QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 16, 2013 -> 03:43 PM)
I've never understood the fascination of calling plastic material flimsy or cheap. Yeah, sure, there are cheap and flimsy plastic phones out there. But when you start to get into the higher tiers of smartphone with plastic casings, they're using high quality and very light polycarbonate plastic. Go look at a phone like the HTC One X, the matte finish with its polycarbonate backing looks awesome and it feels nice in the hand.
Everyone has their preferences, but some exaggerate the lack of build quality in phones with plastic casings.
Aesthetically, this Sony phone looks better than anything I've ever seen from HTC or Samsung.