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Horrible screen problem

So last night i was just holding my phone and the screen literally just cracked for no reason. Has this happened to anyone else?
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HULK SMASH! lol... Not that I've read. Mines been just fine and I man handle it most of the time. Are you sure it didn't fall?

No i know it didn't fall.. I just don't know why it happened its unsettling to say the least. I haven't had any issues with the phone besides this. Its not like i was squeezing the crap out of it either.
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LOL, how the heck were you holding it? This is crazy. BTW, I accidentally thanked you. The post did make me laugh though so maybe you deserve a thanks. Were you playing Homerun Battle, struck out, and broke the phone over your knee?

that sounds way too strange. Was Jack Daniels involved?

lopezpm said:
LOL, how the heck were you holding it? This is crazy. BTW, I accidentally thanked you. The post did make me laugh though so maybe you deserve a thanks. Were you playing Homerun Battle, struck out, and broke the phone over your knee?
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Now that's funny. I find myself pressing the screen hard when playing that game. OP, there must have been some sort of hairline crack or something that wasn't visible. Maybe in the black area by softkeys. The glass on these phones is usually pretty tough
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I was seriously just holding it. I took it out of my pocket and i went to make a call and the thing just cracked its so bizarre.
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mdeathike said:
I was seriously just holding it. I took it out of my pocket and i went to make a call and the thing just cracked its so bizarre.
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hahahahahahaha

Did you have a picture of Chuck Norris in your other hand?

Hopefully you have tep
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Did you call yet or take it in? Got a picture? This happened to some OG Nexus phones and it was blamed on keeping the phone in your pockets with tight pants. I guess it could add stress to the screen when you squat or bend certain ways. Like someone else said there had to be hairline crack somewhere. Picture would help to see where it started.
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Yeah i have tep. I called all over the place since its screen damage they can't give a new one without the deductible. Its funny that you say that i was in skinny jeans but it broke when i took it out of my pocket. I have the nexus s for t-mobile and it never happened with that. Thank god for tep though..
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Galaxy S3 Drop test video, see what will happens!

just came across this on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-TIPstdVaE&feature=g-vrec
this shows that cases\ back covers that dont protect the corners are useless.
now I know which cases I am not going to look into

Galaxy s3 is worse than an iphone 4 and S2 when it comes to durability.

R5R said:
Galaxy s3 is worse than an iphone 4 and S2 when it comes to durability.
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not really, worse than 4\4s, if you see the drop tests for those, it shatters to peices no matter how they drop it.
as for the S2, I think it had more durable design than S3

Not to be rude, but was this worth making a new topic about? Most of us have seen this already.
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Mr Lime v2 said:
Not to be rude, but was this worth making a new topic about? Most of us have seen this already.
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kinda agree... everyone knows exposed corners never turn out good in a drop.
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Mr Lime v2 said:
Not to be rude, but was this worth making a new topic about? Most of us have seen this already.
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I had not seen this before myself, so though this might benefit others,
regarding the corner drop, I thought face down drop would be the worst, but it was not.
I just happen to drop my GS1 on concrete more than once, and it never affected the screen even when it landed on the corner.

mmmalas said:
I had not seen this before myself, so though this might benefit others,
regarding the corner drop, I thought face down drop would be the worst, but it was not.
I just happen to drop my GS1 on concrete more than once, and it never affected the screen even when it landed on the corner.
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GS1 was smaller,thicker, not curved and had orginial gorilla glass.
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mmmalas said:
just came across this on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-TIPstdVaE&feature=g-vrec
this shows that cases\ back covers that dont protect the corners are useless.
now I know which cases I am not going to look into
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At this point, I would say that S2 is still the smartest phone yet...
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Cracked case

Did some one else also got their phone cracked?
I babied it since I bought, not even a minute scratch, every thing pristine. Called customer service, they claim any physical damage is not covered under warranty.:crying: Even sent them links and posting full of same problem.
NEVER going to buy any Samsung products.

mind posting a link to this cracked case?

