The glass front and back make the iPhone X prone to cracks

Nov 6, 2017 13:31 GMT  ·  By

Apple says that the iPhone X is made from the most durable glass on a smartphone, but despite this, there are concerns that this model is super-prone to cracks just because the company gave up on aluminum.

And after several drop tests have shown that you should really treat the iPhone X with extra care because it can easily break when receiving strong hits, here comes mobile insurance firm SquareTrade with its own research to show that the device is indeed “the most breakable iPhone ever.”

While at first glance it makes sense for a company selling protection plans for high-end smartphones to claim that the iPhone X breaks easily only to convince you to buy one of their products, their tests came to the same conclusions as those performed by YouTubers in the last few days.

For example, after a face-down drop test, the iPhone X not only that shattered, but its facial recognition system also stopped working, again for a reason that’s yet to be determined.

It costs a fortune to repair the iPhone X

As for the typical drops that the majority of devices experience after day-to-day use, the iPhone X shows minor physical damage on its case, but the internals seem to be more prone to damage because of the external shocks.

SquareTrade says the iPhone X is quite an expensive device when it comes not only to the purchase price, but also to the overall costs of the repairs. Apple itself is charging no less than $349 for a screen replacement, but the firm says that pricing could be substantially higher if other components are involved.

An iFixit teardown revealed that the iPhone X is not that hard to repair, though replacing some parts involves additional work that could come at a cost. For example, replacing the back glass involves removing the majority of components until the logic board is reached.