Durability issues?

spydre

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Okay, now I'm coming from a couple of years with a Nook, and a year with a Nexus, dropping both of them, well, a lot, and not having a problem with them. However, and thank goodness we got the extended warranty with this, within a week, I dropped the tablet, and not the glass, but the display broke. When we could get a display, or part of display, or just splashes of color, you could see the jagged line across the display where it was broken, and below that, nothing showed. I'm disappointed, and am wondering if durability is a problem with this product. I've not had a problem with drop damage from my old S2 phone, or my current S4 phone, and like I said, didn't have a problem with drop damage from my Nook Color or my Nexus. And yes, all of these, except the S2, have been in cases, including the 8.4.
 

FF22

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I would imagine that the angle at which it hits can affect whether the display survives or not. I've seen a promotion for the Amazon Fire (I think) and they show dropping it in tests.

The Tab S 10 is my first Samsung product (other than tv's which I don't schlep around.)
 

MattKerwin

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I would agree...must be the angle at which it fell...

I went to Best Buy last night where I bought my Tab...I had previously owned a 10.1 Note 2014 edition which I felt was pretty stable, and iPad Air the same, and a Nexus 7 which was indestructible lol...

...but to get back to my point lol, last night I went into Best Buy with my mind NOT made up between the Nexus 9 and the Tab S 8.4, but I felt the N9 was pretty flimsy in my hands, the backplate felt like it had a lot of give to it, and IMO the Tab S seemed much sturdier.

Anyone else experiencing major durability issues or does the Tab S seem like a good fit?
 

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