Plastic smartphones are still the most popular ones nowadays, compared to metal and glass smartphones. Polycarbonate, a kind of plastic, is considered the most suitable material for phone cases. In the article below, we will show you both the advantages and the disadvantages of such phones.

Plastic smartphones: The advantages

The first and biggest advantage of plastic smartphones is that the plastic do not interfere with internal antennae. And that leads to absolutely NO signal problems. There are no reports showing that smartphones with polycarbonate cover have call drops or similar issue. On the other hand, metal smartphones can encounter such problems because metal is a magnetic material.

Secondly, plastic smartphones come with low price! It can’t be denied that plastic are much cheaper than metal or glass. Plastic are easier to shape, to produce and to recycle in large scale! Plastic is the top choice for OEMs who wanna produce budget smartphones. Because they don’t have to pay much money for the material, they can focus more on the features under the hood! At this point, you may jump to the conclusion that plastic smartphones are the perfect choice. However, please scroll down to see their drawbacks and have better consideration.

Plastic smartphones: The drawbacks

First of all, plastic smartphones don’t look premium. Metal and glass smartphones always look premium and feel good to hold in the hand. Meanwhile, plastic smartphones don’t offer such feeling. Aware of this disadvantages, more and more OEMs start to cover their flagships with metal or glass. It’s very easy to find a current flagship with metal design such as OnePlus 3, Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe, Samsung Galaxy S7 and so on!

Secondly, plastic cases do a bad job in heat dissipation. Metal cases, thanks to its material, can “share” the heat generated by the processors and other electronics inside the phone, hence allowing those interiors to run more smoothly. If there are two phones, one plastic and one metal, sharing exactly the same specs, the plastic phone often runs while multi-tasking or intense gaming.