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The bumper is back! I was one of the weirdos who liked it unironically for the iPhone 4 back in the day, antennagate prevention aside. https://www.apple.com/sh

• apparent 1y ago
  Won't it still significantly add to the thickness, at least in terms of making one-handed typing harder?
  • makeitdouble 1y ago
    IME it's pretty comfortable to use. The sides can be made grippier and the back of the phone left slippery, so the in-out of pocket experience is nice, while the grippier parts fit in the palm when in use. The added thickness on the border is also a welcome affordance, and as your fingertips are on the thinner back it feels thin still. To me it's kinda the best of both world.
    • apparent 1y ago
      Have you tried it on this phone? Seems like it would vary from phone to phone as to whether it's a plus or minus.
• crooked-v 1y ago
  ...unless it lands on the big protruding camera lens.
  • minimaxir 1y ago
    That's fair. The corresponding full-body case Apple is releasing for $49 does have a conspicious extra lip higher than the camera bulge (albeit that's typical to mitigate camera flash glare). https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGH24LL/A/iphone-air-case-with-magsafe-shadow https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGH24LL/A/iphone-air-case...
• titanomachy 1y ago
  I've long been inured to the Apple Tax, but that $60 plastic strap is taking it a bit too far IMO
  • apparent 1y ago
    Yeah especially because it's not even compatible with the Apple Cloth, for when it gets dirty.