Have you cracked your Nexus 4 yet?

[CoMoNexus]

Oh please people, phones are not designed to be sat on.

Of course not, but it happens. If you don't have a holster or a purse, where else do you put it? Walk around a mall or high school, and you'll see smartphones peeking out of back pockets the way snuff tins are in the sticks or combs were in the '70s. Inevitably people forget that it's there and sit down.

 

[Guidos Dad]

Almost 4 months with my N4 and no cracks, nicks, etc. Love this phone.

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[fernandezhjr]

Of course not, but it happens. If you don't have a holster or a purse, where else do you put it? Walk around a mall or high school, and you'll see smartphones peeking out of back pockets the way snuff tins are in the sticks or combs were in the '70s. Inevitably people forget that it's there and sit down.

I carry my phone in my pocket, but I carry it in my front pocket. I also make sure I carry nothing else in the pocket but my phone. If a person chooses to carry it in the back pocket, sits down on it, and cracks the glass, I understand that happens, but at least take blame for it, instead of blaming the manufacturer. As I said, today's sizes and designs don't compare to phones from years ago.

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[JeffDenver]

Cracked mine today. Was on a flat surface, but the vibration STILL made it fall off. $150 total repair bill.

I still love this phone, but that back glass is slippery as hell. Either get a case for it or be very very careful where you leave it...leaving it on a flat surface is not enough.

This is the 3rd drop though...dropped it twice before with almost no damage. Back glass is still undamaged...only front was shattered.

 

[CoMoNexus]

Just dropped mine onto a desk from about a foot up. It landed on a corner and . . . no cracks.

 

[juxtapilot]

I carry my phone in my pocket, but I carry it in my front pocket. I also make sure I carry nothing else in the pocket but my phone. If a person chooses to carry it in the back pocket, sits down on it, and cracks the glass, I understand that happens, but at least take blame for it, instead of blaming the manufacturer. As I said, today's sizes and designs don't compare to phones from years ago.

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I too keep in in my front pocket. It broke a few days ago, I still don't know how but I imagine I must have bumped it or something... Glass just doesn't usually break. It's a crappy design though.

I don't think this would even fit in my back pocket...?

Cracked mine today. Was on a flat surface, but the vibration STILL made it fall off. $150 total repair bill.

I still love this phone, but that back glass is slippery as hell. Either get a case for it or be very very careful where you leave it...leaving it on a flat surface is not enough.

This is the 3rd drop though...dropped it twice before with almost no damage. Back glass is still undamaged...only front was shattered.

Ah that sucks man. I was hoping it was the back glass that was damaged. I have been looking at dbrand inc. for the back. Sure it's shattered but nobody will know if I cover it up with a lime green leather skin.

 

[CoMoNexus]

I carry my phone in my pocket, but I carry it in my front pocket.

I don't see how that helps. If your pants are tight, the phone has a lot of pressure on it because there's nowhere to go when you sit down. If your pants are loose, such as slacks, the phone could fall out.

If a person chooses to carry it in the back pocket, sits down on it, and cracks the glass, I understand that happens, but at least take blame for it, instead of blaming the manufacturer.

I agree that the user deserves a lot of the blame. But Google/LG ignore this drawback at their peril. When a product has a reputation for being fragile, it can cut into sales.

 

[fernandezhjr]

I too keep in in my front pocket. It broke a few days ago, I still don't know how but I imagine I must have bumped it or something... Glass just doesn't usually break. It's a crappy design though.

I don't think this would even fit in my back pocket...?

It has nothing to do with design with the front glass. The back glass, maybe yes. Everyday I come across people with cracked screens on their phone and none of them are ever N4s because you just don't see them often, if at all. I'm talking lots of iPhones , Galaxys, and other glass screen phones. Can you think of a better way of designing a piece of glass on the screen and still keep it highly responsive? Cracked screens don't just happen with the N4.

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[fernandezhjr]

I don't see how that helps. If your pants are tight, the phone has a lot of pressure on it because there's nowhere to go when you sit down. If your pants are loose, such as slacks, the phone could fall out.



I agree that the user deserves a lot of the blame. But Google/LG ignore this drawback at their peril. When a product has a reputation for being fragile, it can cut into sales.

I don't wear tight pants. I wear loose jeans, not slacks. No phone has ever slipped out of my pocket and I have been carrying a glass screen phone in my front pocket for over three years now and never cracked a screen. I do keep cases on my phones. A bumper with this phone. I'm also conscious of my phone when I bend down as to not put to much pressure on the phone. Read my previous post. Every phone with a glass screen is fragile. I see phones with cracked screens all the time, non N4s, and I highly doubt you could say any different without being dishonest.

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[Chex313]

No, the thin Lloyd case seems to offer adequate protection.

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[CoMoNexus]

No phone has ever slipped out of my pocket and I have been carrying a glass screen phone in my front pocket for over three years now and never cracked a screen. I do keep cases on my phones.

