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really dumb article on GN screen cracks from cnet

The best part of the article is the guy blames the phone in one sentence and then talks about how he cracked an outbox case in a mountain bike accident the next. Does this guy think smart phones are suppose to withstand him running the iron man with them?

Any phone, ANY phone that you drop onto a sink then tile is going to get a cracked screen. The entire article was suppose to be about how important cases are, however the author isn't very good and voided his entire point by trying to take a swipe at the Nexus.

But the best part is the author trying to bring up the iPhone as the pinnacle of durability. Those things have shattered just from being in a case too long.
 
The article didn't seem too biased to me. Read gizmodo for that. He does make a good point, cases are a good idea. Still I find myself hating them so much I take the chance. I'm normally a clutz, but when I got my first Android phone, an Eris, I made it a point to be very very careful. I always have a silicone case, but use it only on weekends or away from home.
 
ShanMan14 said:
This guy seems to have a propensity to drop things. I wonder if he's aware that Gorilla Glass can crack, too? :confused:
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Probably not. Not just cell phones but just about everything they produce these days is worth nothing.

When I looked at the article earlier, I noticed it wasn't on their blogging site, if they have a blogging site. Some major "media" places will put stuff like this on their blogging portion of the site, so they can still stay "accredited".
 
That fact that he blames the phone when he dropped it from a porcelain sink and then a tile floor really makes me question why I have ever used CNet as a source for reviews and information. Nearly any phone when dropped like that is going to crack, gorilla glass or not. That is a completely ridiculous article.
 
hlsilver said:
That fact that he blames the phone when he dropped it from a porcelain sink and then a tile floor really makes me question why I have ever used CNet as a source for reviews and information. Nearly any phone when dropped like that is going to crack, gorilla glass or not. That is a completely ridiculous article.
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I had my original droid fall on concrete naked at least 5 times. The screen just managed to get a couple of scratches over my years of abuse, while the rest of the phone banged up badly. The phone was in my pocket with keys all the time and it took about a year before I found the first scratch.

You can build phones that take abuse if you make it a priority. It looks like Motorola did that when it designed the RAZR. Other companies like Samsung and Apple have recently decided to make the phones look sleeker at the expense of durability.

I am just aware that I have to be more careful with the Galaxy Nexus than with my Droid. I can live with it, but I miss the peace of mind of having a bullet proof phone.
 
I think the size might help the Droid 1. I can press down hard on my DX1 and it gives, you can see the screen change color in that spot. I cant do that on my Droid 1. Both have Gorilla Glass.

I have a Droid X1. Had it for about 9 months. In that time it had maybe 1 lil scratch, scuffs and nicks on the shell. The shell looked worse than the screen.

Let my ex gf borrow it. After about another 9 months it now has a big crack in the corner. The piece covering the mic is gone, it has 2 black spots on the screen. All this didnt happen until after my ex gf got hold of it but still...lol.

At the same time my Droid 1 screen looks alot better in the same amount of time.

I have seen enough pics of Droid 1's and DX1 with cracked screens to know know no screen is indestructible. Take 2 of the same phone. Phone A can drop just right once and shatter. Phone B can fall in ways that it doesnt break until months later.
 
jroc said:
I have seen enough pics of Droid 1's and DX1 with cracked screens to know know no screen is indestructible. Take 2 of the same phone. Phone A can drop just right once and shatter. Phone B can fall in ways that it doesnt break until months later.
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This. The second day I had my Nexus, I went over to my dad's house, and dropped it from about shoulder height (I'm 5'5" so that's not as far as it is for some people) onto ceramic tile. The battery cover and battery went flying, and the phone landed face down. I was so afraid to pick it up...but it was fine! Not so much as a scratch or a ding!

I still went and got a case for it that night, because the whole reason I dropped it was that slick back, no grip. I got the incipio silicrylic case at the Verizon store, and I'm quite happy with it. I might order the light grey version instead of black, but I bought what was available. No screen protector, though...guess I'm still tempting fate, but I hate the way they feel.
 
jroc said:
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I have seen enough pics of Droid 1's and DX1 with cracked screens to know know no screen is indestructible. Take 2 of the same phone. Phone A can drop just right once and shatter. Phone B can fall in ways that it doesnt break until months later.
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this ^^^

all screens are "made the same" but are not all the same and i guess its the luck of the draw that you get one made "right" and it will withstand the usage
 
i am gonna plug something...trident cases buy one, use it they work i had one on my droid x and that thing looked brand new after 2.5 years of use. i can't rep them enough. with that being said i just had to replace the front glass on my gf's iphone because it has been shattered to the point of getting glass stuck in your face when you make a phone call...tldr: cnet guy is dumb, buy a good solid case, iphones suck
 
Like the first week I got my original Droid (while everyone was still raving about how awesome gorilla glass was), someone made a post with pics of their phone. He was running through his kitchen with his phone in his pocket, glass side out, and ran into the corner of the counter. Screen hits corner and broke.... badly.

And then of course there was the guy that accidentally had his Droid thrown off the balcony of a hotel in Vegas.... that was amusing.

Fortified glasses are amazingly resistant to scratches and cracks/breaks. But if you hit them hard enough, or even just the right way or right angle, they will break. It's still glass, it's still breakable. It's just tougher than most.
 
snapcase said:
Like the first week I got my original Droid (while everyone was still raving about how awesome gorilla glass was), someone made a post with pics of their phone. He was running through his kitchen with his phone in his pocket, glass side out, and ran into the corner of the counter. Screen hits corner and broke.... badly.

And then of course there was the guy that accidentally had his Droid thrown off the balcony of a hotel in Vegas.... that was amusing.

Fortified glasses are amazingly resistant to scratches and cracks/breaks. But if you hit them hard enough, or even just the right way or right angle, they will break. It's still glass, it's still breakable. It's just tougher than most.
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Yep, and like I said there were all kinds of stories about the iPhone 4 (not sure if they are still using gorilla glass, there was some debate in the comments of the linked article) having the glass crack when put into certain cases.
 
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