yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sRDennyCrane:
I'm not sure how to make this any simpler...

Unless a company can determine EVERYTHING that is broken, they cannot give you a quote for repairs. You asked for a quote.

When you give a quote, you're bound to honor it. As previously said, damage not immediately apparent to the user could be present and could greatly increase repair costs.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiG123:
multiple fracture regions(one at bottom right and the other covering the upper third of the screen) suggests it might have undergone multiple impacts. in which case the initial impact must be pretty intense for it to rebound and hit the ground again at another spot.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
When are they gonna make King Kong glass?:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pewpewbangbang:
Just think about it.

It says it fell from his pocket. Assume he's fully upright, maybe reaches for his phone but fumbles it and it falls out of his pocket.

It will be spinning, twirling. When that phone hits the gravel, I wouldn't expect it to hit it and just stick. Especially if it hits an edge/corner first, which it seems to have done. It will bounce around a few times before fully settling.

From the looks of it, top left corner first or around that region then bottom right.

Dropping your phone is always like rolling a dice and it will either crack, or it won't. Get a pouch or a case.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiNJiN76:
So, what's the story with that phone? The picture (where ever OP got it from) must have included a description.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunno:
This reminds me of the thread in the razr forum by the guy that complained that his screen cracked when he put his phone in his Jeans back pocket and went on a roller coaster!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v1rtu4l:
most of the time people wont tell you the full story, because they are afraid to be told how stupid they were.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] will6316:
That phone look like it fell from the top of the empire state building. Iphones does this to PA and more often i dont see them posting that. Glass is Glass.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Gorilla Glass 2 is thinner than the original Gorilla Glass, but offers the same 'scratch' resistance. Has nothing to do with it being more shatter proof.

It's basically the same glass that is used on the iPhone 4/4S.

Get a warranty. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Dunno,Jack Black must still be trying to catch him.And it's been all this time since the movie came out.Poor little monkey. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirCanealot:
That's really disappointing if they've done that. That lip around the screen is what made the gs2 almost invincible! If the ground can make direct contact with the glass like that then the s3 will be as the Iphone 4. The lip on the s2 prevented this from happening... :'(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georaldc:
My phone (Samsung Wave) once took a dive on solid ground when I exited my car, phone on my lap. The fall was rather scary, but the phone's screen suffered no scratches or cracks. There were scratches and a sort of punctured hole though on the sides, but the screen was still flawless.

I don't believe this was just a simple face-down drop
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemos:
so same scratch resistance but thinner = easier to crack
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
I would say that's a logical conclusion. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Maybe Gorilla Glass 4 will be as easy to break as iPhones :D

Keep it Classy, Cali.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vasra:
This and the fact that if it falls from high enough, to a hard enough surface at a proper angle, there's very little you can do, unless you have a decent bumper.

I've dropped my original Galaxy S probably 50 times during the past 2 years of use and many times on concrete. Not a single scratch. But I use protection, always :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isadora:
Jeeeeez.... I've had mobiles since 1998 and haven't yet managed to drop one once.

Sent from my CM9 TouchPad
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
My dad suggests I use protection too :p

No but seriously he is making me get a case :(

Keep it Classy, Cali.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeviathanPT:
Thanks for the joke, made my day. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meemo23:
Lol the fact that the picture has phone arena on it is just too funny iPhone fanboy anyone? lol...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
HAHA they seriously hate Android/samsung.. they so threw it on the ground! I dont think this is just a drop guys...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
The good thing with the AMOLED screen is that its very hard to break, much harder than an LCD, ive seen plenty of smashed retinas, but never a smashed AMOLED. So while the top layer is gone the device will still work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vasra:
Good for you!

Let me guess. You're a gal and you use a handbag?

I'm a guy and I use my back pocket and most of the mobile phone surfaces are way too slippery, esp. when biking, in the rain, in the snowy cold arctic winters, etc. Or maybe I'm just clumsy. I don't care. They drop.

And yeah, I've been using mobiles since '93 and I've dropped my share of them.

It's a tool for me, not a toy or a delicate thing of beauty to be caressed. I leave that (and the protection) for my woman :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
To each, their own. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
?? Glass is glass, no matter what kind of device it is on. There is no difference between LCD and AMOLED as far as that goes. Not really sure what kind of logic you are using, but you are not correct.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
The actual AMOLED screens are tougher, the top layer and/or digitiser is of course the same
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pewpewbangbang:
Not sure it really matters because once the screen is cracked your replacing all of it.

