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

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

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Post by ljf »

JacobSeated wrote: post #9

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.

I am pretty damn careful with my phones, and still managed to break 3 in the last 20 odd years (which I think is good going!) - one was knocked out my hands when someone bumped into me in the street, one slipped when I was showing a friend something, and my latest - I've no idea when the back glass smashed - it was in a case and one day when I cleaned the case I found the back was smashed.

I usually have both a screen protector and a case, but accidents happen.

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

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Post by gambiting »

JacobSeated wrote: post #9

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.

I've never had a crash in my car either, I don't understand how anyone can - I think it's a symptom of having too much money /s

You never tripped? Slipped? Had a toddler run into you? Dropped as much as a glass? Are you actually a human?

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Post by mhandley »

threeseed wrote: post #7

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.

After smashing the glass back on a Nexus about 10 years ago, all the phones I've bought since have been mid-range Android phones with plastic backs. Currently have a OnePlus Nord 2T - excellent phone. I'm probably atypical, but I'm sure I'm not alone.
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