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by mcv 927 days ago
That is an excellent point. Ports are always vulnerable.

On the other hand, it seems that wireless charging is also the reason why many modern phones have these stupidly fragile glass backs. So your whole phone gets more vulnerable.
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Moldoteck 927 days ago
I don't buy it. Pixel 5 did have a kinda metallic-plastiky back (sort of plastic around wireless c, but it was impossible to spot the area with naked eye), it looked nice. You also can see the zenfone 10, it's some sort of plastic, but super nice to the touch. Having glass back is not mandatory for a wireless charging phone, I think companies do this to make more profit on repairs longterm
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mcv 927 days ago
Maybe. I just miss the hard rubberized steel from my Motorola Milestone.
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