Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
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Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#2Apparently cases didn’t exist back when the same design was on the iPhone 4/5?!
Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#3Apparently cases didn’t exist back when the same design was on the iPhone 4/5?!
From the Tweet (and also having had those phones): The cases on iPhones 4 and 5 had a lip over the screen, this was not an issue because bezels were large and there were few swipe gestures. However the iPhone 12 cases do not go beyond the screen.
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#4Apparently cases didn’t exist back when the same design was on the iPhone 4/5?!
There was significantly more screen bezel back then, giving cases enough space to curve around and latch onto the front of the device. It would seem the bezels on the iPhone 12 are too small to allow cases to wrap around and grip effectively in the same way as before.
Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#5I don't think this argument is very convincing.
There's still more than enough space between the edge of the phone and the edge of the screen to allow a case to have a slightly overlapping lip. Cases that work this way are better because they give you a new bezel made of rubber above the screen to cushion a fall.
Now, maybe Apple wants to convince people that a case that doesn't actually protect the screen is a good case. It decidedly is not, but I wouldn't put it past them.
Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#6But they have a clear case with no trace of metal or magnetic material to help it "stick".
The theory isn't very sound...
Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#7But they have a clear case with no trace of metal or magnetic material to help it "stick". The theory isn't very sound...
Edit: hum, I think that clear case does have magnets in the circular strip?
But the bezels don't look particularly narrow to me... Why would it be harder to make a case for the new iPhones that slightly wraps around the edges, compared to a 2017 Essential phone for instance?
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#8The swipe from bottom gesture meant the least annoying iPhone X / 11 cases had the bottom mostly cut out, e.g. the Apple silicon case. Another reason for not covering the edges.
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#9The more pertinent question, if you step back for a moment, is why the hell are we sacrificing everything for thinner phones and edge-to-edge displays only to then ship them with a more or less mandatory case to stick in.
Re: Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?
#10But they have a clear case with no trace of metal or magnetic material to help it "stick". The theory isn't very sound...
The new clear cases have a very prominent ring of either metal or magnets present. Not sure what you mean.
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