If you don't use a case, do you have screen protectors at least? I use a case but no protector. I have been very careful but I have found a couple scratches that are really hard to see and line up with where my earring hits the phone. I am guessing they are scratches in the coating rather than the glass itself. I just wonder what it's going to look like in a year or two. Or maybe even the scratches come off when the coating is gone. I guess we will find out.
Anyway I really don't want to find out what happens when you drop it. It's made entirely of glass think about it. I have dropped it like a foot onto vinyl flooring and nothing happened to it. Tile from 4 foot tho yikes.
I have no problems with reception with case on. With case off I can recreate the death grip issue but it doesn't drop all the way to no service.
Everyone that sees I have this phone asks me if it works or not. It really has been blown out of proportion but I guess this the drawbacks to being the most popular phone.