Neo hybrid hopefully saved my phone - Galaxy S 4 Accessories

I love the look, and feel of this case, and I hate cases, I have always kept my phones naked until I saw this. My girl has a S4 and I got her one too and she loves it.
So this morning I took the T-Mobile insurance off my account. I'm in South Florida, and its been thunder storming all day so its flooded out every where. I returned from doing laundry, I forgot I had my phone on my lap and got out the car and the phone fell into about 3 inches of water, it was dark and I couldn't find it for more than 30 seconds, I finally grabbed it and took the case off, every thing seemed dry and working, I pulled the battery out asap and verified that the water indicators were not red. I've had it in rice since then and I 'll leave it there over night, but I think I should be fine, im just doing the rice incase.
I also use the spigen crystal screen protector and love it more than any other screen protector its better than the screen itself at keeping clean and I cant tell its there, this case is one of the reasons I got this great phone, I read about the poor custom service stories, but the product is GREAT thanks Spigen

How much bulk do you feel with that case
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OtterBox saved my phone

Today before my baseball game, my whole team was sitting in the stands. The bleachers were like the 4x2 wood bleachers with tons of cracks and holes. Anyways, I was at the top, and set my phone down. A foul ball was hit right back at us and everyone jumped and my phone sadly fell through the crack. I saw it fall all the way to the concrete ground. It was at least a good 30 feet up in the air. When I ran down to get it, I expected a cracked screen or a broken phone, but all I saw was a small scratch on the otterbox case
I am now convinced that this is the best case out there!
Congrats on your phone surviving! I'm assuming you have Otterbox Defender? That's all I use. Sometimes the added bulk and weight are a drag, but stories like yours always remind me that it's worth it.
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haha idk i actually got it from craigslist and it came with the phone
i think its called an otterbox commuter
My Commuter saved my Inspire too, there's a thread about it somewhere down there. Glad to hear stories like these
I actually ordered a Casemate Tough today because I want to have two to switch between and I'm a little tired of the Commuter's lint magnet corners and slippery back. Great case overall, though.
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Glad to hear it saved your phone. I chose the commuter over the defender because it is not as bulky. It seems safe but it is good to hear it has worked for someone.
mine has saved my phone a few times
I wouldn't get the Defender for a Lent Free experience.
The Commuter has less of the rubber lent magnet exposed then the Defender, seeing as how the Defender is completely wrapped in that lent magnet
I went with a Seido case for my Inspire due to the less lent magnet body. Can't report on durability due to no accidents .. however I can say that it feels VERY solid.
I really can't stand the lent magnet either. It smells fishy. Also it only comes around part of the year. I tried using the lent magnet before and it was Ashes by wednesday Next try will be in my Palm Sunday. Maybe I will just make a lent promise not to use my phone. Who am I kidding?
I dropped my Otterboxed Tilt 2 on a concrete garage floor, and at the grocery store with nary a scratch or damage of any kind. Otterbox... Good cracker!
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Today before my baseball game, my whole team was sitting in the stands. The bleachers were like the 4x2 wood bleachers with tons of cracks and holes. Anyways, I was at the top, and set my phone down. A foul ball was hit right back at us and everyone jumped and my phone sadly fell through the crack. I saw it fall all the way to the concrete ground. It was at least a good 30 feet up in the air. When I ran down to get it, I expected a cracked screen or a broken phone, but all I saw was a small scratch on the otterbox case
I am now convinced that this is the best case out there!
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xKrisx said:
I wouldn't get the Defender for a Lent Free experience.
The Commuter has less of the rubber lent magnet exposed then the Defender, seeing as how the Defender is completely wrapped in that lent magnet
I went with a Seido case for my Inspire due to the less lent magnet body. Can't report on durability due to no accidents .. however I can say that it feels VERY solid.
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I use the Defender and it's never gir lint on it. It mostly lives in a shirt pocket but has been the best case I've ever put on any phone.
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That gives me so much peace of mind...because I haven't put it to the test...I was actuallykind of bummed when I got it..I ordered from amazon and it wasn't what I expected...didn't feel as solid as the one I had for my bravo...so thanks
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While cycling I pulled my phone out to change the track and hit a bump in the concrete, the phone went up in the air, caught the front tire and shot out like it was sent from a pitching machine!
