Put them on and you'll see how the back suddenly becomes perfectly flat and non slippery. The notch helps in securing the case. The changing shape of the notch also means that cases don't transfer between iPhone models.
I guarantee Jony uses a case.
I still wish there was a smaller iPhone that I could operate one-handed without the hacky home button tap to reach the top of the screen. How does that work on the X without the home button?
Same as with the wireless charger and wireless earbuds, they are advertised as part of the iphone innovative features but sold separately, so that they can advertise the whole line as "starting from $699"; meanwhile the whole iphone experience actually starts just shy of a thousand dollars.
> I still wish there was a smaller iPhone
me too, me too. holding tight to the 5s for now, I'm not gonna get a pouch for these non-pocketable monstrosities.
From my perspective the aftermarket cell phone case fixes a flaw in the design.
Highly likely unrelated, but it reminds me of Steve Jobs's biography where he talks about the important lesson from his dad about making sure every aspect of your work is done with care throughout. Even the parts people won't see.
I upgraded to an X from a 5. The screen real estate really allowed me to not to turn on my computer at some nights, which I consider as a plus. I just read what I want to read, and reply a bunch of e-mails, then put it off.
The sales reps can push for warranty or a case. Either way a win-win for Apple shareholders.
For being a radio frequency transparent, premium material?
Doubt it. For one, he can just get a new iPhone if his breaks, and two, he takes a lot of pride in his work. He's not going to go and cover it up.
"The notch" usually refers to the screen cutout for sensors at the top of the iPhone X screen, which has no relevance to the case. Do you mean the camera bump?
The iPhone cases from Apple would grip the same without the camera bump and corresponding case cutout. The sides of the apple cases wrap around all four edges of the phone, with only a partial cutout for speakers, microphone, and lightning port at the bottom. The edges of the case hold it very securely. It's hard to get the phone out because the edges grip so tightly.
> The changing shape of the notch also means that cases don't transfer between iPhone models.
The rest of the dimensions also change. If the iPhone 7 and 8 had the camera in the exact same spot, the cases still wouldn't be interchangeable. Not with a good fit on each phone at least.
> I guarantee Jony uses a case.
I bet he doesn't. People use cases to protect their phones. Ive could break a hundred phones and not feel any pain from replacing them.