[Confirmed] Gio survives sand without protection. - Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660

Dropped my gio in the sand today, survived 5 minutes under 2 cm sand until i finally found it.
I have 3 more scratches on it though
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TheGioDoodlesII said:
I have nearly 4 scratches on my screen's phone, without even dropping it in sand or something!!
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Hmm, i must be lucky

TheGioDoodlesII said:
Yup you are!!
But they do not annoy me....
2 big and 2 small.... lol
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I have one big, (luckily only small part on it is on screen) and now these three smaller ones.

i dropped mine from stairs
crack in screen
(was 1month ago)
now gio bricked
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Dropped it on dirty old floor. Bounced 3 times before stopping (on screen of course). 5 scractches in a nice row.

spacecaker said:
i dropped mine from stairs
crack in screen
(was 1month ago)
now gio bricked
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LOLOL that's funny

TheGioDoodlesII said:
Didn't you go to service center??
Or it can't be fixed??
Are you going to stop developing for Gio???
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I did but they forgot my gio -_-
Now i am getting money back but i never stop devving !!
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Got some minor scratches too, I guess the need for screen protection is real, but looking at the price of this phone you could just as well get another one when its worn out.

Good to know about the sand ,now we need a tester for water

i can test it for water) .. i'm just kiddin`

I bricked my gio, then i dropped it by accident, cracked screen. Lucky i still could get into the download mode and flash back to stock, then i brought it to the factory and then replaced the scteen for FREE
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Thatgrass said:
I bricked my gio, then i dropped it by accident, cracked screen. Lucky i still could get into the download mode and flash back to stock, then i brought it to the factory and then replaced the scteen for FREE
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Lucky you
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iok1 said:
Lucky you
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Jeah, i know, i was really glad they did it free and that the download mode worked!
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I have it from 4 mounts and nothig on the screen or ather places..i take care of it all the time

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Fiances phone took a swim...

Hello friends...as the title states...my fiances phone found water...so..
I know the best place is the "wanting to buy" section, but I know you guys
Is anyone wanting to sell a dinc1 or 2?
Much thanks!
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If you want to buy mine for $800, so I can get a nexus, then sure. Otherwise, I'm stuck with my inc2. Hope you find an actual buyer.
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I've got an Eris I'll sell ya lol!
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sad to hear
Sad to hear about that.
My black DIncII is in mint condition.
Got it back in Oct.
$280. without the data cable.
My wife might let her DInc1 go for $180.
It has a slight sctatch on the glass and the camera cover has asmall crack.
The batery door has a chiped corner but over all it's a clean machine.
I will try to follow this thread but PM me if you think you might want either.
Good luck.
cac2us said:
Sad to hear about that.
My black DIncII is in mint condition.
Got it back in Oct.
$280. without the data cable.
My wife might let her DInc1 go for $180.
It has a slight sctatch on the glass and the camera cover has asmall crack.
The batery door has a chiped corner but over all it's a clean machine.
I will try to follow this thread but PM me if you think you might want either.
Good luck.
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WHOAA $180 for an inc1????
I wouldn't pay over $80
andybones said:
WHOAA $180 for an inc1????
I wouldn't pay over $80
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I think you are right. The Bay has em for less than that.
But have you ever tried to pry an Android phone from a wife?
I offered her my Black DIncII. She frowned.
The price was her idea, she told me to sell my DIncII for less then hers.
I guess she just likes what she has.
I already gave her my 6900 for an alarm clock.
I have an old xv6800 that I could part with for cheap or a Razzle that never got out of the box. Was a standby phone for the daughter.
But I think knipp21 needs an Android phone to keep his girl happy.
cac2us said:
I think you are right. The Bay has em for less than that.
But have you ever tried to pry an Android phone from a wife?
I offered her my Black DIncII. She frowned.
The price was her idea, she told me to sell my DIncII for less then hers.
I guess she just likes what she has.
I already gave her my 6900 for an alarm clock.
I have an old xv6800 that I could part with for cheap or a Razzle that never got out of the box. Was a standby phone for the daughter.
But I think knipp21 needs an Android phone to keep his girl happy.
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Yes she wants Android...she loves cm7. I'll try ebay...right now it turns on, but won't get past the white screen...in cwm it boots but won't mount cache partition :-(
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knipp21 said:
Yes she wants Android...she loves cm7.
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Smart girl !
Did ya try the air tight jar of uncooked rice?
cac2us said:
Did ya try the air tight jar of uncooked rice?
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Not yet. No rice :-(
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I have 2 og incs that are inactive now.... I could probably part with one of them lol.
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CondemnedSoul said:
I have 2 og incs that are inactive now.... I could probably part with one of them lol.
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Pm me a price and we will negotiate
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I have 2 og incs that are inactive now.... I could probably part with one of them lol.
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Btw the cm7 that was on the phone was yours lol
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knipp21 said:
Btw the cm7 that was on the phone was yours lol
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Haha.... You sure she didn't get pissed at it then and throw it in the water? lmao. That's what's on this one too the one I'm still using to play with has sense
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CondemnedSoul said:
Haha.... You sure she didn't get pissed at it then and throw it in the water? lmao. That's what's on this one too the one I'm still using to play with has sense
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Haha well give me two weeks bro
Nah it slid into a cup of coke
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knipp21 said:
Haha well give me two weeks bro
Nah it slid into a cup of coke
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No problem bro I wasn't originally planning to sell it but since it's you I'll make an exception lol. It's not going anywhere til you guys are ready for it..... In fact... that even gives me plenty of time to work an update for that ROM haha.
Rice...rice....and riiiiice. Lol. Try it! I saved my brothers work BB after a nasty toilet spill...the dreams still haunt me at night.
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rivera82falcon said:
Rice...rice....and riiiiice. Lol. Try it! I saved my brothers work BB after a nasty toilet spill...the dreams still haunt me at night.
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haha.
I've gotten my hopes up on the rice trick before.
then again I've been very surprised.
it works great!
rivera82falcon said:
Rice...rice....and riiiiice. Lol. Try it! I saved my brothers work BB after a nasty toilet spill...the dreams still haunt me at night.
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Hopefully it was only water in the toilet and it didn't land on a boat lol
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My best friend dropped his iPod touch in the toilet and rice worked. If it works for Apple who locks everything out so that nothing works for it lol, then it should work for a decent device. Hahahaha
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Battery is getting hot

