that is wild. are you just very clumsy? i drop mine maybe once a year.

brailsafe 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

> that is wild. are you just very clumsy? i drop mine maybe once a year.

"Wild" seems like a stretch. I feel like it shouldn't be too hard to believe that some people drop their phones occasionally, and it's a reasonable concern when it's likely to be with you everywhere you go.

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jdprgm 6 days ago | parent [-]

Hearing someone drops their phone on average 50 times more often than i do i find wild. Good points in the other comments though as I have never used cases on phones before so i'm likely subconsciously more careful with them. Also typically in slim fit jeans pockets which are nearly impossible to accidentally drop out of.

	▲	locao 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Once I was getting off my jeans to do the Royal Squat and they decided to barf my phone. It fell like from 30 cm high, hit the ground exactly on the corner. Screen cracked edge to edge.
	▲	djtango 6 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		My SE is so hilariously slippery it falls off of flat surfaces
	▲	brailsafe 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Those reasons do seem likely to lend themselves toward infrequent droppage. > Hearing someone drops their phone on average 50 times more often than i do i find wild ;) wait till you hear someone's completely incomprehensible ADHD story

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

Not sure. I rarely fall when climbing rocks, so I’m not a total butterfingers. I often take out my phone to use as a flashlight, angle mirror etc and leave it balanced precarious places. Never had a phone break in probably hundreds of ground falls (always using a case). Since it’s never broken, I don’t expend effort to prevent it from falling.

Edit: sibling comment is correct, sketchy pockets of athletic shorts are a major offender. Actually it bothers me way more when my car keys fall out of those.

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

This is a characteristic mostly of the clothes people wear. I wear athletic shorts often and my phone slides out of those pockets all the time.

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

It sounds crazy, but it turns out the finish on the phone makes a huge difference.

I never used a case until I got a Galaxy S9; that phone was like a greased eel. Went from dropping my phone zero times in 8 years to 5 times in one week.

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hattmall 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Once a year seems a lot more wild. I drop my phone at least once on most days.