As I said a few times before, I currently have a cheap Nokia phone, some 1xxx model. Since I got it, I dropped it on concrete at least two times, and a few times as many on the carpet, or following the desk-computer case-floor path. So far, no cracks, only a few scratches, but those were caused by some keys inside a bag, and not by those falls I mentioned above. No, I didn't purchase any titanium case, and since I am not even using some plastic or leather case to protect it, this makes me wonder almost daily "Why so many iPhone 3G case problems?" without too many chances for a good answer.
Anyway, although we won't get an answer to the question above today, it is amazing to know that Apple has been sued because the various iPhone 3G problems has more times than any other smartphone manufacturer on the planet - at least according to IntoMobile, and I have no reason to say they are not right...
One of the last iPhone 3G lawsuits was filed in New York district court by Nassau County resident Avi Koschitzki, charging Apple and AT&T of misleading potential customers as to the speed of the iPhone 3G internet connection, but unlike similar lawsuits, this one also approaches the iPhone 3G case problems:"Although Apple was and is aware that the iPhones were and are defective, and that consumers have experienced repeated instances of cracked housing, Apple has nevertheless allowed the defectively designed iPhones to be sold to the public."
These being said, remains to be seen what's going to happen next, but I don't think Apple will turn to carbon fiber or another "more serious" material for manufacturing the iPhone 3G cases. After all, what would happen with all those iPhone protective cases manufacturers, if people won't ever need to buy them? Heh, just kidding... or maybe not.
Deborah, on December 28, 2008
Ever since I've upgraded to the 3G it's been nothing but trouble... first the case from my old I Phone willno longer fit and then the new case I purchased specifically for the 3G is also not working! It seems that as soon as I insert the phone inot the new case ( a leather flip lid with plastic housing ) the phone goes inot a blank mode and need to be manually rebooted. Thenif I cover the screen for an hour or longer it really goes crazy and the screen is nothing but a series of static lines or worse yet, a black and white screen of narrow verticle lines . I really wish I did not damage my old I Phone which had prompted me to purchase this worthless piece of junk!