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The only time I ever see caseless phones is in the movies. Everyone I know protects their phone like it costs $1k to replace it. So I'm curious, is my circle unusual or the norm?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, because even cheap smart phones are often expensive and difficult to repair. My current phone is an s10 ive had since 2020 and even today it would cost me £50 to replace the screen myself.

I refuse to treat my phone as disposable so when i very rarely buy a new phone, ill buy one that i could repair myself and with internals that will last a long time.

Budget phones are usually out for me because they usually become annoyingly slow after only a few years which means i usually end up spending more for a mid range which means repairs cost more if i need them. Therefore putting a decent case on it makes sense.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Most people I see in public don't have a case on their phone. But I also see a lot of people with fucked up phones and cracked screens, so maybe they should.

A lot of people also don't spent that much on their phone, or have an easy, cheaper way to replace it through their carrier. Mine for example, I can usually find a current flagship device for no money down and pay it off $20-30 extra on my bill if I was to get a new device for any reason, or use the protection warranty and only spend $100 for a replacement on my current device if I lose it or break it.

They could also be work devices, owned by the company they work for and simply DGAF.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I swear, most fucked up screens I see are actually temperate glass screen protectors. The cracked protector is proof to them the protector works. I take it as proof a thin piece of glass barely adhered to a flexible chassis is way more prone to failure than the actual screen. I had film protectors until I my pixel 3a. Surprise, screen glass is hard as... Glass.

(edit: see comment below saying it's a wear item. Unedited comment still here:) I cannot fathom why my coworker continually replaces the soft protector on his Samsung flip due to failure at the hinge. . The folding phone. The one that only ever goes in his phone folded.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Surprise, screen glass is hard as... Glass.

In some cases, even harder! Gorilla Glass has a variety of material strengths over glass in hardness, but at the cost of being (slightly) less scratch resistant.

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't use a phone case. I already think phones are too big. Adding a case makes the phone even bigger and even bulkier. I'm usually pretty good at not dropping my phone.

Yes, usually, because I actually did drop it recently. 😅 Although, the screen is fine. It just has a little love tap on the corner. It's got character now. It's got the "worn" look.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

The only reason I started using cases is because they made the latest Pixels so low friction that they refuse to stay put on most surfaces.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

I refuse to use a case on principle. The idea that you need a case to protect a phone from everyday use is so ass-backwards it hurts my brain. (and was not always the situation!)

It would be so much more space, weight, and cost efficient to simply engineer in the durability provided by a case through the use of proper materials and construction. But apparently marketing thinks nobody would buy a phone that looks and feels out of the box the way a phone with a case feels. So we end up with these thin, elegant, glass and polished aluminum devices... that most of the population has to immediately hide inside a bulky plastic/rubber case to have a chance of surviving 6 months.

Imagine if a carmaker sold a premium vehicle with a polished metal and glass exterior that you had to protect under a vinyl wrap to keep it from rusting and chipping under normal use... they'd be a laughing stock!

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Imagine if a carmaker sold a premium vehicle with a polished metal and glass exterior that you had to protect under a vinyl wrap to keep it from rusting and chipping under normal use... they'd be a laughing stock!

tesla cybertruck wanders into chat, spots comment, slinks quietly back out with a red face

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

A phone doesn't break under normal use. It breaks under rough use. If you treat a car rough it will get dents and scratches and rust etc.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

I paid for the titanium phone, I'm gunna look at the titanium phone.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I actually don't like the look or feel of my 15 vs my older 13.

I keep my 15 in a case, and fondle my 13.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Never use a case. Had one on my blackberry back in the day, but never since. I'm pretty careful with my phone. When I am holding it, I recognize that it's a $500 device and needs to be treated with care. That being said, I am a strong supporter of being present in the moment and my phone usually only comes out if I need to call/text or look up some information. Unless im sitting in a vehicle or waiting room, I just don't really use my phone much.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

if you don't use your phone very much, why even spend 500 USD on it? you can probably get a 200 usd phone to serve the same function. Honest question.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I’m on the same level as the person you responded to, but I do use a phone a lot at home. Maybe they were talking about “not at home” usage.

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Yes. Never had one, never needed one, never cracked my screen.

Just makes the phone unnecessarily bigger and uncomfortable to put in your pocket.

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I was initially in the minimalist camp of just getting coverage for it and going naked.

Then someone stepped on it and I had to go through the whole ordeal of scheduling and getting it fixed.

After that I started applying screen protectors and using a case.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not using one with my fairphone, it's bulky enough already, the entire back is replaceable for cheap and the frame looks solid. I dropped it quite a lot, including on some hard surfaces, and it's only made a few superficial marks, like it scraped the frame's shiny coating in that spot, but that's about it.

I do use screen protectors though. They're cheap and are not as intrusive as cases. Just changed it after years of service actually, the thing was all fucked up with scratches and missing glass everywhere, and the actual screen under was absolutely spotless.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Exactly the same, just that I don't use a screen protector either.

