Comment by ktosobcy

5 months ago

This! Just add those 1-2mm and stuff bigger battery in there… (and make it more rugged so most likely no need for additional cover that is even more bulky)

More than rugged, add some knurling so it doesn't slip out of your hands so easily.

  • my bad, I meant to say "rigid" not "rugged".

    probably unpopular opinion but Nokia Lumia had awesome design - they use polycarbons so they case wasn't unpleaseant to touch and had this "rubbery" feelings and was not slippery...

    • The Sony 10 vii that launched yesterday for 450€ has a grippy back according to reviewers, and the Fairphone 6 I've found has plastic as well (battery is removable so the back needs to come off reasonably, not like these horrible two-micron glass panes)

    • The problem with most of these soft-touch plastics is they are incompletely polymerized and will eventually disintegrate into a sticky mess you need to strip off to get to the hard plastic they are painted on. Silicone doesn't, but it's seldom used as a coating.

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