SquareTrade conducted a study on the breakage difference between the iPad 2 and iPad 1. The results were pretty surprising…
SquareTrade Customers Reported 3.5 times more breakage on the iPad 2 than the iPad 1
Nearly 1 in 10 iPad 2 owners damaged their device in an accident within the first 12 months of ownership. Wowza!
The study also found the top 8 causes of reported accidents:
- Drops while handling
- Fell off the table
- Driveway/in car
- Child
- In bag
- Banged it against something
- Spill
- Pet
SquareTrade customers reported 9.8% of iPad 2s break in the first 12 months
The reported iPad 1 and iPad 2 malfunction types were
- Power/Battery failure: 37%
- Touchscreen: 22%
- Software: 14%
- Speakers: 9%
- Button: 8%
- Other: 10%
The total iPad 2 failure rate was 10.1% compared to the iPad 1 at 3.7%.
Be sure to check out the full study here!
And check out our other studies on digital cameras, laptops, game consoles, iPhone 3GS, iPhone damage, and iPhones in the home.
