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PopSockets undermine this thesis. They stick onto a device without magnets. More likely the case magnets are there to help magsafe work, not vice versa.
I think cases that depend on an adhesive to stick to the phone are rather unpalatable.
I wonder how hard it is for the iPhone to pop out of the magnetic case if you were to drop it just right.
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I'd rather get over it and still have the device in my pocket without needing the extra hardware to keep it in one piece.
I tried to go caseless but realized I was constantly thinking about what surface I was putting it on. Is the surface wet at this restaurant? Is it dirty? Is it slippery? Can metal slide on it? If it does inevitably fall, what will happen? A case solved all this. And frankly I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case, so it seems to be a prevailing issue. I'm not sure what the alternative is tha…
Exactly, they're too fragile to use without some sort of case.
Which really makes the "look how thin and pretty the new device is!" something of a lie. And pointless, who cares if the phone is the thinnest ever, when it's going to live its life in a thick jacket?
I don't want to use a case. I want a phone I can buy for the way it looks and feels and use as-is.
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I hate breaking my phone. Cases may not be pretty, but they’re pragmatic. Also FYI: literally no one cares how your phone looks.
Bulk isn’t just about looks, it’s about function. The bulkier the phone (including any case, if using one), the harder it is to hold and use in one hand. Apple’s announcement of the iPhone mini is a pretty clear indication that they believe there is still a market for smaller phones.
Just because the magnetic properties came up in this thread: I doubt Apple designed it this way, but an ipad pro with their keyboard folio will stick to the metal walls found in your average restroom.
Eww.
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I tried to go caseless but realized I was constantly thinking about what surface I was putting it on. Is the surface wet at this restaurant? Is it dirty? Is it slippery? Can metal slide on it? If it does inevitably fall, what will happen? A case solved all this. And frankly I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case, so it seems to be a prevailing issue. I'm not sure what the alternative is tha…
> I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case Exactly, they're too fragile to use without some sort of case. Which really makes the "look how thin and pretty the new device is!" something of a lie. And pointless, who cares if the phone is the thinnest ever, when it's going to live its life in a thick jacket? I don't want to use a case. I want a phone I can buy for the way it looks and feels and…
You could argue that phones should just be uglier and thicker and more rugged such that they don't need a case, but I don't think it's very palatable for a $1000 handheld to be taking damage directly for most people when the ruggedness can be outsourced to a $20 case. Nor do I think a luxury consumer gadget can see much success by sacrificing on aesthetics.
Building the case into the phone is exactly what my girlfriend's $120 Android does, and it certainly looks like it cost no more than $120 with its rubber bumpers that already look like they've been used as pencil erasers.
If you're arguing that people shouldn't care so much about the shiny marketing, it's not clear how much people do care nor what the appropriate amount of care should be. A good looking product does help you spend $1000 though.
I hate cases and think they make the phone totally bulky. The strap for the 5th pen iPod touch is what should be on every iPhone. Apple often comes up with good ideas but fails to execute on them properly.
I 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…
And perhaps it's better sooner than later to let the magnetic accessory market grow and become the new status quo.
The magnet seems nice for other applications beyond bezel though, like snapping to the center of a wireless charger, snapping to your car's holster, helping you realize just how much magnetic dust seems to layer everything, etc.
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> I can't even recall seeing someone use their phone without a case Exactly, they're too fragile to use without some sort of case. Which really makes the "look how thin and pretty the new device is!" something of a lie. And pointless, who cares if the phone is the thinnest ever, when it's going to live its life in a thick jacket? I don't want to use a case. I want a phone I can buy for the way it looks and feels and…
I tried to sneak in this final question to my comment, but what other option is there for a luxury consumer gadget? You could argue that phones should just be uglier and thicker and more rugged such that they don't need a case, but I don't think it's very palatable for a $1000 handheld to be taking damage directly for most people when the ruggedness can be outsourced to a $20 case. Nor do I think a luxury consumer ga…
To make something that won't fall apart the moment someone looks at it wrong?
To expect if someone sells something on its aesthetics and how compact it is, that those factors won't then both have to be compromised by the aforementioned $20 case?
Clearly you have different expectations of a $1000 device than I do.
Just because the magnetic properties came up in this thread: I doubt Apple designed it this way, but an ipad pro with their keyboard folio will stick to the metal walls found in your average restroom.
The 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.