The truth behind iPhone 4 broken glass study

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• iPhone 4 owners reported 82% more damaged screens in the first 4 months compared to iPhone 3gs owners.
• Overall, the reported accident rate for iPhone 4s 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.

Additionally, SquareTrade concluded that within their four-month investigation, “it’s clear that the iPhone 4 significantly more prone to physical damage than its predecessor. The aluminosilicate glass seem [sic] to crack at least as often as the old glass, and there is now twice as much surface area to break.”

However, in a recent article by

While the study makes for a great headline in the technology and mobile world, the study seems to be a bit on the exaggerated side.