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~$1200 iPhone X; 5 years; no case. I don't understand why buy a fancy device only to wrap it in an ugly plastic.
by CrimsonRain 4y ago
~$1200 iPhone X; 5 years; no case.
I don't understand why buy a fancy device only to wrap it in an ugly plastic.
- scarface74 4y agoJust maybe the common wisdom of the HN zeitgeist that the only reason 50% of cell phone users in the US buy an iPhone because it is a “status symbol” is wrong? If you don’t subscribe to that notion, then it makes perfect sense to protect something that you paid $1200 for for the utilitarian value despite it making it look worse.
- plugin-baby 4y agoI’d an iPhone a status symbol? It’s barely possible to tell the manufacturer of a modern smartphone without taking off the case and checking the rear.
- macintux 4y agoBecause the cost & hassle of finding myself stuck somewhere far from home with a broken phone is non-trivial. Or even at home.
- SkyPuncher 4y agoF = m * a Even a thin case will greatly reduce the maximum force a phone will experience when dropped. Metal edged phones are great for flare, but terrible for drop absorbtion.
- plugin-baby 4y agoHow is this equation relevant? A phone cases increases the value of m...
- SkyPuncher 4y agoA phone case increase M on the impacted object. It does not increase it on the phone. A soft barrier between the phone and the ground increase the time between initial velocity and end velocity; reducing acceleration. Therefore, reducing the maximum force the phone receives.