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Cases kill the experience
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Congrats. I and many others find it to be extremely slippery. I cannot comfortably handle the X without a case.
AppleCare will fix it, without you having to plastic diaper your device every day!
You know what else kills the experience? A broken phone with no guarantee that my housepoor budget will let me replace it.
100% agree! this phone feels too amazing to be locked up in a case. i feel like i handle my naked iphone a lot safer and better than having a case. i am more careful because i am scared to drop it! this beautiful piece of art should not be in a case!! i have asurion and apple care btw.
while a case hides the sleekness of the iPhone X the case certainly adds protection and grip ability
At the cost of an iPhone I’d rather use a case
At the cost of an iPhone I’d rather use a case
I like to live life on the edge, and go naked without a case. A big part of choosing a phone for me is it's look and feel, which I feel is ruined by a case (even with slim cases). When I first get the phone I use a case (most of the time) when I'm still babying it, then I get over the shiny new device feeling and take it off. Also I hate the oily build up on plastic cases (I regularly wipe them down with a hot soapy cloth).
With my current Pixel I even went without a glass screen protector because of the curved edges and haven't managed to scratch it, and on one of my jeans it sometimes rubs against a rivet when I forget to take it out when sitting.
With my current Pixel I even went without a glass screen protector because of the curved edges and haven't managed to scratch it, and on one of my jeans it sometimes rubs against a rivet when I forget to take it out when sitting.
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I use a LifeProof Fré on my iPhone 8 Plus. Each to their own whether a case is used or not. I'm surprised there's such a long thread debating such a non-issue!
Tradies that work for me do too, their iPhones wouldn't last 5 mins without one.
I have to ask because I encounter this a lot.
Protection from what?
What are you not doing yourself to protect your device that a case provides for you?
I find a lot of times that people who use cases do not wish to be thinking about their phone a lot. They will put it down anywhere, forget it's in their pocket. They don't worry about drops because the case will take care of protecting the phone. Etcetera.
For myself, I am always spatially aware of where my phone is. And I am always calculating the risks involved and potential dangers that could occur to my phone based on how I am holding it or where I have placed it. Consequently, I have designated places for where my phone goes depending on the situation. I handle it with two hands. If there is no place to put my phone down on a rough or dirty surface I put something underneath it.
In short, I try to always be cognizant. It's a ~$900 device.
Most case users I've seen throw their phones around and generally don't worry about it. Because a case absolves them of having to think about it.
So, this is why I ask.
Protection from what?
I have a naked iPhone day to day. Lies next to me on my desk, goes into my trouser or jacket pockets when I go somewhere.
When we go out hiking or cycling, it goes in a case.
I definitely agree the phone is just so much nicer to use without a case.
Mind you, the aluminium is pretty slippery.
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When we go out hiking or cycling, it goes in a case.
I definitely agree the phone is just so much nicer to use without a case.
Mind you, the aluminium is pretty slippery.
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Themselves.
Accidental falls often occur because there is no consideration about the environment or situation a phone is in.
For instance, my iPhone sits in a business card holder underneath my main monitor at work. That monitor sits well back from the main workspace on my desk.
It's put there purposely because I work with someone who has a habit of violating everyone's personal space and privacy and has consistantly broken things of mine that have been left in areas most people wouldn't violate. If she ever breaks my phone I have a clear case of making her pay for it because it's well out of the range of the normal area she messes with.
I have accounted for her potentiallity to break my phone.
When out, my phone is in my pocket. I am always manuevering to avoid things or people that could contact my phone and break it.
At home my phone sits in one of three places and my kids long ago learned not to touch my stuff or my wife's stuff. Plus they have their own stuff.
Of course there is always the freak accident. But generally in freak accidents a case isn't going to help you.
Since 2008 when I started carrying smartphones with no cases I have cracked one screen. At the time I was under the influence of Benadryl so I blame that (partially anyway).
'Accidental falls' is a general term. Never seems to be a lot of thought involved in placing the device so accidental falls can be avoided. If you've taken that into consideration and something DOES happen then it's not likely to be an accident.
Accidental things are often accidental in nature, meaning that even when people normally pay attention and do their best once in a while something can still happen.
Sometime I use a case mostly I don’t. But I’m not constantly worrying about it one way or another. I use the device when and how I like. If I ever do drop it I’ll get it fixed. I don’t worry about or even think about where I set it down I just set it down wherever it needs to be set. It’s a phone that’s gonna be replaced in a years time anyway. So I enjoy it and use it how I want. I don’t care about about resale value as I don’t typically re sell them.
People obsess over their $1000 phones. But yet drive like idiots in their $30-60k cars without a case no less. And don’t tell me that’s why they have insurance on the car. Get insurance on the phone. That boat won’t float.
People obsess over their $1000 phones. But yet drive like idiots in their $30-60k cars without a case no less. And don’t tell me that’s why they have insurance on the car. Get insurance on the phone. That boat won’t float.
Accidents do happen. But I am arguing that if you do your due dilligence ('normally pay attention and do their best) that the kind of accident that happens in this case goes beyond the capability of a case to protect a device.
Most of the kinds of accidents that happen that cases protect against are a result of inattention or lack of care.
I don't use cases because I take care and that type of accident doesn't happen. And the kind that DOES from time to time a case wouldn't have protected my device anyway.
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We're a little different.
We don't upgrade every year. 2 years to 3.5 years is when we upgrade. And we can't afford to always replace the device. So, for myself, I am always paying attention.
However, like you our devices are not sold when we upgrade. At that point it doesn't really matter. I have an iPhone 5 that was replaced a year or so ago. Not my primary phone. It had scratches and slight dings within the first month it was replaced - and I don't care. But again, not my primary phone.
Small accidents still happen despite best efforts for attention and care. People's experiences will vary of course, but that's kind of part of the point there too.
That just has not been my own personal life experience. Most small accidents I have encountered in my life, be they my own or ones that happened to others, happened because I or they were not paying attention or did not take enough care.
It's generally only the real bad stuff that happens out of the blue.
Obviously that is different from your own experience. Perhaps it just comes down to my overthinking things, IDK. But I have gone far out of my way in the past to avoid any potentiality of small accidents and that I guess is probably beyond what most people would see as due care.
When I'm going out to functions where heavy drinking may be involved... I put it in my case, but I took it out awhile back and generally haven't had it in a case the last couple of months - it just looks so nice! Also I've got some gadget insurance so I'm not too worried about that - just got the deductible if I break it, kinda like AppleCare+ which isn't in the UK
When you're in construction, small accidents are inevitable. It's the ones that cause grievous injury you try to mitigate as much as possible.
That said, I use a case on my phone because it feels better in my hand with a case than without. I care more for comfort than aesthetics. I did use the original iPhone, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 5c without cases. Those I found comfy to hold even without a case.
Oh, yeah, totally.
Physical jobs are one instance where I would agree. If I had a physical job I would use a case too. Or place my phone somewhere safe and come back to it later.