The good news is that Apple’s upgraded glass for the iPhone X is pretty tough where drops are concerned.
The bad news is that the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+’s thicker glass and aluminum may be a bit tougher.
SquareTrade today conducted its traditional breakability tests on the Galaxy S9 devices to test Samsung’s claims. The Galaxy S9 and S9+ did indeed manage to beat out the iPhone X and older Galaxy devices, but they still didn’t fare well when dropped.