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[mydarkesttimeline01@ani.social]

Two to three times a year.

[sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz]

Once or twice every 4-5 years.

[crazyslinkz@lemmy.world]

Lots (once a week) and otterbox works in keeping the device not broken.

[spikesotherdog@ani.social]

Daily, often numerous times a day. I like to juggle it when I walk, playing send me to heaven.

Almost four years now, no cracks.

[risingswell@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Daily, but it's in a case and has a screen protector. Only has to last a few years anyway and minor damage doesn't prevent function is fine. The biggest scratch is under the case somehow, don't really understand that.

[adarza@lemmy.ca]

too often. but at least they're $50-80 flippers and not $1000 slabs.

[freedomadvocate@lemmy.net.au]

On my face in bed? Many times haha. Apart from that almost never. Have never cracked a screen or body of a phone, touch wood, in 20 years or whatever it has been of having smart phones.

[facedeer@fedia.io]

A significant drop, maybe once every year or two. The first time I cracked the screen I resolved to always use those protective cover thingies, and they seem to work since I've never cracked the screen since.

I don't understand why so many people are saying they drop them so frequently. These are expensive pieces of hardware and it's not hard to hold them securely.

[apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

All the time, this is why the only phone cases I trust are otterbox.

[inenduringgrowstrong@sh.itjust.works]

I've dropped a smartphone once several years ago. I think it was the Galaxy S5.
First day, hadn't put it in a case yet, dropped it, tried to catch it with my foot but ended up kicking it into the steel frame of a cubicle.
The side dented but it survived.

Before that, the last time I had dropped a phone was.. a Motorola Razr that I dropped from a 28' ladder and onto the sidewalk, no car or anything, worked fine and barely a scratch.

Otherwise basically never.

[today@lemmy.world]

At least monthly, if not weekly.

[kratoz29@lemm.ee]

This seems only specific, do you have a timer?

[otacon239@lemmy.world]

I drop it often on the carpet by my couch, but outside of that, a couple times a year at most. I’ve only ever had a hairline crack on one phone out of many over the years. I also don’t use a case or screen protector.

[andrewta@lemmy.world]

Drop?

Drop it onto a chair (soft lazy boy style chair) a couple times a week.

Drop it in a floor or ground? 2 times a year. Maybe less.

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

Idk maybe I watch too much LinusTechDropTips and it became contageous.

Or maybe its because I have anxiety and I cant hold objects still.

[wirelesswire@lemmy.zip]

Maybe 2-3 times over the life of the phone.

[moistracoon@lemm.ee]

Do you drop it more often at certain times? One time I dropped a phone and thought I was clumsy so I took the case off. That helped me realize I was just careless cuz I never dropped it again. But if it’s the former that might not work for you.

[cfi@lemmy.world]

Probably weekly, I'm super clumsy

[maiq@lemy.lol]

Almost never. I can only think of two or three times since my first iPhone 3gs.

[chexmax@lemmy.world]

Y'all are crazy. Very responsible. I drop my phone every single day. Often outside onto the concrete. I break my screen protectors all the time. I've only ever messed up an actual screen once (stupid like wrap around screen so the case was not sufficient). I buy extremely cheap cases and screen protectors, and they always work.

I'm clumsy, but also I guess thoughtless. I'm constantly bending over to pick up my kid and it just tumbles out of my pockets. Idk. The screen protectors last between one week and 6 months. Usually a couple of months, but then the cracks/chips are so little I just take ages to replace it, so I'm only buying one like twice a year. You can get 3 for under 10 bucks so it's basically worth the cost to not have to be precious about your phone all the time.