Original von jholbrook
Originally posted by [Dents]Milchschnitte
Well John, extra nice picture there!

Here´s mine:


Compared to the first gen device, the build quality is a bad joke! I´m pretty disappointed. Clearly a step backwards in my opinion!
Perhaps the US models are of a slightly different specs, but I'm quite happy with mine in all regards. They don't have the aluminum backs, but that's the only difference I can find between 3G and first gen.
They are the same John in the US and in Europe.
If you run your fingers across the sides of the case where the plastic back meets the silver frame you can feel it is by far not as smooth as my older first gen. iPhone. If you press on the joint of the two parts you can actually feel that you can dent the plastic back a little bit. I honestly believe the older one to be more rugged and durable, but only time will tell.

The "touch" of the older iPhone is way better in my opinion. It just feels much more solid for me - but then hey: that´s just me !