I Took a Cold Steel Micro Recon and House Key to a Demo Unit - Screen, Scratch, Durability

[Targatheory]

Just to share regarding the S8+'s screen.

Visited a local Target store where they had the S8 and S8+ on demo/display. I carry my house key (regular trapezoid/triangle type house key in the USA) on a Cold Steel Micro Recon mini keychain knife.

I ABUSED THE SCREEN AS MUCH AS I COULD.

I was absolutely flabbergasted by the amount of muscle force and strength and pressure I applied to this demo unit. I even used the "G10 Handle" grip areas of my Cold Steel Knife to try to scratch and damage the screen. Didn't work.

The house key didn't do ANYTHING.

I used several angles and several amounts of force.

I bench 205.

The worst I got was a "smudge line" that went away with some rubbing of my finger tips.

I am happy.

So should you be.

 

[jacker]

Wait what!?

That's not what the demo units are there for.

To see a more accurate depiction of durability watch jerryrigeverything
to see how much abuse the screen can take.

And btw , keys and coins haven't been the enemy for awhile. It's grit and sand that puts scratches on your screen.

I hope no one signs off on what you did.

 

[Targatheory]

Okay.

 

[103Softail]

Just to share regarding the S8+'s screen.

Visited a local Target store where they had the S8 and S8+ on demo/display. I carry my house key (regular trapezoid/triangle type house key in the USA) on a Cold Steel Micro Recon mini keychain knife.

I ABUSED THE SCREEN AS MUCH AS I COULD.

I was absolutely flabbergasted by the amount of muscle force and strength and pressure I applied to this demo unit. I even used the "G10 Handle" grip areas of my Cold Steel Knife to try to scratch and damage the screen. Didn't work.

The house key didn't do ANYTHING.

I used several angles and several amounts of force.

I bench 205.

The worst I got was a "smudge line" that went away with some rubbing of my finger tips.

I am happy.

So should you be.

No video?

 

[ihearlivepplz]

Its a wonder no one noticed you and asked you to leave... that is definitely not what a demo unit is for..

 

[Targatheory]

Okay.

 

[jstwondrng]

Yeah, not cool... But glad the screen is pretty strong.

 

[Zendroid1]

Yes well one grain of sand can destroy that screen. So congrats I guess on abusing a demo unit intended to showcase the phone to the public?

 

[Aquila]

Could you please specify which Target store so that we can let their AP team know who is responsible for the vandalism?

 

[wicketr]

Congrats on making it to the frontpage: https://www.androidcentral.com/dont-be-*****-who-knifed-demo-galaxy-s8-test-its-durability

 

[Aquila]

I missed the 205 part of the OP. lol

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

OP, I hope you're reading this.

Please do not do such a thing again. Floor units are there to give walking customers a glimpse at what a phone can do and how it roughly feels. However, it is the property of whoever owns the store it is placed in, so you shouldn't ever try to break it because if you do, you'll be in trouble, especially if it's on purpose.

You're probably gonna ask about the customers who hold on to the phone for long periods, mess with the software or just general wear and tear. Those are normal and in the case of software, demonstration models have firmware that automatically rolls back any changes made to the device's settings, so that's recoverable. But scratches and other permanent damage can't be recoverable, and if you're going to purposely torture a device over there, if you get caught, it's not going to be pretty.

 

[Premium1]

Just to share regarding the S8+'s screen.

Visited a local Target store where they had the S8 and S8+ on demo/display. I carry my house key (regular trapezoid/triangle type house key in the USA) on a Cold Steel Micro Recon mini keychain knife.

I ABUSED THE SCREEN AS MUCH AS I COULD.

I was absolutely flabbergasted by the amount of muscle force and strength and pressure I applied to this demo unit. I even used the "G10 Handle" grip areas of my Cold Steel Knife to try to scratch and damage the screen. Didn't work.

The house key didn't do ANYTHING.

I used several angles and several amounts of force.

I bench 205.

The worst I got was a "smudge line" that went away with some rubbing of my finger tips.

I am happy.

So should you be.

Wow you are such a bada**. Why would you do this to something you do not own. Not to be that guy, but wish they would have caught you and made you pay for it.
"I bench 205" lol ok Arnold...

 

[sydneycooper1979]

I know it may not be easy, but please keep the discussion civil. Thank you.

 

[Almeuit]

You should not intentionally damage things that aren't yours. Want to test durability? Do it on your own phone .. Or wait .. were you scared of maybe damaging it? Just like you damaged the one you didn't own and was supposed to be for consumers to see how the phone was?

Think before you act.

 

[Gary02468]

Could you please specify which Target store so that we can let their AP team know who is responsible for the vandalism?

What vandalism? According to the post, there was no damage. If there was no damage, there was no vandalism.

 

[Aquila]

What vandalism? According to the post, there was no damage. If there was no damage, there was no vandalism.

Just because he is incompetent at causing damage, does not mean that his intent was not to cause damage while he "ABUSED THE SCREEN AS MUCH AS I (he) COULD".

 

[Gary02468]

Just because he is incompetent at causing damage, does not mean that his intent was not to cause damage

Of course. I didn't deny that he had bad intent. But that doesn't warrant accusing him of something he didn't actually do.

 

[Aquila]

Of course. I didn't deny that he had bad intent. But that doesn't warrant accusing him of something he didn't actually do.

So if a person throws a brick at a window and the window doesn't break, that person shouldn't be charged? It's the action that is at issue, not the results of the action. I haven't accused anyone of anything they didn't do. He did vandalize the device, intentionally - he just sucked at it and so the damage isn't as bad as it could have been. If this was your phone that this was attempted on, without your prior knowledge or permission, are you saying you'd say, "no harm, no foul"? If so, you're a better person than the legal system, which can and often will charge someone for attempted vandalism, in some states referred to as Trespass, which typically does have a lesser maximum sentence, yet is still the same classification of misdemeanor or felony, depending on the value of the property upon which vandalism was attempted or carried out.

 

[Gary02468]

So if a person throws a brick at a window and the window doesn't break, that person shouldn't be charged?

They should be charged if there's a law against what they did. But if there was no damage (not even cosmetic), then they didn't break the law that prohibits vandalism.