Ok, so my wife just sent my new One X through the washing machine, and I think I'm completely [email protected]#ked. From past experience, they don't usually recover fully, and the first thing you're supposed to do is remove the battery.....good trick with this phone.
So, she's now buying me a new one, but my question is, any ideas what a water damaged One X, in very good condition is worth these days?? I tired ebay, nothing listing for damaged ones yet, but past I have seen damaged SGS2's selling on ebay before. I'm just wondering if it's worth the bother, or just send it to be recycled?
Not very happy right now, I'll tell you that :crying:
Funny, this is the second smart phone of mine that's gone through the wash, first one was my fault, but I just went out a bought the identical model, so I wouldn't have to tell her
Damn, that's no good, take it apart, have a look
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Throw it in a bag of white rice n let it marinate for 2 days. Insert battery and voila
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you could probably salvage some parts like the digitizer if thats not broken or something. im sure you could sell or use the digitizer in the future
Put it in a bowl of white rice immediately. That trick has revived multiple phones for me, my original iPh... went swimming in byron bay, a swimming pool, the rain, and a mai tai and all 4 times the rice brought it back.
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Yes I agree with the white rice. Also, never try to turn the phone on after it drops in water. Put it quickly in the rice.
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Throw it in a bag of white rice n let it marinate for 2 days. Insert battery and voila
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it doesnt, but you can take it apart and disconnect it. and yes bag of rice, more rice the better. if your anal about reviving it you could disassemble it in pieces, put in rice for 2 days, then soak it in 99% alcohol then air dry, and put back in rice for 2 more days.
the first 2 days will draw most of the water out, the alcohol will then clean most of the corrosion if any, and draw away more water, then the final 2 days will completely dry it. so long as nothing fried...itll work.
- Use a tab of some sort (plastic, not metal) and pop off the body (its held in place w tabs along the sides
- lift the bottom, and slide it out of the top end.
- disconnect the battery lead (since it's now accessible)
- put a section of paper towel down on half the bowl of rice.
- place the digitizer/circutry portion of the phone on the piece of paper towel on the rice
- add another layer of paper towel on top
- cover with rice.
the back cover (that contains the speaker and mic section) can be dried manually and out in the air.
after a day, pull the digitizer/circutry out of the rice/paper-towel-sandwhich and press the copper power button at the top after reconnecting the battery lead.
It should power up now (if it didnt blow any resistors while in the wash)
topiratiko said:
Throw it in a bag of white rice n let it marinate for 2 days. Insert battery and voila
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Non removable battery lololol
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This will show you how to take it apart and the battery FYI. Hope this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceHw6mezG60
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Non removable battery lololol
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It's not that hard to remove lolololololol
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Oh no, that sucks. My Aria had a similar fate, but we owned a front loading washer....needless to say the screen was in pieces when we took it out. Try the rice trick with the phone taken apart.
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That's a divorcable offence.
How was it her fault? Was it in her pocket or yours? Certainly she didn't think it was dirty and threw it in with the other whites.... If so the yeah, her fault lol.
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ECEXCURSION said:
Oh no, that sucks. My Aria had a similar fate, but we owned a front loading washer....needless to say the screen was in pieces when we took it out. Try the rice trick with the phone taken apart.
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Sorry for OPs phone. But this picture looks too familiar. I broke my arias screen twice & replaced it twice.lol. That phone was pretty easy 2 fix. I dont know if the One X is as easy though, but I guess that problem is not about screen. The only problem I have with fixing screens is that the screen never wants to stay down tight. Over time it pushes back up.
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Ouch. I was thrown into a pool with my phone on my jeans so If weather allows, I left that phone in the car under a rag in las Vegas summer heat . After a day of baking it worked fine.
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Ok, so my wife just sent my new One X through the washing machine, and I think I'm completely [email protected]#ked. From past experience, they don't usually recover fully, and the first thing you're supposed to do is remove the battery.....good trick with this phone.
So, she's now buying me a new one, but my question is, any ideas what a water damaged One X, in very good condition is worth these days?? I tired ebay, nothing listing for damaged ones yet, but past I have seen damaged SGS2's selling on ebay before. I'm just wondering if it's worth the bother, or just send it to be recycled?
