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[Nexus 6  General] Micronads:
OK, dropped mine off of a locomotive. Bent over, it fell out of my pocket to the ground. Face down on that big red rail road rock we call ballast. Had a zagg glass screen protector on it, and a clear tpu rubber case. Was about a ten foot drop. Recovered the phone, had three spider web cracks in the screen. I was freaking out, peeled off the screen protector and the screen was perfect. No issues with the phone. Zagg sent out a replacement screen protector and in three days I was good to go. Awesome screen protection for an awesome phone.
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Yea i think that warranty thing is just the standard warranty that comes with the phone.

And you're right i kept asking for supervisors until i spoke with one that told me what i wanted to hear which was no cost to me at all lol :D
[Nexus 6  General] vergilbt:
10 inches
[Nexus 6  General] T-R:
I've dropped mine a couple of times. Once on a tiled floor from about 1' height (slipped from my pocket as I was kneeling down). Once in cafe also on tiles.

IMO the damage is ridiculous for such light drops but I understand that it's a painted metal and gonna scratch. My 2013 MotoX took much much worse with no damage.

I'm still refusing to put it in a case but I might have to if I want to sell it eventually. Sucks because IMO it's defeats the purpose (putting a good looking phone in a case). It's also too big already.

If they didn't paint the metal, at least you could have used steel wool to fix light marks
[Nexus 6  General] spartanm99:
That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Hell, even my girlfriend sometimes puts her phone in her pocket when she has a bag next to her....A phone is designed with placing it in pockets in mind....also, the Nexus 6 wont fit in most purses. And men have wallets, not purses. And some pants do not have pockets, so where do you put your phone then?

I can't believe that you received such a pathetic response from Moto. What a joke.

By comparison: my father has a HTC One M7. Dropped from over 1 meter numerous times onto concrete, tiles, grass, hard plastic and onto steel (face down, sideways - you name it). No case. No broken screen. Hardly any scratches. One slight indent into the body. The phone is bulletproof. The Nexus 6, for that price, should've been bulletproof too. No excuses.

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I dropped my Nexus 5 from 10 inches onto a soft-wood table. The glass shattered. I dropped it on its back, not the front or side. I was angry and expected better, but I moved on since the phone was $450 for me delivered (I could deal with it).

I've ordered two Nexus 6 phones (one for me, one for my girlfriend) and I do not want to case it and have 1.5-2cm phone of this size in my pockets all day. I was hoping that the screen would've been more durable and the body more protective due to the 10.1mm thickness - I just figured the thickness was due to high quality, strong builds (like the thick, but still thinner, HTC One M8 - you can drop that any way and nothing breaks). I don't want to drop this from 10 inches and something like this happens....not for the price I paid ($840 per phone for the 32gb model delivered - still cheaper than buying from Google Play for me). Getting worried.
[Nexus 6  General] tgWaldoPepper:
Read through some of your stories here, cold shivers. May that day never come. Using screen film and occasionally a spigen case when I'm doing more 'active' stuff.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] BlueGoldAce:
Dropped mine in a sink full of water yesterday...got it out immediately. Turned it off, put it in a bag of rice, and fired it up this morning. Running perfectly fine.

If there are water sensors...I can't spot them.

Anyway, looks like the nano coating does its job well enough.

Love the phone.
[Nexus 6  General] cobyman7035:
U guys are crazy if u don't have a case… every phone ? shud b cased lol.. Its gonna drop one day… so just minimize the damage. Dent

Better resale value when its time to upgrade

Via my NeXus™ 7FHD on XDA Premium app
[Nexus 6  General] miicho85:
Nothing beats that naked feel especially on this large phone, I got a slick wraps skin for the back and a tampered glass protector for the front, unless I can find the slimmest case ever for this phone I'm still gonna run naked, any suggestions?

Spigen case collecting dust since it was so uncomfortable to use
[Nexus 6  General] royalemint:
damn, I just bought the spigen case. well I guess I'll have to deal with it for now.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
Well f**k...add me to the list. Went to do my normal morning business and placed my N6 on the flat area above the toilet paper dispenser. Long, wide, flat spot, been putting my phones on it for years. Bumped the holder while grabbing a seat cover.

