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Does wildfire come with screen protector on?

i cant tell whether ther is one on or not.
can someone please confirm.
im asking because i only found out my t-mobile pulse had a screen protector when it smashed one day.

My factory sealed Wildfire did not come with a screen protector.

Mine didn't have one on it

Mine had one one it which had all writing on it to tell me to take it off. I just went and purchased an invisibleshield after that.

just the factory warning one with remove before use on mine

My son has a Wildfire and it had no screenprotector in the box, only the thin plastic wich should be removed.

You really dont need one, it has a freakin gorilla glass
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My factory sealed Wildfire with a screen protector.

analurgy said:
You really dont need one, it has a freakin gorilla glass
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I don`t think it has Gorilla Glass.

According to gsmarena, it does.
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According to GSMArena, the Wildfire has an Adreno 200 GPU, the same unit as on the Desire. So, I wouldn't go by what GSMArena says on the Wildfire, even though it is probably the mobile site of my choice.

nicky041192 said:
According to gsmarena, it does.
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According to me, it doesnt. When i bought it, i had to wait 3 days to get an invisibleshield protector, and i got a small almost unnoticeable scratch on there during that 3 day period, even tough i kept my wildfire in Golla pouch.

nicky041192 said:
According to gsmarena, it does.
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GSMArena sometimes messes up the specs on some phones...

Neither does mines

Mipery said:
According to me, it doesnt. When i bought it, i had to wait 3 days to get an invisibleshield protector, and i got a small almost unnoticeable scratch on there during that 3 day period, even tough i kept my wildfire in Golla pouch.
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According to Corning, the manufacturer of the gorilla glass, it does!
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/featured-products

louiscypherbr said:
According to Corning, the manufacturer of the gorilla glass, it does!
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/featured-products
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Now that`s interesting....
Funny thing, it was never a selling point for the Wildfire, like it was for other phones.

I put on a screen protector and after a week or two there is a big scratch on it that makes the touch feel much less smooth. I end up replacing it with a new one every three weeks or so.
Is this normal to do that?

Supercluster said:
I put on a screen protector and after a week or two there is a big scratch on it that makes the touch feel much less smooth. I end up replacing it with a new one every three weeks or so.
Is this normal to do that?
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No. I am still using a Screen Protector I put back in November last year.

Supercluster said:
I put on a screen protector and after a week or two there is a big scratch on it that makes the touch feel much less smooth. I end up replacing it with a new one every three weeks or so.
Is this normal to do that?
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Maybe you are using cheap, 3 for 2$ screen protectors. Those are pretty much crap.

Mine actually came with 2
One on the bottom (which attacts finger prints like ****)
And one above that one which was quite rigid when I had to take it off.

Real drop test

****ting bricks while watching it :O

Well ill make sure not to drop mine!!! but I've got it in the official case with the flap so hopefully that will save the screen!
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Two words.....BUY CASE !

WOW what a fun to do., When it`s not u`r own phone....
Hope mine will never fly

kolyan said:
Two words.....BUY CASE !
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4 words, don't drop your phone

Hmm... Anyone knows when otterbox or trident will be releasing their cases ? Lol
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gdelrosario said:
Hmm... Anyone knows when otterbox or trident will be releasing their cases ? Lol
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you can use bubble wrap for now

This hurts.. I thought The Gorilla Glass 2 would make it nearly unbreakable ...
(when I remember my HTC Desire stoping a knif or falling down all the stairs and still running like a charm )

vallandil said:
WOW what a fun to do., When it`s not u`r own phone....
Hope mine will never fly
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Its funny how people get jealous of what i get paid to do.
PS. this phone was purchased outright for our own personal use. This was not a review unit nor was it given to us. if you had any common sense you might realize that companies will not give you a phone just for you to smash it into pieces.

Ouch!

Personal use.....droptest .....common sense..
Really should i answer.
Review units....thats a unit a big company GIVES a reviewer to test.
There has been several

Why did I watch this!!! I've dropped every phone I've ever owned and I know what I've got in store now

Screen protector - don't be ignorant to think gorilla glass is unbreakable - YouTube will show you many breaks.
Gorilla glass is awesome, but not unbreakable.
Don't be a fool, protect your tool.
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Does a screen protector stop it from smashing face down then, I dont see how it could?
A case yeah, but not a stick on thing surely?

vallandil said:
Personal use.....droptest .....common sense..
Really should i answer.
Review units....thats a unit a big company GIVES a reviewer to test.
There has been several
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I do reviews for a site and we have a very close relationship with both Samsung and HTC and the word they always use is never "GIVE" it is always "LOAN" and with that they always make use promise that the device will be returned in perfect working order. If it is damaged in anyway the reviewer has to pay for it.

