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ET4G waterproof?

Well mine seems to be, at least to some degree. Happened a few weeks ago after throwing back a few brews. Phone was in my hoodie side pocket with no case.
Went tie my pants (was wearing scrubs) after taking a piss, and the phone slipped right into the toilet. Even in my state of non-sobriety I quickly grabbed the phone. I don't think it was completely submerged at any point. Made the mistake of not turning it off immediately, b/c the phone never turned off by itself. I even tried making a call to see if anything was damaged, against my better judgement. Then I realized I was being an idiot and needed to just let it dry out.
I let it dry out for 24 hours in a rice bag. Not sure if that actually does anything, but I was up for trying anything at that point.
Thank the heavens, phone works without any problems. Hopefully there are no long term problems with the circuitry. I did make sure to clean it thoroughly after the incident
Anyone else with any close calls?

Why do you pee with your pants around your ankles? Do you sit down when you pee? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54t0iyp_udc

I put my phone in the toilet to test your theory and now it's broken. Thanks!
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Overstew said:
I put my phone in the toilet to test your theory and now it's broken. Thanks!
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Lmfao.
Sent from the future.

I had my old HTC MDA fall out of my hoodie pocket into a urinal. I sold it on eBay for $50, said it had "water damage". I now make sure my phones go into my pants pockets while I am peeing.
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Does this void Warranty? I wanna test this.
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I pay for the extra warranty now. I think I could run my phone over with my car and get it replaced but I am not going to test it.
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dropped mine into the tub had about an inch of water cover before i pulled it out. i thought it was bricked. audio and certain options would not work for awhile about 30 min if that. dried it out and everything has been fine. i immediately pulled battery and noticed no water got inside the rear.

I know what phone I am going to suggest to my dad who I think has lost two phones in a lake while on his boat lol. Water damage runs in the family I guess.
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This reminds me of a review for a pro video camera. I forget what camera it was but the guy was on a shoot and lost it in the Amazon. Thinking he just destroyed this $20k camera he rigged it up to a pole by a campfire overjoyed and a couple of days later it worked fine.
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footfingmaster said:
Well mine seems to be, at least to some degree. Happened a few weeks ago after throwing back a few brews. Phone was in my hoodie side pocket with no case.
Went tie my pants (was wearing scrubs) after taking a piss, and the phone slipped right into the toilet. Even in my state of non-sobriety I quickly grabbed the phone. I don't think it was completely submerged at any point. Made the mistake of not turning it off immediately, b/c the phone never turned off by itself. I even tried making a call to see if anything was damaged, against my better judgement. Then I realized I was being an idiot and needed to just let it dry out.
I let it dry out for 24 hours in a rice bag. Not sure if that actually does anything, but I was up for trying anything at that point.
Thank the heavens, phone works without any problems. Hopefully there are no long term problems with the circuitry. I did make sure to clean it thoroughly after the incident
Anyone else with any close calls?
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Is everyone just missing the fact that he took it out of the toilet and used it (lets hope you didnt hold it up to your ear) while it was still wet with nasty ass toilet water? that's pretty gross man,
first thing I would have done is pull the battery and give it a good disinfecting then let it dry.. Hopefully it was your house bathroom, if not even grosser lol I knew a guy once that dropped his blackberry into a toilet in a bar and just left it there. lol

Ranger093 said:
Why do you pee with your pants around your ankles? Do you sit down when you pee? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54t0iyp_udc
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hell yes tim and eric!

