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The iPhone 5 Damage Report: Two Months Later Source The iPhone 5 isn't the biggest or fastest, but it's held up to physical standards of perfection that make the immaculate womb of Mary look like amateur hour. The phone is supposed to be a consummate beauty. But after two months of constant use, it's already showing wear and tear. Scratch-phobes, beware. Below are two phones with very different lifestyles. One is a bit scratched up since launch day, one isn't. There's my phone, which was purchased on launch day, and has never known the touch of a case. I carry it in my pocket, or sometimes toss it in a bag with other stuff, every single day. The other (control) phone belongs to a coworker whose phone has been locked in a case from the day it was picked up at the end of September. So let's take a very close look. Just how vulnerable is the iPhone 5? With a case... ...an iPhone 5 looks like it did the day you took it out of the box, of course. Note the pristine bezel, the unblemished chamfers. The entire perimeter of the phone is without a single, even slight scratch. But without a case... Yeah, there are scratches. Scratches deep enough to dig through the iPhone 5's matte black treatment and reveal the silver aluminum beneath. Compare the two phones above. Almost all of the corners show at least slight wearing or a little chipping. Some worse than others. And there's that drop bump. And another dink. Again, the slight wearing of the material can be seen all the way around. Does it really matter? Every iPhone has accumulated wear and tear over the years. Nothing looks like new after it's out in the world day after day—not smartphones, not iPods, not humans. And if you live in constant fear of scratching your devices, you're probably going to have an extremely anxious and unhappy existence. **** happens, and things fall on the ground. You can't let worrying about a thing stop you from enjoying the thing. And yet, we do pay extra for the iPhone because of its looks. It's a shallow premium that we've bought into, and one we expect to cash out on. There's nothing wrong with wanting your phone to look good after a year when that's what you've paid for. And there's a distinct difference between damage and aging—while leather shoes take on character as they decay a bit, a chipped smartphone might not exactly acquire a patina. Maybe this will haunt you. Maybe this is what we get for an iPhone whose back isn't made out of shatter-prone glass, but scratch-prone aluminum. Maybe you should get a far more durable Galaxy SIII or Lumia 920 if you're worried about cosmetic longevity. Or maybe you don't give a **** about your smartphone's paint job. Either way, this is how much the iPhone 5 has been worn down by normal use after two months. Extrapolating forward a year or so from now doesn't take that much imagination. It's going to chip more. I'm sorry, but it's true.

I dont know how, my 3G evdo problem solved by itself .Now data working perfectly. hope the probs with cdma signal ..thanks parin ur helping mind...:-):-) @dipan suggest u to try now

My EvDo services are restored now, speeds are very good also. I am getting abt 1.71 Mbps d/l, 0.79 Mbps u/l and ping of 81ms. This is far better than the 0.2 to 0.4 Mbps d/l speeds I was getting over the last 5 to 6 months. Hope RCOM does not read this and mess it up again. It is indeed very nice to see the Blue coloured signal bars and the 3G signs. The signal bars are also remaining at full strength now (all 6 bars) Although GOD could not proceed with the reconfiguration of my Photon because when he was free, I was busy and vice versa, I thank him for his commitment to atleast address the problem and try to set it right. It is a year since I bought the mobile from him.

This is fusion of good old flip phone with latest state of the art specs. Can you believe Samsung has designed this after all similar looking SIII and it's derivatives! It's Samsung SCH-W2013. CDMA + GSM Dual SIM, Dual Standby. Launched in China. Official Webpage >> http://www.samsung.c...pe=cdma2000-gsm Specs: CDMA and GSM Dual SIM, Dual Standby! It's a flip phone with Dual Screens. Both 3.7" Super AMOLED. 1.4 Ghz Quad Core CPU 2 GB RAM, 32GB Expandable via MicroSD Card Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich 8 MP Main Camera, 1.9MP Front Facing Camera Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n

No ota... manually through this leak http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974114 Gsm works flawlessly without any tweaking in this leak. U need to root n install hi apn for apn settings Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Samsung Galaxy Camera available at 25900/- after 4000/- discount on http://shopping.indiatimes.com with coupon code MALAMAAL valid upto 30th November. You could try same coupon to more products. I wanted to try on High range mobiles but most android phones are out of stock EDIT: Please note, Cash On Delivery option is NOT available when used above coupon. Thank you @mgdelhi, wouldn't have checked it if you hadn't mentioned your bad experience.

