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I don't think it's necessarily an issue that an electronic-device insurance company conducted the tests. They're going to want to know what the estimated risk of payouts will be and what to charge for premiums. It's not like they're owned by Google or Samsung, or have a known public bias against apple; they insure a lot of devices across the board.

What I think is rather moot is giving it the desgination as "most brakable iphone ever". If you're making a metric and ordering based on that metric, you're going to have one (or more equal) data point in the first position.

What would be nicer to know is, using these tests or a standard test-suite, how the iPhone X (and 8) compare to previous iPhones and phones by other manufacturers.

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Well, are they not saying how the iPhone X compares to previous iPhones? They said it’s the most breakable.

Yes, you’ll have one in the first position, but do you expect that the most recent product would be in the first position? I don’t think that’s moot at all.

Also consider the advantages to Apple.

It's their most expensive phone, targeted to people who have lots of disposable income.

The kind of person who, if they drop and break their phone, will simply go to the Apple store and buy another one.

Knowing that, why wouldn't you design that phone so it's slick on the sides, heavy, has glass on both the front and back and shatters like an egg when dropped?

If you put glass on both the front AND back, you're doubling the chances of a repeat sale!

> Well, are they not saying how the iPhone X compares to previous iPhones? They said it’s the most breakable.

Yep, you're correct they did say that. I wasn't clear enough in my response to indicate what I meant. What I meant to say was, I would like to see how other iPhones rated on "standarzied" testsuite so consumers could see how much more fragile the X is than others. Even nicer would be if other manufacturers phones were rated on the same battery.

> Yes, you’ll have one in the first position, but do you expect that the most recent product would be in the first position?

Depends. I'd hope not but if they're releasing a redesigned product or a product with a new way of building the container, then it might happen. I use an Otter Box and I am pretty careful with my current iPhone but this easier break-ability would effect my purchase decision if I was going to buy a new phone right now.

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