10-20 feet down the road, the phone is fine and the case has a small chip in the top corner. Otterbox Commuter saved my phone as well!
My Otterbox Commuter sadly is no more. It did its job and protected my phone, but the hard plastic outer shell cracked in two. Got caught in the spinning blades of a fan I was working on at the shop, got slung across the room and smacked into the wall. So no complaints here. I decided I would go bigger and got the Defender this time around.
i neved drop my HTC but my wife iphone 4 is jumping always from her hands....and is alive thx to a otter box defender....best case ever
I think I may have the only otterbox defender failure story. lol. I was on vacation with a few of my buddies to Myrtle Beach and we had arrived there earlier that day. So we decide to celebrate, as normal people would, and I had a few nice beverages and sat my phone in my lap on the outside balcony. I stood up, forgetting all about my phone, and watched it skid across and plumet to its doom. after falling 11 stories, It smashed the corner and shattered my screen and then proceeded to bounce into the bottom of the 13 foot deep pool. I still miss my droid Incredible to this day!
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I think I may have the only otterbox defender failure story. lol. I was on vacation with a few of my buddies to Myrtle Beach and we had arrived there earlier that day. So we decide to celebrate, as normal people would, and I had a few nice beverages and sat my phone in my lap on the outside balcony. I stood up, forgetting all about my phone, and watched it skid across and plumet to its doom. after falling 11 stories, It smashed the corner and shattered my screen and then proceeded to bounce into the bottom of the 13 foot deep pool. I still miss my droid Incredible to this day!
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lol that sucks but at least it failed from an extreme occurrence that no one would expect it to survive through in the first place. The IPhone users are fanatical about their otter boxes I've seen people throw it against brick walls to show how tough it is.
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lol that sucks but at least it failed from an extreme occurrence that no one would expect it to survive through in the first place. The IPhone users are fanatical about their otter boxes I've seen people throw it against brick walls to show how tough it is.
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Yeah, i know countless phones that have been thrown across parking lots and against walls. I guess there lucky they never directly hit the screen! That would definitely change there opinion. lol
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its a awesome case
Otterbox Commuter saved my phone too! I install cameras for rider photo's on roller coasters around USA, Canada and Mexico. I was in Cedar Point OH working on Dragster when I dropped my phone from a 25ft ladder. It hit the 6th step and bounced about 10ft away. The only damage was a crack where the power button is (the thin piece of plastic than goes around the rubber nipple).
Good case =]
My pocket was free and has always kept my expensive smart phone from falling off bleachers.
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Never posted here b4.

Hey so I wanted to know does this phone have any creative cases. If so can provide links and pictures
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This is what I always seem to fall back on. Bought several too.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...rdshell&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
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This is what I always seem to fall back on. Bought several too.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...rdshell&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
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Here we definitely differ - when I got my first doubleshot it was the first case available. I picked one up but really didn't like it. No shock absorbing, tends to scratch the outside edge of the device when putting on or taking off...
Then moved up to the trident case when it came available. Absolutely love it. Trident has shock absorbing springy goodness, plus was pleasantly surprised to find dust filters where speakers/mics are.
...but anymore my doubleshots run around in their birthday suits.
I got a silver one ( thanks yogi! ) and put my black backplate on it. Just looks damn sexy.
No cases allow it to show off it's beauty, so I just take really good care of it.
The black one, my first smart phone ever, sometimes is naked, sometimes wears the trident.
I don't know if a better case can be found then the trident - but it does have some drawbacks. Most notably being the usb port and headphones jack are exposed.
I hate those hardshell cases with a passion though. Nice to know someone likes them, different people like different things.
I know what you're saying. I noticed a small scuff where the last two clips connected a couple of months after I first put one on. It wasn't too long ago I saw my first Trident case and they look like a really durable form of protection. My hardshells aren't nearly as good although they do protect it from scatches overall. I'm alot like you in respect to how much I baby this phone though and have only dropped it once since last November when I got it. Luckily it was in my rubberized Tmo case at the time even though it was on the carpet in my office. Not padded like the trident but it does have some small spongy strips inside to kind of support it and reduce shock.
