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by nextparadigms 5360 days ago
I completely agree with you. When I first saw the iPhone 4 launching, I thought a glass body like that sounds pretty cool. Then months later when I first held an iPhone 4 in hand myself, I have to say I was quite disappointed with how it felt. It really felt like if I drop it it would shatter into many pieces. I have an older HTC phone with aluminum body, and it feels a lot more solid than the iPhone 4. In fact even some of the plastic bodies out there like the one on LG Optimus Black which I tested myself, feels more solid than iPhone 4. So yeah, I can't say I'm surprised not many others wanted to copy it this time.

As for the design, I guess it's a matter of taste, but I prefer phones with rounder corners. The rounded shape also feels better in hand than the squarish one.