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SquareTrade tests build quality of iPhone 4S and Galaxy SII
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Plenty of entertainment centers (which are glorified coffee tables) use tempered glass surfaces. Do NOT use one without tempered glass unless you want your electronics to shatter it.
Build quality depends entirely on the specification of the product; there is no single definition of quality.
Typical. 4 pages arguing the definition of build quality rather than discussing the implications of the comparison. It's obvious the iPhone 4 has a flawed design when it comes to durability. Who cares that you call it.
The idiots are the ones who claim the iPhone 4 design is more durable than others phones: just keep it in a case and don't ever drop it.
The idiots are the ones who claim the iPhone 4 design is more durable than others phones: just keep it in a case and don't ever drop it.
Who claimed the iPhone 4 design was more durable?
But durable isn't the only reason I buy something
Perhaps there are other phones that are more durable, but I don't plan on running over my phone with a truck
The only ones who see a fatal design flaw are those who can't take care of their devices
They probably spill their drinks on their MBP and say it is flawed as well
I love it that when someone disagrees or is happy with their product they are "sheep" LOL
I remember when this board wasn't inhabited by kids who call people names, find their entertainment by starting food fights on the board or simply try to justify themselves by putting others down
Buy a SGII and be happy, what do I care?
But why bash my choice to buy a product I happen to like?
Maybe some people should just go outside and play for a while
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cute thread...
all the cups in my house are made of glass. so if i drop them, they break. do i consider that a fatal design flaw because they aren't made of plastic? no.
if you are too clumsy to handle a phone made of glass, that's a 'you' problem. some of us are big boys and know how to hold on to our phones.
have fun with your plastic droids.
all the cups in my house are made of glass. so if i drop them, they break. do i consider that a fatal design flaw because they aren't made of plastic? no.
if you are too clumsy to handle a phone made of glass, that's a 'you' problem. some of us are big boys and know how to hold on to our phones.
have fun with your plastic droids.
When you get past all the inflammatory language (which is pretty childish IMHO), this all boils down to assumptions.
Some believe that a phone must be designed to withstand dropping to concrete, and if a phone does not withstand such an incident it is not designed properly.
Others don't believe that the above degree of ruggedness is a required design feature.
Is there a governmental or industry specification for cellphone impact resistance, as exists for motorcycle crash helmets? If not, then it seems this whole thing boils down to a matter of opinion.
Buy whichever device best meets your needs.
Some believe that a phone must be designed to withstand dropping to concrete, and if a phone does not withstand such an incident it is not designed properly.
Others don't believe that the above degree of ruggedness is a required design feature.
Is there a governmental or industry specification for cellphone impact resistance, as exists for motorcycle crash helmets? If not, then it seems this whole thing boils down to a matter of opinion.
Buy whichever device best meets your needs.
Seriously? This is how you think? What do you not understand about the words MOBILE DEVICE? Are the glass cups in your house meant to be carried around everywhere you go? WOW! Completely clueless. Now look at the coffee mugs we lug around with us in our cars, back and forth to work. Are they glass? NO ABSOLUTELY NOT. And there's a reason for that. Seriously grab a clue.
I think the fact they are not glass has more to do with the hot coffee than it does the impact resistance of the mug
Yeah that's it, because hot coffee/tea is never served in a glass cup.
Really? When will the logic kick in?
Rampant fanboyism.......
I use a droid phone, I work on a macbook pro..etc.
who cares what it's called..
glass fails in the durability department hands down
and people thinking it's glass; therefore, it should break easily, and it's ok are just plain ignorant.
and those who compare phones with glasses, cars..etc. seriously?
ordinary glasses are meant to be low cost, highly replaceable items. cell phones aren't meant to be the same.
Volvo vs Ferrari? Are you weeee-tarded? Most cars, including the F1s are designed to crash. That is a simple fact. Why? Because the parts crushing serve as a buffer to soak up the impact, and thus protect the drivers. It's intentional and it's practical for safety purposes. - Automotive engineering 101. Sick of people using completely idiotic analogies and talking out of their asses thinking they are intelligent..