I carried it a couple of times "naked" but I was always kind of freaked out about having nothing at all on it. But I will say this....It's a BEAUTIFUL phone that is a shame to have to cover with anything. But....I may be a bit prejudiced.
I haven't used a case since I dumped my iPhone 3GS three years ago.
My phone spends it day either on my desk or in my pants pocket. (Back pocket for jeans, or front pocket for slacks.)
I have had three phones in the interim; but each new phone was an upgrade, not a replacement for a broken phone. And, yes, I've dropped all three onto concrete multiple times. but so far the only damage has been a dented corner or nicked finish.

First time dropped any phone on parking lot pavement =(

Just dropped my S7 Edge getting out the car flat on the face and heard the loud sound of gorilla glass you are familiar with in drop test videos. The screen is fine with just a few sand grain sized scratches where the ridged rock pavement hit.
First time I've scratched a new device the first week. My soul died a little inside. Lucky this screen still feels smooth and only when looking for the scratches can I see them and I can't feel them with my finger nail without effort.
sorry to hear that, I have been using those wet install screen protectors just incase
I heard they made the glass stronger but its more likely to get scratches
Wear it with pride. Your phone just has some character now.
Some ugly character, but mine slipped out my pocket when I sat down on some steps. Hit left corner, I know the next day I went and got an otterbox symmetry for it!
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Just dropped my S7 Edge getting out the car flat on the face and heard the loud sound of gorilla glass you are familiar with in drop test videos. The screen is fine with just a few sand grain sized scratches where the ridged rock pavement hit.
First time I've scratched a new device the first week. My soul died a little inside. Lucky this screen still feels smooth and only when looking for the scratches can I see them and I can't feel them with my finger nail without effort.
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That hurts my heart. The last time I did that was with the HTC MYTOUCH 4G back in the day. Same way to driving, talking and put phone on lap. Forgot about it and jumped out the car at gas station phone goes screen down but my story did not end like yours. My screen was shattered it every possible area lol. Nice these are much tougher.
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Well 2014 i had preordered my galaxy note 4 and got it a week early. The next day i dropped it and cracked the screen lol. At the time no cases were available so i was out of luck
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Whenever I drop a device I just pick it up without looking at it and just put it in my pocket and check it out later when I cooled down
Dropped mine yesterday for the first time. Literally from about 2 feet just sitting in a chair. I'm so pissed.
Oh my I hope you have some kind of insurance for that. Sorry that looks very bad with that amount of damage I don't think the water resistance will work.
Use a case, these are fragile phones and before you get into the it takes away from the beautiful design...blah blah look at the picture two posts above.
jthornton71707 said:
Dropped mine yesterday for the first time. Literally from about 2 feet just sitting in a chair. I'm so pissed.
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Ouch!
Yeah I totaled my phone about two weeks ago, already got a replacement tho. I'm now sporting a zagg screen protector and otterbox case. One interesting thing I noticed was that despite my screen having many cracks in it there wasn't a single scratch on the glass. So the glass is much more scratch proof than before
IQ Shield is a clone of Zagg at half the price. I can't tell the difference between the two products. I'm happy with the Spigen premium bumper case I got for my S7e also.
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IQ Shield is a clone of Zagg at half the price. I can't tell the difference between the two products. I'm happy with the Spigen premium bumper case I got for my S7e also.
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My Zagg shield keeps popping out from the top because of my case. Not the best fit in my opinion I would of muched rather have seen the whole screen covered. But I'm learning not to give a Sht. Just ordered the "super chrome" slickwrap for my silver S7 edge. Man it gone blind some motorists. At least now it will protect the back glass while looking even glossier. I'm a shiny guy
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My Zagg shield keeps popping out from the top because of my case. Not the best fit in my opinion I would of muched rather have seen the whole screen covered. But I'm learning not to give a Sht. Just ordered the "super chrome" slickwrap for my silver S7 edge. Man it gone blind some motorists. At least now it will protect the back glass while looking even glossier. I'm a shiny guy
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The case I have doesn't interfere with the screen protector. The important thing about applying those Zagg like screen protectors is the surface must be 100% free of oil and grease from handling.
I have always used skinomi, and i always will. That is all.
My Zagg shield is yellowish...ew
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Guys i learned before even buying a new phone especially the s7 Edge? Have a case and a good screen protector head of time. So u can have it all ready when u get the phone in hand!!
