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TBF how many people don't use cases? At least wit rounded edges the after-case size can be smaller.

slantyyz 7y ago
One could also ask the question "how many people would prefer to have a phone that didn't --need-- a case"? Given the choice between a thin phone that needs a case and a phone that is as thick as a thin phone with a case that is more durable, possibly has a headphone jack and a slightly larger battery, I would personally go for the latter.
- therealdrag0 7y ago
  Oh for sure. But does such a phone exist? The previous design with square sides certainly wasn't that.
  - slantyyz 7y ago
    They used to be more plentiful before everyone started copying Apple. When I had an iPhone 3G and iPhone 4, I did not use a case. All I used was a vinyl decal to protect the back, and I was fine. IIRC, my Moto G and Moto X Play were fine without an add-on case. All I used on those was a tempered glass screen protector.
- auiya 7y ago
  If a phone is designed so the screen always breaks when it hits the ground unless it's protected by a case, it would make more sense to manufacture the phone inside a case already, no? I.e. make a raised rubber bezel around the screen's edge part of the standard design.
beart 7y ago
I usually use the case that comes with the phone until it falls apart, then I don't use any case until the phone itself falls apart. ️
- therealdrag0 7y ago
  I've never had a phone come with a case? Strange. But these days I just use the 10$ minimal rubber cases. It's enough to protect were the screen and case meet which is the source of all my breaks.
  - beart 7y ago
    The last few Android phones I bought have all come with a minimal wrap-around case (maybe not the iphone se, don't recall).
yellow_postit 7y ago
I try and avoid cases because a non trivial part of the phone price is the industrial design of the object and a case immediately hides that.
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- therealdrag0 7y ago
  Hah. But that non-trivial price is what I have to pay if it breaks! I agree the look and feel is WAY better without a case, but after breaking multiple screens, it's a case-life for me :(
jimbobjim 7y ago
I’d never used a case until I got the iPhone 8 and had to buy one because of how slippery it is! Unless you put it on a perfectly flat surface it will just slide off on to the floor.

One could also ask the question "how many people would prefer to have a phone that didn't --need-- a case"? Given the choice between a thin phone that needs a case and a phone that is as thick as a thin phone with a case that is more durable, possibly has a headphone jack and a slightly larger battery, I would personally go for the latter.

therealdrag0 7y ago
Oh for sure. But does such a phone exist? The previous design with square sides certainly wasn't that.
- slantyyz 7y ago
  They used to be more plentiful before everyone started copying Apple. When I had an iPhone 3G and iPhone 4, I did not use a case. All I used was a vinyl decal to protect the back, and I was fine. IIRC, my Moto G and Moto X Play were fine without an add-on case. All I used on those was a tempered glass screen protector.
auiya 7y ago
If a phone is designed so the screen always breaks when it hits the ground unless it's protected by a case, it would make more sense to manufacture the phone inside a case already, no? I.e. make a raised rubber bezel around the screen's edge part of the standard design.

beart 7y ago

I usually use the case that comes with the phone until it falls apart, then I don't use any case until the phone itself falls apart. ️

therealdrag0 7y ago
I've never had a phone come with a case? Strange. But these days I just use the 10$ minimal rubber cases. It's enough to protect were the screen and case meet which is the source of all my breaks.
- beart 7y ago
  The last few Android phones I bought have all come with a minimal wrap-around case (maybe not the iphone se, don't recall).

yellow_postit 7y ago

I try and avoid cases because a non trivial part of the phone price is the industrial design of the object and a case immediately hides that.

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therealdrag0 7y ago
Hah. But that non-trivial price is what I have to pay if it breaks! I agree the look and feel is WAY better without a case, but after breaking multiple screens, it's a case-life for me :(

jimbobjim 7y ago

I’d never used a case until I got the iPhone 8 and had to buy one because of how slippery it is! Unless you put it on a perfectly flat surface it will just slide off on to the floor.