Yeah, super thin phones that require bulky cases have never made sense to me. Why not make tough phones that don't require a case?

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humpty-d 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Because if the case gets damaged you can easily replace it.

People would still put a case on a bulky phone to protect resale or trade in value.

A super thin phone doesn't require a super bulky case, it requires just as much case as a person would normally use, resulting in a smaller overall profile.

I'd probably still go pro because I care more about the camera than the size.

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badc0ffee 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They're sort of doing that with Ceramic Shield, and the new bumper case for the Air.

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yoz-y 6 days ago | parent [-]

I don’t get the idea of putting glass on the back of this phone. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just have metal there so there are less things to crack?

	▲	kasabali 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		Metal interferes with wireless charging. Another alternative is hard plastic, but it doesn't "feel premium"

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jrockway 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think the reality is that your phone will always encounter something that can damage it (unless it's made out of diamond), and a case lets you easily replace the damaged part.

Just subjectively, I remember having a super scratched iPod and it just felt kind of ratty every time you looked at it. Meanwhile, a phone in a leather case gets kind of a patina that improves with age. It is kind of sad though, I got a really pretty blue iPhone and you wouldn't even know it because it's completely covered by a case.

	▲	Pxtl 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		I'd rather see phones that aren't perfectly flat but instead have proper built-in mounting things. Give me some screw holes to attach a set of 4 bumpers to the corners, and a camera mount thread hole in the bottom.

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gensym 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Honestly, it sounds really compelling to me. I do a lot of stuff outside - search and rescue, climbing, etc, and I need a rugged case for that, but having a thin, light phone when I'm at home or doing something with less chance to damage the phone is pretty nice, so thin phone + case is the best of both worlds.