What case do you use with your iPhone 16 Pro?

TheGoldenKnight wrote:

I am curious what other iPhone users employ for a case for their iPhone 16 Pro?

Thanks.

I have a few cases for my 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, but my current favorite is from Spigen, with a Camera Capture Button and Supcase, also with a Camera Capture Button. Both are excellent cases and very reasonably priced. While using a case is a personal decision, I would never run around with a naked iPhone. Jeff above chooses not to use a case. I'd be willing to bet when I'm ready to sell or trade my iPhone, it will be 100% pristine. I also use a good quality screen protector, so my screen is 100% scratch free too.

Jeff Donald wrote:

Some people use screen protectors and clear protectors on the back of the device to protect from scratches. Scratches, I don’t care so much about, it’s part of the cost of ownership is the way I look at it. Different horses for different courses.

Screen protectors and cases don't JUST protect against scratches. They absorb the energy of a fall, which on more than one instance stopped my phone screen or back from shattering. I have another half, who tends to drop things. The screen protector has cracked, but the screen on the phone was unscathed. I think it's fine if someone chooses to not use a case or screen protector. But then they accept that one unfortunate fall can cost a lot of money.

Sorry for a non-answer, but I also don't use a case. IMHO, we shouldn't have to use a case. The only reason I'd use one is to make the back side flat. I really hate how the camera protrudes on the back.

In work meetings, I've seen people place their phones (no cases) on the table, glass-side down.

Some people use screen protectors and clear protectors on the back of the device to protect from scratches. Scratches, I don’t care so much about, it’s part of the cost of ownership is the way I look at it. Different horses for different courses.

Jeff Donald wrote:

I buy AppleCare+ for devices I put in harms way. However, AppleCare doesn’t cover cosmetic damage and I don’t really care about cosmetics. A scratch here and dent there are the least of my worries.

And that's why we have choices in life. It's fine for you. It's not fine for me. I do of course pay for AppleCare+. But if my phone was destroyed and needed to be replaced, I really don't want a refurb, which is what I'd get. Again, we all make choices in life which work for us individually.

I haven’t used a case ever with my iPhones so, 17 years and never a case.

I buy AppleCare+ for devices I put in harms way. However, AppleCare doesn’t cover cosmetic damage and I don’t really care about cosmetics. A scratch here and dent there are the least of my worries.