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The galaxy note is made out of plastic, it wouldn't bend, it would break, if subjected to the same forces. This is like antenna gate-- typical Apple bashing pr
by MCRed 12y ago
The galaxy note is made out of plastic, it wouldn't bend, it would break, if subjected to the same forces.
This is like antenna gate-- typical Apple bashing pretending like there's some sort of defect when there isn't. And like antenna gate, if you analyze other phones on the market, you'll find they too don't have super human strength.
In fact, the fact that they bent, instead of breaking, is pretty strong evidence that they are the best built phones on the market.
Subject any competing phone to 300pounds of force differential between the center and the edges (or whatever they used to get these to bend) and I'm pretty certain they will be destroyed.
One of the reasons I buy Apple products is that they are built to be durable in a way that very few of their competitors are.
- danford 12y ago>The galaxy note is made out of plastic, it wouldn't bend, it would break, if subjected to the same forces. This video says different: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0
- IkmoIkmo 12y agoCan you bend a flagship plastic phone with your hands though? Cause I just saw someone doing that with an Apple 6 plus. And what about antenna gate, did that turn out to be false? I'm genuinely curious, as all I've seen is that it was a serious issue that was later corrected by Apple. i.e. these people had all the right to complain. Let me know if you've seen other info.
- nicholassmith 12y agoWith 'antennagate', there was an issue where holding it would bridge the specific antenna areas which would cause a signal reduction. It was an issue, but it was also overblown because to get it to kill the signal you had to hold it very, very specifically, and it seemed mostly to effect the US market more than others. Also, quite a few other devices suffer from it but Apple was the highlighted case because the device was brand new.
- highace 12y agoPretty sure a pants pocket doesn't exert the kind of force required to break a plastic phone. Bend slightly - sure, but fortunately plastic returns to it's original shape once the tension has eased. Metal... not so much.
- qwerta 12y agoCheap 5" chinese phone did not bend or break. Perhaps expand your market a bit...
- personZ 12y agoThe galaxy note is made out of plastic, it wouldn't bend, it would break, if subjected to the same forces. Based upon, apparently, your opinion? they are built to be durable in a way that very few of their competitors are. Material porn has absolutely nothing to do with actual suitability to purpose. iPhone devices are absolutely wonderful devices, but the narrative around the build materials, which people wrongly conflate with built "quality", is detached from reality.