The top left corner of the back has a nice crack, developed in a week because of their plastic. I just went on eBay and got another one for cheap. Never dropped it either but oh well, at least the screen is in tact
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Mine too. I told Samsung about it just to let them know about poor build quality, they kept trying to get me to send it back to them so they could rape me on fixing it no matter how many times I told them that I didn't care about the crack I was just letting them know that I was disappointed in the quality. I think I am done buying samsungs, I will go with Google branded devices from now on.
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Prime said:
mind posting a link to this cracked case?
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My phone had identical crack.
http://www.androidauthority.com/gal...rtphone-samsung-repair-affected-units-101957/

crasher17 said:
Did some one else also got their phone cracked?
I babied it since I bought, not even a minute scratch, every thing pristine. Called customer service, they claim any physical damage is not covered under warranty.:crying: Even sent them links and posting full of same problem.
NEVER going to buy any Samsung products.
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You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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scorpiopantera said:
You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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I was a die hard Samsung person until my s3 I have a Samsung fridge, 2 Samsung TVs, 2 captivates, a blue ray player, a focus 2, a Bluetooth earpiece, and I recommended Samsung to everyone. I am quite disapointed in the way they handled my advice, I wasn't asking for service or a replacement, I was just letting them know I was not happy with the quality of my device. So I think I am done with Samsung for a while, I love my nexus 7 so I will be going Google for the time being.
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scorpiopantera said:
You'll never buy another Samsung product? No blu ray player? Or a nice LED TV from them.
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NEVER!!!
I had their plasma, paid ridiculous high price 11 years ago, still going very strong. Windows OS Focus phone, great quality. But now after knowing their problem, how they treat me. I will even persuade others from buying their products.:crying:

Lol I thought the whole time the cracks were part of the bezel hahaha I have 4 of them one in each corner. What a coincidence lol but yeah they don't bother me. I always have my phone in a case, but yeah I totally thought it was part of the design and I noticed the bezel is all uneven around the screen... Some gaps bigger than others... Samsung always has issues on their bezels.... The Note was the worst. Not OCD about it. But I did notice it
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I used to baby my phone, but I couldn't find a good screen protector that worked with my case.
I love using the matte-finished screen protectors that are reusable (I'm using the Mochi brand). I'm still very careful about my phone, though.

Noticed a fresh crack appeared in bottom, on top of USB. Looks like whole bezel will fall apart.

That sucks. So far, no scratches after about 8 months use. Good to be on the lookout for them though!

PSA: Possible recall of S4's

Reposted from the AT&T S4 forum:
dkirchik said:
I just found out at work while on a Samsung technician training the galaxy as 4's are possibly going to be recalled. The frame of the phone is to weak and flex's easy resulting in the screen cracking down the middle. Samsung is determining how many they've sold and what the cost would be. Depending on the cost they'd either issue a recall or replace the phone when it breaks for that reason.
Just letting the community know.
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What ever happened to quality assurance testing?! Wouldn't expect this from a company as big as Samsung. Unacceptable.
If this is true, the only solution should be a recall which allows for a brand new phone. What does it mean to fix it when it happens? Send the phone into them and wait a week for them to refurbish the phone? Their mistake, they should take the short end of the stick.
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Sounds like a load of TROLL crap from whoever originally posted it.

yea don't the robot butt jeans sit on these phones?

Someone on the att thread made a good point. It wont be recalled because its not safety related, just build quality related. So most likely whats gonna happen is that they will send you a new phone (or refubished more likely) to replace your damaged one.
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I dont believe this at all.
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it won't be recall , i think

I thought the pre-order numbers for this phone was massive, way more than S3. No way they would recall a gazillion phones.

bikrame said:
I dont believe this at all.
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This.

sauce pleez.

wavrunrx said:
sauce pleez.
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lol

rfail1988 said:
Reposted from the AT&T S4 forum:
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I don't believe this either but i'm curious to find out if it's true. my screen developed a hairline crack across the middle within a week. never dropped it, never sat on it, never squeezed it, nothing. and Tmobile has been giving me hell because they say it's accidental damage and there's nothing they can do. if i want it fixed i'll have to pay.

