Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G5 Plus feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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I've had my G5 Plus for a little over a week now, coming off of two years with the Nexus 5X, and man, is it an adjustment.
For those of you who've never held a Nexus 5X, it's plastic-body and super light, meaning it's basically immune to the pull of gravity--I could rest it on a blanket at a 45 degree incline or hold it vertically in my hand with a loose grip, and it would stay put.
The G5 Plus, on the other hand, feels substantially heavier, and the metal case is extremely slippery by comparison. So far no large falls onto hard surfaces, but I've ordered one of those rugged grippy cases, because it's only a matter of time. Pro tip: the raised Motorola logo on the back of the phone is a great place to rest a finger for some added friction.
The G5 Plus also has a slightly bigger screen, making some operations challenging one-handed (YMMV depending on hand size).
That being said, the Nexus felt cheap (because it WAS cheap), and this phone absolutely does not.
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Has anybody dropped their device yet? What happened? Did the screen break? Where are the weak points of this device? I suppose that if it lands with one of the corners, the damage could be hugh. The iBallz may offer good protection against dropping in any orientation. However, we don't know if it is compatible with our device yet.
The reason I am asking is that I love this device. I have a Capdase case (about 440g). I work at home these days and have the case removed. I found it a bit stupid to use the case because it added weight and bulk to this device. By itself, the PRO 12.2 is not so heavy but not so light. When I went out, I put the case on and felt the weight in my bag and while holding it. The official book cover from Samsung seems to be the lightest (about 200g). However, I read a review that the cover is fragile and it is not so protective. The Gumdrop is the most protective but it is a bit heavier than my Capdase case. It also raises the white color boundary of the LCD screen. As I rest by hands on the area near the home button, the raised boundary may interfere with my use of the device. It seems that if one wants more protection, one has to choose a bulky device like the Gumdrop and Ottobox cases. Am I right?
I have a white device. I prefer a case that has bright color like those for the Samsung Note 10.1 2014:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-N...OOK-COVER-CASE-HARD-SHELL-STAND-/331059591828
(fluorescent green, orange and the reddish pink). I want it to be very light yet protective. Moreover, I prefer not to have the white area on the LCD screen covered. Any suggestion?
petercohen said:
Has anybody dropped their device yet? What happened? Did the screen break? Where are the weak points of this device? I suppose that if it lands with one of the corners, the damage could be hugh. The iBallz may offer good protection against dropping in any orientation. However, we don't know if it is compatible with our device yet.
The reason I am asking is that I love this device. I have a Capdase case (about 440g). I work at home these days and have the case removed. I found it a bit stupid to use the case because it added weight and bulk to this device. By itself, the PRO 12.2 is not so heavy but not so light. When I went out, I put the case on and felt the weight in my bag and while holding it. The official book cover from Samsung seems to be the lightest (about 200g). However, I read a review that the cover is fragile and it is not so protective. The Gumdrop is the most protective but it is a bit heavier than my Capdase case. It also raises the white color boundary of the LCD screen. As I rest by hands on the area near the home button, the raised boundary may interfere with my use of the device. It seems that if one wants more protection, one has to choose a bulky device like the Gumdrop and Ottobox cases. Am I right?
I have a white device. I prefer a case that has bright color like those for the Samsung Note 10.1 2014:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-N...OOK-COVER-CASE-HARD-SHELL-STAND-/331059591828
(fluorescent green, orange and the reddish pink). I want it to be very light yet protective. Moreover, I prefer not to have the white area on the LCD screen covered. Any suggestion?
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Hi Peter,
I couldn't make much suggestions in the way of what case to get, but I can tell you that I've dropped my tablet at least twice, in the i-BLASON case. It fell from an elevated bed and bounced along the frame supports, it must have hit them 3 or 4 times, and finally hit the floor (it fell from about 5 or 6 feet up). No damage at all, though it was horrifying to watch! The other time it fell from about three or four feet, smack! on the floor, I think face down. No damage then either. I don't know what experiences others have had with falls, but so far it seems pretty strong. I don't know how much was the case, and how much was the device, though.
I dropped my first Note Pro off the roof of a moving vehicle at 60mph . . . leaving it up there was the biggest bonehead mistake I've made in years.
I can honestly tell you that it shatters into many pieces when being run over by a truck at 60mph . . as witnessed by me through my side view mirror after i heard it tumble across the roof of our company SUV. 5 lane highway with no shoulders. I wasn't about to stop to survey the damage. Cleanup crew had probably picked it up that night as I could not see it anywhere in the area the next day I drove through the area. Either that or someone else grabbed it but it surely wasn't repairable.
