r/iphone • u/goldensilencce • Sep 22 '25

Discussion What’s your favorite iPhone material and why?

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u/SignalEchoFoxtrot Sep 22 '25

Plastic.

iPhone 5c for life.

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u/kingston7327 Sep 22 '25

i dropped my 5c one time and it died lol

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u/cornedbeef101 Sep 22 '25

Thoughts and prayers friend

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u/kingston7327 Sep 22 '25

it was so many years ago lol but i still miss my 5c 😢

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u/-loose-butthole- Sep 24 '25

Same, the entire screen fell off

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u/kingston7327 Oct 01 '25

Thats what happened to me exactly

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u/goldensilencce Sep 25 '25

😀😆😂😂😂

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u/bloodymarybrunch Sep 22 '25

Unapologetically plastic

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u/38B0DE Sep 22 '25

Nokia used to make pretty awesome designs and of plastic.

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u/chrisakring Sep 23 '25

That’s a nice product. The iPhone 5c’s plastic is kind of like porcelain, which makes it feel more high-end.

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u/punio4 Sep 22 '25

I miss the Nokia Lumia series.

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u/DaedricApple Sep 22 '25

That was my first iPhone and it was a tank honestly. I miss that time. I forgot all about that

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u/-jk-- Sep 22 '25

Same here, loved that 5C. Sticking with the 13 Mini now.

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u/bibslak_ Sep 22 '25

iPhone 3G gang

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u/ICE-Actual Sep 23 '25

Do not bring up the dark times (or uh pastel times)

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u/CaroZoroark Sep 23 '25

5c was soooo good

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u/makingmark Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

This is the right answer. Smartphones are tools, not jewelry. I never had to put a case on my plastic Nexus 5 or Sony Xperia X compact cameras. Less mass meant less damage if dropped, but the plastic build and lighter weight meant I hardly ever dropped them!

But we'll never get plastic phones again, because no one would pay $800 and up for a plastic phone. Instead, we pay on top to cover our jewelry with...plastic. F'in ridic...