# iPhone screen cracked from 9" fall **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402 "2012-05-09T16:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402/1 "2012-05-09T16:17:42Z")
How do I know it was nine inches? Because it slid off the top of my suitcase, which is the standard carry-on nine inches thick. Slid off onto asphalt, and there’s a crack running from the right edge near the bottom of the screen to the button. It’s my own fault. I put it down on the (apparently) not entirely flat suitcase. I chose not to put a case on it. Still, I didn’t expect such a short drop to be sufficient to crack the screen. Luckily, it seems to still work just fine, so I probably don’t need to replace anything. Though I’m sure if I drop it again, it’s way more likely to really break. This is why I can’t have nice things. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402/2 "2012-05-09T16:22:53Z")
My last phone (a Blackberry) was severely cracked from falling from a short distance. I think it’s all about where it hits. If it lands in just the right (wrong) spot, it shatters. If you ever decide it needs fixing, I’ve had luck w/ [UBreakIFix](http://www.ubreakifix.com/). I had a repair done at one of their retail locations in Chicago and they did good work for a decent price, but the bulk of their repairs are done via mail. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402/3 "2012-05-09T19:32:49Z")
Yeah, it’s totally dependent on the point of impact; there seem to be a few weak spots (like anything with angles and corners) that will crack really easily. Meanwhile, I’ve had my iPhone 4 (out of a case) slide off of a bathroom sink onto the tile floor, a chest-high bookshelf onto a hardwood floor and once (in a case) had it fall out of my pants pocket\* and clatter/slide along a tile floor at work. :o Totally fine, though! **Useful tip if your phone breaks after the 1 year warranty is up (and you didn’t get extended care):** If you bought it with a credit card, check to see if they provide an extended warranty. [American Express](https://www212.americanexpress.com/dsmlive/dsm/dom/us/en/feefreeservices/faqs/buyersassurance_ccsg_faq.do?vgnextoid=977b1f78d2ced010VgnVCM20000012b3ad94RCRD&vgnextchannel=45122012dd5fd010VgnVCM10000084b3ad94RCRD&name=buyersassurance_ccsg_faq&type=intfaq) has a nice extended warranty policy that will give you another full year _after_ Apple’s warranty expires at no cost. Insert disclaimers about water damage, yadda yadda. - Because women don’t _want_ pant pockets that are deeper than 3" :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402/4 "2012-05-09T20:51:32Z")
I know this isn’t going to make you feel better, but last week I forgot my keys and texted my wife to toss hers down from our fourth floor apartment. She appeared sooner than expected and when I reached out my hands to catch them, my Atrix was still in my left hand, screen up. A set of six keys, with a clunky keyring, hit the screen full on. I just about died from dismay, until I realized that there wasn’t a scratch on it. Gorilla glass is kick ass!! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-screen-cracked-from-9-fall/621402/5 "2012-05-10T19:53:11Z")
Otterbox, Otterbox, Otterbox. I’d probably be on my 9th iPhone by now if not for my Otterbox.