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Is everyone just missing the fact that he took it out of the toilet and used it (lets hope you didnt hold it up to your ear) while it was still wet with nasty ass toilet water? that's pretty gross man,
first thing I would have done is pull the battery and give it a good disinfecting then let it dry.. Hopefully it was your house bathroom, if not even grosser lol I knew a guy once that dropped his blackberry into a toilet in a bar and just left it there. lol
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That's what I was thinking. Was there still piss in the toilet?
If so... drop it in a bucket of bleach then a bag of rice.
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Come on guys.. lets be serious.. a little bit of piss water and fecal residue on your face isn't that bad..
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Dwayneiztheshyt said:
Come on guys.. lets be serious.. a little bit of piss water and fecal residue on your face isn't that bad..
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Now you all know why more women don't hang out here... LOL
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The one thing I've learned from working at a full service store is that liquid damage will eventually catch up to you. Be it one hour, one day or one year... it always corrodes something. Good luck, maybe you're the exception, but have a $100 ready for Asurion just in case.
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graffixnyc said:
Is everyone just missing the fact that he took it out of the toilet and used it (lets hope you didnt hold it up to your ear) while it was still wet with nasty ass toilet water? that's pretty gross man,
first thing I would have done is pull the battery and give it a good disinfecting then let it dry.. Hopefully it was your house bathroom, if not even grosser lol I knew a guy once that dropped his blackberry into a toilet in a bar and just left it there. lol
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I lost mine in a urinal at the Cracker Barrel, which is a relitivly clean establishment. If it was a bar, I dunno. First thing I did was get some paper towel and toss my phone in the sink for a quick rinse, then I wrapped it up in more paper towel so I wouldn't get infected my urinal nastiness.
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ccline84 said:
The one thing I've learned from working at a full service store is that liquid damage will eventually catch up to you. Be it one hour, one day or one year... it always corrodes something. Good luck, maybe you're the exception, but have a $100 ready for Asurion just in case.
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I don't even want to ask what a "full service" store is.

Some of us men here sit to pee....I only do cause it's pierced
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n00b1269 said:
Some of us men here sit to pee....I only do cause it's pierced
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Wtf u can Pierce that area? Spoiler tags next time please. -_-
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This is evidence of why not to buy used phones on eBay...

How my brother's S3 survived a swim

While my brother was up north with his friends, he ended up going tubing with his phone in his pocket. He fell off into the lake 4 times. He did not do anything (didn't open it up to dry, just left it in his pocket) until he got home 6 hours later. I took it and put it in rice for a couple of hours and it would turn on and either boot loop or go really really slow. He was going to pay TEP $100, but I odined it to see if the flash memory got corrupted and then it worked fine!

MДЯCЦSДИT said:
While my brother was up north with his friends, he ended up going tubing with his phone in his pocket. He fell off into the lake 4 times. He did not do anything (didn't open it up to dry, just left it in his pocket) until he got home 6 hours later. I took it and put it in rice for a couple of hours and it would turn on and either boot loop or go really really slow. He was going to pay TEP $100, but I odined it to see if the flash memory got corrupted and then it worked fine!
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Good things you didn't put it in the Microwave like someone i know. =)
and you guess it... KAABOOMM!!! lol

About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?

LIGHTSOUT225 said:
About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?
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It was still in his pocket... so not too deep... only like 1 foot or 2 since he was wearing a life jacket.
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LIGHTSOUT225 said:
About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?
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lol does it matter? it was in water

Amazing phone lol. Let us know how long it lasts.

G1_enthusiast said:
lol does it matter? it was in water
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Well the pressure of being deeper in the water could play as another factor.
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peanut1596 said:
Well the pressure of being deeper in the water could play as another factor.
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LOL, no it doesn't. Pressure will only matter if the item is waterproof to begin with. Wet is wet in this case, simple as that. OP, prepare for a ton of corrosion in the next few weeks/months. Don't be surprised if it dies on him. OH, and call him an idiot for going in the water with his phone in the first place.

thats pretty wild..
i dropped my s2 in the toilet 6 months , left it in rice over night and now it works perfectly

Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!

Seriously.... I don't even take my phone to the pool with me because I'm afraid it will get splashed or something.. I leave it at home or in the carcar
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gaarry said:
Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!
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Obviously an accident
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gaarry said:
Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!
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If I'm going in the water, i'll just active my crappy Pantech P7040,and bring a dedicated camera with me. I'd rather destroy them both rather than destroy my precious pebble blue baby!.... seriously....

Damn. I was hoping you would have gotten the s3 Marcus. Loved all of your work for the epic plus us Michiganians need to stick together lol
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Can't wait for life proof to release the s3 case
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Some companies say your phone is relatively safe from submersion up to certain depths, given you don't just let it sit there and soak (you could drop it in accidentally and snatch it back up real quick). The depth most certainly matters.

LIGHTSOUT225 said:
Some companies say your phone is relatively safe from submersion up to certain depths, given you don't just let it sit there and soak (you could drop it in accidentally and snatch it back up real quick). The depth most certainly matters.
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I agree with that. Another factor though the OP didn't bother removing the power asap can save parts from short circuiting. I had a previous phone survive a short submersion but I removed it asap and the the battery and dried it as much as possible. the screen was weird for few days but it dried out eventually and looked normal. The original poster was lucky. Removing power asap before worrying about removing moisture may be a good priority. Amazing feat for a phone in that boat ride.