Son Rise said:
Guys i learned before even buying a new phone especially the s7 Edge? Have a case and a good screen protector head of time. So u can have it all ready when u get the phone in hand!!
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I had a Spigen case for the S7E (and a shield I had not installed yet) and managed to drop it off front porch. From5 feet it fell another 1-2 feet and bounced off wood step then bounce off of down-sloping cement walkway into the grass. It did not make contact with the glass, and did not even scratch the case. Took the phone out, and no damage to the body at all.
The phone out of the case is very slippery, so was surprised when this happened. Dropped it the same way I broke a screen on a Note 2 a few years back - taking a picture. In that instance, I was reimbursed full price by AMEX, even though it could be (and was) repaired. I had paid full price at that time for the phone.
This time I am doing the 24 month payment plan (for two phones) - and after almost smoking it, I did some thinking. I had paid a down-payment on one, and was getting ready to make the first payment through BOA e-billing and realized I needed to also pay the first three months with the same AMEX card in case I had a claim during the 90 reimbursement period. In this case, they would reimburse the amount I had paid and pay the rest directly to Tmo.(or maybe to a repair shop if they insist on going that way).
So for any other butter fingered owners who bought it with the payment plan and with a credit card with a replacement period guarantee - make sure you pay at least the monthly amount due for the device during that period covered with the same card. Just to be safe, I just paid TMo 3 months on both devices separate from my regular payment.
Still can't believe I dropped it - thank you Spigen! And better bet the scree protector on soon.
I am still thinking of selling it and getting a 935FD on eBay (damn you Samsung for locking the bootloader). Getting it paid by insurance would be easier, but I will not deliberately do that. But still have 2 more months of coverage....

Dropped my Moto X Pure for the 100000x time. [TLDR: Broke :( ]

So today i have finally broke my phone I am currently phoneless until my replacement screen comes in so i will be going phoneless from here until atleast 4/20!! So i would like to describe what happened. Usually this phone is a tank and i can drop it 1 million times without it breaking until today happened. I was already having a really bad day i woke up late in the morning and almost missed my bus. i went to school looking like trash and then i end up going through the whole day with a really bad headache. I had to deal with a horrible mat teacher who gave me a (no joke) 66.60 for the marking period. half the class failed. So whatever i dealt with her then i went through my day until i was in my last period class. i was wearing gym shorts today so my pockets were really loose and i had my phone in my right pocket. I was sitting in a chair that was 2 feet off the ground and BAM my phone smashes into the floor. At this point I'm like "oh crap its done" so i flip it over and there was only a tiny crack in the top left hand corner so im like oh okay no biggy I can deal with that. That wasn't the worst of it. The screen powered on perfectly fine nothing looked wrong however only one half of the touch screen worked. Touching the screen anywhere under the power button wouldn't work. Running a DPI of 420 puts 2 essential things right in that exact area (dpi wont matter for the second thing) 1. My lock password is toast so i cant unlock my phone 2. even if i could unlock my phone (some cases i was able to unlock my phone but it works for 5 seconds then stops) the nav bar lives in that zone so im screwed. I just find it funny how a tiny drop can be so fatal and disable half a screen while i drop my phone daily from many different heights and thee wort it got was a scratch. I'm curious what are your drop stories?????
PS. if you don't see me participate in the threads I usually stalk its because I prefer to browse and post to XDA from XDA Labs. The website sucks.
I have repaired my phone and ordered the black dualpro or whatever its called case by insipio I ended up getting it for $25 should be here in a few days the company who ships it is very reliable
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Same thing happened to me. But replacing the screen on these is really easy, provided you get the screen/digitizer and frame assembly. Ijust did mine last week. Now i wont take off the case again. I have never cracked a screen until this phone. But up and going again.
planedoc said:
Same thing happened to me. But replacing the screen on these is really easy, provided you get the screen/digitizer and frame assembly. Ijust did mine last week. Now i wont take off the case again. I have never cracked a screen until this phone. But up and going again.
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Yeah i noticed how easy it is! i should be getting my replacement display (with frame) and phone tools anywhwere between now and may 1st
WelcomeToTheSkye said:
Yeah i noticed how easy it is! i should be getting my replacement display (with frame) and phone tools anywhwere between now and may 1st
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Can you link from where u ordered your screen ?
