Weekly poll results: Metal is the material of choice for flagship phones

23 July 2017
An exotic material - titanium, sapphire, carbon fiber are also a popular option.

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AnonD-558092, 23 Jul 2017Metal's the best material as it offers more advantages over... moreI chose Metal as a better option than Glass. Yes Glass makes the phones look beautiful like the sandwich design on the GALAXY S8. But Metal makes the phone not only tanky, but also premium and durable. Glass once it falls to the ground say bye bye to the beautiful phone. Metal when it falls only minor damages are seen on the outside

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    • AnonD-558092
    • r7b
    • 23 Jul 2017

    Metal's the best material as it offers more advantages overall. Fragile glass can get ruined in one drop and cost you hundreds of dollars to fix. So you choose between looks, a cover or walking like a turtle.

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      • AnonD-632062
      • Hxc
      • 23 Jul 2017

      Vibranium smartphones? Meh, that is so 2016.
      I am more into Adamantium. :P

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        • Anonymous
        • 3rD
        • 23 Jul 2017

        POLYCARBONATE (Nokia made) is far better than aluminum in absorbing impact of drops... Reason why plastic is last because the plastic known by participants of this survey know only the cheap quality manufactured by Chinese or Korean oems ...

          Well, basically in most ways i agree with the article, etc. Although there is so much to say in regard. (To be honest (extra side note) I just woke up (here is still 8AM plus Sunday) so... Haha).

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            • Anonymous
            • R5f
            • 23 Jul 2017

            Now all the metal and glass backed phone owners put a polycarbonate case around to protect it or better grip. So it is the overall winner.

              S8 Plus Owner , 23 Jul 2017Not surprised at the result, I have the S8 Plus, its an abs... moreExactly what I think why buy a $700 to put in a few bucks case so that is why metal is best

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                • Rayne
                • tVn
                • 23 Jul 2017

                S8 Plus Owner , 23 Jul 2017Not surprised at the result, I have the S8 Plus, its an abs... morePay extra to extend warranty to 2 years and you don't have to worry anymore.

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                  • S8 Plus Owner
                  • 3Jn
                  • 23 Jul 2017

                  Not surprised at the result, I have the S8 Plus, its an absolutely gorgeous phone and I love the fact it hardly has any bezel and all that, but I feel I have to put the thing in a case to protect it, kind of ruins it a bit for me. I mean whats the point in having a beautiful designed phone if you have to cover the thing up?

                  I might be in the minority but I would prefer to pay a couple of hundred $$$ or ££££'s extra if the phone could be used for daily use without cases and screen protectors and all that!

                    Flagship phones should have different design materials
                    And design.... just sayin'

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                      • Anonymous
                      • sXj
                      • 23 Jul 2017

                      Anonymous, 23 Jul 2017Do a poll on how much of ram for smartphone is enough. Well that depends on the OS. iOS users will say that 3GB is enough whereas android users will say 4-6GB is enough

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                        • Anonymous
                        • vgN
                        • 23 Jul 2017

                        Anonymous, 23 Jul 2017Do a poll on how much of ram for smartphone is enough. i bet 2gb ram

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                          • AnonD-646111
                          • ut2
                          • 23 Jul 2017

                          I would love to see all phones with metal back and tatainum side body Corning gorilla glass 5

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                            • leo sk
                            • uvH
                            • 23 Jul 2017

                            That means wireless charging wouldnt be very popular too

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                              • Anonymous
                              • vV5
                              • 23 Jul 2017

                              Do a poll on how much of ram for smartphone is enough.

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                                • hello
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                                • 23 Jul 2017

                                metal is good opinion