[Picture] Man down! Galaxy Nexus dropped from 180cm onto ceramic tile.

[BL4Z3D247]

Just saw this and thought I'd share and see who will now be getting a case for their baby? Otterbox better deliver.

Dropped Galaxy Nexus - Shattered - Not for the squeemish - xda-developers

 

[Jungle King 76]

This is why I love Motorola. I have dropped my OG Droid and my X from heights similar and on solid concrete with absolutely no issues.

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[seminole1994]

I've dropped my X from about 3 feet and shattered the glass its all about how it hits .. IF the phone hits on the Corner I don't care what phone you have its toast

 

[jkhonea]

Depending on the type of fall and how it falls, any glass will break. Gorilla or not, doesn't matter the maker.

 

[Jungle King 76]

Not true, my X had hit on the corner numerous times with only a minor nick on the corner itself. I am rough with my phones and have never had to use my insurance.

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[BL4Z3D247]

There are a lot of factors that come into play when dropping a phone. Height, density, impact, and the way in which it lands. The G-Nex has almost no bezel so I imagine it falling on it's side is going to be devastating.

 

[konsciousk]

5.9 feet? Any screen can break from that height, gorilla glass or not.

 

[BL4Z3D247]

5.9 feet? Any screen can break from that height, gorilla glass or not.

This is true. The Razr couldn't hold up from a pocket drop and I think the screen was worse looking then the G-Nex dropped from 5'9". I'd still like to see a proper drop test for this bad boy.

 

[doublea500]

well if im balancing my phone on my head and it falls onto a kitchen tile, glass first, then im not surprised it broke. the phone literally dropped from a height taller then me.

 

[Liderc]

Ouch and the first one bites the dust.

Tile is a bad surface to land on, looks like it hit the corner too, worst place to land on.

That's nearly a six foot drop lol, did he do this on purpose?

 

[ice456789]

You guys are short.

I've dropped my OG from about 4 feet onto my driveway so many times I can't count. Aside from the corners being completely scratched up and trying to find the battery cover, nothing is ever wrong with it. Glass is always fine. However the OG is a tank and the corners are designed in such a way that the impact of a drop almost never affects the glass. The impact is absorbed by the keyboard half of the phone 98% of the time. The GN is much prettier but the tradeoff is that you have less protection from impact. You don't need the armor of an otterbox though, a simple silicon sleeve will keep it from being hurt by almost any fall onto a flat surface.

 

[BL4Z3D247]

This is what's going to happen with thin phones, there is a lot less for it to absorb impact. It's like saying what's going to survive an accident with only a scratch a 1985 Ford F-150 or a Smart Car? Lol.

 

[DamirD1984]

This is why I love Motorola. I have dropped my OG Droid and my X from heights similar and on solid concrete with absolutely no issues.

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You droped your phone from similar heights, and no breakage....
I've got an OG Droid, which I dropped many times myself, and was lucky. Well, that one time, I got up of the couch, and it fell of my lap onto the floor, the whole screen shattered.

It doesn't matter what glass, it will/can break, its like Russian roulette... just hope there isn't a bullet when you pull the trigger ;-)

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[Jungle King 76]

You droped your phone from similar heights, and no breakage....
I've got an OG Droid, which I dropped many times myself, and was lucky. Well, that one time, I got up of the couch, and it fell of my lap onto the floor, the whole screen shattered.

It doesn't matter what glass, it will/can break, its like Russian roulette... just hope there isn't a bullet when you pull the trigger ;-)

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Obviously no phone is unbreakable but in my experience motorola phones have a far less likelihood of breaking than other makers.

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[Htown315]

This thread reminds me of the Guy that wrecked the first veyron a few years ago lol.