Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the iPhone 11 Pro as having the “toughest glass ever in a smartphone,” but on the phone’s release day, Tom’s Guide saw evidence to the contrary: when dropped just once from hip-height, the front screen cracks pretty hard.
That’s about the height it would fall when fumbled out of a pocket, so it’s a good estimate of what might happen if you can’t catch your phone in time. The back glass fared better, but still cracked.
It’s not the only new iPhone to suffer a fall and sad cracking:
Okay, if you wondered, this is how cracked iPhone 11 Pro looks like pic.twitter.com/tHAv5OoPanSeptember 20, 2019
Granted, it’s not quite enough of a sample size to be representative of the phone’s front glass strength – perhaps it’s stronger when dropped at other angles.
But the experiment totally supports the need for a case to protect these expensive flagship smartphones – we’re starting to see a theme here.
social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #techradar http://www.techradar.com/news/iphone-11-drop-test