Not very happy right now, I'll tell you that :crying:
Funny, this is the second smart phone of mine that's gone through the wash, first one was my fault, but I just went out a bought the identical model, so I wouldn't have to tell her
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I'll give you $25 for it.
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I'll give you $25 for it.
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$50
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Yea, pretty self explanatory. Clean toilet thank god. I saw it drop in slow motion and it was probably in there less than a second. I yanked it out, pulled off the back cover and yanked the battery immediately. Then removed the SIM and sd card. The water damage indicator on the battery wasn't activated which is a good sign. I wiped it up with a paper towel and cleaned out the usb port and headphone jack. Like an idiot, I powered it up about an hour later and it worked fine. Called my dad, and messed around with it. Car navigation kept popping up which was weird and the soft keys at the bottom stopped working. Bad idea on my part, so powered it down and left it in front of a fan for about 2 hours. Powered it back on and the buttons work, and it seemed fine, but now it is apart in a bag of rice. Hope I didn't F it up by powering it up too early.
Yes, that was way too early to be safe, but it seems it should work fine.
I once dropped a Motorola StarTac flip phone into a bucket full of car shampoo. Didn't notice right away (it fell together with a bunch of stuff). The last item I picked up from the bottom was the phone. I removed the battery and left it basking in the sun for 48h without the battery.
Worked fine for 2 more years.
Good thing it was a clean toilet. cuz whooo.... imagine if you had a explosive diahrrea just before... oh man... that's a big mess.. you'd be drying that thing for ages until galaxy s4 comes out.
Was wondering, can't we just use microwave to make things more subtle.
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seriously though, to thoroughly get all the water out, you need to do one of 2 things:
remove back cover and battery, stick it in a bag of rice over night
or
soak it in rubbing alcohol (as pure as you can find, i use 90-92% for everything) for a half hour, then let it dry
I have access to pure isopropanol but I'm skeptical
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Get some rice so it can extract all the moisture out of the phone. Guy Kawasaki washed his GNexus in his washer and it still survived.
https://plus.google.com/112374836634096795698/posts/JS5GL5aZ9fw
Been using it for the past two hours.things are looking ok.
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LOL...you are the second person I have heard of doing this.
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I hope you do not intended to place that phone anywhere near your mouth? That's just gross!
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I did the same to my old iPhone -- got it wet and powered up too early. Then I put it back in a bag of rice, then put the bag on top of my computer overnight. I think the added heat helped suck out some of the moisture.
It was clean I swear.
Phone is running strong
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It just hurts how people treat there stuff. Never dropped I a phone or scratched it. Can't understand why people so careless. It's a 500 plus device. Money doesn't grow on tree's. Be more careful rather then careless. I think a old school cellphone a brick would be best for most people that don't take care of their ****.
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dante501 said:
It just hurts how people treat there stuff. Never dropped I a phone or scratched it. Can't understand why people so careless. It's a 500 plus device. Money doesn't grow on tree's. Be more careful rather then careless. I think a old school cellphone a brick would be best for most people that don't take care of their ****.
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I dont think he dropped it on purpose. Accidents do happen.
But let's be real how many people do we hear thats say I dropped my phone scratched it shattered the screen and ****. Way to many. Lol be just more careful with stuff.
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Wow, stuff happens,! Life happens.. That's why I have insurance.
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Do not use a phone for porn near the toilet. Use a magazine...
Sorry I could not resist...lol
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Here is a video of how to rescue a wet phone...it's pretty sexy but the techniques are legit and are the best ways to give the best chances possible to survive a spill. Obvisouly some of the methods are humorous but most of them are legit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGGFsAoUzw
In hindsight.. Liquipel. I'm gonna get mine done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ama47RGdL4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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dante501 said:
It just hurts how people treat there stuff. Never dropped I a phone or scratched it. Can't understand why people so careless. It's a 500 plus device. Money doesn't grow on tree's. Be more careful rather then careless. I think a old school cellphone a brick would be best for most people that don't take care of their ****.