galaxy s2 also has gorilla glass and it really IS UNBREAKABLE(nw I think i should'nt had sold mine )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOezJKpOsg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFKmvJ0zIiY

I really wish the one x was built like my desire HD, dropped that so many times and its been perfectly pristine without a case
Would a case protect the screen though?
I'm so scared of breaking the screen now :/
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sigh.... I want my trident aegis now (emailed trident and release is end of this month or early next month for both the aegis and kraken)

People just need to be less clumsy ;-)
Ive had a smart phone for 3 years. Never dropped it.
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S III Durability

Hi folks
I'm considering getting the S III but am not sure about the screen durability as i've heard a lot of mixed reviews. How durable is it? Looking at some break tests on youtube suggests that the screen is a lot more sensitive as compared to other phone. Is that true?
btw, what is a good case for this device ?
Thanks!

denny_1986 said:
Hi folks
I'm considering getting the S III but am not sure about the screen durability as i've heard a lot of mixed reviews. How durable is it? Looking at some break tests on youtube suggests that the screen is a lot more sensitive as compared to other phone. Is that true?
btw, what is a good case for this device ?
Thanks!
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I dunno if this counts, but I keep dropping mine and the only damage so far is a little scratching on the corner of the outer plastic bezel when I dropped it once pretty hard on some rough tar. I haven't seen any other blemishes on the case, and so far no scratching at all on the glass. I loved my Nexus One, but the glass on that scratched pretty easy just sitting in my pocket. Not so with the SIII, no scratches at all on the glass in the 3 mo I've had the phone.
I don't have a case for it.

Bigger the screen... The easier its going to break. Simple.

SiNJiN76 said:
Bigger the screen... The easier its going to break. Simple.
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+1 but on the flip side I always baby my phones and with the sgs3 its slim and fits in the pocket just fine. So no issues here for me and this awesome screen.. I highly recommend it to you.
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The gorilla glass on this phone is garbage. ive never dropped a phone and a couple of weeks ago i slid it into my pocket and my pocket was broken. It fell like 2 inches from the ground on to pavement and wrecked the display and the bezel is all dinged up. gonna fix the display and get rid of it
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kobe4rings said:
The gorilla glass on this phone is garbage. ive never dropped a phone and a couple of weeks ago i slid it into my pocket and my pocket was broken. It fell like 2 inches from the ground on to pavement and wrecked the display and the bezel is all dinged up. gonna fix the display and get rid of it
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Similar experience...phone dropped from my pocket while sitting, landed on the corner, cracked screen...probably hit the weak spot on the phone, regardless, shouldn't break that easily IMO..

It is not durable at all compared to my previous phones (gs2, hd2) if you drop it there will be serious cosmetic damage. The plastic is extremely soft.
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Get an Otter Box, you pay that much for a phone then spend an extra 50 bucks to keep it safe.

Get a case if your gonna pick up the GS3... its a beautiful phone but you need to make sure you can protect it... I dropped my phone 4 times since I got it and thank God I bought a case for it. If I didn't have one, then my screen would have been shattered already
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Op, keep in mind all these guys who broke their displays are a small percentage of a whole.
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yea that's why i'm hesitant in buying it (3 actually). The issue seems widespread and if it is a case of bigger screen then it is a serious design flaw or maybe a manufacturing flaw. At this point im probably going to put off buying this phone but let's see if things change

Snook321 said:
Get a case if your gonna pick up the GS3... its a beautiful phone but you need to make sure you can protect it... I dropped my phone 4 times since I got it and thank God I bought a case for it. If I didn't have one, then my screen would have been shattered already
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What case did you buy? What do you like and dislike about it?

Do not have it yet, but Im going for the otterbox defender. Only negative I have heard from some is that the built-in screen protector lacks a bit in terms of looks on screen. Can always remove that tho.

RebDovid said:
What case did you buy? What do you like and dislike about it?
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I just bought the generic case from T-Mobile store... its grey. I mean its okay. It gets the job done but I'm looking to get the seidio case with kickstand. I just found that on the top left hand corner of my phone, I have a tiny dent on the side... its irritating the hell outta me but I only see it when I take the case off... guess it could be worse...
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papabear said:
Do not have it yet, but Im going for the otterbox defender. Only negative I have heard from some is that the built-in screen protector lacks a bit in terms of looks on screen. Can always remove that tho.
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The built-in screen protector makes the display look cheap.
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I feel like the S II was way more durable. But that's why I bought insurance for this phone. Never had insurance on any other device. And the fact that I have an extended battery and there really aren't any good cases for extended batteries made me get the insurance.
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It's a phone and it uses glass, it doesn't matter what phone it is if your looking at Youtube and their hitting it with a hammer or dragging a razor over the screen then it's gonna do as expected. It's almost comical that people do these tests considering you spend money on the phone you should be responsible for it and take care of it. Accidents happen and the carriers know this so instead take care of your property, it doesn't matter who made it or what some moron with a hammer says.

