New phone - Advice solicited

Kinja'd!!! "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/09/2020 at 17:30 • Filed to: phone stuffs

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Got a new phone and it’ s very shiny. I want to keep it shin y. Specifically the screen and the camera lens. Here’s the thing- I hate phone cases.  I just do and that’s the deal.  So...what are my options?  I notice the lens sticks out about a mm from the back, so something to give it that extra depth might be enough. Phone is an S9 (not plus).  What do recommend? 


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! winterlegacy, here 'till the end > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:41

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You may hate phone cases, but I have a glass-backed phone myself with a bulging camera lens (moto g6) and my only real option was a case. You’ll have to find a slim one that works with your phone and doesn’t cause the edges of the screen to register fake touches.

Otherwise, you’ll need to consider a hip holster for your phone and be incredibly paranoid about when and where you take it out of your holster .


Kinja'd!!! Future next gen S2000 owner > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:44

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Being careful. Take the high risk route and go case- less. You are acutely more aware of how you treat your pocket computer.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
01/09/2020 at 17:45

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M y current caseless phone is a G5, so I’ m not worried about that. the bulge on the s9 is tiny so i just need a tiny bit of extra depth.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Future next gen S2000 owner
01/09/2020 at 17:45

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Exactly why I don’t like cases.  I’ve gone caseless for 3 years and stopped breaking phones.


Kinja'd!!! Azrek > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:52

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I have a Nokia 9 and love it. Amazing photos and super fast with no bloatware.

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Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:53

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Skins will protect the body of the phone from scratches. I have used Dbrand skins in the past and been happy. They even do skins that cover the glass around the camera lens.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Azrek
01/09/2020 at 17:54

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cool looking phone.  I already bought the s9 though.


Kinja'd!!! PatBateman > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:56

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DUDE. DIP IT.  


Kinja'd!!! AestheticsInMotion > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:57

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A super thin, see-through case. I hate them too, but have accepted that I need one considering how spendy these things are. Unfortunately b eing careful only works until it doesn’t.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 17:59

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You hate cases, so naturally, I’ll recommend one: Zizo Bolt. I like my cases burly and this one does a burly case’s job without being burly. (Not perhaps without being ugly...)


Kinja'd!!! Clunker Connoisseur - In Lucas we (don't) trust > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 18:01

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IMHO I would do the “liquid screen protector” front and rear, followed by glass screen protector or DBrand skin on the rear (I hate front screen protectors)


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > PatBateman
01/09/2020 at 18:18

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nano coating?


Kinja'd!!! PatBateman > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 19:35

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I mean, okay. Or just DIP IT.

https://www.dipyourcar.com/


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 19:50

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I cracked my s9+ with a screen protector and a case without dropping it.

The bezel around the fingerprint sensor turns white with wear.


Kinja'd!!! Monkey B > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 20:00

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I have a Razer 2 so a case makes it rather bulky. I went with a D Brand skin because the glass back is too slippery for life, I’m very happy with it. I was worried it would start coming up on the edges but a month in and so far so good.


Kinja'd!!! facw > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 20:27

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I’ve never bothered with a case/screen protector. Seems silly to buy a sleek new phone and then wrap it in some bulky case. On the other hand I did fumble my S7, causing some delamination of the front glass (the screen was fine, but I suspect no longer waterproof).


Kinja'd!!! avalonian > HammerheadFistpunch
01/09/2020 at 22:47

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I have an S9+, so I understand. The backs of these phones are hyper sensitive and if dropped right will break and cut you. ( Don’t ask me how...) tech 21 and speck make awesome cases. You barely feel them, AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET A GLASS SCREEN PROTECTOR. It’ll honestly save you, that curved glass while pretty, can get slippery. And the protector works.