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$H** happens! No pun intended being he dropped it in the toilet.
So this morning my phone happened to be sitting on a toilet paper dispenser. As I was walking out of the stall the scariest possible thing happened. My phone dropped off, and plop... landed right in the toilet, as if that wasn't bad enough it was full so I had to flush it to get to the phone. So I couldn't just pull it right out, it had to sit there as I flushed 2 or 3 times.
So after I managed to fish it out, I immediately removed the battery, sim card, and SD card and took it back to my room. I then stuck it in a large cup full of rice. I figured I should be ok since the contacts on the battery were dry, and the sticker on the top of the battery is still white. 6 hours later, I poured out the rice and booted up the phone, and now I've decided someone upstairs loves me.
All phone functions were still working, including music and ringtones from the internal speaker. I am vastly impressed, and must say, thank you Samsung for making your hardware right!
im speechless lmfao
Wow! That's a ****ty thing to happen to someone lol.. I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. I'm glad your phone still works.
That's amazing
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I had that happen with my old behold lol. It is pretty ****ty. I just reached right in there and grabbed it though lol. Just a reaction like"oh **** my phone, i gotta get it NOW!!!"
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You should rename the title of the thread 'My ****ty Story For The Day'
As a short time ex cellphone technician I can state only 1 thing. Water damages sneak up on you.. your phone could be working fine now then a week or 2 weeks down the road random reboots.. phone starts glitching up and starts opening up random apparel by it self. I had many and many encounters with water damaged hardware!... u can't see rust unless u remove everything to the last screw... and even then the memory disk could rust down the road... u did a smart thing with rice.. its one of the best things... another is partially cleaning the phone with wd40 very neatly and then partially soaking it with rubbing alcohol something that's more of 91% or at least 70%... but I hope ur phone continues to operate without a flaw.
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Wow! That's a ****ty thing to happen to someone lol.. I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. I'm glad your phone still works.
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talk about the smell lmfao
I was terrified. Nobody wants hours of time and a lot of money wasted.
Not really sure if it got inside. It was dry under the battery. I just did the rice for good measure.
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Lol so im wondering did u use the toilet lol then clean it really really really good after
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I mean did u clean your phone?
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Damn that must have sucked the flipping out afterward all the fml feeling in the world lol
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wow brotha.... i would have to say that your the luckiest MF'ER alive, roflmfao
i worry every time i go into the bathroom with my phone whether its gonna end up in the bowl or not
I hope your phone doesn't stink haha...
I hope you also learned that a toilet paper roll isn't a cell phone holder lol.
About 5 months ago I had a Palm Pixi that made full rounds through the washing machine and dryer (was in my jacket pocket that got washed)...phone is still going strong.
I hope you have no issues down the road.
I was able to eliminate a solid Nokia 3100 classic down the drain...
before i bought this sammy beauty.
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I wish I flushed the water before it fell there... yakk..
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lol that would be bad bro.
the worst thing to happen is you will flush the phone to the sewage system lmfao
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Something that should be added to the warranty service....**** damage lol
Lucky lucky man you are
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So i have a ****tier version of this and it happened today...
This morning trying to return a text while taking a whizz, I dropped mine in the toilet of pee. For a millisecond I was like no way in hell am I sticking my hand in piss but I did and wiped it down and took it apart and washed the battery cover. I then wiped it down with alcohol. I just let it sit in a room with a fan going all day and then in rice for an hour after my mom suggested it. It's actually still working so far (I haven't tested speakers) but the battery sticker is red.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Maybe links to somewhere i can get the parts for cheap or a repair service.. thanks
You can get a cheap digitizer at Amazon.com, and there are a few videos on YouTube that'll teach how to replace it.
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I got mine from RepairsUniverse.com. It was 67$ with shipping. Order their double sided tape, too. When you get it, disassemble according to their YouTube video. To remove the glass, use a hair dryer to heat the glass, and nudge it out with the plastic tool they provide. If you go slow and don't rush it, the whole process will take about an hour the first time. Clean the frame well, and place the tape on it. You'll have to cut the piece provided, so don't worry if it doesn't line up exactly. Press the glass down on the tape and reassemble the phone. BOOM.
