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Re:Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs, says scratches and chi... by bryanlarsen on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @09:36AM (#4575498)
"What material would you suggest they could use?"

There are plenty of plastics out there that don't break or scratch easily. And when they do scratch, it's a solid color so the scratch isn't readily visible. Most other phone companies use one of those.

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Re:Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs, says scratches and chi... by pilif on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @09:50AM (#4575575)
Yes. They tried that with the iPhone 3G. People didn't like the cheap "plasticy" feeling.
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Re:Apple responds to iPhone 5 scuffs, says scratches and chi... by blub on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @09:56AM (#4575601)
Because it was a cheap, plasticy plastic :) The premium kind in the Lumia series beats any iPhone up to 4S. Haven't tried the 5 yet, though I think metal is a particularly poor choice.
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