I do like some cases for their design elements, I might use one to just further personalize my phone.
The point of a case is to avoid having to pay for those repairs.
I usually drop my phone 3-5 times a month. Inexpensive cases and screen protectors have saved me quite a lot of hassle.
Fewer repairs saves time, produces less waste, and preserves more of the resale value.
Almost the same here. We got new identical phones in 2023 for a good deal because they were made in 2022.
She breaks hers fairly regularly and myself not at all so far.
I guess they are considered obsolete already because in our complex there was apparently someone operating a cellphone shop who was discarding a couple dozen assorted brand new cases for this exact phone!
Fancy ones, tough ones, light ones, some with kickstands, quite a variety.
None of which I could abide for very long. She loves the most fashionable one.
Then one day I found something I could use that was made of a space-age fiber I have been long acquainted with, rayon.
It was an ankle sock, and it was not one of hers.
Pretty much useless by itself as footwear, so it existed for a time as orphan laundry before I tried it.
Uncased phone doesn't fall out when you handle it upside down, but slips out real easy when you want it to. Plus you can see who's calling through the fiber without having to remove it beforehand.
It surprised me that people seem to show more interest than they do for more fashionable alternatives that are not even footwear at all :)
deep scratches are trivial and drops will immediately lead to heavy dents. that being said the screen itself is incredibly tough so it will be usable.
before (stainless / titanium) you could go caseless without concern. the most i ever had happen was a little crack on the back
Maybe the new phones are better, but I was quite disappointed when I noticed how easy the paint came off. What's the point of a pretty phone if you're gonna need me to put a case around it?