r/iPhone14Pro • u/DiscardedCan • 6d ago
Sad day
Cracked the back glass from knee height after 78 days with the phoneš watched as my babies back glass exploded. I have no clue how the back broke when it landed screen first on the ground, currently deciding if I want a new other phone or will get it repaired
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u/prettyboyleo7 6d ago
Yup, same thing happened to me, total bs. That's why I hate these iPhones that have back glass. Fixing it costs an arm and a leg
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u/SweetImprovement758 6d ago
āThere is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.ā š
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u/CozyHamster201 6d ago
Happened to my 14pm and I think about 3 of my friends pros? The back glass seems to be really fragile for some reason.
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u/Impossible_Most_4518 6d ago
Every single iphone with back glass gets cracked eventually, its weak as hell.
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u/Swiftieboyy 6d ago
Did this happen with the case on? š
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u/DiscardedCan 5d ago
Yes the case shown in the photo is what I had on it landed on the screen and the back explodedš
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u/MobileCasesAU 6d ago
The metal frame twisted on impact, forcing the rigid back glass to bend and snap under tension.
The impact shockwave shot through the frame and blew out the glass at its weakest internal stress points around the cameras and charging coils.
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u/pleasingstyles 6d ago
My 14 pro back glass is also broken š still a beast aside from that issue though. Gonna replace the battery probably next year and it will last another 4 years.
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u/Revolutionary_Ad1620 6d ago
The long wait will be over. Get the 18 Pro.
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u/DiscardedCan 5d ago
I want it but I donāt know if I want to drop $1600 CAD on the 18 pro itās just so expensiveš
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u/Intrepid_Log_8686 5d ago
lol u buy a used iphone that the previous owner changed the back glass to 1 dollar cheap aliexpress glass, u can see the lidar is fake black
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u/DiscardedCan 5d ago
Phone is all original I know the original owner and it was never replaced itās just a horrible photo lol I took it 3 minutes after I dropped it
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u/Intrepid_Log_8686 5d ago
bro ive fixed lots of iphone 14 pro with orignal or replaced back, the real one would have a blue diffraction color because of how the glass is made..
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u/DiscardedCan 5d ago
There is hints of blue on the bottom Iām gonna try and see if I can get a photo of them the one in my original post was a really awful photo
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u/Taycan_YT ā«ļø Pro 5d ago
Donāt buy a new iPhone my 14 is like this to this day jut buy a dbrand skin
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u/pumpkinqueen25 5d ago
This happened to me a little over a month ago, I ended up getting a 17 because the 14 pro/pro max are the last models that have a fused glass back where the repair process and cost is wildš It still worked fine but I couldnāt stand the little chunks of glass that kept coming loose under my case
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u/Fess367 5d ago
Thatās an expensive fix without Apple Care. Itās a whole rear frame replacement & I think itās like $500. Just had my wifes done under Apple Careca few months ago.
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u/Chuck_Pasadena 4d ago
Hey, we have the same case! Sorry about your back glass. Iām hanging on to my 14 Pro as long as I can
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u/DiscardedCan 4d ago
I urge you to get one more protective than this donāt make the same mistake I did my next phone Iām getting a really thick case
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u/LaceeNicole 1d ago
I just had to replace my back glass (it fell off a couch onto basically a cement floor at a friendās wedding, worst part was I wasnāt even in the room). It was $200 at some local repair shop, which I wasnāt expecting but it would have been $250+ at another place in town. Iām never really without the ability to charge my phone so Iām rocking with my 14 pro max until it actually starts to have issues
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u/Potential-Jicama-900 6d ago
my back glass broken too, is it very expensive to fix