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Dropped evo?

Has anyone have there phone since launch day and never dropped it once?? I have and feel i deserve a reward! Lol
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I want some of what you've got.
(Got mine launch day, too, and sprint has all but rebuilt my phone about 3 times over by now. But I've never unrooted and had to go thru the headache of that, never understand why so many do)
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I was right there with you until mine took a high fall from a short table 2 weeks ago and shattered.Thank God I got a decent refurb from Asurion
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hey,
thats great man, I got my evo a few months after it was out and I was making fun of my dads evo because he cracked the frame of the phone and kept dropping it and that same day I walked into my house and bam my poor evo busted its ass karma really is a *****...

fierceeagle2003 said:
Has anyone have there phone since launch day and never dropped it once?? I have and feel i deserve a reward! Lol
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i never dropped my EVO

technically speaking, I've never dropped it. But I've bent over and had it fallout of my vest pocket. I've had the usb cord check on my jacket and watch it hit the ground. The pocket fall cause the most damage, with deep scratches to two corners. No problems to the screen, but I have the InvisiShield on it.
To me, as long as the screen isn't messed up and the phone works right, I'm ok with some wear and tear. And I can care less about a batter cover, easily replaced.

i drop it all the time, cracked the screen only 2 times tho.
my evo has MANY battle scars of white paint chipped away that is now orange

I got my EVO ASAP, 3 days later it was sitting on my lap, I get out of the car phone hits the pavement and screens smashed ...Insurance said phone was too new, they didn't have any and I was forced to outright buy another EVO....2 evos, 5 days
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Sadly I dropped mines a few times but It's all good no protection any kind haha

I've dropped mine a hundred times, but never shattered or scratched the screen. I don't use a case or screen protector, so I have quite a few scratches on the corners. It still works though, so I'm happy.
You do deserve a reward, I can't go more than a week or two without dropping it on a solid surface.

Stupid things that happened to/you did to your s3

So what are some stupid moments that you've had with your s3 dropped it, left it somewhere etc ?
(As usual, please lock if there's a similar thread)
As for me while brushing my teeth I managed to drop the ear buds in the sink, while listening to music, hitting the running water for a good 2 second. They still worked though
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My gf dropped her s3 off the super man roller coaster at 6flags america lol it was in a ballistic maxx case and survived
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Dropped it out of my gym shorts while getting into my car. I find it pretty freaking ridiculous that they made the screen indestructible and the plastic bezel/battery-cover plastic that's about as tough as cold butter. God I was pissed.

Dropped it after 3 days, screen shattered. BB replaced it with a new one!

The usual. Got out the car forgot it was on my lap. Dropped in a pile of mud on its back. Wiped off the phone, no scratches
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Se ond day I had it I was running across a busy street and dropped it into on coming traffic, no way in hell was I letting it get run over, stopped picked it up, kicked the rest of the parts away and made it out safely
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Mutiny32 said:
Dropped it out of my gym shorts while getting into my car. I find it pretty freaking ridiculous that they made the screen indestructible and the plastic bezel/battery-cover plastic that's about as tough as cold butter. God I was pissed.
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This!! I dropped it twice (no case/screen protector) from about 4.5ft onto concrete.. once on the screen, once on the corner... screen is indestructible, no scratches or cracks but the bezel is chipped up pretty good from it.

flashed font using rom tools and soft bricked my phone...stupid duh.

The USB port was acting funny
When the thing was slightly raised it charged and after a week of just barely charging it I found out that it was my old epic 4g charger that became loose
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there was this one time when my phone rang and it scared me. that was pretty cool.

