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It’s still far too easy to damage our precious phones, and my Pixel 9 already has a nasty scratch to prove it

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It’s still far too easy to damage our precious phones, and my Pixel 9 already has a nasty scratch to prove it

Imagine buying a car and, as soon as you got it, you covered it in an inch-think layer of cushioned plastic. It sounds ridiculous, but that’s what we do with most smartphones. These devices that promise droppability, swimmability, and dust-worthiness are deemed so fragile that we slap cases and screen protectors on them almost as soon as we unbox them.

I was thinking about this because I was for years a “no case” iPhone guy and only started putting them on because I wanted to attach a Pop-Socket or some other kind of iPhone holder that would make it easier for me to shoot videos. I’ve never used a screen protector since, as I’m quick to tell anyone I don’t drop my phone.

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