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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by lallysingh on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:52PM (#22314061)
Why commit to small differences in an entire inventory/supply chain problem for a very complex and expensive device instead of a thin wrapper?

Phones are thin! The case makes them reasonably sized. Treat a naked phone the same as you would a naked human: unsuitable and unprepared to go outside.

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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by disordinary on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:31PM (#22314304)
But if phones were built more durable would they be smaller than the thick case or could they make use of the extra space that a case requires by having larger batteries, etc.
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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by Sophistifunk on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:06PM (#22315011)
This. I don't want to use 3mm of leather to stop my phone wobbling on its stupid camera-lens tumor. I'd much rather use 3mm of more battery.
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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by withinboredom on Thursday February 13, 2020 @11:26AM (#22318944)
I never get a phone case. I’ve dropped my iPhone XS I don’t know how many times. Not a single scratch or crack on it. Pro tip: needing a case is a marketing gimmick “it’s made of glass!”
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