You love your iPhone 4 like an additional child or pet.
So be sure to take care of it.
Per 9to5Mac, a Square Trade study has determined that the iPhone 4’s glass casing has been show to break 82% more than an iPhone 3GS’ casing.
While the iPhone 4 has two sides of glass instead of one, thus potentially doubling the incidents versus previous iPhone generations that maintained plastic backs, it was also determined that the plastic around the sides of the iPhone 3GS is able to cushion potential impact much better than the iPhone 4’s metal antenna-frame.
Other findings include the following:
-iPhone 4 owners reported 82% more damaged screens in the first four months compared to iPhone 3GS owners.
-More than 25% of damage reported was to the glass on the back of the unit.
-The reported accident rate for the iPhone 4 was 68% higher than for the iPhone 3GS.
-An estimated 15.5% of iPhone 4 owners will have an accident within a year of buying their phone.
-iPhone 4 screen damage is responsible for more than four-fifths of reported accidents during the last four months, slightly higher than the iPhone 3GS during the same time period.
Square Trade currently functions as the largest independent warranty provider in the world and has analyzed iPhone accidents for well over 20,000 iPhone 4 units.
If you’ve had an iPhone 4 glass incident on your end or want to hurl in your two cents, let us know what’s on your mind.
One reply on “Square Trade study finds iPhone 4 glass 82% more susceptible to breaking that iPhone 3GS glass”
Relative percentage changes can sound impressive when the absolute rates remain very low. It’s hard to know what to make of these data w/o more of the absolute rates.