14 DAY TRIAL // Apple fanboys camping outside an Apple Store to get an iPhone X, you better not read this. Remember the first guy who got an iPhone 6 and dropped it in front of the store right on live TV? It probably happened again with the iPhone X, though this time the cameras weren’t there to record the incident.
A video that’s making the rounds below, and which you watch below along with that famous iPhone 6 drop, shows what appears to be an iPhone X shattered due to what was certainly a powerful hit.
While at first glance the clip seems to suggest it was all just an accidental drop, it’s unlikely to be, and the damage is still too substantial to be caused by a regular smash to the ground.
But as long-time iPhone users probably know already, the damage that an Apple device gets following a drop depends on the way it hits the ground and the surface itself, so it’s pretty difficult to tell what exactly happened in this case.
Easy way to waste $1,000
For what it’s worth, however, the iPhone X is indeed prone to physical damage given that it’s made of glass, and this is why a significant number of buyers might also purchase cases to protect their $1,000 devices.
Apple says the iPhone 8 is made from the most durable glass ever, and the same is the case with the iPhone X, but as we reported a couple of days ago, the protection you get is limited to a certain level beyond which no glass can currently become crack-proof.
The iPhone X is going on sale today across the world, and as all the fanboys already know, it’s not at all an affordable device. The base model costs $999, and it could get significantly more expensive in other countries depending on taxes and other extra fees that retail stores could add to the base price.