Still dont understand why there's always a thread about cracked screens. It's going to happen if you drop your phone. There's always a chance once that phone falls, the screen will crack; gorilla glass 1,2,3 or not. Unless they actually make one shatter proof.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
it seems to me like a desperate attempt to demote the galaxy s3.. LOL

how are we sure he didn't do that on purpose? where is the video? LOL, i find that really hard to believe if there's no video or details.. lol

i need to wear some kind of hat.. LOL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sir-Awesome:
Maybe PhoneArena damaged it themselves since they're iPhone fanboys and so they can talk rubbish about the S3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
They....

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xp3rto:
So I got the moral of the story. Sammy should get it too. Use shatter and scratch proof glass on note II or S IV so that:

1) it doesn't break or shatter

2) we can use it as a hammer

3) we can use it to sharpen iron nails

4) we can play blind catches

5) we can use it as a stand for our gym weights

6) we can use it as a self defense weapon!

Wow!

Or we can use the S III as one of the most powerful device just by being a little careful after spending $600+ ;-)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ale0crysis:
+1 this

Nobody knows what really happened TO this GS III so stop flaming about bullshits
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kulzboy:
my galaxy s vibrant smashed on the ground. not a scratch on the glass but the amoled itself is blacked out from shattering
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Now you have an iPhone? Drop that sucka :P
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reckless187:
I'm lol'ing at the people posting "No one knows what really happened" crap. Its a phone with a glass screen, no different from many other phones with glass screens and it got dropped or hit with a hammer or thrown under a moving vehicle or whatever the f*ck happened and the screen smashed. That doesn't make it any worse for it. Get over it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
haha LOL.. so true

i guess we are just assuming the the newest tech of corning gorilla glass is supposed to be umm better? i dropped my phone last month really bad while running towards my car , it slipped out of my pocket-jacket and nothing happened, the battery flew off , the barely there case came off, still works .. just a little scratch on the bottom left corner though..

so yah, it's a bit intriguing how his phone ended up like that..

i need a hat.. LOL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
I'm nit saying that a drop couldn't do this. I understand what glass is. But we never watched it get dropped that's the point.

Keep it Classy, Cali.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muckrak3r:
What if you have the phone in your back pocket and you fall off a mountain? What then, Gorilla Glass 2™?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
not only the phone would break , even you would break if you fall off a mountain.. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hboos:
but the gorilla glass 2 will be intact.. right?

because gorilla glass 2 is 100% more than gorilla glass 1.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kulzboy:
nah I rolled back to my crappy 3gs waiting for SGS III to go out and get it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucasm93:
Here's Gorilla Glass 2 in the HOX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBo3W6HdPbM
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bullet358:
Take care of your devices. Done.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ale0crysis:
Meh it's already been discussed HOX isn't using last Corning display GG 2 as GS III.

I asked officially to HTC & Corning band they gave confusing answers but in any htc website it's specified gorilla glass 2. So it's wrong. I just want see the same drop test with GS III like this.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ky0nkyon:
you better get that Casio Android phone. If you that scared, go to church!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] americasteam:
+1

Yes, but shouldn't the S3 glass not break at all? I mean, this is Samsung's S3. You know, the best device known to man. Something has to be up here if they're saying the glass shattered. It couldn't have just fallen and broke. Lies, all lies I say! The screen is glass, and glass DOES break! It could break on the first drop or the 100th, and doesn't matter what manufacturer makes the phone or glass. Keep a droppin and it will shatter. lol at this thread with all the fanboyism and conspiracy theories. lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
actually its not gorilla glass 2

but anyway those guys are funny, even after the whole glass shattered one of those guys is telling "the phone still works" ROFL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pewpewbangbang:
I believe the One X is using GG2 though it's still confusing honestly. HTC also tweeted it was GG2.

Specs sheet say GG 2.5D or GG 3D which is Gorilla Glass 2.

Either way, there's no difference. If you drop your phone, theres a 50/50 chance the screen is cracking/being damaged no matter what glass it's using.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaa:
A thought Gorilla glass should be strong enough to handle how gorillas would treat their SGSIII?

