I'm convinced that "area" where screen breaks without a case, but doesn't break with a case is very narrow. In my mind, the main reasons to have a case: personalize, rugged cases for appropriate environment (car shops, construction sites), improve grip in certain "phone shape" + hand size combinations.

> I did do cosmetic damage to the non-screen parts of some phones while not using a case, though.

I don't care about those for various reasons.

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rkomorn 5 days ago | parent [-]

I wonder if some of this is also a generational thing? I'm in my mid-late-40s and grew up in a world where electronics were pretty fragile (and water basically was a death sentence). Heck, even getting DOA hardware wasn't so uncommon as to be surprising when it happened.

The idea of letting my phone drop unprotected (or getting it wet like I see some people do) is horrible.

You did forget one big use case for cases: money laundering. There's no way all the physical stores and kiosks that only sell cases are actually making money...

	▲	0x457 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Well, I'm in my mid-30s, if it helps. I remember my first 5 phones would split into multiple pieces with sim always being ejected when dropped. They still would work after put back together, tho. It's really more "I got extended warranty, and I'm not afraid to use". I live in LA, so I'm never too far from the nearest store I can replace mine. All data important backed up. Dropping a phone for me will result at most in a minor-to-medium annoyance. I only fear of getting the phone too wet because battery disconnect is practically impossible today.