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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by willtim on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @03:05PM (#12687539)
This. I just don't understand the thinness obsession. I was given an iPhone by my work recently and I am amazed how impractical it is. It's slippery to hold, difficult to pick up and just incredibly fragile. I was recommended to buy a case for it ASAP. There's basically no chance it will survive a drop. Personally I think the design is awful. It's the "emperor's new clothes".
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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by Animats on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @03:30PM (#12687743)
That's what's so amusing about this. The incredibly thin phones have to be put in incredibly bulky cases. A super-thin iPhone in a case is as bulky as my Cat B15 ruggedized smartphone, which will survive being run over by a truck and has a bigger battery.
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