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Glass-Bodied iPhone 8 Shatters Repeatedly in Drop Tests
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S7 has glassback, my toddler dropped it multiples times from couch, bed, yanked cord while charging on table, slapped it from her mom's hands at a funeral, glass back is intact. No crack, no scratch.
The front screen however is ****ed.
The front screen however is ****ed.
New to the thread, and I'm sure after 9 pages of posts, I'll probably repeat some comment, my apologies.
Ok, so let me get this straight, Apple makes a phone encased in glass. Granted its a strengthened glass, but its glass nonetheless. And now some folks are surprised (or upset) that when dropping it on the ground, the glass shatters??? Really glass shattering when dropped?
If I were to buy the 8 or X, one thing that I would be wary of, is dropping because of the physical nature of glass - just just me.
Ok, so let me get this straight, Apple makes a phone encased in glass. Granted its a strengthened glass, but its glass nonetheless. And now some folks are surprised (or upset) that when dropping it on the ground, the glass shatters??? Really glass shattering when dropped?
If I were to buy the 8 or X, one thing that I would be wary of, is dropping because of the physical nature of glass - just just me.
Yes, the tests are relevant given Apple's statement, and since it turned out to be their usual marketing BS, some ridicule is relevant."most durable glass ever" statement is more than screaming for such a test
Surprising the amount of fanboyism in this thread. They all came out of the woodwork to minimize this.
Apple just used glass that's in no way special compared to other manufacturers. It breaks just as easily. And having a phone with a glass back makes it much more susceptible to breakage.
And Apple being the greedy Apple we all know and love, they upped the insurance prices too, so they can profiteer from the increased risk.
I've never dropped any of my iPhones from my hands. However, my original iPhone fell from waist-high a couple of times when my belt clip released unintentionally, and others have been pulled off tables when they were charging. So accidents can happen even if you're careful. I've always used a case for that reason. I'd prefer not to, though, so I'd like to see Apple use another material that's much more forgiving but still looks good. Even if they do, however, the display will still be vulnerable unless they can make it shatter-resistant, too.
You must be a sheer imbecile (or a 4 year old) to make wooden formula 1 cars, paper buildings, rubber trainrails or glass smartphones
So do most people but accidents happen. I'm just glad i've not suffered a cracked screen yet.
High Horse comment was me not stooping to your level.
Yes, but that's assuming that's the only issue you have.
If a phone is dropped, it gets weaker. The more drops, the weaker it gets. So, if my iPhone has a big drop and doesn't break, it gets replaced. Excuse me, I mean to say it magically won't power on and I need an express replacement. Or a switch won't work. Point is, they send me an express replacement for free because those issues are 100% covered by AppleCare at no cost.
They probably get the phone, see there isn't a problem, but who cares, I got a new phone. I do this once or twice a year. I also have them replace headphones, USB cables and I'm covered if I actually do break my display.
Is this abusing AppleCare? Yeah. But they are also America's richest company that overprices products. And no, not abusing AppleCare doesn't impact price. Apple will charge the maximum they can for a product. Look at the iPad, they even publically said they'd lower the price if sales slumped before launch, but it sold well and the price stayed the same. Apple uses rules to benefit themselves financially and I'm going to do the same.
The main issue I can see here is the glass cracking EVEN WITH a case on it. I can see this happening often.
Yes they did...there is more than one Video - shock 7 is more durable
No, everyone knows full well that glass breaks and that iPhones break easily - it's rather that people are upset that anyone would have the temerity to point it out.
ya, you just blew straight through the point(s) of the thread.
a) Apple are touting this glass as super de feckin duper strong when in fact its just as pish as all other glass phone coverings.
b) Unlike most android glass backs which can be easily changed for buttons if broken (and in fairness like the last glass back an iphone has back in the'4 days) the IP8 glass back is a structural piece of the phone and is "new device "repair costing up to $400 by apple.
It is one thing to design a phone out of glass, but quite another to falsely proclaim it indestructible and then gimp any chance of repairing it.
Its still glass and that's my point, While Corning has done great things with gorilla glass, its still glass and glass shatters.
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I don't know, are you making the point that people are unaware that glass is breaks easily?
Yes, with a better one that isn't prone to shatter
(Use bubble gum if thousands of patents and 12 billion on research doesn't yield anything better)
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Timmy says they dropped it wrong. The CEO said,
"That is clearly not the way to drop an iPhone."
"That is clearly not the way to drop an iPhone."