The last time I purchased a brand, new phone, on the very first day, 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.
I couldn’t believe it.
Like the writer, I usually handle my phone as if it were indeed a Faberge egg I just did not have the time to purchase the perfect case for it, which I usually do
Lesson learned
If I ever buy another iPhone in the future (or phone of any kind) I will treat it with the care I would use as if it were the smallpox virus, I would have a glove box, a door with positive ventilation, and a hazmat suit.
It wasn’t that I can’t live without the phone it’s just that the damn things cost so much to buy , if you buy one that has the storage and capability you need and it seems wasteful to break it so easily.
“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