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The problems with the phone is that it's often carried in pants pockets. I don't think something of this size will have the same kind of forces applied to it.
by matsemann 7y ago
The problems with the phone is that it's often carried in pants pockets. I don't think something of this size will have the same kind of forces applied to it.
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoThis is much larger than a phone which increases the effects of small bends. I managed to break one of the early large-format ebook readers with a glass display in a jacket pocket, for example. I happen to have Sony's competing 13" e-paper tablet already and I'd be nervous about putting it into a backpack without something non-bendable next to it to prevent flexing.
- leggomylibro 7y agoActually, I think that things which get thrown into bags on a regular basis face more stresses than a phone in your pocket. It could be jostling around with corners of large books, laptops, cables, random containers, etc. It can also have more space to accelerate when you swing your bag around, whereas a phone is held firmly your leg when you run/jump/etc. Durability in a bag is what separates great electronics manufacturers from decent ones. If I buy something and it doesn't survive bag life for several months, which is quite common, then I write off the manufacturer as a creator of fragile throw-away devices. But I've never had a phone have any sort of problem from pocket stresses.