WHY AND HOW do people drop there phones ? REALLY

[Gale]

2 hours ago, WolfLoverPro said:

Not text but speaking by voice why 

Because it's painful trying to figure out what you typed.

[EPENEX]

I've dropped my phones plenty of times, but since they're cheap androids with plastic screens they don't ever break. People can say that plastic screens don't feel "premium" all they want, but when I can literally chuck my phone as hard as I want and the screen doesn't break- well I would call that premium.

[MadModder]

My sister is extremely clumsy. Love her to bits, but she's an accident waiting to happen. She called me to come fix her laptop once. I get to her house, and the thing is in pieces. I asked what happened. She was vacuuming and got tangled in the power cord, and it fell  off her desk on to a tile floor. She's had to replace at least 5 phones that I'm aware of. I don't even ask "what happened" anymore. I just try to repair the damage. 

[Citadelen]

I've dropped my S7 three times, it's fine, btw.

First time I was phoning someone and it was cold outside so my hands were numb, so it gradually just slipped out of my hand (the S7 is unbelievably slippy).

Second time someone was messing around and crashed into me so I dropped it.

Third time it fell out my trouser pocket while I was sitting down. (pockets on the trousers were incredibly wide, so it fell out easily)

[Mooshi]

I feel like this thread should be more "How do people drop their phones FREQUENTLY enough to break them?"

 

Everyone drops something if they don't have a proper grip on it. I've dropped mine a few times because of that reason and well, there is a reason you buy a $20-$50 case for a $400+ phone.

[pyrojoe34]

People are careless. I have yet to break a phone in like 15 years of owning one.

 

I totally understand how it may happen once or twice to a person in an unfortunate accident but I know people who get new phones every two years and I have yet to see them not have a cracked screen. It's the same kind of people who break laptops by sitting on them or lose their keys every day. They just don't pay attention or don't value their stuff/money and do careless things. Then there's the people who inexplicably never get cases for their phones and then claim their phone is poor quality and doesn't hold up.

 

Just be happy that you're not that kind of person. I've only had two phones in the last 6 years and only upgraded due to planned obsolescence with OS upgrades (I still use the old one as an ipod, GPS device, and mini hardware monitor screen for my PC). I even just replaced the battery in my iPhone 5s for $19 and it should last me at least another 3 years now (even gave me another 200mAh over the stock one). Being careful saves a lot of money which you can use for other more interesting things you want/need.

[NumLock21]

how dafuq do people even cracked a curved screen?!

[Anghammarad]

I use to drop my phone about once a year... due to using Nokias, even the Lumia 830, I don't damage my phone, but the floors it fell onto... =P

 

Use more Nokias and not this cheap break by looking hard at it "EI"Föhns or Samsungs

 

[malon]

only time i dropped my phone by accident was when i bumped it of the table next to my bed, for the rest i don't realy care for my phone since it is just a classic mobile phone and i tend to trow it on tables and such when i want it out of my pockets

[Chaos_Sorcerer]

Only times I've ever dropped my phone were when a friend accidentally knocked it out of my hand, and when I foolishly tried to pick my phone up by holding the power cable attached to it. 

 

STOP BUYING GLASS-BACK PHONES

[Bleedingyamato]

5 hours ago, TetraSky said:

I dropped my phone once in the last 3 years, it didn't break and it was more of a "omg it's slipping out of my hand uncontrollably after I picked it up wrong" moment. It feel on my foot, it hurts.

 

My brother went through 5 phones in 3 years because he keeps breaking them, I don't even.

I had dropped my old iPhone 5s (currently using a SE) on my iPad Air and the funny thing is my iPad was fine with no damage but there was a tiny scratch on my 5s screen.    My iPad hurt my iPhone.  lol

 

5 hours ago, AshleyAshes said:

You've never dropped your phone.

 

Except for that time that you dropped your phone.

 

So, after dropping your phone after not holding your own securely, you still can't understand how phones get dropped?

I'm quoting you because I feel like the above incident I shared will amuse you.

 

4 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I never had a collision with another vehicle while driving. So I don't understand how people get into collisions.

 

(Note the above is meant to put the spirit of OP's question in another example to stir a thought process. Hopefully)

OP's logic doesn't entirely add up does it?

 

Though it isn't the first time someone ever said "I don't understand why people do X".

 

2 hours ago, Mooshi said:

I feel like this thread should be more "How do people drop their phones FREQUENTLY enough to break them?"

 

Everyone drops something if they don't have a proper grip on it. I've dropped mine a few times because of that reason and well, there is a reason you buy a $20-$50 case for a $400+ phone.

I have a $10-15 plastic Sailor Moon case on my iPhone SE.  I consider myself decently careful with my phone so I hope I'm ok.   

[themctipers]

i dropped my phone and it cracks like once a year

using a 6s+, it's slippery, im careless, yeah.

 

if you count minor falls (1ft and below onto carpet) then.. hundreads a year.

[Phentos]

I've dropped my phone only once onto a concrete floor. Had a butterfingers moment at that time.

 

But fortunately I had a nice case and a nice screen protector on it, so no damage apart from some scuffs on the case.