Also: if you want to do something REALLY cool, search for the white digitizer and battery cover. The all white G2X looks awesome, and you can get the whole kit for like 80 bucks USD.
I never needed to use a hair dryer. It's fairly weak adhesive that keeps the screen on to the glass.
Look up the YouTube video. I actual commented on there about my experience replacing it. Same user name but with an x at the end (buru898x).
Oh and you also don't need to "re-tape" the screen either. The screen is locked in securely with or without glue/tape.
Actually I'm going to replace my aunts g2x this Saturday when she comes over. I got the digitizer plus the alluminim bezel (idk if it is aluminium or not) for 60 and I got it 3 days. I use Amazon
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/T-MOBILE-LG...908?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0e7a034c
This is the digitizer I bought, and I used a video on YouTube to do it. It was by repairs universe. It was really straightforward. You need a Phillips 00 screwdriver.
This auction had the housing as well so all I did was replace it completely. Simple.
Good Luck!
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Actually I'm going to replace my aunts g2x this Saturday when she comes over. I got the digitizer plus the alluminim bezel (idk if it is aluminium or not) for 60 and I got it 3 days. I use Amazon
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The bezel is plastic trust me I dented the hell out of mine. Its black plastic with a grey metallic coating. Let's see if I can get a good picture of it.
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Thnx for the links.
To those of u guys who replaced digitizer....
does the touch function work properly? cuz i know some ppl with other phones that have replaced digitizers and then the touch screen doesnt work properly.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005QXQXYI/ref=mp_s_a_2?qid=1334996505&sr=8-2
Try this one , you don't have to worry about adhesive and is easy to install.
Touch screen doesn't have a issue.
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Thnx for the links.
To those of u guys who replaced digitizer....
does the touch function work properly? cuz i know some ppl with other phones that have replaced digitizers and then the touch screen doesnt work properly.
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I can tell you mine works perfectly.
I even opened it once more recently to get a few specs of dust from the screen out.
The first time I opened it was a whiles back... on the YouTube video you can see the date of my post.
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The bezel is plastic trust me I dented the hell out of mine. Its black plastic with a grey metallic coating. Let's see if I can get a good picture of it.
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I wish my phone had dents like that, mine is a million times worse mine is dented everywhere
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Here's an article I wrote on my now all white G2x. http://www.acsyndicate.net/lg-g2x-black-to-white-conversion-part-2/
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I wish my phone had dents like that, mine is a million times worse mine is dented everywhere
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I never carry mine with me. It usually stays by my PC 90% of the time.
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Here's an article I wrote on my now all white G2x. http://www.acsyndicate.net/lg-g2x-black-to-white-conversion-part-2/
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Where did you get your white digitizer? Did you have to replace the housing as well? Mine is dented to hell from dropping it and cracking my digitizer.
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Here's an article I wrote on my now all white G2x. http://www.acsyndicate.net/lg-g2x-black-to-white-conversion-part-2/
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I just read your article and is the HDMI part still brown or is it white too?
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Yeah I was gonna buy it when it was around $70 but I thought it would just drop over time like the black one did but I was completely wrong. You should post your phone up for sale as a feeler to see how much money you would get
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I did, put my phone up for sale, on ebay. One of my black ones, but i offered my white one for $400 and no one grabbed it. I'm glad, though, I now will never get rid of if. it is a show stopper! Here's my other article, the cheap way. http://www.acsyndicate.net/20-white-conversion-g2x/
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They dont sell the white digitizer i have anymore and yes, my housing is original color. If you check my article, i wrote an earlier one with a cheaper alternative.
Also, the battery cover I have is beautiful, $21.99, made from white plastic. I see the digitizer on eBay for about $170. I paid $66
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Yeah I was gonna buy it when it was around $70 but I thought it would just drop over time like the black one did but I was completely wrong. You should post your phone up for sale as a feeler to see how much money you would get
http://www.partoflaptop.com/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=USD&products_id=1450
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Yeah I was gonna buy it when it was around $70 but I thought it would just drop over time like the black one did but I was completely wrong. You should post your phone up for sale as a feeler to see how much money you would get
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I did, put my phone up for sale, on ebay. One of my black ones, but i offered my white one for $400 and no one grabbed it. I'm glad, though, I now will never get rid of if. it is a show stopper!
