Here's how the titanium holds up

[Village_Idiot]

Plastic - lighter, scratch resistant (using certain plastics), doesn't block cell signals, cheaper, doesn't break like glass when dropped.... fiberglass! Many, many other materials other than "metal" can and should be used for many reasons!

The primary downside to fiberglass is that it is very difficult to reuse or recycle. Just look at all of the fiberglass blades from wind generators that can't be recycled after their end of life or when they break or crack.

Metals like titanium, aluminum, and steel (stainless or otherwise) are easily recycled. Glass is also much easier to recycle. Because of the epoxy resins used to make fiberglass, it can't be easily recycled and reuse is limited to size of the fiberglass material. Large pieces can be cut and used to make phone chassis and shells, but you could only reuse it once. Furthermore, you'd be stuck with limited colors. Painting them would work, but that paint would wear or chip off.

Ultimately, you'd end up with even more non-recyclable trash going into our landfills or oceans.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

The primary downside to fiberglass is that it is very difficult to reuse or recycle. Just look at all of the fiberglass blades from wind generators that can't be recycled after their end of life or when they break or crack.

Metals like titanium, aluminum, and steel (stainless or otherwise) are easily recycled. Glass is also much easier to recycle. Because of the epoxy resins used to make fiberglass, it can't be easily recycled and reuse is limited to size of the fiberglass material. Large pieces can be cut and used to make phone chassis and shells, but you could only reuse it once. Furthermore, you'd be stuck with limited colors. Painting them would work, but that paint would wear or chip off.

Ultimately, you'd end up with even more non-recyclable trash going into our landfills or oceans.

It's also not very thermally conductive (it's literally used to insulate homes), so it could lead to battery and chip overheating.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

My whole point (less fiberglass) is that there are better materials for durability, and cost, for cell phones than Titanium. This whole glass, and metal trend does not add anything of benefit to a cell phone other than higher costs.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

My whole point (less fiberglass) is that there are better materials for durability, and cost, for cell phones than Titanium. This whole glass, and metal trend does not add anything of benefit to a cell phone other than higher costs.

Yes but when apple marketing is marketing titanium iti branded as the best

 

[J Dubbs]

I probably won't make it past 2 year mark lol we see.

No you won't But you have to stay current on your phones to help out all us poor meatheads that pick up a new model, then don't know how to use it

It's your duty as one of our "Android Aces"