Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

Post by freyr » Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 6:07 PM UTC

redidas wrote: post #115

ojbyrne wrote: post #98

These man on the street stupidity bits are a staple of late night comedy, but for every stupid person, there could be 50 people who aren't stupid, and immediately get the joke. You just don't see the latter group. There's probably also a third, even smarter group, who understand that if they play along, they might end up on tv.

This is understandable, but it still exposes that there is a group of "stupid" people out there that would accept an iPhone 4S as the new iPhone 5.

Post by jarek » Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 6:12 PM UTC

eridius wrote: post #171

jarek wrote: post #164

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Another alternative is buying robust phones! My Nexus One has met the pavement with some assistance from gravity and my clumsy hands a couple of times and the casing has a couple of scratches to show for it. Screen as new. Then there was the Blackberry Pearl I threw down a couple of times as a demonstration...

You're comparing apples and oranges. My iPhone has fallen onto pavement a few times as well with only minor dings. sillysaurus's wife's phone fell off a countertop, which probably indicates it was in a kitchen, which usually has tile floors. Tile floors are far more likely to result in a smashed device than any other type of floor, including concrete, so it's not surprising that there's a difference here.

Post by tesseractive » Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 6:18 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #60

stephengillie wrote: post #36

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Between the $15 hard-ish plastic case and the $20 screen protector, my HTC Incredible has survived being dropped more than 20 times across the past 2 years. Sometimes I've clumsily dropped it 5 feet onto pavement, yet the phone is still in great condition.

Makes me miss the old days. I dropped my iPod Mini while jogging and it skittered across the pavement and got run over by a car. There was a slight nick on the aluminum casing, but that was it. More recently, my Zune 120 fell out of my pocket onto concrete while I was on my roof (second floor). Works like a charm. I'd be willing to deal with a phone that's an inch thick but can stand up to a fall without a case.

Post by NathanKP » Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 6:26 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #60

stephengillie wrote: post #36

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Between the $15 hard-ish plastic case and the $20 screen protector, my HTC Incredible has survived being dropped more than 20 times across the past 2 years. Sometimes I've clumsily dropped it 5 feet onto pavement, yet the phone is still in great condition.

Makes me miss the old days. I dropped my iPod Mini while jogging and it skittered across the pavement and got run over by a car. There was a slight nick on the aluminum casing, but that was it. More recently, my Zune 120 fell out of my pocket onto concrete while I was on my roof (second floor). Works like a charm. I'd be willing to deal with a phone that's an inch thick but can stand up to a fall without a case.

Post by saraid216 » Thu, Sep 13, 2012, 6:32 PM UTC

mojowo11 wrote: post #145

jmspring wrote: post #22

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Likewise. Mine has taken more than a few spills and the case has saved it. I may just be a klutz.

Serious question: given that you purchased a case and then dropped the phone in the case, how can you possible claim to know whether the case saved it? All you know is that you dropped your phone with a case on and it didn't break. I see this correlation = causation logic all the time about phone cases, and I find it quite bizarre. I've had an iPhone for 3 years now (3GS, then 4S). I've never used a case (or screen p…