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0 pointsnfellaby5y ago0 comments

Also, it's a slippery bugger.

I've had my iPhone 8 for almost 2 years and now I'm working from home I've taken it out of it's case to fully enjoy the design.

Honestly, probably easier to hold a live fish than this bloody phone.

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coldpie5y ago

Mid- and high-end Android phones (e.g. Google-owned Motorola era) used to have a soft-touch plastic casing which was incredibly grippy, and felt and looked great. Then some phone reviewers decided that in order to be "premium", a phone must be made of slipperiest materials known to man. And so here we are, with everyone covering up their "premium" phones with cases, so they're both uglier and thicker than they used to be when they had soft-touch casing and headphone jacks. Progress.

pmlnr5y ago

Nexus 5 was the pinnacle: the weight of the charger cable pulled it off with it, due to the insanely slippery glass front/back.

marrone125y ago

Yes! I didn't need a case with my iphone 7 since it had a metal back that created friction in my pocket. My iphone x is glass and slips out of my pocket constantly so i had to start casing it.

therealdrag05y ago

TBF how many people don't use cases?

At least wit rounded edges the after-case size can be smaller.

slantyyz5y ago

One could also ask the question "how many people would prefer to have a phone that didn't --need-- a case"?

Given the choice between a thin phone that needs a case and a phone that is as thick as a thin phone with a case that is more durable, possibly has a headphone jack and a slightly larger battery, I would personally go for the latter.

auiya5y ago

If a phone is designed so the screen always breaks when it hits the ground unless it's protected by a case, it would make more sense to manufacture the phone inside a case already, no? I.e. make a raised rubber bezel around the screen's edge part of the standard design.

therealdrag05y ago

Oh for sure. But does such a phone exist? The previous design with square sides certainly wasn't that.

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yellow_postit5y ago

I try and avoid cases because a non trivial part of the phone price is the industrial design of the object and a case immediately hides that.

therealdrag05y ago

Hah. But that non-trivial price is what I have to pay if it breaks!

I agree the look and feel is WAY better without a case, but after breaking multiple screens, it's a case-life for me :(

beart5y ago

I usually use the case that comes with the phone until it falls apart, then I don't use any case until the phone itself falls apart. ️

therealdrag05y ago

I've never had a phone come with a case? Strange. But these days I just use the 10$ minimal rubber cases. It's enough to protect were the screen and case meet which is the source of all my breaks.

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jimbobjim5y ago

I’d never used a case until I got the iPhone 8 and had to buy one because of how slippery it is! Unless you put it on a perfectly flat surface it will just slide off on to the floor.

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coldpie5y ago

pmlnr5y ago

Nexus 5 was the pinnacle: the weight of the charger cable pulled it off with it, due to the insanely slippery glass front/back.

marrone125y ago

Yes! I didn't need a case with my iphone 7 since it had a metal back that created friction in my pocket. My iphone x is glass and slips out of my pocket constantly so i had to start casing it.

therealdrag05y ago

TBF how many people don't use cases?

At least wit rounded edges the after-case size can be smaller.

slantyyz5y ago

One could also ask the question "how many people would prefer to have a phone that didn't --need-- a case"?

auiya5y ago

therealdrag05y ago

Oh for sure. But does such a phone exist? The previous design with square sides certainly wasn't that.

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yellow_postit5y ago

I try and avoid cases because a non trivial part of the phone price is the industrial design of the object and a case immediately hides that.

therealdrag05y ago

Hah. But that non-trivial price is what I have to pay if it breaks!

I agree the look and feel is WAY better without a case, but after breaking multiple screens, it's a case-life for me :(

beart5y ago

I usually use the case that comes with the phone until it falls apart, then I don't use any case until the phone itself falls apart. ️

therealdrag05y ago

I've never had a phone come with a case? Strange. But these days I just use the 10$ minimal rubber cases. It's enough to protect were the screen and case meet which is the source of all my breaks.

1 more reply

jimbobjim5y ago

I’d never used a case until I got the iPhone 8 and had to buy one because of how slippery it is! Unless you put it on a perfectly flat surface it will just slide off on to the floor.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse