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I've never understood putting your phone in your back pocket. Why sit on an $800-$1000 device? For me, it is not comfortable, and I would be paranoid about it falling out when sitting down or getting pick-pocketed. Can someone help me understand? I wonder if my front pocket preference stems partly from growing up with early cell phones that were much too thick to put anywhere but your front pockets (if even that).

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As an example: women's jeans typically don't have front pockets large enough to hold contemporary phones. The solution is often back pockets, or carry it in hand (or in a bag).

It's called a mistake. People do things by mistake.

I carry my phone in my back pocket all the time, specialy in the office where I spend most of my non-home time. It's far more comfortable than cramming it into my front pocket.

Moving with a big phone in the front pocket is also annoying: my hip and leg bones make contact with the phone, and the pressure is noticeable. By contrast, my ass is soft.

Before sitting down, I remove it. Sometimes I forget and sit on my phone. And then I remove it.

Since my phone does not bend, nothing happens.

I sit on my phone all the time, take it in the shower, frequently drop it(on accident). So I guess the price of the phone doesn’t factor too much into how I physically treat it.

Regarding the back pocket, it’s just easier and a matter of personal preference.

I do not have front pockets in my female jeans :)

I buy $200 Chinese phones now with the same specs and more features than any US flagships. Not a worry if I bend it.

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