“even as I was logged on to find the perfect protective case for it, I got off the toilet, and it slid out of the breast pocket of my shirt landed on the floor, only 3 feet away, and cracked the stupid face.”
This sounds like a you problem, not an iPhone problem. Buy a case at the store, or don’t use it until you get your case. Or take your chances. Frankly, Apple replaces these phones swiftly, just walk into the Apple Store and pay the price for cracked screen with AppleCare.. which is included for 1 year.. and learn your lesson.
Frankly, I buy my case before buying the phone so I have it that first moment and get a good deal too.
With the new phones.. the iPhone Pro Max ones.. I have taken to screen and camera protectors which are getting quite good. The systems for applying them really do a good job of preventing bubbles and dust bumps if you shop for this. And, they are cheap, less than $10 on amazon. This is to protect the screen from scratches that devalue the phone on trade in day.. or when you decide to sell to upgrade. The camera cover protects the lenses. The new designs exclude stuff accumulating around them from your pocket.
Anyway, you know when you are going to buy a phone. Plan a bit and avoid the problem entirely.
Still this is fun or painful depending on how you look at it.
iPhone 15 Pro DROP TEST! Is Titanium STRONGER?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qOLjKzc-kQ
Be gentle with Apples new Titanium iPhone 15 Pro Max ... Yikes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS0SItAzEXg&t=3s
And for Total Cringe.. watch this.. that comes right after the above..
How much ‘Titanium’ does iPhone 15 Pro *actually* have? - NO SECRETS HERE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_W73ouKtjU
You misread my post. Nowhere in my post that I blame the phone, not even once.
I post was in no way a complaint about the durability of a product. It was a complaint about the inevitable timing of bad fortune when one gambles.