So today while I was at my job (I work maintenance), I had my s8 in my pocket, and the thing is I have shallow pockets so the phone fell out of my pants while I was working about 2.5-3 feet high face first. When I picked it up there was a decent crack on the left edge screen, which I was pretty annoyed about because falling 2-3 feet and breaking is pretty mediocre in my opinion. But what made it worse is when I picked up the phone and started using it the screen is literally bugging out, constantly flickering making it near impossible to see, and mind you this is the first time I have dropped the phone since I have had it for a month. I doubt you all are as unlucky as I am, but have any of you dropped your phone, and if so how has it fared because in reading tests online the s8 isn't too strong against falls.
S8 Plus Screen cracked.
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Seems the phone is flimsy. I received mine with a cracked rear glass. I called Samsung a day after i received it. They told me to pack it up and return it, which i did. I was told i would get credit back and then to order another one. 20 days later i get the phone back, same condition. After several calls and emails to Samsung, they are still to resolve the situation. I have a cracked phone and Samsung has not credited me or given me a replacement. You would think such a large company would stand behind their products. They should offer free replacement or repairs for their equipment. Needless to say, im very disappointed. Good luck with yours!
Yep. Seems like the amoled screens can't survive cracks. I dropped my s7 a few months ago and had a small crack on the edge of the screen. The whole thing just went crazy. Flickering, random screen touches until it finally turned green lol
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My s7 edge fell from my pocket, while I was sitting in a chair, and cracked on the back side. The earlier crack on the front bottom right corner didn't have any effect on it functioning though. I got a Samsung flip cover case with my s8, but I'm a little concerned about it, because the only tinge it's taken a fall (onto a towel luckily) the cover flipped open and it landed screen down, with no bumper keeping the screen from being damaged (other than the towel).
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From my experience selling phones I think AMOLED is more likely to quit responding to touch and freak out after breaking. The iphones and HTC usually kept working even with shattered glass, while many of the Samsungs wouldn't. Might be a coincidence, might just be the way it's assembled, I don't know.
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I prefer a plastic/polycarbonate, or the Kevlar fibers Motorola used to use. Metal bends, dents, and scratches while glass scratches and shatters.
And OP unfortunately these things are fragile, hard to make something out of almost entirely glass and make it durable.
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Although i agree with what you say there's 1 thing to know about curved screen such as with the s7e and the s8/+ curving it compromises it's integrity and makes it more fragile and prone to breaking i dropped 1 android phone in my entire life (note 2) from about waist height and it even bounced and keep in mind that was with gorilla glass 1 or 2 but i had no scratches no breaking nothing i do get that we paid alot for the s8 but curving it makes it alot more fragile so although i hate saying this if you do alot of outdoors things / work in hard environnement (contruction or similar things) get a flat screened phone it's most likely gonna hold up much better in terms of durability.
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It really depends where you drop it. If it's anywhere near the display connector that's why it freaks out. It has nothing to do with the type of display. I used to work at ATT and I saw plenty of iPhones, LGs, and other brands that were dropped and had issues with the display.
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Shocked.
First time I read a user used this. LOL
Usually it's the "sorry to hear," "you should've got a case."
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Mine dropped from about 4 feet today. It bounced twice in it's Otterbox Commuter but no damage to the phone.
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Where is the display connector? Mine got cracked on the left edge side near the center of the phone
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Not sure where it is, but if the display does that it's because the connector is damaged.
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