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Official iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Cases Arriving Ahead of Friday's iPhone Launch
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Yea, I'm quite happy about the bottom opening now. What I am disappointed though, is now that they finally do this, they don't make a dock!
4S Well Lit:
5S Well Lit:
4S Low Light:
5S Low Light:
Yup these are definitely the same...
Can't wait to see some 5S/6 comparisons, not long now!
midnight blue on iPhone 6 plus gold
Fantastic, you ordered a gold iPhone and intend to cover it in blue....I never understood cases.
A photography friend of mine said this recently, in reaction to comparing the 8MP camera on the 6's to the 12MP camera on the samsung galaxy note 3:
"I will point out that sensor resolution past about 6mpix is not that important and may be detrimental. It increases noise, picture size (hence storage and internal processing time) and isn't necessary to print at even 8x10. (Pro DSLRs were 8mp a decade ago.)
Sensor size and lens aperture (f-stop)/quality, plus lens stabilization and focusing are much more important."
So, the question is: do you want a camera-phone that acts as good (better, really) as any of the old point-and-shoot cameras ... or are you looking for a better-than-pro-photography specialty niche camera? I don't speak for Apple, but I'm willing to bet that their camera strategy is more the former than the latter.
And, really, why enter a silly arms race, on your phone platform, with high end pro photography devices? Apple steals enough of that business already (for the non-professional, and the low-to-medium-end* professionals). Going for the niche devices will be a war of diminishing returns for something that isn't core to the market. And, as pointed out above, it's at a cost in noise, storage, and processing power.
What would be the point, really? Just to keep up with the Joneses? When their devices are going to have all of the problems mentioned, since they're just advancing a pointless number as well? No thank you.
(* low-to-medium-end in picture quality, not the quality/seriousness of the photographer)
(and, I wont follow up on this sub-thread here, since this is a discussion about phone cases, not camera sensors)
For clumsy people I understand or one of those moments that was completely unexpected, although I'd rather just add it to my house insurance.
He's probably massively relieved they cover the hideously unsightly antenna bands he sketched up in 30 seconds before returning to his new love - the Apple Watch. Then he realised he made that look disappointingly cheap and un-classy so just hung his head in shame.
I always have to give it to Apple to be able to sell 50 cents worth of moulded plasic for 40 dollars
I'm waiting to see how much the watch straps cost.
For protection against casing scratches too, can make a big difference when it comes to selling it on to upgrade. I have had a case on my iPod Touch for 2 years and it's still in near perfect condition, there's some scratching where the case doesn't cover it.
I'm not clumsy. I have only ever dropped a smart phone once. And chipped the corner glass, and damaged the metal antenna. It was my iPhone 4 ... shortly before I upgraded to the 5s. During the week or two waiting for the upgrade to arrive, my connectivity was noticeably impaired.
Even coordinated people get unlucky.
And, it's interesting that you mention insurance. You believe in covering the unexpected for your house, but not for your phone? I mean, that's what a case is: a form of insurance against unlucky moments. Any argument you make against a case can be made against homeowner's insurance. I mean, if you weren't "clumsy" you wouldn't have to worry about damaging your house, right?
(sure, reply wrt to "clumsy neighbors", "clumsy guests", or "clumsy passers-by" that all might cause some form of damage to your house -- all of those equally apply to protecting your phone with a case)
If I drop it straight down, no longer protected. If I am buying a case I want one that is all around protection. Personal preference.
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You are free to disagree, though I haven't found a third party cable that didn't fit my leather 5S case. Granted I have only used two brands; rocketfish and belkin. They could also, you know, make the hole bigger rather than eliminate the entire bottom of the case...
The sacrifice you make for whatever cable you want to fit it a lack of protection on the bottom, obviously.
Every year the same tired debate takes place. To case or not to case. Those with cases believe they are protecting their investment. Those that leave their devices naked claim to have never dropped anything in their lives. On and on...
Just do whatever makes you happy. Your decision is not better than anyone else's.
Just do whatever makes you happy. Your decision is not better than anyone else's.
It looks like your phone is protected if you drop it straight down unless you drop it on something more narrow then the width of the phone, like a pointy rock. The corners wrap around the bottom.
Yeah, having just dropped the 4 while waiting for my 5s to arrive, I got an otterbox defender for my 5s. Talk about a big freaking tank of a case. Protected me against my 2nd ever mishap, though (my cat spilled a glass of water on the dining room table, and my phone was in the path of the water). It was a bit of an over-reaction.
I'm now trying to figure out what's the best path to take with the 6+. I like the zerochroma vario cases (I have one on my ipad-mini -- I love having the kickstand; it reminds me of my old Nokia n800 and n810 internet tablets). I'm thinking it's just enough to protect against incidentals without creating a giant brick.
But, in any case, you pick the level of risk you're comfortable with. Before I dropped the 4, I had gone 6 years with smart devices and never dropping any one of them. That was 6 years of being case-less for my devices. I then became risk averse, got a tank of a case for my 5s, and it actually saved me from something else that would have essentially been beyond my control (it wasn't caused by my clumsiness).
For the 6+ ... I haven't decided yet what the appropriate level of risk will be. But I wouldn't dismiss people who go caseless or case-heavy either. They provably have different risk profiles than I do.
I always have to give it to Apple to be able to sell 50 cents worth of moulded plasic for 40 dollars
Even normal vendors sell it for 15-20 bucks so yeah they make a bucket load