Last week I dropped my iPhone and the glass cracked because it landed glass-side down. Initially, it looked fine until I had a background on the screen. Boom! I could see the hairline crack. I was rather pissed at myself. I managed to have no real incidents with three previous iPhones and this would break my streak.
I thought about getting a new iPhone as part of changing carriers. This fell through thanks to Somara’s fantastic research skills; she found a better plan with AT&T, saving us $50/month. Stupid me for sticking with the original based upon the days when they normalized the cost into hardware.
With the cheaper AT&T plan I decided to eat the cost of getting my phone’s display repair at my local Apple Store. It’s a good thing the Mac Genius was late for as I waiting, I pulled the armor for the glass off only to discover that it was “cracked” and the glass underneath was unscathed! The armor did its job (see above). It absorbed all the energy to protect my iPhone as it was designed! New “cracks” appeared from the removal process. Best five dollars I’ve ever spent.
Now my streak of four for four continues and the money I saved, I spent on a recharging cradle I can put my iPhone and watch on.
Meanwhile, I discourage anyone going unprotected. Broken glass isn’t cheap.