I’d be that only a very small percentage of people use their phones ”case-less”. For the vast majority….they’re only going to see the back/side of the phone when they 1) First pull it out of the box before slapping a case on it. 2) Take the case off to sell it.
Exactly.
Apple, and these endless YouTubers too, have got to stop thinking that a) we buy a new iPhone every year and b) use them caseless. All this talk about titanium and fingerprints and color choices? LOL, doesn't matter to anyone but a handful of outliers.
What matters to the typical iPhone buyer is a) storage capacity, b) battery life, and c) OEM case choices. Even the stupid camera doesn't matter to us anymore, the photos are awesome enough already, all this new camera did was increase file size which makes them a PITA to text and a PITA to store.
Like I said, iPhone's are benign glass rectangles now. What actually matters are the cases that Apple chooses to offer us and advancements in the OS. The cases this year are downright awful, colors and materials are brutal. The OS enhancements are good. I would have stayed in my 12 if AT&T didn't give me 15's for free.