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I have been planning on paying for AppleCare and not using a case for my main phone or an incredibly thin discrete/minimal case. Modern phones look so sleek without cases.

They look sleek but feel like slippery garbage ergonomically.
I agree for the later models, but the 4S and SE were perfect with the square corners. Also because they were smaller and usable with one hand while cycling.
Yeah even the 13 mini feels like garbage because it has both hard edges and is super slippery, despite the good size.

I think the last phone that felt good to use without a case was the Nexus 5.

Yes!

Mine slipped not once, but twice in a cab... In the span of a week...

As much as I loved how it looks and works without a case, they are a slippery nightmare

Exactly! People buy a beautiful iPhone, just to put it inside a nasty rubbery case that gets yellowish after three days of use.
You need to buy cases made of better materials, in that case (heh). I've been using RhinoShield's bumpers for more than a decade now, and I've never had one discolour on me.

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