Nexus Prime

bastic · 8 Oct 2011 at 08:34

kona786 said:
I heard it was made of concrete, steel girders and high-tech breeze blocks. Its heavy so must be better.

That would explain why they plan to add pair of steel toe cap boots for free to every phone

AndyCr15 · 8 Oct 2011 at 09:02

IvanDobskey said:
Something nice and aluminium would be good, you know, to make it actually feel like a premium phone

Sorry, I keep forgetting these simple people that think weight equates to quality

tomk11 · 8 Oct 2011 at 09:17

AndyCr15 said:
Sorry, I keep forgetting these simple people that think weight equates to quality

Aluminum is one of the lightest metals there is...

_Jimlad_ · 8 Oct 2011 at 10:11

one side is gonna be glass, what does it matter about the other side

AndyCr15 · 8 Oct 2011 at 10:48

Unfortunately, some people are very hung up on what material it is.

IvanDobskey · 8 Oct 2011 at 10:56

We are talking about something that is going to cost £500-£600 here. Why should it be made out of horrible cheap and nasty plastics? For me, I need to feel i'm getting something that is worth the money I paid. What's the point in putting high end components in a cheap shonky housing? The Galaxy S2, despite being technically a great phone, looks like one of those cheap ebay iPhone knockoffs!

2Thumbs · 8 Oct 2011 at 11:10

The only thing that would sway me to this phone (already own a Nexus S) is the screen. Everything else is so-so in comparison for my needs. Of course if I never owned a Google phone in the first place, this could be a different story.

_Jimlad_ · 8 Oct 2011 at 12:10

IvanDobskey said:
We are talking about something that is going to cost £500-£600 here. Why should it be made out of horrible cheap and nasty plastics? For me, I need to feel i'm getting something that is worth the money I paid. What's the point in putting high end components in a cheap shonky housing? The Galaxy S2, despite being technically a great phone, looks like one of those cheap ebay iPhone knockoffs!

it may be plastic but its far from cheap and nasty on my S2, yes i would prefer metal if i had a choice, but not bothered

hux · 8 Oct 2011 at 12:11

Personally the s2 felt like a biscuit to me, thin waif and easy to snap in half.

Nice phone for sure, but id rather have something with a bit of heft to it.

AndyCr15 · 8 Oct 2011 at 13:01

IvanDobskey said:
We are talking about something that is going to cost £500-£600 here. Why should it be made out of horrible cheap and nasty plastics?

Yeah, I'd be upset if that was the case too. Good job the SGSII is nice, good quality plastic.

hux said:
Personally the s2 felt like a biscuit to me, thin waif

That's what I love about it

AndyCr15 · 8 Oct 2011 at 13:03

hux said:
easy to snap in half.

Ha ha, really? Please show me a post of anyone, anywhere in the world that has done this.

Reminds me of Grandpa Simpson complaining about toys these days, then he can't break or damage them...

hux · 8 Oct 2011 at 13:28

Ahem 'felt' like it was, didn't mean it actually is

Intratech · 8 Oct 2011 at 13:30

You guys arguing over the use of Aluminium instead of plastic clearly fail at understanding the science behind the use of plastic material. I suggest you stick to HTC or apple ifon.

djcj · 8 Oct 2011 at 14:27

IvanDobskey said:
What's the point in putting high end components in a cheap shonky housing?

You mean like they do with PC's and games consoles and TV's and...? :confused:

IvanDobskey · 8 Oct 2011 at 16:56

djcj said:
You mean like they do with PC's and games consoles and TV's and...?

I have my PC in a decent case. My Sony TV is of a decent build quality too. I do try to buy things with decent build quality. Not all companies put out poorly built junk.

_Jimlad_ · 8 Oct 2011 at 18:21

IvanDobskey said:
My Sony TV is of a decent build quality too..

plastic hey?

Fallen god · 8 Oct 2011 at 18:44

IvanDobskey said:
I have my PC in a decent case. My Sony TV is of a decent build quality too. I do try to buy things with decent build quality. Not all companies put out poorly built junk.

You do know that for most cases the "cheap" plastic will out last most other things. After around atleast 100 drops my SGS doesnt even have a single mark on its cheap plastic casing doubt any type of metal or glass could claim that.

mrk · 8 Oct 2011 at 18:53

My PC monitor is all aluminium, it has no dents, is massively heavy (11KG) and feels awesome therefore it must be better than 99% of everything else!

!!

snapdragon · 8 Oct 2011 at 19:04

So tired of samsung build bashing, please enough now. Don't like it, don't buy it but don't bitch about it.

Deep · 8 Oct 2011 at 19:24

AndyCr15 said:
Unfortunately, some people are very hung up on what material it is.

And as they should be if they are dropping a large sum of money on a product.

AndyCr15 said:
Ha ha, really? Please show me a post of anyone, anywhere in the world that has done this.

Reminds me of Grandpa Simpson complaining about toys these days, then he can't break or damage them...

I'll admit the back battery cover bending is pretty awesome, but I'd prefer a much stiffer setup.

And in regards to the Simpsons, he complains that toys always break these days

mrk said:
My PC monitor is all aluminium, it has no dents, is massively heavy (11KG) and feels awesome therefore it must be better than 99% of everything else!
!!

I don't like the SGS2, because of how light it is. I prefer something with a bit more substance tbh