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[I collect VHS tapes]

or maybe it's just modern phones?

I decided to go case free with my iPhone 14 Pro Max less than a year ago because my case broke and I was too lazy to replace it

me being the klutz I am, began dropping it. I had AppleCare and nothing seemed to happen after the first few drops so I thought fuck it and decided I would just go case free for now.

fast forward about 9 months and I finally cracked the back glass after dropping this phone maybe 100 times, including having it fall out of my pocket while rock climbing multiple times. I remember way back in the day being terrified of dropping my phone because a single drop could shatter the screen.

what finally did it was me eating shit bombing a hill on my skateboard and having the phone go flying out of my pocket, smashing directly into a curb going fast af

I ended up ordering a replacement and immediately canceling AppleCare. feels totally pointless as I guess modern phones are built like tanks? will likely start using a case again, but don't plan on paying for AppleCare anymore since the phone seems impossible to destroy

 

[AJUMP23]

My sons dropped one I had at cape Canaveral and shattered my screen. Phone still worked but the glass was gone. It fell 2ft.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

My sons dropped one I had at cape Canaveral and shattered my screen. Phone still worked but the glass was gone. It fell 2ft.

weird. I think they have models that come in aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel. wonder if durability has to do with frame material.

 

[HRK69]

It's 2025. You can order a case while lying on your bed, and it'll show up on your doorstep in two days. Maybe even same day. And you are TOO lazy? Wtf?

There are monkeys in the jungle with better damage prevention instincts.

"Wow, phones are indestructible!" they're not. You're just stubborn and weirdly proud of surviving on borrowed luck

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

It's 2025. You can order a case while lying on your bed, and it'll show up on your doorstep in two days. Maybe even same day. And you are TOO lazy? Wtf?

There are monkeys in the jungle with better damage prevention instincts.

"Wow, phones are indestructible!" they're not. You're just stubborn and weirdly proud of surviving on borrowed luck

I'm thinking of going case free again tbh

 

[HRK69]

I'm thinking of going case free again tbh

And now you're going case free like you cracked the Matrix instead of just the back glass

My guy… the phone literally got destroyed. That's like getting into a car crash, walking away with a limp, and saying, "Yeah, cars are basically invincible."

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Nobody cares

you do bc you are talking to me

 

[HRK69]

you do bc you are talking to me

You think someone replying means they care? Lol

Nah, I'm just here to make sure no one confuses stupidity with bravery

 

[Rockondevil]

I love case free so much. They feel amazing naked.
I usually get rid of the case 2 or so years into a phone and if it breaks I'm not too sad to upgrade.

How easy or hard they are to break is just luck though. Depends on what part of the phone lands on what surface.
Dropped my iPhone X hundreds of times before it finally got a crack.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I love case free so much. They feel amazing naked.

Is this some weird kink porn like electronic fetish going on I don't know about?

It's a phone. A tool, not your girlfriend. Stop min/maxing the shit out of everything.

 

[Rockondevil]

Is this some weird kink porn like electronic fetish going on I don't know about?

It's a phone. A tool, not your girlfriend. Stop min/maxing the shit out of everything.

Because everything in your life that feels good is sex related? I feel bad for you dude. Too porn brained.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Because everything in your life that feels good is sex related? I feel bad for you dude. Too porn brained.

You are gushing over a case and a fucking mobile phone. Reread this sentence again.

 

[Rockondevil]

You are gushing over a case and a fucking mobile phone. Reread this sentence again.

Never felt good in new sheets, a towel, clothes or anything? Those are things that can also feel great, but are not sex.

Again, lay off the porn.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Never felt good in new sheets, a towel, clothes or anything?

Yes, I did, but not because of $10 plastic phone case I am not using. Nothing to do with porn, everything to do with your priorities and gushing over low-level things.

 

[Trunx81]

Bonjour

I had iPhones since the first one and the only one I shattered was my XS. Had to decide what to let fall: iPhone or my daughters Barbies.
I´m not a very wise man.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

I didn't expect the replies in here, wow

I saw way too many 3GS with cracked screens before I even got my first smartphone, the idea of keeping my main one coverless never crossed my mind. And I never had an iPhone.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I see tons of cellphones with cracked screens. So much for gorilla glass or whatever they use.

But way back during the Nokia brick phone, I dont know one person who dropped those bulky phones 25 years ago (me included many times) and had it break. Those things were tanks.

 

[Mistake]

I use a fully enclosed case, and it has undoubtedly saved my ass a few times. Also lets me play audio in the shower. I tried using a flip case with my previous phone, but it didn't protect the corners