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true but if you are like me and your phone falls on the floor like one time per week on average, it's better to have a bumper... IMHO the problem of the iPhone
by antirez 14y ago
true but if you are like me and your phone falls on the floor like one time per week on average, it's better to have a bumper...
IMHO the problem of the iPhone (and many other similar designs) is that's not designed for people with average care for their stuff (after all I live with my phone, I don't want to be obsessed) without using a bumper.
It would be interesting, but not marketing wise, to get real and design a phone that you can actually trow on the floor with consequences comparable to having a bumper, but NOT needing a bumper.
- bornhuetter 14y agoYou can throw many Android phones around without worrying, but a lot of people write them off as "plasticky". I personally don't mind plastic if it's done well (eg. SGS2/3), but metal and glass does feel nice in the hand.
- antirez 14y agoYep I used to have a nexus one at some point and it felt a lot more "fall resistant" than the iPhone indeed... I also don't care too much about plastic VS glass. Actually I like technology stuff made of good plastic cases, like 80's home computers ;)
- betterth 14y agoI've personally seen MANY shattered SGS2's and already 1 shattered SGS3. If you buy a glass front Android device because it's "more durable", you're going to have a bad time. They use the same or similar glass suppliers, and it will break very easily.
- bornhuetter 14y agoI didn't buy an SGS2 "because it's more durable". But I don't have a case and throw the thing around with no trouble. Not a scratch on the thing. I'm surprised you've seen "MANY shattered SGS2s", I've never seen one. Do you work in a phone shop?
- betterth 14y agoNope. Just mid twenty's people who I guess are rough on their devices. For the record, I own an iPhone 3G and have used it for over 4 years, and have not used a case in over 2 years.
- tesseractive 14y agoI agree. The Kevlar back on my Droid 4 feels like it's more shock resistant than a glass or aluminum back would be. I also like that it's water resistant.
- madprops 14y agoUntil a fatal drop makes your phone's screen to bleed blue ink.