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Since 79% of smartphone users use a case, how is this supposed to work out? It seems to be me your two options with a mobile device are: 1) Make it durable so
by pwthornton 8y ago
Since 79% of smartphone users use a case, how is this supposed to work out?
It seems to be me your two options with a mobile device are:
1) Make it durable so that it can be dropped on a variety of surfaces without big concerns of dropping or scratching. This might be a lot easier to achieve if devices got much lighter (or go the Toughbook route and harden it).
2) Allow it to support a variety of case types that a user can choose
This whole thing seems more like a prototype than a great idea. I think foldable and rollable computing devices have a future, but this doesn't seem fully considered.
Although this one looks significantly better than the Galaxy Fold, which reminds me of the Homer Simpson Car: https://patrickwthornton.com/samsung-galaxy-fold-is-the-homer-simpson-car/ https://patrickwthornton.com/samsung-galaxy-fold-is-the-home...
- thefounder 8y agoI believe 79% of smartphone users are over-protective with their phones. What's the point to pay top dollar for a beautiful screen if you cover it with a cheap cover? You will change the phone in 4 years max anyway.
- MasterScrat 8y agoCounterpoint: I see people using phones with damaged screens pretty much every time I take public transportation.
- guipsp 8y agoI do not pay top dollar for a beautiful screen.
- fouronnes3 8y agoI wish I could not use a case, but my 5T is simply too slippery without it.
- 2muchcoffeeman 8y agoPeople use covers to personalise their phones not just to protect them.
- thefounder 8y agoA big part of latest iphones(i.e iphone x) price increase is due its design(i.e glass back). Why would you buy one if you "personalise"/cover it?
- 2muchcoffeeman 8y agoBecause people like iPhones so they buy iPhones? I mean, developers buy nice looking MacBooks and then cover them in shitty looking tech industry stickers and dumb decals. Same thing.
- eswat 8y agoWhen I use the case I'm protecting the body, not the screen. The screen is never obscured by the cases I buy and I care far-more about the durability and functionality anyway (I find the iPhone 6/6s/7s/8s body is awkward to hold without a case due to the thin body). I plan on getting 4+ years out of my phone too, especially since Apple replaced the battery for free a few months ago. My 6s is close to the 4-year mark.
- thefounder 8y agoWhat about iPhone X? You buy it because of its body design(i.e glass back) and cover it with plastic. What's the point?
- lawlessone 8y ago>What's the point? to keep it intact?
- thefounder 8y agoBetter keep it in a box.
- teh_klev 8y agoNo-one gives a crap about the back of a phone, they're looking at the screen.
- teh_klev 8y agoBecause 79% of us are mortals and can't afford to keep buying a replacement. Also it helps preserve some resell value if the phone has lived in a case for most of its life. My current cheapo Moto G3 lives in a case. The first one I bought fell out of my pocket in a car park and that killed it....so guess what, I bought a cheap case to protect my new one. > What's the point to pay top dollar for a beautiful screen if you cover it with a cheap cover? Well, when you need to, you open the cover then gaze upon your beautiful screen ;)