[pas]

I don't think that iPhones are significantly better. 2-3 out of 100 will die completely (motherboard/screen) in about a year.

Probably the classic infant mortality curve, just as my OnePlus 1 is going strong, a lot of my friends' still have their older phones, because they still work flawlessly.

[lorenzhs]

Maybe it was just bad luck. But 2-3% failure rate sounds very high, can you provide a link with more information?

[pas]

No, sorry, it's pretty much a hunch/guess/anecdote/observation.

I only found software rates https://www.blancco.com/resources/rs-state-of-mobile-device-... though I know nothing of the veracity of this ... study.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/218777/failure-rates-for... ..

Ah, finally something a bit more relevant: https://www.squaretrade.com/cell-phone-comparison-study-nov-... 2% for iPhone 4.

[lorenzhs]

Thanks for looking it up. I also found the blancco study, but their score includes "crashing apps, WiFi connectivity and other performance issues" so it seems more like a consumer satisfaction survey than a device reliability study.

The squaretrade thing is more interesting, the raw data for the statista link is https://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/iPhone_failure_rates_6_2.... I'd be interested in an update on that, phone materials have changed a lot in the last six or seven years. I would hope that things have improved overall but it would be nice to get confirmation on that.