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.<p>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.<p>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.
I suppose I'll try to refrain from holding my phone over my head and dropping it. The breakability from 6ft is not terribly useful information for me.
CNET tested the phone too.<p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-x-drop-test/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-x-drop-test/</a><p>My X arrives this week. What’s a good case? Have a Spigen on my 7, and it survived several drops.
Well, 'SquareTrade' is the only one naming it that way. And it's pretty normal since they are an electronic device insurance company, which is not very trustworthy.<p>Apart from that, there are some other tests showing the rear glass is almost impossible to break, something not happening with the back one.<p>Maybe the title is a little bit click bait.
> SquareTrade, a company that provides extended warranties for electronic devices, conducted several breakability tests on the iPhone X, and found that its glass back and lack of a home button make it "the most breakable iPhone ever."<p>Surprise! Insurance company..