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?

  • paequ2@lemmy.today
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    2 months 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.

  • smiletolerantly@awful.systems
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    2 months 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.

  • noisypine@infosec.pub
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    2 months 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.

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      2 months 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.

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        2 months 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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    2 months 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.

  • dmention7@lemm.ee
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    2 months 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!

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      2 months 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

  • etchinghillside@reddthat.com
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    2 months 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.