I wonder if those same people are more likely to break their phone/pay for a repair than those who live and die by cases. We should put together a study on this.
Well, as a non-case user here is my highly biased data for your study…
Because I do NOT use cases I am far more physically protective of my devices. Using my hands I will cradle the device protectively. I use two hands during many transfers from one place to another. I don't set it down unless something is under it and I'm picky about the surfaces I set it on. My phone rides in a designated pocket on my person when carried with me.
When I'm at home or at my desk there are designated spots for where the phone sits and three of those spots are a business card holder. My phone rides in a specific place in both of my cars, determined to be the one spot that will protect it the most.
I am aware of where my phone is and any potential danger to it from the environment it's currently in. There is one specific person I work with who I do not allow this phone to be near - because she can trip over level ground.
Contrast this to the many people I have observed who use cases…
They will place their phone anywhere without regard to it's safety. They will toss their phone. They leave their phones on top of cars and in odd places and then forget they left them there.
Because the device has a case, due care tends to go out the window. And why not? The device has a case on it to protect it. There is no concern for the device except if the case fails.
In short, putting a case on a phone allows for a false sense of security. You've shifted responsibility for looking out for your device to an inanimate object that some company says will protect your investment so you don't have to think about it.
Finally, as to more accidents…I've had one cracked screen from a drop since late 2011. I've had a 3GS, a 5, a 6+ and now a 6s+.
And yes, I paid the screen replacement fee. Apple replaced the entire phone for that cost.
If you take a good look at my iPhone 6s+, issued Septemeber 2015, you'll find that it looks just like it did when it was sold to me. I don't abuse the phone and it's never been in a case. No scratches, dings, dents, cracks, anything.
Because as, I mentioned earlier, I'm protective of my device.
As a student, this phone has got to last me at least a couple of years because I cannot afford to fork out for a new one any time soon. So it's a case and glass screen protector for me!!
As a the sole income for a family of four my iPhone has got to last from 2 to 3.5 years as that's the cycle we replace phones at.
I don't use cases and I haven't had a problem. No case. No screen protector.
PS. That one time I mentioned I cracked a screen? I had a screen protector on it. The screen underneath the protector shattered but the screen protector came through just fine! Exactly why I had a screen protector right?!