I guess this is not the case LoL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chainfire:
Meh. I dropped my SGS2 many times. Sometimes very hard, I thought "omg how can it not be broken ?!". But one time I dropped it, it wasn't from high up nor did it appear to be a high fall - screen completely shattered... The glass is tough, but if the angle of the fall is right, any type of glass will break.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
exactly!! a glass is still a glass ;) whether it is gorilla or dracula or some super alien glass it dosent matter :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brar.arsh:
It depends on Angle as well as surface on which its falling..

But one thing is for sure, there was more screen protection in S2 due to the bezel and space around the screen.. Now that space has been compromized with the Screen size.. ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnylovesalman:
This clearly shows off that the Phone has been hammered with Nail or Sharp Material pointing towards the screen with great pressure.

OP is really a great poster that he couldnt find that out ......................?

If a Phone falls on ground front faced will it ever break at the top and bottom right .

And the bottom crack clearly proves that the Phone has been tested by a HTC or Apple fanboy to put down Galaxy SIII sales , which actually will never be.

So good luck HTC and Apple.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelyw:
you mean iPhone Arena
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pratik_91:
You... Sound.... like.... a girl to me...............................

As the glass is not made from the gorilla -_-
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piurso:
Conspiracy Theory at its best... Fanboyism taken to the extreme.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gene_Bailey:
Lmfao I'm pretty sure that regardless of his or her gender, it was a joke :-P

At least, when I saw it I laughed at his or her snarkiness :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reckless187:
LOL! And you sound nothing like a fan boy...

Also, can you please use your all seeing eye and tell me who really killed John F Kennedy. And do aliens really exist? And is the Illuminati really real? And do jews really run the world? Will moisturising daily really keep my skin healthier for longer? Thanks in advance.

:s
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gene_Bailey:
Many good laughs in this thread lmao
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnylovesalman:
Hahahahaha

With your quote opposing me , It is proved that you are an Apple or may be a Frustrated HTC user.

LOL LOL LOL.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Keep it Classy, Cali.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HaloMediaz:
The phone couldn't if just fallen out of his pocket. When they first showed off Gorilla Glass two, it took alot of force to break it. My phone screen never broke after dropping it, so idk how this happened :sly:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zanr Zij:
I confirmed. S2 screen better than S3's. My S3 screen has been scratch. Easy to scratch. Both screen and back cover!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deffjeff:
It ain't "Magic Glass"

People please.. It ain't "Magic Glass". It just has a higher resistance to abuse/ stresses. If you are unlucky and it falls and shatters like this: can happen.

Just like with any other device, be careful, and treat it with some measure of respect. It is always pretty entertaining to read that people that have just paid $700 + for that device are willing to try and look how "scratch proof" something is. Not me.

Of course you can expect some kind of resistance to certain external influences like falls, scratches and such. However to expect it to be more or less equal to bulletproof glass is either stupid, or wishful thinking.

My advice? Treat your newly acquired smartphone with respect.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chainfire:
My SGS2 screen (pre-shatter) had several scratches... and I treat my phones as princesses.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
For all its perceived toughness, a GRAIN of sand will quite easily scratch the screen. I've never put my phone in the same pocket as... Well anything really, it's a year old and doesn't have a single scratch
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
Hope no ladies read that ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
With all my respect and discretion,how do you treat princesses?I mean,princesses are women and all.They may like...I dunno,spanking. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reckless187:
Yeah, but you haven't answered my question about moisturising so your argument is invalid.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
You are an idiot.Of course moisturizing your skin will keep it fresh!What kind of question is this?People are really uneducated these days... :p

Just joking pal. ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reckless187:
Yeah, but moisturisers these days contain a lot of harmful chemicals which are added to control the gentile population and also makes our skin brittle like glass. It wouldnt be so bad if it was like gorilla glass, then we'd be indestructable to all but HTC and Apple fan boys!!!!.

I don't want to end up an experiment for the all seeing eye!!!! :eek:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vapotrini:
Damn, not good news at all. Same thing happened with my Galaxy Nexus, scratched it the first few weeks. Yet my 2+ year old naked Vibrant, which I treat almost like a frisbee at times, keeps purring along 100% scratch free. Never seen a phone so durable.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ste1164:
I know its not the screen but the back of mine has a hairline scratch already :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeviathanPT:
I'm sorry but the back cover scratch is understandable, what I don't get is why people did this to a Nokia lumia and had no issue..

