TPU Case Review (Sorta)

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Slipped out of my hands taking it out of my leather holster. The phone fell down face first from about 3 feet high. It made a loud "pop" sound when it hit the floor.

I think it's possible the case made a suction cup type of effect so there was no place for the shock to go which ended up cracking my screen -_-

I probably won't be buying any more cheap $3 cases, but then again this was probably my fault for dropping it in the first place and I'm just trying to find an excuse not to take the blame... lmao

Sorry to hear that...it can (and does) happen to anyone. Try the Otterbox Commuter for your next phone. You can buy replacement screens on Ebay, but you may be better off selling the phone for parts.

Lol... I HAVE the Commuter for the Atrix. I just decided not to use it today because I felt like having less bulk for Mother's Day brunch. LMAO

I've got a couple options so I'm not even worried.

I can get it fixed for about $50 or file an insurance claim for $125. I was wondering though, if anyone knows if they force you into shipping the broken phone back through asurion?

Dropping any phone on its face is going to cause it to shatter probably the only thing that would have saved you is the defender

Have to say though... that's one impressive looking crack. I'm not entirely sure about the whole suction-cup-y thing... seeing as that pocket of air would have been so tiny it would have hardly been an issue.... but that's probably the issue right there. very small lip means that the phone probably still either came in direct contact with the ground.... or just the edge of the case smaking the ground somehow cracked the screen. It's just odd to see it crack quite like that.

Originally Posted by elementaldragon

Have to say though... that's one impressive looking crack. I'm not entirely sure about the whole suction-cup-y thing... seeing as that pocket of air would have been so tiny it would have hardly been an issue.... but that's probably the issue right there. very small lip means that the phone probably still either came in direct contact with the ground.... or just the edge of the case smaking the ground somehow cracked the screen. It's just odd to see it crack quite like that.

Lol however it happened, the end result still sucks :P I'm pretty sure though that if it were in my defender or commuter case, it would have been fine...

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Since its in this state already, why not see if dropping it with the other case does more damage? It'd be great for the rest of us to find out if you were to experiment a couple more times...

Originally Posted by _Alex_

Since its in this state already, why not see if dropping it with the other case does more damage? It'd be great for the rest of us to find out if you were to experiment a couple more times...

I still need it to work until I figure out what I want to do! LOL

BUUUUUUUUUUUT... I did slam it in the Defender for the time being. I dropped it a couple times flipping it into the air and failing to catch. The cracks aren't getting any worse from what I can tell. =D