What's an author to do when she fries her phone after 4 years of constant abuse?
RESEARCH!

And for this author on the not-so-go I've settled on this robust little dude. 

https://amzn.to/3EnI5M6

How does an author known for abusing people and things keep a delicate phone for so long? Good cases with tempered glass screen protectors. Thanks, Khrys for turning me on to those!

https://amzn.to/3EpSG9c