Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
by pxc on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @12:59PM
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> Besides the ease of battery replacement, those phones seemed much more durable. Maybe because there was something that gave way on impact?
Metal cases give way, too— permanently. When they give way, they dent, permanently shrinking the space available for the glass screen and, inevitably, cracking it.
Making phone housings out of something other than plastic is an obviously stupid kind of fetishism for certain material as hallmarks of a vague 'quality' regardless of context.
Idk about the screens. Do we need glass for touchscreens as we know them to work really well? Can they be brighter or something? Or are they largely unnecessary, too?
Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
by vel0city on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @02:59PM
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The big points of using a glass screen are durability from scratches and better surface feel over time. A large plastic screen is going to get all kinds of scratched up.
Metal cases give way, too— permanently. When they give way, they dent, permanently shrinking the space available for the glass screen and, inevitably, cracking it.
Glass cases/backs obviously easily crack themselves.
Making phone housings out of something other than plastic is an obviously stupid kind of fetishism for certain material as hallmarks of a vague 'quality' regardless of context.
Idk about the screens. Do we need glass for touchscreens as we know them to work really well? Can they be brighter or something? Or are they largely unnecessary, too?