Galaxy Note 3 to come with better build quality, as HTC One “worries” Samsung

[ChrisTX]

My dude, you do know HTC made the Palm Treo (way before the debut of the iPhone), they were the first to introduce touch screen devices, created the pocket PC, PDAs, and even the slide out keyboard before anyone even started using the word, smartphone.

Honestly they're one of the oldest players in the game.

Serious question, but didn't the Apple Newton come before all of those devices?

 

[mib1800]

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I went from an iphone 5 to a Note 2 and sometimes I miss the feel of the iphone 5, it doesn't mean I want one to be a "snob", it just has that intangible heft and solidness that the note 2 does not have, completely aside from the software portion of it.

I think it's very misguided to just label some consumers love of aesthetics as them being "snobs".

What heft and solidness? Tap on the back of iphone5 it still gives the same hollow sound. Press with all your might on Note2 anywhere and it doesnt give way. Bend you ip5 and i bet it will bend easier than the Note2.

It is just your (false) perception.

 

[spinedoc77]

It's all a matter of perception. In my case functionality is of greater importance than the material a phone is made of.

Here's the opposing view that others have. There's lots more where these came from.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1447957/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1443603/

You can have functionality AND an aesthetically pleasing phone. Certainly you are correct that its all perception anyhow, I'm sure many find the notes plastic exterior aesthetically more pleasing than the iPhones. I think its missing the point though, valuing aesthetics as PART of why you want to buy a phone is ok and not snobbish, similar to buying anything of value. No one is saying its the main reason.

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What heft and solidness? Tap on the back of iphone5 it still gives the same hollow sound. Press with all your might on Note2 anywhere and it doesnt give way. Bend you ip5 and i bet it will bend easier than the Note2.

It is just your (false) perception.

Its no more false than your perception, both subjective experiences based on what we value and find aesthetically pleasing.

 

[maxosx]

You can have functionality AND an aesthetically pleasing phone. Certainly you are correct that its all perception anyhow, I'm sure many find the notes plastic exterior aesthetically more pleasing than the iPhones. I think its missing the point though, valuing aesthetics as PART of why you want to buy a phone is ok and not snobbish, similar to buying anything of value. No one is saying its the main reason.

Points well taken.

 

[Dustman]

Having actually played with the S4 a few times in conferences and training, the build quality isn't actually all that bad. Its significantly more premium feeling than a GS3, or even the Note 2. The back has a slight texture as well which takes away from that shiny cheap feel.

Also, I am a Note 2 owner, and would rather see them shrink the body down keeping the 5.5 inch screen rather than throw a 6 inch screen on it. The phone is big enough.

I'd love to see HTC succeed over Samsung any day. But they need to spend more on marketing. Their phones have been better than Samsungs for a while now, but they aren't throwing their name out there, or reaching out to carriers to push their product.