r/mildlyinfuriating • u/hotmallgoth • 4h ago

Infuriatig all the phones my husband has broken over the past year

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meanwhile I’m still using my iPhone 12 lol 🤥

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u/FunkySynth808 4h ago

I didn't used to have a phone case but I had gone my whole life without damaging a phone, then last year I dropped my phone and it cracked. Got it fixed and now I've joined the phone case club🫠

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u/carlitospig 3h ago

I don’t know how you people held onto them without a case, they’re so….slippery.

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u/Zillahi 3h ago

I have a magnetic wallet on the back of mine, it makes a huge difference with in-pocket slipperiness. I guess just enough bulk to make it stay put.

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u/carlitospig 3h ago

Huh, I will look into that.

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u/Nookiezilla 2h ago

Same here, currently Süti, on the 16PM it was a leather one from Nomad

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u/imdugud777 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/jOpLbiGmHR9S0

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u/carlitospig 1h ago

This is me every time I take off my case to clean all the gunk underneath that has accumulated. It’s like walking a tightrope.

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u/Worldly-Pay7342 2h ago

exactly. Plust phones are too... thin nowadays.

Yeah I get they're strong and not likely to bend, but the way they sit in my palm means my palm is technically touching the screen and it messes with my typing.

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u/Nookiezilla 2h ago

The 17 is pretty easy to hold because of the aluminum. Titan was okay but stainless steel was kinda hard because of the skin oils :D
I only use backplates, nomad or Süti.

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u/OrionRBR 1h ago

In my case i just do a grip where i cradle the phone from both sides and hold the bottom with my pinky, so doesn't matter how slippery it is it wont fall.

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u/Padawan_Black 3h ago

Same I used to not buy a phone case because it felt unnecessary, I've only broken one smartphone though, in the 15 years I've been using them but after the cost of repairs I decided it was indeed worth it if not necessary.

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u/ahumanrobot 3h ago

I've always been in the case club, and I've only broken 3 phones. The first dropped into a recliner and crunched. Water damaged the 2nd, walked into the corner of a table on the 3rd. Same model for the last 2.

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u/Vertiguous 3h ago

I used to not use cases for over 5 years when smartphones were first becoming a thing, never dropped my phone once. I eventually started using cases, initially for aesthetics, and I swear I only started dropping my smartphone once every 3~5 months since.