If you were smart you would buy a good quality car cover for your Ferrari to protect it while you were not using it. Thats why I use a case. Not only do I think its a convienant way to carry it it also protects it while I'm not using it. I very rarely use it while its in the case it stays in its case protected until I need it then I take it out.
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If you were smart you would buy a good quality car cover for your Ferrari to protect it while you were not using it. Thats why I use a case. Not only do I think its a convienant way to carry it it also protects it while I'm not using it. I very rarely use it while its in the case it stays in its case protected until I need it then I take it out.
No you wouldn't. Nobody I know does that with luxury top end cars. An associate of mine has 4 Ferrari's including the 599GTB and they are never covered. They are not rare jewels, susceptible to damage by exposing them to, shock horror, fresh air or rain. And neither is the iPhone.
If people quite frankly worry about slight scratches because the iPhone "was $500" then to be honest you should not have bought it and maybe bought some other phone within your budget....
Why wouldn't you? It's a few dollars that goes towards not having to spend another hundred or four. It's called protecting the investment.
Maybe you'd have a point if the iPhone was actually an investment....but it's not of course. You do not buy it with the intention of selling it on for a greater return. It's not a tradeable commodity or a piece of art. It's a functional item designed to be used.
Sorry, have to derail this thread temporarily:
<--Running naked with my iPhone, still looks great!
Watch out now, Warren Buffet in the building.
It's a functional item, on which one spends hundreds of dollars, and one would do well to protect so that it doesn't get damaged or destroyed and thus cause the user to have to spend hundreds more dollars.
But hey, if you're ballin like that, then I guess you're good, Buffet. Keep doing your thing.
my old one had a scratch on the side from a drop and the bezel was all scratched up. Brought it down to the apple store on 14 street a few weeks ago for a repair issue and they swapped it out for a new one for me in two minutes. Now its brand new
Mine is completely naked. During October, I ran it over with a pargo at work. As I was taking a sharp left turn, it slid off the seat and fell, screen down on the asphalt. The back right tire ran it over.
It's got a nice dent on its top left back corner and a BUNCH of other scratches all over.
The screen? It's absolutely perfect.
The chrome bezel ain't bad either.
It's got a nice dent on its top left back corner and a BUNCH of other scratches all over.
The screen? It's absolutely perfect.
The chrome bezel ain't bad either.
my old one had a scratch on the side from a drop and the bezel was all scratched up. Brought it down to the apple store on 14 street a few weeks ago for a repair issue and they swapped it out for a new one for me in two minutes. Now its brand new
damn, that applecare really is a waste, aint it?
I've had my iPhone since August, and there is quite an amount of scratching... on the back in specific areas. On the left and right areas around the chrome Apple logo, there's a lot of "chicken scratching" that has made them appear darkish-shiny. There's also quite a bit on the top-right corner. It's probably because of the lack of "feet" on the bottom, but I figure, once it gets really ugly on the back, then I'll get a case to cover up all the blemishes. I've also noticed (already!) a case of 'pitting' a la PBs/MBPs on the area around the chrome strip above the the black bottom. I think it's because my hands may be sweaty when I'm holding the phone.
Speaking of which, anyone know how long the Crystal Film Supports are supposed to last? I've got my original one still on, since August...
Speaking of which, anyone know how long the Crystal Film Supports are supposed to last? I've got my original one still on, since August...
I have had mine since August. Only the chrome has scratches. I role with mine naked.
In regards to cases, if you are careful with your phone it really isn't a huge deal to put nothing on the phone. My phone is generally in these places: 1) in my left pocket with the glass facing toward my leg, 2) on my desk with my wallet, 3) in the dock, 4) with my girlfriend cause she likes to browse the web on it.
I want to protect my phone as much as the next person, but I am not about to wrap it in an ugly condom to do so. I was paid to have my iPhone anyhow so that makes me a little less concerned!
In regards to cases, if you are careful with your phone it really isn't a huge deal to put nothing on the phone. My phone is generally in these places: 1) in my left pocket with the glass facing toward my leg, 2) on my desk with my wallet, 3) in the dock, 4) with my girlfriend cause she likes to browse the web on it.
I want to protect my phone as much as the next person, but I am not about to wrap it in an ugly condom to do so. I was paid to have my iPhone anyhow so that makes me a little less concerned!
I've had mine since uk launch day and its in pretty much perfect condition apart from some very tiny scratches around the bezel! I aint used a case or anything its just in my jeans pocket on its own!
I have a few scratches on the back of mine and a bunch of small scratches on the chrome. I guess that's what I get for taking off my case.
Actually, my iPhone has a couple small skid marks from when I accidentally flung it across the bathroom floor at school. Nothing so bad though.
You may want to re-phrase that! It has a certain meaning over here and the UK!!!
I believe it also has a similar meaning here in the states. I was going to change the wording but I left it the way it was just to be a jerk.
I've had my naked iPhone for about a month now. Tonight, I was making food and talking on the phone and it slipped.... It dropped about 5 feet onto an industrial tile floor.... The phone landed on the top corner edge and bounced around a couple time.... When I looked at it- NOT a single mark, scratch, or smudge. I thought for sure the thing was a goner, but its looks like brand new!!!!!!
Had mine since maybe a week after launch in the UK. Dropped it once at work - everything went slo mo as it bounced right off the corner of my desk. Vey slight dent in the side of it. More interesting though is the dent it left in the corner of my desk. Suffice to say the iPhone gives as good as it gets
I got mine on launch day here in the US. Up until about a month ago there wasn't a scratch on it. I dropped it one morning and it landed face down. Now I have about two nicks and one scratch on the screen. Lucky for me you can hardly notice them.
Lucky for me you can hardly notice them.
Apple must get full marks for the quality of the iPhone's exterior. It's astonishing how tough it is and how well it copes with the wears and tears of daily life.
That stress test on page 1 of this thread is astonishing. Dropped, put in bags with keys and coins and even stood on by 20 stone people and it still worked!
Brilliant quality construction from Apple, that's the major plus point for me along with the interface and web browser. That was always going to be the worry, how fragile would it be, would it scratch easily etc etc But no, it copes admirably with the daily grind we all out it through...
That stress test on page 1 of this thread is astonishing. Dropped, put in bags with keys and coins and even stood on by 20 stone people and it still worked!
Brilliant quality construction from Apple, that's the major plus point for me along with the interface and web browser. That was always going to be the worry, how fragile would it be, would it scratch easily etc etc But no, it copes admirably with the daily grind we all out it through...