I must confess I went wakeboarding with my old Sprint HTC Hero in my swimsuit pocket a few years ago. Yeah, just an absent minded dumb mistake. I tried the rice thing and it did kinda turn on but never worked right.
Obviously I didn't care about that phone like I do this one

liquid.emotion said:
Good things you didn't put it in the Microwave like someone i know. =)
and you guess it... KAABOOMM!!! lol
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I wanted to return my Optimus V that i used as a donor phone to flash my GS2 to Virgin Mobile,so i put it in the microwave for about 4 seconds and it started to smoke a little.
So i thought that it was fried and tried to turn it on and to my surprise LG logo still came on but that was it.I took it back to the store that i got it from and said that its broken and got my money back.I broke it just to make sure ESN was fried.
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bohiti said:
I must confess I went wakeboarding with my old Sprint HTC Hero in my swimsuit pocket a few years ago. Yeah, just an absent minded dumb mistake. I tried the rice thing and it did kinda turn on but never worked right.
Obviously I didn't care about that phone like I do this one
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My gs2 was in the toilet for unknown amount of time,i took it apart,dried it baked it in oven and it still worked but i could only use the "Power" button once to turn on the phone and after that power button didnt work.
Check out what i did with my almost useless GS2 Epic Touch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29176196#post29176196 .

Green stain underneath glass

A few days ago a green 'stain' appeared underneath the glass. It's been changing and growing very slowly. Has anyone else seen anything like this or know how it may be fixed?
The phone has never had anything spilled on it, although I often bring it in the bathroom when i shower and a few drops of water have gotten on the screen occasionally. I first noticed the stain Sunday after dropping the phone on a carpeted floor on Saturday with no ill effects.

Looks like your LCD is busted.
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I'm pretty sure that's a pressure spot.
if it is, and you're extremely lucky, if you turn the phone off for a few days it'll go away.
if it is, and you're extremely un-lucky, then there's no way to fix and you need to get it repaired (replace screen and stuffs)
that happened to my touchpad, the first couple of times it went away, the last time it's stayed for about 3 months now. (I thought it was happening because it was cold outside and I routinely had my tp in my bag with books and stuff, I only discovered what a pressure spot this last time because it happened when it was warm outside and never went away )

Had the same problem with my last Evo4g. It actually was quiet a bit worse than yours. I activated my pos back up and set the EVO aside for a whole week (powered off). Turned it back on after the week had passed and sure enough, it disappeared. Good luck.
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bbrodus said:
A few days ago a green 'stain' appeared underneath the glass. It's been changing and growing very slowly. Has anyone else seen anything like this or know how it may be fixed?
The phone has never had anything spilled on it, although I often bring it in the bathroom when i shower and a few drops of water have gotten on the screen occasionally. I first noticed the stain Sunday after dropping the phone on a carpeted floor on Saturday with no ill effects.
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You might wanna keep your evo out of the bathroom at all cost even if your gonna take a dump.....u don't need your phone and why because if you take a shower and the phone is on the counter top the steam and enter the phone and your phone becomes water logged..and two nobody wants to talk to someone while they are on the toilet...
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lreyes15 said:
You might wanna keep your evo out of the bathroom at all cost even if your gonna take a dump.....u don't need your phone and why because if you take a shower and the phone is on the counter top the steam and enter the phone and your phone becomes water logged..and two nobody wants to talk to someone while they are on the toilet...
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My One X fell in the toilet!

Okay so yesterday I laid my One X on the edge of the washing machine which is next to the toilet, and of course I managed to push it down there by accident. Really stupid of me I know.
After a few seconds I collected my thoughts and realized what the f just happened and put my hand down there, which was kind of disgusting. Luckily for me and my phone there were no nasty stuff there.
I immediately wiped it off and put it in rice. It still worked fine, so I thought it was okay. After a few hours though I could hear it make a noise, and it was dead after that. No sign of life what so ever. I still left it in the rice until I went to bed, but it was still dead:crying: I was kinda worried what my boss might say, because my work paid for the phone.
Now here is the good stuff. This morning I thought I would check on it again, and by some miracle it worked! I have tested it throughout the day, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Pretty awesome eh?

