Here's one more way to crack the glass back on the Google Nexus 4

2. roscuthiii posted on 29 Nov 2012, 04:56 4

"...and a solid counter top."

I think I've found the point of failure right here.

3. Jonathan41 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 05:07 2

Come on LG...I've had bad experiences with LG build quality in the past. For those reason I have steered clear of them for years now. I'm intrigued by the Nexus 4 but, this story makes me think I made the right choice.

4. walkam1112 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 05:14 4

during the heatwave the Midwest had this summer the screen on my brothers Galaxy S3 crack because he left it one the dashboard for a few minutes

5. eisenbricher posted on 29 Nov 2012, 05:28 4

Wow, broken glass aside, but Optimus G looks so premium!

6. ogy_dogy posted on 29 Nov 2012, 05:46 4

Didnt they learn anything from apple. Geez why not make a glass unybody next -.-

7. kach22 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 06:03 0

When it comes to build quality of mobile phones, LG has always been way below my list of trusted device, somewhere near to Iphone (we know ip 4 glass also shatters easily and we all have seen what happens to ip5 after just two months of use without a case.)

8. anywherehome posted on 29 Nov 2012, 06:10 5

Next nexus:
1) No back glass
2) Removable battery (so I can survive 1 day on vacation)
3) 32gb
Otherwise not buying

9. joseph98 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 06:12 1

I will make sure to keep my hands away from my girlfriend pants so my hands will stay cold enough not to cause any damage to my nexus 4. Listen 1 learned.

12. remixfa posted on 29 Nov 2012, 06:32 7

my nexus4 got very small scratch the first day on the back. Its been running naked since then waiting on my darn case to arrive in the mail.. WHEN WILL IT ARRIVE!!?!?

Anyways, I havent had a scratch since and its been abused a bit. It survived 2 hrs in a metal moshpit, being dropped, and other things without any further scratching on the front or back.

The story is saying that the guy cooked something and then put the phone on a burner.. WTF. If it was hot enough to crack the glass back, then it would have been hot enough to melt plastic on other phones as well. That sounds way less of a "build issue" and more of a "dumb ass user" issue.

13. thelegend6657 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 06:33 4

Anyone tried the same thing with an iPhone 4/4s ? Those are made out of glass too right ?

15. SleepingOz posted on 29 Nov 2012, 07:03 2

Stop making phone with back glass!

17. marchels14 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 07:24 5

Why LG does not learn from Apple ,you can't put a glass back cover because it brakes, it looks good but it's not practical, maybe LG want repair profits from that, like Apple does.

18. sportsinger75 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 07:26 1

The real bummer about this is that this is obviously a warranty issue, but how is this guy going to convince LG that the heat of his hand broke the glass?

21. mydi.maus (unregistered) posted on 29 Nov 2012, 07:52 0

well i Haven't received mine yet,..but as soon as i get it ill crack it and comment what i did,..' )

22. Raymond_htc posted on 29 Nov 2012, 08:20 0

Well glass backing does make the phone feel and looks much better. but it also adds weight and makes it more prone to breaking.

as what Wendy Garett says, if LG makes the glass back thinner, i might considering getting the Nexus 4 or Optimus G

23. siluro posted on 29 Nov 2012, 08:30 0

Why did I get the sense that from many review sites the backing was suppose to be made out of gorilla glass? It's horrendously fragile. The top right corner for mine is seriously scratch from laying in my pocket. I've never scratched any of my phones, an HTC sensation I had around for a year or two had a tiny nick on one side after someone dropped the phone while I was showing it off. The back was flawless

24. moronman66 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 08:45 1

I'm waiting for a different back for the Nexus 4, because it is removable, you just need a screwdriver. Sooner or later, some company should make a plastic, metal, or whatever type of back for it, and if not, then I'll make my own! I stand behind the "don't make glass back phones, it's a bad idea" movement.

26. mas11 posted on 29 Nov 2012, 09:34 0

Yeah I originally read about this on Droid Life and Kellex is right glass backs are a really bad idea.

29. tgtftw posted on 29 Nov 2012, 12:56 0

It sounds like the back of the device may be more fragile than that of the 4/4s. Thats a scary thought considering how fragile those were.

32. molanjames posted on 07 Dec 2012, 00:32 0

seems corning, gorilla glass are joke. have seen many broke with single drop. Sonys glass is best for sure

33. GRK546 posted on 06 Feb 2013, 22:40 0

Who knows how thick the glass on the back of the nexus 4 is? And how much of a temperature change would take to crack normal glass that thick?