The manufacturer that comes under the most fire for this would be Samsung. Now if I was to choose a flagship device, Samsung wouldn't be first, second, third, fourth, or probably even fifth choice but I will defend them here - the Galaxy S5 was a good, well made phone. Yes I said it, come get me metal-phone fanboy snobs.
The Galaxy S5 wasn't made from any materials that many of these phone snobs would consider premium, many people ended up snubbing it as it was made of plastic without even taking a glance at the internal spec. The build quality was fine as well. Was it the best? That's up to debate, but you couldn't call it a cheaply made device either way.
Why? Because the Galaxy S5 didn't sacrifice features key features for the sake of trying to make their device more premium and they came under fire for it. Sadly, Samsung succumbed to the metal-phone fanboys and ended up sacrificing three key Samsung Galaxy Sx features just for the sake of giving their phone a premium build.
- Waterproofing - Present in Galaxy S5, gone in Galaxy S6
- Removable battery - Present in all previous Galaxy Sx phones, gone in Galaxy S6
- SD card slot - Present in all previous Galaxy Sx phones, gone in Galaxy S6
Now I understand there is a lot of blame to be shifted over to Samsung for all of these missing features. What Samsung has done with the Galaxy S6 is they've given it a metal unibody, in other words no part of the device comes off (like the back for example.) However Sony have been using unibodies on their Xperia Z line of devices for years. All of their devices (so far at least) all of those features that the Galaxy S6 did away with.
However, one could argue that this is simply because this is Samsung's first attempt at a unibodied device (that I am aware of at least) and maybe they simply thought they weren't able to put these features in the device which would excuse the lack of SD card slot and the non-removable battery, however how they weren't able to waterproof a device with a unibody (which is harder for liquid to get into by default) is beyond me, especially when they have been able to waterproof previous non-unbodied devices in the past.
Anyway, I'm digressing now. This rant is supposed to be aimed at metal-phone snobs, not at Samsung, but my point still stands.
Another issue with all these include the price going up because of the company being forced to use more expensive materials, oh and don't even fucking bother saying "oh well you hate it cos you can't afford it," that shit pisses me off to no end because it just highlights how much of an elitist, obnoxious snob you are and how you don't even have the decency to hide it and chances are you're probably a very unlikable cunt in real life who'll probably be forever alone and I'd probably want to punch you in the face if I ever met you in person.
I could go out and buy a 128GB iPhone 6+ off-contract if I wanted to, and that thing costs around £700, £650 at the very cheapest at the time of typing of typing this strongly worded rant. The reason I don't is because I can get a cheaper smartphone, a MUCH cheaper smartphone that still has good performance and will run anything I want to run so if you're an elitist snob save your "just because you can't afford it" card because it won't work and it just shows you up to be the elitist cunt that you are. This isn't made to be a dig at Apple fans with the iPhone reference, although I've noticed that MOST of the people who say this are Apple fans. Broader strokes paint the fence faster.
There are literally people out there who would choose a metal Snapdragon 410 Android 4.4 phone over a plastic Snapdragon 810 phone with Android 5.0. I would personally rather a plastic phone since plastic is far more durable and doesn't dint (or dent) so easily or interfere with phone signal. What happens if you drop a metal phone on a hard surface? The body dints and chances are the screen would be spider-webbed if it landed face-down and the phone looks like a metal bin with a glass front as a result. A plastic phone? Depending on the type of plastic used and how brightly coloured it is there might be a scuff on it but apart from than it would look good as new, and for glass-bodied phones like the iPhone 4s or the back of the new Galaxy S6... well, I think it's obvious what would happen here.
There is a reason why all rugged phones are made from plastic. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover series? Plastic. Samsung Galaxy Rugby? Plastic. Doogee Titan? Plastic. I could go on.
Overheating? What happens when you're playing a high-end game and your CPU heats up? With a plastic phone you'll feel it get warm but it won't burn you. Metal on the other hand is a better conductor of heat will burn you much more easily. Not only that but most people put cases on their phones anyway to protect them from the dangers of the great big world, no point having that swanky metal/glass phone when you're covering it all up with a PLASTIC, silicon, or rubber case.
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| Please strip whoever made this of their Photoshop license along with any Apple products they may own. A good slap across the face would be in order as well. (Also the Apple A6 chip is dual-core, not quad-core and the iPhone 5c is plastic.) Image from: http://www.bargainteers.com/leaked-iphone-lite-heavy-on-the-plastic/ |
Face it snobs, put your premium material bullshit aside and sit down. Plastic is the superior material to make a phone from because of its higher durability. It may not feel as premium as metal or glass but if you're not an obnoxious snob you'll weigh up the facts and see that it's what a phone should be made of. Looking at all of this, what material do you still think is more premium?
But hey, I guess some people are willing to have an easily-dinted/scratched phone which scorches your hand when it gets hot. Suit yourself.
I originally planned to make a mobile-based rant based on another, more obscure aspect of mobile devices however I feel this is more prominent and overall, a bigger issue in the mobile industry. Bite me, phone snobs.
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