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Yeah, super thin phones that require bulky cases have never made sense to me. Why not make tough phones that don't require a case?
by mcv 1y ago
Yeah, super thin phones that require bulky cases have never made sense to me. Why not make tough phones that don't require a case?
- badc0ffee 1y agoThey're sort of doing that with Ceramic Shield, and the new bumper case for the Air.
- humpty-d 1y agoBecause if the case gets damaged you can easily replace it. People would still put a case on a bulky phone to protect resale or trade in value. A super thin phone doesn't require a super bulky case, it requires just as much case as a person would normally use, resulting in a smaller overall profile. I'd probably still go pro because I care more about the camera than the size.
- jrockway 1y agoI think the reality is that your phone will always encounter something that can damage it (unless it's made out of diamond), and a case lets you easily replace the damaged part. Just subjectively, I remember having a super scratched iPod and it just felt kind of ratty every time you looked at it. Meanwhile, a phone in a leather case gets kind of a patina that improves with age. It is kind of sad though, I got a really pretty blue iPhone and you wouldn't even know it because it's completely covered by a case.
- Pxtl 1y agoI'd rather see phones that aren't perfectly flat but instead have proper built-in mounting things. Give me some screw holes to attach a set of 4 bumpers to the corners, and a camera mount thread hole in the bottom.
- gensym 1y agoHonestly, it sounds really compelling to me. I do a lot of stuff outside - search and rescue, climbing, etc, and I need a rugged case for that, but having a thin, light phone when I'm at home or doing something with less chance to damage the phone is pretty nice, so thin phone + case is the best of both worlds.