**** - You know I always use my HOX on the loo at work and a few times, I have came close to dropping it in, much easier to do if you have no case as it can be slippy.

Yeah that makes sense it just wanted time to dry out ... Your a lucky man

cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants

shiningarmor said:
cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants
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The real reason lol
:thumbup:
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Awesome lucky guy
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Mine fell in toilet when it was first launched. Still going fine now with a cracked screen its took some stick for sure
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toilet
very lucky could have been a lot worse, ha ha

This is one of the reasons why I keep a lanyard with all my phones, you just have to get used to it. Trust me, it has saved my HOX many times. The phone may fall but u still have a line to catch, just need the reflexes . Sadly HOX has no slot for it but you can get a case.

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cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants
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Bingo. I don't wear pants at home if I can avoid it
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This has to be the funniest thread I have come across in a while!
I don't wear pants, but my undies have pockets. :what:
Pp.:thumbup::beer:
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What a sad story. I would recommend do getting a J Butterfly. That phone supposed to be waterproof.
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My phone went for a swim.
Pulled it apart and dried in rice next to a fireplace.
It worked flawlessly.
For 4 months.
Then things like touchscreen started to fail.
Good luck mate.

Happened to me with my HTC Diamond. Whilst having a leak, clip on cover, slipped off my waistband and fell in my pee dried it worked flawlessly. Upgraded to Nokia n900 6 months later then eBayed it.
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xchasa said:
My phone went for a swim.
Pulled it apart and dried in rice next to a fireplace.
It worked flawlessly.
For 4 months.
Then things like touchscreen started to fail.
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touchscreen prob is known. mine just happened suddenly last month. its not about dropping it in toilet and survive. its a known hardware issue.

LuffyPSP said:
touchscreen prob is known. mine just happened suddenly last month. its not about dropping it in toilet and survive. its a known hardware issue.
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Thats good news for the op then.
My phone was underwater for at least 40 seconds and after drying it worked perfectly.
Only the touchscreen became an issue with the centre being unresponsive sometimes.
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Being serious its annoying all phones aren't ' waterproof'. It's not difficult particularly for the manufacturer I think.
I used to work in the automotive industry with a major chassis systems supplier and everything had a conformal coating on it. Really everyday stuff for everyday cars. The F1 power boat boys took our stuff and ran it fully submerged in salt water and it all worked flawlessly too I understand. No reason why phones shouldn't be so if made and tested right I think.

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Thats good news for the op then.
My phone was underwater for at least 40 seconds and after drying it worked perfectly.
Only the touchscreen became an issue with the centre being unresponsive sometimes.
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Yep in the center. Exactly what happened to me. But fully unresponsive.
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i heard a rumor that one x is kinda waterproof, thanks to the annoying unremovable back cover. How ever you are very lucky it didnt die, you should opened it and dried it before turning it on.
I still suggest sending it to a reputable service centre to dry it, if you can't do it yourself, there might be some water inside and the metal contacts will corrode slowly.
Note: if the back pogo pins start turning green-blueish(copper corrosion) this is an indication that there is still water inside.

Fell in Sink
Mine once fell in sink full of dish washing water, so before going to bed I took out its battery and laid it on a sponge and then nest morning it started making bubbles (kidding), it did not work next morning but It started partially the other morning and now its working fine

RAZR M Durability Stories

Hows your M been holding up over the coarse of your experience?
Only a few scuffs on the bezel here, but I use a medium strength case when out and about
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So far, so good. No case, and I've had it about a month. No scratches, scuffs, or anything.

Mine developed a pretty nasty scratch on the screen--how, I don't know. I can feel it with my fingertip too, which is quite annoying.

I've had mine about 6 months or so, and I've been using it without any case or screen protector. Dropped it many times, even on concrete. Just few scratches on bezel. Nothing on the screen.

Had mine close to a year now. Bought a case, rarely use it. Dropped it hard on icy cement from a standing position. Which an iPad user found hilarious mimicking the "Droid" startup sound immediately. Picked up the phone, worried, looked at it and it virtually smiled at me. Not a scratch anywhere. Not on the back, not on the screen, and none on the corners.
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I have a case but rarely use it since it makes it feel bulky in my pocket. I have dropped it many times and really the only scratches on the bezel are there because I keep my phone in the same pocket as my keys.

