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Moto Droid 2 Explodes in user ear. Is this really possible?

I'm not sure how many of you have heard it but a user was on a call and his droid 2 exploded and some of the glass cut his ear causing a hospital visit and 4 stitches. As a Electronics Engineer I doubt anything except the battery could cause such a explosion. But I'm not very knowledgeable on the LCD etc and to what the potential danger is for explosion.
I'm sure this will hit main stream media by tomorrow and if it is proven to be accurate and true, this is going to be a big hit for Moto and maybe cause for concern of others using the same possibly defective hardware.
Here is a video of a news clip. http://www.the33tv.com/videobeta/919e261e-2d3d-422a-bc61-f3c62612039c/News/12-02-10-Cell-Phone-Explodes
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After some more investigating on Google I think this will turn out to be a fraud or scam. I can't see how the explosion could have came from the inside of the phone with enough force to crack the screen and the phone is still working. Most of these rare instances are related to the battery exploding. If this was the case the device would not function at all.
I suspect this guy damaged the device put it up to his ear and made it cut himself and try to make people believe it exploded.
We will see???

...I dont know what to make of that story. It seems to me that the screen is intact making and "explosion" kinda not possible. It sucks that this day and age we cant just take someones word on what happened but face it, the worlds full of people trying to get rich quick. Cant say that this is what this couple is doing...but looking at the phone, seems more like he dropped it and now wants a new phone for free.
I dont know..I suppose Verizon can release to Motorola his call records under a courts order and that would be the first step..see if he actually placed a call at around that time.
The other thing, If I was in my driveway and my phone explodes on the side of my head I am not going to leave my house and travel to my wife for her to tell me what happened lol, I am going to go inside my house and look in the mirror to see what the hell just happened to my head..thats just me though I guess?

He had to have smashed it in his pocket and answered a call thereby cutting himself on the glass.

considering that the Moto Droid line uses Gorilla Glass it really makes me wonder how the hell that happened without destroying the phone. one of my buddies who drives for another company accidentally ran his D2 over and the only thing that was still good was the screen. my guess is this dude is pissed about Verizion dropping the D2 and releasing the D2 Global with better specs and is trying to get out of his 2 year contract and get a payday on top of it.

he must've been overclocking the sh!t out of that droid2 3.0ghz maybe seriously who do you sue verizon or google whoever it is i'll say thanks for the riches ya dig.

[Q] What was your face like when your tablet was fine?

So, what was your face like when you realised your transformer had no issues?
After having had the luck of a perfectly functional and non-flawed first batch transformer, Was dreading the worst when I finally got my own dock and could put aside the dock I borrowed from my friend.
I couldn't quite believe my luck when my dock worked and is still working fine after 24 hours, even with trackpad.
My face was sort of like this
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So what was your face like when your transformer was in full working order?
EDIT: This of course could also mean I wasn't actually lucky and that the majority of users have a well working product (which you wouldn't think after reading these forums on a daily basis).

Maybe I'm crazy but I expected I'd receive a well built, fully functional product. That expectation was based on years of system building using Asus products & the understanding that forums like these receive more posts from people seeking support for problems than posts from thrilled, happy, users
but to answer your question.. when I realized my tablet and dock were good,I did this link is work safe
http://youtu.be/WwSBwOmOkso

It took about a week for my Transformer to have its first Sleep of Death, and about the same amount of time for the case to start creaking. Will you post your face when either of those happens?

Good to hear! No issues at all? I hope it's the same with me.
I got my dock in today, but still haven't been able to order my TF. Hopefully this delay is a blessing in disguise.

dfin13 said:
It took about a week for my Transformer to have its first Sleep of Death, and about the same amount of time for the case to start creaking. Will you post your face when either of those happens?
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Had my tab for 3 weeks. No sleep of death. Also it's plastic, of course it's gonna creak, anyone who's actually bothered by it shouldn't buy plastic in the first place.

It's funny to me that everyone is so happy to get a working product. I've never been an early adopter of anything without experiencing a few minor issues. The TF is no exception, but Asus seems quick to respond to concerns, so hopefully these "no issues" threads will no longer be necessary.

mine arrived with the latest firmware
so is that the new batch?

Mine did too....I hit the "update" button and it said that my software is up to date..

seshmaru said:
Had my tab for 3 weeks. No sleep of death. Also it's plastic, of course it's gonna creak, anyone who's actually bothered by it shouldn't buy plastic in the first place.
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Most of my Evo is plastic, wanna guess what it doesn't do? I don't mind the creak, only happens when I squeeze the right back side of it, but the flex and creak are there, only on that side, and it reeks of cheap construction. It's a $400 IPS tablet though, can't expect it to be 100% solid I guess.

dfin13 said:
Most of my Evo is plastic, wanna guess what it doesn't do? I don't mind the creak, only happens when I squeeze the right back side of it, but the flex and creak are there, only on that side, and it reeks of cheap construction. It's a $400 IPS tablet though, can't expect it to be 100% solid I guess.
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The only piece of tech I have that has a plastic body and doesn't creak is my G9x, and I have quite a few pieces of flagship tech, including from HTC. it always creaks somewhere.

Sensation - Back cover poor quality, tarnish

Hi folks,
I've had my Sensation for 3 days tops and something has happened to the back cover. It doesn't wipe off, have absolutely no idea what caused this.
Pretty poor considering it's two days old and treated with kid gloves, couldn't have looked after this phone more if I tried. Crazy.
My GS2 is still prestine, not a mark or scuff anywhere.
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ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<

Nothing like that on either of my two back covers. I'd get it exchanged.

