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A few of my friends had a Danger device. My second hand observation (and you have to remember this was many years ago now) was that they were somewhat fragile.
by wilsynet 12y ago
A few of my friends had a Danger device. My second hand observation (and you have to remember this was many years ago now) was that they were somewhat fragile.
One friend was on his 5th hiptop in 18 months, and another was on his 3rd in about the same amount of time.
If you drop an iPhone on concrete, it survives just fine so long as you don't shatter the glass. As for a wood floor or carpet, my various iPhones have survived several falls this way without any issues.
As for Danger, the devices would break frequently, even minor drops would result in the screen cosmetically undamaged, but something got loose internally and the device would stop working entirely.
I wanted a Sidekick / hiptop, but the perceived fragility was too much to overcome.
If anyone reading this worked at Danger, was my perceived fragility of the phone more anecdotal than real?
- drzaiusapelord 12y agoI had one and I don't remember it being necessarily delicate, say broken from a drop, but a lot of them shipped with engineering flaws, so returns were normal. I think I had to return mine at least once. Dust would get under the screen as well, but I learned to live with it. The forums were full of people complaining. Just normal wear and tear would break them. Not sure if they ever really resolved the quality issue before folding. You really felt like a beta tester with the Danger device.