Problem with Nokia lumia 820's (and 920) weight

[bor42]

So, every phone hits the ground with the same speed. It depends on it's structure how it goes through the impact, and if it hits wooden floor they may even bend a bit under heavier phones, resulting in lower negative acceleration. It's simple really.

 

[hemanlive]

couple of points:
I drop my 820, almost on a daily basis as I am too clumsy and my son is too naughty. Sometimes the height is about 3 feet, and at times it is even 5 ft or more. However, I have never damaged my screen due to it. I had to change the screen once though. That time it fell off from my shirt pocket, on to the road and couple of vehicles went over it. Initially I thought, I have lost this phone forever. But to my pleasant surprise the phone was still working even though I could not do anything as the touchscreen was gone, so there were no commands at all. I got the screen replaced and it is as good as new!
The point about weight being a factor in phone damage: i-phones and galaxies are much much lighter that lumias. Just try dropping the two from same height and you can see for yourself which one breaks first. I have seen iphones falling rather gently and yet getting damaged and my Lumia falling regularly and working fine.