After I rooted my GS3, I had the battery removed because I was cleaning behind the cover a little bit. Tried to turn the phone on without the battery and freaked out thinking something broke lol
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Day 1, no case, phone face down on a piece of paper. Tried to pick up slippery ass phone. Slid across paper and now have 3 long micro scratches. Can't see them most of the time but I was real pissed.
Gorilla glass my ass!
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washjayb said:
Day 1, no case, phone face down on a piece of paper. Tried to pick up slippery ass phone. Slid across paper and now have 3 long micro scratches. Can't see them most of the time but I was real pissed.
Gorilla glass my ass!
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Was this sandpaper? Silicates will scratch Gorilla Glass. That's about all that will.
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Well I'm stupid... phone slipped and skid in the ground causing scratches and part of the "Galaxy S III" label scratched off... now only the "xy S III" part is left
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1 Week after I got it, I was on the lake, and jumped (or maybe fell while highly intoxicated) in to the water with it in my pocket, was underwater for a good 5 to 10 seconds. Water damage indicator on the battery is bright red
Phone still works just fine, although I haven't been able to test 4G, because there's no LTE in my area.

Well, wallet failed today...no McDonalds for me
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I didnt have my case on and somehow the phone slid out of my pocket while getting out of the truck. I Now have a crack in the top left corner of the screen and another hairline fracture running down the rest of it.

this ~
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vv5xtjuxk4d22qg/DSC03261.JPG
still no idea how

Idk how but I have a stupid annoying little crack just above the volume rocker anybody else have this issue?
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VenomousViper said:
flashed font using rom tools and soft bricked my phone...stupid duh.
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I flashed a rom for the quad-core GSIII :crying: I have no friggin' idea how I misseD that, but I hard bricked my device. Went to Radioshack around noon today, just got a call back saying I could come in and pick up my shiny new GSIII

Dropped my phone [new] from about 3 feet.

Dropped phone from about 2.5-3.5 feet, screen cracked halfway down left side, spiderwebbed, no response and sides bulging, picked it up and threw it at the wall because I was in a heated argument ...
Last words?
When you buy this phone, get a case. There were no cases available when i bought phone, went to radio shack a month later after their 'we have every case for every phone' commercial, they had no case for this phone, was going to get one later today at the sprint kiosk... not anymore. Goodbye Optimus G ;(

You throw things in arguments?

That really sucks man. Sorry to hear it.
Drop results are very hit and miss with this phone it seems. Most people seem to have very good results, but when it breaks, the danged thing BREAKS. Hope you had insurance or some other measure to get a new one soon.

I wouldn't throw this phone even if somebody paid me money to buy 2 of them afterwards. Glad I don't rage like that.

Bought an Otterbox Commuter from Amazon the day I got my phone. Dropped it tons of times, still good as new.

Drop is when you "drop" something and it is pulled by the gravitation.
Throw is when you use force to push something at something.
When you "drop" something 3-4 feet, it will have about the same impact, considering equivalent weight. The resulting impact is affected by only the weight, the distance and the gravitational force. 3-4 feet drop will have a similar impact when using similar weight.
When you throw something, the distance is affecting the impact in a lot lesser matter. The main item affecting the impact is then the force in which it was thrown, so saying your phone is broken “because” of a 3-4 feet drop is a misdirection. The thing that broke your phone is the force you applied when you threw it.
All that to say, get a stress ball dude!

t1mman said:
Drop is when you "drop" something and it is pulled by the gravitation.
Throw is when you use force to push something at something.
When you "drop" something 3-4 feet, it will have about the same impact, considering equivalent weight. The resulting impact is affected by only the weight, the distance and the gravitational force. 3-4 feet drop will have a similar impact when using similar weight.
When you throw something, the distance is affecting the impact in a lot lesser matter. The main item affecting the impact is then the force in which it was thrown, so saying your phone is broken “because” of a 3-4 feet drop is a misdirection. The thing that broke your phone is the force you applied when you threw it.
All that to say, get a stress ball dude!
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he said that the screen spiderwebbed and was unresponsive when he dropped it not when he threw it....

javskies said:
he said that the screen spiderwebbed and was unresponsive when he dropped it not when he threw it....
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Oh! My bad!!
He dropped then thew it because he was mad he dropped it!

Super easy $60 fix if you want to keep the phone. I just did my sisters in like 10 minutes, just watch the youtube video for it.

