I think at least 2 people I work with don't have cases. For me I think it's more about function than protection at this point. Phones are so damn thin they're actually kind of uncomfortable to hold compared to one with a case, and I feel more likely to drop it without a case. I always get a case with some kind of kickstand which I use often enough to feel is justified.
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I have a case on my $79 Motorola lol. Even if I ever bought a $1000 phone (I wouldn't) I would still put a case on it. Unless I trying to flex πͺπΌ
My phone is cheap and old as hell. I absolutely do not care of I drop it and it stops working. Actually it already did that, but unfortunately the disassembly and repair only took about an hour so it's gonna remain usable for a while. It is also a tank. Cannot fathom people who take care of their phones. It's so much easier to just not give a fuck.
Redmi 9T.
SM-A50 for ~2 years now w/o a case, dropped multiple times onto carpeted concrete from ~3 feet and a couple times on tiled floor from ~3-5 feet and worst it got was a scratch about an inch long that you can only see if you're looking for it. Last month fumbled it onto parking lot asphalt which finally gave it a proper crack but it's only on the bottom where there isn't any touchscreen so decently lucky I guess. I've seen so many cased phones with screens looking far worse. If you're a clutz you probably should have one but if you treat it right and it's not a piece of junk then it should last.
Work phone is not in a case because IDGAF. Personal phone, always Spigen or go home.
I donβt 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 havenβt really seen a case that I like the look of.
I do have a vinyl sticker on the back but itβs 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 itβs a device I use daily after all.
Iβve only ever had two phones break on me and one of them (my iphone 4S) was accidentally flung across the room by the neighbourβs boy and even it only needed a new back glass, which I fixed myself.
I've got a pixel 8 and it's honestly way too thin and slippery without the case.
I use a case. And every phone I've owned over the last 15+ years has looked like new years after buying them.
Not only do they keep their value (if sold), but if given as a hand-me-down, they are "like new".
Worth it, IMO.
I always use a case and can't really think of anyone I know who doesn't.
When phones were made of plastic, yes
Like the Google Nexus 5X (with a vinyl on the back because they chose the shittiest rubbery coating that get sticky with permanent fingerprints)
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Most people I know have cases on their phones, yeah.
But in case it is helpful my own phone (Pixel 7) has no case/screen protector. Also my phone has cracks on the back and one corner so this tracks :P (but otherwise it has held up quite well)
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Iβve not used a case in years. I drop it regularly when Iβm at home on the carpet, but outside of that, it might get dropped from hip height once a year. Iβve only ended up with a hairline crack on a single phone in 15 years of owning them.
I haven't ever broken a phone when I've dropped it, so no case or cover. It goes in my pocket with keys sometimes but has no notable scratches after 2 years
I was always a flip case kind of person for two reasons, hold a few cards, some notes and to protect the screen.
I've got a pixel 7 pro now and I came across a flip case that has magnets on the silicon housing that holds the phone and I can remove the phone from it whenever I want.
I have most of the important cards digitised now and I rarely carry cash so 95% of the time I have it out of the flip case.
18 months in and there's not one sign of a scratch on my screen and I've dropped it a few times.
I have no idea why I'm saying this.
No case, no problems so far. I've had numerous phones over the last 20 years, never had a case, and never had an issue. Don't drop your phones.
I did buy a case for my son's first phones, but I wouldn't suggest he need one now. He is certainly old enough to take care with it.
My kid does.
And I wish she wouldn't. To clarify, we've bought her cases and she destroys the case in days.
She's more careful with her bare phone than she is with it in a case.
How does she manage to destroy cases so quickly? Does she chew them or something? Are you sure your daughter isn't a dog?
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I've never used a case and never broken a screen. I've only replaced my last several phones due to swollen batteries. Although, I've definitely dropped my phone a couple times where I thought for sure that my streak would be over, but I've just been lucky.
Been using my Pixel 4a for almost 5 years now - had a case from day 1, which started to disintegrate somewhere during year 4. Figured the phone would crap out well before a second case, so took the Ivan Drago attitude ("if he dies, he dies"). Never dropped it, barely losing any charging capacity, and a better user experience with a (relatively) small, light phone.
I'm just so clumsy, I need the protection. I personally like my phone naked (it's a pretty green π), but clear covers are usually flimsy so it's covered for safety. I can't afford a new phone, and cracks irritate me too much. π
Yep, same iphone for six years now.
I believe that if a phone would've needed a case/screen protector, it would had it just built in (i.e. made the actual phone casing/screen stronger). And that's what modern phones have: gorilla glass, metal in the casing etc.
I use a phone w/o a case, I dropped it multiple times, its metal bezels have successfully protected it so far - the screen hasn't cracked.
I use a case and usually a screen protector. They get broken pretty frequently anyway.
I have a friend who put the money into Screen Protector & AppleCare instead of a case
Yes. I found myself removing the case to my iPhone 1.0 to show off the form factor over and over and decided to ditch it. Haven't used a case since.
Never use a case but always use a screen protector as replacing the screen often costs almost as much as a new phone.