Do You Use Your Phone Naked?
First of all, get your mind out of the gutter. By “use your phone naked” I mean without a protective case. You knew that’s what I meant, too; you should be ashamed of yourself. :) Seriously, I use a lot of thin and light smartphones and I often think I should be using some sort of protective case for them. It wouldn’t take too big of a disaster to have terrible results with some of these phones, given how thin and light they are.
When you throw the large touch-screens into the mix the risk is amplified, although to be honest I haven’t even come close to damaging any of my phones. I know that some folks put their bright, shiny new phone into a case almost as soon as they get it and I can’t fault that. Every time I consider doing the same, though, I immediately lose the desire to take my thin, svelte phone with the big touch-screen and make it bigger, bulkier and heavier by encasing it in plastic or leather. It’s a tough call for me. So how about you, do you use your phone in a case to protect it from falls and other mishaps? Let us know in the comments along with what case you use for your phone. Maybe I’ll get over my fear of safe phoning. You know what I mean.
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I have the same issue about putting my phone in a case; it will make it too bulky. Since I’m good at not dropping my phones I simply opt for scratch protection by putting on plastic over it (screen protector plastic).
Cases are annoying, they make gadgets a lot bigger. This is why I love metal gadgets – they are much harder to scratch (except for chrome iPods).
My phone wears less than a $2 hooker, but then again I prefer phones that are a bit more durable, so they like to be free of constraint. :)
I’m right there with you on this one. My idea of a case is putting my iPhone in my pocket by itself.
I have a plastic protective film on my Blackjack to protect it from basic wear and tear and scratches. As a girl geek, I do slip it into a case to toss it into my purse or bag, but when in use it comes out of the slip case.
I’ve got big clumsy hands and my iPhone would die without a protective case.
“pocket by itself” is a great way to put it..
i love iphone users with a plastic screen protector.. plastic over glass – good stuff
Started with a full-body InvisibleShield on my iPhone before switching to a Griffin iClarifi case to get the close-up lens though I left the IS screen shield on. I like cases that offer utility, while the InvisibleShield is so indestructible that I scrub the screen clean of anything.
I think I would prefer to use my iPhone without a case, but sadly it always goes directly from the box into a case. I also use a screen protector.
This means I have no chance for any scratching, it also means I will get a better resale value when Apple releases the next model.
iPhone 3G, pocket by itself. I find it less slippery than the original, and most cases don’t protect the real point of vulnerability: the dock port, which can easily fill with lint and eventually cause trouble. While I did case my original iPhone to reduce the slip factor, i haven’t routinely used a phone case in about 6 years.