Thanks for the Pictures! I like the comparison. Didn't imagined that the difference is so obvious...
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Official iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Cases Arriving Ahead of Friday's iPhone Launch
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Thanks for the Pictures! I like the comparison. Didn't imagined that the difference is so obvious...
Seems very defensive by a number of people on a comment I made referring to specifically going for a gold iPhone and then covering it up....all I said was I never understood that....no need to get so defensive.
You should probably read my comment again, the unexpected events were also covered so your comment about house insurance doesn't make sense.
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I'm clearly not the one offended....
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Last year I would have agreed with you, but it isn't in short supply this year so why not?
I appreciate that. I have had every iPhone except one (iPhone 4, had the 4S) and just use a clear skin. Selling my iPhone to buy the latest model allows me to fund the new models and all have been in perfect condition. In fact I just sold my 5S for £365 ($590).
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I was referring to the phone aesthetically rather than because it was in short supply. In other words a decision has been made by the buyer to specifically go for gold (probably the most stand out iPhone when referring to color) but then covers it in a case....as an OPINION (just thought I should clarify this in bold so people don't get so defensive and jump down my throat, opinions are funny things!) I don't get that.
What do you know... Just pulled my checkbook & my cardboard mockup iPhone 6 plus (in it's new case) out of my pocket & I'll be damned if they aren't nearly identical in size! This is a good tip for checking out which pocket, purse compartment, etc. it will fit in.
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My partner and I have had the black Apple leather case since launch day and they're still perfectly fine. I've grazed it along different surfaces accidentally and even scraped with my fingernail reaching for the phone and the scratches (not huge, deep gouges) somehow disappear after a while. Plus I have super sweaty hands sometimes and there hasn't been any discoloration of any kind and no dye transfer to my hands. I don't know how these other people have had so many problems.
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a) you're correct that I took the wrong emphasis from your comment (that you were dismissing physical protection for the phone, due to implying that it's only issue for the clumsy ... as opposed to a commentary about covering up something shiny, whose color option was probably specifically chosen for the shiny).
b) I'm not being overly defensive. You dismiss it as being about clumsy, and it's worth pointing out the fallacy of such a statement. I _am_ overly verbose, yes. But that doesn't mean it's out of a sense of defensiveness.
c) While I'll grant you that once you've covered up the sides and back of one of these things, the difference between the gold and silver models is pretty minimal. It basically comes down to what color you want the ring around the home button to be. But, the difference is pretty huge for the space grey model. Maybe they want a white-face phone, and it's a toss up between gold and silver? (or ... maybe it's a pointless status symbol choice ... in which case, yeah, it's kinda silly to do that just so you can have a gold ring instead of silver ring).
It makes sense in that you're saying you want to protect your house from the unexpected, but * you don't want to cover your phone from the unexpected. While it's true that your phone might be covered by your home owners insurance, that still means you have to file a claim and wait for the turn-around on that process. That's essentially the same as what happened to me when I dropped my 4 ... and had to wait for my already ordered 5s to arrive.
In the mean time, I was having to deal with a flaky phone. If I had had my 4 in something like an otterbox defender (which I wound up getting for the 5s), it wouldn't have happened. It's a more immediate form of "insurance". One that you can't exactly get for your house (unless you wrap the thing in fire-proof bubble wrap). That's my point: a cover is an _immediate_ form of insurance. Kind of like the way home owners insurance companies sometimes give you discounts if you take certain precautions that help reduce their risk in covering your house. Those risk reducers are the same role as the phone case.
(* in the misunderstanding of which part of your statement you intended to emphasize -- covering up the gold vs protecting the phone)
Yeah, once I noticed this, I started to use my checkbook as a proxy for how well my thumbs would reach across it, etc. And checked the feel of it in my pocket, etc.
I mentioned it to some friends and coworkers, and there was speculation about whether or not it was intentional. I mean, Debit Cards have just about completely displaced carrying a checkbook... and Apple Pay intends to displace Debit Cards. Was it seen as a "well, you've got an open spot in your pocket/purse where the checkbook used to be, we can fill that"? Or a subtle symbolic comparison between the old (checkbook) and the new (iPhone 6+)?
Or maybe it was just a more basic/pragmatic decision like: "we can go as big as a checkbook, since we know people will carry something that big, and have coat pockets that can fit it ... any bigger, and we can't be sure most of the market will be willing to carry it."