Of course a case is going to help protect against the phone cracking in your front pocket just as a case helped protect my N4 when I sat down with it in my back pocket. YMMV.

 

[fernandezhjr]

Of course a case is going to help protect against the phone cracking in your front pocket just as a case helped protect my N4 when I sat down with it in my back pocket. YMMV.

There is more risk in a back pocket. A back pocket is tighter and there is the risk of sitting on the phone if you forget about it. A case helps in any situation, including drops, but is no guarantee against damage. It never hurts to lower risk as much as possible, especially with these touch screen phones these days. I still remember having a Nokia flip phone a few years back that I could literally bounce on the floor without issue. Of course, that was when a phone was just a phone.

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[Captainbob767]

There is more risk in a back pocket. A back pocket is tighter and there is the risk of sitting on the phone if you forget about it. A case helps in any situation, including drops, but is no guarantee against damage. It never hurts to lower risk as much as possible, especially with these touch screen phones these days. I still remember having a Nokia flip phone a few years back that I could literally bounce on the floor without issue. Of course, that was when a phone was just a phone.

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A female coworker of mine had her Samsung Phone in her back jeans pocket, and I mentioned to her one day a few weeks ago that this was a good way to break her phone. She said she had always had her phone in her pocket and just had to remember to take it out before sitting down. Abut 2 weeks later, she came to work with a broken phone. Guess what, she forgot.....

 

[fernandezhjr]

A female coworker of mine had her Samsung Phone in her back jeans pocket, and I mentioned to her one day a few weeks ago that this was a good way to break her phone. She said she had always had her phone in her pocket and just had to remember to take it out before sitting down. Abut 2 weeks later, she came to work with a broken phone. Guess what, she forgot.....

Just yesterday, I noticed one of my coworkers has a Galaxy S3 with a cracked screen. I asked him what happened to it. He told me he had it in his back pocket and, yup, he forgot. This is the reason I say it is not just a N4 thing and is not necessarily a design flaw. We are talking about glass. I've seen many phones with cracked screens and the only N4 I have ever seen in the wild is the one in my hand.

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[ConTejas]

I agree that the user deserves a lot of the blame. But Google/LG ignore this drawback at their peril. When a product has a reputation for being fragile, it can cut into sales.

Really?! Perhaps you've never heard of the Apple iPhone?! Pretty sure there's a picture of the iPhone next to fragile in the dictionary

Seriously, if you want premium build quality and materials, you'll have to sacrifice a bit on the rigidity of that device. Glass and aluminum will break, dent or scratch (as in the paint/anodized coating) more easily than plastic, but the look and feel is more than worth it IMO. I've also accidently destroyed plenty of mostly plastic devices. **** happens. 1st World Problems lol.

 

[CoMoNexus]

Warning: Don't sit on your HTC EVO 4G LTE - Pocketables

 

[Nuno Coelho]

I agree that the user deserves a lot of the blame. But Google/LG ignore this drawback at their peril. When a product has a reputation for being fragile, it can cut into sales.

I'm can't agree with you. A phone with this specs has to be treat with a lot of care. I know accidents happens, however letting in the back pocket and sit over it or let your hands full of butter it should be your fault.
I'm really happy with this phone in this 3 months. I knew all the dropping problems, but I had to run these risks. I really love the design. And the machine is much better than the iThings... But its my opinion...

One more thing, the replace parts are really cheap when you compare with samsung or apple devices, as you can check here:

http://www.spareslg.com/telemoveis/telemoveis/lg-e960/nexus-4-e960.html

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[CoMoNexus]

Really?! Perhaps you've never heard of the Apple iPhone?! Pretty sure there's a picture of the iPhone next to fragile in the dictionary

Which is why every generation of the iPhone has fueled thread after thread on sites such as MacRumors about fragility. With the iPhone 5, two beefs are Apple's choice of an aluminum grade that's too soft and scratch-prone coating. Those drawbacks have prompted some people not to buy an iPhone. I'm one of them. In the case of enterprises that don't have a BYOD policy, durability is one purchasing consideration.

 

[ConTejas]

Which is why every generation of the iPhone has fueled thread after thread on sites such as MacRumors about fragility. With the iPhone 5, two beefs are Apple's choice of an aluminum grade that's too soft and scratch-prone coating. Those drawbacks have prompted some people not to buy an iPhone. I'm one of them. In the case of enterprises that don't have a BYOD policy, durability is one purchasing consideration.

I thought it was apparent, but my point was that despite iPhones being known as very fragile, namely those who have broken one etc., it is better known as premium by the majority and continues to set sales records upon each release. Same goes for the N4 (sans records).

 

[CoMoNexus]

If handset and tablet vendors didn't believe that consumers and businesspeople are concerned about durability, Corning wouldn't have sold $1 billion worth of Gorilla Glass in 2012, and it wouldn't be on track to sell $1.37 billion worth this year.