If going for shopclues, recharge your mobile/DTH for Rs.10-20/- from paytm.com and take Rs.500 /- discount voucher (7.5% or 500 whichever is less).

@Rajan: Thanks a lot. Will go in for shopclues i think. Never got that site in google search somehow. @Fevin: The sony laptop has a 3rd gen core i3 while the lenovo has 2nd gen i3. So sony would be a little faster - around 10%-15% max as per anandtech. But i don't think you should worry much about that at all. Its a very small difference. CPUs are no longer the limiting factor in performance. Whatever be your CPU you will be limited by the disk speed (sometimes even ram speed). You won't find much difference except when doing specialized cpu intensive tasks from memory - like in benchmarks. Other things are much more important in real life use. Like displays or better disks (for eg higher RPM or SSD)

That's on Verizon Note2 only and not on s3 Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Happy birthday Dhiraj ji and Pulkit Gupta Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Shopclues has Toshiba C665-P5210 at Rs 25,605 >> http://www.shopclues...210-laptop.html But costlier then Flipkart by Rs 1505. Bluedart may come up with outrageous quotes like they do for mobiles. I have heard positive reviews for Overnite Express Parcel Service with insurance. Can check out their rates here >> http://www.overniten...Calculator.aspx 3 KG rate from Mumbai to Lucknow with insurance comes to approx Rs 1388. If you're in risk taking mode, can also try IndiaPost Parcel. >> http://www.indiapost...ressParcel.aspx Dirt cheap rates. 3KG to Lucknow will be Rs 95 + Taxes. But it should be done with insurance only (Will cost extra) otherwise in case of loss or damage of the parcel, compensation is paid upto a maximum of INR 500 only.

Dear Diraj Ji & Pulkit Ji Many happy returns of the day.

bud-day boyz > dhiraj sir & pulkit > tons of best wishes.. enjoy.. triggered from tappa-talk 2...

Nippo Starlite LED Torch for Rs 28 http://www.shopclues.com/nippo-starlite-torch.html

Wishing Very Happy Birthday To Dear Diraj Ji & Pulkit Ji..! Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

I've used PA 2.52 with Devil 1.9.5 kernel & Baked Beans Jelly bean with stock kernel on my phone till date. Both worked flawlessly for me. I'm still on PA setup till the 4.2 version is out.

Happy Birthday Dhirajji and Pulkit

Many many happy returns of the day Dhiraj ji and Pulkit.

HBD Pulkit and DK bhai!

Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day Dhiraj ji and Pulkit. May this year be your best ever.

Reliance has launched Haier CG 220 CDMA + GSM dual stand by handset. Details at - http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/handset/handset_details.jsp?HANDSET=Haier%20CG%20220&IMAGE=haierCG220&PRICE=7 Looks kind of OK set. The banner at RCOM website handset page http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/handset/overview.jsp says that a benefit of 1GB/mon data for 6 months is available, but the Web world guys are unaware of this and selling this without any new connection for 2100 (more than listed on RCOM website price of 1999 )

From Infibeam your net effective price for 32EH5000 will be Rs 27,450 under cash for junk scheme. Details here >> http://www.infibeam....ange-offer.html 5% immediate discount while ordering & 5% credit in account after sending your junk. Infibeam listing here >> http://www.infibeam....tml?id=Black-32

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bharatberry costs Rs. 50 per month. Just register on their website and they would call you back.