Newd Cell phone

[Bean Counter]

Who has the HTC One M8? its last years model but my cheap ass can get it free, which is better than $200-400+ between my wife and I.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Galaxy phones are good phones, but drop them with out a good otter box case and the screens crap super easy as I have broke around four that way.

[Bean Counter]

Thanks. For some reason I've largely overlooked the Galaxy's. I have a Samsung tablet that is good but its in a thick Otterbox and hasn't been tested with a serious drop yet. Seems as though the HTC One M8 does ok to good in drop tests... possibly better than the iPhone. In fact there's a hajj who submerged his HTC in water for some time and didn't even bother with the whole shut it off and seal it in a bag of rice trick and it seemed to work fine  This kind of stuff along with data connection seem to be far better than measurbating statistics.

[superdown]

I am not an accident prone person but i have a problem with phones apparently i have an iphone 5c and have broken 2 screens and 2 life proof cases and am waiting for my third screen and third life proof case.I have no idea about this durability you speak of. but i do love the phone when its working

[Bean Counter]

The 5c has a plastic chasis which may affect its durability as opposed to the metal found in my 5 or the 5s. But in any case with my new account I'll be eligible for an upgrade every 10 months so living with a cracked screen won't be the end of the world.. for too long. 

[Bean Counter]

Going to go with the HTC One M8 

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[superdown]

The 5c has a plastic chasis which may affect its durability as opposed to the metal found in my 5 or the 5s. But in any case with my new account I'll be eligible for an upgrade every 10 months so living with a cracked screen won't be the end of the world.. for too long. 

I was thinking that too about the plastic chassis but that's the one part that has not broken and the fact that all the breakage has happened inside of the NOT so life proof cases  

[Bean Counter]

Wow and I'm an advocate of going condomless. All of the drops I speak of with my iPhone were without any case whatsoever.

[Bronson]

HTC in my opinion has some of the best hardware out there.  Not as much advertising dollars as the Samsung but they are great.  I am still using the original HTC ONE and have had no issues.  They are more sturdy in my opinion than the Samsung products which use a lot of plastics (until recently with the S6 and S6 Edge).  Put a case on the phone and youre in good shape, which really can be said for most devices.  The case will help your corner and sides from getting damaged which is where most damage happens.  Ive launched mine a few times on the floor/ground with no issues. 

Look at the warranty program HTC just launched and it might help you make a decision .  Its called “uh-oh”.

My wife and I are both in the wireless industry (not in sales) and put our hands on a lot of devices.  I have gone with the HTC for many years now over any other device and have had no issues with durability.  Everybody has their opinions and experiences though, so take it for what it is  .

[Buzz2401]

Another vote for the Droid Maxx. Get a cheap $4 case off of the interweb and it is a great phone. Battery life is great and it seems to hold up well.  My Droid razr maxx is over two years old and still works. Just got new one because of upgrade available.

[PlateauNDN]

I just checked this thread because the title said newd.

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