Plastic is usually scratchy. Glass is much better about resisting scratches. I believe you’re, right, modem phone glass is pretty flexible. It’s also (usually) coated with something that prevents finger oils from building up easily.
Still, the choice of glass is clearly cosmetic (less prone to scratch, nicer look, premium feel), buy technically plastic presents more advantages, it is lighter, absorbes shocks, fairly durable, much cheaper. To make for the most reliable device it would be better, but we know that’s not a priority for any of the manufacturers, and propably also for many customers.
Honestly, modern phones are pretty durable and screen replacements are pretty cheap.
My complaint is that the glass backs are slippery as fuck. My iPhone was constantly sliding off of tables and shit until I bit the bullet and got a case for it.
I do not agree, owned like 3 phones all of them ending up in cracks, yes I am a clumsy person but I also work in a hangar where at one point my phone screen cracked due to carrying something.
The good thing about the glass backs is it’s quite sticky on your fingers, which is nice. I’d still take plastic or something else instead, but hopefully also sticky. I’d rather not drop my phone at all, but if I do I don’t want it to crack.
If only modern phones would made out of proper shock resistant plastic, instead of bendy metal and brittle glass, we wouldn’t need extra case.
I’ve heard the glass is also quite bendy, compared to normal glass.
Plastic is usually scratchy. Glass is much better about resisting scratches. I believe you’re, right, modem phone glass is pretty flexible. It’s also (usually) coated with something that prevents finger oils from building up easily.
A good old keming issue in the wild!
Still, the choice of glass is clearly cosmetic (less prone to scratch, nicer look, premium feel), buy technically plastic presents more advantages, it is lighter, absorbes shocks, fairly durable, much cheaper. To make for the most reliable device it would be better, but we know that’s not a priority for any of the manufacturers, and propably also for many customers.
Eh, I would argue that having a scratched screen goes beyond a cosmetic issue. It tangibly downgrades your experience.
Plastic scratches much easier than glass cracks.
I have nothing against glass screen, but glass back-side I find rather stupid, and pretty standard nowdays.
Gimme a plastic screen and I’ll put a glass screen protector on it.
I managed to bend an iPad trying to pull it out of a case, can confirm it’s got some flex to it
The metal is okay, it’s the glass that’s the problem.
Ah, the good old days, when only the screen was glass.
Depends on alloy, some are more brittle or prone to deformation than others
I want a nice solid core of 1/4" plate steel for my phone’s structural skeleton. Wouldn’t that be cool?
Wrap the rest of the phone in shock proof plastic and glass screen.
Thanks to apple and it’s fanbase we don’t have that luxury
Repairable phones are where it’s at.
Gotta get that time machine
I’m loving the fairphone.
Honestly, modern phones are pretty durable and screen replacements are pretty cheap.
My complaint is that the glass backs are slippery as fuck. My iPhone was constantly sliding off of tables and shit until I bit the bullet and got a case for it.
I do not agree, owned like 3 phones all of them ending up in cracks, yes I am a clumsy person but I also work in a hangar where at one point my phone screen cracked due to carrying something.
The good thing about the glass backs is it’s quite sticky on your fingers, which is nice. I’d still take plastic or something else instead, but hopefully also sticky. I’d rather not drop my phone at all, but if I do I don’t want it to crack.