Pixel 8 Pro - Hackdot

Re:Pixel 8 Pro by kelnos on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @04:49PM (#37771560)

I don't know if I've just been excessively lucky, but I've never put a case on any smartphone I've owned since 2010, and I've only cracked the screen on two of them. These days (probably for the past 4 years) I do put the thin-film screen protectors on as well, and replace them if they get damaged.

I've always been of the feeling that I'm buying this lovely, well-designed piece of hardware, why would I want to cover it up in an ugly plastic case?

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by matttb on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @05:09PM (#37771832)

I don't put cases (or even screen protectors) on mine either (since 2015). I've dropped it many times, obviously, but I've only ever had the edges of the phone get the slightest nicks - which I prefer to having a case on it.

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by patall on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @05:19PM (#37771947)

Exactly because you have cracked the screen on two of them. I (and many others with a case) am at 0 cracked screens.

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by tredre3 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @06:16PM (#37772562)

We can throw anecdotes to each other all day. I've been using smartphones since 2010 as well. Never used a case. Never cracked a screen.

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by alamortsubite on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:20PM (#37773050)

That was exactly my situation, too. Until just recently, when I cracked two almost back-to-back.

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