My Samsung galaxy s3 battery is getting really hot with minimum use, is anyone experience same problem?
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I am as well, everything got worst for me after the 4.04 upgrade
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its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
osugsxr said:
its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
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Salt water is best:thumbup:
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What's crazy is some people will probably try that, lol!
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JesseMT4G said:
What's crazy is some people will probably try that, lol!
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Pouring salt water on mine has not only allowed it to run cooler throughout the day but also allowed me to run at 2.8ghz. Thanks!
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Look up gsiff_daemon issue.
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osugsxr said:
its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
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I prefer to dunk it in water, much better at cooling :good:
Salt water didn't work well for me. I used distilled water with ice. Works very well; plus it is cleaner
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Guys.. I did what you guys suggested, but my phone didn't perform any better.
I guess the overheating problem is solved because the phone doesn't even turn on anymore!
What do I do now? /:
.. lol.
I went straight to Antifreeze to help with heat soak..
On a serious note. After an Hour of HEAVY use i can feel my Hot phone through my Otterbox Commuter.. Doesnt scare me. Ive had my HTC Sensation over 130* F and it still held up...
Will distilled/deionized water actually damage the phone? Serious q.
psykhotic said:
Will distilled/deionized water actually damage the phone? Serious q.
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Short answer is no. It is however easy to taint the water if not in a closed loop. This also assumes there is no aluminum and copper mixing.
Gotta love home made water cooling gone wrong.... Dun dun dunnnnn!
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Put it in the freezer
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misael06 said:
Put it in the freezer
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This. Or take ice and put it in a freezer bag.
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My sgs3 survive sevond floor drop

