Re:iPhone 8
by maratd on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @03:36PM
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It was necessary for the wireless charging.
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My old plastic/rubber back Nexus 5 had it. The glass is there for more than just wireless charging.
Re:iPhone 8
by DigitalJack on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @03:42PM
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I think apple would be laughed out of Cupertino if they came out with a rubber iphone.
Not saying there is anything wrong with that... my moto x had a faux leather back. really cheap, but the phone was nice.
They wouldn't call it rubber, they'd use some space age sounding term for it and journalists would eat it right up.
"Polymer" is the word you're looking for. It's used all the time in the firearms industry, which tends to value functionality over form more than Apple does, I guess.
Re:iPhone 8
by theshrike79 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @03:46PM
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It used to be machined aluminium. So yeah, the glass was needed.
No way Apple would put plastic or rubber bodies in their devices.
iPhone 3 was definitely plastic, and it was horrible. Especially when the benchmark was set with the beautiful original iPhone.