It seems like cell phones have gone from "You could probably run this thing over with your car." to "We highly advise you put a case on this phone because without it it probably won't manage a 3 foot drop onto anything hard." You think with technology now a days it...

+445 It seems like cell phones have gone from "You could probably run this thing over with your car." to "We highly advise you put a case on this phone because without it it probably won't manage a 3 foot drop onto anything hard." You think with technology now a days it would have gone the other way around, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is true! However, the Droid RAZR has a water resistant sufrace, even the electrical boards inside do. So that's a little step in an awesome direction!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'd much rather have a breakable phone with lots of awesome features than a useless phone that can survive a nuclear explosion. Chances are the phone will become obselete before you break it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

True that. I remember I used to have a nokia N73 a few years ago; it once fell from the window, from the second floor, with no cover on and nothing happened! It just got scratched a little bit from the top, but it was still great; and I've had it for like 2 years already before that happened, so it was pretty old. I bet if my iPhone fell off the balcony now, it would break to pieces; even if there's a cover on it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

it's called planned obselescence (hope i spelled that right) companies want you to break your phones as they aren't supposed to last longer then 2 years. it's the same reason phone companies offer 3 year plans, it's so that after 2 years when your phone is useless, they can sucker you into a new plan because no one pay the fee for breaking contract.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's what I was going to say...great minds think alike?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

you know it

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My brother's friend still has one of his first cell phones. They used it as a hockey puck once...and it still worked.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I remember in 8th grade (I graduated in '08) my friend wanted a new phone, so we tried EVERYTHING to break her Nextel. Completely submerged in water, dropping it from the 2nd story, & legit running it over with a car. I'm pretty sure that phone still works today lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There's a phone called the Commando from Verizon i believe. It's pre-made with gorilla glass, it's water proof (you can literally drop it into a pool, dig it out and make a call immediately after). The things a beast and it's smart phone efficient, so it's not all ugly and bulky looking.

by Anonymous 12 years ago