I dropped it

[ajorourke]

So, I've had it for 4 days so it's about time I dropped the HTC 8X. (I'm quite clumsy).

It's all fine, except a small scratch on the top left of the phone.

The result is that the 'skin' has started to peel.

Sort of like when you get sun burn.

It seems that there is a glossy plastic under a matte skin.

I'll upload a picture when I can get to wifi (took it with the ipad)

 

[ajorourke]

Here's a really bad picture of it.

http://i.imgur.com/Nyivy.jpg

 

[Hiiiiiiiii]

WTF?

That's unacceptable

 

[realityeye]

Here's a really bad picture of it.

http://i.imgur.com/Nyivy.jpg

That pic cracked me up for some reason, although I do feel sorry that you damaged your new phone.

 

[keizka]

That's no good :straight:

 

[martinmc78]

You might call me mental - but i dropped my 8X screen down after a war of words with an iphone user just to prove that i could do it without a scratch appearing. No scratch and he refused to drop his after mine bounced and came back pristine. Ended the arguement and he bought me lunch.

 

[Winterfang]

What the &%$#? That's very sleazy HTC lol.

 

[BotanicalStig]

What the &%$#? That's very sleazy HTC lol.

Nah, the soft touch finish on the phone is just a coating. All "rubberized soft touch" plastic is done this way. It's what makes it feel so good to the touch... Just be careful with it.

 

[kregstrong]

Might look even better without it haha

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

 

[HeyCori]

You might call me mental - but i dropped my 8X screen down after a war of words with an iphone user just to prove that i could do it without a scratch appearing. No scratch and he refused to drop his after mine bounced and came back pristine. Ended the arguement and he bought me lunch.

You crazy!

 

[martinmc78]

You crazy!

Yeah quite possibly although i once drop kicked my old HTC HD7. 5ft drop followed by me trying to catch it, failing then kicking it across the hallway into a skirting board. Not a single scratch on it then. Kinda gives me faith in HTC build quality.

 

[larrynj]

You might call me mental - but i dropped my 8X screen down after a war of words with an iphone user just to prove that i could do it without a scratch appearing. No scratch and he refused to drop his after mine bounced and came back pristine. Ended the arguement and he bought me lunch.

I think you might be mental.

 

[mikejets89]

I drop my hd7 couple of times still work like a champ. Last year my little nephew spilt is soda on it and nothing happened to it.

 

[mikejets89]

HTC 8x for me I wanted a lumia but im stuck with t mobile

 

[ajorourke]

It fell and slid a bit on a wooden floor. It was something that I did with my Samsung Galaxy S3 and that came back with a dent. This is a bit better than a dent. It's still a bit rubbish considering the lumia 800 had a few falls and didn't have any marks like this.

 

[Pete C]

Nah, the soft touch finish on the phone is just a coating. All "rubberized soft touch" plastic is done this way. It's what makes it feel so good to the touch... Just be careful with it.

Exactly. Everyone is gaga over these soft touch finishes but you really have to be careful with them.

 

[OptimusDims]

All the corners of my HD7 had dimples after a few tumbles. One drop did help get the camera going again though!

Re the skin on the 8X it does feel like it could wear and get shiney around the corners after a while. Will have to watch that...

 

[jmerrey]

Exactly. Everyone is gaga over these soft touch finishes but you really have to be careful with them.

If it's done correctly I think they will last. I had a Samsung d600 a million years ago that had that soft texture back, it lasted without peeling for 2 years. No case, in and out of pockets, waiter aprons, etc. Trust me, a restaurant is a bad place for a delicate phone.

 

[sanki]

Yeah quite possibly although i once drop kicked my old HTC HD7. 5ft drop followed by me trying to catch it, failing then kicking it across the hallway into a skirting board. Not a single scratch on it then. Kinda gives me faith in HTC build quality.

So the HTC Mozart really is the worst HTC WP device. I dropped it several times, and now it looks like S#&T. A lot of scratches, and material "bending" of some kind... despite aluminum and ceramic materials... or whatever they used for the Mozart casing.

I have other friends with HTC devices, and they're all very disappointed with the build quality of their devices. Another reason why I'll probably buy a Lumia 920

 

[Winterfang]

I have one of those hard rubber cases for me Optimus and one day I was on the beach, the cover took quite a bit of sand in but I kept using the phone anyway. When I took the cover out, it look like it was attacked by a wolverine. Shiny scratches every where, now it looks like a precious jewel.