iPhone 8: glass back 'very difficult' to repair and costs more than screen to replace

Apple's 'most durable glass ever in a smartphone' claim likely to be put to the test with first iPhone 8 accidents, but repairs won't be cheap, reports say

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have glass backs that, if smashed, cost more to replace than the screen.

The new plates, which bring glass to the back of Apple smartphones for the first time in four years, have been installed to enable wireless charging, but also introduce a new point of failure.