"my jet black review unit scratched and scuffed almost instantly"
I don't see a point of making smartphones thinner if they are so fragile that they have to be in cases. A phone that's a few millimeters thicker and a bit heavier might still feel smaller for the customer if it's usable without a case.
Pretty sure those two things (scratch/scuff on the jet black and thickness) are completely unrelated. It's scratches because of how they've created the finish. It could weigh 10kg and be 20cm X 20cm X 20cm and it would still scratch.
For me it's less about the fragility and more about the grip. My iPhone easily slips out of my hands unless I have a case covering it. I do find it odd that Apple sells an iPhone an attractive finish that people will instinctively want to cover up with a case.
The thin phone with special finish that "needs" a case is still thinner than thicker phone with finish that needs case just as much (or little). Thickness is a red herring here.
Alternatively, by making it thin and small, they've enabled customers to still have a reasonably sized phone after they've customized it with their choice of case.
Exactly this has crossed my mind many times. What's the point of having a super thin phone with really nice design if you're going to keep it in a thick pink rubber literally all the time?
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"my jet black review unit scratched and scuffed almost instantly"
I don't see a point of making smartphones thinner if they are so fragile that they have to be in cases. A phone that's a few millimeters thicker and a bit heavier might still feel smaller for the customer if it's usable without a case.
Pretty sure those two things (scratch/scuff on the jet black and thickness) are completely unrelated. It's scratches because of how they've created the finish. It could weigh 10kg and be 20cm X 20cm X 20cm and it would still scratch.
For me it's less about the fragility and more about the grip. My iPhone easily slips out of my hands unless I have a case covering it. I do find it odd that Apple sells an iPhone an attractive finish that people will instinctively want to cover up with a case.
What does that have to do with having an easily scratchable finish???
If the phone has a nice showy fragile finish users may feel compelled to protect it by putting it in a case. Negating the benefit of a thinner phone.
The thin phone with special finish that "needs" a case is still thinner than thicker phone with finish that needs case just as much (or little). Thickness is a red herring here.
Alternatively, by making it thin and small, they've enabled customers to still have a reasonably sized phone after they've customized it with their choice of case.
Exactly this has crossed my mind many times. What's the point of having a super thin phone with really nice design if you're going to keep it in a thick pink rubber literally all the time?
Also room for more battery. Priorities.
Neh, allows you to buy add-on battery case that wirelessly charges the phone that's in it. Marketing priorities!
Why the downvote?
Oh right, the iPhone can't be charged wirelessly. Silly me.
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