No idea how it even happened, pull the phone out of my pocket to check things on Saturday night and the screen is toast. Spiderweb cracks all the way around.....Guess I could have bumped the corner of a table?? ..... Anyways, it's being taken care of, so I'm all good............3 days in, I was pretty bummed. New phone on the way though!
How did you get a new phone? Insurance?
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When I keep my phone in my pocket I always put it in with the screen against my body so any accidental hits are taken by the back of the phone
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No idea how it even happened, pull the phone out of my pocket to check things on Saturday night and the screen is toast. Spiderweb cracks all the way around.....Guess I could have bumped the corner of a table?? ..... Anyways, it's being taken care of, so I'm all good............3 days in, I was pretty bummed. New phone on the way though!
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When I keep my phone in my pocket I always put it in with the screen against my body so any accidental hits are taken by the back of the phone
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I do too, I have no idea what happened? ......... I'll get pics later.......I had to put tape on it to keep chunks of glass from coming off, and to keep from cutting my fingers.........
Insurance / Really nice Customer Service and I'm being taken care of.........
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I do too, I have no idea what happened? ......... I'll get pics later.......I had to put tape on it to keep chunks of glass from coming off, and to keep from cutting my fingers.........
Insurance / Really nice Customer Service and I'm being taken care of.........
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AT&T? Best Buy?...
Still waiting for Amazon to get them back in stock.....
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I do too, I have no idea what happened? ......... I'll get pics later.......I had to put tape on it to keep chunks of glass from coming off, and to keep from cutting my fingers.........
Insurance / Really nice Customer Service and I'm being taken care of.........
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Really, it happened while the screen was facing in against your body? That's bizarre. I learned the same lesson, luckily on my old Samusng Blackjack, and it only cracked the screen cover, not the screen itself--I leaned against a table corner and heard the "pop" when it happened.
I also find it weird that it cracked while the screen was against your leg...If it was facing outwards then I could understand. I dented the side of my Macbook Pro by accidentally hitting it against a railing while it was in a padded carry bag. You'd be surprised at how much force you exert even with just a tap.
Though, I guess hitting the back of the case really hard may crack the screen. My friend had one of those indestructable Nokia flip phones and it took a shot from a competition air rifle (.1775) at 10m to crack the screen...and we shot the outer casing (which only left a dent)
I think I bumped into a table and it "bent" the phone enough to crack the glass?? I don't know............anyways, I'll get a new one soon (I hope).......
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I think I bumped into a table and it "bent" the phone enough to crack the glass?? I don't know............anyways, I'll get a new one soon (I hope).......
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It may have broke from just your pants pocket. Normally, when you stick the phone in your pocket it will be in portrait mode, but occasionally it will fall into landscape. When this happens and you sit down your pants pocket will push the phone against your leg very tightly and bend it, possibly to the breaking point if you don't notice it right away and shift your weight right. Try it.
Of course, this largely depends on the type of clothing you wear... It should be noted that this can happen with any phone. I've never had it happen but I've come close to it with my HTC Aria.
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Lol the aria is tiny. Get an otterbox on it and it will never change orientation in a pants pocket unless you're a hipster wearing trip pants with giant pockets.
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DeathmonkeyGTX said:
Lol the aria is tiny. Get an otterbox on it and it will never change orientation in a pants pocket unless you're a hipster wearing trip pants with giant pockets.
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I thought hipsters wore skinny jeans...
But anyway, yeah, the aria is super tiny. It's the exact same size as the visible portion as this screen.
