I clean about once a month if that.
Contrast that to the 2 month old n4 that has half it's coating missing (although not in a pattern that could be caused solely by wear - it looks more like it was never applied correctly). I have to wipe the screen clean every time I use it and five minutes later it's filthy again, but only on one side - the other side is pristine. The dirty side is noticeably rougher too when swiping. In daylight the finger grease is enough to obscure the screen, so that I feel the need to clean it.
It's clearly either faulty or not fit for purpose. My gut feeling is that if applied correctly to a properly prepared screen, the coating should not wear off in normal use.

I really feel for you guys but there's no way to determine if x or y phones coating will wear off. I don't know if its the specific coating that Google uses or what but this has been known to happen on the nexus s and the galaxy nexus as well. As for your jeans... Jeans are actually very abrasive as they attract dirt and soot into the fibers and it acts almost like a strop on the glass repeatedly taking it in and out of your pocket.
I don't trust the glass on any of these devices and though the screen feels really nice on this phone... One of my RMA phones shipped with a big dot of a scratch or defect in the screen right from the factory. I never use any of these devices without a screen protector. I use bse as they mostly preserve the feel of the screen sans protector but if you want a less worn screen... On any phone I would suggest that be one of the first things you get for your phone.
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Links working enjoy the pics
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Mine's exactly the same even down to the not worn spot in the middle of the edge. From how I use and carry my phone there is no way this is caused by normal wear and tear. My replacement arrived this morning so I will see how it compares tonight.

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I think these little bugs are caused by the low price of the phone. reducing the costs of a phone causes bad quality...
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Picture from my old phone:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=p10003696uu5c.jpg
Homescreenscrolling caused this

Glass not the best for phones = cracked my N4

The Nexus 4 was my first partially glass constructed phone, and my last. I have had many Samsung and HTC Android phones drop, bounce, skip across the floor, and they worked like a champ still. Typically battery cover pops off, and battery falls out, but put back together, and all good again
Not so with my Nexus 4, and I LOVED this phone, but was in the washroom, set it down for one second, to wash my hands, and I slipped pushing the phone off the top of toilet, and it hit the tile floor, OH SH!T NO, picked up, and yep, huge spider web cracked screen I see phone calls and texts coming in, but can press anything, no reaction.
Luckily I still had my old white color, international HTC One X, running CM10, which I like too, but it's no Nexus 4.
But damn, that glass phone is super fragile. Not the best materials to make a phone of. Out of like 8 Android phones, over last 4 years, this was my first one that actually broken and cracked, being unusable.

I heard such incidents. I have order for a protective case. Hope I dont do the same thing before it comes
I advise all Nexus 4 users to handle this phone with CARE and protect it.
Zorachus said:
The Nexus 4 was my first partially glass constructed phone, and my last. I have had many Samsung and HTC Android phones drop, bounce, skip across the floor, and they worked like a champ still. Typically battery cover pops off, and battery falls out, but put back together, and all good again
Not so with my Nexus 4, and I LOVED this phone, but was in the washroom, set it down for one second, to wash my hands, and I slipped pushing the phone off the top of toilet, and it hit the tile floor, OH SH!T NO, picked up, and yep, huge spider web cracked screen I see phone calls and texts coming in, but can press anything, no reaction.
Luckily I still had my old white color, international HTC One X, running CM10, which I like too, but it's no Nexus 4.
But damn, that glass phone is super fragile. Not the best materials to make a phone of. Out of like 8 Android phones, over last 4 years, this was my first one that actually broken and cracked, being unusable.
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I seen some fall and not break and seen them crack like yours after falling. Just depends. I seen one drop test for the Nexus 4 get dropped 3 times I believe it was before the screen cracked.
Glass or not I don't like scratches let alone cracks. So I put all my devices in cases to protect them. I like devices without cases but I like my devices looking and working perfect more. Even my aluminum devices.
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Did you at least have a bumper or screen protector on or was it naked?

Don't all half decent smart phones have glass screens? Im pretty sure nexus 4 isn't alone in that department.

Yeah, the same problem occurred with the iPhone 4 and 4S. They all easily cracked.

Well until the guys from star trek come back from the future to save a few whales and give us that clear aluminum you need to learn not to drop your glass faced phones..... .. ..

This has happened to quite a few people, and has been discussed on XDA a fair bit
Here's a thread here with several people posting pictures
Cracked Nexus 4
Please continue discussion there.
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Screen Durability

First things first, I freaking love this phone!
However, I've had this phone since it came out and I already have like 2 small scratches on the screen. I had my iPhone 5 for almost a year and didn't ever scratch the screen. Has anyone else had issue with the screen easily scratching? It's pretty disappointing but 100% my fault I guess. I haven't dropped it or anything.

I put a screen protector on it the same day I got it so I didn't get any scratches at all.
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Touchscreen white hue/smudge

Hi guys.
I have an issue with my new Note 5, which I bought 4 days ago. However, I had this problem with my old Nexus 5 as well. I want know what the issue is so that I can avoid it in the future.
Basically, after a few days/weeks my touchscreen will have a white hue/smudge in the center when the screen is off. I can see it clearly in the sun, it stands like a white stain in the middle and it's been only 4 days. I remember I avoided this with my Nexus 5 by applying a protective screen but after I took it off, in matter of weeks the smudge appeared.
I could put a protective screen on the Note 5 but I read that it interferes with the S pen. If it doesn't interfere, I'll go right away and apply one. However, I want to know what causes this. I haven't dropped in water and I mostly keep it in my pockets and at home on the table.
Thank you guys.

I have a Zag glass screen protector on mine and the S pen works fine

I was skeptical of glass screen protectors until one was placed on my new Note 5 at Sprint. Sold on it now.
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I don't really know what you're talking about. I've never, particullary, heard something like this. In this cases, you really should attach a photo so we can figure out what's your problem. A "white stain" could be anything: from dust to your hands sweat or even actual damage in the screen itself. I've subscribed the thread to investigate further about this, please consider to send me a photo of it. Cheers!
PD: No, every screen protector work perfectly with the S-Pen no matter of how thick they're (the S-Pen could work even at 1 cm of the screen itself).