Weak gorilla glass

[beowulf7]

This is making me paranoid about my phone if the screen cracks by dropping it mere inches instead of feet! I got a screen protector on mine, but I figured it's not as strong as GG, so mainly to protect the screen from fingerprints, grease, light dirt, etc.

Has anyone watched the torture tests that Molly Wood & crew conduct on CNET's Always On?

 

[sincarafan]

This is why I have a warranty with Square Trade, just in case. Even their tests showed the weakness of the glass.

 

[shmn]

I have the phone in an Otterbox Defender since day one. Took out this past weekend and used it naked (the phone, not me). It was like holding onto a bar of soap. I was constantly dropping it onto the table and into my lap. Not an easy phone to hold for me. It's back in it's case now and I feel safer.

The phone, however, is very sexy when naked; it's a sharp looking phone and the screen looks much better without the clear plastic screen protector. Too bad it feels like a slippery eel.

 

[Goodspike]

I have the phone in an Otterbox Defender since day one. Took out this past weekend and used it naked (the phone, not me). It was like holding onto a bar of soap. I was constantly dropping it onto the table and into my lap. Not an easy phone to hold for me. It's back in it's case now and I feel safer.

Without a case I just get reminded of how thin the phone is, and therefore how vulnerable it would be because thicker would be stronger. The case allows me to pretend those concerns don't really exist.

Seriously, when considering what smartphone to buy, the thinness of the phone wasn't a factor at all. Phone manufacturers can race all they want to produce the thinnest phone to seduce the gullible. I prefer focusing on real features, like MicroSD, NFC, IR, removable batteries, etc.