Are higher iPhone 4 accident rates really something to worry about?

http://www.mixupdate.com/?p=1655

If this is true, how strong would this phone be ?

See, here's the thing.

People are becoming more wary of damage to their devices and, thanks to Squaretrade's amazingly cost-effective warranty, more and more are choosing to have them purchase the protection through them.

I did not read through the entire article, but does it count the number of warranties purchased between the devices?

There is such a heavy push to insure these devices because of their glass screen and outrageous cost, that I'm fairly confident that more and more people are purchasing these warranties to protect their investment.

And sure, more phones probably break due to the back screen, it's there to be pretty and unfortunately costs in fragility, but people can SEE what they are getting into.

My FIRST purchase before even approaching the counter to pay for my phone was to buy a sturdy case for it. Done. I got one that has a 4' drop test. One that still looked attractive, maybe added a bit to the bulk, but would protect a device that I hold near and dear.

I don't have my iPad out of its case, I'm not going to have my iPhone out of its case.

It's not a droid. It's made of glass. It's extra pretty. It's easily damaged.

What iDevice isn't? The early gen iPods and their shiny back screens scratching the moment they're removed from the box shows that Apple cares about that initial "ooh" factor. They've established that.

Suck it up. Deal with it being fragile and be smart, BUY a warranty like squaretrade.

I'd be on it in a heartbeat if it was available in Canada. Better than the crap the Best Buy and equivalent stores sell.

The iPhone AIR isnt actually a phone per se. The 'AIR' part of it refers to a case which goes over the handset and acts as a rechargeable accessory for the battery on the phone.
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Frankly I don't think the iPhone 4 is fit for purpose.

When I tried out a 3 in the shop before getting one on contract it was so obviously a 'bar of soap' that I automatically bought a case for it. The 4 I bought sight unseen, but I signed up for the free case program.

Apple still hasn't managed to send me a large rubber band through the post (more than 2 weeks) and in the mean time this slippery object falls off nearly every surface - even tables!

So of course it's cracked and of course I'm pretty pissed off. What I find truly extraordinary is that Apple have put a device into the marketplace which to me, as an ordinary consumer, seems quite unfit in this one area. it's not a piece of jewelery, it's a phone!

Statistical analysis fail, TUAW...

The SquareTrade report says that in the first 4 months of ownership, 4.7% of iPhone 4 owners reported an accident, versus 2.8% for the 3GS. This is a 68% increase in accidents.

The 82% vs. 76% cracked screen number is the percentage of cracked screens, relative to other accident types. If you multiply that by the 4.7% and 2.8%, you get the conclusion that 3.9% of iPhone 4 users report a broken screen in the first 4 months, versus 2.1% of 3GS users. That works out to an 82% increase in the percentage of cracked screens.

You probably got confused because of the coincidence that 82% showed up twice in that report.

Even worse, your claim that the higher number of phones means more accidents is meaningless in this case, but other folks have already pointed this out before me.

As long as they are using the same collection method for their data, it doesn't matter that they are or aren't using AppleCare data. The percent differences are based on the same collection methods, so you are able to make correlations and assessments from the data.

Even if you break both front and back glass appart, the new iphone has a higher rate of failure. Regardless of the minute possibilities (I.e. More teenagers) this fact is that this newer product is failing at a higher rate.

I'm not surprised, but why defend it? Shouldn't the industrial design ideals apple strives for be creating a more sturdy, longer lasting phone? Or maybe Apple is just a company chasing consumers after all...

After a loose home button & a cracked backing, just from stuffing it in my pocket, I determined this this model is to fragile for everyday use so I sold it. I took back the 3G I gave to my grandson after finding him a like new Android G1. I'm currently looking at the numerous non-apple phones that are out there which have better hardware / cameras & bigger screens.

Oh, yes, this is SO reliable, where did they get their information? Oh, did they get it from Apple? The truly only people in the world who have the statistics on this? Seriously? They didn't? Oh.

Guess this is BS then.

I'm curious to see how many people have had a loose home button. I'm on my third iPhone 4, and the first one was the only one that actually had a good home button (of course, it had other issues).

It's a glass cell phone - is anyone surprised?