So... I'm not having much luck with phones at the moment!
I recently damaged my Fairphone 2, which I loved, but had to claim a new phone on insurance. They couldn't source a Fairphone 2 so sent me a 'white box' (no paperwork / accessories) refurbished Samsung S7 Edge instead.
It arrived fine and looked great. Unfortunately, being that it didn't come with any paperwork, I wasn't aware that it is made of glass and ridiculously delicate!
Less than 48hrs after it arriving I managed to knock it off my desk - it fell less than 3 feet onto a wooden floor and shattered the back cover!!
Honestly I couldn't believe it. None of the reviews mentioned it would be so easy to damage and if I'd have known I wouldn't have even unboxed it without getting a solid case.
My Fairphone 2 could take WAY more than that - I even dropped it while cycling once and it was fine. Why on earth do they make the ***** thing out of glass??! It looks like shiny metal. Gutted! Really I'm not a clumsy person - a phone should be able to drop a couple of feet onto wood! Sheesh.
Anyway local repair shop has quoted £73.00 (UK) to repair it - now I see why they do it perhaps...
So I don't know what to do - I've written my insurer but I have no idea how they'll take another claim so soon, and I'd rather not do that. So I'm wondering - perhaps there is a way I could just stick tape or a skin on the back and use the phone in a case? I know it would lose the waterproof element, but it would still work, right?
Please, anyone - any help or advice would be most appreciated. Should I just gaffa tape the bleedin thing and stick it in a proper solid case with screen protector? Or would further damage still occur do you think?
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