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Glass makes a lot of sense on the front of a phone. It's more durable and scratch-resistant than the transparent plastic that was used previously.
by p1mrx 5y ago
Glass makes a lot of sense on the front of a phone. It's more durable and scratch-resistant than the transparent plastic that was used previously.
- Retric 5y agoNothing prevents an integrating plastic protection around the edges of a glass front. We could get most of the protection of a case in terms of dropping in concrete without the bulk. Ex: Ulefone Armor 10 5G granted the branding is ugly but that’s on the manufacture. IMO at that point you might as well make the phone as wide as these new camera lenses and for some extra battery life.
- krrrh 5y ago> Nothing prevents an integrating plastic protection around the edges of a glass front. Hasn’t this been handled with cases? Everyone gets to make their own bulk/protection trade offs.
- Retric 5y agoAssuming the back and edges are made out of aluminum or something you don’t need to protect it. You only need to protect a tiny lip around the front glass to get equivalent shatter protection which would be vastly less bulky than even an ultra thin case. In other words I want ~90% of the protection with only ~1-5% of the added volume.
- p1mrx 5y agoWould a "bumper case" (just a ring, with no back protection) do what you're describing? Or would you rather have that ring volume filled with battery?
- Retric 5y agoThe glass back of a phone needs to be thicker than an aluminum back for equivalent strength. It wouldn’t be much width, but modern cellphone batteries are thin. Going beyond that for the camera on the other hand would add more bulk.