all that is fine but generally speaking one does expect some level of durability for a device that costs upwards of $700 dollars, specially if the company is touting the latest and greatest gorilla glass 2 as one of the main features of the phone. Cellphones break when dropped, everyone should know that. But the amount of complaints i've come across regarding the S III and the different ways the screen is getting damaged is quite abnormal to say the least.
Anyway, i'm still debating whether i should pass on this phone or go for it. Anything new coming up in the coming weeks?

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all that is fine but generally speaking one does expect some level of durability for a device that costs upwards of $700 dollars, specially if the company is touting the latest and greatest gorilla glass 2 as one of the main features of the phone. Cellphones break when dropped, everyone should know that. But the amount of complaints i've come across regarding the S III and the different ways the screen is getting damaged is quite abnormal to say the least.
Anyway, i'm still debating whether i should pass on this phone or go for it. Anything new coming up in the coming weeks?
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You never hear the whole story either when people give these reviews, "I had it in my pocket and the screen cracked" turns into I was drunk and fell down the stairs.
I still have all of my devices in perfect shape and it all comes down to how well someone takes care of their things. If your gonna carry the phone in your pocket with your car keys then its gonna happen, I see it all the time and like you said at $700.00 you should act like it's worth it. You want an honest opinion on the device? It's worth every penny but the one thing that would make me warm and fuzzy about it is if HTC built the body. It still feels solid but theres nothing like a well built frame like you would find on the One S or X. No other device comes close to the functionality and multitasking that this one does and I own 8 myself (different devices not all cells.)
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yup the One X is really nice too. Too bad t-mobile doesn't carry it.
I'm going to call t-mobile again and see if i could get a better deal on the S iii's than what they offered me ($179 per phone)

Sweet looking official accessories!

Stumbled over this a few minutes ago. They all look pretty amazing IMHO and it's kinda interesting that HTC will be shipping an external battery. Hope that's not an indication of poor HTC One battery life.
Check it out!
http://htcsource.com/2013/02/offici...ail-stores-set-to-ship-march-8th/#prettyPhoto
Will you be buying any of this?

Fruktsallad said:
Stumbled over this a few minutes ago. They all look pretty amazing IMHO and it's kinda interesting that HTC will be shipping an external battery. Hope that's not an indication of poor HTC One battery life.
Check it out!
Will you be buying any of this?
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lol yea

That shell case looks cool. Found any bumpers yet?

Good find . I pre-ordered the hard shell case from Amazon 2 days ago , originally told it would be shipped on 8th but strangely got an email 10 minutes ago saying "your item has been shipped,and will be with you shortly" weird eh.
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nevillejb75 said:
Good find . I pre-ordered the hard shell case from Amazon 2 days ago , originally told it would be shipped on 8th but strangely got an email 10 minutes ago saying "your item has been shipped,and will be with you shortly" weird eh.
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Cool! Please post pics when u get it!
I saw some pics of a hardcase with a kickstand (no not that flip one).

I don't like how the hard shell is 3 different colours =/ I'm tempted by the Double Flip Case even though I don't normally like them... I wanna look after this phone!

Maedhros said:
Cool! Please post pics when u get it!
I saw some pics of a hardcase with a kickstand (no not that flip one).
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Yep I saw that picture too but haven't seen it anywhere else!
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Some acessories http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/HTC-One.htm

I'm excited HTC is finally releasing official accessories for their flagship phone this time around. I actually plan on getting one of their cases on my phone for once.

troubleshot said:
That shell case looks cool. Found any bumpers yet?
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maybe im wrong, but i would guess that it's unlikely there will be any bumpers from main manufacturers considering the phone is very thin at the edges and also the fact that it gets narrower at the edges (ie. not constant thickness)

There doesn't seem to be any official pouch at the moment which is unfortunate. I like my phone to be nude when I use it but be protected in my pocket.
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Brac20 said:
There doesn't seem to be any official pouch at the moment which is unfortunate. I like my phone to be nude when I use it but be protected in my pocket.
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Bro, check on http://www.pdair.com they sell high quality leather pouches. I'm like you and I like my phone to be naked and only be covered by a pouch so that people can see the device I have (I know, it sounds kind of egocentric) but also, I like to see my phone as it is, without anything covering it except the screen protector
The products are in production and expected to be released soon, I will definetly get one from them

