Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone With a Glass Back

Re:Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone... by Osmium on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @09:12AM (#4842577)

I don't think you necessarily need a case to benefit: I don't use a case but slipped on a marble floor once and dropped the phone straight onto the floor, causing it to bounce a few times. The rim of the glass dented (what looks to be a thin plastic coating on the side of the glass?) but nothing shattered.

In any case, IIRC, speculation is that only the screen side of the iPhone uses Gorilla glass, but I'm not sure if that's changed with recent generations. But even without Gorilla glass, you can still use "standard" toughened glass that, correctly mounted, should never shatter just from the sort of thermal shock described in the article.

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Re:Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone... by snuze on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @09:30AM (#4842670)

I have a 4S that slipped from my pant pocket onto a rough concrete floor from sitting height. The rough surface dented the plastic trim, causing the glass to shatter. I believe they went with the plastic trim due to the problems of joining glass and metal. But the plastic trim is the iPhone 4's Achilles' heel.

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