The question here is, is iphone4 flawed in terms of design? Yes, because the most core definition of design = functionality, practicality, aesthetics, and cost.
iphone4 is definitely right up there for aesthetics, functionality, and possibly cost, but practicality? No.
One can argue all he/she wants about not dropping their phone or whatever, but accidents do happen, and thus why insurance even exists - cuz nobody knows what might happen in the future.
And ROFL at the guy that says his whole family uses iphone and that it's the most durable phone blah blah blah. Be more ignorant and try a Nokia. Friend football kicked his Nokia across hard concrete floor just to show how epic his phone is. Scratches? some, did it break? No. Now, that's durability.
Sick of the fanboyism..
Wake the **** up and be conscious consumers, not blind fanboys..
I use a droid phone, I work on a macbook pro..etc.
who cares what it's called..
glass fails in the durability department hands down
and people thinking it's glass; therefore, it should break easily, and it's ok are just plain ignorant.
and those who compare phones with glasses, cars..etc. seriously?
ordinary glasses are meant to be low cost, highly replaceable items. cell phones aren't meant to be the same.
Volvo vs Ferrari? Are you weeee-tarded? Most cars, including the F1s are designed to crash. That is a simple fact. Why? Because the parts crushing serve as a buffer to soak up the impact, and thus protect the drivers. It's intentional and it's practical for safety purposes. - Automotive engineering 101. Sick of people using completely idiotic analogies and talking out of their asses thinking they are intelligent..
The question here is, is iphone4 flawed in terms of design? Yes, because the most core definition of design = functionality, practicality, aesthetics, and cost.
iphone4 is definitely right up there for aesthetics, functionality, and possibly cost, but practicality? No.
One can argue all he/she wants about not dropping their phone or whatever, but accidents do happen, and thus why insurance even exists - cuz nobody knows what might happen in the future.
And ROFL at the guy that says his whole family uses iphone and that it's the most durable phone blah blah blah. Be more ignorant and try a Nokia. Friend football kicked his Nokia across hard concrete floor just to show how epic his phone is. Scratches? some, did it break? No. Now, that's durability.
Sick of the fanboyism..
Wake the **** up and be conscious consumers, not blind fanboys..
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Yes we forget... Retarded-ness is contagious... I seem to have caught it too...
But one thing I sure learnt from arguing with Android fans... "Never argue with idiots... They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience...
Coming back to your post... Yes the iphone 4 design isn't impact resistant... So what...? I have broken highly durable nokias when I was in school... And needed a new pair of glasses every second month... But as I grew up I learnt to take care of my stuff... And over the past few years (I am 29 now) I haven't broken any spectacles or dropped a phone...
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Actually on second thoughts.. Forget it... It really doesn't matter to me what you think... And I think I can safely assume it is vice versa... Bottom line being... If you know you have butterfingers and are careless get the brilliant, tough, Amazingly built samsungs... And if you can take care of your belongings get the filthy, breakable, brittle, poor quality iphones... Happy...?
Stop feeding the troll - I've actually dropped my super fragile badly produced horrible build of an iPhone 4 a couple times on concrete, and it never had a scratch.
This topic has nothing to do with the phones themselves, but rather and Android guy just trying to gain some traction for himself.
This topic has nothing to do with the phones themselves, but rather and Android guy just trying to gain some traction for himself.
Drop test is to see which is more durable without a case. If you have a case, that's good. Some people don't use cases.
The GSII is more durable than the 4S. This is not because the iPhone uses Glass. the GSII also has a glass screen. This is also not because iPhone is the "sexiest phone in the world" because replacing the normal glass with a Gorilla Glass would not make a difference in looks.
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The GSII is more durable than the 4S. This is not because the iPhone uses Glass. the GSII also has a glass screen. This is also not because iPhone is the "sexiest phone in the world" because replacing the normal glass with a Gorilla Glass would not make a difference in looks.
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