If you choose not to fix what would you want for your rear camera. I want to look into getting the 13mp camera to work with at&t but the camera is hard to come by
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I would also buy parts as I am in need of the volume buttons. I would buy the motherboard as well. You can even sell the camera if you want. Or if you like donate me the parts? Haha I could really use them.
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Dropped mine a couple of time from about 3 feet. Holding up like a champ with no breaks. I mean, if you throw any phone, its going to break lol.
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Didn't drop my phone at all but in my front pocket playing music it suddenly started wigging out. When I pulled my phone out of my pocket, it was the only thing in my pocket, it was cracked! WTF....
Heading to Sprint store to get a replacement!
I did notice when I got the phone that in the bottom left, close to the back button, there was a small indent in the screen. The crack started right there. Also my back button has always been a little flaky.

Dropped mine last night on concrete and got lucky, it just scratched the bottom right corner of the casing. This is a tough little phone. Lol
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Walked into a table with my phone in my pocket and cracked the back. :/
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dropped mine the first day before I bought a case. Luckily it was only 2 feet and onto a wooden floor. Just chipped the chrome ring a little. Bought an otterbox the next day!

Love my otterbox... Not sure why but i've fling'd / dropped this phone more than any other i've had but it's working perfectly still. One drop was bad enough the otterbox cracked around where the charging port was.
Emailed otterbox. Got a brand new replacement in a week!

Any one have a volume pgb ribbon ...when I replace the screen the ribbon got kink pretty bad.. an does not work any more has any one had this problem....??
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blmvxer said:
Walked into a table with my phone in my pocket and cracked the back. :/
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I heard about that
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I've dropped and hit my phone so many times, yet only minor scrapes on the chrome and screen. Lol I must have the toughest og ever made.
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Just noticed how hard it is to break screen on dinc 2

Just appreciating how durable this phone is. The phone's plastic rim absorbed any impact to the side, the screen can't be scratched if you drop it facedown do to the rim that you don't even notice. The back cover is so tight that you never need to worry about it poping out if it's dropped.
After 18 months I'm still loving this phone!!!
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joefrog1996 said:
Just appreciating how durable this phone is. The phone's plastic rim absorbed any impact to the side, the screen can't be scratched if you drop it facedown do to the rim that you don't even notice. The back cover is so tight that you never need to worry about it poping out if it's dropped.
After 18 months I'm still loving this phone!!!
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Drop ur phone on its upper right corner n report back how well u like it then. I'm on my second because my red one took a bump to hard. Yeah its durable but it sure us old.
Sent from a phone HTC forgot. Right now its running Chilly powered PAC n a lil NOS jus for fun.

joefrog1996 said:
Just appreciating how durable this phone is. The phone's plastic rim absorbed any impact to the side, the screen can't be scratched if you drop it facedown do to the rim that you don't even notice. The back cover is so tight that you never need to worry about it poping out if it's dropped.
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Unless you drop it face down on a surface that isn't flat...

Hey guys do you think my phone will break if I smash it with a hammer?

There's only one way to find out for sure!

nitsua98 said:
Hey guys do you think my phone will break if I smash it with a hammer?
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No go ahead a try it. I've done it perfect condition still lol
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nitsua98 said:
Hey guys do you think my phone will break if I smash it with a hammer?
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-_-
I've dropped my phone on its side plenty of times. Screen never cracked. Just a few white scratches and dents as a result.
If I dropped it the same way with an iPhone or a......... pretty much any other phone I wouldn't had a cracked screen.
Just appreciating durability..... no need to insult
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joefrog1996 said:
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I've dropped my phone on its side plenty of times. Screen never cracked. Just a few white scratches and dents as a result.
If I dropped it the same way with an iPhone or a......... pretty much any other phone I wouldn't had a cracked screen.
Just appreciating durability..... no need to insult
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No insult, just a joke

I shattered my screen just by pulling it out of my pocket and lightly bumping the back of the phone against a bathroom counter corner. It survived hela drops, but that one instance of light contact with a pointed surface did it in. All well, I just need it to last me one more month and then I'm replacing it with a new phone.

My son dropped his phone once, shattered instantly! Verizon is also refusing to replace it, even though I got the extended coverage. Contract is up soon, last 2 phones with their contact!
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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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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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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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