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Yeah it always struck me as bizarre - here is a technological marvel, beautifully crafted, polished and shiny, slim and elegant. But you have to put it in an u
by Nursie 6y ago
Yeah it always struck me as bizarre - here is a technological marvel, beautifully crafted, polished and shiny, slim and elegant.
But you have to put it in an ugly protective case or it'll be borked inside a year.
- montagg 6y agoI had an iPhone 6 or 6S Plus for a couple years a while back, and since then I haven’t ever needed to use a case. I just got so used to using my phone with both hands, and two phones later I’ve never needed a repair. Of course, as soon as I post this, I’m probably going to break it. But the caseless life does exist!
- randallsquared 6y agoYou really don't. I haven't used a case on for more than a total of a month in the last ten years. Even with dropping my phone fairly frequently, and sometimes onto concrete from head height, I've only had one phone receive more than minor cosmetic scratches.
- Nursie 6y agoWhereas I lose count of the various phones I've cracked. Never had an iphone, but I've destroyed screens on Samsungs, Motorolas, at least one nexus device... Every phone I insisted on using caseless. Perhaps I'm just clumsy :)
- 27182818284 6y agoI've gone 3 years with no case on my current phone. The screen is still unscratched and not chipped or cracked or anything. The most obvious wear and tear is actually in the paint on the back of the phone that has faded where my fingers normally comfortably position themselves.
- schwartzworld 6y agoYou got extremely lucky.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoAre you really marveled by your phone after you've had it for a week or so? I think once the honeymoon gadget phase wears off, most people get over it and then prefer to protect it so that their expensive device lasts longer.
- Nursie 6y agoI'd rather get over it and still have the device in my pocket without needing the extra hardware to keep it in one piece.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoI tried to go caseless but realized I was constantly thinking about what surface I was putting it on. Is the surface wet at this restaurant? Is it dirty? Is it slippery? Can metal slide on it? If it does inevitably fall, what will happen? A case solved all this. And frankly I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case, so it seems to be a prevailing issue. I'm not sure what the alternative is that you seem to be pitching though, if you were.
- Nursie 6y ago> I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case Exactly, they're too fragile to use without some sort of case. Which really makes the "look how thin and pretty the new device is!" something of a lie. And pointless, who cares if the phone is the thinnest ever, when it's going to live its life in a thick jacket? I don't want to use a case. I want a phone I can buy for the way it looks and feels and use as-is.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoI tried to sneak in this final question to my comment, but what other option is there for a luxury consumer gadget? You could argue that phones should just be uglier and thicker and more rugged such that they don't need a case, but I don't think it's very palatable for a $1000 handheld to be taking damage directly for most people when the ruggedness can be outsourced to a $20 case. Nor do I think a luxury consumer gadget can see much success by sacrificing on aesthetics. Building the case into the phone is exactly what my girlfriend's $120 Android does, and it certainly looks like it cost no more than $120 with its rubber bumpers that already look like they've been used as pencil erasers. If you're arguing that people shouldn't care so much about the shiny marketing, it's not clear how much people do care nor what the appropriate amount of care should be. A good looking product does help you spend $1000 though.