Why glass?

[joeldf]

My wife had an iPhone 4 in a case the whole time she had it. It was dropped a few times over the 2 years she had it. We would take it out once and a while to clean it up (dust builds up around the port openings). It was fine for a long time.

Finally, she gets a new phone, and we take it out of the case one last time to get ready to sell it, and the back is completely shattered, with pieces falling out as we remove the case.

Her next phone was the plastic backed 5C.

Now she has the aluminum backed red iPhone 7.

I have no problem with plastic backs. I loved the soft grippy feel that my BlackBerry Z10 had. I want that feel to return.

 

[cardboard60]

Wouldn't it be super nice if'n you could order a phone with a glass back or a plastic back like the Samsung s5

 

[B. Diddy]

Now that pleather/faux leather is called "vegan leather," it's all fashionable now, so maybe we need to figure out some silly new name for plastic, like "sustainable velvet."

 

[Beansr519]

So does Apple set the tone for the phone industry?

Apple set the tone when Steve Jobs was still running it. now, they're not progressing.

 

[mustang7757]

Apple set the tone when Steve Jobs was still running it. now, they're not progressing.

I agree there

 

[droidntn]

So, wireless charging is only possible if it has a glass back?

 

[cardboard60]

My phone has a plug on the bottom.

 

[Mike Dee]

So, wireless charging is only possible if it has a glass back?

No but it can't be metal

 

[joeldf]

So, wireless charging is only possible if it has a glass back?

Or plastic, or rubberized plastic.

 

[rsmin]

Shattered the back of my Note 10+ a few weeks ago. First time I ever did that and have had every Note since Note 2. Took it to a Ubreakifixit store and $85 and 1 hour later they fixed it and it looks perfect. Loved the store and the work they did plus they are an Samsung certified repair company.

I do miss the plastic back of the previous notes but since Samsung continues with the glass back at least I have a place to take it to fix it in a reasonable time and with areasonable price.

 

[bassplayrguy]

I just noticed this yesterday when I took my cover off. Phone works fine.
Make cellphones out of stuff that don't break on the back.
Jeez.
WHY do people want these fragile backs?
Who buys a 1K phone because it has a sexy backside?
It's not a date.

Me! I want glass back phones!!! There are plenty of options for glastic or plastic if you don't like glass.

 

[Mike Dee]

Me! I want glass back phones!!! There are plenty of options for glastic or plastic if you don't like glass.

There are always options but with those options come limitations

 

[cardboard60]

With a plastic back phone.
You have 1/2 of the worries about dropping it and breaking it.
The phone is lighter without a super big bulky case too.

I dont live for work in the city.
I live out in the country.

Glass does nothing for me.

 

[Morty2264]

Oh, no! That's so sad! I'm sorry that happened to you.

Glass backs seem to be what's in now - and some users find plastic to feel "cheap" or "not as premium" as their glass-backed counterparts.

Maybe in time we will get back to aluminum, plastic, or insert-new-material-here backs.

 

[cardboard60]

Oh, no! That's so sad! I'm sorry that happened to you.

Glass backs seem to be what's in now - and some users find plastic to feel "cheap" or "not as premium" as their glass-backed counterparts.

Maybe in time we will get back to aluminum, plastic, or insert-new-material-here backs.

Yep !

Feels cheap
Not preminum enough for them.
That is it.

They need a Diamond Ring on their finger to look at all day.
Make them feel good.
Show it off.

That is what got the phones messed up.

Like hauling lumber in a Lexus car instead of a truck.

If you got out of the office and worked in the field.
Took your phone hunting . Took it 4 wheel driving, and mudding in a 4x4 and UTV

The preminum device get broke a lot easier.

You hit the nail on the head.

Thank YOu !

And I know they mfg will never go backwards.

I can't wait and hope I'm alive when phones are a minimum of 2500.00 and somebody takes it out and breaks it.

Somebody used to make a phone that was rugged.
You could drop it and abuse it and it wouldn't break.
Forgot who it was.
Probably ain't made anymore either.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Yep !

Feels cheap
Not preminum enough for them.
That is it.

They need a Diamond Ring on their finger to look at all day.
Make them feel good.
Show it off.

That is what got the phones messed up.

Like hauling lumber in a Lexus car instead of a truck.

If you got out of the office and worked in the field.
Took your phone hunting . Took it 4 wheel driving, and mudding in a 4x4 and UTV

The preminum device get broke a lot easier.

You hit the nail on the head.

Thank YOu !

And I know they mfg will never go backwards.

I can't wait and hope I'm alive when phones are a minimum of 2500.00 and somebody takes it out and breaks it.

Somebody used to make a phone that was rugged.
You could drop it and abuse it and it wouldn't break.
Forgot who it was.
Probably ain't made anymore either.

These aren't the latest or greatest, but they are rugged. https://www.catphones.com/en-us/products/smartphones/

 

[Idkanymorenow]

But then no wireless charging. Phone manufacturers just have to get off their high horses and realize that there's nothing wrong or low class about plastic.

I think something like the Note 4's kind of leatherback is kind of the perfect balance. In fact, some premium and special edition models of some phones(like the Huawei Mates, RIP or the Oneplus special editions have a leather back.) And now the Oppo Find X2 also has a leather back and many reviews seem happy or intrigued by it. Hopefully, if they go with more leatherback(or they could even go with like a carbon fiber-ish back like the Pocophone F1), they bring back the removable batteries.

 

[cardboard60]

I think something like the Note 4's kind of leatherback is kind of the perfect balance. In fact, some premium and special edition models of some phones(like the Huawei Mates, RIP or the Oneplus special editions have a leather back.) And now the Oppo Find X2 also has a leather back and many reviews seem happy or intrigued by it. Hopefully, if they go with more leatherback(or they could even go with like a carbon fiber-ish back like the Pocophone F1), they bring back the removable batteries.

Shutup...

Bring back the removable battery.
I'd love that.
They have the capability to do whatever they want.
It's the consumer they have to worry about.
The consumer is dauym picky on what they want.

What I can't understand.
Is why the phones has to cost so much.

They have always put a newer processor.
Nee updated memory.
And a nicer camera
But really.

How much could these phones cost to build.

 

[Mess096]

Unobtainium

 

[Golfdriver97]

But then no wireless charging. Phone manufacturers just have to get off their high horses and realize that there's nothing wrong or low class about plastic.

There are some polymers that are as strong as steel. Or, better yet....transparent aluminum....