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How do you carry your Plus-sized phone?

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Rugburn

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I recently upgraded to the 7 Plus. I think I am learning to like it. Certainly adapting to holding it (I have small hands) but can't quite get the hang of carrying it.

I'm a woman, wear size 10 jeans or pants. So I get that my pockets aren't big like men's trousers. But I'm not tiny. I wear adult sized clothes. At work, I wear Khakis and try to keep it in my front pocket (I work retail, so I'm always standing). Today was my day off and I wore jeans and tried to put it in my back pocket, but it stuck out. And every time I sat down, I had to take it out of my pocket.

With my iPhone 6, I could put it in my pocket (front or back) and not even notice it until I need it. But this phone I always feel like I'm fidgeting with it, and always in danger of it falling out of a pocket.

I put it in a slim case, hoping to minimize the size, but now I worry about the durability, because I often fear it slipping out of my pocket. Any suggestions?

Hey as long as I'm sitting still, I love the phone!
 
I keep my 7 Plus in my front pocket and it's never fallen out. I don't use cases primarily, but it fits comfortably in their. My pockets are not to tight or loose, so it's easy to retrieve if need be, being how thing the iPhone 7 is.
 
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I carry my 7+ in my front pocket. Admittedly, it's a tight fit and not easy to get out if I get a call. My wife on the other hand carries her 6s+ in her purse which is loaded down with all sorts of other things that women carry around! :p
 
Cargo pants. Side pocket. Back pocket otherwise.

When I sit I either hold it or put it somewhere safe.

iPhone 6s+.
 
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Rugburn said:
I recently upgraded to the 7 Plus. I think I am learning to like it. Certainly adapting to holding it (I have small hands) but can't quite get the hang of carrying it.

I'm a woman, wear size 10 jeans or pants. So I get that my pockets aren't big like men's trousers. But I'm not tiny. I wear adult sized clothes. At work, I wear Khakis and try to keep it in my front pocket (I work retail, so I'm always standing). Today was my day off and I wore jeans and tried to put it in my back pocket, but it stuck out. And every time I sat down, I had to take it out of my pocket.

With my iPhone 6, I could put it in my pocket (front or back) and not even notice it until I need it. But this phone I always feel like I'm fidgeting with it, and always in danger of it falling out of a pocket.

I put it in a slim case, hoping to minimize the size, but now I worry about the durability, because I often fear it slipping out of my pocket. Any suggestions?

Hey as long as I'm sitting still, I love the phone!
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Some previous threads discussing this type of thing that might be of some help:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/where-do-you-carry-the-7.2024482/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/poll-how-do-you-carry-your-6-6s.1923399/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-do-you-carry-your-6-plus.1859004/
 
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I pretty much always carry my 7+ In my jacket. Sometimes my purse but since I need it more readily accessible it's always in my jacket pocket. My phone always has a case on it which usually is a apple leather case. Slim fit, good grip.
 
Front jeans pocket. I could fit atleast five of them in there and I don't wear oversized jeans. I do have one pair of jeans that was expensive and the pockets are quite a bit smaller. The phone reaches to the top of my pockets in that pair.
 
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Jeans, no problem. If you wear tight jeans for show, you are more vain than intelligent, and the iPhone is not for you.
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To be honest, I think you'll have some difficulty finding women's jeans that aren't tight.

After 2 months, I gave up on the Plus. It either didn't fit or just kept falling off even my jacket pockets and it wasn't really big enough to comfortably replace my iPad. If I need to carry a purse anyway, might as well get the largest screen that will fit. :rolleyes:
 
It totally depends on what I'm wearing. If I have leggings on an I'm not carrying a bag/purse. I put my phones in my bra lol, but I mostly put them in my pockets or a bag/purse. When I'm traveling light I use my old wick & wire case (from my vape days) to carry my phones.
 
I usually just throw mine in my purse or a little handbag. It doesn't really fit safely in my jeans. Though I have been known to temporarily put it in my back pocket but it feels like it could fall out any second.
 
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Front jeans pocket, 7 plus and no case. Haven't dropped since December. Yet. Only wear American Eagle, bootcut, 28x30. Even at work, and I'm a researcher, sooo...labcoat gets in the way sometimes, but I've been careful...actually alternate in coat pocket sometimes :) -And AirPods are amazing for this reason.
 
I recently switched from SE to 7 Plus. I'm surprised how quickly I've gotten used to carrying the large phone (and using it in general). I carry my phone in my front left pocket, with my wallet, and this works well enough with the 7+... I thought the size would be irritating, but (knock on wood) it stopped bugging me after a few days. I definitely "know it's there," if I think about it (unlike the SE, which was undetectable beneath my wallet); but I sort of forget about it otherwise.

Leaning way down to put on socks or something can be difficult, but otherwise I don't need to remove the phone to sit or bend. It can be hard, however, to put the 7+ into and pull it out of my pocket when I'm seated; so I'll sometimes transfer it to my shoulder bag in that situation, for easy access.

All that said, I'm a guy (who wears standard guy pants), so my situation is not analogous to the OP's.
 
So no one carry their phones in a belt pouch anymore? I still do (with my iPhone 6). I wonder how uncomfortable is it with a Plus iPhone?
 
Not necessarily the best option for ladies, but the Plus fits perfectly into a standard men's shirt pocket.
 
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