Aesthetically, the angular and boxy design of the latest flagships looks amazing to the eye. It does bring out the luxury look of the iPhones, similar to the days of the 4 and 4S.
However, it has one flaw that I realise a couple of months ago. I’m a huge fan of having my iPhone looking pristine and clean most times. Fingerprints aside, things like lints and dusts bother me. I had the 13 for a few months since January this year and I realised that whenever I take my phone out of my pocket, the top side of the phone drags a moderate amount of lint from my pocket, smearing it all over the screen. I thought it was my poor laundry habits. I did a few changes and the “problem” persists. Once I realised the squared-off edges were the cause, I changed to the SE and guess what, no lint being dragged on when taking out my iPhone. I got the similar experience from the days of owning iPhones 7-11 PM.
I’ve had the iPhone 5 and OG SE but upon closer inspection, the design is slightly different even if they are based on squared-off design. The platform of the screen is slightly elevated from the chassis compared to the current design where the chassis and the screen meets between a small tolerance. It could be possible that the chassis might be jutting out which in turn drags lint and dust when pulling the phone from pockets.
With a curved edge design, the lint and dusts can “roll off” easily to the side without being smeared on the screen. Assuming the 13 series aren’t packing a special costing on the screen that attracts more dusts and lint electrostatical-ly.
Also I’ve heard about how some people complain that the angular design “cuts” into their palms when holding the iPhones. Especially for the Pro series which has a stainless steel chassis. With my experiences the design makes the iPhone larger than it actually is. The curve design has positive ergonomics factor to it. We didn’t feel much of this issue in the 4/4S because those iPhones were small to begin with. With larger phones, I think having a curve design is more ergonomic than having a squared-off design.
What do you guys think?
However, it has one flaw that I realise a couple of months ago. I’m a huge fan of having my iPhone looking pristine and clean most times. Fingerprints aside, things like lints and dusts bother me. I had the 13 for a few months since January this year and I realised that whenever I take my phone out of my pocket, the top side of the phone drags a moderate amount of lint from my pocket, smearing it all over the screen. I thought it was my poor laundry habits. I did a few changes and the “problem” persists. Once I realised the squared-off edges were the cause, I changed to the SE and guess what, no lint being dragged on when taking out my iPhone. I got the similar experience from the days of owning iPhones 7-11 PM.
I’ve had the iPhone 5 and OG SE but upon closer inspection, the design is slightly different even if they are based on squared-off design. The platform of the screen is slightly elevated from the chassis compared to the current design where the chassis and the screen meets between a small tolerance. It could be possible that the chassis might be jutting out which in turn drags lint and dust when pulling the phone from pockets.
With a curved edge design, the lint and dusts can “roll off” easily to the side without being smeared on the screen. Assuming the 13 series aren’t packing a special costing on the screen that attracts more dusts and lint electrostatical-ly.
Also I’ve heard about how some people complain that the angular design “cuts” into their palms when holding the iPhones. Especially for the Pro series which has a stainless steel chassis. With my experiences the design makes the iPhone larger than it actually is. The curve design has positive ergonomics factor to it. We didn’t feel much of this issue in the 4/4S because those iPhones were small to begin with. With larger phones, I think having a curve design is more ergonomic than having a squared-off design.
What do you guys think?
