Père, I feel your pain.
Yesterday as I was approaching the car in the parking structure, I fumbled with the keys / parking validation and my cell phone slipped and hit the concrete just right.
Gorilla Glass my ass, screen shattered, completely unusable.
Did I mention I got my phone as a promotion, where they charge you $17/month for two years, then give you a bill credit for $17/month, so the phone is effectively free? Well I have six months to go. So if I want a new one, I have to cough up $119, and THEN buy a new phone.
No problem, I will just re-activate my old phone.
Sure, the battery dies every couple of hours, but I can just leave it charging all the time.
I charged it up last night, moved the SIM card, got Verizon to activate it, all was OK.
This morning the case back split open on the right side - swollen battery.
Crap.
I may be able to get a new battery on the internet and swap it out myself, that may get me through the next five months.
Sucks.
My Moto Z was the first phone that, while a bit larger and heavier than I originally wanted, that gorgeous screen and the amazing battery life made up for it. Super bummed.
Hopefully whatever the new flavor is will have a Black Friday deal I can take advantage of in November when the payment plan ends for the busted one.