I'm an iPhone Edge user. Somehow i am always worried that one day i will drop my phone on the ground or something despite being very careful. Anybody dropped theirs before? Any problems after dropping ?

http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,545-page,1-bid,0/video.html#

How would this be any different from the Nokias and Sony Ericssons? A drop is a drop, and whenever that happens, it depends on how high it drops from, and if it is protected. I reckon that cases would absorb and distribute the shockwave around the case more than silicone cases, therefore providing more protective properties. But it makes no different if it is dropped from several storeys up or if the case protecting it shatters to pieces and pieces the body of the iPhone.

A drop is a drop. The only worry I would care about is avoiding it, or the kind of protection it has when that unfortunate incident happens. If you cant avoid being a clumsy klutz, then the general rule is not to buy expensive phones, but rather buy those that can take a few beatings of its own.

you are right in about the height thing string.. but i have heard that pda's shock resist isn't as great.. i mean i was using nokia before the iphone and i've dropped it many many times.. lets say from 1 meter height onto solid ground.. and it didn't spoil or anything.. i was wondering if the same applies to the iphone

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Added on August 10, 2008, 8:39 pmto jakesean : thanks for the link but somehow the video doesn't load on my computer. I looked it up youtube instead.. thanks =)

This post has been edited by kelvin_tan: Aug 10 2008, 08:39 PM

i've dropped my iPhone several times on its face without leaving scratch on the glass front. dropped several parts on the side and the metal body got scratched (as expected). but everything still ok.

but then, someone else dropped my iPhone and the glass front directly hit a bluetooth charging plug, to near the headset part of the iPhone. then the glass front cracked a bit.

mmm...looks like that's the weak spot for the front part. but for normal drop on flat surface it should still be ok (although i can't assure anything).

mmm...don't abuse your iPhone k. u don't buy it (or someone bought it for u) for a high price just to drop it rite? giving extra care to your iPhone will not be any harm to u. just that u know that iPhone is not that fragile as u may think (only under "special condition" it will crack on normal height of drop)

just remember what string said before, a drop is a drop. better invest in iPhone case.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Aug 10 2008, 10:03 PM

I drop my phone once only....while sleeping...hehe!!!Because i too tired that day and drop the phone....only front chrome ring got scratch...

i have dropped it twice and the aluminium case has dents on it.


changed entire aluminium case the first time and cannot be bothered for the second one.

fell from eating table...no scratch no nothing...still ok as usual

Oh yeah
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I never actually dropped iphone myself but judging from d scratch (luckly on sim tray top), someone did dropped my iphone... damn... maybe my dad... im going to investigate... then what? kill him? heheheee....

This post has been edited by JasLyn: Aug 11 2008, 08:19 AM

ehehehe u guys try dropping it on asphalt or tar road,

first phone drop on the first day of CNY...it was the most heart wrenching day seriously..
it hitted the tar road just in front of a club
part of the bottom antenna part terkeluar quite a bit at the edge

second fon..rolled over on asphalt...u know the results..
dents all over scratches all over the edges..

3rd phone hehehe no major drops yet, except for some hairline scratehs on the apple logo

haha..u all "ying"...

i dun dare to drop it r..still taking care of it..

touch wood...for life no drops..my other phones or more or less hv drops..its oni this 1 me guard with me life

mine drop due to near to edge and my alarm keep on shouting... den i woke up when i heard it fell on the floor.. nothing happen thanks to capsule~

hi all.... i'm new....
just to share my story too......I dropped my iPhone accidentally not less than 24hours from the day i bought it.... soooooooo sad..... the back cover got deep scratch.... i regret it until today but theres no problem with the software or anything else.... only few deep cut at the back...

But my gurlfren's iPhone(16GB) never jatuh one but the camera already rosak..... everytime turn on the camera its like having noise or interference.....got green line all over it......any sifu who can tell me what to do.....

thank u...

i've dropped mine a couple of times but thank god mine is covered with capcase iphone cover. what i can say, it's a good investment to get yourself a good cover for ur iphone.

dropped my iphone on sat onto the bath room floor, very very sakit hati, it drop on the edge of the sim card...
But the phone still work fine

bath room floor? Inside bath room also bring iPhone aaa?

using "iVibrate" kot??

tu 101 uses of ifon!

Yeah, I dropped in on tar road and the screen cracked. About 20% of the screen is cracked .

About a couple of weeks or so after dropping, I started to have this problem where not all sms or calls were being received. Have not found a solution to this yet. and am not 100% sure if related to the fall or not.

haha... yea