iPhone 4 "Glassgate" issue

[TNF]

http://www.cultofmac.com/report-finds-big-increase-in-iphone-4-damage-but-inconclusive-about-glassgate/62975

Any similar experience in S.A so far???

 

[guest2013-1]

(Tagline)

*What happens when mommy or daddy buys little Johnny an expensive phone - A lesson in how the value of something is ignored when getting it for free*

 

[Fudzy]

I'm sure this problem affects even the most careful of owners. Accidents do happen it just seems the latest design is the problem.

 

[bwana]

According to my sources both inside and outside Apple, after Antennagate the iPhone engineering team identified another potential design flaw that appears to have sent them into lockdown, and has them working behind the scenes in what's been described to me as something of a quiet panic to preempt any further tarnishing the iPhone brand. Apple has apparently found that non-bumper style cases -- specifically those that slide onto the iPhone 4, which are occasionally prone to particulate matter getting caught between the rear of the phone and the case -- can cause unexpected scratching that could quickly develop into full-on cracking or even much larger fracturing of the entire rear pane of glass. To put it another way: Apple is afraid you might buy a standard slide-on iPhone case, put it on your phone, and then discover the next time you take it off that the entire back of your device has been shattered by no fault of your own.

If this is happening largely because of particulate getting caught between a slide-in case and the phone why isn't it happening to the front glass?

 

[HapticSimian]

If this is happening largely because of particulate getting caught between a slide-in case and the phone why isn't it happening to the front glass?

Gorilla Glass; I doubt they bothered with the back of the phone...

 

[BeVonk!]

I don' t believe this to be an issue worth fretting about. One must be very careless in what one allows into a pouch/case to scratch the hardened glass to the point where it will crack. Sand (quartz) will do so if not removed from the pouch/case, but who'll allow sand in there and leave it in there? I get the impression this "warning" is aimed at (1) stupid people; (2) those who can afford to be careless with an R8000 device; or (3) those crazy enough to use iPhones in rough environments (military/adventure/etc). Normal intelligent responsible city folk should not be affected when using slide-on cases.