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I accidentally dropped my G2x thread

I am creating this thread to talk about when you dropped your phone and if it survived.
So here is my story....
I went to the movies with my wife and I had my phone in a pouch and was sitting on my lab. I moved my leg and my phone slipped from my lab and by the sound of it sliding on the floor, I knew it had slipped off the pouch. I started looking for it with my hands since couldn't see anything, couldn't find it, thankfully my wife did find it.
My wife handed it to me and my biggest fear was that my beautiful shiny, screen will be all scratched, to my amazement no scratchs on the screen whatsoever, it did get scratch on the metal part, but not bad at all. So now I can really say that Gorilla glass works on concrete lol
What's your story?
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I dropped mine getting out of my car face down onto asphalt and thought the screen would be demolished. Not a single scratch! My heart stopped as I saw it falling.
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I cant imagine dropping mine, I would get a new one if I had a scratch. I have been using it without my case lately, I like the way out feels naked.
We have fun together lol j/k j/k
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I know dude it feels super nice naked. I agree 100% with you
There is a protector I saw in walmart is called wrapsol and it protects the whole phone. It is 20.00 but I saw some reviews about it and it seems to protect the phone very well. Scratch protection + naked phone = Awesomeness!
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I use mine without a case
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I dropped my G2x and it hit my HTC Sensation. The LG was destroyed but not a scratch on the Sensation.

moshe22 said:
I know dude it feels super nice naked. I agree 100% with you
There is a protector I saw in walmart is called wrapsol and it protects the whole phone. It is 20.00 but I saw some reviews about it and it seems to protect the phone very well. Scratch protection + naked phone = Awesomeness!
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Yes I must check that case out thanks for letting me know
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skye206 said:
Yes I must check that case out thanks for letting me know
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You are welcome
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Yea moshe I had the body glove on it and that ****ty T-Mobile screen protector the one that looks all grainy. Phone looked to big and clunky, I mean I like that it has the belt clip that's cool but lately I've been rocking my phone with it off I took off that ****ty screen protector to. I had it off for like 3 weeks and not one scratch the screen is beautiful although when I do go out I'll throw on the body glove cuz u never know dropping it could happen...... I also like the way it feels naked, this phone is beast! No wait new name....... hulk smash .... ..

dvan13578 said:
I dropped my G2x and it hit my HTC Sensation. The LG was destroyed but not a scratch on the Sensation.
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I think u mean the sensation fell into limbo cause of the intense impact the awesome g2x brought on it and cause the lamesation broke its fall cause it lives to serve the king
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icecicle04 said:
I think u mean the sensation fell into limbo cause of the intense impact the awesome g2x brought on it and cause the lamesation broke its fall cause it lives to serve the king
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Lol could not have said it better myself
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I dropped mine out of my lap less than two feet directly on the screen and the digitizer looked like a spider web. Sent it out for repair....I miss my phone

Drop mine about five feet trying to put it in my shirt pocket felt as time slowed down and my heart stop beating but pick it up with a flash and looks brand new still man felt like I was having a heart attack after lol
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dvan13578 said:
I dropped my G2x and it hit my HTC Sensation. The LG was destroyed but not a scratch on the Sensation.
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This is sarcasm. Humor. Joke. Messing around. Etc.

Dropped mine about 3 feet onto a hardwood floor. It made a horrible sound on impact. Luckily I had one of those $5 tpu cases from ebay on. No scratches, dents, or anything else.
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i dropped mine with force against the wall.
Does that count?

skye206 said:
I cant imagine dropping mine, I would get a new one if I had a scratch. I have been using it without my case lately, I like the way out feels naked.
We have fun together lol j/k j/k
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haha i like the naked feel to mine. my invisible shield is on its way just slapping that on and naked free balling my phone lol. =D

I dropped mines while it was in the body glove and the stupid [email protected] opened up on impact and now I have the top right corner scuffed. The screen protector had a scratch about an inch. I dont know if the screen would have scratched without the protector but hey Im happy I had it on.
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icecicle04 said:
I think u mean the sensation fell into limbo cause of the intense impact the awesome g2x brought on it and cause the lamesation broke its fall cause it lives to serve the king
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I love it!!

death1246 said:
i dropped mine with force against the wall.
Does that count?
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LMAO, you like it that much?

Crappy Day

Dropped my phone walking into work this morning. landed right on a rock right inside the edge of my case...

Mine suffered the same fate, although it's been replaced for a while now
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oh my... :O
ouchhh... so much for "Gorilla glass technology"...

I have a feeling its just glass not gorilla glass...

wonderbread24 said:
I have a feeling its just glass not gorilla glass...
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hence the reason why i added "Quotation marks"

I see them now, lol.
Ordered a new digitizer and other supplies needed to replace this busted one.
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Ouch. Sorry to hear that buddy.
Good luck on repairing the screen, heard that it's not too hard. Then again, I've never tried myself.

wonderbread24 said:
I see them now, lol.
Ordered a new digitizer and other supplies needed to replace this busted one.
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I replaced the digitizer but in the process the heat gun broke the LCD so watch out for that one..

