• bstix@feddit.dk
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    Only Satan would design a hole that is smaller than the end of a bent paperclip when the entire purpose of the hole is to put something into it.

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      You’re either really good at holding onto those things, or really good at losing/breaking phones

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    I fixit gang. If you did not know, some of the ifixit kits have a screwdriver bit that is just for that

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    How often are you dudes changing SIMs? I only ever do it when I get a new phone, and they always come with one.

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    I put mine on the keychain… It’s responsible for some small holes in my trousers pockets and I have been pricked too but worth it.

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    Just tuck it into your phone case if you can. Easy solution to always have it when you need it.

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        Seriously? Are you just 100% confident you’ll never drop it? Or replacing a phone isn’t a big deal for you?

        I hate to think how many phones I’d have broken without a case.

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          I don’t find them useful. Unless you’re talking about a huge sponge of a case, or those crazy corner ball ones, it doesn’t really make a difference. If a phone is prone to cracks it’s going to crack, with or without the case.

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            That’s not really true. The most likely initial impact point is the corners, and the corners are always protected and take the brunt of the impact. A decent spigen case will save you from cracks pretty effectively.

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              Dunno, just my personal observation is that the heavier the phone is the more likely it is to crack, just from the sheer amount of mass the case has to dampen. I’ve seen heavy phones, in protective cases and even those marketed as “rugged” crack from minor falls, and lightweight cheap shit survive the nastiest of falls. What you’re probably referring to is those cases with thick rubber pads on the corners, but most cases are like half a mm thick wraps, which, IMO, won’t help squat in a fall.

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                Yeha I’m talking about a decent spigen or something ideally. I can’t really speak to the phone condom things but I’m sure there’s some improvement even there, if only slight compared to a proper case.

                Nothing is completely protecting your phone from everything of course, and if you drop it screen first on a rock you’re probably gonna have a bad time, but those drops are much less common than dropping it on a flat surface where the corner will always take the initial impact.

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          I just buy durable phones, I very rarely drop them nowadays but if I do the worst that happens is a scratch or dent. Last two times I’ve broken a phone have been jumping in a pool forgetting it was in my pocket (usually buy waterproof for this reason) and falling on a rock with it in my pocket

          First one no case would have prevented short of one of the ultra rugged outdoorsey ones, second one only the cases with the front cover flap thing might have stopped

          Only time I’ve broken a phone by dropping it is when I had an iPhone 4 handmedown, I swear those things were designed to break

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            Fair enough, you might be surprised at what a case does to protect the screen too though, if it lands (or something lands) heavily on a corner it’ll likely break the screen to the point it needs replacing. A case will absorb 99% of the force. .

            My phone has fallen out of a pocket that I forgot to zip up while mountain biking on more than one occasion, so I wouldn’t trust myself with a naked phone any longer than absolutely necessary.

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    I am not responsible for most of the random stuff I own, but at least for that thing I found a good place. I keep it between the back of my phone and my phone case. I have to remove the case anyway to access the slot, and then it is just right there available.

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    Mine are all still in their boxes which I still save for no reason as I never ever will use them. Whenever I need a pin, I can’t find a single box, but the boxes are always in the way when I try to find something else. It’s a weird world we live in.

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    I got a Sony Xperia III last month. You can use a fingernail with it since the tray also holds your SD card