Or maybe it's pure coincidence. I tend to not believe in that kinda thing, but ... it does happen.
Thanks for the comments and understanding of my initial post.
I didn't intend to suggest everyone with a case is clumsy and I fully appreciate the unexpected does happen. However my wife tends to be somewhat clumsy and is always throwing her iPhone across the room at completely random intervals for no apparent reason!!
I do want to cover my house for the unexpected purely because my house is far more important to me than a phone. However I see your point about having to wait for the insurance to cover it which can be painful. Maybe I'm just lucky but out of all my electronic equipment I've never had an issue and dropped anything (famous last words!). I couldn't justify constantly updating my devices if I was unable to get top dollar for my previously used device, maybe that's why I'm overly cautious with my iDevices.
Aesthetically the iPhone is an amazing looking device and 'for me' I don't like to cover my iPhone up, I just use a skin to stop scratches.
Having said that I should be worried about my iPhone 6 even arriving on Friday...it's still showing as 'Preparing for Dispatch' on the order page!
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I was set on no case, but seeing how beautiful the leather cases age over time (especially a red case example on the last page) makes me want one.
I haven't used a case since my 3GS. I hate covering up its beauty (even if we aren't fans of the antenna band), but I do want to protect it. But there is Apple Care. Bleh.
I haven't used a case since my 3GS. I hate covering up its beauty (even if we aren't fans of the antenna band), but I do want to protect it. But there is Apple Care. Bleh.
I absolutely hear you on that. I went 6 years with smart devices without dropping one. I had very thin cases on some of them, but mostly they went naked. The thin plastic case I had on the 4 was just there for scratches. And then case had faded and such so I took it off. 2 days later, my first ever drop of a smart device. Onto asphalt in the parking lot.
Which is what caused me to go to the other extreme as soon as my 5s arrived ... I immediately bought an otterbox defender for it. It's a big brick. Whenever I take the 5s out of the case, I marvel at just how small and sleek and pretty it is. And then 15 seconds later, I put it back into the otterbox
I'm looking for a somewhat more middle-road approach for my 6+ ... some protection, but not a giant brick.
(this is also the first time I've ever upgraded 2 years in a row, instead of waiting 3ish years, until I just couldn't bare how slow the old one was getting ... but I've been waiting for a 5"+ device ever since I had stop using my Nokia Internet Tablet (which had a 5"ish screen) in 2009ish ... I had to jump on this immediately
)I am wondering if Apple Care is even worth it.. I mean $99, and then if something does happen there's a $75 fee? They probably wouldn't charge more than $175 for most fixes if you took it in out of warranty.
It seems to me that it is only worth it if you have to replace a shattered screen not once, but twice.
It seems to me that it is only worth it if you have to replace a shattered screen not once, but twice.
I see that. But there is an entire front lip of the phone also not covered, something that would rub when setting it in a cup holder, as I often do on our older vehicle without fancy docking solutions.
I am just saying there is an open area that other cases don;t necessarily leave. This case is not for me. I would have preferred the case we got last year simply made for the newer models.
I absolutely hear you on that. I went 6 years with smart devices without dropping one. I had very thin cases on some of them, but mostly they went naked. The thin plastic case I had on the 4 was just there for scratches. And then case had faded and such so I took it off. 2 days later, my first ever drop of a smart device. Onto asphalt in the parking lot.
Which is what caused me to go to the other extreme as soon as my 5s arrived ... I immediately bought an otterbox defender for it. It's a big brick. Whenever I take the 5s out of the case, I marvel at just how small and sleek and pretty it is. And then 15 seconds later, I put it back into the otterbox
I'm looking for a somewhat more middle-road approach for my 6+ ... some protection, but not a giant brick.
(this is also the first time I've ever upgraded 2 years in a row, instead of waiting 3ish years, until I just couldn't bare how slow the old one was getting ... but I've been waiting for a 5"+ device ever since I had stop using my Nokia Internet Tablet (which had a 5"ish screen) in 2009ish ... I had to jump on this immediately
It makes sense in this instance to update purely because there is a significant change to the device (most will just say it's only screen size!) so no doubt we'll all love our new iPhones.
I seem to update every year although realistically I know I shouldn't but end up convincing myself that unless I update now, then my current device will depreciate in value even further the following year and I'll have to spend that much more....always finding a reason to get the newest model