| 24-05-2009 08:26 AM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
My wifes old 5500 went through 45 mins at 60 degs in the wash and, after a dry-out worked fine until it got upgraded to an N82. The N82 got fropped once and the whole casing got bent and the keyboard popped up so that the keys were rendered useless. I had to force it back into shape and beat the keyboard back to where it was supposed to be.
My old E70 went into the bath for a fraction of a second and never worked again.
My E61 has been in my pocket for two years and its as battered as all hell. Its scraped, dented and creaks and moans at the slightest touch.
I really feel that ALL mobile phones should be rubberised, mil-spec'd and made STRONG. All!
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Haha if all phones were mil-spec'd, half of us regular human beings with regular jobs won't be able to afford them.
And I don't like the idea of rubberization, clothes fibers and lint tend to stick to them. And after some time, the rubber will deteriorate and ooze.
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| 24-05-2009 08:22 AM |
| Unregistered |
For non symbian phones, my top fav would be the Moto SLVR L7.... I dropped it in water on 1 occasion, on concrete several times, fell onto the tarmac as I got out of a cab once and went through 4 years with me.
Needless to say, the plastic keypad finally crumbled through the last quarter of that period but the rest of the construction held up and withstood the test of time and abuse.
I then momentarily used an SE K810i which felt very plasticy and very light. Thought of it as more of a toy gadget than a trusty phone.
Just recently purchased an E61i second hand off a good friend for a good deal of 80 bucks US and rejoiced that once a gain I have a phone that feels like a tank.
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| 14-12-2008 10:28 AM |
| Unregistered |
e90 is solid
i have had an E90 for 12 months in daily heavy use. i have dropped it on carpet, wood and concrete (and I do treat it with great respect and care!).
It is very robust however a weak spot is the plastic frame around the keyboard. Soon after i got the phone i dropped it from pocket height (say 2-3 feet) on to a brick step. Only he force of its own weight. The plastic surround cracked (you had to look closely to see it). That being said the metal casing top and bottom would still protect it from serious damage - the phone is still going great and the surround replaced under warranty when sorting the keyboard/screen issue.
As an old psion user and a pda power user this phone is the only one to finally offer the full phone/office in a pocket size device that really does do almost everything - and you can drop it too! expensive but worth every penny.
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| 09-12-2008 11:12 AM |
| Unregistered |
my Nokia experiences
I dropped my 7710 some 15 ft onto a concrete floor: small nick in one corner but perfect operation. I washed the LD-4W GPS receiver with my cycling clothes: no damage. Lastly I fell off my bike on an icy tarmac intersection and the dropped N95 was driven over by a bus: no damage - absolutely none.
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| 09-12-2008 10:48 AM |
| Unregistered |
My 5500 is now nearly 2 yrs old. I hv dropped it innumerable times, face-first mostly. But it still works gr8.
Even posting now thru dat only.
Only -ve point is, with the normal wear n tear, all the side-buttons placed within its rubber-casing hv come out, including the power button, PTT and pencil.
Had to use a third-party app ThePencil to use my # key as pencil
Does anyone know where can i get a new cabinet for my phone ? Failed to find it in my local town.
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| 09-12-2008 04:29 AM |
| malerocks |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
My wifes old 5500 went through 45 mins at 60 degs in the wash and, after a dry-out worked fine until it got upgraded to an N82. The N82 got fropped once and the whole casing got bent and the keyboard popped up so that the keys were rendered useless. I had to force it back into shape and beat the keyboard back to where it was supposed to be.
My old E70 went into the bath for a fraction of a second and never worked again.
My E61 has been in my pocket for two years and its as battered as all hell. Its scraped, dented and creaks and moans at the slightest touch.
I really feel that ALL mobile phones should be rubberised, mil-spec'd and made STRONG. All!
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Man, talk about abusing phones. You dont deserve to own these things :P
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| 08-12-2008 08:50 PM |
| Unregistered |
My wifes old 5500 went through 45 mins at 60 degs in the wash and, after a dry-out worked fine until it got upgraded to an N82. The N82 got fropped once and the whole casing got bent and the keyboard popped up so that the keys were rendered useless. I had to force it back into shape and beat the keyboard back to where it was supposed to be.
My old E70 went into the bath for a fraction of a second and never worked again.
My E61 has been in my pocket for two years and its as battered as all hell. Its scraped, dented and creaks and moans at the slightest touch.
I really feel that ALL mobile phones should be rubberised, mil-spec'd and made STRONG. All!
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| 08-12-2008 01:48 PM |
| JimH |
The wife drove the car over her N95 the other week (by accident), it was pressed completely into the slightly soft ground, apart from a couple of minor scratches there's no indication of anything having happened to it.
The slider's no better or worse than before either...
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| 08-12-2008 01:13 PM |
| Unregistered |
Yup, E90 is a robust son-of-a-gun. Perfect tool in the business world. Now, if only they figured out the keyboard screen scratching issue prior to releasing it 
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| 08-12-2008 11:09 AM |
| juwlz |
New jobs?
Are the AAS team planning to audition for "The Gadget Show". You could have endless fun blowing things up, driving tanks over them, and drowning them there ;-)
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| 08-12-2008 06:56 AM |
| malerocks |
I think that how robust the phone is purely a matter of personal opinion.. We have all dropped phones and I am sure everyone's heart skips a beat at the thought that the phone might stop working...
Overall, I have seen (my personal experience) that Nokia phones are fairly robust and do a decent job of surviving falls and abuse.
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| 08-12-2008 06:33 AM |
| malerocks |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
The problem i think could be that Nokia in order to cut costs might have outsourced the production of this handset to a different geographic region.
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Of course they have. A lot of the Nokia phones are manufactured in China. And this is a story with a lot of the electronic stuff that we all use... It is made in China due to lower production costs.
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| 08-12-2008 04:08 AM |
| Unregistered |
N-95 Robustness.
This article could not have come at a better time for me! Just yesterday, i flung my satchelbag into the car and the N95 (RM 159) which was in the bag hit a hard corner and the top area just near the power button got zinged.
The phone per se works fine but i'm now reminded that this is not a man's phone. It has to be mollycoddled and placed on plush upholstered stuff. :(
It has been with me for less than a year and the slide has already become loose and the plastic shell that "wraps around" the back of the phone is beginning to come apart at the sides. I think Nokia should do a better QC on this count when they run for production quality phones.
The problem i think could be that Nokia in order to cut costs might have outsourced the production of this handset to a different geographic region.
Kaizer.
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| 07-12-2008 09:25 PM |
| Majikthise |
I know it is not a smartphone, but a few years ago my Nokia 6110 fell out of my pocket into a raspberry patch and was returned to me 9 months later after being out in the elements all that time. I still use it as my backup emergency phone.
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| 07-12-2008 09:15 PM |
| slitchfield |
Ooh, yes, I'd forgotten the E51. Added to the list, as it's got a story to tell in our household too 8-)
Re: full face. Not quite sure what you need. The main impact was on the top right of the phone. All other scratches are to the front-right side, few minor chips in other places due to secondary impact and final resting on its front etc.
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