Just drop my phone from second floor window. Slipped out my shirt pocked when i was trying to reach something
Hit asphalt driveway and fell apart (battery and bavk cover ) beside some scratches on body screen and glass in one pice and works without any problems
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Wait so the screen didn't shatter?!?! That's insane lol
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Show pics!
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Im gona send some pics later. I was thinking that nothing left from the screen
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It can be dropped from 2ft to a carpet floor and get a crack. I've dropped it on tile from about 3 ft and nothing happened. Two stories is outrageous though haha, any case or anything on it?
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dude go buy a scratcher pronto! before your luck balances out! ask a girl to show her titties! do everything! lol
I would not want to drop my phone from 4ft let alone a second floor drop..
U mind trying to drop it from third floor lol?
That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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piciu82 said:
That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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Think the fall borked your keyboard man
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piciu82 said:
That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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You get lucky one never twice in a row let us know if you win and if you do so and decide to buy the swarovski s3 send me your old
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Was it a two story window in a Barbie house? The housing of my first GS3 cracked from about two feet up onto carpet, you sir are a lucky guy.
shahkam said:
You get lucky one never twice in a row let us know if you win and if you do so and decide to buy the swarovski s3 send me your old
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One is better than none!
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today might be an S3 mercy day!
first day of ownership and i drop my phone from a 3.5 ~ 4' height on a carpeted floor. Thank God nothing happened but knowing how bad my luck is i was expecting the worse when i picked it up.
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One is better than none!
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Yeah i guess
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So apparently the glass on these shatter easy. I keep a commuter series otter box on mine 24/7. Would it help prevent the screen cracking? Maybe cushion it. Or do I need to invent a see thru metal screen protector?
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fateownzyou3 said:
So apparently the glass on these shatter easy. I keep a commuter series otter box on mine 24/7. Would it help prevent the screen cracking? Maybe cushion it. Or do I need to invent a see thru metal screen protector?
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The otter box should do..
I have bought an incipio case really love the look it gives and doesnt make it too heavy ..
However it is a damn dust magnet thats the only downside :/
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GUESS Im lucky??

I was going to be late for class (university) so i packed my stuff and got ready to leave, i was just leaving when i remembered ive had forgotten my car keys in my room.. so i rushed to 2nd floor. I was on top and guess what? My GN2 falls out of my pocket and rolls down the stairs.. i just freezed there and thought omfg my phone wont survive that.. when i took my phone, everything was ok.. nog a single scratch or **** lolololololol i was happy xDDD
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and the thesis of this thread is?
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KLUVJ said:
and the thesis of this thread is?
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This is XDA, the place where thesis doesn't exist
Simply reinforces how useless drop test videos are. It's all luck. I've been very very lucky with dropping my phone myself
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I also had one. It was only a foot. But it has deformed a bit near top left corner.
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I guess the stairs-carpet helped at some point.. but hey I think we do feel your emotion
Good news for you then. Remember dropping my first mobile a Motorola A835 and these were a size-able beast. I had dropped it down a flight of 12 course concrete steps. It bounced like a ball of 4 of the steps, then, when it hit the bottom, the phone made a sharp left into a hedge while the battery cover made a sharp right down a shallow drain. The phone worked great. It only had a scuff on the edge and scratch on the screen :victory:
Lucky for the carpet I'd say. The phone would have died if you'd done that on concrete stairs like in a car park or something.
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It was just luck + carpet.. but i cant tell u how happy that i was xD
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Thanks for this, I'm off to throw my phone down the stairs.
Yes u r!! Thats the whole reason why i use otterbox defender for this baby!!
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Haha the otherday I threw my note on the bed and it boinked off face down to the floor I thought there goes the screen but it survived without a scratch
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KyleDevlin12 said:
Haha the otherday I threw my note on the bed and it boinked off face down to the floor I thought there goes the screen but it survived without a scratch
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I know that feeling m8 xD
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dropped phone
yeah, i've dropped mine on accident a couple of times without a scratch.

Scuff on the s4 home screen buttone out of the box?

Am I the only one whos noticed a little scuff on the bezzle around the home button? It was there the first day I got it. It might have been from when the tmobile guy unboxed my phone to activate my sim card. He turned it over on its face down on the counter. Does anyone think i could get this replaced?
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It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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tonytien said:
It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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dannyyyyy said:
Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
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zainqaiser said:
When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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Go ahead and give it a try
It's up to you.
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Yeah its your phone if your not happy send that s4 back
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Thanks everyone, I went and got an exchange today
Within that 20 day remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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j_r0dd said:
Within that 20 remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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whytechapel_x said:
How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
I Odin'd MDL back and everything went back to stock. I got my warranty back and they exchanged it. Actually the girl didn't even check anything I just told her I had overheating problems, the screen had smearing issues in the settings when brightness was low and that it wasnt reading my micro SD card although I know its not the s4.
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j_r0dd said:
i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
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I have returned many phones with bootloader unlocked and root. .. They don't even care and bother to check all those. They just make sure the device turns on and the serial number matches the one they sold you.
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My new in box S4 had fingerprints on it when I opened them. Naturally, I ran them through AFIS.
Lol that shouldnt be there.. Samsung was sloppy with this device.
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