Simple lesson: keep it in a case
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Jay794 said:
Simple lesson: keep it in a case
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Maybe if you just got black or something. Some of us customized them in Moto maker or skinned them. It would be useless to cover it up and I don't like the clear cases. Sure you have to be careful but you really should even with a case. The thing is accidents happen and a case isn't a guarantee that the phone won't break anyways.
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Simple lesson: keep it in a case
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If only they weren't so ugly for this phone. Good thing I take care of my stuff...
@WelcomeToTheSkye Sorry to hear about your phone. And your class. I was so scared I was gonna drop my MXP until I got a case. I was expecting the rubber on the back to be grippy but mine is slippery compared to my old moto E and the metal makes it worse. If you'd like a case recommendation, I have the Diztronic case and the Incipio Octane. They're both good. The octane looks better because it lets you back material show through and it adds more grip, but the headphone port cutout isn't big enough for my ATH-M50s
The Diztronic is really really nice. It just doesn't add as much grip. The buttons are also really easy to press. It's the one I usually use.
Jay794 said:
Simple lesson: keep it in a case
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i have never been a case person... i break all the cases i ever get... plus all the cases (beside the incipio brand) suck for this phone
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@WelcomeToTheSkye Sorry to hear about your phone. And your class. I was so scared I was gonna drop my MXP until I got a case. I was expecting the rubber on the back to be grippy but mine is slippery compared to my old moto E and the metal makes it worse. If you'd like a case recommendation, I have the Diztronic case and the Incipio Octane. They're both good. The octane looks better because it lets you back material show through and it adds more grip, but the headphone port cutout isn't big enough for my ATH-M50s
The Diztronic is really really nice. It just doesn't add as much grip. The buttons are also really easy to press. It's the one I usually use.
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Yeah i might end up going with the incipio duo thingy lol the one with two layers soon... im just not a case person... thanks for the recommendations
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i have never been a case person... i break all the cases i ever get... plus all the cases (beside the incipio brand) suck for this phone
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I got a pretty nice looking carbon fibre look case off eBay for less than £5 and it's saved my phone no end of times, if you go caseless and your phone breaks you only have yourself to blame
Wallet cases are also a great way to protect your phone/screen. I looked around on Amazon for a while and the only well reviewed one was the one by a company called J&D. I purchased it in turquoise and paired it with the Pleson tempered glass screen protector and the only downside is that all tempered glass protectors for this phone come up a little on the sides due to the curved screen but otherwise this is a protective and attractive combination.
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WelcomeToTheSkye said:
So today i have finally broke my phone I am currently phoneless until my replacement screen comes in so i will be going phoneless from here until atleast 4/20!! So i would like to describe what happened. Usually this phone is a tank and i can drop it 1 million times without it breaking until today happened. I was already having a really bad day i woke up late in the morning and almost missed my bus. i went to school looking like trash and then i end up going through the whole day with a really bad headache. I had to deal with a horrible mat teacher who gave me a (no joke) 66.60 for the marking period. half the class failed. So whatever i dealt with her then i went through my day until i was in my last period class. i was wearing gym shorts today so my pockets were really loose and i had my phone in my right pocket. I was sitting in a chair that was 2 feet off the ground and BAM my phone smashes into the floor. At this point I'm like "oh crap its done" so i flip it over and there was only a tiny crack in the top left hand corner so im like oh okay no biggy I can deal with that. That wasn't the worst of it. The screen powered on perfectly fine nothing looked wrong however only one half of the touch screen worked. Touching the screen anywhere under the power button wouldn't work. Running a DPI of 420 puts 2 essential things right in that exact area (dpi wont matter for the second thing) 1. My lock password is toast so i cant unlock my phone 2. even if i could unlock my phone (some cases i was able to unlock my phone but it works for 5 seconds then stops) the nav bar lives in that zone so im screwed. I just find it funny how a tiny drop can be so fatal and disable half a screen while i drop my phone daily from many different heights and thee wort it got was a scratch. I'm curious what are your drop stories?????
PS. if you don't see me participate in the threads I usually stalk its because I prefer to browse and post to XDA from XDA Labs. The website sucks.
