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Why does the Apple Watch break so easily?

my Apple Watch has broken with a case twice with hair line cracks. Why is the quality so poor?

Posted on Jul 5, 2018 8:19 AM

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Jul 5, 2018 9:46 AM in response to rkonopk

rkonopk,


I've had only good experiences with the Apple Watch. I shattered one terribly but I fell on concrete and I fell on the Watch screen, so kinda my fault. Have you tried using both a case and a screen protector? I decided to use the following case after that first incident: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FJT3FK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UT F8&psc=1


Hope this helps,

Richard

Jul 6, 2018 2:45 AM in response to rkonopk

The screen has now broken twice with hairline cracks without ever being dropped. Even with a case, the screen cracked. My coworkers have experienced the same problem. They don’t even know when or how the screen cracks. I have never broken an iPhone or any other watch or fitness band screen. I am finding this a common problem among people I know. Can the battery be swelling in heat which then puts a single hairline crack on the watch face?

Jul 6, 2018 5:29 AM in response to rkonopk

Swollen battery is almost always the result of internal failure within the battery. Yes, the battery may get hot but that is also a consequence of the same internal fault. Fortunately the watch battery is only small and does not have the ability to generate much heat, because a hot lithium battery can go into thermal runaway and if it is big enough life gets very exciting - Samsung Note style exciting with flames.

Why does the Apple Watch break so easily?

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