SquareTrade Says iPhone X is the 'Most Breakable iPhone' Ever [Video]

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Posted November 6, 2017 at 3:01pm by Shalom Levytam

After putting the iPhone X through its durability tests, SquareTrade Labs says it's the most breakable, highest priced, most expensive to repair iPhone, ever.

The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone ever. Is it also the most breakable? SquareTrade Labs finds out.

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Ps312 - November 7, 2017 at 4:52am

Of course it breaks it makes 100"s of millions from repairs.

D4xM4Nx - November 6, 2017 at 3:40pm

Cool story, bro... these guys being an insurance company, they'd want you to have your iPhone X insured (with them). You all wanna see a legit, real-world tests? Look EverythingApplePro up at YouTube, the guy tried a number of drops and no apparent physical damage (Face ID became unavailable.) Bottom line? The iPhone X is a seriously expensive device, do what you can to keep it safe. Don't let fear dissuade ya from ordering it :)

1maxuk - November 6, 2017 at 3:53pm

Very informative words. Thanks.

Juan Perez - November 6, 2017 at 5:25pm

Based on my assessment, you are correct about the video posted here. This company being a phone insurer will try to depict a scenario where the phone is more likely to break. In EverythingApplePro he was using a polished concrete surface, and in the above it is a sidewalk setting. The minerals in the concrete are not fully exposed so the durability on polished concrete is more tangible than on the side walk. A sidewalk has a mix of minerals which can easily cause abrasions and lesions on a sapphire screen - such as the iPhone's. Once the micro-abrasions the likelihood of compromising the surface is greater. The lesson here is, if you are outside a lot, the likelihood of breaking it are a lot higher than if you were to be a person who spends most of their time inside a facility with polished, leveled flooring.

hfnva - November 6, 2017 at 6:11pm

valid points. But I still think making a 6 foot drop is not a normal drop. I would have like them to show tests from 3 feet and gradual 1 foot increase. I still think ST makes sure that they get the worst possible result so they scare people into buying insurance. Don't take me wrong as I have done so on my last 2 devices. From my own experience the highest drop that happened to me was no more than 4 feet and one of them was on tile

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