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In earlier smartphones fractured screens were indeed very rare, because the glass did not reach so close to the edges of the phone, i.e. to the impact zones. My
by jaynetics 4y ago
In earlier smartphones fractured screens were indeed very rare, because the glass did not reach so close to the edges of the phone, i.e. to the impact zones.
My "Razr i" took a hell of a beating. The iPhone 3 was also quite robust. Galaxy S4, iPhone 4 were probably the turning point in terms of robustness vs aesthetics.
- unethical_ban 4y agoiPhone 5 was my first fragile phone. I sat on my iPhone 4 all the time, it being in my back pocket. The 5 thinned out and I warped the frame.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoYeah, I felt that earlier phones had more flex in the shell vs innards, which absorbed the impact; my Galaxy S2 and S5 were also famous for scattering parts all over the floor upon impact (case, battery, etc:), which was hilarious but I also felt (perhaps wrongly) it helped dissipate the energy of the impact. They also tended to have a very very tiny "lip" where the shell of the case would touch surface rather than screen if you put them upside down.