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  • cerfcanuck - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    You might want to replace references to "Perspex" with something more generic like "acrylic" or "acrylic glass". Most North Americans wouldn't know what you were talking about; I suspect Europeans might be equally baffled by "Plexiglas". :-)
  • peevee - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    This!

    " with a Perspex cover"

    Unless it was that specific brand (why would Qualcomm use this?) it is just incorrect, but even if it is, using a brand of arcrylic cover makes no sense.
  • Ian Cutress - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Good point. Edited :)
  • DanNeely - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Depends how long we've been on the internet. I've picked up enough British over the years to know what it was.
  • Murloc - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    I'm continental european and I know plexiglas (I may have learned it from zoo tycoon as a kid tho), but I've never heard perspex before in my life.

    Going for generic clear plastic or acrylic or whatever is a better idea anyway.
  • Death666Angel - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Plexiglas is of German origin, so I doubt "Europeans" won't know it. :) I only learned of Perspex through the Youtube channel Bigclivedotcom. US channels usually referred to it just as acrylic. Cheers!
  • Barilla - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - link

    European here, commonly use "Plexiglass", or just "plexi" and never had anyone not know what it is. On the other hand, this is first time I see "Perspex". I guess your mileage may vary :)
  • Dragonstongue - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    larger phone because it has a good size battery AND components to back up the reason why it is larger/thicker and potentially much better made to increase durability, why not?

    Unlike many of these so called "flagships" that are as thing as possible, heat up too quickly and burn through their :dinky: battery considering the "specs" at an ever increasing price point for these glass shatter if look at the wrong way phones.

    I will take the thicker phones that have ample room for battery and durability as part of their design thank you. Not mind paying for the "privilege" ^.^ (on another note, why do these phone makers use a "hardened" form of polycarb for the phones especially the all back covered ones to avoid the shatter ability O.o)
  • StormyParis - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Device porn is always fun. Thanks !
  • brakdoo - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Regardless of the design: What's the state of mmwave anyway? Last time I checked it was pretty bad during heavy rain or without having a line of sight with the tower. All "real world" tests were focused on mmwave equipment mounted outside the customers building (have seen Samsung equipment used by O2 in Hamburg and the famous Huawei 5G mmWave outdoor unit).
  • Lodix - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - link

    Nice!! Love you Ian.
  • iwod - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - link

    Just another reason we need to move to eSIM ASAP ( Or even more so, iSIM ) , in the name of 5G, I hope carrier can relent so we move forward.

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