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Case necessary with iPhone 5
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Personally I don't like cases. But then again I'm always careful with my phones.
Again that's why they are called "accidents"
I have a case because of they type of work I do. The guys at work have iPhones and so many of them have cracked screens. I really wish Apple would use Gorilla Glass on the iPhone.
I've gone without a case on my white one since I got it. It has held up really well, much better than the black one (which I returned after a week).
But getting a case now, think with winter coming up, it needs the extra protection outdoors - and for using with gloves on.
For the first couple days of owning my iPhone 5, I didn't have a case on it. I have since purchased a cheap slim case on eBay, since I'm not a big fan of bulky cases. I would be fine without having a case on my iPhone, but I like having a case on just for piece of mind (not that the slim case really protects my phone).
My first iPhone 5, the paint fell off pretty quickly. Apple replaced it but said use a case if you want it to remain unscratched.
I bought a Calypso Case. The Zurich Night "Ring" Case. It's as nice as the phone itself and being a slip case it means you get to hold the phone as a naked device too, which is the way it should be I think. So you get the best of both worlds. It's extremely well protected the rest of the time.
The case is so beautiful. I can't stop touching it (it feels as good as my girl friends inside thigh) and it's high quality Italian leather so smells divine too. I've never been this enamoured by a case!
I bought a Calypso Case. The Zurich Night "Ring" Case. It's as nice as the phone itself and being a slip case it means you get to hold the phone as a naked device too, which is the way it should be I think. So you get the best of both worlds. It's extremely well protected the rest of the time.
The case is so beautiful. I can't stop touching it (it feels as good as my girl friends inside thigh
) and it's high quality Italian leather so smells divine too. I've never been this enamoured by a case!
I'd say go for a case. I've used my iPhone 5 for 2 weeks now and it's holding up pretty good (I carry it in my back pocket). But I'm noticing the silver Apple logo on the back, because of how flush the back is when you set it down, is getting scratched - it spends a lot of time on a desk in front of my keyboard.
I'm getting a case. Opted for the SPIGEN SGP Ultra Thin Air.
Having used an iPhone 4s without a case for a year (bought an iSkin, liked it for awhile but it just made it too thick).... I'm not all thrilled about a case but if I'm going to keep the 5 for 2 years it's necessary.
I'm getting a case. Opted for the SPIGEN SGP Ultra Thin Air.
Having used an iPhone 4s without a case for a year (bought an iSkin, liked it for awhile but it just made it too thick).... I'm not all thrilled about a case but if I'm going to keep the 5 for 2 years it's necessary.
I've been using mine without a case since release, and it's definitely got a bit of wear and tear despite being as careful as possible. It's nothing horrible, really, but it doesn't look as good as it used to. The chamfered edge is the real killer.
My iPhone 5 is naked... sort of. I do not have it in a case, but I wear a suit to work and I do not like how it sits or how it looks in my pocket. So, I carry it in a holster on my hip when not using it at work.
Same for me. I keep it in my pocket and on my desk while at work. When it is in my pocket, I occasionally will bump into something and it will hit the iPhone or I will catch myself leaning against something and putting pressure on the phone. It still looks new, though.
