Nokia Has a Sense of Humor, Claims Its Phones Never Break
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Nokia shoots off a funny, nostalgic tweet claiming its phones are unbreakable.
Remember your first Nokia phone? It probably had a monochrome screen and played that classic little Nokia jingle. And it had Snake! Ah... those were the days…
Nokia seems to be feeling a bit nostalgic as well. Last week it posted a tweet with the line “’My Nokia Phone broke.’ – nobody”. It’s a cute shot at many modern smartphones, without naming names; seem to shatter with the slightest impact.
Hard to say if the new Nokias are as hardy as their decade-old siblings.
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strange, I've had my 928 for 4 months and so far no problems.
If I turn it on, it can still make phone calls, but since this one was taken off grid, it's dead.
I have been thinking of modding it, but i'm too lazy. I still like it though, haha.
Cheers!
First nokia was a bar phone. Man that thing was a beast. Dropped that thing so many times and it only ended up with a few scratches. Back would pop off, but it just popped right back on. 2nd nokia was a flip phone. I was very mad one day and ended up throwing it across the room. Hit the wall and just cracked the corner of the screen a little. Talk about being built tough.
3rd nokia is a lumia 920. I've dropped it twice now onto concrete. It's landed on the same corner both times and the plastic is only slightly compressed. No scratches otherwise other than a couple tiny ones on the screen. Don't need no case for that thing. On a side note I should mention the phone still works great =)
I am currently on a Lumia 920 and I work in a warehouse. I have dropped my phone several times on the concrete floor from pocket height. The only damage the thing has suffered is a little bit of a dint on the bottom center edge. The first 5-6 times that I dropped it I was scared out of my whits that it would be broken. But now a year of abuse later it still looks practically new, and when there is a scuff then you can buff it right out. Polycarb really is the best!
For every rule there is an exception... and unfortunately it would seem that you are the lucky anomoly.
When you get a bad device (especially from Verizon) they will rarely give you a new device. Instead you end up with a refurb which probably had similar issues and was slapped back together. For this issue it does not matter what brand your phone is, if you get a bad one then in all likelihood you will end up with a series of lemons. Most of my friends are on Verizon, and several of them have dealt with this at one time or another. Most of the time they just keep turning the device in until they happen to get a new one, or they renew their contract and get a new device that is really truly new which solves the problem.
well its labelled as an x3, and you only broke it x2....
well its labelled as an x3, and you only broke it x2....
Good point, well made!