why they're all made of the slippiest glass going is beyond me. I suspect it's deliberate to stimulate sales after accidental drops.

Every phone has a easily replaceable and cheap outer (protective) component that are available *everywhere* They're called phone cases.... #420?

But then they wouldn't be water resistant

Fairphone

An intentional product design flaw.

Yeah it's madness, all the slick design that goes into a phone then we slap fuggly rubber cases on them. Cant think of any other product that has that UX journey

Very valid point!

If people could access the inside of their tracking device, they'd be able to turn them off properly.

There are pros and cons I think. Phone cases allow for customization. There’s probably the issue of quality control and waterproofing. Bulkiness is probably a factor and production costs.

Over-engineering for robustness leads to reduced purchases. Think Mercedes 300. Together with programmed OS obsolescence and bloat, it's all so tou get a new phone every 2 years

I recently broke my Pixel 6A screen and managed to get parts from IFixIt except for removing the adhesive it was an okey procedure. I later check what would have happened if it was my GF Iphone that broke. It would have been wayyy more expensive because if I wanted an original screen I would have ...

the current design is for how it looks/feels when you purchase it the case is for the “oh shit, I actually need to use this”