I thought face-shattering was a bit extreme, but I certainly gave a loud English Tut.
No case on it, but it basically fell in slow mo anyway as it hit the woman's buggy on the way down and there were headphone in. Just an unlucky landing - if force gets transmitted through the corners, it shatters. My old handset got dropped face first very flat onto the floor from much higher once and survived.
So I'm looking for a case that stops force being transmitted through the screen in such a way as to shatter it if the phone lands skew - does that make sense? Obviously nothing can be done if it lands on something uneven, but the reason the iPhone bumper works for example is that it protects the corners and comes out slightly over the screen.
Anyone know when the ottorbox defender is coming out?