Ooh fun thread. Wait, let me get my shovel...
How strong would a plastic frame be anyhow? I like plastic phones because they're lite. But they're not bomb proof. Nevertheless, I trust Samsung would know by now how to make a plastic phone.
Btw, did anyone see the MKBHD vid when he flexes the S4 next to the microphone? I don't think the screen cracked.

that's my concern as well. They made the phone both thinner AND lighter, but i think they overdid it. There's no need for the phone to be this thin. Not when you sacrifice durability to achieve it. when the phone is this thin, and the chassis is made of soft plastic, the screen becomes the most rigid part of the device. and screen with class that's about as thick as a sheet of paper. and to answer your question, no, samsung DOES NOT know how to make a plastic phone. For that, see any modern Lumia phone by NOKIA...

Lets hope that doesn't happen

irishdsmyth said:
Lets hope that doesn't happen
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I wonder how u can even think that can happen.
Recalling 10 millions phone is possible at all.
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Waiting
bikrame said:
I wonder how u can even think that can happen.
Recalling 10 millions phone is possible at all.
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I think that I will wait it to buy one.
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GG2012 said:
I thought the pre-order numbers for this phone was massive, way more than S3. No way they would recall a gazillion phones.
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I agree with you. It will be terrible for samsung.

Generally, electronics only get recalled for major safety issues. There is the possibility of a warranty extension, but unless S4s start bursting into flames or giving people cancer there will never be a recall.

G3 waterproof??

Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/

wellsey1126 said:
Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/
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I hope this is true! its nice to know if it fall into water all is good!

Yeah still not gonna try it lol

wellsey1126 said:
Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/
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Test it out for us:laugh:

HA. No lol

The test is meant to demonstrate that you're not screwed if you accidentally get water in/on your phone. It's not meant to demonstrate or to even say that this phone is waterproof.
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I didn't think we were going to get water resistance until the next software update....

jsapp said:
I didn't think we were going to get water resistance until the next software update....
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ROFL!

Lets wait till someone mistakenly drop it on bathroom
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I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.

Semantics said:
I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.
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When you taking shower nect time ??
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bikrame said:
When you taking shower nect time ??
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Well this took an interesting turn lmao!!!

Semantics said:
I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.
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But is it clean now or dirty? j/k

so me and some friends were in the yacuzzi taking pictures and videos and everything and then my phone slipped out of my hand and guess what? nothing happened to my phone..it was hard to find it..because all the
water pressure and everything..wish it was recorded
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So now we got two confirmations. Maybe we can get LG to confirm it as well? Can someone record a video of it under running water or inside a pool? If this is true, this is an amazing news and should've been a feature called out by LG against Samsung.
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There's a water damage sticker clearly present on the side of the battery area. I highly doubt they made it a hidden feature. It may do well to protect itself, but i still don't trust it in water until there's more evidence of it not being harmful.
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I kinda like that they didn't mention it. People won't be idiots with their phones, but if something does go crashingly wrong there's protection in place. I really do wonder how many people have been downright stupid with their S5's because of commercials showing them being dropped in the ocean and whatnot.

My case keeps it waterproof, so I am good to go.... I think, lol!

I used mine in a rain storm the other day with no concern or issue. I've done that with all my phones, camera, tablets, etc though and never have had an issue in my life.

aquariuz23 said:
So now we got two confirmations. Maybe we can get LG to confirm it as well? Can someone record a video of it under running water or inside a pool? If this is true, this is an amazing news and should've been a feature called out by LG against Samsung.
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There is a video. Maybe LG put most of the waterproofing features in place but couldn't get the certification they wanted and scrapped it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQlEi-W7GCE