Counterclockwise: phones putting on weight through the years

10 December 2017
Phones have been getting consistently heavier, especially in the last 5 years.

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  • AnonD-441601
  • mKH
  • 10 Dec 2017

Anonymous, 10 Dec 2017I love lightweight phones, the best in recent years being t... moreMan you should really try Sonim XP7 probbably most durable phone ever creted develobed and able to buy.
Just fir your info it weights almost 700 grams :-)

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    • Anonymous
    • Nx6
    • 10 Dec 2017

    I love lightweight phones, the best in recent years being the Xiaomi Mi 5 at only 129 grams! I agree that phones are putting on weight rapidly. The Xiaomi Mi 6 - same size display, is a gross 168 grams. That was a major turnoff for me and one of main the reasons why I didn't buy it.

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      • AnonD-24741
      • mY{
      • 10 Dec 2017

      Like others has already pointed out; WTF? the Galaxy S6 never suffered from Apple's bendgate. That was Apple and Apple alone who never stress tested their phone around the volume buttons.

      Also, the massive weight gains since 2011 can be blamed on Samsung. :)
      Had Samsung not been genuinely courageous and made a phablet we'd all still been running around with 3.5" screens, squinting on miniature Netflix streams.

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        • AnonD-441601
        • mKH
        • 10 Dec 2017

        Guys check this is so much fun when bending.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU6Tv-OfXk0

        and this

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTIaUH6PIvo

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          • AnonD-441601
          • mKH
          • 10 Dec 2017

          AnonD-632062, 10 Dec 2017Wasn't "bend-gate" mainly about the iPhone 6 and not the Ga... moreS6 bend almost as easy as Iphone.

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            • AnonD-441601
            • mKH
            • 10 Dec 2017

            s4f786, 10 Dec 2017Lol when was the s6 going through the whole bendgate thing,... moreBut yes it does. Jerry rigs everything. Chceck our Zac how he bending the phones.

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              • walkman8
              • 3qK
              • 10 Dec 2017

              After holding my Lumia 640XL (with a leather case) for one hour, I can see veins on my hand popping out.

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                • Anonymous
                • gyc
                • 10 Dec 2017

                LG V30 is best 158g with 6".

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                  • Anonymous
                  • tue
                  • 10 Dec 2017

                  Heavier amd heavier with better access to luxurious material. Bring in the titanium as a norm!

                    Lol when was the s6 going through the whole bendgate thing, at the time I never read anything concerning the s6 was having problems with that.

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                      • AnonD-632062
                      • 3YY
                      • 10 Dec 2017

                      Wasn't "bend-gate" mainly about the iPhone 6 and not the Galaxy S6?!!

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                        • Omair
                        • nXG
                        • 10 Dec 2017

                        And the better internal architecture has contributed to that by reducing the air gapes between internal component.