Ditch the glass: It's time to bring back less-fragile plastic smartphones

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Post by josebama » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 10:59 AM UTC

Ditch the glass: It's time to bring back less-fragile plastic smartphones
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Post by josebama » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 10:59 AM UTC

My shiny new Pixel 8 just fell off a table after 1 hour that I left it there. It didn't vibrate and I didn't move the table or anything like that. Glass phones are so slippery that they take a life of their own when placed on a flat, smooth surface. I miss plastic phones.

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Post by huijzer » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:19 AM UTC

What's wrong with aluminium?

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Post by hasperdi » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:20 AM UTC

Typing this on Zenfone 10. I agree with this article completely

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Post by hasperdi » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:21 AM UTC

huijzer wrote: post #3

What's wrong with aluminium?

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Post by IdiranVibe » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:21 AM UTC

huijzer wrote: post #3

What's wrong with aluminium?

You can't have wireless charging with a metal chassis AFAIK. Whether you value wireless charging is another question.

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Post by threeseed » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:23 AM UTC

This argument would've made sense a decade ago.

But smart phones are an established product line where lots of experiments have already happened.

Including using cheaper, more robust materials. The outcome ? People just think your phone is cheap and don't buy it.

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Post by Semaphor » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:24 AM UTC

I just checked, my OnePlus Nord has a plastic back. But it’s also very decidedly not a premium phone, which suits me just right ;)

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Post by JacobSeated » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:25 AM UTC

I never ever smashed my phone. Why would I wanna do it? How/why can people be so clumsy? I think it is a symptom of having too much money.

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Post by seydor » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 11:28 AM UTC

phone in flipcase -> indestructible, replaces wallet as well. I don't even get the aesthetics of fingerprints on rounded corner glass, when did that become beautiful or original?