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I would be absolutely mortified if that happened to my iPhone if i had one. I visited my sister today and told her of my accident and funnily enough only last week she did the same to her iPhone 4 and had only received it back repaired yesterday. Now, shes sporting a full body case for it. She said she had dropped it lots of times on its sides, but as soon as she dropped it on its flat back it shattered in the very same way.
So, even though i dont like full body cases ive decided to put my N8 in a basic neoprene pouch, but because it has a folding opening, the phone will probably never fall out of its own accord, unlike the sock which didnt hold my N8 in place at all. It just slid out like an ice cube in a glass tumbler.
Im still very very gutted about it. Ive noticed today that the plastic surround which umm.. surrounds the 3.5mm jack has a complete crack across it. In the past a bit of case damage hasnt bothered me that much but because the N8 is mostly metal, im more gutted than normal. I just want a new phone now.
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Posted: 2011-09-18 22:21:36
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Bloody hell that is a write off that iphone
I think the heavier they are the harder they fall. Like the N8 is made from metal & is fairly heavy & will fall harder. Same with the iphone. As for scratch resistant glass which is better Mineral or Gorilla?? Which is cheaper??
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-09-18 21:25 ]
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Posted: 2011-09-18 22:24:36
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I saw my N8 bounce on its back, then screen, then back onto its back the other day. So id say its gorrilla glass is quite good.
The funny thing is, when ive had plastic phones, they've always been dropped and survived without hardly a scratch. I thought the N8 would be even better, but in this respect i think its worse since the metal does not bounce or absorb the impact like a plastic phone would. The same goes for the iPhone 4 clearly.
But flagship devices like the N8, iPhone 4 all tend to be made of some less reliable materials imo. Which makes them feel very classy, but clearly also very vulnerable.
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Posted: 2011-09-18 22:35:38
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Indeed. Like toughened plastic they last better. Apparently the Arc is made of premium toughened plastic
Sorry had to laugh there cos it bloody ain't. The older x10 is more durable
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Posted: 2011-09-18 22:38:51
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Btw, i was just on GSMarena a little while ago and went to a link which shows an iPhone 5 case, which appeared to show what the iPhone 5 looked like. Then, suddenly the page disappeared. When i went to the exact URL, its been renamed REUSE as though Apple have quickly jumped on their case to take the page down.
GSMarena link
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Posted: 2011-09-18 22:39:08
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Etaab, sad news. My Satio recently went west in a random act of clumsiness on my part. I dropped it on the ground, it landed on it's edge and somehow when I went to pick it up I managed to stand on it with one foot with my full weight behind it. It was never the same afterwards. Even though it wasn't crushed, the touchscreen worked intermittantly and the speaker worked intermittantly (even after two dismantlings and reassembly).
Funny things is it had been dropped several times without any issues whatsover. But stepping on the thing while it was on it's side was the beginning of the end.
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Posted: 2011-09-19 14:18:08
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It went west?? What,when you dropped it the phone fell west of you??
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Posted: 2011-09-19 14:28:00
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On 2011-09-19 14:28:00, Bonovox wrote:
It went west?? What,when you dropped it the phone fell west of you??
Went west. Carked it. Crapped out. Kicked the bucket. Kissed the big guy in the sky. Died.
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Posted: 2011-09-20 03:45:22
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I always use iPhones and am constantly backing them up so I don't lose any info... I always insure my phones and due to my job (Scaffolding) usually break at least 1 sometimes 2 each year.
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Posted: 2011-09-20 17:54:00
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Heh, i always find it rather funny when you see a butch builder pull out an iPhone and start tapping away so gently on its screen.
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Posted: 2011-09-24 00:10:08
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