No case, but I do have a screen protector. had first drop today off desk and onto one of the legs of my chair, but the cracking sound I heard seemed to be the chair. Phone came out unharmed

I have a barely there case along with generic screen saver and mine looks like the day I got it (not a single scratch or blemish). I have dropped it about 10 times and NOTHING. bought mine used btw and it was flawless when I received it. By far the most durable phone I've had so far. Motorola phones in general seem well built.

I'm somewhat of an idiot and decided to test how water proof it was. Fully submerged it seems it could stay there for some time and not be damaged
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I'm somewhat of an idiot and decided to test how water proof it was. Fully submerged it seems it could stay there for some time and not be damaged
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Wow... Who's got some bells (yes bells) of steel... Thanks... good to know
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Had. A Droid X without a case and dropped it a bunch of time even on the road while riding the motorcycle. No crack on the screen, but badly damaged in the body and backplate. Got really impressive by Motorola phone then got myself a Razr M without a case as well. Dropped it several time and got a really small scratches on the bezel, but other than that it's surely a really damn tough phone ever.
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Dropped onto foot then kicked across uneven concrete sidewalk, leading to small scuffs on back bezel corners. Once smacked it into the rim of a glass, causing a small dent in the bezel. Other than that it's been good.

johnny567 said:
I'm somewhat of an idiot and decided to test how water proof it was. Fully submerged it seems it could stay there for some time and not be damaged
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Yeah, I accidentally knocked mine into the bathroom sink full of water.The micr-sd card was already on its last legs and the water finished it off. And the external speaker wasn't as loud as normal for about a day and a half until it completely dried out. But it works fine now and the sd card was replaced by sandisk's warranty.

I've dropped mine an innumerable number of times on concrete with no damage to usability. My OCD hates the scratches on the bevel, but nothing on the screen or elsewhere. The worst I've had is the bottom part of the case came loose one time when I really, really hit it hard on the ground. Still going fine...

Dropped mine taking out of my pocket, cracked the back glass thing. Then dropped in water sink for a sec accidentally, phone wouldn't work for about a day, now it's fine though. Just not waterproof anymore
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too tough
Some time back I was driving a 1994 Cadillac, disgusted with how my conversation had gone, i threw my Iphone4S on to my dashboard, where it bounced and hit the windshield, and shattered the phone beyond useability.... that's what put me in the market for a new phone.
Grabbed a Razr M, and in short time history repeats itself....threw it against the dash, into the glass....the Razr M spidered the windshield....... happy to know I can replace a windshield in a 2006 Dodge Ram for $155, that still $44 less than the deductible for the Iphone4s.

The Caddy story is my favorite! You, sir, are a Legend!
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netizenmt said:
The Caddy story is my favorite! You, sir, are a Legend!
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How about this one? This happened the 1st day I had the phone. I was roofing house and the phone accidently slipped out of my hand. I watched it slide down the roof and disappear over the edge then I heard it hit the concrete walkway 2 stories below. I didn't even bother to look at it or let alone want to go pick up the pieces as I figured it was destroyed. 2 of my workers saw the whole thing happen and kept busting me about killing my new phone in less than a day. A couple minutes later I heard a phone ringing and yelled for someone to answer it. The other 2 guys on the roof with me both responded that it wasn't their phone. It took a while for it to dawn on me that it was my phone I had just dropped ringing on the ground below so I decided to investigate. I climbed down the ladder and was amazed to find the phone in one piece with the screen side up. I picked it up hit the power button and was shocked when the screen turned on and had no cracks. I have no idea how the phone actually impacted the concrete after falling off the roof but the only damage was some scrapes on the bezel. I consider the build quality and design of this phone to be amazing especially compared to a friends S3 which didn't survive a fall from a kitchen counter after being swatted by his cat.

Great story! However, in this one, the cat is the Legend!
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So I've finally had an incident the old lady and I we're in the midst of a fight and she throws out there you love your phone more than me so to prove a point I throw it at the wall pretty much as hard as I can and of course it goes to the wall unlike other phones which have shattered into pieces.... thinking the worst I'm like oh well... patch up the hole and forget about it... I get home later that day and she meets me at the door saying that we have mice in the wall... I knew when she said that what it was... I tell her to call my phone and sure enough the rattle in the wall she had been hearing was my phone... I cut it out and nothing but some dry wall on the corner... after a vigorous scrub you can't even tell....
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