Ruggedness/durability: 8x vs. iPhone 5

[domenica#WP]

I just wanted to focus on one aspect of the user experience: durability/ruggedness. This is paramount to me, as I am an notorious destroyer of all things electronic. I drop, sit on, and otherwise mangle anything precious which comes into my possession.

Which of these two competitors do you think will be more physically durable:

HTC 8x with its polycarbonate case and Gorilla Glass 2
or iPhone 5 with its aluminum case and mystery (Gorilla?) glass?

Again, we're only talking about durability here. Votes only are ok, though explanations would be nice, too.

 

[Villain]

oh god really? the iphones are/have always been really fragile... the iphone 5 is really easy to scratch up.

 

[jmshub]

Common sense says the 8x will be a sturdier device, but until these things actually dee the light of day, who can say for sure?

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[Laura Knotek]

Why not wait until Mobile Nations does a test to compare the devices?

To any staff/bloggers here, how about a durability test of various devices? I would love to see a comparison with video in the report.

 

[Twitter@Firas_MD]

Im thinking of the HTC for sure, the iPhone build is scratch-magnet u will need a case all the time.
I personally hate having a case on my phone.

And if we talked about the OS .. There is now chance for ios in 1 year from now.


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[domenica#WP]

And if we talked about the OS ..

Yeah, I'd like to avoid opening up that can of worms....

To get back on topic: In this poll, we're only talking about ruggedness of the phone, its physical durability.

 

[Reflexx]

Common sense says the 8x will be a sturdier device, but until these things actually dee the light of day, who can say for sure?

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Why does "common sense" say this?

 

[socialcarpet]

The Lumias will be far more durable than either of them.

 

[SnailUK]

Having seen the recent galaxy s3 vs iPhone 5 drop test, my vote goes iPhone. It's a rock hard little phone.