Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...memories.My Nokia still works fine since 2009.
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Just invest in a good quality protective case and you'll be fine.Every phone needs case which is designed for it. I will be limited to products/brands which are available in stores in my town.
Every phone needs case which is designed for it. I will be limited to products/brands which are available in stores in my town.You can always order online through a manufacturer's website, or search sites such as Ebay or Amazon for something specifically designed to fit the phone you have.
I will probably buy successor to Lumia 535. For Lumia 535 I found cases without detailed description which cost $10-$15, but it isn't clear if some of them can really protect $110 phone.If the case is not advertised as being "rugged" or as being made of silicone, it's not going to provide the same amount of protection for your phone if you drop it. Both of the cases you have linked are "flip cover" cases, and upon looking at them, they're just made of thin plastic. They'll provide some limited protection from scratches if you put your phone in your pocket and also have your keys/loose change in them, but if you were to drop your phone, they'll probably do nothing. I have seen several of my students using this type of "flip cover" case, and yes, a few of them have dropped their phones, and all of those phones suffered damage (cracked/broken screens).
http://www.krusell.se/en/product/90025-1
http://lumiaconversationsuk.microsoft.com/2015/02/05/microsoft-lumia-535-flip-case-cc-3092-unboxing-and-hands-on/
It is possible that phone with case won't fit into pocket or it will bend. I won't do drop/bend tests and there are probably no videos.Unless you make a habit of wearing pants that are "skin tight" on you, the majority of phone cases (even the rugged/silicone/"bulky" ones) out there are designed so that they can fit into your pocket. The few that cannot are usually the ones that have/use a belt clip (like the one I have) or they tell you that if you use them, you should be keeping your phone in your purse. As far as whether or not it will bend, well that's not really an issue of the case, but rather, a problem with the phone itself.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...memories.Two years later, and Nokia is at it again. :)
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^I'm using low end phone which probably doesn't have gorilla glass with thin TPU case and it survived multiple low height drops without damage.
Just invest in a good quality protective case and you'll be fine. A case that advertises itself as being "rugged (https://www.google.ca/#safe=off&q=rugged+phone+cases)" or one that has/uses silicone
Cons:
Fragile: The most obvious disadvantage to glass is that it can break. Sure, metal and plastic can also break and while Gorilla Glass provides significant protection, glass can still completely shatter when dropped or hit in the wrong part of the handset. Broken phone screen are testament to the key disadvantage to glass.