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"Most Durable" glass cracks after 4 waist-height drops
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Honestly, I have some nice glasses and some cheap glasses in the cupboard. Both will shatter if you drop them on cement, but the nice ones have never shattered while ice was dumped into them
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I’m not apologizing. You drop a Samsung with a glass back, it can shatter, same with an iPhone. Don’t drop your $800 device. Or at least be semi smart and get insurance if your clumsy. I have no doubt I’ll end up shattering the back of my 8+, but I have insurance and I’m not too worried. Did you know if your crashed your car it’ll crumple?
You don’t even realize what you just did by going to compare Samsung. How about using Apple words when they described the glass. Smh
It’s -glass- it’s not my fault you think Apple is magical and can somehow change the properties of it completely. It’s durable yeah, but if you drop it- it’s GLASS it’ll still break. They advertised it as durable, not shatterproof. And your shaking your head
+ I’m sure in 6-12 months Samsung will come out with a device that has a stronger back panel, and I can promise you if you drop it on the floor it’ll still most likely break.
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I invested $8 in a case with solid drop protection.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L1F1OV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Been using one for 3 years... had multiple drops on the concrete floors at work...
... never shattered any glass or damaged the exterior of the phone.
For that reason I can't really feel sorry for the people that shatter the glass on their phones because they run without a case. $1000 for a phone warrants an $8 investment IMO.
Good luck everyone.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L1F1OV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Been using one for 3 years... had multiple drops on the concrete floors at work...
... never shattered any glass or damaged the exterior of the phone.
For that reason I can't really feel sorry for the people that shatter the glass on their phones because they run without a case. $1000 for a phone warrants an $8 investment IMO.
Good luck everyone.
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Personally more concerned with scratches. My two year old 6s plus has multiple kick abrasions in the screen now. I don’t abuse it by any means. It’s always kept I. It’s own pocket. I don’t have a screen protector (I would if the shape of the glass for the last three years didn’t make glass protectors totally stick out).
While the iPhone 8 is a pretty phone everyone should use a case, it will protect on waist heigh drops and protect your glass in the back.
I don’t expect any phones to survive more than 3-4 drops. So if you are clumsy then you are stupid by not putting a case on your shiny new toy.
I don’t expect any phones to survive more than 3-4 drops. So if you are clumsy then you are stupid by not putting a case on your shiny new toy.
It’s -glass- it’s not my fault you think Apple is magical and can somehow change the properties of it completely. It’s durable yeah, but if you drop it- it’s GLASS it’ll still break. They advertised it as durable, not shatterproof. And your shaking your head
+ I’m sure in 6-12 months Samsung will come out with a device that has a stronger back panel, and I can promise you if you drop it on the floor it’ll still most likely break.
Once again I don’t think anything. Let me ask you this. What was apples words describing the glass? Damn. You trying to combat everybody else except what Apple said. Smmfh
It’s a phone
It’s hit or miss
Me and you can have the same phone, drop it the same way, mine could shatter on the first drop and yours will survive the first, second, third, and maybe finally shatter or just even crack on the fourth.
That’s what sucks about these phones, they’re fragile.
Remember the old days where the 5 was so damn strong. I swear I’ve dropped and threw that things so many times and never dented the screen, same with my brother and his friends. Since then these things would crack off a drop on the carpet (which actually happened to a friend with the iPhone 6+)
The most durable glass ever in a smartphone, front and back.
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What Apple says. Nowhere does it say if you drop it it won’t shatter. Using my 8+ naked however and no scratches whatsoever so far
, hopefully it’ll stand up to them better than the 4/4s.If you believe that a glass phone that is -not- advertised as shatterproof won’t shatter if you drop it repeatedly, well your just stupid
The most durable glass ever in a smartphone, front and back.
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What Apple says. Nowhere does it say if you drop it it won’t shatter. Using my 8+ naked however and no scratches whatsoever so far
If you believe that a glass phone that is -not- advertised as shatterproof won’t shatter if you drop it repeatedly, well your just stupid
Of course I don’t nothing any of them say.
I once tried to shatter an iPhone screen intentionally (I had a bumper case on it, though. I had forgotten to remove it). I took it outside on my front walk (concrete) and threw it up in the air and let it hit the walk. After about eight attempts with no breakage, I took it out to the sidewalk. I did the same thing with no shattering after about five tries. I then crouched down and threw the damned phone directly at the concrete. After two tries, the screen finally cracked and shattered.
Then again, you can drop your iPhone from the height of one foot and shatter the screen. Random luck, sometimes.
Then again, you can drop your iPhone from the height of one foot and shatter the screen. Random luck, sometimes.
This is honestly the worst troll attempt I have ever seen. “Look guys! It only takes 4 drops to break this glass!”
These types of tests are never indicative of real world experience. Because every iPhone that is dropped, will land differently based on the height and angle, which may or may not break. So one person's experience dropping an iPhone will not be experience for the next
Person. Some iPhones will survive a drop with very little damage and others will suffer damage greatly all pending the circumstances.
Person. Some iPhones will survive a drop with very little damage and others will suffer damage greatly all pending the circumstances.
Well that’s the point. All glass phones are fragile and will shatter if dropped. None of this nonsense about the most durable glass ever in a phone. It seems as though Apple were trying to find a sweetener for going back to an old design which some might say is less durable than the aluminium they have been using for several years.Honestly, I have some nice glasses and some cheap glasses in the cupboard. Both will shatter if you drop them on cement, but the nice ones have never shattered while ice was dumped into them
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I’m not apologizing. You drop a Samsung with a glass back, it can shatter, same with an iPhone. Don’t drop your $800 device. Or at least be semi smart and get insurance if your clumsy. I have no doubt I’ll end up shattering the back of my 8+, but I have insurance and I’m not too worried. Did you know if your crashed your car it’ll crumple?
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And some of them will happily walk around with cracked screens and backs and just carry on using their phones.
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I think iPhone screens are quite durable. The back will probably shatter quite easily. There were many broken iPhone 4 backs although I never did. The X being all glass may be more prone to shattering though.
Samsung phones with curved screens seem to be much worse at smashing. My husband has smashed the screen on his S6 edge plus twice and now on the S7 edge replacement. However he also managed to smash the screen on his iPhone 4. I think he’s just very clumsy and refuses to use cases or screen protectors were indicated.
Well, was it it really necassary to replace the durable metal back with glass?
Just for inductive charging? Was there no other way?
Maybe there is another material that can do wireless charging but not metal. Anyhow we will be stuck with this design for a few years before Apple change to anything else.
Glass breaks when dropped repeatedly? You don’t say. Does this really need it’s own thread?
The man is literally trying to see how they can break the glass by dropping the phone multiple times back to back on purpose. Just stop. If you want to break your phone you can break your phone. Why is that a revelation?
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Except that when tested the phone was able to withstand being submerged in water for at least 30 minutes.
But none of the OEMs that advertise water resistance will cover water damage under the warranty and there are plenty of videos of these various phones being used under water and being submerged in water for X amount of time. Yet we hear stories of people’s phones regardless of manufacturer being borked after coming into contact with water.
Besides plastic, I don’t believe so. I’m honestly happy about the glass back, I loved the iPhone 4, and have wanted a glass backed phone ever since. It’s glass, and it’ll break, but it looks amazing. Seems easier to hold than the metal back as well.