Lesson learned and after a month of grieving I bought another, installed whatever case was at Best Buy at the time and went home to insure it via squaretrade. I do a lot of field work so I need to protect this thing from myself.
Thanks for the experience. It seems that for any device (laptops, tablets, phones), the corners are the week points. I bought the Gumdrop case. It seems to offer good protection but it adds weight and the entire thing became bulky. It was like carrying two Note PRO 12.2. Kind of stupid as we want lightweight devices. I found the rubber case slippery and the entire thing is hard to handle. It might be easier to drop with the case on. Then, I bought the iBall. It fits the PRO 12.2 very tightly. I don't know if it is bad to the tablet. I also worry that if I just hold a corner (the ball), the tablet may break.
petercohen said:
Thanks for the experience. It seems that for any device (laptops, tablets, phones), the corners are the week points. I bought the Gumdrop case. It seems to offer good protection but it adds weight and the entire thing became bulky. It was like carrying two Note PRO 12.2. Kind of stupid as we want lightweight devices. I found the rubber case slippery and the entire thing is hard to handle. It might be easier to drop with the case on. Then, I bought the iBall. It fits the PRO 12.2 very tightly. I don't know if it is bad to the tablet. I also worry that if I just hold a corner (the ball), the tablet may break.
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It shouldn't snap in half from holding it at the corners, but constant pressure on the glass can cause micro fractures that severely weaken the screen's integrity.
So if it's really very tight, you may want to be prepared for a possible screen crack appearing out of nowhere. Especially when there's fluctuations in the ambient temperature.
So, it depends on how tight the fittings are.
I think it fared just as well as we thought it would. It's pretty durable and scratch resistant but not shatterproof, that's for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8S_BjByKU
Looks like we're still dealing with GG4 here.
Thanks. I've been waiting for this
Fair play to the iPhone, that is one hardy piece of kit. As for the S7, given the amount of glass it has externally, it did about as well as I would have expected. Personally, I'd prefer the back to be aluminium rather than glass, but there is no doubt it wouldn't have looked as nice. I'm going to have a silicon cover on mine, so would hope the only likely drops will result in no issues at all. Then again, I can count the amount of times I have dropped phones on less than one hand in the last five years.
That's disappointing. The S6 edge did a bit better back in the day?
xxaarraa said:
That's disappointing. The S6 edge did a bit better back in the day?
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To be fair, you can't take one test like that and compare it directly to another device in a similar test and say one is conclusively better, or at least not from a single test anyway. There are numerous factors which could make a massive difference. Simple fortune on how the device lands for example could be the difference between a cracked screen and a few scratches. Look at the iPhone 6s+ screen in that test for example, it didn't break at all despite all those tests. Yet I remember seeing another drop test on exactly the same device which resulted in a cracked screen on the second drop from head height. There are simply too many factors involved.
That said, the flat glass on the back of the S6 does strike me as being more resilient, purely due to the shape and the fact it would be more difficult to make contact with the ground on a drop. The metal surround would invariably make contact first.
The 6S is indestructible lol. In any case, the Edge fared far better than I thought it would.
GG4 on the back glass and GG5 on the front https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk
I really wish Samsung would do what Motorolo did a few years ago and let you build the phone to your liking. Ok I want an aluminum back, 8 cores, 8gb or Ram, etc and it cost this much....
I have never been a fan of the glass backs. I throw mine in a case right away for protection so could care less about it being pretty... I want it to be durable... I mean I did just shell out a lot of money for it and I want it to LAST!!!
Talking about that video above, I have always found it amazing that anyone would keep their phone in their back pocket. Absolute stupidity.
There wouldn't be wireless charging if no glass back? Or maybe Samsung Pay? Aluminum back would be a conductor. The s7 edge is rather bigger than the s6/edge so there's more surface area for damage and any point of strike will have a higher chance of cracking. The phone did really good I'd say....
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Nokia 3 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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pretty bad design, can't stop pressing the screen with my palm while holding the phone.
Phone slips out of hand too easily, and the navigation buttons? Because there's no lighting I've had instances where I randomly press parts of the screen just to tap the back button - especially in the dark
I use a bumper case but i don.t like order of navigation butons. Is more practical to press back in right side for me, not in left side like now.
Cornel M said:
I use a bumper case but i don.t like order of navigation butons. Is more practical to press back in right side for me, not in left side like now.
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I had this problem too, had to get a 3rd party app to give me onscreen display navigation buttons
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the OnePlus 5 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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It feels very good in hand, a bit slippery but the metal back is so cool! I much prefer over glass back (which i started to hate).
