Comments on: Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone With a Glass Back

By: Phil Ward

Phil Ward — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +0000

My screen cracked in the corner from a height of 2’4″, then shattered from a second fall from a height of 2’8″. Both times the phone fell, was caused by the smooth glass backing being so slick that it slid off of cloth surfaces that were apparently greater than 2º angles…

Why would you design a device with a smooth back? LG is no-doubt going to blame user error for their stupid engineering… I have a feeling they are going to tell me: “I should have protected it with a case” to my rebuttal: “If a phone is designed properly in the first place, it doesn’t need a protective case.”

Anybody up for a class action?

By: Grabbs

Grabbs — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:42:00 +0000

Today I fell and landed on my Nexus 4 which was in my pocket. ive never felt this stupid before. When I picked upp the phone upp the whole backside was “crushed”, cracks everywhere!

By: Rebecka

Rebecka — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:43:00 +0000

I wonder if both the front and back have Gorilla Glass 2, why you just crack the back but not the front? Should not both sides be equally sensitive? I mean in general. Those who will break the back of the Nexus 4 and earlier iPhones, why they are not breaking the front as easily?

Did I understand correctly that your Nexus 4 cracked on the back as a result of the temperature difference (from hand to countertop)? Sounds strange! I know that someone dropped it on the basement floor and then I can understand it cracks (do not remember if it was front or back).

By: Trisha

Trisha — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:07:00 +0000

I have had my Nexus 4 for two weeks & guess what, the glass back has a hairline crack, I have noticed it gets quite hot with use & then I lay it on the kitchen worktop to charge it & the crack appeared, I got in touch with LG who said its nothing to do with us !!! So I phoned Google & was told to send it back & they’ll decide if its been dropped, , well I can imagine they’ll decide it has, but I can’t honestly say I’ve looked after it, I even keep it in my glasses case in my handbag, whilst I’m waiting for a decent flip case to be designed, Oh & if I do send it back they will send a new one, but if they decide I’ve damaged it I’ll end up paying for two !!!

By: Jake Zachariah

Jake Zachariah — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:53:00 +0000

No, i stone, tile and concrete floors.

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Agreed. I’ve never personally known anyone who had a cracked iPhone 4/S back. And the ones I’ve seen online were because they were dropped – not random cracking.

By: eaglerare

eaglerare — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:36:00 +0000

just dropped my nexus 4. broken front screen and now the touchscreen wont work. unlike other phones ive seen work with a broken screen i can even unlock the homescreen. I plan on sending to LG for repair

By: 456

456 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:49:00 +0000

Glass not fragile, cheap glass does

By: Dean Fergie

Dean Fergie — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:14:00 +0000

Yep, dropped mine last night and have a small crack in the glass. Whilst waiting for my bumper to arrive from Google too. Annoying

By: Trey Mitchell

Trey Mitchell — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:09:00 +0000

Polycarbonate != plastic

By: asdf

asdf — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Exactly. All you claiming butter fingers know that the gnex is big, hard to grip in general right? I own one and love it, but I have to be very careful not to let it slip.

By: MLBaylor

MLBaylor — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:50:00 +0000

Link? Ive never seen it for less than 140.

By: SquiDinK

SquiDinK — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:04:00 +0000

i’ve hardly heard of anyone breaking the glass on ANY forum. only Josh
Topolsky from the verge and here. If it was a wide spread issue I would
have heard about it by now… all over the place. just like apple has all it’s problems which go viral in hours. it hasn’t, the phone has been out for almost a month now…

By: Iucidium

Iucidium — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:03:00 +0000

I’m going to miss my Nexus S doing that. My RAZR MAXX just lies there….

By: mike obermeyer

mike obermeyer — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Please Tweet Otter Box to build a case.
https://twitter.com/OtterBoxCS/status/271286126894014465