Android phone with iPhone build quality?

Lol at using an iPhone 3G 2008 as an example of iPhone bad build quality. Sounds desperate.

Not desperate at all. It was just simply something I found that let that particular model down.Cosmetically I have nothing against IPhones apart from the screen size. The reply was in response to a post that said Apple always had premium design quality, which concerning that button etc, they did not. The 3G was the only phone I have ever owned in which parts broke off.
 
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The iPhone 3G had shocking quality. My volume and vibrate rockers came off after a year.
 
I have had my HTC One for almost 6 months now. It is still perfect. A fantastic phone and easily as well built as my girlfriends iPhone 5. Infact side by side it makes the iPhone 5 look quite badly dated. Good job they fixed that with the 5S....
 
Not desperate at all. It was just simply something I found that let that particular model down.Cosmetically I have nothing against IPhones apart from the screen size. The reply was in response to a post that said Apple always had premium design quality, which concerning that button etc, they did not. The 3G was the only phone I have ever owned in which parts broke off.

the fact that you have to go back that far shows that they nipped that issue in the bud ages ago. 2010 iPhone 4.

And the people that say the HTC One isn't upto current iPhone standards are just as lost.
 
the fact that you have to go back that far shows that they nipped that issue in the bud ages ago. 2010 iPhone 4.

So what. I was talking from experience about a bad design/ fault on a "so called" premium phone I actually owned. The response was directed at the comment that said Apple always produced /premium design quality when they did not. I have no opinion on what they are producing now, except that it is not for me. Am I still lost lol?
 
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[TW]Fox;25020095 said:
Try harder, it feels every bit as well built as its pricetag suggests.

How do you work that out? It feels extremely well built to me. Nice and solid. Admittedly the glass back is a stupid design decision.
 
That's because there are probably at least 15x more of them than any other device. They aren't "crappy built".



No matter what your view may be on Apple (I bet I could have a good guess), you just can't say this. It's plain wrong.


No there are not 15x more iPhone's than other devices. there are far more devices sold than iPhone's. They are built badly and here are some examples:
- iPhone 4/4S, Miframe weak, bends easy due to design.
Back is a weak piece of glass with a plastic frame.
Screen is weak with no protection from the sides.
Power Buttons inner button's fail at around 1.2 years use.
- iPhone 5, Back is badly coated, scratches easy, dents very quickly.
Screen extrudes 0.6mm from houseing, no protection on impact
Same issue with inner buttons failing after little use.

Its not plain wrong at all, I can say what ever i like as its my view on the matter. I am at the front line of the problems people have from the poor design of mobile devices so my views most likely have more grounds for truth than any you may have.

Yes other devices are made from plastic and can be classed as built badly as well, But they are not claiming to have amazing build quality like Apple does.

At least Samsung try and protect the screens on their new phones buy sinking the screen slightly so the chassis would protect it, and using plastic that will allow the force from dropping be absorbed into the plastic and not just transmitted straight to the glass.

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I'm afraid not surviving a drop well doesn't mean it's not a premium build. If I crash a Rolls-Royce it will still end up damaged like any other car.

Having said that, drop tests of the iPhone 5 and subsequently 5S design suggests it's pretty durable. Dropping a phone does come down to luck though in most situations. I agree that the back of the iPhone 4/4S does shatter fairly easily compared to the screens.

Lastly, I don't buy a phone based on how it will fare if I drop it, I just try not to drop it, and if I'm doing something where I think this is more likely, I'll use a (durable) case.
 
[TW]Fox;25020095 said:
Try harder, it feels every bit as well built as its pricetag suggests.

It feels far better than its £159 pricetag, and I think the vast majority of people on here would agree with me on that. I wouldn't compare it to an iPhone or HTC One but it's certainly a well-built, nice feeling phone.

Please keep up with your subtle trollbait contributions though :rolleyes:
 
I'm afraid not surviving a drop well doesn't mean it's not a premium build. If I crash a Rolls-Royce it will still end up damaged like any other car.

Having said that, drop tests of the iPhone 5 and subsequently 5S design suggests it's pretty durable. Dropping a phone does come down to luck though in most situations. I agree that the back of the iPhone 4/4S does shatter fairly easily compared to the screens.

Lastly, I don't buy a phone based on how it will fare if I drop it, I just try not to drop it, and if I'm doing something where I think this is more likely, I'll use a (durable) case.

So from all that you zoom in on the dropping thing? Seriously?
 
So from all that you zoom in on the dropping thing? Seriously?

The rest is fair enough, all phones have issues with buttons failing and whatnot.

This thread is clearly about the perceived premium quality of the phone. Everyone knows it isn't constructed in the same way a £5k watch would be, for example.

I don't think any phone, by Samsung for example, is better made than the iPhone from say, a buttons perspective, but you're free to disagree. That isn't to say I think Samsung phones have inferior build quality, but the perceived quality isn't even close, and that is what this thread is about.
 
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