Spekko said:
ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<
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ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.

Yeah I'd ask HTC to supply you a new one, not acceptable really. Probably only a minor problem on a select new units because the build quality is usually top notch.

I've emailed HTC via the customer service channels on their site and attached a pic. See how it goes. Sending the entire phone back would be ridiculous. Cost them more in shipping, hassle and man hours.

I had a similar issue I think with my original cover. I had it less than 10 days, always on micro cloth etc. and I had a spot in the back cover. Of course everyone here will tell you it is something you are doing wrong but I handle my phones with the greatest care and always get top dollar for resale.
In the End HTC sent me a new cover and I have not had anymore problems so far, knock on wood..

T-Mobile have said I would need to replace the whole handset if I go through them. I hope HTC have a better answer, got it setup how I like, the battery is warmed up and broken in nicely too.

Arthur Hucksake said:
ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.
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i sent it back rooted with a custom rom and all that ish to my carrier, wasnt still going to waste time going to stock,. Tried going through htc first to see if they could just send me a new cover, but they fail in south africa :/

[Q] Replacement Digtizier Problems

I own a Droid 4 and recently dropped it, cracked the digitizer, and replaced it. Now my touch screen is only detecting these thin horizontal lines on the upper half of the screen. I'm wondering if it's possible that I screwed up the phone on disassembly/reassembly or if it's more likely that the new digitizer is defective.
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
Thanks,
Alex
P.S. The attachment is a screen shot of my phone running an app which detects points sent by the touch screen/digitizer and records them.
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Firstly - please don't bump your own threads, and certainly not until at least 24 hours have passed.
Secondly - The reason for you not getting a reply is likely due to the fact that XDA is actually supposed to be a "Development" site, not a "Hardware" site
Thirdly - The likelihood is that you either;-
a) bought a cheap, eBay special digitiser which is not fully compatible
b) didn't get the connections right on install
c) broke something else inside the phone when you dropped it
Start off by taking it all apart again and rebuilding it, if that doesn't work then decide if you want to spend more money buying another digitiser or just ditch the phone and get a new one.
P.S. Why include a pointless poll for this thread?
P.P.S. Not sure why, but you have made two posts and XDA shows you as only making one. Strange.

That is classic yo, made my night. Well I was just checkin in here cause I couldn't find a more appropriate forum. I figured someone might know something, but yeh sorry bout the bumps. Although it did get you to respond, hopefully I didn't break something. I don't think so because everything on the phone works perfectly, I even fixed the little headset speaker. After much arm pulling I finally convinced the company to give me a refund, we'll see if a new one does the trick.
SimonTS said:
Firstly - please don't bump your own threads, and certainly not until at least 24 hours have passed.
Secondly - The reason for you not getting a reply is likely due to the fact that XDA is actually supposed to be a "Development" site, not a "Hardware" site
Thirdly - The likelihood is that you either;-
a) bought a cheap, eBay special digitiser which is not fully compatible
b) didn't get the connections right on install
c) broke something else inside the phone when you dropped it
Start off by taking it all apart again and rebuilding it, if that doesn't work then decide if you want to spend more money buying another digitiser or just ditch the phone and get a new one.
P.S. Why include a pointless poll for this thread?
P.P.S. Not sure why, but you have made two posts and XDA shows you as only making one. Strange.
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After a minor fall, my screen is as good as dead

Hi there, just thought I would share this with you and ask what you think.
So, I have a Moto G 3rd (bought it a month ago), I quite liked it and was a good upgrade from my original Moto G. However, I never expected it to be so fragile. After one small fall (like 30 cm) my screen seems to be completely messed. I mean the display, as outside the phone is just fine, no cracks or anything, and it was the first time I dropped it. Here's a picture:
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This is really disapointing, and I'm in complete shock, as probably warranty won't cover it and the phone was a major investment for me. Has any of you had a similar experience? Is the moto G not as resistant has it once was? The original one could take a LOT of damage, and it just dying like this on me breaks my heart.
So, what should I do? I contacted Motorola on the website and after a long talk they basically just told me to go to the store where I bought it, which I'll do thursday (it's far from where I live), but I fear they won't offer help. If they don't, is there a way to still send it to Motorola and pay for the repairs? I've tried china replacements on other phones and was never quite satisfied, and this is a new phone :/
Thanks for reading, needed to share my pain!

That's exactly what happened to my previous phone (samsung galaxy s3 neo). Screen was ok, also because it was protected by a tempered glass, but the lcd broke and only showed a few purple lines.
Unfortunately, the outside screen spare was quite cheap (30 euros) while the lcd repair was 120 euros, so I decided to buy the moto. A bumper should protect from this kind of accident.
I'm afraid it's bad news.

Hi guys, just here for a quick update.
I went back to the store and since the device was in very good shape they sent it to warranty and said it could go off has a gpu fault.
I'll update when I, hopefully, get it back!

tiago_c said:
Hi guys, just here for a quick update.
I went back to the store and since the device was in very good shape they sent it to warranty and said it could go off has a gpu fault.
I'll update when I, hopefully, get it back!
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Great news, let's keep finger crossed and hope they can fix it for free.

Hi again!
Just here to tell you guys I got my phone back and the repair was covered by warranty! Hope my story helps if anyone runs into similar trouble. It was fairly quick too! (2 weeks)
Bear in mind my phone only had 1 month and was in really good shape (no scratches).