Careful where you walk

Quintessence · Aug 26, 2010

ashykat said:
Damn. Must've been one of those things where you just happen to hit it at the right angle. Some people can drop a phone 6 feet onto concrete and it's fine, other's can drop it a foot onto carpet at the screen shatters. Oh well, insurance should cover you.

Well phones are more drop resistant. The metal absorbs most of the shock. All it takes is a bump in the right spot to break a solder or crush an important part of the cpu.

vr4 · Aug 26, 2010

Good luck. Ive dropped mine a couple times with no issues. Vzw silicone case.

Deleted User · Aug 26, 2010

Quintessence said:
Well phones are more drop resistant. The metal absorbs most of the shock. All it takes is a bump in the right spot to break a solder or crush an important part of the cpu.

Yep, this isn't really an issue that should mark the phone as "fragile" or "prone to breaking."

Just one of those freak things - any piece of electronics is going to have certain spots where you can hit it just right and brick the device. Sucks that it happened, but there are an appalling number of chips and circuits packed into this tiny little device. There are going to be some places where they can't hide sensitive spots under layer upon layer of protection.

Best they can do is what they did - make sure the corners/edges are well protected, since it's most likely to fall on one, try to protect a flat drop onto the back as best they can (the hump on the camera makes this easier for them), and let the consumers take care of their expensive electronics.

LexusBrian400 · Aug 26, 2010

I put my X in a soft cooler in the small pocket, strap it to the front of my ATV and record my tracks using My Tracks via GPS. I ride hard, almost every weekend.

The phone never misses a beat. No case, No screen protector.

LaZeR · Aug 26, 2010

nj02vette said:
BS,
Dropped mine full on hard concrete driveway enough to damage the metal corner. That's signifigantly more shock than your minor bump (if that was even the case).

Phone still works perfectly.

Did you forget to mention that when bumping into the fire hydrant, it went off and filled your phone pocket with 25,000 gallons of water? Then your story would be believable.

Lol! Funny story there.

bigbadwulff · Aug 26, 2010

Yup. Willing to bet the battery is dead.
******PLUGGING IT IN WILL NOT MAKE IT COME UP IMMEDIATELY EITHER*******

It has to charge up a bit before it will turn back on.

McGarrett · Aug 26, 2010

Sorry this happened to you, and I suspect a quick visit to Verizon will resolve it.

Charlie81 said:
But fair warning, be careful! this thing is delicate as crap!

It's this conclusion I disagree with, at least in my experience. I have dropped my X twice, once onto concrete and once onto a wood floor. Other than a small scratch on the back, no issues.

TonyXL · Aug 26, 2010

nj02vette said:
Did you forget to mention that when bumping into the fire hydrant, it went off and filled your phone pocket with 25,000 gallons of water? Then your story would be believable.

A week after getting my DX I had it in the pocket of my swim trunks and waded into the ocean for a few minutes before I realized. Dashed out, phone was fine. Whew.

herbivore · Aug 26, 2010

I'll never understand how you could be walking down the street with the DX in your pocket. Did you have to carry groceries or something?

vr4 · Aug 26, 2010

herbivore said:
I'll never understand how you could be walking down the street with the DX in your pocket. Did you have to carry groceries or something?

sure the hell beats walking down the street playing with the phone and stepping out infront of a bus.

r4a2l0 · Aug 26, 2010

It seems that you have just got the bad pick out of the litter.. Sometimes sadly a phone will just be "defective" or more sensitive. In my expereince after the 3rd day of owning my phone I had it on my lap while driving and forgot got out of my VAN and it hit the cement. Then same exact thing happened about 2 weeks later! Luckily I was smart enough to buy a case and screen protector the second I bought my phone so it took most of the impact and most of the damage... So I don't think they are "delicate as crap" they make phones knowing that they are going to be dropped more then once or twice, they are made to be durable to a certain point. Sorry for your luck though.

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