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This is blatant advertising for some phone insurance company
by shawabawa3 9y ago
This is blatant advertising for some phone insurance company
- hungerstrike 9y agoIt's also true. Ars Technica has now published a story saying the same thing - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youre-gonna-need-a-case-iphone-x-fares-poorly-in-first-drop-tests/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youre-gonna-need-a-c...
- nathanaldensr 9y agoAgreed. That was my first thought also.
- mcgarnagle 9y agoFirst thoughts aside. Why is the back of the iphone made of glass in the first place. At least before it was like a usb key... you know 50/50 chance of breaking. Now they're gone full lightning cable and made it a 100% chance that some glass would break.
- jvzr 9y agoQi charging capability requires a back that is almost radio transparent, or something along these lines, which aluminum is not
- pritambaral 9y agoPlenty of materials are both radio transparent and non-metallic.
- bearbearbear 9y agoThe iPhone X is targeted at a demographic of people with a lot of disposable income. The kind of people who, when their $1000 phone breaks, will simply go to the Apple store and buy another. So think of it this way: If having a fully glass front increases sales of replacement parts and devices, then having both the front AND back glass will DOUBLE those repeat sales. Apple is not a nonprofit, and they didn't become one of the wealthiest corporations on the planet by being generous and altruistic.