iPhone 8 could be all glass

Apple has been toying around with the idea of an all-glass iDevice for a while, as is evident in two separate patents the company holds. 

An all-glass bod would certainly be a flashy contrast to the increasingly homogenous look of the iPhone lineup. It could also be a damn disaster, according. 

There's a reason our phones, tablets, laptops, TVs, smartwatches, etc. aren't housed purely in glass — it's duprt breakable, TechInsider reports. 

From the iPhone's introduction in 2007 through late 2014, Americans spent over $23.5 billion replacing broken smartphones, according to SquareTrade. And a study in 2013 found that 23% of iPhone screens are cracked, PhoneArena reported.