This iphone is SOLID! - iPhone 3G

ozzystrong · 03-19-2008, 08:36 PM

I know it must be the most battered (surviving) iphone in london.

I'm sorry if you feel this is a pointless post but please take a minute to feel my iphone's pain.

I have dropped my iphone easily over 30 times. I had a case but i hated how big it made it. I am a frequent drinker and i go to a LOT of clubs etc. I have dropped it down stairs dropped it off my bike dropped it in water smashed it off stone (all by accident obviously) and i tell you what it still works perfectly! It's solid i can't believe it! I wonder how much more it can take? Fear not because i travel to the states a lot and with the dollar to pound rate at the moment iphone's are so cheap!

Apple124 · 03-19-2008, 08:38 PM

Wow, thats pure luck!
Although I would never treat my baby like that:P

Bone · 03-19-2008, 11:35 PM

if you get the chance. Throw up some pics of the damage. And congrats on the tuff iPhone. Too bad they aren't all so durible.

kokogirl · 03-20-2008, 01:46 AM

I know your dollar is better here. I live in Florida and we love it when tourists come from the UK and make our economy better! YEAH!

I hope your phone holds up to your drops.

IphoneTony · 03-20-2008, 01:49 AM

Will it blend? Try putting it in a blender and see what happens

adseguy · 03-20-2008, 03:13 AM

I'm very surprised by mine holding up as well. Before this phone I went through 5 cell phones in 4 months because of stupid accidents when I was drunk in college. The same abuse now and the back casing has lots of deep scratches, dings and dents. One was bad enough I couldn't fit my headphones back in, although i just bent it back so it fits fine now. The screen itself AMAZES me! I have probably 10 extremely small scratchs only visible screen off with lots of light tilted at 170*+ otherwise there is no way one can tell viewing it when the screen is on. I love that I don't need a case at all. It's like those car bras....it makes your car look ugly and the bra gets torn up anyway. The resale value doesn't matter to me since the price will go down only $70 or so when I do sell it.

I love how durable it really is, just hope it doesn't land on a corner. That seems to be the weakness to the screens.

psylichon · 03-20-2008, 04:42 AM

haha don't be so smug! I thought mine was impervious to damage as I constantly leave it on my lap while driving, only to dump it to hard pavement... Dozens of times.

I always use a case, so no visible damage. My camera did eventually shoot the sh** and required an exchange though, so it will catch up to you eventually.

My advice is to exchange it for any minor flaw that you can find before the warranty is up

xxsirvtecxx · 03-20-2008, 06:00 PM

I just bought my phone in February, and made sure to keep it in the best condition as I could possibly do so, my little bro has already gone through 3 of them and thats well over 1k in phones. Well i bought the crystal case at the apple store as well as the crystal screen protectors, since feb i didnt drop my phone, but this past weekend i was getting into my girls car and well it slipped right off the clip and fell to the ground, and well the case protected the majority, it just has a very minor light scratch on the back...but works perfectly fine...almost has a friggin heart attack when i dropped that thing lol

kylegod · 03-20-2008, 11:27 PM

Im a phone murderer. And this one is taking it quite well. I had a case but hated it after a while. Kills the beauty of the phone. So i just have a antiglare film for scratches and thats it. I drop my phone a ton, no problems. just some scractches on the metal back and a dent from taking a handlebar to the leg riding