> functional without a case. (Which, again, every iPhone in the last decade has been.

Agreed they're functional without a case.

Whether it's functional after dropping it face down on the glass onto cement/marble is another question!

I'm not too concerned with cosmetic scratches. The main issue is the screen shattering. And the back of the phone shattering in older models where the back was glass.

> Whether it's functional after dropping it face down on the glass onto cement/marble is another question

Confirming it is. Source: clumsy as hell.

The glass is sturdier and more scratch resistant than it was ten years ago, when I was smashing an iPhone screen a couple times a year with a case.