Jessooca said:
Ouch!! Should have had an otter box... if u bustit with the otter box on it they replace your phone up to $500!!! Sorry to see what happened
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Do you have a link to back this up as far as i knew they do not cover any damage to the phone.

Nicgraner said:
I replaced the digitizer but in the process the heat gun broke the LCD so watch out for that one..
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That crossed my mind after I watched a tutorial on how to replace the digitizer. The lowest temp of the heat gun I have is 500f. I'll be using the wife's hair dryer instead.

Got the new digitizer. Installed it. Now I have issues. the center of the screen and just a little lower act as if its being pressed constantly. I don't know what the deal is... did I get a bad digitizer? Did I do something wrong? FML

Keeping HOX Clean ?!

I was wondering, whats the best method to clean the dirt/dust that get stuck just on the edge of the screen !?
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Use scotch tape and just dab into the areas with dust (don't try to sweep it with the tape, you'll just leave glue on it.).

vitaminxero said:
Use scotch tape and just dab into the areas with dust (don't try to sweep it with the tape, you'll just leave glue on it.).
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Excellent solution. Also, if you have one of those pressurized air cans, for cleaning keyboards, that helps.

Go to a local computer store and buy this green gooey stuff called "cyber clean". It removes dust from hard to reach places. It's works pretty good on my one x.
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I tape up the openings and rinse it under luke-warm water.

eskimochaos said:
I tape up the openings and rinse it under luke-warm water.
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You are too brave.
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vitaminxero said:
You are too brave.
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I agree f that man that's some balls though

eskimochaos said:
I tape up the openings and rinse it under luke-warm water.
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I'll give you a thanks every time you do this
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I did it with my iPhone as well.

Compressed air is the best for cleaning electronics unless you've really gunked it up. Don't go poking anything in there unless you really have to.
If air doesn't work, there are specialized cleaning solutions that will work; make sure you get something that is designed for electronic use and follow the directions.

tyshemi said:
I agree f that man that's some balls though
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THIS guy has balls. Try and watch this entire video without your hands/palms sweating..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO4Gd4RhvM&list=FLsdyyuI6dMFspKbK1DT5sow&index=22&feature=plpp_video
I usually use a very slim piece of paper to get the particles out.. if I have my compressed air, that works super well also.

sniffs said:
THIS guy has balls. Try and watch this entire video without your hands/palms sweating..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO4Gd4RhvM&list=FLsdyyuI6dMFspKbK1DT5sow&index=22&feature=plpp_video
I usually use a very slim piece of paper to get the particles out.. if I have my compressed air, that works super well also.
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That was insane!!
I think you linked us to your favorites though.

sniffs said:
THIS guy has balls. Try and watch this entire video without your hands/palms sweating..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO4Gd4RhvM&list=FLsdyyuI6dMFspKbK1DT5sow&index=22&feature=plpp_video
I usually use a very slim piece of paper to get the particles out.. if I have my compressed air, that works super well also.
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Holy ****! I'm kinda afraid of heights so that was tough to watch. Everytime the camera moved I kept feeling like he was about to fall backward. I mean one slip and you're a goner.
I can't believe just watching that would take my breath away. You're 100% correct about the sweaty palms/hands.

The first 7 minutes I was thinking how amazing it'd be to do that, then I was like HELL NO.

I use sandpaper. Of course, chuck Norris does the same thing
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h8rift said:
I use sandpaper. Of course, chuck Norris does the same thing
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Chuck Norris doesn't clean the HOX.. the HOX cleans him.

Anyone else's front camera get dirty?

Do I just have dirty pockets or is it easy to get the front camera dirty? I occasionally have dust and little dirt in mine.: (
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mine is the same. its a dust and lint magnet.

Same here. I use an alcohol wipe rolled up tight to clean it
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Yeah, mine's filed with dust, but i don't use the front camera so it doesn't bother me.

Yeah I don't use it much either but whenever I do use it for my daughter, its blurry as heck.
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mistersikee said:
Yeah I don't use it much either but whenever I do use it for my daughter, its blurry as heck.
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Yeah I'd say stick the corner of a microfiber cloth in there
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Same here
I believe that it is a slight design flaw. Because of how small the camera is and how far it is receded in the phone, it seems like a hard placce to get dust out. Have had my One X for about a month and it has the same issue and it gets kind of annoying, although i've sort of learned to look past it because as soon as it is cleaned, it seems to pick up more dust.

