We asked you what materials should flagships use and the vote is pretty clear – metal ll the way. It’s not a surprising result, perhaps, metal has long been the premium material for phones, even before smartphones came around.
Metal certainly has upscale feel, but on a more practical note, it has a good chance to survive falls (where something like plastic would bend and crack the inflexible screen glass).
Anyway, a metal frame is most important – phones tend to fall on their edges. Still, a metal frame with a glass back (e.g. Xperia X, Galaxy S) isn’t a highly popular option, it ranked…