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You tossed it onto a tile floor, and it broke. That's unfortunate, but not entirely a surprise no matter who manufactured the phone. Glass is glass.

makeitdouble 3y ago
> Glass is glass That's parent's point, don't use glass panels on the back of a phone. I put half of the blame on reviewers promoting the idea that glass is "premium" and letting phone makers get away with this design choice.
- sasaf5 3y ago
  All reviwers will complain about products being "plasticky" or "a fingerprint magnet", none of which are an actual issue for users.
  - fomine3 3y ago
    "plasticky" is one of the most widespread invalid criticism for me. It's a feature, like we can throw GameBoy to the bed.
    - pjerem 3y ago
      Also, it’s pretty false. Apple already did it with the iPhone 5C and the plasticky aspect was about the only positive thing in the reviews of this phone. Apple largely have the competence and the marketing power to make everyone believe that their premium plastic is amazing. In fact, they managed to make us believe that for glass which must be one of the cheapest materials on earth to produce.
mynameisash 3y ago
>> tossed it from knee height on to a folded up sweatshirt that was sitting on a rug on a tile floor. > You tossed it onto a tile floor You seem to have intentionally omitted some pretty important information there.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  Yeah, I guess I did. It would not break if it actually landed on a sweatshirt on a rug. That much is pretty obvious.
  - kelnos 3y ago
    Unless you're accusing the commenter of lying, that seems exactly what happened. Which doesn't surprise me. I've dropped case-less phones on concrete and asphalt many times with only minor scratching to the frame. But I've also seen people drop phones onto decent-pile carpets and break their screens. It's hard to predict what will happen.
jiminymcmoogley 3y ago
technically they tossed it onto the earth's core, which is estimated to be around 5000°C. though even if it had been a (completely uncovered, unrugged, and un-folded-up-sweatered) tile floor, i would absolutely expect most manufacturers' phones to hold up just fine at that height... to get serious for a moment though, id like to go against the anti-glass grain by pointing out that supposedly, successive generations of Corning Gorilla Glass get stronger by some multiple each time, yet we see phone screens smashing with the same regularity because manufacturers are just using thinner panes each time (probably chasing thinner phones more so than some kind of planned obsolescence conspiracy, although both explanations are credible). so we end up with a tradeoff between thickness, durability and glass backs, but that beats having to rule out durable phones with glass backs entirely from being able to exist
- singleshot_ 3y ago
  I don't think it's a "conspiracy" so much as "the first design objective" but I think I agree with every other part of your comment. (I have also added the bit about the earth's core to my standup routine; thanks).
- Qwertious 3y ago
  Thinner panes are cheaper panes. In theory they could keep the thickness the same and use a lower grade of material, but the savings likely aren't that high and thinner phones are likely the nail in the coffin.
Libcat99 3y ago
In the same way that your phone, in your pocket, is thrown on the ground every time you take a step, sure.
singleshot_ 3y ago
Sir, reading comprehension. The tile floor was separated from the device at all times by a rug and a folded up hooded sweatshirt. If I tossed it on a tile floor we would not be having this conversation.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  I comprehended it, but I assume it's incorrect. It probably landed in the one spot that didn't have any meaningful separation from the tile floor. Or it wouldn't have broken.
  - singleshot_ 3y ago
    You mean “the spot that didn’t have any meaningful separation from the rug,” I’m sure. This has been a deeply fulfilling conversation and I’m glad we got the chance to talk past one another today.
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makeitdouble 3y ago

> Glass is glass That's parent's point, don't use glass panels on the back of a phone. I put half of the blame on reviewers promoting the idea that glass is "premium" and letting phone makers get away with this design choice.

sasaf5 3y ago
All reviwers will complain about products being "plasticky" or "a fingerprint magnet", none of which are an actual issue for users.
- fomine3 3y ago
  "plasticky" is one of the most widespread invalid criticism for me. It's a feature, like we can throw GameBoy to the bed.
  - pjerem 3y ago
    Also, it’s pretty false. Apple already did it with the iPhone 5C and the plasticky aspect was about the only positive thing in the reviews of this phone. Apple largely have the competence and the marketing power to make everyone believe that their premium plastic is amazing. In fact, they managed to make us believe that for glass which must be one of the cheapest materials on earth to produce.

mynameisash 3y ago

>> tossed it from knee height on to a folded up sweatshirt that was sitting on a rug on a tile floor. > You tossed it onto a tile floor You seem to have intentionally omitted some pretty important information there.

rootusrootus 3y ago
Yeah, I guess I did. It would not break if it actually landed on a sweatshirt on a rug. That much is pretty obvious.
- kelnos 3y ago
  Unless you're accusing the commenter of lying, that seems exactly what happened. Which doesn't surprise me. I've dropped case-less phones on concrete and asphalt many times with only minor scratching to the frame. But I've also seen people drop phones onto decent-pile carpets and break their screens. It's hard to predict what will happen.

jiminymcmoogley 3y ago

technically they tossed it onto the earth's core, which is estimated to be around 5000°C. though even if it had been a (completely uncovered, unrugged, and un-folded-up-sweatered) tile floor, i would absolutely expect most manufacturers' phones to hold up just fine at that height... to get serious for a moment though, id like to go against the anti-glass grain by pointing out that supposedly, successive generations of Corning Gorilla Glass get stronger by some multiple each time, yet we see phone screens smashing with the same regularity because manufacturers are just using thinner panes each time (probably chasing thinner phones more so than some kind of planned obsolescence conspiracy, although both explanations are credible). so we end up with a tradeoff between thickness, durability and glass backs, but that beats having to rule out durable phones with glass backs entirely from being able to exist

singleshot_ 3y ago
I don't think it's a "conspiracy" so much as "the first design objective" but I think I agree with every other part of your comment. (I have also added the bit about the earth's core to my standup routine; thanks).
Qwertious 3y ago
Thinner panes are cheaper panes. In theory they could keep the thickness the same and use a lower grade of material, but the savings likely aren't that high and thinner phones are likely the nail in the coffin.

Libcat99 3y ago

In the same way that your phone, in your pocket, is thrown on the ground every time you take a step, sure.

singleshot_ 3y ago

Sir, reading comprehension. The tile floor was separated from the device at all times by a rug and a folded up hooded sweatshirt. If I tossed it on a tile floor we would not be having this conversation.

rootusrootus 3y ago
I comprehended it, but I assume it's incorrect. It probably landed in the one spot that didn't have any meaningful separation from the tile floor. Or it wouldn't have broken.
- singleshot_ 3y ago
  You mean “the spot that didn’t have any meaningful separation from the rug,” I’m sure. This has been a deeply fulfilling conversation and I’m glad we got the chance to talk past one another today.

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