Captain_Yuri said: It feels better for me but I guess its a personal preference thing. Premium =/= Durable (least not for me). Don't those cost more than Glass or Aluminum? I think at least Carbon does.
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In general, yes the costs would be higher, but these are $1000+ AUD "Premium" devices with stupidly large profit margins.
"Premium" would imply something that is expensive.
Of course materials preference will be a personal thing as you so eloquently point out, but there are intrinsic issues dealing with glass that other materials generally don't exhibit, another issue with glass is how expensive it can be to replace as I found out.
Captain_Yuri said:
Its not drop-proof but it certainly seems to be able to withstand most typical drops that every other phone does. They are looking into the scratch thing as far as I am aware.
The iphone 6 is a bit of both. They used weaker version of aluminum which was acceptable at the time and the case itself was big.
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More to it than that. The button placement created an area that was more susectible to bending, they needed to reinforce that specific area.
Well. I wouldn't say it's able to withstand typical drops better than any other phone does... I bet my Lumia would win every single time, phones with more exotic materials would also fair better.
Captain_Yuri said:
Really? Cause I can see the design quite fine and its easy for people can tell that its a Galaxy S7.
Maybe it is just the way we live differently but I would rather have waterproof over ruggedness anyday. Rugged phones are usually ugly, have bad software support with a really bad skin and feels super bulky. Those also intend to cost more. I do live in Vancouver where it rains a lot so waterproofing my phone is a higher priority for me. Specially since idk when spills might happen.
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I'm in a country area of Australia.
After having a "mobile" phone for the last decade and a half, not once have I lost one due to water damage... With that said, once my phone is mounted on any of my bikes, it's mounted inside of a waterproof case to protect it from mud, dust, dirt and on the rare occasion, rain, so it's really a non-issue.
But it also means I cannot have a phone case.
Captain_Yuri said:
But again, those are more expensive. Having those will increase the price of the phone... And isn't the 920 plastic? To me, plastic feels a lot more flimsy than glass. |
There are different types and grades of Plastic, if reinforced properly it's not flimsy.
I can assure you my Lumia 920 is far more durable than my Galaxy Note 5 and the Note 7.
After I broke my screen and back on my Note 5, my friend said 'Just bad luck, Samsung is always been durable for me' - So I proceeded to throw my old Lumia across the room and it survived without a scratch, my point was then made.
My Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will be my last Samsung Phone untill they get rid of the Glass backing, I'll vote with my wallet.