I'm tempted to cut a small square of clear screen protector and stick it on to keep the dust out. Not sure how much it will affect the picture quality though =p

Athrun88 said:
I'm tempted to cut a small square of clear screen protector and stick it on to keep the dust out. Not sure how much it will affect the picture quality though =p
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Clever idea, but I would think that you would have a hard time to keep such a small piece of screen protector to stay stuck on there.
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schnirf said:
Clever idea, but I would think that you would have a hard time to keep such a small piece of screen protector to stay stuck on there.
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Thought about that too. Would have to rely on a case to keep the lip from lifting. Even then though, you risk the lower lip from peeling unless you put a high quality protector on it with good adhesion. I had a similar thing going on my Hero on the rear camera.. though the back cover was good enough to hold the screen protector on.

Try a q-tip dabbed in rubbing alcohol.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
Try a q-tip dabbed in rubbing alcohol.
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IDK, I thought I heard that q-tips were abrasive... could it scratch the lens?

So, what's the final solution? I have the same problem on my lumia 920.

Camera lens housing all scuffed

I just noticed this morning that the housing that surrounds the lens is all scratched and scuffed. Phone is 2 weeks old, never dropped etc. I dont have a case for the phone so im guessing it was caused from being in my pocket. Has this happened to anyone else...its like I took sand paper to it.
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Did you make sure you took the plastic off the lens?
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aw1974 said:
Did you make sure you took the plastic off the lens?
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Same, gonna just leave it on till my otterbox arrives. I picked at it, lil sucker isn't easy to peel off.
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aw1974 said:
Did you make sure you took the plastic off the lens?
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I just noticed this scuffing too then realized there was a plastic covering I hadn't removed as you pointed out LOL...thanks!

Yeah, the plastic on the lens cover is very well placed and hard to even notice...but it does get scratched up pretty quickly.
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So you're supoosed to pull it off?

stigmatix said:
So you're supoosed to pull it off?
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It's up to you. Some users had a hole cut in the plastic for the lens, others had the plastic covering the lens. Most people take it off.
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Thanks for this. I returned my s view case when I saw the scratches. Definitely didn't know it was plastic.
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hansonator said:
Same, gonna just leave it on till my otterbox arrives. I picked at it, lil sucker isn't easy to peel off.
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Just remove the battery cover and put some transparent tape on it, rub it a little and then peel it off, as easy as that.

erasat said:
Just remove the battery cover and put some transparent tape on it, rub it a little and then peel it off, as easy as that.
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This worked for me. Thanks for the tip

Wow! Im a jacka$$. I checked for a sticker (not too well I guess). I figured it was a run of bad luck. Yesterday I was washing my harley after I installed a chrome LED brake light...the friggen sponge peeled off the chrome...or whatever it is.
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nash2000 said:
I just noticed this morning that the housing that surrounds the lens is all scratched and scuffed. Phone is 2 weeks old, never dropped etc. I dont have a case for the phone so im guessing it was caused from being in my pocket. Has this happened to anyone else...its like I took sand paper to it.
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I have been bothered by those damn scratches too! Then I saw a comment above about removing the plastic... I thought I had gotten all the packaging off but if you look closeley you will see the plastic scuffed ring in my photo. Glad I have that off now!!!

I'm thinking that plastic cover is the only thing keeping the lens off the surface when laying the phone down on anything "screen up".
It's a design flaw I suppose.
But I wouldn't take it off unless you have a case for your phone... Otherwise what's gonna keep the lens from physically touching the surface of the desktop or table when you lay your phone down screen up?
Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4

How did you get the sticker off? I thought a sticker was there but some scratching seemed to fail and made me think I was wrong. Any special techniques used to remove it?
Anyone experience any lens scratching after removing the sticker and not having a case?

Well we know everyones protective cover gets all scratched up, mine included.
When you lay the camera down on its back the whole weight of the camera rest on the lens kind of a kind of a crappy set up if you ask me
Its only safe to assume the lens would get scratched also
Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4

luloo said:
How did you get the sticker off? I thought a sticker was there but some scratching seemed to fail and made me think I was wrong. Any special techniques used to remove it?
Anyone experience any lens scratching after removing the sticker and not having a case?
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I stuck a piece of tape over mine and pressed it down really well then peeled it off and it the protective film came with it. I read it somewhere on here and gave it a shot and it worked.
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Just caught mine with my fingernail.
Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4

I just noticed my screen is cracked over the lens.
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rizzo269 said:
I stuck a piece of tape over mine and pressed it down really well then peeled it off and it the protective film came with it. I read it somewhere on here and gave it a shot and it worked.
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Awesome! I'll give this a try. Thank you so much for your tip! Did you find that the camera lens touches the surface/gets scratched when you place the phone face up?

It's unfortunate the camera lens is designed to stick out past the backing slightly. It leads to scratches.
I think it's a result of thickness of the camera unit.
A nice fix with added benefit would be an OEM extended battery with battery cover to allow the lens to be inset from the backing.