I know exactly what the OP is talking about. My friend has the Nexus and I have the Thunderbolt, whenever I see and hold the Nexus it really feels like holding it the wrong way will snap the phone it half, it just looks and feels like it's an incredibly fragile device. Now my Thunderbolt with the extended battery feels like a tank, I roughly place them on my desk from several inches away, throw it in my cup holder in my car, and I've dropped it several times without any side effects other then some scratched plastic. I keep my phone in my cargo pockets and when kneeling down I can feel the strain on it, but I never worry about it getting damaged, it's a heck of a tough phone.