[Poll Results!] Would you pay more for a Galaxy S8 or S8+ with sapphire glass?

The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ are two of the most beautiful smartphones ever made, and (almost) everyone is awed by their design. The phones are expensive, and they feel premium thanks to their glass-and-metal build, but that also makes these phones more susceptible to drops. There's Gorilla Glass 5 on the front as well as the rear of these smartphones, but it can shatter very easily if you drop the phone on a hard surface, especially since the Galaxy S8 is said to be the most fragile phone ever made.

I've protected my Galaxy S8+ with a Spigen Rugged Armor case, but it feels almost criminal to hide such a beautiful phone in a case. So, what's the solution? Well, sapphire glass is said to be stronger than Gorilla Glass, but it costs a bomb and isn't available in a capacity that would make it viable enough to be used as a Gorilla Glass 5 replacement. However, if Samsung decided to make a sapphire glass variant of the Galaxy S8, would you be willing to spend extra money to buy that variant for the assurance that the glass on the device won't crack as easily it does right now?

Let us know by casting a vote in the poll below, and tell us your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Results: The results are in, and most readers who took part in this poll are ready to pay more for a stronger and sturdier Galaxy S8 or S8+. Going by the poll results, 65% of the readers who casted their votes are ready to pay more even though some of our readers doubt the viability of sapphire glass as a solution. The remaining 35% of voters are not ready to pay more even if the phones are less susceptible to physical damage.

Would you pay more for a Galaxy S8 or S8+ with sapphire glass?

Yes 33%, 1178 votes
1178 votes 33%
1178 votes - 33% of all votes
Yes 33%, 1178 votes
1178 votes 33%
1178 votes - 33% of all votes
No 17%, 627 votes
627 votes 17%
627 votes - 17% of all votes
No 17%, 627 votes
627 votes 17%
627 votes - 17% of all votes

Total Votes: 3610

31 May 2017

Voting is closed

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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