Sturdier than iPhone.

College Life
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<p>I had a dumb phone for years, and finally got an iPhone 4 last year. I love it, but I have one issue. I'm always afraid I'm gonna drop it or break it or something. I have a few friends that have dropped their iphone 4 and shattered it, which i guess is why im paranoid lol. As a result, I keep my phone in a big clunky otterbox. It keeps is safe, but it's too bulky to easily put it in my pocket and I don't like the way it looks. My question is, what is a smart phone that is comparable to the iPhone but sturdier? I love everything else about my phone, and I wouldn't switch until my contract ran out anyway, I was just wondering if there was a less breakable smart phone with similar capabilities as the iPhone 4.</p>

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<p>My parents have the Samsung Stratosphere, and those are pretty sturdy.</p>

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<p>I have the same fear about my iPhone; I have a Speck rubber wrap-around cover that has so far saved it when dropped. It’s not as big and clunky as some covers, but cleary doesn’t afford as much protection, but maybe just enough.</p>

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<p>My galaxy S2 is completely unscathed after a number of falls, and its still competing with the iphone 4S.</p>

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<p>Samsung Rugby Smart:</p>

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<p>Just get a device that uses real Gorilla Glass. That’s most of the high-end Android phones existing, which include all of the Samsung Galaxy models and most of the HTCs (esp. the One X).</p>

<p>The main question is whether or not you’d like the Android user experience. It’s quite inconsistent compared to iOS. Despite that, I still use an Android mainly because of the fact that I don’t believe in owning devices that are so fragile as to require a custom, ugly case to protect.</p>

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<p>I don’t believe in owning devices that don’t run iOS. :wink: None of our iPhones have ever broken, partly thanks to standard attractive thin rubber covers that cushion everyday knocks. A colleague with a bare iPhone did crack its backside, though it still works.</p>

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<p>The Motorola Droid Razr is made of Gorilla glass and Kevlar. And it is incredibly thin for a 4G phone.</p>