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Make sure you head over to https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-X-Pure-Moto-X-Style/bd-p/449 before having Moto Mobility work on it. There's some disagreement over whether it's a scam or negligence, but either way you're in for a lot of trouble.
I don't use a case either because it makes the phone too large for a pocket. Too bad Moto didn't put a rim around the glass like every other Chinese and Japanese phone has. I guess they wanted the iPhone look with a minimalist white face and a cracked screen.
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Make sure you head over to https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-X-Pure-Moto-X-Style/bd-p/449 before having Moto Mobility work on it. There's some disagreement over whether it's a scam or negligence, but either way you're in for a lot of trouble.
I don't use a case either because it makes the phone too large for a pocket. Too bad Moto didn't put a rim around the glass like every other Chinese and Japanese phone has. I guess they wanted the iPhone look with a minimalist white face and a cracked screen.
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I repaired it myself! Everything works perfectly...
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Im having the same issue,Dropped the phone bought a replacement screen since motorola wants to charge me 250 bucks JUST FOR THE SCREEN but the worst part about all of this is when i removed the phone back i couldnt remove the screws because most of them are stripped :'(. so now im stuck with this phone like this and i dont want to buy a whole new one cause im poor.
pabel101 said:
Im having the same issue,Dropped the phone bought a replacement screen since motorola wants to charge me 250 bucks JUST FOR THE SCREEN but the worst part about all of this is when i removed the phone back i couldnt remove the screws because most of them are stripped :'(. so now im stuck with this phone like this and i dont want to buy a whole new one cause im poor.
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Same thing happened to me I stripped 6/20 of the screws... Turns out if you rip the screen off by getting a screwdriver under it you can still the stripped screws out of the back frame. It doesn't need all 20 screws it needs the one to hold the motherboard to the screen and at least 8 to keep it in place
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pabel101 said:
Im having the same issue,Dropped the phone bought a replacement screen since motorola wants to charge me 250 bucks JUST FOR THE SCREEN but the worst part about all of this is when i removed the phone back i couldnt remove the screws because most of them are stripped :'(. so now im stuck with this phone like this and i dont want to buy a whole new one cause im poor.
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Everybody says this so I'm betting Leno glued the screws in. It's fixable if it's into plastic. Lift the edge of the screw head with a knife tip as you turn it. Once it's out, clean the threads. Dip a thin wire into plastic welding glue (modeling and pipe glue works) and wet the inside of the screw hole. Clear out any excess glue. Let the glue dry somewhere warm for at least an hour. The screws should fit now.
Can you post a link to the replacement you got? I bought one of the higher priced ones on ebay and have had three with screen issues. The seller just wants to refund me at this point, so I need to find one that will not have light bleed, dead pixels and an unresponsive screen. Thanks in advance!
I am not recommending anyone do this and am not responsible if you mess your phone up. but this worked For my stripped screw. Replaced my screen today. One screw stopped I drilled the head of the screw out. I used a left handed bit because you drill in reverse with these and if the bit grabs it may unscrew. May but didn't. It made me very nervous but worked. And the part of the screw that was left in didn't matter since I bought the screen with the bezzle/frame. And I had a extra screw same size. It was Philips head but worked. There is a good chance if you try to drill out your stripped screws you will completely brake your phone. But there is that small chance for success?

New owners: get something to protect that back ASAP!

Screens coming tomorrow when I'll have proper outdoor light.
So I bought my phone 2 weeks and a few days ago, and I already have 2 long micro scratches on the back glass. The front is fine, but back is EXTREMELY sensitive. I took a lot of care of it, carried it only in my pocket without anything else in it, cleaned it only with a microfiber cloth and so on, it doesn't help. I currently have an UAG case but I suspect that won't be enough, so I'm planning on getting some kind of protector or a skin. Skin was my first thought but it would get ruined from water, since I use my phone in the shower every day.
I am so pissed on the build quality of this frigging 900€ phone, I'm actually thinking of going with my phone scratched and ask for a replacement. A premium phone should not get scratched so easily.
Yep. I got a couple too. Luckily I'm not that worried about resale value because I'm on the AT&T Next where I'll be able to trade it in in a year and get the S8
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