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Even the thin version of the GG2 hold really well!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uppon2:
For those who might want to see :) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15683149&postcount=22

All screens for all phones will break if dropped on a bad angle even from a metre or so high. I will never ever use a phone without having a case that has a decent lip on it at the front so the screen will avoid contact. However if you drop it on the corner of something or a rock on the ground you are not going to be safe :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballsofsteel:
Hmm...not sure where you guys got all your scratches from. I have the original GS and the screen is still holding strong. When I first bought it in July 2010 (immediately after it released) I stuck on a screen protector, but I ditched it since like Sept/Oct 2011 as it soon became rigged of bubbles and I was blown away by how much better the display is compared to before!

However, the chrome rim surrounding the front is scratched relatively badly though...but I suspect it wouldn't be that much of an issue for the SIII as the chrome rim isn't that thick as it was on the S I.

I think I'll be getting the SIII anyway, along with the stock flip case. That should suffice for the protection the SIII would ever need.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparky32:
Too easy to break..

I have just shattered my screen boohoo.. A drop from about 2feet from my shirt pocket as I bent over, I did that loads of times with my sgs2 and no damage, this just shattered, the screen is a weak point, think I will be selling as soon as repaired..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimJ87D:
It's not surprise that the SGS3 falls on it's screen more than other areas as most of it's weight is the glass and screen. It probably has a higher chance of falling on it's front than it's back.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brar.arsh:
Sad
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparky32:
I am very sad :( but voda will fix for fixed price of 100gbp which seems reasonable I suppose as the parts will cost that?

The phone hit on the long edge and landed on the back so not face down, the cracks spread out from edge of impact all way across whole screen, the bezel is so thin it's bound to happen, if u useless like me and drop phones occasionally I would strongly recommend a case for the i9300 as I will be without it for weeks now.. It still functions though which is one thing...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radeonrv:
I think that broken screens are like a pandemia, a S3 design flaw:

take a loook at a spanish forum:

http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=395079&page=16

screens are breaking so much easily, even at a 15-20 cm fall!! 181€ for repairing it...

I'm a bit afraid of my galaxy durability :S
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bisonator:
Nothing new here, but here's my experience...

For all those whose screens have broken, I feel your pain. Since wrecking the screen of my original HTC Desire, the best steps I ever took to avoid it happening again are:

1 - add a screen protector (prevent scratches to screen)

2 - add silicon case (prevent scratches to main body of phone and insulate whole device from shock when dropped)

I've used 'flexishield' silicone skins from mobilefun (inexpensive and doesn't' add too much bulk to the original phone size) for my SGS3 and previous HTC Desire. Now, unless the screen landed face down on the corner of a table or something (fairly unlikely!), my phone is pretty much safe from harm.

Hope this helps!:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimJ87D:
I doubt it's a durability issue. Sounds more like a center of gravity issue where all the weight is distributed in the front. The phone is so light it's more likely to fall screen first.

Think about a metal ball on a stick end. When you throw it up, when it's going down the ball will land.

Solution, change your center of gravity, add a small case to the back or something.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aanrii:
This happened to me today. The glass just can't take a hit from the side. Phone dropped 15-20cm from my pocket while i was going to sit on the floor. I just put it back in my pocket not thinking about since the SGS has dropped quite a few times and survived without a scratch. After a while I just wanted to check something and noticed the cracks. There is a small mark on the plastic which I assume was the first contact point and it's in the upper right hand corner. Now the screen is shattered from the upper left hand corner and small crack in lower right side of the screen.

It's just too weak, it should be able to handle a drop like that. It was hardly a drop at all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricocollege:
The harder a material becomes, the more brittle it becomes.

Basic high school science stuff here people.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
True, but Gorilla glass is treated to make it flexible, but harder on the surface, like a steel samurai sword is treated. It does work, but its still glass.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neyenlives:
i find this appropriate, pardon me if already posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi7zol01j9U
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDAholic:
Here's another but with an actual sgs3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7e9ebi41Wc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Yes screen breaks fairly easy, don't drop you're device without a case
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pratik_91:
That's not true... Yesterday while I was sleeping I kept the phone near me for the alarm and while I was asleep I moved my hand and my s3 fell facedown from my bed.. Moses then 2 ft... Nothing happend to the screen just the metal rim cracked and Samsung is also giving me a replacement for that... Don't believe on the videos as everyone might nt have the same quality product... Mine was manufactured in veitnam....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kulzboy:
So.. You're saying vietnamese are better than koreans?

Anyway, made in vietnam ones are supposed to be exclusive for their market what's going on here?