The Galaxy Nexus' only remaining trump card?

[dguy6789]

I'd rather the phone be plastic and have a removable battery than be brittle and break if you drop it on a hard surface. Sturdy build materials are nice but not if it means a guaranteed shattered phone if you drop it like the iPhone. Phones aren't jewelry; their most important feature is not how pretty they look or feel. Phones need to survive everyday use. I prefer using my phones naked but a case of course negates the aforementioned.

 

[VashHT]

I'd rather the phone be plastic and have a removable battery than be brittle and break if you drop it on a hard surface. Sturdy build materials are nice but not if it means a guaranteed shattered phone if you drop it like the iPhone. Phones aren't jewelry; their most important feature is not how pretty they look or feel. Phones need to survive everyday use. I prefer using my phones naked but a case of course negates the aforementioned.

I prefer phones with metal/plastic builds the most, phones like the g2 or nexus one mentioned before feel really solid.

 

[Chiropteran]

I have and will continue to. I hate the idea of adding additional bulk to a phone. The HTC and Motorola phones I've had can stand up on their own. I know they do more damage to hardwood floors than to the phone itself.

My Motorola Droid Bionic fell about 3 feet and the screen shattered. I like the feel of a plain phone without a case, but I think it's just risking too much when it comes to $300+ phones.

 

[lothar]

I'd rather the phone be plastic and have a removable battery than be brittle and break if you drop it on a hard surface. Sturdy build materials are nice but not if it means a guaranteed shattered phone if you drop it like the iPhone. Phones aren't jewelry; their most important feature is not how pretty they look or feel. Phones need to survive everyday use. I prefer using my phones naked but a case of course negates the aforementioned.

This.
My Samsung Galaxy S II has dropped at least 4 times well more than 3 feet.
There's not a shred of cracked glass anywhere on it, unlike there would have been if it was a HTC or Motorola phone.

When my phone falls, the only thing I know that always happens is that the plastic back cover flies off.
What's the science behind that?
I'm guessing because it does that, energy is directed upwards into the air instead of back to the phone itself. If it had a metal cover, the energy would be directed back to the phone which can easily cause the glass to crack?
I'm not a physicist, engineer or scientist. I'm merely drawing conclusions based on my own personal observations and also some "drop test" videos.
Whatever Samsung did with the Galaxy S II, they did it right. It has excellent durability.

 

[deputc26]

I'd rather the phone be plastic and have a removable battery than be brittle and break if you drop it on a hard surface. Sturdy build materials are nice but not if it means a guaranteed shattered phone if you drop it like the iPhone. Phones aren't jewelry; their most important feature is not how pretty they look or feel. Phones need to survive everyday use. I prefer using my phones naked but a case of course negates the aforementioned.

Exactly this.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I think a good balance like the HTC One X is a good build. And honestly Pentaband is great only if you're on T-Mobile. No one really cares about AWS anyway. Just like 850/1900 got shafted for many years.... kinda like CDMA got shafted. Practically no one uses it other than the US (and don't go around citing Wiki because almost all those networks had CDMA 2G but moved to UMTS/HSDPA 3G)

 

[ponyo]

Yeah no one cares about T-Mobile in the US. They are only the 4th largest US carrier and have the popular prepaid like the $30 5gb plan. Having the option to jump from T-Mobile network to AT&T network seamlessly is not that great.

 

[shabby]

I'm curious: is it really that hard to make a true global phone? Pentaband GSM and CDMA?

If only cdma was used globally as much as gsm is then maybe, but its not.

 

[Plugers]

Had enough plus' for me to order 2 this week. They should be here tomorrow for my wife and I. Gonig to the $30 T-mobile 5Gb data plan on both. We pay $160/m now with Verizon and now it will only be $60/m with no contract either. Cost a bit upfront but in the long run we'll definately save money.

Just did the same thing, activated today.

$30 a month is going to be great.

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

I love the fact that it's pentaband, factory unlocked, costs ~$350 now, and I can throw in an extended battery and keep me going all day. The phone has paid for itself, in the sense that I can go with a second tier mobile provider and take advantage of the lower monthly costs.

I am tempted to get one for my wife when she comes, even though she has an iPhone 4, but because it's not pentaband it'll be useless to us.

The S3 is not pentaband and not as flexible. That and without JB the S3 lags behind the Nexus, navigation is not up to speed as I can still tell there's apparent lag in the UI.

 

[basslover1]

I love the fact that it's pentaband, factory unlocked, costs ~$350 now, and I can throw in an extended battery and keep me going all day. The phone has paid for itself, in the sense that I can go with a second tier mobile provider and take advantage of the lower monthly costs.

I am tempted to get one for my wife when she comes, even though she has an iPhone 4, but because it's not pentaband it'll be useless to us.

The S3 is not pentaband and not as flexible. That and without JB the S3 lags behind the Nexus, navigation is not up to speed as I can still tell there's apparent lag in the UI.

I don't know which pre-paid carrier you're going with, but carrier locked phones can work with Straight Talk. Because ST uses both AT&T and T-Mobile, they give you the option of which network you want it to work on, you just pick the correct SIM and you're off and running.