However, the device has a cheap and
flimsy plastic build that does not inspire confidence when holding in hand.
Not exact matches
The overall
build quality is fairly cheap, the back platting is made of
plastic and feels very
flimsy.
While the phone does seem solid and very well -
built, I can't help but think that if Samsung for once actually used a different material besides
flimsy plastic, its smartphones would feel so much more high - end.
Where the GamePad felt a little
flimsy, with its acres of bendy
plastic, the Switch feels sturdier, more grown up - closer to the
build quality of an iPad or a rival quality tablet.
Ventilation was a huge challenge for us, because when
building a tiny house you have only two options for airflow: RV - style holes in the roof with
flimsy plastic covers that become useless with the addition of snow, or a duct system with a fan typical of a conventional house.
For example, Samsung will supposedly move away from
flimsy - feeling
plastics for the first time and
build the phone entirely out of aluminum and glass, just like the iPhone 5.
The charging cradle for the Watch 2 isn't as svelte as the pucks that charge watches like the Apple Watch, and it's cheaply
built out of
flimsy plastic, but the magnetic connection does a great job holding the watch down — much more than I can say about the Fossil Q I reviewed last week.
The
build quality is fairly durable and sweat - proof as well, except the
plastic cover over the Micro USB charger is rather
flimsy.
The one benefit of Samsung opting for the same
flimsy plastic backing that was found on the GSIV's predecessor (and passing on a unibody
build) is that it's removable.