This thing has been dropped so much that I think it's just undestroyable, the new Nokia 3310

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I don’t use them. Or screen protectors . I take good care of my devices, and my phone gets its own pocket always, so no scratches. I’ve only broken 1 phone in my life and it was only the back glass on an iPhone 4, which slipped off my motorcycle seat because that fucking phone was frictionless.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I always use a case and I never spend £1k on a phone. More like £300

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Case for nonslip surface, and a wrist strap.

A wrist strap on your phone will change your life.

  • you can dangle the phone from your wrist
  • you can attach the phone to a sling like a photo grapher
  • you can hang the phone from a hook or door knob
  • you can hold the phone vertically on your hand without Gripping it (tension pyramid)
  • on airplanes you can hang the phone from the tray table in front of you
  • easy to grab the phone when your blindly groping for it
[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Most young people probably don't need a wrist strap as their phone is already permanently glued to their hand.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I use a $5 thin silicone case. Just enough to cushion the blow. I haven't broken any phones, but I drop them a lot.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Yes. No case. Why would I? I specifically got the phone because it's quite small, and feels nice in the hand. A case would ruin that.

I also have not dropped any of my phones once in the past ~10 years.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Always a case! I need a case with a clear back so I can put Bad Dragon stickers on the back without using their adhesive.

I also get giant phones so a pop socket is necessary.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

case and glass screen protector

i once removed the case to clean it, and the slippery phone fell and cracked the back glass

also, in the period that i didnt have the screen protector, it got all rigged up by the house keys, and eventually cracked from a 50cm fall.

never again.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Made the mistake of buying an iPhone 15, it's so thin and boxy that it's uncomfortable to hold without a case and the stupid camera array sticks out so much it does not lie flat on a surface when put down, even with a case

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I had a case for a little while. I don’t remember the phone/model, but I hated how it felt. Anyway, haven’t had a phone case in like 15+ years.

E: I usually keep my phones for 5-6 years. The phones have been fine. Perhaps I’m just more careful with them.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My roommate has done this for years and they always shatter within a year or two. Don't understand why he insists upon it. I'd say the majority of his time is spent with a shattered screen because he won't replace the screen for months

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't need a case if the phone were designed with proper bevels. You literally can't set an uncased phone on a flat surface without scratching the screen or camera (which sticks out awkwardly).

And don't get me started on the screens with curved edges. Complete garbage design (why yes, I'd love to accidentally use touch gestures just by holding the device, frrrrrrt).

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I get the smallest phone available and don’t use a case because I don’t like the bulk.

I also figure a smaller piece of glass is less likely to break when dropped, so the size is a sort of protection in itself.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have a pixel 9. I use a case that is slim, but larger than the bezel so when I accidentally launch it off of my lap across the room, it will survive. I can't do thick cases.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I used to use a case and protective screen, but never broke a phone from dropping or anything. So one day I just got tired of my phone feeling all huge and janky and stripped it down. Never went back.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I always use a case, but I’m pretty careful with my phone. I would probably be fine without one, but I just feel better having one.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I have used android phones without a case. Only one ended up with a crack.

I got a work phone. It's an iPhone. Cracked screen in less than a week.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I tried to use my phone without a cover, but it's so thin that I don't like the feeling. So I went back to my cover only for the added thickness.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Naked pixel 8 check again. I do need to add a screen protector just so that it's got a little bit more protection.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Yep, I hate cases. Naked phone all the way 🤘

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I use a case because I need somewhere to keep my cards.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Typically buy a phone for $100 and immediately put it in a cheap $5 TPU case with a $5 tempered glass screen cover.

The case usually outlasts the phone. The screen cover gets replaced every few years.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I would likely go case-less if it wasn’t for my dry hands, and the occasional need to have my phone sit on my leg (while I am driving) so I can go hands-free with it.

My problem is that any phone without a case (and about 99.999% of cases out there) has the phone being as slippery as an enraged hagfish. It literally leaps out of my hands with most operations, which is why I need a case -- to grip it effectively.

And now with my iPhone 15 pro max, I have been in a desperate search for any case which is sticky enough. As in: with the phone in the case, place it face-up on your open palm without gripping it and tilt your palm 30-45°. If it slides off, the case is too slippery. I’ve had sticky cases before, but it seems that everyone suddenly stopped making them some time after the iPhone X.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I don’t use a case. I like my phone to be small (have an iPhone 13 mini) and a case would somewhat negate that advantage. I also haven’t really seen a case that I like the look of.

I do have a vinyl sticker on the back but it’s more for looks than for protection.

Modern phones are surprisingly durable. I mean, of course, over the time I have my phone it collected a few small nicks on the frame and a few minor scratches on the display but it’s a device I use daily after all.

I’ve only ever had two phones break on me and one of them (my iphone 4S) was accidentally flung across the room by the neighbour‘s boy and even it only needed a new back glass, which I fixed myself.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I've got a pixel 8 and it's honestly way too thin and slippery without the case.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Work phone is not in a case because IDGAF. Personal phone, always Spigen or go home.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I always have a case. Basically every phone I’ve tried has felt too slippery without one to me, so I get one that’s a little more grippy

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Seems like most people prefer cases based on what I see around me. Personally I don't like the additional bulk plus I'm careful enough with handheld objects to not drop them. Haven't destroyed any phone so far.

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