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Do you use a case on your iPhone?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1,149 66.1%
  • Yes, but will be removing it

    Votes: 70 4.0%
  • No

    Votes: 380 21.9%
  • No, but will be getting one

    Votes: 13 0.7%
  • Sometimes

    Votes: 126 7.3%

  • Total voters
    1,737
I never paid more than 39€ for an Otterbox.
That must have been a while ago? Their most popular model, the Defender Pro, now retails for $69.95 in the US. The Mouse Limitless 6 is $74.99 this year, the UAG Monarch Pro is $99.95. That puts them squarely in the ballpark with the Arc. Case prices from the big companies have skyrocketed in recent years.
 
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That must have been a while ago? Their most popular model, the Defender Pro, now retails for $69.95 in the US. The Mouse Limitless 6 is $74.99 this year, the UAG Monarch Pro is $99.95. That puts them squarely in the ballpark with the Arc. Case prices from the big companies have skyrocketed in recent years.
The last one I bought was the Symmetry for my son’s iPhone 14, on Amazon for 39€. Just a few months ago
 
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The last one I bought was the Symmetry for my son’s iPhone 14, on Amazon for 39€. Just a few months ago
Cases for older models are always much less expensive than for the latest models. The current Symmetry with Camera Control retails for $69.95, though it happens to be on sale right now for $42, which gives you an idea about the margins they’re taking. These plastic cases that cost a few dollars to make seem to me to be the biggest ripoff.
 
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I’ve been alternating between using a case and using a Süti case. Now that I have nicks and scratches on the sides, I don’t mind just covering the back of my 15PM, and using a clear skin for the sides to protect from more nicks and scratches. I still use a screen protector as I hate scratches on the screen.
 
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I’ve been alternating between using a case and using a Süti case. Now that I have nicks and scratches on the sides, I don’t mind just covering the back of my 15PM, and using a clear skin for the sides to protect from more nicks and scratches. I still use a screen protector as I hate scratches on the screen.
I’m curious, were the nicks and scratches on the sides caused by drops, other objects inside a bag, or something else? I’ve been considering going caseless and I’m just wondering what to watch out for. Thanks. 😊
 
I’m curious, were the nicks and scratches on the sides caused by drops, other objects inside a bag, or something else? I’ve been considering going caseless and I’m just wondering what to watch out for. Thanks. 😊
I never put anything in the same pocket as my iPhone. I also baby it, but I also drop it from time to time. I have vertigo, so I can be clumsy at times, which is why I use a case and protector. I discovered the nicks and scratches while taking the case off to clean, to change, clean it and change the screen protector. It could’ve happened inside the case, it could’ve happened when I didn’t have the case on, when I used the Süti case. It doesn’t bother me anymore, but I know I won’t buy another dark colored iPhone again.
 
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I never put anything in the same pocket as my iPhone. I also baby it, but I also drop it from time to time. I have vertigo, so I can be clumsy at times, which is why I use a case and protector. I discovered the nicks and scratches while taking the case off to clean, to change, clean it and change the screen protector. It could’ve happened inside the case, it could’ve happened when I didn’t have the case on, when I used the Süti case. It doesn’t bother me anymore, but I know I won’t buy another dark colored iPhone again.
Thanks, I appreciate the info.
 
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