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This phone is tough

I baby mine and put it in my pocket, with nothing else in it, face of the phone facing my leg, and within 3 days i had a scratch straight down the middle of the screen.

Unfortunately, I feel the phone has zero of the problems everyone else is having, yet I might have to exchange it for some "rebooting issues" or something, and invest in a screen protector.

I just dropped it from 5feet(accidentally) directly on the screen. Its still fine with NO scratches(I'm using it to type this). Say what you will about it not having gorilla glass, whatever they put in is fine.
 
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My phone was getting very hot even for casual texting (LTE off) so i decided I'd take it back, and this morning before heading out I noticed two very fine scratches on it. I presume the oleophobic treatment on the screen is what scratched. I can't decide on a protector, the phone is so gorgeous naked, tho... :(
 
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just buy a cheap POS screen protector for now until the good ones come out.

My phone was getting very hot even for casual texting (LTE off) so i decided I'd take it back, and this morning before heading out I noticed two very fine scratches on it. I presume the oleophobic treatment on the screen is what scratched. I can't decide on a protector, the phone is so gorgeous naked, tho... :(
 
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I just dropped it from 5feet(accidentally) directly on the screen. Its still fine with NO scratches(I'm using it to type this). Say what you will about it not having gorilla glass, whatever they put in is fine.

Awesome & horrible at the same time. If I dropped mine (after this soon of getting it), I'd scream like a little girl :eek:
 
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I've dropped mine twice about 3-4ft onto hardwood floor and it hasn't gotten a scratch but with that I decided to throw a case and cover on it got the Diztronic case and included Cover and think it's great . It isn't going to help a whole lot with falls but any little bit helps . I also got the case mate barely there but it didn't fit the extended battery.... All in all so far I think it's pretty tough but that big screen and small bezel has me worried about it's actual toughness (although it's damn sexy beast)
 
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I've dropped mine twice about 3-4ft onto hardwood floor and it hasn't gotten a scratch but with that I decided to throw a case and cover on it got the Diztronic case and included Cover and think it's great . It isn't going to help a whole lot with falls but any little bit helps . I also got the case mate barely there but it didn't fit the extended battery.... All in all so far I think it's pretty tough but that big screen and small bezel has me worried about it's actual toughness (although it's damn sexy beast)

Dang ChiTownJim long time no see. I remember you on the Dinc forums man. So you got a Gnex these days huh? How is it treating you?

Cheers.
 
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After throwing a verizon screen protector on it, and then realizing it was absolute CRAP I tore it off. I've been without one every since, so far I can't even find a MICRO scratch on it. And I don't use a holder either...its always in my right pocket. Pretty darn impressive, I might even go without a screen protector completely.
 
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Dang ChiTownJim long time no see. I remember you on the Dinc forums man. So you got a Gnex these days huh? How is it treating you?

Cheers.

Yeah I haven't posted much since the Dinc days I went to the Thunderbolt at launch athen the Rezound for a bout a month . I'm loving my Nexus it's just an all around awesome phone . The Dev support seems like it's going to be amazing also , so much in just over a week done and during the holidays . :cool:
How are you liking your Nexus ?

ChiTownJim, you following me around? I haven't seen you since the Dinc forums.

Yeah I've gotta stalk drPheta around the forums . The Nexus is awesome
 
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