Phone goes sliding off and falls onto the tile floor. I was horrified, picked it up and it's all bad. The tempered glass protector is in fine shape. The actual screen under it is shattered to hell. :( Never broke a glass screen on a phone in my life. I think the slick back of the Ringke fusion didn't help as it slid off the plastic holster.

It was a 21" drop, couldn't believe it. I've only dropped phones a few times before and never had bad consequences. Guess my luck ran out. Today sucks.
[Nexus 6  General] 8Fishes:
Damn, in the case too? I am guessing it fell screen down or abouts on that curved edge. That is like the new weak spot on these new curved screens.
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
That is really bad for it having been in a case with a tgsp on as well...maybe Ringke is the type of company that would pay for the damages if the phone broke while being "protected" by their case?
[Nexus 6  General] 8Fishes:
Umm.. for a 11 dollar case that's a thin sheet of plastic?

No....
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I wonder if my Spigen Slim Armor would have fared any better? I just put the Ringke back on last night. :( The brunt of the impact is right where the lanyard hole is on the Ringke Fusion. Like it impacted and went to hell from that spot.

Not looking to place blame, I did drop it after all. Just never had a phone exhibit this type of damage from an insignificant fall before. Hopefully my credit card or the new Electronics Protection Rider on my homeowners will cover it. We'll see, but I'll be rocking my G2 again in the meanwhile.
[Nexus 6  General] noahthedominator:
Can you please please link me your case?
[Nexus 6  General] Micronads:
It is the cheap tpu soft plastic case of eBay, for like $3.00. That is all I ever use
[Nexus 6  General] k3mik4l:
I feel for all of you and your fallen very expensive nexus 6's .. I'm usually the type to go naked with my phones but this beast is to big to trust. I bought this case

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00OH4I2LY

I've dropped it 3 times and once on a tile floor face down not a scratch and the case is far from intrusive or bulky, I highly recommend it.
[Nexus 6  General] cobyman7035:
Same case I have… I have dbrand cf skin as well… I also put phone ? inside a denim pouch lol.. Mine ain't droppinv[emoji2]

Via my NeXus™ 7FHD on XDA Premium app
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Unfortunately, the nexus 6 is stupid delicate....hopefully you hoa will cover it so you dont have to buy a new phone... or have to pay the 175 to have it repair
[Nexus 6  General] cobyman7035:
got the butter fingers today..dropped my phone from my pocket...i had it upsidedown in its POUCH too lolz.... good thing it landed on one of the corners...my case did popout a bit from the bottom left corner! no damaged...dropped it 3ft from pocket hitting the soft hardwood floor in my bedroom
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
F*** OMG peace be with you I know the pain (on my past experiences) I ordered a case before I got my phone!
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
problem is some of the slimmer case does not do a very good job of protecting the phone...i would recommend a heavy duty case that is designed to take a beating if you really want to protect the phone.
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Yeah I was trying to edit my post because I made a new account (don't like my old username) Your right about thinner cases, I still look for other cases every night before I sleep, hoping to order it along with a tempered glass! I had a terrible experience with life proof on my old super crappy iPhone 5 because of the built in screen shield/protector to make it waterproof!

P.s I'm trying my best not to drop my phone even with the neo-hybrid case! (Knockk on wood 9999*)
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Lol yea I grab the Supcase last month because I really need it for 2 weeks. I can definitely say it was a heavy duty case cause my phone had a rough 2 weeks leaving permanent "scars" on the case and none on the phone.....

Problem why I will not continue to use is like what you said... it comes with a built on sp that destroys the experience with the phone. If Supcase made a version without the SP I would definitely buy it.
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Sorry if were going off topic!!! I really have to ask this! Are you talking about beetle pro hybrid? How's the touch responsiveness (specially at gaming)? Or should I take a risk with just the (unicorn beetle series) the ones that you can get with the frost backs?
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/accessories/supcase-review-t2994952

The feel is horrible and there is a slight decay in response time (only notically is high speed movements)
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Ugh guess I'm gonna keep on researching IMHO most feedbacks on amazon are from idiots so I don't rely on that crap..

