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Re:iPhone 8 by DigitalJack on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @03:42PM (#15231403)
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.

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Re:iPhone 8 by dawnerd on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @08:47PM (#15234510)
They wouldn't call it rubber, they'd use some space age sounding term for it and journalists would eat it right up.
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Re:iPhone 8 by CydeWeys on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @09:56PM (#15234864)
"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.
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