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Why are all Samsung made from cheap plastic?
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I know! It has nothing to do with the £400 profit Apple make on every iPhone 5, it still must be premium!
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Oh man... I wonder what you think about cheap plastic now... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Same opinion. I hate plastic and the iphone 5c is an abomination. I would never buy it. I would buy the iphone 5s instead if I was in the market.
All samsungs are made from cheap plastic but not all iphones are made from cheap plastic. So no you didn't win.
From what I'm hearing with the reviews, the plastic seems more durable than that of Samsung and LG. Who knows though. Thread started saved his has by saying 'cheap plastic'.
Good save!😀
Good save!😀
Vegastouch
macrumors 603
Polycarbonate is pretty durable. I've never broken my Samsung phones and I really dislike aluminum backs. Just too damn slippery and I drop them a lot more often.
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I actually prefer the plastic build on electronics. I do not buy electronics for fashion or because they look "cool"
Just on the train and two guys here at the same table have an iPhone 5 .. guess what they have .. a cheap plastic case around it .. thank God for premium materials lol
KentuckyHouse
macrumors 68030
Of course it's more durable! It's made by Apple, using only the finest polycarbonates in the land!*
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*And apparently, unicorn &%$# judging by those colors
Didn't read the whole thread so if this was mentioned before I apologize. Samsungs greatest asset for me is the removable plastic back. Having replaceable batteries, and removable storage is a godsend if you travel like I do. Spending long hours flying international, and sometimes spending days on the road without reliable charging available. I have 3 batteries, at 100% when I leave and that will give me 3 days of GPSing, emailing etc.
When I had the iphone there where multiple times where I was sidetracked for hours waiting for my phone to charge.
Also being able to shoot with my DSLR, removing sd card, and instantly being able to edit, and upload shots allowed me to leave my laptop at home last trip.
The fastest way for samsung to lose me as a customer is to focus on fashion over function, and make their phones unibody without removable batteries.
Good on them for making such usefull plastic devices
This will save your life one day
When I had the iphone there where multiple times where I was sidetracked for hours waiting for my phone to charge.
Also being able to shoot with my DSLR, removing sd card, and instantly being able to edit, and upload shots allowed me to leave my laptop at home last trip.
The fastest way for samsung to lose me as a customer is to focus on fashion over function, and make their phones unibody without removable batteries.
Good on them for making such usefull plastic devices
This will save your life one day
KentuckyHouse
macrumors 68030
Oh, I know. I was just being sarcastic. Sorry if you thought I was being serious.
Why do people think that cramming components all glued together into a sealed non-repairable enclosure made of fragile glass or scratchable aluminium equals great engineering? For me, this is great engineering:
The-Real-Deal82
macrumors P6
There is no denying the specs of the high end Android devices have a more impressive list than anything Apple have released.
I think it is a credit to Apple that they are able to focus more on software optimisation on devices that are less tech demanding. This is why Android boasts eye bulgingly good tech specs but focuses less on premium product design, whereas Apple have a premium feel to the device and less thirsty software. Both serve the market and satisfy the needs of the consumer rather well. Is one superior than the other? No. It is always subjective to the individuals needs.
ceva321
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F123D
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iEnvy
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Why do people think throwing similar parts from last year in a funky plastic enclosure equals great engineering? See? The argument can go both ways which makes it irrelevant. 😛
Besides, great engineering goes beyond hardware. I believe iOS software optimization is much better than Android. Not saying Android is bad at all considering I'm going to possibly purchase the Nexus 5.
No, I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions. I just saw the little [ 🙄] and thought I made a boo boo. I'm good!😀 Apologies are rare 'round these parts!
KentuckyHouse
macrumors 68030
As sexy as I think the whole glass back / glass + aluminum back are, I would trade my iPhone 5 for a 5C if I could, considering the 5 has to be case kept are your gona have a bad time. It would be nice to go caseless and a good plastic backing would afford me that oppurtunity.