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But why do I spend so much money to get a thin phone and then spend even more to make it thicker?
by Moru 7y ago
But why do I spend so much money to get a thin phone and then spend even more to make it thicker?
- Bjartr 7y agoBecause you can't buy something for a thick phone to make it thinner. Each person can make their own decision on the thickness/other concerns trade-off.
- sidpatil 7y agoYeah you can. It's called a hammer. ;-)
- shrimp_emoji 7y agoBecause the thinness is a design decision unilaterally made for you and whose potential downside comes at your expense. I always get thick, rubberized cases. The high friction makes phones easy to hold, and they've never been damaged from drops (like I'm sure OEMs, especially Apple, would like for repair/replacement $$$). :3
- pwinnski 7y agoI used my iPhone X un-cased for nearly two years based on that reasoning. My replacement is cased. And I've realized: regardless of how thick the phone is, people are likely to drop them, and give the materials nature of these things, a case is going to be required. So I'd rather start with something as thin as possible, given that I'm going to add a case either way. The end result is therefore as thin as possible.
- bloody-crow 7y agoBecause you can put a decent case on a thin phone and get a reasonably sized brick that can fit in a pocket and doesn't feel too awkward to hold in your hand. When you put a case on a not-so thin phone, it becomes way to large for most people.
- ProfessorLayton 7y agoiPhones as recent as the SE are able to lay flat on a table + be reasonably sized with a case. It really is a bizarre trend that I hope goes away.