As for SquareTrade...not surprised.
Glass was invented for windows - it is too fragile for utility objects.
The guy who thinks it is must be insane (or a commercial genius)
SquareTrade only reflects what most 3 year old kids experience.
As for SquareTrade...not surprised.
Glad you agree, sleazy companys (like Apple) do that specifically as a pure secondary money grab.Billions in repair costs and replacement phones would be the answer.
Here, a tester stabs the back of an iPhone X with a knife and then hits the front with a 3-pound hammer. Does the X survive?
As I said: most 3 year old kids have experiences with breaking glass.This video is hilarious. I like how he continually smashes the phone after it breaks, almost as if he is angry at the iPhone for some reason or another. And he says "Guys" like 50 times in four minutes.
These idiots can say why they want. This phone is the sexiest phone that I have ever held in my hand.
If I drop it and it smashes then I know that my Apple Care policy will sort my replacement.
Oh they will. You just paid $199 for the privilege of paying $228 instead of $279.
For $427 you get a new screen. Yay. You better hope something else breaks on that phone to make your insurance worth it...
We are in crazy town people. These prices are ridiculous.
[doublepost=1509991555][/doublepost]We really need to be conversing about how Trump was obviously dropped on his head (from a considerable height) & the resulting damage it caused. Now that's a story worth bickering about.
Apple says the iPhone X has the most durable glass ever used in a smartphone, with a strengthening layer that is 50 percent deeper, but a series of drop tests show that glass and concrete still don't play well together.
SquareTrade, a company that provides extended warranties for electronic devices, conducted several breakability tests on the iPhone X, and found that its glass back and lack of a home button make it "the most breakable iPhone ever."
Not only did the iPhone X's glass shatter when dropped on its front and back from a height of six feet, but the display also malfunctioned. Keep in mind that pocket height for most people is about three feet.
SquareTrade is naturally using the opportunity to push its two-year smartphone protection plan, which was recently reduced to $129 plus a $99 deductible for most claims, in the United States.
The plan covers cracked screens, liquid damage, battery failure, Lightning connector failure, and speaker failure. It doesn't cover loss or theft.
SquareTrade customers now have an in-home repair option with a lower $25 deductible to fix cracked screens. The service is currently available in more than 700 cities across the United States, with new cities added monthly.
A few YouTube channels also tested the iPhone X in extreme conditions to determine how durable and water resistant the device is.
EverythingApplePro placed the iPhone X in a 20-foot tube of water for 35 minutes without any signs of liquid damage occurring. He also put the iPhone X into a running washing machine, and the device still remained functional.
JerryRigEverything scratched the iPhone X with a utility knife, including the cameras, stainless steel frame, and rear Apple logo. He also tried to bend the device, without much success, and burn the display with a lighter.
While breakability tests are generally unscientific, the videos reveal that even the most durable glass in a smartphone isn't shatterproof.
Apple recently confirmed it will charge out-of-warranty rates of $279 for iPhone X screen repairs, and $549 for any other damage to the device, unless it is a manufacturing defect covered by Apple's standard one-year limited warranty.
There's also AppleCare+, an optional, premium warranty plan that extends an iPhone's warranty coverage to two years from the original purchase date of the device, and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage.
With AppleCare+ for iPhone X, the price of a repair would be the $199 upfront cost of the plan plus a $29 or $99 incidental fee.
If you shatter your iPhone X's screen once, for example, you would pay $279 out of warranty. With the upfront cost of AppleCare+ coupled with the screen repair incidental fee, you would pay $228.
If you shatter your iPhone X's back glass, having AppleCare+ is even more worthwhile. Apple's flat rate is $549 for this type of damage, while the upfront cost of AppleCare+ coupled with a $99 incidental fee totals $298.
All prices above are listed in U.S. dollars. AppleCare+ and Apple's out-of-warranty repair fees vary in other countries.
SquareTrade conducted breakability tests for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus a few months ago with similar results. Both of the glass-bodied models shattered on all sides in every single drop test, including front and back drops at a distance of six feet, a 22-foot shot drop test, and a tumble test.
Article Link: SquareTrade Says iPhone X is 'Most Breakable iPhone Ever' as Glass Shatters in Series of Drop Tests
Because Apple said "hardest, most durable glass ever" and it turns out to be worth zero because it breaks alot easier than any iphone before it?
This video is hilarious. I like how he continually smashes the phone after it breaks, almost as if he is angry at the iPhone for some reason or another. And he says "Guys" like 50 times in four minutes.
And most likely if the back shatters, the front will too.
That is why I don’t understand why there is so much emotion over this headline, and statement. Clearly people buying phones that have Glass surfaces will use some care with them. I know of many people that run Note 8, iPhone 8 devices with no case, and have zero problems. Just use care.
Yeah because Apple doesn't recommend Applecare with every item sold, which based on their obscene repair prices is pretty much mandatory.
Because Apple said "hardest, most durable glass ever" and it turns out to be worth zero because it breaks alot easier than any iphone before it?
I will buy the X(s) once it has a metal body. Glass on the back is really stupid to start with in my opinion and paying more for the back than the entire front display is behind any reason for me. I hope they will release a metal version next year.
And all this time I thought Samsung had the first glass backed phonesApple is really the one that started this crap and this is what we have. $549 to replace the back of a phone, that should have never been made of glass to begin with. Unfortunately the other OEMs have followed Apple of course and so this is what we have. Can't do anything about the screen, but a glass back is just stupid. There are other materials that would work with wireless charging that don't break so easily.
I'm concerned that SquareTrade and others are going to all jack up their plan and and copay prices solely because of how poorly the X is designed in this area.
Cynical isn’t what I would call it...Is it an overpriced toy with little marginal utility designed primarily to serve ads and squeeze repair/replacement dollars?
Nah, that's just cynical, right?
This article is a biased hit piece, nobody drops their phone from 6 feet — not even Shaq! For the average user, a six foot drop means holding your phone ABOVE YOUR HEAD and dropping it! WTF!!!
And all this time I thought Samsung had the first glass backed phones