Why is Iphone X so heavy?

[44267547]

2 batteries , stainless steel as opposed to aluminum on previous model etc

...Including the glass and wireless charging built in as well.

 

[IllusionEntity]

Iphone X weighs 22 oz more than the Galaxy S8 which has a much higher PPI, a headphone jack, a bigger battery and also wireless charging. Wonder why? Are Samsung engineers smarter?

Update: sorry bad math. 22 grams more. 6.14 oz to 5.36 oz.
1,000 nits brightness vs 625 for Iphone X

Does a higher PPI count make the phone heavier?

 

[Mac-lover3]

Does the weight actually matter though?

I believe these comparisons are detailing rather insignificant qualities between the respective phones. Both are within reasonable weights/sizes and as long as the thing doesn't feel like a brick, I see no reason for scrutiny.

At mattered at the time when there was a huge difference. Now you don't feel the difference between a phone weighing 150 grams, 160 grams, etc...

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Many people equate a premium feel with the weight of the object in the hand. It's an inaccurate and unrealistic measure of quality. Sure Titanium could be used, or some other materials...

IBM back in the day used to put lead bars in their printers for mainframes. I used to use a multi-color dot matrix printer, and once IBM field service was there to replace the head on it, and while it was apart, I saw the HUGE lead bar in the bottom of the printer. The IBM tech said it's so people 'think' it's quality. It had no other purpose. It wasn't fast enough to need a counter weight, and it was far to heavy for that anyway. It was actually kinda hysterical...

My company was told to charge more to get more clients too. Human nature is absurd...

 

[alex00100]

I tried iPhone x at the store and it felt at least twice as heavy as my iPhone 6, which is also lighter than 6s and 7. The weight was the main reason for me why it was so uncomfortable to use with one hand.

 

[kevink2]

I didn't even realize the weight gain since I was coming from a 7+. It was noticed when I showed the new phone to a current 7 user, who commented on it.
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That's not bad math. That's a brain fart of seismic proportions.

Like when people talk about their new computer with 4mb of RAM

 

[jeremyisweary]

Coming from the 7 Plus, it's taking me time to get used to a smaller, lighter phone.