Did Apple build MagSafe so that cases can “stick” to the new iPhones?

Post by schwartzworld » Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 10:13 AM UTC

randallsquared wrote: post #16

Nursie wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah it always struck me as bizarre - here is a technological marvel, beautifully crafted, polished and shiny, slim and elegant. But you have to put it in an ugly protective case or it'll be borked inside a year.

You really don't. I haven't used a case on for more than a total of a month in the last ten years. Even with dropping my phone fairly frequently, and sometimes onto concrete from head height, I've only had one phone receive more than minor cosmetic scratches.

Post by monadic2 » Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 10:32 AM UTC

hombre_fatal wrote: post #17

stefan_ wrote: post #9

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.

Though it makes sense for phones to have a cheap shell that you can swap instead of the $1000 device itself taking damage. The alternative is to build insulation and bumpers into the case that you can't swap. I don't think that's better. I tried to go caseless back when I was 22 and thought anyone would care how pretty my phone was, but it was slippery and accumulated damage for no reason. My next phone, I kept a cas…

Post by moogly » Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 1:19 PM UTC

undersuit wrote: post #13

stefan_ wrote: post #9

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.

My OnePlus 7 Pro came with a "recommended" "buffer" in the box. It needs it.

Post by searchableguy » Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 1:48 PM UTC

Betelgeuse90 wrote: post #66

searchableguy wrote: post #58

Off topic but I am amazed at the PR generated by apple fanboys in media. I am seeing so many tweets praising apple for removing chargers and other accessories from the box for environment. Chinese companies have been doing that for years and they actually pass the savings to the consumer.

What makes you so sure these savings weren't passed on to the consumer? I wouldn't be surprised if the addition of 5G alone ate into those savings, and they kept the prices largely the same in spite of it. At least it seems that way to me, given the fact that many Android phone manufacturers have a considerably more expensive 5G version of their phones.

Post by nicolascom » Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 1:58 PM UTC

FractalParadigm wrote: post #4

azinman2 wrote: post #2

Apparently 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.