Got my old iPhone X out to do some testing ...

The case was falling apart and I took it off. That was the first time I'd ever bought a case (back then) for a phone ...

I had forgotten how slippery the iPhone X was without a case. Just leave it even on a (mostly) flat surface and it starts sliding …

Was that a deliberate design decision on Apple's part to drive case sales? I have to wonder (in hindsight) given that I've bought a case for every new iPhone since then 😛

#Apple #iPhoneX #iPhone #Cases #SlipperySlope

@f Oh, all the manufacturers started doing it back then. It was because they started including wireless charging in phones, but the back of the phone had to be something other than metal, which a lot of phones were back then.

They could've used plastic instead of glass too! It would've been cheaper and more durable to use plastic. However, Apple, Samsung, etc.. didn't want their phones to "feel cheap". And that's why we're stuck with glass. ​

@FalconMarkSix My issue is with how slippery that initial glass implementation was 😛 Later stuff wasn’t that hard to keep on a surface …

I’ve been using the iPhone X for an hour or so today and without the case it’s a nightmare! It won’t stay on any slightly inclined surface — it just slides off.