I gave up my iPhone 5 to switch to a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Bought it for the stylus, and I love the display (first AMOLED I've seen that wasn't cartoonish in its saturation), fast CPU, long battery life. But it's the first phone I've had that I don't mind putting a case on because I won't be covering up any beautiful design aesthetics. For US$700 that sure is some tasteless crap they wrapped those lovely parts in. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't the fakery of it all. Fake genuine faux leather stitching on the back. Fake metallic look on the sides. If you're going to make phones out of plastic, own it. Make the best genuine Corinthian polycarbonate phone you know how without trying to make it look like something else.
If you're going to make phones out of plastic, own it. Make the best genuine Corinthian polycarbonate phone you know how without trying to make it look like something else.
I think great examples of this are the Nexus 5/7 and the Moto X. They're completely plastic construction, but they look and feel much nicer than the Galaxy line.
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I gave up my iPhone 5 to switch to a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Bought it for the stylus, and I love the display (first AMOLED I've seen that wasn't cartoonish in its saturation), fast CPU, long battery life. But it's the first phone I've had that I don't mind putting a case on because I won't be covering up any beautiful design aesthetics. For US$700 that sure is some tasteless crap they wrapped those lovely parts in. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't the fakery of it all. Fake genuine faux leather stitching on the back. Fake metallic look on the sides. If you're going to make phones out of plastic, own it. Make the best genuine Corinthian polycarbonate phone you know how without trying to make it look like something else.
I think great examples of this are the Nexus 5/7 and the Moto X. They're completely plastic construction, but they look and feel much nicer than the Galaxy line.