That’s just an excuse. Yes, a waterproof phone is easier to manufacture if it has less holes, but in practice only around half of the phones are waterproof, and even those that are are rated at like 1 m / 30 minutes max.
Not at all. A plastic case also protects the screen way better than any screen-protector could. My Sony Xperia survived at least 5 falls face-down on the slab floor, while my OnePlus 9 broke on a carpet. (It’s glass back also broke while trying to fix the screen, but that’s another story.)
Glass with a metal body just is a bad idea for a daily utility device, except for the manufacturers who want to sell you one yearly. And then the extra workarounds to get antenna signal out, guess it was worth it.
They removed 3 ways water could get inside the phone
That’s just an excuse. Yes, a waterproof phone is easier to manufacture if it has less holes, but in practice only around half of the phones are waterproof, and even those that are are rated at like 1 m / 30 minutes max.
They made it a thin piece of glass that slips out of your hand.
still better than plastic
Not at all. A plastic case also protects the screen way better than any screen-protector could. My Sony Xperia survived at least 5 falls face-down on the slab floor, while my OnePlus 9 broke on a carpet. (It’s glass back also broke while trying to fix the screen, but that’s another story.)
Glass with a metal body just is a bad idea for a daily utility device, except for the manufacturers who want to sell you one yearly. And then the extra workarounds to get antenna signal out, guess it was worth it.