This is gonna be difficult between the

regular unicorn Beetle vs caseology's hybrid case Nexus 6 Case, Caseology [Bumper Fra.../B00PV6OD9C/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_CZ40ub0NKMW8S dunno why it says disregard the model name (bum per frame, its clearly a hybrid case) it became my second choice because of the grippy rubber material on the back!
[Nexus 6  General] ooofest:
Is it possible to cleanly remove the SUPCASE screen protector and just use our own on the phone before placing it in the case?

- ooofest
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
yes, it would be possible with a very fine razor blade. I really don't plan on using it again, so I'll give it a shot when I get home later today and let you...but if you do add your own SP you may need it as well since the front part of the SUPCASE covers the front to the usually screen (anything that is black when the screen is on is covered)
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I gotta call my insurance today, but it looks like I pay a $50 deductible. So it's not that bad, just sucks it happened. I can't say for certain the phone is uber delicate, but it's not a tank. Lol I'm sure it's a combination of factors, it's heavy, has a large curved glass display and is so big. The side edge of the curved glass is where the damage seemed to start.

Sh!t happens though, gotta chalk it up to that. One day this issue won't be much of a problem anymore. For now I guess I gotta be extra careful. Be safe brothers. Lol
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
What??? $50? For what carrier?

P.S

I forgot to say. "I wish and hope op's insured!
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Mine wasn't so i b!t@h at Motorola to replace mine for free lol
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Well before you do it, the next dilemma would be, finding out if tempered glass would fit

Huh?
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Mine*

It wasn't insured so I got Motorola to replace for free
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Really? Where'd you get your n6? And what case are you planning to get next
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
I got my phone through T-Mobile, as for case to protect so that I don't have a repeat I was thinking one of these

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KW97C8W

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P1F0AZE

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OGYP52Y

http://www.amazon.com/Cush-Cases®-SERIES-Premium-Google/dp/B00OO062SQ

cause i think the kickstand might be useful
[Nexus 6  General] SnipeMeNot:
Alrighty mate lemme know how it goes! that i-blason one's sexy! if i ever get to have a company that makes cases, id make case without the built in screen protector ! lol ill order this one asap then decide for the case! bad luck's right around the corner! knocks some more on wood :( feeling ominous now!
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I have a computer and electronics endorsement rider on my Home insurance. The paperwork says it's a $50 deductible.

Edit - sweet, just got off the phone with them. They're sending me payment for the reimbursement. Insurance actually paid off for once. Lol
[Nexus 6  General] 8Fishes:
The problem with using these types of insurance like homeowners and vehicle, I have almost always rates go up the next year/renewal due to making claims. The only exception was with my car got rammed into from the rear and it was clearly the other person's fault.

I had a car ram into the side of my home once and they had to patch up the wall. Did the insurance dance. It was substantial. Got money to cover the fixes. My rate went up the next year.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
Yeah, but this is a very small claim and is on a separate endorsement. It's not going to end up on a CLUE report to negatively impact future premiums. If anything, they could drop the rider in the future. But off a small claim, it's not very likely.
[Nexus 6  General] ooofest:
I ordered the CellBee Life Companion (i.e., your 2nd link) earlier today and will offer impressions after it arrives. Waiting to see if you have any luck with removing the SUPCASE screen film before ordering that case+holster, since I will be placing a Spigen plastic screen protector on the phone, anyway.

Would have gone for tempered glass, but not sure I'd like the look of a smaller size (due to the Nexus 6 rounded edges ) screen protector, plus the Spigen plastic one seems to have gotten positive reviews here and on Amazon.

. . .

While I'm in this thread . . . are there any recommendations on insurers/plans for someone who has a phone purchased directly from Motorola?

- ooofest
[Nexus 6  General] bryanhayn:
Never EVER put your phone in your shirt pocket. It will eventually fall out. I had my iPhone fall out of my pocket as I crossed a steam while hiking. Lucky for me I snatched it up with my cat like reflexes as soon as it hit the water and no damage was done. Even after that incident I've had my phone fall out of a shirt pocket on at least two other occasions - it's so easy to forget it's there.
[Nexus 6  General] kidrobot52:
May I make a suggestion.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IKYI3V6/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/187-5243508-6551428

I've had this for the past two weeks. And it has fallen once from a 3 ft drop off my couch. Landed face down. Thrown at the wall. (2 year old. And once from my back pocket 4ft drop. Also have a tempered glass. The phone is still in perfect condition. Use to have the same case for the nexus 5 and that phone went thru worse just sold it like brand new for $200.

