> Now they're the strongest glass, and aluminum and steel. Those are improvements both to reliability and repairability.
What are reliability and repairability from your perspective? Years of iFixit teardowns disagree with you. Normal screws instead of glue, and removable/replaceable covers and inner components increase the repairability of a phone. Using glass and metal says nothing about the ease of repair. Which phone is more repairable now that screens and batteries (the 2 most commonly replaced components) are glued and/or sealed in, or the chances of finding an after-market glass back for it are 0?
And the only place where the reliability increased is scratch and wear resistance. Take an older polycarbonate phone (say a Lumia) and chances are you can easily drop it from height with no obvious damage. My iPhone's glass front and back might crack if I look at it the wrong way.
What are reliability and repairability from your perspective? Years of iFixit teardowns disagree with you. Normal screws instead of glue, and removable/replaceable covers and inner components increase the repairability of a phone. Using glass and metal says nothing about the ease of repair. Which phone is more repairable now that screens and batteries (the 2 most commonly replaced components) are glued and/or sealed in, or the chances of finding an after-market glass back for it are 0?
And the only place where the reliability increased is scratch and wear resistance. Take an older polycarbonate phone (say a Lumia) and chances are you can easily drop it from height with no obvious damage. My iPhone's glass front and back might crack if I look at it the wrong way.