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No, the alternative is you buy a $20 case so your phone doesn't get damaged by a four-foot drop. If you look four posts up, that was the topic of this thread.

• enraged_camel 14y ago
  Doesn't sound like a very good alternative. You're paying 10% of the cost of the phone to protect it against (some) accidents, but in the process set it back a generation, by making it thicker and heavier. That's pretty costly as far as insurance goes.
  • mikeash 14y ago
    Only if you place a high priority on thickness. I personally don't, and am actually fairly annoyed that cell phone makers don't have the option to e.g. double the thickness of their phones in exchange for a 2-3x increase in battery life.
    • TylerE 14y ago
      The thickness of a case doesn't bother me. The ridge around the edge of the screen does.
    • enraged_camel 14y ago
      >>Only if you place a high priority on thickness. Most people do. This is why smartphones have been getting thinner with each iteration.
      • mikeash 14y ago
        Of course. My point is only that people don't all have the same priorities. If you strongly value thickness, a case is not a good choice. If you don't care, then a case is a good choice. Making a blanket declaration that a case is "pretty costly as far as insurance goes" regardless of personal preferences is stupid.
    • Dobbs 14y ago
      They have this, it is called a Mophie Juice Pack[1]. They have two sizes with different battery extensions. I miss the thinness of my phone without the case but greatly prefer being able to get through a day in the data center or traveling without constantly charging my phone. 1: http://www.mophie.com/mophie-juice-pack-air-iPhone-4-4s-battery-case-p/1145_jpa-ip4-blk.htm http://www.mophie.com/mophie-juice-pack-air-iPhone-4-4s-batt...
      • chc 14y ago
        You can get keychain fob chargers to charge your phone in your pocket when you need it and keep the thinness the rest of the time.