Should you put your phone in your front pocket or back?

Over the last ten years we’ve seen more ways to break a phone than you can count.

Cracked cameras, broken speakers, shattered screens, glitchy buttons, kids dismantling it with a hammer…

But there are five ways we KEEP seeing.

Here are the most common ways people break their phones–and a few tips you can use to save yourself a trip to our stores for repairs.

#1 Drops

We’ve all done it.

Sometimes a case (or luck) will save your phone, but here’s the thing—95% of the cracked screens we repair are on phones that have cases. So this isn’t just a clumsy people problem .

Some drops are just too much. Gorilla Glass only goes so far. And most cases are just too thin. (Click here to see four we recommend)

#2 Throws

I know… We can’t believe this ranks so high either, yet here we are. Sometimes it’s a misguided toss to the couch, a clumsy flip to a butterfingered friend, but sometimes it’s hurling your phone in anger during a spelling bee…

Regardless of the reason, we fix frisbee’d phones all day long.

#3 Back Pocket Bloopers

Back pocket screen shatters hit their peak during the year of the skinny jean, but it’s always a problem. You stash your phone in the rear for safe keeping, then absent-mindedly *CRUNCH* it when you sit.

Or a trip to the bathroom causes it to scoot from your pocket and *PLOP* to a place you’d rather not reach.

Or you might even forget about it entirely and leave it in for the laundry. (Happens more than you’d think. See #5.)

Back pocket cracks are seen every day in our store.

Your front pocket is safer. But there’s still a risk…

#4 Front Pocket Flops

Sometimes all it takes to snap your phone in half is bending down to pet a cat. Depending on your pants, squatting to pick up a penny or unplug your charger can be the kiss of death for even the most protective phone case.

You’re always just one deep knee bend away from turning your precious pocket computer into an accidental flip-phone.

So while front is often the better option, pants will always be perilous.

#5 Liquids

Could be a pool, could be a drink, or it could be rain. Liquids and electronics simply don’t play well together. And sometimes the damage isn’t immediate.
Internal rust can cause glitches days, weeks, or even years after you think you’re in the clear. (Rice can’t get it all).
The fact is, there are hundreds of ways to damage your phone. Even if you’re careful.

But you shouldn’t pay crazy insurance fees from your carrier to fix it.
With LifeSaver, you get better protection insurance for one third the price of AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon. And repairs (should you need them) are often less than half the cost to fix.

Plus, your deductible never goes up. Which means you could break your phone every day, and never see your rate rise.
(Note: Please don’t break your phone every day.)
Cracked screens, overheating, bad batteries, broken charge ports…

We fix it all.

Still though…