Re: Today I have...
It doesn't dent as easy as aluminum.
I honestly don't get why everyone wants metal phones, aluminum is hardly a premium material and plastic has many advantages.
Heck if you don't think plastic can be durable look no further than the firearms market, Glock uses polymer frames on all of their guns to save weight and they are incredibly durable.
Same reason people want metal spoons, cars, and ovens.. it's nicer. It's more aesthetically pleasing and feels nicer in your hand, plus the entire phone doesn't twist and creak in your hand.
And it is more premium. Lets not pretend it costs as much to make a plastic phone as a phone from a milled block of high grade aluminum.
I don't know the hardness ratings and stuff, all I can say is my iPhone 5 held up better than my Note 2. Now overall I prefer my Note 2 which is why I have one, so don't think I am being a fanboy.. it is just the truth. I sold my iPhone 5 and it looked brand new once I cleaned it.
I look after my Note 2 really well, and it's in great condition, but there are one or two very small parts of dented or crushed plastic.
And yes - plastic
can be nice and premium. Samsungs implementation is far from it though, it's just cheap bendy scratchy plastic coated in a gloss.
My Spyderco knife is a 3inch lockblade knife worth over £100, so it's certainly premium and yet it uses a plastic handle. However, it's a nylon reinforced plastic. It feels very tough, very hard, and yet impact resistant with phenomenal grip. It's the nicest so called 'plastic' i've felt. If Samsung can use the same material then great.
