Which Phone Users Are The Most Accident-Prone?
We’ve all experienced those frightful moments when you drop your phone on the floor and hear a smash, spill a drink on it, or pull it out of your bag and find it has a huge crack in the screen. But with some phone users finding this a more common occurrence than others, we wanted to find out just how likely you are to have these heart-drop moments depending on what brand of smartphone you have.
Here at Repair Outlet, we used Google search data and UK mobile market share values to see which groups of smartphone users are most likely to find themselves accidentally breaking their phones. We’ve ranked the results in order of which users are most accident-prone in contrast to their market share.
If you own a phone in the top 3 then you better make sure that you’ve got a good screen protector on because the chances are, you’re going to need it:
#1 Huawei
Huawei users are officially the most accident-prone smartphone users in the UK! Compared to their market presence, Huawei had the highest number of searches for water damage, screen replacements, and ‘phone not turning on’ out of all the 10 brands.
#2 Samsung
Next on our list is Samsung, another popular household name that has found itself in the hands of a clumsy group of users.
#3 Nokia
Notorious for being hardwearing, it’s interesting to see that Nokia users are actually just as prone to phone damages as the rest of us.
#4 LG
Compared to their overall market share, the proportion of LG users searching Google for accident quick-fixes was enough to rank them 4th in our study.
#5 Apple
Despite having a whopping 49.9% share of the UK’s mobile market, Apple rank a respectable 5th for users that accidentally break their handset
Compared to how many people in the UK actually own an Apple smartphone, iPhone users on a whole aren’t doing too bad at keeping their device safe.
#6 Motorola
Below halfway down the list, Motorola users are safely in the half of the nation that can be considered more responsible phone owners.
#7 HTC
Finding themselves at number 7, it’s HTC. Overall the data revealed that HTC owners are great at keeping their phones safe from water damage but there’s room for improvement when it comes to screen cracks.
#8 Google
A lot more responsible than the competitor’s owners, Google phone users are in 8th place. Although they ranked high in the mysterious ‘phone won’t turn on’ category, overall Google users are great at keeping their device safe.
#9 Sony
Nearing the bottom of our rankings, Sony users can be considered a trustworthy community!
#10 Blackberry
And finally, the most responsible mobile phone owners of them all, Blackberry users! Considering their tiny share of the market, the people that do own a Blackberry are clearly treating their device very well.
The Top 25 Most Breakable Mobile Phones: Using Monthly Google Search Data
RANK |
MANUFACTURER |
MODEL |
TOTAL SEARCHES |
RELEASE YEAR |
#1 |
iPhone |
6 |
21,910 |
2014 |
#2 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S8 |
11,560 |
2017 |
#3 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S7 Edge |
5720 |
2016 |
#4 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S7 |
5390 |
2016 |
#5 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S6 |
5120 |
2015 |
#6 |
LG |
G3 |
4660 |
2014 |
#7 |
LG |
G4 |
4340 |
2015 |
#8 |
iPhone |
6S |
4280 |
2015 |
#9 |
iPhone |
7 |
4100 |
2016 |
#10 |
|
Pixel |
3810 |
2016 |
#11 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S9 |
3520 |
2018 |
#12 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S10 |
2570 |
2019 |
#13 |
iPhone |
6+ |
2380 |
2014 |
#14 |
Samsung |
S8+ |
2220 |
2017 |
#15 |
Huawei |
P30 |
2160 |
2019 |
#16 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S6 Edge |
1940 |
2015 |
#17 |
HTC |
M8 |
1900 |
2014 |
#18 |
Huawei |
P20 |
1890 |
2018 |
#19 |
LG |
G5 |
1740 |
2016 |
#20 |
iPhone |
X |
1600 |
2017 |
#21 |
Sony |
Xperia Z3 |
1600 |
2014 |
#22 |
Samsung |
Galaxy Note8 |
1320 |
2017 |
#23 |
Samsung |
Galaxy S10+ |
920 |
2019 |
#24 |
Sony |
Xperia Z5 |
910 |
2015 |
#25 |
Huawei |
P Smart |
870 |
2017 |
*Keywords analysed: repair, fix, broken, smashed
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