Weekly poll: do you use a screen protector and a case?

27 August 2023
Some people carry their phone with no extra protection, others feel safer with a protector. Some see cases as a style add-on, others as unnecessary bulk.

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  • Tim Orange
  • 3pE
  • 03 Sep 2023

I wouldnt want to use a case but these glass sandwich phones are so damn slippery. I would have probably just put on a vinyl skin to get some grip if I didn't get a cheap silicon case in the box!

    dbjungle, 28 Aug 2023I have probably bought like over 10 Xiaomi phones between 2... moreStrange... I bought 4 Xiaomi phones in the last decade, all came with the factory pre-installed screen protector. Maybe because I bought them in the EU.

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      • XA3
      • 30 Aug 2023

      The type of case should have been a multiple-choice option.
      My phone case is Leather, Flip and Kickstand all-in-one.

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        • Bob
        • nGm
        • 30 Aug 2023

        so long as they keep using glass i'll keep getting a case and as long as the screen is reflective i'll keep getting a matte protector. i want to see what i'm looking at and keep it one piece. glass is the most stupid idea they have i would prefer they even use plastic if they really want me to go without a case.

          dbjungle, 29 Aug 2023Are you sure it's not Trading Shenzhen putting the scr... moreFor sure, it's not them.

          YouTuber Flossy Carter gets most of his phones from Giztop, and his X Note came with a pre-installed screen protector too.

          https://youtu.be/dLlkawYKR1w?si=JyNQKJW8IIZaW2D2

            DarlingYext, 29 Aug 2023Well, my current phone, the vivo X Note came straight from ... moreAre you sure it's not Trading Shenzhen putting the screen protectors on your phones? My AliExpress phones were from Mi Global Store and Fantacy Technology. I always got them SEALED. Giztop doesn't sell sealed boxes, but the phones I bought there did not come with screen protectors pre-applied either.

              mithril2001, 29 Aug 2023you buy every 2.4 months new phone. admit that you buy use... moreYou're projecting. Out of all the phones I have bought since 2010 (over 30) only 3 were used. One purchased from my brother that had the Nexus 5 less than 2 months, 1 was a Moto X 2014, I think it was released for about 6 months before I bought it and another was a refurbished Xperia C4 Dual. I have sold a lot of used phones over the years though. I don't intend to brag by saying I have bought a lot of phones. It's an unhealthy and expensive habit, but... I don't like when people make up trash like "admit you buy used phones". You don't know me bro. You don't know anything about me.

                dbjungle, 29 Aug 2023I was thinking maybe it's a regional thing. I bought ... moreWell, my current phone, the vivo X Note came straight from China, I ordered it from Tradingshenzen and it came with a pre-installed screen protector, so I'm not sure.

                  DarlingYext, 28 Aug 2023That is very strange.I was thinking maybe it's a regional thing. I bought imports from AliExpress and Giztop.

                    Anonymous, 27 Aug 2023Lmao. Phone companies are removing anything metal from a ph... moreThey are evil.

                      SuperSpruce, 28 Aug 2023But a $100 phone will struggle to run the OS itself without... morehe meant that you buy a $1000 phone, but you dont use them at full potential. just like using a $100 phone. like scrolling stuff, watching youtube, ticktock, and using whatsapp.

                        mithril2001, 29 Aug 2023you buy every 2.4 months new phone. admit that you buy use... moreeither you got a freebie from the phone shop. not all phone shops do these.

                          dbjungle, 28 Aug 2023Yes, I have bought probably over 10 Xiaomi phones between 2... moreyou buy every 2.4 months new phone.
                          admit that you buy used phones and your story makes sense.
                          i buy phones for my company (mostly xiaomi) and almost all of them have cargers, cables, silicone case and screen protection preinstalled.

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                            • mE0
                            • 29 Aug 2023

                            Still don't understand what Corning does as a company. Total waste of time

                              Anonymous, 29 Aug 2023That's another thing that makes no sense, the camera b... moreIt doesn't make sense, but it is what it is.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 29 Aug 2023

                                Don't them with my Huawei P40 with Kunlun Glass.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • skJ
                                  • 29 Aug 2023

                                  DarlingYext, 28 Aug 2023It has a huge camera bump, which is made out of glass, that... moreThat's another thing that makes no sense, the camera bump.
                                  We need a glas protector now for the bump too.

                                  Can't they make the phone then thicker with a bigger battery and/or more room for cooling?

                                  Or put a 3.5mm jack and an SDcard slot in there, whatever, just make it so that the cameras don't get scratched the first time you lay it on the table

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                                    • SRK
                                    • s8a
                                    • 29 Aug 2023

                                    Yes only screen protector

                                      Anonymous, 28 Aug 2023Unless you are gaming and need every milisecond you really ... morenot just gaming. it slows down typing speed. its like i was typing like an old person.

                                        dbjungle, 28 Aug 2023I have probably bought like over 10 Xiaomi phones between 2... moreThat is very strange.

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