WSJ confirms Apple testing more affordable polycarbonate iPhone for launch later in the year

4. Ninetysix posted on 08 Jan 2013, 16:52 11 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G

Design
The iPhone 3G's back featured a redesigned plastic polycarbonate housing.

10. RiseAgainst94 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 17:21 11 12

Does Samsung use polycarbonate? I thought they used cheap looking/feeling plastic? Look to HTC and Nokia for some high quality polycarbonate (which I guess is a type of plastic?).

13. InspectorGadget80 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:24 5 3

POLYCARBONATE isn't cheap IT'S STRONG PLASTIC and it doesn't blend like the iPhone

23. TROLL posted on 08 Jan 2013, 20:32 3 0

Like the iPhone5 does.

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38. RiseAgainst94 posted on 09 Jan 2013, 10:25 2 0

I know that, I never said it was. I said that Nokia and HTC use it and it is of a high quality where as Samsung uses cheap plastic (though surprisingly durable)

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15. hutty24 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:41 1 5

your f**king dumb go back to what ever dark fanboy hole you came from why do i say this because humans naturaly take info in as true the first time they hear it no matter if its not then the brain works out if its true or not later now get to work and stop being a follower

32. jackhammeR posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:33 0 0

so....does samsung copy polycarbonate from htc and htc from Nokia?
let them do it. We'll see the results (miserable as always)

17. hutty24 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:45 0 12

so dose android tool

18. hutty24 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:52 0 14

i seen 5 phones come out today that all have a iphone look to them and android would be s**t today if it never took from ios and pc

31. Twisted247 posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:24 3 0

Lmao PLEASE I repeat PLEASE Elaborate on that comment for us.

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33. tedkord posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:48 3 0

Android interface(ui) had changed quite a bit with each new build. Thats not even mentioning all the variations with different manufacturer skins.

None look like the boring old iphone ui, which hasn't changed in its entire life. In other words, you have no idea what you're talking about.

19. hutty24 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 19:01 0 6

android most of its life = s**t up in till jellybean 4.2 iphone 5 vs anyother phone is like windows xp vs osx mountain lion or windows 8

34. tedkord posted on 09 Jan 2013, 01:51 4 0

As of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it was 95% as smooth as iOS, while much more powerful and fully featured. With ICS, then JB, it became 100% as smooth and even further ahead in power and function.

25. TROLL posted on 08 Jan 2013, 20:35 3 0

Please let the iPhone remain how it is, it's the iconic symbolism which shall remain perpetual so in perspective shares and commodity shall will stumble .

14. menny07 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:28 7 0

iSee what you did there^^ Lol :)

36. redmd posted on 09 Jan 2013, 04:09 3 0

you mean last last year.

20. bparkerson posted on 08 Jan 2013, 20:07 0 1

Couldn't have said it better...You know what they say about karma.I'm afraid Apple is coming to a slow end similar to that of Atari,Nintendo,ect.,however Apple deserves it!!

35. JC557 posted on 09 Jan 2013, 02:26 1 0

Or the overwhelming amount of iFans mocking anyone using something else as poor or low class... a lot of the hate is well deserved, especially if you've watched the Apple documentaries showcasing their users and company behavior.

26. TROLL posted on 08 Jan 2013, 20:37 2 0

Welcome to freedom, you shall not be controlled any more.