![]() ![]() With smartphones already made of aluminum, glass, and sometimes even materials like stainless steel, ceramic, titanium, and sapphire, why on earth would I want to cover that up with cheap plastic? One might argue it’s protective, but that’s what cases are for, they do a better job at that, and they’re available in nicer materials too. It’s the flexible alternative companies choose when things like leather are just too expensive, or when something needs to be beefy but disposable. Vinyl isn’t a premium material for me, no matter what sort of colors you stick on top of it. And, if you can’t tell, I was never really into the execution, even if the idea itself appealed to me. Companies even make them for other products, and they’re a popular way to safely and easily customize your gadgets. Backed by adhesive, they stick to a phone’s back, sides, or camera module, giving it a new look in that same familiar shape. You can even see printing artifacts - blurry half-tone dots that constitute the bigger picture, visible with a sharp eye at just under an arm’s distance. But until recently, most of them have been vinyl with a printed (and sometimes textured) pattern. Several companies make them, some better than others. ![]() “Skins” like this aren’t a new concept at all. ![]()
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