I'm really loving that HTC is putting out their own accessories as well, I'm personally getting the flip case.
I never use cases for usual usage, but I'd like to have a kickstand since I plan on also using this for a very tiny but very portable working/entertaining interface. Like I usually jot down a few notes about appointments and lectures, as well as I like watching stuff on my phone

MuhKoInc said:
I'm really loving that HTC is putting out their own accessories as well, I'm personally getting the flip case.
I never use cases for usual usage, but I'd like to have a kickstand since I plan on also using this for a very tiny but very portable working/entertaining interface. Like I usually jot down a few notes about appointments and lectures, as well as I like watching stuff on my phone
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Well, handtec (http://www.handtec.co.uk) is offering all the HTC Ones at 419 pounds with the official HTC case for free =)

:No-Frost: said:
Well, handtec (http://www.handtec.co.uk) is offering all the HTC Ones at 419 pounds with the official HTC case for free =)
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But that price is without vat, inclusive will cost more than 500...
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h.han said:
But that price is without vat, inclusive will cost more than 500...
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But at €630 it's still cheaper than anywhere in the Netherlands I know where I'm gonna buy it now

Anyone bought an official accessory yet?
Specially the HTC Car D160?
I want to know if it's indeed in stock in the UK or not

flip one looks gorgeous but they should make one without kickstand. they'd be surprised if they know that not many people watch long duration videos on their phones.

Dharkan said:
flip one looks gorgeous but they should make one without kickstand. they'd be surprised if they know that not many people watch long duration videos on their phones.
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I just ordered an HTC One from Handtec and it's coming with a free flip case. I doubt I'll use it for long but I'm looking forward to checking it out.

thegregulator said:
I just ordered an HTC One from Handtec and it's coming with a free flip case. I doubt I'll use it for long but I'm looking forward to checking it out.
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About Handtec,are they always asking for your ID before accepting to send the item?
I heard they can loose days just for security check

Could this case harm my phone?

I just ordered this case a few minutes ago
http://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00G1G...qid=1392286988&sr=8-18&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
and now I saw that it uses a magnet to turn on/off the screen. I remember reading about magnets harming phones (compass, screen, etc.), so I wonder if I should cancel my order or if this case will be safe to use?

Don't panic. Magnets used in those kind of cases are safe for your phone.

Yeah you shouldn't worry. Even one of the official cases from Google/LG has the same feature.

I want something like that .-. Is there more cases like that?
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Thx everybody! Happily awaiting the arrival of my case (and my screen protectors) then. The on/off feature may even be a really nice thing, saves the power button some work.
@Galaxysm: No idea, but amazon.de ships almost everywhere and the price is really good atm. It fluctuates a lot on this case, I saw it for 16.99 two weeks ago, then 20.99 last week and today 9.99,

Galaxysm said:
I want something like that .-. Is there more cases like that?
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I just got THIS one from Amazon, and I love it.

Liskrig said:
I just got THIS one from Amazon, and I love it.
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Damn, that looks awesome! Call me crazy, but I just canceled my order because now I want this How's the material on the inner side of the flap? Is it soft?

Frankie73 said:
Damn, that looks awesome! Call me crazy, but I just canceled my order because now I want this How's the material on the inner side of the flap? Is it soft?
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I've got the same case. The material on the inside is the same as the material on the outside (the color accent on the outside). It won't damage the screen at all, but it's not "soft," per se. Just smooth.

Thx. Guess I just have to deceide which color I will get now

Frankie73 said:
Thx. Guess I just have to deceide which color I will get now
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Where are you? Are you in the US? I can let you have it for real cheap. I have a white and black one.

lukas_s said:
I've got the same case. The material on the inside is the same as the material on the outside (the color accent on the outside). It won't damage the screen at all, but it's not "soft," per se. Just smooth.
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Frankie73 said:
Damn, that looks awesome! Call me crazy, but I just canceled my order because now I want this How's the material on the inner side of the flap? Is it soft?
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lukas_s got it right, I installed a screen protector on my device just because I'm paranoid like that, but it is very smooth, and the cards stay very secure. I'm happy with my purchase, and for under $20 you can't go wrong.

kpjimmy said:
Where are you? Are you in the US? I can let you have it for real cheap. I have a white and black one.
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I am from austria and I already ordered my case on amazon. But thx for the offer pal!
Liskrig said:
lukas_s got it right, I installed a screen protector on my device just because I'm paranoid like that, but it is very smooth, and the cards stay very secure. I'm happy with my purchase, and for under $20 you can't go wrong.
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Thx for confirming!
Folks, I'm out of thx for today, I will hit the buttons tommorow