I agree that there should be phones that prioritize sturdiness for clumsy people, but I see things like sturdiness and waterproof capabilities used as an excuse to get rid of useful features, and I don’t like it. I’ve had cell phones for over 2 decades, and I’ve never dropped one; having an SD card slot and headphone jack is much more important to me than durability, since I rarely hold it over water, and always make sure to keep a solid grip regardless of the circumstances.
I agree that the features are possible while still making the phone sturdier, which I wholeheartedly support, but I also understand that capitalism doesn’t usually let us have upgrades, only tradeoffs, and usually bad ones.
I got my first cell phone in middle school, and I knew that if it broke I wasn’t getting another one, so I made sure to hold it securely when using it, since I didn’t want to drop and break it. When I eventually upgraded to a smartphone a few years after they started getting popular, I held it even more securely, since it was even more expensive, and even more fragile. At this point it’s just second nature to me to handle phones like I’m transporting fine china.
I agree that there should be phones that prioritize sturdiness for clumsy people, but I see things like sturdiness and waterproof capabilities used as an excuse to get rid of useful features, and I don’t like it. I’ve had cell phones for over 2 decades, and I’ve never dropped one; having an SD card slot and headphone jack is much more important to me than durability, since I rarely hold it over water, and always make sure to keep a solid grip regardless of the circumstances.
Samsungs have been advertising water resistance to 10m for yeeeears with headphone jacks and sdcard slots. It’s not exclusive.
I agree that the features are possible while still making the phone sturdier, which I wholeheartedly support, but I also understand that capitalism doesn’t usually let us have upgrades, only tradeoffs, and usually bad ones.
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Meh, I can see that, my dad is the same way, the trick is he hardly uses one and treats it like an OSHA situation when he’s operating it.
TBH it’s not the worst habit to have.
I got my first cell phone in middle school, and I knew that if it broke I wasn’t getting another one, so I made sure to hold it securely when using it, since I didn’t want to drop and break it. When I eventually upgraded to a smartphone a few years after they started getting popular, I held it even more securely, since it was even more expensive, and even more fragile. At this point it’s just second nature to me to handle phones like I’m transporting fine china.
I call bullshit.