I often wonder why, other than protection, people buy cases for their iPhones. I can understand a clear, or slim case, but one that changes the appearance of the phone? Why buy an iPhone if you intend to change the look of the iPhone with a case? What's the point?
Wow. OK. That's so NOT why I bought my iPhone. Design was a big consideration for me.
No, not a hard concept. And I get that people want to make the iPhone their own. It's just not something I'd personally do.
No offense taken. I've been accused of sounding much worse.
No offense taken. I've been accused of sounding much worse.
Why buy an iPhone though? If design or looks aren't valued as much as function then certainly there are any number of other phones out there that will serve. I can't be any more vain than the person who buys an iPhone just for the status.
Very true. Unfortunately, we can't test the complete veracity of that because Apple does not make an ugly iPhone. Hypothetically though, if Apple did make an ugly iPhone, I would bet that there would be some movement away from this stance.
I usually put it down on something. A napkin, a placemat, a book, whatever. As long as something is between it and the surface it's on.
On of the most short sighted posts I've seen here. Maybe they like the way the phone "works" but want to protect it OR god forbid decorate it to their liking.
This statement however was even more short sighted. Seems it's all or nothing, black or white with you. Just because YOU bought it to look at, I believe the majority of people bought their phones for what it can do for them.
I know many people who had the original iPhone (myself included), and normal wear and tear did NOT make it look like that. That level of fading was very deliberate and precise, not typical at all.
You bought it just because it looks pretty? Seriously? :facepalm:
There are a lot of people who don't like the look of the iPhone 5, just look around the MR forums from back in September. That still didn't stop the iPhone 5 from being the best selling iPhone.
What I do with my own iPhone is my own business, just like what others do with theirs is their own. I just choose not to cover the natural beauty of my own iPhone and to USE my iPhone. That's all. If that makes it black and white, so be it.
No, I don't care what you do with your own iPhone. Do what you want. Maybe that's why Apple makes only black or white though. They know it's just going to go into a case so ultimately it doesn't really matter what the outside of the iPhone looks like. The customer will change it to taste anyway.
No. I didn't. I said design was a major consideration of mine. But function was also a factor.
If most people could not care less about how it looks as long as it functions, then other than some extenuating circumstance such as needing iOS or a bad experience with Android, I ask again. Why iPhone? If all you need is function, there are much cheaper devices. Why is the Otterbox huge and ugly if all we care about is function?
No it didn't. I don't like the look of the iPhone 4 or 4S. But others do and it was a best seller in it's time. My point wasn't about one iPhone over another. It was about covering up the natural beauty of the device, whatever that device is.
I agree. Again, just a matter of personal taste.