For a 5.5inch display it feels quite compact in hands, dou i prefer 5inch.
It's feels so much compact as is mentioned above really for 5.5" it's super. Also that feeling is hand is for me orgasm I just can't take it away from hand if I won't use cover so good it is.
Held vertically, the phone is great. It's definitely a two-handed phone, as my thumb on the hand holding the phone only reaches ~70% of the screen.
Horizontally, I find it way too easy to cover the speaker grille, muffling the sound from there.
It is a bit slippery and it has a sharp edge on the sides, which makes it a bit uncomfortable after you hold it horizontally for extended time.
The speaker location is not the best one, as I often accidentally cover it.
This is my biggest phone yet. Still trying to adapt to that. I would never use this phone without a cover. It's too slippery.
Well everything here is true. It is slippy and bit sharp on edges but still as my first post here it's orgasm giving feel (atleast for me) also you need sometimes use two hands or move your phone in one hand to reach top (for status bar) but since I have nova launcher I just swipe in middle of screen so status bar slide down so that's ok for me.
And in horizontal position well you cover you speaker but personaly it's not big deal even if they switched side with jack it would be much better.
The phone backside feels slippery, but i bought a tpu case for it so that it is alot better to keep in my hands than without. Holding the phone in landscape and watching videos needs to be learned because your finger covers the loudspeaker which affects the sound alot.
The buttons are placed where i usually want to have them. Comparing to LG g5 that has a button in the back, i just lay my finger on the homebutton which unlocks my phone.
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Feels really good in the hand, even with a case. Top screen can be a bit hard to reach but I knew what I was getting into and love the design.
In fact, S8/+ feel much better in the hand
S9/+ has sharper edges and it is not too good
You can refer to phonarena comparison between the 9s and the 8s
As a samsung fan I do not like this move from samsung even if it was to reduce screen cracks or strengthen the Aluminum
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I agree with the comment above about it being a step backward from the S8+ in feel. The edges are a bit sharp (not "cut you" sharp but you can feel them) but that's just more motivation to use a case. It is so far my only complaint, other than it being virtually impossible to get super-slo-mo to work exactly when you want it to.
I'm coming from the Note 8 and I love how easier it is for me to handle it with one hand. You wouldn't think 4mm in height, 1mm in width and sliver thinner would make a difference, but in my case it does. The hardest adjustment for me has been the placement of the fingerprint scanner. I kept reaching up by the flash for it, lol.
Build quality feels really good in hand, but struggling to use it with one hand.
It's a solid device. Moving FROM s7 edge, I find s9+ a bit heavy and bulky. Well, getting used to the beast.
Feels solid.
I wish that the FP sensor was a bit further away from the camera.
A bit heavy after a couple of hours of web surfing.
Got to be careful not to grab the B-Button when picking it up, or hit it while using the camera.
Gear VR is a reasonable weight, and worthwhile.
Included earphones could be more comfortable, considering their over $100 value.
I'm coming from an s7, and I'm off to using the home button to orient the phone in the dark. With it gone I struggle to get it the right way round, I'm sure I'll get used to it though.....
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Coming from the S6 which was a lot less comfortable to hold than the S7, my S9+ feels really good in my normal sized hands. I can still one hand almost everything I do which was quite a surprise, even without the one hand mode.
im coming from s8 plus and yeah i was a little bit worried about the sharp edges, they was far more confy on my s8 plus than on the s9 plus, but anyways i will put case on it
Im coming from s7 edge. Hesitated about the FP position but my s7edge got smashed by a car so it was a bit more easy decision to make.
Phone feels solid, hate the Bixby button, wish it could be mapped to another function without openning Bixby first.
Intelligent Scan works quite well so I would miss the convinient FP on Home Button too much.
I'm In Vietnam, the phone shipped with a flex plastic clear cover inside the box. Nice.
I am giving 1 star for the ergonomics. It is incredibly slippery and difficult to hold compared to the S8/S8+. It is shocking because S8/S8+ was perhaps the most comfortable phones to hold for their sizes. The S9+'s frame is not flush with the back and front glasses which makes you feel like you are holding a wire. And the new matte coating makes even that middle frame more slippery. Overall the phone is incredibly uncomforatable to hold.
I don't know if anyone brought it up but I haven't had a single rejected fingerprint scan since I got the phone. It use to be a daily occurrence on my note 8, s8 plus, s7 edge etc...
currently on an OPX, i haven't really used the S9+ (still need to setup) but, i get the feeling using one handed means my finger may crush the pop socket. 1 handed use is absolutely paramount in today's world.