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iPhone 4 Screens Break 82% More Than 3GS
A surprising number of readers have submitted linkage to a story discussing a recently released study that
proclaims that iPhone 4 glass breaks way more often than the 3GS's. Although the chart that I found more surprising was the one that said almost 9% of iPhone 3GS screens crack after a year.
I think the fact that you need to put more crap on your phone in order to not have it break is bullshit, personally.
Is this really news? you're dealing with a device that doesn't have an easily removable battery or even screws to take the cover off. These phones are definitely not meant to last - they're a fashion accessory. When the new one comes out next year the one you have now is supposed to be in rough shape, come the year after and it should be either dead or on it's last legs.
I don't see many iPhone 2G around anymore, presumably most have perished by now. The Nokia 6310(i) on the other hand, we won't see the end of those till the last GSM network closes down and even then people will run their own using OpenBTS just so they can continue using it
People with iPhones are more likely to have social friends, as opposed to people that seek out the most open, developer friendly phone. People with friends are more likely to party and drink. People with developer friendly phones are likely to sit in a padded chair in their home. Drunk people drop phones a lot, even in traffic. Developer people drop phones too, but on couches, tables, and carpeted floors. That is my theory.
what kind of screen protection they are using. If you buy a device like this with no screen protection you get what's coming.
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Oh wait Captain Context, the article only has iPhone stats posted.
Try the index that contains this article and look at the other studies. There's an (admittedly older) article comparing the iPhone with the Blackberry and Treo.
Handheld gadgets with glass panels are fragile. Genius!
Shocking news ... metal covered glass breaks easier than the one surrounded with thick plastic.
Look at the 3G/3GS, and compare it to the first iPhone (on which I saw some broken screens) and the iPhone 4....
I think the new design looks spectacular, still I would 100x prefer my 3GS with the 4's features than the actual 4.
I actually think, that a iPhone 4 with the plastic bumper is still more vulnerable to side impacts than a 3G/GS without a protector.
Just my 2c ...
An other factor : if you have big hands, you can much more easily drop small objects. The 4 felt tiny compared to my in-case (actual brand of the case) covered 3GS. Every time I hold a 3GS without the cover I have the feeling that I am about to drop, it is so slim and shiny/slippery.
I see the iPhone haters are out in force. And by the looks of it, none of them bothered to read through to the end of the report:
"Despite this troubling increase, it's important to take the accident rate into perspective. Overall, the iPhone is still a very well constructed device, with a non-accident malfunction rate much lower than most other consumer electronics.
In SquareTrade's previous study comparing smart phone reliability from November 2008, we found iPhones to be far more reliable than Blackberrys and Palm Treos. We will be updating this report soon, and we'll have data on the latest Android phone models. It may yet be seen that even with the double glass, the iPhone has an overall failure rate that is still better than the competition."
Anyone with any experience in the cellular world will tell you that iPhones are the made from better quality materials than ALL other phones. Pick one up, it's obvious. Ok it has it's shortfalls, but hey, it's still the best.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SHIT. If you treat your phone like a football, you're going to have scratches and cracks. If you put a decent case on it and take care of it, chances are you won't end up destroying it.
How would the screen break besides user abuse? They're pretty durable so I doubt they are spontaneously breaking as the user slides their finger around and taps the icons. Not an iPhone but my toddler has been hauling around an iTouch for two years without so much as scratching the screen. The only parts showing wear are the buttons. I've broken phone screens before but despite a muchmlarger screen the iTouch ahs held up much better.
I'd guess the people who break their screen don't use a screen protector, leave it banging against their keys, drop it, etc.
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The iPhone has had a few problems (antenna, etc) and these weren't covered under the warranty. However, there were many rumors that Apple had fixed it silently, and that when you sent a phone for repair, they were fixing this as well.
As such, you might find that a lot of people were doing this on purpose, to see if they can get a phone, which had the other problems fixed.
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CyanogenMod is pretty awesome and it is available for most Android phones so you don't need to wait for the carrier updates.
Uhuh. So if I hack my Android phone, I can control it. And that's better than if I hack my iPhone so I can control it.
Seriously, you fandroids are the most oddly hypocritical lot I've come across in a long time...