Best case in my opinion as close to a otterbox as possible. Highly suggested.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I have one of those for my teenage son. It's protected his iPhone for over a year, with no issues. When the corner of the case started to rip, I emailed them and they sent a replacement in 3 days. Guess I need to get myself a better case now a days. lol

Edit - phone was shipped to Moto yesterday and received today. Hopefully they'll ship my replacement soon.
[Nexus 6  General] DespairFactor:
I have one and I pushed the screen protector out of the case with my fingers. I also have a ballistic case on the way
[Nexus 6  General] richii0207:
Glass is glass. It will have the chance of cracking or breaking.

The easiest way and 99% of the reason glass shatters is because of a slight bump on a corner.

You can literally wack a glass shower door (tempered) with a hammer in the middle without breaking it. Now gently tap the corner and watch the whole shower door shatter.

Protect the corners and you'll be fine.
[Nexus 6  General] paulgun:
Rear naked drop, face up

Joining this illustrious club! ^{

Drop description:

Fell out of shorts getting out of car (parked) from about 3 feet high, landing back down.

One would imagine that the orientation of this impact would be the most survivable, however it seems there is a weakness in the design that the drop impact force is concentrated into the chassis via the curved back, instead of being spread across the entire surface.

This resulted was the screen become inoperable, no pixels on at all, can't see anything to unlock or see anything at all.

[IMG="Cracked"]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MqYPH3Feh18/VKZPMwlDA0I/AAAAAAABit4/Fo_6WPfup00/w1883-h1412-no/IMG_20150102_100328.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Slight bend"]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O-Rw3XFtRKU/VKZPM7fGSwI/AAAAAAABix4/PxgW9wsjBuo/w1883-h1412-no/IMG_20150102_100319.jpg[/IMG]

Now the replacement is now nestled in a Ballistic Tough case (2 layer) as well as the RhinoShield screen protector.

The Ballistic appears to function similar to case I had on my Nexus 5 , the 2 layer (hard + soft) Spigen neo hybrid, that resisted countless drops from standing height onto hard ground, although the Spigen is not as thick.

http://www.amazon.com/Ballistic-Goo...5239&sr=8-2&keywords=Ballistic+Tough++nexus+6

The RhinoShield from Evolutive Labs is something I prefer much over a tempered glass one. Glass will break first, protecting your screen, but then you need to still replace the protector. The Rhinoshield , like on my Nexus 5 had survived countless drops.

http://www.evolutivelabs.com/products/screen-protector-for-nexus-6?variant=970154673
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
Well, I do think the curved back played a big role for me. The phone doesn't sit flat, it sits on that curved narrow surface area. All my other phones have a flat back and much more surface area. My bumping of the phone, sent it sliding off the holder it was on, much easier than a flat back phone would have done.

The way the glass goes all the way to the edge and tapers down, doesn't seem to help. It shattered like hell on the side where it hit. It was just a bout of bad luck for me. Just takes the right landing, on the right spot regardless. But, personally I'm not so sure of this phones toughness anymore.

My replacement is set to arrive Monday. Can't wait to get it back though. Lol
[Nexus 6  General] 8Fishes:
Seems like to me the rhino is a wet applied protector and not TG.

Anyways, welcome to the case club!

I was surprised at how thin my trident aegis is compared to how much bulk I imagined it would add. Might get a Ballistic myself to swap between.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
Moto sent me a replacement device that arrived yesterday morning. Completely brand new in factory sealed retail box. I just listed it on Swappa though. Feel like trying something different now.
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
Not really the kinda club anyone really wants to join but welcome

HAHA... I'm waiting on the M9 :D
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I'm intrigued by the M9 as well. But I haven't had an HTC since the Evo 3D days. Might be worth keeping my eye on it.
[Nexus 6  General] Dusty Rhodes:
Dropped mine in the toilet this morning.

I had it in my hand and I went to pull down my britches and it got caught in a fold of material...

SPLOORP! ! !

Luckily I hadn't placed anything in the bowl.

