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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 us
by threeseed 3y ago
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.
- mhandley 3y agoAfter 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.
- Tactician_mark 3y agoTastes change. This isn't some engineering or logistics constraint; if plastic phones have a real advantage, adoption is simply a matter of marketing.
- xethos 3y agoDesign (and fashion) is typically cyclical as well. Typically, fashion cycles seem to be every 20-30 years... meaning plastic backs are due for a resurgence!
- nightowl_games 3y ago"Tried that, didn't work" https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-tried-that-didn-t-work-d9c42fe1 https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-tried-that-didn-t-work-d9c42fe1