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There's a reason the iPhone 5/SE refurbs hit the front page of HN every time the Apple store restock the refurbs.
by berbec 7y ago
There's a reason the iPhone 5/SE refurbs hit the front page of HN every time the Apple store restock the refurbs.
- swiley 7y agoThose phones are tough enough you really don’t even need a case.
- wyre 7y agoI would still use a case. I thought the same thing when I bought one 3 years ago, didnt use a case but used a screen protectoe and then I had to replace the screen three or four times in a year. Also each time the screen broke the digitizer stopped working as well leaving the phone unusable. YMMV though. Im pretty hard on my stuff (I was also 22 and partying a lot when I had it)
- berbec 7y agoI got a $80, 32GB SE on ebay. I bought a case and a screen protector, but I don't use the case anymore. The phones metal!
- yepthatsreality 7y agoAgreed. Repaired my screen, battery and cleaned my camera. Never used a case (but had to replace my screen after dropping it on tile/concrete a few times...really the only deadly materials to it). Had a screen protector but honestly all the drops happen on the corners so the protector is really just an overpriced sticker for me. Hoping future Librem 5/Pinephones can replicate the experience.