I swapped out my back cover for the SW leather a month or so ago and I was worried about water intrusion. My speakers didn't work until later that afternoon, but all in all the phone is fine. The leather is stained from the water though.
[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
Cases cases cases I can't believe people refuse to put a case on your phone? **** happens to everyone. I know the phone looks better without a case. But until phone manufacturers start making phones that will not shatter. Please keep a case on your phones. They have some really slim and cool cases out there now. They even have some that go just around the sides. Save yourself money and a headache.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
Ringke case and tempered glass screen protector didn't do sh!t for me. :( Simple small drop and this beast shattered all to hell. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't. But I'll always rock a case, to keep scratches away at a minimum.
[Nexus 6  General] 8Fishes:
Which ringke? I looked at that line of cases and I would maybe get the MAX. The other cases just don't offer protection other than scratches.
[Nexus 6  General] KB112:
I have the Slim and the Fusion. The fusion is the one it cracked in. I also have the Spigen slim armor. I should have been using that one, seemed a bit more sturdy. Oh well, already sold my replacement and got a iPhone 6+ on the way. Gonna see what android brings out later this year.
[Nexus 6  General] :
my phone fell from 2 times from my sweatpants pocket while i played football but nothing happend to my phone. i have the diztronic full matte case, the diztronic ultra is not available in my country :\
[Nexus 6  General] .BetaBoy:
Whats with people and the shirt pockets?! Have y'all not learned yet?! ?
[Nexus 6  General] RW-1:
I'm beginning to think most need a velcro band on their arms and a patch on the phone, but ....
[Nexus 6  General] hutzdani:
I have this case but its biggest faults are the power buttons and the smooth back.

The sides are great but so many issues with accidental button presses in pocket when playing music and having volume key skip control enabled, also the back is just as bad as the Nexus's smooth back.

Swapped out for rinkge fusion case in the end, I use mine in the gym in shorts pockets and I've dropped from a exercise bike and a rowing machine numerous times and not a smidge
[Nexus 6  General] jaggrey:
Are Cruzerlite cases really that great for drop protection? I have a Ringke Max on my phone now just in case, but I'd love to get something a little smaller that would also be good. I had a Fusion but I wasn't convinced that it would protect, and apparently it doesn't according to some here.

I've also seen some crazy drop tests on YouTube with the Cruzerlite cases, but I dunno how real those tests are. The screens never cracked but I don't remember seeing the screens on either.... I could be wrong.
[Nexus 6  General] tkirton:
Same here. Just got the Nexus 6 Friday. I didn't purchase a case for it. Then I saw that Nexus 6 shattered. Next thing I know, I was on Amazon buying a heavy duty case for the Nexus.
[Nexus 6  General] bb2si:
Dropped my Nexus 6 down 5 carpeted steps onto flat cardboard covering tile floors. Upper right corner of the phone body has a slight paint scuff. On day 2 of owning it.
[Nexus 6  General] tcrews:
I've dropped my Nexus 6 a few times.....which is not the norm for me (Droid, Droid3, Droid4, MotoX..none cased...never dropped) So far I've been lucky without a scratch or ding. It's landed face down every time so far.

It is the way I pull it out of my pants pocket (front) and I need to be more aware. I keep it in head first, screen facing me and when I pull it out I tend to swing it around between my thumb and pointer finger so that it's facing up and screen still towards me.....

Walmart - Swinging it up and my wife moved the cart slightly which caught the top of the phone as it swung, knocking it out of my hand.....hard floor landing.

Home - Not sure how I dropped it here....just fumbled it at some point (probably swinging it up between the two fingers again)....thick carpet landing.

Stage - My band was performing and as the last set was finishing I wanted to check the time (cut off time for the band) and dropped it on stage, I think it hit the bottom of my guitar as I started to swing it around.....thin carpet landing.

I know I've been lucky....I just can't stand cases on my devices.
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
It won't do you any good to go with a case like that... people have broken their phones in tougher cases.
[Nexus 6  General] jaggrey:
That's kinda what I was thinking. Guess I'll stick with my Ringke Max!
[Nexus 6  General] Gungrave223:
lol, just make sure you dont put a skin on your phone else the RIngke Max wont fit anymore
[Nexus 6  General] jaggrey:
Really? I didn't realize it was that tight of a fit. Thanks for the tip!