74m Drop Test - results within...

[Bernard Chelin]

So just after midnight on NYE as I was taking photos of the fireworks from the Story Bridge in Brisbane.....tragedy....My phone swan dives over the railing falling 74 meters to the concrete below.

Amazingly the photos I had just taken had already uploaded to skydrive via 4G so I still have the last few snaps of the countdown with my friends.

To my surprise though as I looked on in horror the screen was still on. By the time I got down there though it was off..

For such a big fall it fared pretty well though.. the outer casing shot off to one side and the front screen is smashed but all the pieces are still there.

To say I am devastated is an under statement.

My advice. Don't drop your phone off a bridge.

 

[jdhooghe]

Holy crap!

What are your smartphone plans now?

 

[Bernard Chelin]

Back to my old iPhone 4 till I make a decision.....I'm really sad as I had literally just gotten used to everything on WP8

 

[irvin792]

I am sorry for your loss

 

[Bernard Chelin]

I forgot to mention that I am one month into my new 24 month contract.

 

[MDak280]

Oh man that sucks D: And it's a yellow one, too! I'm really sorry, that's terrible. Especially since you still have a while to go before you can upgrade again

 

[mcclouis]

dude i REALLY hope you bought insurance!

 

[Bernard Chelin]

dude i REALLY hope you bought insurance!

Sadly.....no..

 

[jiayit]

23 months without a Lumia? Sad for your loss

 

[mythra]

start buying parts and fix it yourself using the dis-assembly video.

please also list out the swear words you used when the phone fell out of your hands.

 

[9204life]

At least the battery is removable now.... Sorry for your loss though, yellow 920 to boot

 

[s0briquet]

i would send you my 30 day accidental drop coupon to best buy for my lumia if it could only work on your contract

 

[rtotheich]

Have you tried powering on or anything to feel for vibration? Maybe I'm just being too optomistic but it's somewhat possible that just the screen was destroyed. Screen might be $100 or so to fix..

 

[K Rad]

Sorry for your loss...

Am glad I "drop-tested" from probably around 74cms only.

 

[Bernard Chelin]

Have you tried powering on or anything to feel for vibration? Maybe I'm just being too optomistic but it's somewhat possible that just the screen was destroyed. Screen might be $100 or so to fix..

Haha, yeah no. Totally broken...haha

 

[pulkit10]

Sorry for your loss mate.

Suggestion: Buy insurance, keep it for a month and claim it got run over by a thief getting away...might just work.

 

[erzhik]

You just had to drop yellow 920, didn't you?

 

[Maserati Storm]

There is no nokia care in your country?

 

[ttsoldier]

Sorry for your loss mate.

Suggestion: Buy insurance, keep it for a month and claim it got run over by a thief getting away...might just work.

Brilliant. lol

 

[JussiRM]

Have you tried powering on or anything to feel for vibration? Maybe I'm just being too optomistic but it's somewhat possible that just the screen was destroyed. Screen might be $100 or so to fix..

If the phone dived 74 meters on concrete I fear there might be absolutely nothing working on it anymore :'(

Anyway, feel sorry for this guy. Hope he gets a new one somehow.