I got my S5 last week, it arrived before I received a case, so I figured I’d just be extra careful for a few days. (You know where this is going…)
The S5 is hands down the most awesome phone I’ve ever had. After using it all weekend, I have declared it the virtually perfect smartphone.
I was getting in my car this morning, in my garage, you know, that place with the solid concrete floor. As I opened the car door, somehow I bonked the door with my phone and I immediately lost my grip on it. (Is it just me, or are most smartphones are as slippery as a bar of soap when not cased?) I watched in pseudo-slow-motion as the S5 went base jumping. It’s hyper-gravitational dive was halted by the pavement.
I don’t know what the odds are, but you could not have asked for a more perfect landing. 10.0 !! It landed flat on its back, screen up. The force of the impact caused the back cover to come off, which is pretty amazing considering the effort needed to pull it apart intentionally. The phone “bounced” up in the air, turned 180 degrees over and landed screen down, perfectly flat. The back cover and battery (which popped out) were lying on the floor next to it. I wanted to cry. I have no insurance on this thing...
I reached down and picked up Humpty Dumpty’s pieces. I expected the screen to be shattered. To my amazement, it was flawless. Front, back, everything – completely flawless, literally not a scratch or scrape anywhere. I can’t be this fortunate, I thought. This was about a five foot drop.
I put the battery in, cover on, and paused for a moment of silence before I pressed the power button. No way this thing comes on.... It powered up and in 5 seconds I was at the home screen (this thing boots super fast).
When I arrived at work, the new case was sitting there on my desk. It's been 14 hours, everything is working just fine. It’s like it never happened.
Oh, my phone has a “tempered glass” screen protector that the seller put on it. I’m trying to find out what brand it was, because it is AMAZING. I will never use those plastic screen covers again. Definitely look into these.
So, I don't recommend dropping the S5, but if you do, I hope you're as fortunate as I was.
The S5 is hands down the most awesome phone I’ve ever had. After using it all weekend, I have declared it the virtually perfect smartphone.
I was getting in my car this morning, in my garage, you know, that place with the solid concrete floor. As I opened the car door, somehow I bonked the door with my phone and I immediately lost my grip on it. (Is it just me, or are most smartphones are as slippery as a bar of soap when not cased?) I watched in pseudo-slow-motion as the S5 went base jumping. It’s hyper-gravitational dive was halted by the pavement.
I don’t know what the odds are, but you could not have asked for a more perfect landing. 10.0 !! It landed flat on its back, screen up. The force of the impact caused the back cover to come off, which is pretty amazing considering the effort needed to pull it apart intentionally. The phone “bounced” up in the air, turned 180 degrees over and landed screen down, perfectly flat. The back cover and battery (which popped out) were lying on the floor next to it. I wanted to cry. I have no insurance on this thing...
I reached down and picked up Humpty Dumpty’s pieces. I expected the screen to be shattered. To my amazement, it was flawless. Front, back, everything – completely flawless, literally not a scratch or scrape anywhere. I can’t be this fortunate, I thought. This was about a five foot drop.
I put the battery in, cover on, and paused for a moment of silence before I pressed the power button. No way this thing comes on.... It powered up and in 5 seconds I was at the home screen (this thing boots super fast).
When I arrived at work, the new case was sitting there on my desk. It's been 14 hours, everything is working just fine. It’s like it never happened.
Oh, my phone has a “tempered glass” screen protector that the seller put on it. I’m trying to find out what brand it was, because it is AMAZING. I will never use those plastic screen covers again. Definitely look into these.
So, I don't recommend dropping the S5, but if you do, I hope you're as fortunate as I was.