One night I took my dogs out for a walk. I made the grave mistake of pulling my phone out of my pocket with the hand I had the leash in.
You know the rest.
Boom! Crash – my phone fell face down on the ground. Then that moment of terror, as I slowly reached down and pick the phone up. I felt it…the broken glass under my fingers. I had shattered my $1000+ phone.
It turns out, there are specific behaviors that can make breaking your phone more likely! This is according to science-ish.
SWNS has a Top 20, here are the top 10 most common causes for a broken smartphone:
TOP 20 CAUSES OF SCREEN DAMAGE
1. Just general use. (really?!)
2. On a night out. (Yep!)
3. Dropped it in the toilet. (gross – leave it there)
4. Forgot it was in a back pocket and sat down. (guilty)
5. Child dropped it. (no touchy my phone kid)
6. Trying to type a message with one hand. (guilty)
7. Tried to throw it onto a bed/sofa and it bounced off. (I feel attacked)
8. Fell out of a case when exercising. (yep)
9. Threw it when angry. (no comment)
10. Tried to throw it to someone and missed. (I would never! miss.)
Text with care! Ugh.