HTC 8x Drop issue - Fragile

[jbartley32]

I have been testing a HTC 8x for only a couple of days. I love it! But, I?m a little worried about how Fragile the unit could be. I have had an Idevice w no case for a couple years and have no cracks, dents, dings, or scratches. And I have dropped it several times, no issues. I dropped the HTC yesterday accidentally. The drop was what I would classify as a mild drop, less than 3 feet to a hard surface. I was on a call at the time. Picked up the phone and continued talking for about 30sec. The call then dropped. I was not able to make a successful call after that. WiFi continued to work. Cell & cell data did not work. The signal would come and go. It would show full LTE signal, then I would press send for a call, it would indicate ?dialing? for 20-30sec, then would end call. Occasionally a call would go through but for only 20-30 seconds. Only very short TXT would go through, but not every time.
I did power resets, SIM resets, factory resets. Verizon store repeated test. No avail. Verizon call center repeated resets with me to no avail. All my issues started after the drop.
I am now very concerned the device is very Fragile.
Anyone dropped yet and/or having issues?
A friend has an HTC w case and has dropped from missing pocket with no issues?

 

[etphoto]

I dropped my today while on the treadmill. Actually, i violently knocked it down (on accident) and it hit the threadmill and then the floor. No issues at all with dents or damage.

 

[jaj324]

Friends don't let friends drop their smartphones. Drop test are ridiculous. They are not meant to be dropped, ever.
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[eric12341]

CDMA phones usually aren't as good at handling drops as much as GSM phones are. It might be possible that the unit was defective even before the drop.

 

[docteurvez]

And this is (or was) my 8X after a 4 feet drop, a "perfect flat" on the floor...
The irony is, the phone is still working perfectly, but it falls to pieces when I touch it...

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[Psaris]

OUCH! So much for the Gorilla Glass 2!!

 

[docteurvez]

OUCH! So much for the Gorilla Glass 2!!

When I heard the "Krshhh" sound when it hit the floor, I knew something wrong happened.

 

[Villain]

dropped mine waist high on my living room floor on some legos lol didnt break but got a nice scratch.

 

[Pasguido]

Same exact thing. About 3 feet, dropped it. Except mine has no service constantly. I can still use WiFi, Bluetooth etc but no service whatsoever.

 

[danelliott]

Fumbled mine taking out of pocket while sitting in a chair. It fell two to three feet to a concrete floor. The screen broke over the front camera and all down the right side. Phone still worked fine. Got an insurance replacement.

 

[Judge_Daniel]

Dropped mine while opening my trunk (looking back, I realize that was stupid, but I've done it at least a hundred times without dropping my phone). I have a Mustang, so it was like a three and a half foot drop, but it landed on concrete and the entire top half of the screen shattered. It was fine besides that, though, and I used it for about a week and a half before replacing it via insurance.

Also, I now have an otterbox on my phone and I am using a screen protector, just because I'm so paranoid.

 

[freestaterocker]

Sorry to hear about your broken phones, everyone, but this is simple physics. You can have an unprotected iPhone 4 drop onto pavement from ear level and be fine, and you can have a Lumia 920 in an otterbox defender with a wrapsol screen protector drop onto a thinly carpeted floor of the couch and spider web the screen from top to bottom. It's all in how it lands. If it lands in such a way that the force of impact is transmitted to the glass instead of the casing, it's gonna break.

 

[Flagz]

Dropped mine from ear level onto a concrete floor and all I had was a small scuff... :/

 

[AzelDazel]

First drop of mine today, waist height putting it into my pocket, landed screen down onto hard surface floor. No issues or damage whatsoever, using Incipio feather case.

 

[scooter165]

Yep, got up from my chair, and forgot it was on my lap... It fell approximately 2 feet or so, and landed on the corner...

 

[jaj324]

It's all in the landing....

 

[ajua]

I have dropped mine a couple of times on my car. All the times the phone has been sitting on my lap so the falls are 2 ft at the most and the carpet has helped a lot I guess.

After seeing those pics I can't help but feel sorry for the owners.

 

[ComCypher]

After seeing so many pictures of shattered phones (and not even from major impacts), I'm starting to think that Gorilla Glass is highly overrated.

 

[jaj324]

I think GG's claim to fame is that it's scratch resistant not shatterproof.
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[tgorostiza]

Just happened to me as well. Did you get this fixed?