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well Grey is available now on Amazon so I switched and will get that to replace my white one..........ordered a case too......... Now i'll have to wait to root (damn, since this phone is rooted and good to go)
I wonder if that video on YouTube where this guy hammers a nail into a board using a One X is real or some form of trick movie magic.
so heres the story. it was on my kitchen table. my cat jumped up on the kitten table. the phone fell OFF the kitchen table. it landed on my wood flooring, and BAYYM. shattered like a christmas orniment. i can say the screen is fragile.. very different from my Galaxy S phones, which have been dropped numerous times, landed on concrete, and have dropped inside of a machine at work (lol). guess this is why samsung desides to make those "cheap feeling" light weight builds..
sigh. already ordered a replacement screen here
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It also depends on where the phone fell, screen first w.e , and and the energy when it hit the ground. The must have been hard.
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Ouch.
Yeah man that sucks. I dropped my Vivid the exact same way except it was outside on concrete. I am assuming you didn't have a screen protector on? Some screen protectors are said to spread the impact and protect it better.
Is it easy to install the replacement screen?
Also $45 isn't bad at all. My wife recently did the same thing to her Samsung Infuse and it cost $150.
soraxd said:
so heres the story. it was on my kitchen table. my cat jumped up on the kitten table. the phone fell OFF the kitchen table. it landed on my wood flooring, and BAYYM. shattered like a christmas orniment. i can say the screen is fragile.. very different from my Galaxy S phones, which have been dropped numerous times, landed on concrete, and have dropped inside of a machine at work (lol). guess this is why samsung desides to make those "cheap feeling" light weight builds..
sigh. already ordered a replacement screen here
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I really wouldn't say "fragile" as much as I would say it just happened to land in a manner that would cause it to break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBo3W6HdPbM
lucidlyseen said:
Also $45 isn't bad at all. My wife recently did the same thing to her Samsung Infuse and it cost $150.
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wow at 45 bucks i might as well never use another screen protector again.
thats real cheap for a new screen
Correction, you are the SECOND person to break one. I beat you to it when I had it in my pocket when I went to the pool Sunday. It didn't enjoy swimming as much as I did.
bad kitty....
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think the LCD and the glass are fused together...
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Oh dude..sorry for your shattered onex..im still on the hunt for a good screen protector...guess i might fall to buy the expensive ones on att..scared of damaging this precious beast
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arnelolavides said:
Oh dude..sorry for your shattered onex..im still on the hunt for a good screen protector...guess i might fall to buy the expensive ones on att..scared of damaging this precious beast
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Just bricked mine...LOL,
LGSilva said:
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think the LCD and the glass are fused together...
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I believe the cover glass and LCD are laminated together, so you won't be able to separate them...
soraxd said:
so heres the story. it was on my kitchen table. my cat jumped up on the kitten table. the phone fell OFF the kitchen table. it landed on my wood flooring, and BAYYM. shattered like a christmas orniment. i can say the screen is fragile.. very different from my Galaxy S phones, which have been dropped numerous times, landed on concrete, and have dropped inside of a machine at work (lol). guess this is why samsung desides to make those "cheap feeling" light weight builds..
sigh. already ordered a replacement screen here
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You weren't the first to break one...HTC was the first to break it when they released it.
This is relevant to my future interests. Did you successfully replace the screen? Is it true that the screen is laminated/glued to the LCD? How did you pry it apart? Can you post instructions on how you did it after the deed is complete?
Keep us in the loop!
Mine fell off fbe olyptical this morning. Bounced ariund. Cracked the blue HTC plastic case. Nothing physical to the phone at all. A faint rattle inside the phone that may have been there before. You can only here faintly when shaking.
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cpcrazyfly said:
Mine fell off fbe olyptical this morning. Bounced ariund. Cracked the blue HTC plastic case. Nothing physical to the phone at all. A faint rattle inside the phone that may have been there before. You can only here faintly when shaking.
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If the rattle is around the camera area, don't worry about it, there's somewhere in a thread in here talking about it and if I remember correctly it has to do with the camera and is present in all of the devices.
cpcrazyfly said:
Mine fell off fbe olyptical this morning. Bounced ariund. Cracked the blue HTC plastic case. Nothing physical to the phone at all. A faint rattle inside the phone that may have been there before. You can only here faintly when shaking.
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Does it sound like its near the camera lens? Mine does it and its never been dropped.
It does appear to be by the camera. That makes me feel better!
Either way I still decided to add the best buy protection plan in case it were to happen again.
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