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Comment by matt4077 | Hacker News Reader

The iPhone isn't designed to be used with a case. In fact, I'm pretty sure Jony Ive stops talking to anybody he sees using a case. His last words to you will be "If I thought you should put in a case, I would've made the back from cheap industrial plastic".

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Then he shouldn't have made the iPhone 7 so damn slippery. I hate the case, but I hate the fact that I have to replace the fucking screen for 150 Euros due to it slipping from my dry fingers even more.

Now I have an ugly case and a spider-web criss-crossing the screen at the same time. This absolute need for a case with the 7 is a real major design flaw.

remove the case.

Now you have a badass rock styled iphone.

Win win (that's my actual config :) )

Source?

Also note that some of the first iPhones had plastic backs.

I for one miss plastic, it is a hell of a lot more durable and doesn't have any of the issues with interference. There are lots of ways of making plastic feel premium as well.

Ever since having an iPhone 5S (now having 7) I've never had problems of it being slippery. I suppose it's how one holds a phone? I don't know, but I've never used a case either. Why would I pay a premium price for a premium looking phone when I'm going to hide it? I take care of my stuff, just as one would take care of a Lamborghini, but when the worst happens - like dropping the phone or wrecking your lambo - there's insurance. Every expensive device these days come with insurance, which any sane person will subscribe to.

Your imagined Jony Ive sounds like a real peach.

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