ericnail
Android Enthusiast
There I was enjoying a cup o' joe on my condo balcony three stories up checking my emails. I finished with my emails and set my DX in my lap and enjoyed the ocean and sunrise for the next few minutes. Once I finally got up, I heard a bang as shivers went through my spine. I was worried I might have scratched my poor Droid X on the hard balcony floor. Well, turns out it hit the balcony floor and bounced upright through the medal rods and took a three story free-fall onto the rock hard cement below.
Firstly, I'm pleasantly suprised that when I finally got to the phone, It was still on, the battery cover was still in place, and for the most part the phone was almost in perfect shape! Other than a small scratch on one corner, the phone was working perfectly and still on! Unfortunately, the glass on the other hand was shattered from the corner outward all across the phone. Was still usable but I felt like I was going to cut my finger on the broken glass.
Im pleased that other than the glass, the phone withstood a 3 story fall onto cement and still worked on the other side.
Now here's the bad news:
I pulled off a small shard and noticed there was another layer behind it. I decided to pull it all off (Bad Idea). I eventually pulled and the entire glass screen came off glued to what looked like a screen protector behind the glass. behind it was an LCD screen that looked clearer and more shiney that it had ever looked! I was happy until I realised that the touch-screen part was not attached to the LCD, but rather the layer I had just pulled off.
Now I have a BEAUTIFUL screen, but no touch-screen. This goes to show that my knowledge of how touch screens work is now much better than it was before!
At least I have insurance! (too bad it's $100 to replace with these "High-End" phones).
I'll post pictures if anyone is interested in seeing the DX with the glass removed, it's pretty cool looking!
All the Best,
Eric Nail
Firstly, I'm pleasantly suprised that when I finally got to the phone, It was still on, the battery cover was still in place, and for the most part the phone was almost in perfect shape! Other than a small scratch on one corner, the phone was working perfectly and still on! Unfortunately, the glass on the other hand was shattered from the corner outward all across the phone. Was still usable but I felt like I was going to cut my finger on the broken glass.
Im pleased that other than the glass, the phone withstood a 3 story fall onto cement and still worked on the other side.
Now here's the bad news:
I pulled off a small shard and noticed there was another layer behind it. I decided to pull it all off (Bad Idea). I eventually pulled and the entire glass screen came off glued to what looked like a screen protector behind the glass. behind it was an LCD screen that looked clearer and more shiney that it had ever looked! I was happy until I realised that the touch-screen part was not attached to the LCD, but rather the layer I had just pulled off.
Now I have a BEAUTIFUL screen, but no touch-screen. This goes to show that my knowledge of how touch screens work is now much better than it was before!
At least I have insurance! (too bad it's $100 to replace with these "High-End" phones).
I'll post pictures if anyone is interested in seeing the DX with the glass removed, it's pretty cool looking!
All the Best,
Eric Nail
pics are a must my friend
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