On 2013-06-25 01:44:36, katamari201 wrote:



No you are not the only one. Samsung's design's are definitely better than last year's Xperia line with Tthe S and T, and the ugly Ion, which looked like fat black rounded bricks. The Xperia Z and up has a pretty unique design, but only from the sides with the plastic bumper and belly button power nub. The phone itself is extremely square and the front and back are boring. The glass doesn't look or feel premium either, like iPhone glass does. It's more plastic. The square and thin design also makes it harder to handle and not fit well in the ahnd with all the sharp angles.

The build of the Galaxy S1 and S2 phones were kind of cheap and chintzy, but the S3 upped it dramatically by making it feel a lot more sturdy and very ergonomical and the S4 polishes it out heavily, making the body feel very rigid and the backpiece feel almost unibody with the rest of the polycarbonate. The vertical sides give lots of purchases and squeezability to ensure a tight and comfortable hold and you can tell how rigid it is. It also feels a lot lighter and more comapct than the S3 too, and most other phones in the 5in category. They've made the faux brushed metal texture under the gloss far less tacky and more sophisticated, and the best looking one is the all black back with the white dimples. The S4 just looks good and well polished to me, moreso than the HTC One and its mishmash look and thin plastic sides, or the harsh looking Xperia Z.

I do not like the plasticky glass of the Xperia Z and hope Honami will be metal unibody based, smmoth metal, with more curves, but chances are it will be the same square and thin shape. I would like something as rigid as the Xperia T, but less harsh and more stylish. You can achieve water/dust proofing without glass as many other devices have. I would forgo it if Sony cannot achieve it with the metal design, or it compromises other aspects of the phone.