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There was a charm to old AT&T. One that we didn't see again till peak Nokia. An AT&T handset could be used to beat up a burglar and then still be used to call
by zer00eyz 3y ago
There was a charm to old AT&T. One that we didn't see again till peak Nokia.
An AT&T handset could be used to beat up a burglar and then still be used to call the police. They were, to say the least, indestructible.
Nokia phones were that way for a bit (I forget what model number) where you could have them fly off the roof of your car at speed, and find them run over twice and still working (assuming the battery stayed in).
The latest iPhone flying out of a plane "window" and then landing still running and unbroken was an impressive moment and harkened back to earlier times.
The break up of att lead to a race to the bottom on handsets, they were disposable in a bad way for a while.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoThat iPhone got supremely lucky. They stopped making them strong after the 5s body design, that was the last one with a full metal back as well as the screen fully protected on edge. On the next generation “bar of soap” body the glass bulges out so when you drop it, often it lands glass first right on the edge and just shatters.