Glass On The iPhone 4 Breaks 82 Percent More Than On The 3GS

s reception problems were its Achilles Heel? A new study invites you to think again. An analysis by SquareTrade suggests that the glass on the iPhone 4 is more fragile than on the last-generation iPhone 3GS, breaking 82 percent more often.

After analyzing an impressive 20,000 iPhone accidents that took place within the first four months of ownership, the firm also found that 4.7 percent of iPhone 4 owners report an accident within the first four months of ownership, compared to 2.8 percent of 3GS owners, which amounts to a 68 percent increase in accident claims.

Moreover, SquareTrade estimates that 15.5 percent of iPhone 4 owners will have an accident within the first year of buying their phone, compared to 7.8 percent of 3GS owners. It’s unclear how the firm arrived at this figure…more

Tags: Glass Break, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4

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