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The ruggedness part is very true, and I miss that. Some of my carpentr/fishermen/boatbuilder friends still use old Nokias they buy used because they can handle

by mixmax 13y ago

The ruggedness part is very true, and I miss that. Some of my carpentr/fishermen/boatbuilder friends still use old Nokias they buy used because they can handle the rough conditions they work in. an Iphone wouldn't last a week. Back in the day I often used my Nokia 3210 to stir drinks and open bottles. It would take an incredible amount of beating and still just work.

throwaway1979 13y ago
These rugged Nokias you speak of .. these weren't all-glass-front/touchscreen were they? I feel all the new smart phones out there are a bit weak on the ruggedness department. I recently lost a Nexus S (with a protective case!) to a drop of just a few feet. I was actually surprised that the phone wasn't able to take it. If a touchscreen-based smartphone was truly rugged yet consumer-grade, it would really have my attention.
- numo16 13y ago
  Dropped my Lumia 928 about 4 feet onto granite tile face first last week. Not a scratch on it
- freehunter 13y ago
  I dropped my Nexus 4 from the window ledge, it bounced off the arm of a leather couch, and hit the carpeted floor. The screen broke near the bottom (so the phone is still somewhat usable). Compare that to the Lumia 920, which is classic Nokia quality. I dropped that without a case down a flight of tile stairs, and it only slightly scratched the plastic on the back of the phone. I've linked (months ago) Youtube videos of people trying to destroy a Lumia 920. One man used the screen to pound a nail into a piece of wood, tossed it across a parking lot, drove over it with his car, and only got it to break when he threw it screen-first into a concrete wall. It's still a smartphone with the downsides of a giant piece of glass, but it's got the benefit of a solid and shock-absorbing chunk of plastic surrounding it. You can't get it wet, but you don't have to worry about it falling. The Nokias might be thicker and bulkier than an iPhone, but an iPhone needs a thick and heavy case. The Lumia doesn't.
Nicholas_C 13y ago
Put an Otterbox on an iPhone and it will probably outlast a Nokia brickphone.

by mixmax 13y ago

throwaway1979 13y ago

These rugged Nokias you speak of .. these weren't all-glass-front/touchscreen were they? I feel all the new smart phones out there are a bit weak on the ruggedness department. I recently lost a Nexus S (with a protective case!) to a drop of just a few feet. I was actually surprised that the phone wasn't able to take it. If a touchscreen-based smartphone was truly rugged yet consumer-grade, it would really have my attention.

numo16 13y ago
Dropped my Lumia 928 about 4 feet onto granite tile face first last week. Not a scratch on it
freehunter 13y ago
I dropped my Nexus 4 from the window ledge, it bounced off the arm of a leather couch, and hit the carpeted floor. The screen broke near the bottom (so the phone is still somewhat usable). Compare that to the Lumia 920, which is classic Nokia quality. I dropped that without a case down a flight of tile stairs, and it only slightly scratched the plastic on the back of the phone. I've linked (months ago) Youtube videos of people trying to destroy a Lumia 920. One man used the screen to pound a nail into a piece of wood, tossed it across a parking lot, drove over it with his car, and only got it to break when he threw it screen-first into a concrete wall. It's still a smartphone with the downsides of a giant piece of glass, but it's got the benefit of a solid and shock-absorbing chunk of plastic surrounding it. You can't get it wet, but you don't have to worry about it falling. The Nokias might be thicker and bulkier than an iPhone, but an iPhone needs a thick and heavy case. The Lumia doesn't.

Nicholas_C 13y ago

Put an Otterbox on an iPhone and it will probably outlast a Nokia brickphone.