Actually, I'm very rough with my phones and considered buying a ruggedized phone, but went with a Pixel 5. It has a rubberized back and has held up very well over the last 10 months of use with only a screen protector (no case). In fact, it held up better than my previous phone, a Moto Z2 Force I bought because Toms Hardware Guide named it the most durable: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/toughest-smartphone-drop-t...
Also, it turns out that the camera sometimes matters more than you might expect. Other people in my family care somewhat that the pictures and videos I took of my kids using the Moto were pretty meh--and some pictures didn't get taken because the camera system was so slow. (Oh, and the audio on those videos was poor.) The Pixel has a much, much nicer camera and microphone.
(Obligatory disclaimer: I became a Google employee a few months after purchasing my Pixel.)
I have pixel3a without any case or screen protector. I am using it from last 2 years and it dropped like 100 times, so far no issue. Still going strong. Waiting for Pixel 6Pro to be launched in India.
Re:Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
by jonathantf2 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:57AM
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Running a 5, just preordered the 6 Pro. I was amazed at how easily the 5's screen got microscratches on the screen literally a day out of the box. Thankfully it had another hardware fault so I got to RMA it and screen protect the new one straight away.
Re:Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
by Seattle3503 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @08:55PM
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Some of Samsung's rugged phones still let you replace the battery as well. In addition to having a headphone jack and SD card slot.
They're brilliant. Water/mud/dust/salt resistant, you can drop them however many times you feel like without cracking the screen, battery life is alomost two days (and that is while using the thing).
They're also pretty big and clunky, the camera is unimpressive, and the performance is middling at best, but I honestly don't mind that at all.