Stop Using Ugly Cases and Plastic Screen Protectors

Lots of people use phone cases, and I mean a lot. Most of the smartphones you see around have some form of protection on them. Honestly though, that makes me kind of sad. When phone manufacturers spend months and years working on a design that looks amazing and it functional, slapping a case over it is kind of insulting to those manufacturers. Case manufacturers spend maybe a week at most trying to fit a case over the phone, but they don't dilly dally about the design. They just make sure it works and that it isn't totally ugly. I want my phone to feel how it is meant to. I don't want to add extra thickness just because I'm afraid I might drop it some day. I'd rather enjoy my phone, not play on the safe side and deal with an ugly, rubber case every day.

The number one reason people buy cases is because they feel like it'll protect the phone. And while this may be true in some aspects, I believe the negatives outweigh the positives. Unless you're getting one of those giant Otterbox cases, your phone is going to get damaged when you drop it whether you have a case on it or not. There are more subtle things you can do to protect your phone without ruining the intended design, such as getting a skin or a tempered glass screen protector.

Skins add virtually no thickness while protecting your premium phone from scratches, some dents, as well as adding grip to help prevent you from dropping it. Best of all, there's tons of different options. Skins are more of an extension of your style rather than something you deal with because you want protection. I recommend dbrand (pictured above) for their awesome build quality, customization, and spot-on dimensions.

If you don't want a skin, almost everyone has a screen protector of some sort, right? I can't deny the usefulness of screen protectors, but stop wasting your money on the cheap plastic ones that ruin the feel of the phone and the quality of the screen! Tempered glass screen protectors are basically an extension of your phone screen, feeling even better than your screen. Good ones have oleophobic coatings, meaning they resist fingerprints and oil. The glass they use is extremely hard, hitting 9H on Moh's scale of hardness. Most people won't even notice you have a screen protector on, but it protects your screen even better than plastic ones. Many claim they can even help protect your screen when it is dropped, because the screen protector will break first and displace some of the energy, protecting your screen.

So in conclusion, get rid of that ugly rubber case and plastic screen protector. Stop insulting your phone manufacturer who spent months working on that design only for you to slap some rubber over it. Instead, start using awesomely designed skins and precise tempered glass screen protectors to enhance your phone's design instead of degrade it.

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