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To the new iPhone 8 owners: How slippery is this phone?
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The great news is that starting tomorrow morning (or today depending on where in the world you are located) you can go to an apple store and evaluate its grip first hand.
The phone is available in Apple Stores in Australia. And there are users from all over the world on this forum.
Edit: @Natya Sadella , you should ask in this thread.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/australian-iphone-pre-order-and-shipping-thread.2065636/page-5
The bad news is that doesn't help with the question now.
If he/she hasn’t ordered it already then they aren’t getting it delivered tomorrow. So they can just go see for themselves.
Or they can just ask the question here as they did, considering that this is a discussion forum...
Or maybe they can get the input of someone here who has it before he/she makes the trip?
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I agree it's best to try for oneself, but remember that not everyone on this planet lives close to an Apple Store or even in a city. Also, a store impression doesn't really compare to real world usage. I'll follow this thread because this is a main reason I might upgrade (grip and durability).
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I've read in a review that the glass back makes the phone much more easy to grip. Not nearly as slippery.
Macrumors front page topic ... go there read
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Thanks. FYI, some people don’t read every single story on the front page. No need for the eye rolling/attitude.
Also, the article doesn’t say anywhere that Apple said there are plentiful supplies.
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Good to know. The 6 is the first time I had to keep a case on my iPhone. Before then I had one or 2 but rarely used it.
Just in case I bought a Cosmos Blue leather one. Looks nice. But man is it out of my comfort zone! I’ve had a black leather for the last 3 years.
Just in case I bought a Cosmos Blue leather one. Looks nice. But man is it out of my comfort zone! I’ve had a black leather for the last 3 years.
I actually played with space Gray iPhone 8 at my job today. Absolutely love the color. Definitely getting it for the 10. The 8 wasn't slippery at all tbh. Still recommend a case tho
Have had mine for a few hours now definitely not as slippery as the 7, i use a case mostly but its better when you don't want to.
It's about as much of a fingerprint magnet as the front of the screen. Which is not much, to me.
Just my two cents worth, but it's not slippery at all. When you hold it you are actually gripping the aluminium sides, not the glass and they are not slippery in the slightest. I just deliberately held it by the front and rear glass, and even then it's not slippery for me, but I don't have sweaty/greasy fingers either.
And these things are getting quite expensive. A case helps protect what is a pretty hefty investment for your average person.
I would imagine it is, with the glass backing allowing a better grip. The aluminum can be slippery at times in the hands from my experiences.