Apple wants you to use the iPhone 16 without a case

25 April 2025
It's quite unprecedented.

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  • Anonymous
  • MMZ
  • 25 Apr 2025

I guess it all depends on how you use your phone.
I use my phones without cases but with protective glass. I am leaning towards not using protective glass either. 4 years of caseless iphone 12 pro resulted in scratches on the sides but thats it, no scratches on the back or front, it had about 3 falls throughout those years. I now have iphone 16 pro, also caseless, one drop so far, broke the protective glass. Replaced it and so far so good. BUT i know a person who buys iphone almost every 2 years because they break it so often even while using the protective case.

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    • Shahar
    • 03%
    • 25 Apr 2025

    I always go for the most minimal case, and also a screen protector

      Glass is glass and glass breaks, if not then it scratches and you will end up losing a ton of precious resale value once you want to sell it.

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        • Anonymous
        • 0p}
        • 25 Apr 2025

        Ceramic Shield - more Apple buzzwords. Not even made of ceramic.

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          • Anonymous
          • m1{
          • 25 Apr 2025

          The iPhone 16 that I own has rounded corners, unlike my older 13, and I found it much more comfortable and secure to hold without a case. And so I carried it without one, thinking it’s a shame to hide such a beautiful device with the teal colour behind a case.
          But I accidentally dropped it twice, seemingly harmless falls, but surprisingly, I found a few deeper scratches on the bottom right edge of the screen.
          My old iPhone 7 had survived much worse drops without a scratch. So I got a clear cover for the 16.

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            • Anonymous
            • sEF
            • 25 Apr 2025

            i'll use my phone naked when they made whole frame "undentable" 🤣🤣

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              • Anonymous
              • 0VW
              • 25 Apr 2025

              I've never used a case. Or display protection.
              I use mai phone in raw estate.

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                • Anonymous
                • upe
                • 25 Apr 2025

                NeonHD, 25 Apr 2025I think it's generally commonsensical to put on a case... moreI don't take them off even at home. One random fall and now I have a dent on my hip.

                  HAHAHAHA

                  no.

                    Lose your cases so we can charge huge for your screen and back

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                      • Dabas
                      • s8L
                      • 25 Apr 2025

                      I have dropped my iphone 16 two times accidentally on concrete floor without any damage

                        Apple wants you to buy a new iPhone just in case

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 099
                          • 25 Apr 2025

                          Always use case and screen protector. I did it the second day after buying my phone. The first day got a small scratch on the screen. Fortunately screen protector was able to hide it. So protect your phone sooner. Don't listen to others.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Ix1
                            • 25 Apr 2025

                            screen protector is not just protection, it's a replaceable oleophobic coating

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                              • Bob
                              • gEh
                              • 25 Apr 2025

                              Oh, and I guess my point 🙂 is: if a phone is tough enough to use without a case and screen protector, it probably really is a bit of a game changer, just as was said in the article. Less hustle and worry 👍

                                Only read I use a case is because of it's thickness. I can't hold it properly thanks to my piano size hand. Otherwise I use with a case regardless of whether it's a brick or a paper.

                                  So this is a way to increase profit through screen and back replacements?

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                                    • Bob
                                    • gEh
                                    • 25 Apr 2025

                                    I use my phones with cases and screen protectors (my phones are not expensive but still...) and miss them sorely if they are not included in retail package/preapplied and I have to hustle to get/apply them myself. My last but one was a Realme that had it all, now I have a Samsung - the phone is good but there was only a usb cable in the box that I couldn't use because I didn't have a usb-c charger. It's the old rant 🙂: sometimes little things matter.

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                                      • Kissbu
                                      • rK@
                                      • 25 Apr 2025

                                      How can they claim the durability by showing the drop on a wooden floor?

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                                        • Anna d
                                        • Dk5
                                        • 25 Apr 2025

                                        Apple wants you to use the iPhone 16 without a case
                                        Because when you drop it , they can take all you money