Judging from the drop tests on youtube it seems that gorilla glass 2 is much more easily shattered than the original.
Painful lesson learned the hard way: wife dropped RAZR MAXX on day 1 onto the sidewalk and the glass shattered. It was bought off of Craiglist (superb price; activated no problemo on VZW 4G LTE) and we did not have the insurance. $300 later, UBreakItIFixIt had it restored to its good looking self. Protective case purchased immediately thereafter. As for me, my SG SIII is on preorder. This time, insurance secured.
My daughters epic 4g has had 4 screens replaced. I don't think gorilla glass 2 is any weaker or more prone to breakage than the original.
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I dropped my epic 4g alot of times on concrete,wood, tile etc.. And its been naked since i got it 2 years ago i dropped the phone on all sides and a little piece of plastic broke off and the screen has no deep scratches
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