I ran across this quote in another post:
So I started wondering what people were saying about keeping a phone in their pocket and what happened when they did BEFORE the iPhone 6 came out. Turns out that keeping a phone in your pocket hasn't always been rainbows and unicorns...
Galaxy S: Broke camera lens, takes great pains to say it wasn't in his back pocket, but insinuates that it could potentially break while in front pocket if he sits:
http://www.samsunggalaxysforum.com/samsung-galaxys-general-discussion/just-found-out-back-camera-lens-cover-cracked!!/
Nexus 4: "what's annoying is that the screen broke while in my pocket, I didn't drop it" (post #5)
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/just-cracked-my-screen-fml.62129/
Galaxy S3, screen cracked in pocket:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/777720?tstart=0
Galaxy Note review, scared to put it in pocket for fear it would break:
http://www.powercx.com/?p=2664
Article entitled "Nexus One Shouldnt Go In Your Pocket", has quote from HTC saying, Putting a phone in a tight pair of jeans and sitting down would usually cause the kind of damage, People sometimes forget that they dont go in pockets.
http://phandroid.com/2010/03/05/nexus-one-shouldnt-go-in-your-pocket/
Nexus 4's cracking in pocket. "Broke mine by falling asleep on the couch with it in my front pocket.". "same happened to mine."
http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-4-cracked-back-glass-135237/
LG Intuition broke in pocket (post #21):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-lg-intuition/206591-apparently-im-only-crazy-person-so-far.html
Samsung Epic, not meant for tight pants or pockets (post #7):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-epic-4g/44359-internal-screen-cracked.html
Nexus 7, broke in back pocket (post #23):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-2012/194197-oops-dropped-cracked-nexus-7-screen-sol.html
"Local repair center" says that cracked screen could be caused by putting Galaxy S4 in rear pocket and sitting (post #15):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/305142-brand-new-galaxy-s4-broken-no-reason.html
Nexus breaks in pocket. One commenter (post #7) says "Given the additional length of the Nexus, it seems reasonable that there would be more pressure created to flex the phone.":
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus/144312-screen-my-nexus-cracked-need-advice.html
Epic 4G cracks in back pocket (post #15):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/178630-gorilla-glass-2-pos.html
S4 cracked while in cargo pocket (post #3):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...4-venting-lcd-cracked-no-apparent-reason.html
Nexus 7 cracks in cargo pants pocket:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-2013/336169-cracked-screen-but-i-didnt-drop-smash-warning.html
Galaxy S4: I'd keep it out of your back pocket.. (post #2):
http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/Android/thread-id/19121
"Galaxy S4 cracked in my jeans front pocket, and there is a wide range of evidence that this is a known problem":
http://support.t-mobile.com/message/276473
Galaxy S4 cracked in front jeans pocket:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287882
Galaxy Note cracked in back pocket. Commenter says to NEVER have a smart phone in your back pocket!
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1977366
Don't keep your phone in your back pocket, say these folks:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/843462-s5-back-pocket-phone.html
Carrying Note 3 in pocket, not a good idea:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/340142-galaxy-note-3-durability.html
Xperia X breaks in pocket:
http://forums.meteor.ie/t5/Sony/Xperia-Z-broken-screen-in-my-pocket/td-p/115734
Xperia X1 cracks in pocket:
http://hellopeter.com/sony-ericsson/complaints/sony-xperia-z1-compact-cracked-in-pocket-1409750
LG G2 cracked in back pocket when sat on:
https://www.facebook.com/LGUSAMobile/posts/642669755768273
2 LG G2s crack in pockets (post 7 & 8), commenter says carrying in back pocket will definitely crack the screen (post 13):
https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/155429
Motorola Q screen cracks in pocket:
http://www.droidforums.net/threads/cracked-screen-11-day-old-phone-help.89976/
Unspecified Windows phone cracks in pocket:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp8-wpnetwork/cracked-screen-and-cannot-unlock-the-phone-to-use/77737b38-c8fc-404a-9598-9991f20a1acf
Nexus 4 breaks in back pocket:
http://www.reddit.com/r/nexus4/comments/1yxi4v/help_cracked_screen_cant_unlock_phone_now/
I feel uncomfortable when I sit with my phone in my pocket, and my friend's broke:
https://stonybrook.digication.com/sion_kim/Trend_that_is_interesting_to_me1
HTC One X, back pocket, sat, cracked:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1913188
Galaxy Note 2 breaks in front jeans pocket:
http://www.talkandroid.org/viewtopic.php?t=648762&p=5739543#.VCoDfUpdX-Q
HTC One, back pocket, you guessed it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295276&page=3
Xperia broke in my pocket, something is wrong with this phone:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/Screen-broke-when-i-had-the-phone-in-my-pocket/td-p/317984
Galaxy S3 breaks in pocket, Samsung says it was "improper handling":
http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/38170?tstart=0
I could go on (and on and on and on), but I think it's safe to say that keeping your phone in your pocket is positively acknowledged to be a decent way to break the damned thing - no matter what phone it is. The iPhone is - obviously - no exception; except that apparently it might bend slightly instead of cracking the screen.
#owned
Great work.
