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Apple Has Reportedly Considered Releasing iPhone 17 Air Bumper Case
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I'd have a similar thought if they didn't also offer other options like the pro. While I have no interest in the Air, I personally have no problems with the fact that many actually do want it.
they will sell the add on of extended battery pack which connects to the to the back.. for more $$$
Recently used an Android, iPhone is a little prehistoric… IOS, screen borders, charging speed, even the calculator app, photo editing with AI, etc. I felt limited and that I was missing a little with my lowly IPhone.
17 is just a camera update.
17 is just a camera update.
Why do you care so much
Not everyone burns though battery at the same rate. Could very will be fine for most people
My 16 Pro Max is still pristine after 7 or 8 drops on pavement using a bumper case. I also have a slim Snap Grip on the back though so that may have helped protect it as well. I think a bumper case (maybe paired with something like the Snap Grip) is pretty adequate for drop protection, unless one spends a lot of time on uneven hard ground like gravel or cobblestone. But being a city dweller, I’m always on flat ground which is very difficult to make direct contact with a phone with a bumper case in most drops. Of course it’s probably possible if the phone slams down hard enough, or if the phone drops on say the corner of a curb or a random rock, but chances seem pretty low—low enough that I think it’s worth risking for the advantages of a bumper case. It’s lighter than a regular case; it allows for better heat dissipation (I especially like blasting AC on the back of my phone while it’s running navigation and music via Carplay and wireless charging on its car vent magSafe mount); it probably allows for better wireless charging efficiency not having to go through a case (although I do wireless charge through my Snap Grip, but with a regular case it would be two barriers instead of one); and I suppose it also helps with thinness, but the bumper is as thick as normal cases, just without the back, so it only helps a little in that regard.
I wish Apple would release bumper cases for all their iPhone models.
Easy to understand. Damage = broken glass on the front, not scratches and rub marks on the back.
I love bumper case - all my iPhone has been opting for 3rd-parties bumper case option. it feels good to the hand while it gave enough protection.
Then there are folks like me that don't give a hoot what the phone looks like as long as it continue to function properly. And I have a wallet case so I only have to remember one item when I head out the door.
Anyway, you're right -- if you drop a phone it may land on a corner which has a high chance of cracking the screen.
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Wear the costliest make up in the world but you can't keep your face open because with that makeup wind and sun will totally wreck of your facial tissues. So gotta wear a thick veil on top of that as a must (otherwise, well, you risk it). People will even line up to buy that. Glad I bought the stock.
But then how will Apple get to announce on stage amid thunderous applause from a mesmerised audience
I present to you, the……. 6.3……. inch……. base……. iPhone…….…….……...For The First Time in An iPhone™
And then the audience shrieks and cries in an agonising bliss having witnessed this miraculous innovation.
I had a Apple Bumper Case years ago and I liked it more than any other case I've ever had.
so it's gonna come with a built-in "you're holding it wrong" feature?
True, I tried one at some point and couldn’t agree more. It was great for an iPhone 4, but not something that really works with current sized devices.
I loved bumper cards back in the day. I even had a metal version that snapped together around whichever phone I had at the time. Nice to see the option return.
I think a bumper is a great idea. You get the essentials (edges cushioned, screen protected when face down and an improved texture for holding the phone) without the heat trapping drawback of a full case.
Like one of the earlier posters I find bare phones slippery. When I worked in software testing I lost my grip on bare iPhones (4/5/6 era) several times per day. Most often that was a failure to pick it up cleanly off the desk rather than a drop to the floor, but my phones hit the carpet regularly.
When I bought an iPhone for myself I immediately put it in a bumper case. When my current iPhone fell to the ground a few weeks ago it was my first drop in 11 years. The math is overwhelmingly clear. I'll never use an iPhone without a case of some sort.
Like one of the earlier posters I find bare phones slippery. When I worked in software testing I lost my grip on bare iPhones (4/5/6 era) several times per day. Most often that was a failure to pick it up cleanly off the desk rather than a drop to the floor, but my phones hit the carpet regularly.
When I bought an iPhone for myself I immediately put it in a bumper case. When my current iPhone fell to the ground a few weeks ago it was my first drop in 11 years. The math is overwhelmingly clear. I'll never use an iPhone without a case of some sort.
Don’t underestimate the capacity of people to buy impulsively and without any kind of reasoning… it might sell well 😝
I think this iPhone air will be most emblematic of product design at Apple: create something with a strongly attractive aesthetic that very heavily compromises on the functionality so much so that the product is incomplete and needs several add ons to function properly (case, battery, dongles, adaptors, etc). Premium price for an incomplete phone. People will flock to it.
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That would be great. I don't care much for picture taking, and the flush camera in my old SE was perfectly fine for me. With modern phones, with their ever-growing (size and likely cost) camera, it feels like I am lugging around that camera bump mainly as a subsidy to the industry.
I hope they do. I have a bumper case for my 15Pro and love it. It protects the edges and corners and leave the back open. That improves MagSafe charging and allows the phone to dissipate heat out the back more. It also shows the titanium color of the back panel.
The front and back of the iPhone gets stronger each year, with the sides and the corners being the weaker parts, so this sounds great.
Hopefully Apple won't charge as much for this as their regular silicone cases.
Hmm what was I thinking... This is Apple.
Hopefully Apple won't charge as much for this as their regular silicone cases.
Hmm what was I thinking... This is Apple.